Health and Safety
At Jungle Harmony, your physical and psychological safety is paramount. Our retreat is a sanctuary where profound transformation occurs within the safest possible container. Our protocols blend the sacred wisdom of the Cofán tradition with personalized, heart-led care and essential medical awareness.
Safety and Oversight During Ceremony
We maintain a supportive and secure environment throughout your journey, focusing on the quality of presence and support.
Experienced Guidance and High Ratio
Experienced Facilitation: Your experience is guided by our core team of 4 deeply experienced facilitators who provide presence, compassion, and expertise.
Small Group Focus: We keep our group sizes small to ensure you receive the individual attention and dedicated care required during intense experiences.
Trauma-Informed Presence: Facilitators are present throughout all ceremonies to provide immediate, non-judgmental support and help you navigate any challenging emotions or physical releases.
Understanding and Honoring Purging
Purgative Cleanser: Yagé is known as a purgative cleanser. Physical and emotional purging (known as purga) is a natural and necessary part of the healing process—the body's way of letting go of trauma and stagnant energy. Our team ensures this process is handled with dignity, care, and hygiene.
Sacred and Secure Setting
The Maloka: Ceremonies are held in the Maloka at The Sanctuary, an environment maintained as a sacred, protected space for deep healing.
Pre-Retreat Screening
Before confirmation, every applicant must undergo a thorough health and medication review. This is an essential step designed to ensure both your safety and the integrity of the ceremonial space.
Respecting Contraindications
Because Yagé is a powerful medicine, certain medications are strictly incompatible and can be dangerous.
Full, honest disclosure during the application process is mandatory.
Medication Abstinence: Absolutely NO medications or supplements can be consumed when attending the ceremony. Please disclose all prescription and over-the-counter medication at the time of applying.
The Yagé Dieta: Adherence to the Preparation / Dieta is mandatory. This includes the elimination of specific foods, supplements, and recreational drugs to ensure your system is clean and safe for the profound energetic work.
Personalized Assessment
Our commitment to personalized, heart-led care means our team reviews each application individually. If needed, we may conduct follow-up consultations to confirm your readiness for the depth of the work carried in the Cofán tradition.
Post-Ceremony Support and Integration
Your safety and well-being continue long after the ceremony ends.
Continued Dieta: We emphasize maintaining the Dieta for at least 24 hours after ceremony to minimize "shocks to your system" and increase integration.
Therapeutic Support: Your retreat includes individual sessions and daily group sharing sessions to help you harness the most from your time with us.
Ongoing Support: We offer Integration Support that lasts after the retreat ends, helping you stay grounded as you take your transformation back into the world.
How To Prepare?
How To Prepare?
The transformational power of Yagé is deeply connected to your readiness. Proper physical, mental, and spiritual preparation is essential for a safe, successful, and deeply insightful experience.
We provide comprehensive guidance on everything you need to know before you arrive, from the dieta to medication, to yagé and traditions knowledge and mental readiness exercise.
Don't leave preparation to chance.
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