Health and Safety

Your Healing Journey Starts with Trust and Support

At Ayani Village, your well-being is our top priority. We've created a safe, compassionate, and supportive space where deep healing can naturally take place.

Here, we know that Ayahuasca is a sacred and potent plant medicine that can guide you through emotional, mental, and spiritual transformation. So we've designed comprehensive safety protocols to make your journey as smooth and secure as possible. From the moment you arrive, our dedicated team is by your side, so you can fully focus on what matters most: your healing, growth, and inner awakening.

Safe and Effective Healing

Journeying to a Authentic Brazilian Tribe: A Transformational JourneyTraveling to Brazil for an Tribe Retreat is more than just an experience, it's a sacred pilgrimage inward, a powerful path back to your true self.

Prioritizing Safety in Every Ceremony

At Ayani Village, we uphold the highest standards of safety and integrity. Our carefully designed safety protocols ensure you are fully supported throughout your journey. Whether you're surrounded by the lush Amazon rainforest or the majestic of Shanenawa Culture, our team creates a secure and nurturing environment where healing can unfold.

The Healing Power of Ayahuasca:

Ayahuasca has helped many individuals navigate and heal deep emotional, psychological, and physical challenges, such as:

Depression and anxiety
Addictions
Childhood traumas
PTSDGrief and emotional suppression

Through the medicine’s guidance, you’re invited to face and release old wounds and limiting patterns. With the right support, this process opens the door to reconnecting with your authentic essence, allowing profound healing and personal transformation to take place.

Preparing Yourself

To support a powerful, safe, and meaningful journey with Ayahuasca, we kindly ask that you follow these essential preparation steps:

Before the Ceremony:

Refrain from using recreational substances for at least three weeks prior to your retreat.
Adhere closely to the dietary guidelines provided.
Engage in mental and emotional preparation — journaling, meditation, and quiet reflection can help clarify your intentions and bring focus to what you’re seeking to heal or explore.
Practice mindfulness — spending time in nature and cultivating gratitude can align your energy and deepen your readiness for transformation.

Being one with Nature

Ayahuasca is Legal is Brazil

The village follows government protocols on the use of Ayahuasca

After 18 years of study, Brazil's National Council on Drug Policy (CONAD) definitively removed ayahuasca from the list of hallucinogenic drugs on November 23, 2006.

Ayahuasca had already been provisionally removed from this list since September 1987. On January 26, 2010, the Brazilian government, through a CONAD opinion, regulated its use for religious purposes, banning the commercialization, and use associated with illicit psychoactive substances, use outside of religious rituals;

Currently, the regulated use of ayahuasca is reserved for indigenous villages, registered churches, and scientific research use.

The Pharmacology of Ayahuasca

Ayahuasca is a tea which involves the boiling of two plants:

Bansteriopis caapi (the Mariri vine), which contains potent MAO inhibitors, beta-carbolines (harmaline, harmine, and tetrahydroharmine, THH)

Psychotria viridiis (the Chacrona leaf), which contains large amounts of a single psychodysleptic agent, N,N dimethyl tryptamine (DMT) (Ott, 1994).

Harmaline and harmine are MAO-A inhibitors, and THH inhibits serotonin reuptake, triggering an increase in its central and peripheral activity, facilitating the psychoactivity of DMT.

Tea Preparation, Transport, and Storage

The tea is prepared by the shaman with a prayerful spirit, who, while harvesting, cleaning, steeping, and boiling the leaves and vines, sing hymns and perform religious rituals.

The tea we serve at Ayani Village is produced by the villagers and the shaman, following ancestral rituals, with chants and Shanenawa rituals

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Be cared for
with a Mother's Love

Medical Guidelines

Conditions That Prevent Participation At Ceremony

Conad (National Council for Drug Policies) imposes some rules for the consumption of Ayahuasca: people with a history of mental disorders or under the influence of alcoholic beverages or other psychoactive substances are prohibited from ingesting ayahuasca. To ensure safety, individuals with the following medical conditions cannot participate in Ayahuasca ceremonies:

Schizophrenia
Bipolar Disorder
Severe Heart Disease
Chronic High Blood Pressure
Borderline
OCD
High levels of anxiety (panic syndrome)
History of psychotic episodes

As a matter of prudence, we do not serve Ayahuasca to pregnant women or children.

With these conditions, you can participate in the retreat, but a special screening will be carried out by the team to evaluate your participation in the ceremony.

Individuals diagnosed with these conditions are at increased risk for complications. Ayahuasca can trigger unwanted manic episodes or exacerbate certain symptoms, so safety remains our top priority.

Contraindicated Medications

Therefore, the use of ayahuasca is contraindicated for those who use drugs or psychoactive medications (unless there is written medical authorization).

The following is a list of some medications that SHOULD NOT be used concomitantly with ayahuasca:

• Fluoxetine (Prozac and others)

• Citalopram (Cipramil, Denyl)

• Paroxetine (Aropax, Cebrilin, Pondera)

• Sertraline (Novativ, Sercerin)

• Imipramine (Tofranil)

• Desipramine (Norpramine)

• Clomipramine (Anafranil)

• Venlafaxine (Effexor)

• Lithium (Caboclim, Lithiocar, Neurolithium)

• Phenelzine (Nardil)

• Ritalin

• Sertraline

If you currently take any kind of medications and would like to participate in one of our retreats, please write to us so we can properly advise you on the specific safety protocol for your prescription(s).

Dietary Recommendations

Here are some things to keep in mind before joining the retreat. Bring these practices to the light of your consciousness. These are things you should and can abstain from before arriving in the Amazon.

Avoid alcohol, caffeine, red meat, and recreational drugs for at least three weeks before the retreat.
Cannabis should be avoided for at least two weeks prior.
Abstain from sexual activity and pork to purify your body for the Ayahuasca process.