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Spirit Vine Ayahuasca Retreat Center

Itacare, BA, Brazil

5.0 (315 reviews)

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We have been hosting ayahuasca retreats since 1996. Our center is based in the midst of the beautiful Atlantic Rainforest along the coast of Bahia in Brazil. We facilitate a safe and comfortable space for you to achieve harmony in your everyday life by aligning your mind, body, and heart with your true self.

Our 9 day and 11 day ayahuasca retreats are designed to give you a balanced experience. We have ayahuasca ceremonies every other night and in between there are activities to integrate your experiences and insights. There is also ample free time to reflect, to enjoy the beauty of the jungle, to visit the gorgeous beaches, and just to relax, let go, and enjoy the pure bliss of the moment.

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We have extensive experience integrating ayahuasca, psychology, shamanism, self development, modified states of consciousness, and various other modalities. We are present at all times and are dedicated in supporting you with loving care, attention, safety, and respect.The activities include workshops focused on spiritual development. The techniques covered in the workshops can be practiced even after the retreat to continue the journey of personal growth. Some of the topics include inner child integration, life progression, discovering the source of your blockages and the resources to overcome them. Another very important part of the retreat are the Yoga sessions in the morning which greatly enrich the ayahuasca experiences at night.

Spirit Vine & TheVine Center previously known as Ayahuasca-Healing have been created by Silvia Polivoy. She received her license in clinical psychology and had a private practice in Buenos Aires, Argentina for several years until she began to feel the need to make a transition from studying and healing the mind to exploring the worlds of Spirit. This took her away from the busy city streets to the more tranquil life in the jungle, moving to Brazil where in 2004 she co-founded the TheVine Center, a trans-denominational and inter-faith spiritual center located in the state of Bahia.

The nature of our nonprofit center is philosophical, religious, mystical, spiritual, educational, and cultural. All the retreats’ income’ serves to maintain the center grounds, create employment for the local community, and help preserve the jungle, having replanted thousands of native trees over the years to give but one example.

The retreats take place inside of 39 acres of lush preserved area. It is about 7 miles from Itacaré on the coast of Bahia. Our location is only minutes away from beautiful coastal beaches, which back onto the Mata Atlántica, the second largest rainforest in Brazil.

The experience of sacred tea ceremonies can be challenging for some, deeply religious for others, but profound all around. Please note that we have several programs to offer and the plant ceremonies are always optional and not required to partake in during any of our retreats. The plant ceremonies begin in the evening and go through the night. The group dynamic is very important and there will be facilitators to look after participants throughout. There will be plenty of time for group discussions and also time alone to reflect on the experiences elicited by the spirit vine tea for those that wish to partake in the plant ceremonies.

At the retreat center we grow our own ayahuasca vine and chacruna plants organically! We also have an organic garden to source vegetables for the food prepared during the retreat. We have pure spring water for drinking and also coconut water, juices, and a variety of teas.

During all our programs we follow a strict (though delicious) diet. The meals are completely vegan, gluten-free, and nutritionally balanced, prepared by our in-house chef who has specialized in vegan cuisine and has a post-graduation in functional nutrition. They include plenty of fresh vegetables cooked with delicious herbs and spices, luscious fresh tropical fruits, salads, and grains.

A note about sexual abstinence: this varies from culture to culture; some recommending as long as 30-40 days while others as little as one day or none at all like here in Brazil. For energetic purposes we recommend sexual abstinence during the retreat as well as 3 days before it begins and 3 days after the retreat concludes. As well, a drug free and no salt diet with no red meat, pork or heavy alcohol use for the same amount of time is optimal.

We fully expect you have questions about the retreats, programs and the facilities we offer. Please feel free to explore our website or watch our videos and write to us to come to one of our retreats.

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Reviews (315)

5.0 out of 5

Overall 5.0

David Kirk
October 26, 2022 at 2:33 pm

My experience at Spirit Vine helped me work through some past trauma and remarkably, trauma while mid retreat when my best friend of 40 years passed away. Silvia and Ti0 have a way of cutting through the chaff and getting to the core. The ayahuasca does the same, offering me insights in areas I least expected. When I layer the camaraderie of the other participants, the group support and sharing of experience, the group and personal sessions and finally THE FOOD! It’s truly hard for me to put into words how meaningful it all was and is. I look forward to further visits since it felt as if it was more than a home away from home.
jimmyK
October 26, 2022 at 2:10 pm

I struggle to put into words what an invaluable, amazing experience this has been. Every aspect of the Spirit Vine experience was beautiful, thoughtful, peaceful, and healing. Silvia and Tio were nothing short of amazing. Silvia is a clinical psychologist who brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, and Tio is one of the most intuitive people I’ve ever met. Spirit Vine provides an incredibly personalized experience, which is really helpful when dealing with issues that come up with the medicine. Ayahuasca is powerful medicine, and this is greatly aided by practitioners who can help us navigate our way through all the lessons we learn during the ceremonies. This is a journey of incredible exploration, and you will grow to love your fellow explorers. I met friends for life during my stay at Spirit Vine. The facility itself is stunning – nestled in the Brazilian jungle, complete with all the sights and sounds of nature’s exotic beauty. Every aspect of the retreat was so thoughtfully organized and orchestrated. From the moment I entered Brazil everything was taken care of, so there was no stress. This was such a wonderful way to unplug, unwind, re-calibrate, and rejuvenate. And the healing that takes place is invaluable. We all need some sort of healing, and we could all be better humans. This is the perfect place to do just that – heal and learn how to be a better person. If you feel compelled to try Ayahuasca, I promise this will be the experience of a lifetime. And I cannot recommend Spirit Vine highly enough. Look no further.
CaliforniaSurfer
October 21, 2022 at 6:59 pm

