4 Day Ayahuasca Retreat in Mindo Rainforest by Alma Healing Center
With Paulina and Sandra Elena Pardo ten Zijthoff
September 21 - 24, 2025
Join our monthly 4 day ayahuasca retreats in Mindo, Ecuador, about 3 hours from the capital, Quito!
From the moment you land in Quito, Ecuador, we’re here to assist with your travel arrangements to ensure a smooth journey to our retreat*. Once the retreat begins, everything is all-inclusive, and you’ll experience 4 transformative days – including 2 ayahuasca ceremonies – at our secluded wilderness compound, nestled in the stunning Ecuadorian cloudforest near Mindo, one of the world’s most remarkable biodiversity hotspots.
*While our support begins with coordination and guidance, please note that costs are self-covered until the retreat officially starts on Day 1.
Visit our website and youtube channel to see a video of this retreat: almahealingcenter.com / @almahealingcenter. Find us on Google, “Alma Healing Center”.
This 4 day ayahuasca retreat is a unique opportunity to connect with grandmother medicine during a day time and night time ceremony. The environment is pristine and idea for nature-lovers and those that aren’t afraid of a little adventure! Yes, there are bugs 🙂
Led by Paulina, a medicine woman and therapist with over 25 years of experience, and Sandra, her partner and assistant, also an experienced retreat facilitator, this retreat is for those of you looking for healthy and transformative experiences with plant medicine and the opportunity to learn more about yourself, find clarity in your purpose and work decisions, reconnect with your essence and feel connections with the divine, however you might define that.
This 4 day ayahuasca retreat was created to offer a more affordable option to those that don’t have the budget or time to attend longer or private retreats such as our private 6-day retreat. Our facilities are rustic and comfortable, for the time being accommodations are shared in a large, luminous dorm room.
We offer an inclusive and safe space led by female retreat guides. Solo female travelers are encouraged to join, as well as people that identify as queer or LGBTQ+. Our retreat is a safe and nurturing space where people can gather in a circle, open their hearts, and share their unique life stories. We believe in the power of free expression without judgment or limitations, and we honor each person’s journey with respect and acceptance.
This is an opportunity to drink the sacred and healing medicine of ayahuasca to attain greater introspection and to deal with traumas, difficult emotions and decisions you might be facing.
About the Leaders
Paulina
This retreat is led by Paulina, an Ecuadorian medicine woman dedicated to supporting others in their healing journey. She has worked with plant medicine for more than 15 years, including ayahuasca, San Pedro (Huachuma), peyote and mushrooms. She was adopted by the original peoples of Shuar nationality (indigenous tribe in the Amazon); their elders gave […]
Learn more about PaulinaSandra Elena Pardo ten Zijthoff
Sandra Elena Pardo is a queer Peruvian and Dutch artist that expresses herself through music and clay. Sandra is a vision quester and has been following the plant medicine path for nearly a decade, giving her voice and musical talents as offerings to the Great Spirit.
Learn more about Sandra Elena Pardo ten Zijthoff