Safety and screening
Both partners should complete screening individually. Medications, mental health history, heart concerns, and emotional stability should be reviewed before acceptance.
Retreat Fit Guide
Best Ayahuasca Retreat for Couples
A couples retreat should not promise to fix a relationship. It should create a careful, screened, and supportive setting where each partner can do their own work with respect, honesty, and integration.
Medical screeningSmall groupsPreparation & integration support
Quick answer
The best ayahuasca retreat for couples is one that supports both partners as individuals, not just as a relationship. Look for careful screening, clear emotional boundaries, experienced facilitators, small groups, and integration support after ceremony.
- Each partner should be screened individually
- Avoid retreats promising relationship repair or guaranteed healing
- Prioritize emotional safety, privacy, and integration
Is this retreat style right for you?
Ayahuasca can bring deep material to the surface, and couples should approach the process carefully. The right setting helps each partner stay responsible for their own process while receiving support before, during, and after retreat.
You may be a good fit if
- Both partners want to participate freely, without pressure
- You understand that each person has their own process
- You are willing to complete individual screening before acceptance
- You want support for integration after the retreat
You may want extra guidance if
- One partner feels pressured to attend
- The relationship is in active crisis or conflict
- Either partner is taking contraindicated medications
- You expect ayahuasca to fix the relationship automatically
What couples usually need from a retreat
Couples need a retreat that respects both the relationship and the individual process of each partner.
When two partners attend an ayahuasca retreat together, the experience should not be framed as a shortcut to relationship healing. The medicine can bring forward personal emotions, memories, grief, fear, love, or unresolved patterns. Each person needs space to meet their own process without being responsible for managing the other person’s journey.
A strong retreat for couples should offer emotional safety, clear boundaries, individual screening, preparation guidance, and integration support. The goal is not to force a shared breakthrough, but to create a grounded container where both partners can participate with honesty and care.
What matters most when choosing
For couples, the right retreat should reduce pressure and support each partner’s process with maturity and care.
Clear structure
Couples benefit from knowing how ceremony, rest, sharing, and integration are held so expectations are clear before arrival.
Integration support
Integration is especially important for couples because insights from ceremony may affect communication, boundaries, and relationship patterns afterward.
What to avoid
Couples should be careful with retreats that use romantic or healing language without clear safety, boundaries, or screening.
- Retreats that promise to heal, repair, or save a relationship
- Pressure for both partners to drink if one person is unsure
- No individual screening for each partner
- Large or poorly held groups where emotional support is limited
Stronger fit vs weaker fit
For couples, a stronger retreat fit is one that protects individual responsibility while supporting the relationship with care.
Screening
Weaker retreat fit
The couple is accepted as one unit without individual review.
Stronger retreat fit
Each partner completes screening before acceptance.
Group size
Weaker retreat fit
Large groups leave little space for individual needs.
Stronger retreat fit
Small groups allow closer support for each participant.
Preparation
Weaker retreat fit
Couples arrive without clear expectations or boundaries.
Stronger retreat fit
Preparation explains the process and each person’s responsibility.
Support
Weaker retreat fit
Partners are expected to manage each other during ceremony.
Stronger retreat fit
Facilitators support the process so partners can focus inward.
Integration
Weaker retreat fit
No guidance is offered for relationship dynamics after retreat.
Stronger retreat fit
Integration helps partners ground insights with care and patience.
Why Camino al Sol
Why Camino al Sol may be a good fit for couples
Camino al Sol offers a structured, traditional yagé retreat near Medellín where couples can participate with screening, support, and respect for each person’s individual process.
Small groups
A smaller group setting helps facilitators stay close to each participant, which is important when couples are moving through different emotional processes.
Medical screening
Both partners are reviewed before acceptance. Participation is based on screening, not automatic booking.
Traditional yagé ceremonies
Ceremonies are held within a Colombian yagé tradition, guided by experienced taitas and supported by medicine music.
Integration support
Integration support helps participants process what happened in ceremony and return to daily life with more clarity.
Medical Review
Screening before acceptance
Couples are screened as individuals. Each partner’s health history, medications, mental health background, and risk factors must be reviewed before participation is confirmed.
Current medications
Mental health background
Heart and blood pressure history
Pregnancy or breastfeeding
Recent surgery or serious illness
Substance use risk factors
Participation is based on screening, not automatic booking.
Medical Advisor
Dr. Marta Turpin
Medical Advisor
Dr. Marta Turpin
Dr. Marta Turpin supports Camino al Sol as medical advisor, helping guide our health intake standards, risk awareness, and screening protocols.
1
Initial application
Each partner completes an application with their own background, health history, medications, and retreat intentions.
2
Team review
The team reviews each application to identify any safety concerns, contraindications, or questions.
3
Personal discussion
If more context is needed, we may ask follow-up questions or recommend a conversation before confirming participation.
4
Clear decision
If accepted, both partners receive preparation guidance and next steps. If not, we explain the concern and may suggest alternatives.
In their words
"My wife and I were the only two people to do so, and it was exactly the right move for me. The container they create is impeccable."
Upcoming retreats
If you are considering attending as a couple, the next step is for each partner to apply for screening and review available retreat dates near Medellín.
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May 13–18, 2026
5 Nights Retreat
Limited availability
June 10–15, 2026
5 Nights Retreat
Available
July 8–13, 2026
5 Nights Retreat
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This page is educational and does not replace medical advice. Do not stop or change medication without speaking with a qualified medical professional.
Find the retreat that fits both of you
A couples retreat should begin with honesty, consent, and screening. Apply for review or reach out if you are unsure whether this is the right moment for both partners.