5-Star Ayahuasca Spiritual Retreat! From the moment you book with Spirit Vine, they take care of everything! They provide dietary guidance, recommended reading, recommended flight schedules and before and after hotel recommendations. Once you arrive, you will be impressed by the spacious bungalows (recommend to upgrade to a 2-person), the delicious and colorful meals, the amazing sounds from the jungle, the 1:1 coaching from trained experts in Psychology and Shamanism, and swimming in the healing pond and massages. Now the actual Ayahuasca experience was life changing. I was able to visit, experience, and address dozens of life traumas and realize permanent relief and resolution. Other members of my group saw me after my 2nd experience and said “oh my god, you look so different… like you are lighter and happier”. I realized at that time that, yes, I did in fact feel different. A new and better me. It has been 1 week since the conclusion of the retreat and I still feel amazing. More balanced and less stress. Ready to take on my daily work and personal life challenges while having fun and making strong relational connections in the process. A much more fun way to live than my prior life. One side effect to note is that you will make life long lasting friendships with the other members of your group. These are the most interesting people you will ever meet. A truly special experience. Thank you so much Silvia and Ti0! You are truly special people!
StillExploringTheMatrix
October 12, 2022 at 1:54 pm

I first did a retreat here in 2021. This is now my 4th retreat in less than 2 years. I can probably write a book about my experiences here, and how it has changed my life. Spirit Vine is a miracle, perhaps the most powerful miracle I have ever witnessed. There’s a reason that it has only 5 star reviews. Yes, the food is healthy and amazing. The rooms are nice. The grounds are a paradise. But ayahuasca is truly magic…..magic in that it opens up doorways to enlightenment enabling you to see things that you couldn’t otherwise see. But what is so special about this place is……well, everything, but more than anything else it’s Silvia’s methodology. She uses her extensive background in clinical psychiatry, and her vast knowledge of plant medicines and everything having to do with spiritual growth, combined with the sacred ayahuasca journeys, to reach our higher self, which helps us to help ourselves. It’s not just the revelations that are unveiled to us under ayahuasca, but just as important, it’s what to DO with this knowledge. It takes work, during and mostly after the retreat. But we have the power to change ourselves, and really help change the world. We all suffer from childhood trauma, even those of us born and raised in the best circumstances. We learn how to overcome the trauma, grow, and move on.

I can’t really say enough great things about this special, exquisite, divine place. It really is a miracle that it is here, and I feel so lucky and grateful to have found it. And if you are reading these reviews, I think you are lucky too, because you found it. There are myriads of ayahuasca retreats around the globe now. But they are not all equal. Spirit Vine is the place to go. I actually suffer a bit of separation anxiety when I leave here, and I think about Silvia, Too, the retreat, the things that I have learned, the friendships I have made with other participants, and the miracles that I have witnessed here, every single day.

We all really need this place. All of us. It reminds me of a Terence McKenna Quote:

“I think there is something to be said for admitting that we cannot do it alone. That if you want this spiritual insight, if you want the Gaian matrix to welcome you, then humble yourself to the point of making a deal with a plant. That’s the key.”
saramvh
September 7, 2022 at 1:54 pm

One of the most striking aspects of my experience at Spirit Vine was the amount of intentionality that went into every aspect of the retreat. The workshops were tailored very specifically to the challenges we were likely to encounter in the ceremonies, and each one gave me helpful mental frameworks and tools to use. The meals (always gorgeous) followed a very careful diet that helped me prepare physically for the ceremonies. And the ceremonies themselves were always administered with such care, clear boundaries, and individual attention.

What made me feel most confident choosing Spirit Vine was the years of experience, both professional and lived, that Silvia and Ti0 bring to the retreat. Silvia has decades of experience as both a clinical psychologist and a facilitator of ayahuasca ceremonies, and this really shows in how the retreat is structured, in how much I learned, and in how safe I felt. And Ti0 shared more wisdom with me, gained through his personal experience, than is possible for me to put in words.

Additionally, Silvia and Ti0 bring their own cultural backgrounds to the workshops and ceremonies, and I appreciated the way they try to avoid appropriating Indigenous traditions that aren’t their own. That said, I would’ve appreciated slightly more context, integrated into the retreat, about the Indigenous history of the medicine.

In general, I would recommend ayahuasca to those who feel a deep pull towards it and to those who are sincerely looking towards their own healing. I don’t think it is a decision to be taken lightly. That said, it is an incredibly profound resource, and I’m so grateful that I found it at Spirit Vine. I also really appreciated the existence of their Ayahuasca Awareness Program as a way to make the retreat more financially accessible.

There are so many resources at the retreat center: not only powerful plant medicine but also the advice and friendship of other participants, the large cabinet of relevant books that I spent hours perusing, the patterns of eating that gave me a radical and healthy break from my routine, and the workshops that taught me psychological tools that I will be using for the rest of my life.

I definitely hope to be back, and I have already highly recommended Spirit Vine to my close friends and family.

Overall, I can’t recommend this retreat highly enough. It was one of the most profound experiences of my life, and I truly feel so grateful that Silvia and Ti0 have created a retreat with such intentionality, wisdom, and care.