Heart-centered, trauma-informed plant medicine retreats, held in the verdant jungle of Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast.

  • A backyard with a swimming pool, outdoor seating area, and surrounded by lush green tropical plants and trees.

  • A tropical beach scene at sunset with a rocky outcrop and a small tree, surrounded by lush green palm trees and dense vegetation, with ocean waves crashing on the sandy shore and cloudy sky overhead.

  • Aerial view of lush green forest with a small waterfall and a stream flowing through the trees.

  • A cozy, rustic kitchen with large windows looking out to lush green trees. The ceiling is made of stained wood with a ceiling fan. There are decorative framed artworks on the walls. The kitchen has wooden cabinets and a countertop with various kitchen items. A round table with a colorful tablecloth is surrounded by woven chairs. There is a refrigerator and a small sitting area with cushions and poufs.

  • A house surrounded by dense tropical greenery, including large trees and lush plants.

Our approach

Experience a healing relationship with Ayahuasca in the heart of nature, surrounded by jungle frequencies and the magic of the Caribbean ocean.

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our retreats Provide you with a safe space to heal

We take safety seriously. Our ceremonial team is trauma informed, and our screening process is carefully managed. We keep ceremonies small with medical assistance on call.

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“I am very grateful for the care and attention i was shown during and after my journeys.

Neil and fiona hold a space that allows you to fully immerse. ”

— JOHN WARD, CLIENT

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Ayahuasca Integration

Integration both during and after a retreat or one night ceremony is instrumental in our journey together. We offer both onsite and online integration support.

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Meet our team

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ONE OF THE SAFEST PLACES TO DRINK AYAHUASCA
ONE OF THE SAFEST PLACES TO DRINK AYAHUASCA

It’s great to see that our people first approach which is centric to our work has been recognised. We are now listed on journeyaya.com, a useful resource for people wanting to find safe, trusted and verified places to drink Ayahuasca in Central and South American. If you want to take a look at what they say about us click here.

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BIRTH - THE MOST MYSTICAL INITIATION
BIRTH - THE MOST MYSTICAL INITIATION

In this episode of Behind Our Eyes, host Liane Grimshaw sits down with an old friend - someone who knew her back in her party days in Manchester, and whose life has also taken one of the most extraordinary turns imaginable. Fiona Kirwan is now a plant medicine facilitator living in the rainforest on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. She and her husband Neil co-founded Sowa Soma, a trauma-informed ayahuasca retreat centre, after Fiona walked away from the PR agency she'd spent years building.

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THE HEALING MAGIC OF PLANTS
THE HEALING MAGIC OF PLANTS

We are constantly surrounded by plants and trees of all kinds here in the jungle and so we’re blessed to have their wisdom and magic with us daily. That magic is everywhere in the world, even the densest of human environments has plant life. From roses to dandelions their physical presence, scents and artwork are everywhere carrying an energetic vibration.

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PREPARING TO WORK WITH AYAHUASCA
PREPARING TO WORK WITH AYAHUASCA

How your experience meeting the spirit of Ayahuasca goes is often hugely dependent on how you prepare. The work you do before the ceremony is the beginning of the relationship and often sets the tone for how things will go.

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