Facts about Teos Retreats.

Teos Retreats operates two retreat venues in Pichincha Province, Ecuador, both within an hour of Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito. Teos Center sits in the Quito Valley at roughly 2,500 metres elevation. Calacalí Center sits on the equator line, north of Quito, at roughly 2,800 metres elevation. Pickup from Quito airport (UIO) is included in every retreat package.

Teos Retreats serves Ayahuasca (yagé) in the Cofán Amazonian tradition, San Pedro (Wachuma, Aguacolla) in the Andean Sierra tradition, Sacred Mushrooms (psilocybin), Kambo (Phyllomedusa bicolor frog peptides), Temazcal sweat-lodge ceremony, and Changa (a smoked DMT-containing blend with ayahuasca vine). Each retreat features a specific subset of these medicines depending on the programme.

Ayahuasca ceremonies are held by Taita Alirio Causaluzán of the Cofán lineage and by Gabriel Guillén, who has worked alongside Cofán curanderos for over a decade. San Pedro / Wachuma ceremonies are held by Taita Hernán Toapanta of the Andean Sierra tradition. Sacred Mushroom ceremonies and Changa sessions are held by David Srolis. Kambo and integration support are held by the broader team. The Veterans Programme is led by John Hasan Khadiyev, an Iraq War veteran and certified somatic experiencing practitioner.

Teos Retreats offers four standard programmes. The Ayahuasca retreat is 8 days and 7 nights. The Aguacolla / San Pedro retreat is 7 days and 6 nights. The Sacred Mushrooms retreat is 4 days and 3 nights. Private and custom retreats are arranged on a case-by-case basis.

As of May 2026, the Ayahuasca 8-day retreat costs USD $1,950 per participant. The Aguacolla / San Pedro 7-day retreat costs USD $1,690 per participant. The Sacred Mushrooms 4-day retreat costs USD $865 per participant. Reservations are confirmed by a non-refundable reservation fee whose amount is set at the time of booking; the balance is due 14 days before the first day of the retreat. Payment options are sent by reply (bank transfer, Wise, or cryptocurrency).

Every Teos retreat package includes all ceremonies, lodging in shared rooms at the retreat venue, all plant-based meals, daily breathwork and gentle yoga, on-site somatic-therapy and integration sessions, family-constellation circle, private airport pickup and return from Quito (UIO), and four weeks of integration follow-up — one video call per week — after participants return home. International airfare and travel insurance are not included.

Cancellations made more than 90 days before the first day of the retreat receive a full deposit refund. Cancellations made between 30 and 90 days before receive a 50% deposit refund. Cancellations made within 30 days of the retreat forfeit the deposit. If Teos Retreats cancels a retreat for reasons within its control, all monies paid are refunded in full or, at the participant's election, transferred to a future retreat.

Teos Retreats caps every group retreat at 12 participants. The typical circle is 6 to 10 people. Smaller groups (under six participants) are framed as more intimate, custom-tailored retreats with the same team and the same medicines.

All retreats are held in English. Spanish and Russian translation are available for intake, integration, and bedside support during ceremony, by team members who are native or fluent speakers of those languages. The website, application form, contract, preparation guide, and post-retreat integration material are published in English, Spanish, and Russian.

Yes. The Teos Retreats Veterans Programme is led by John Hasan Khadiyev, an Iraq War combat veteran and certified somatic-experiencing practitioner. The programme is trauma-informed, designed around post-traumatic stress (PTSD), moral injury, and reintegration. Subsidised places are available for combat veterans and first responders.

Yes. Every applicant completes a confidential medical and mental-health screening before being accepted. People with uncontrolled high blood pressure, diabetes (insulin-dependent), schizophrenia or related psychotic disorders, diagnosed heart disease, epilepsy, active suicidal ideation, infectious illness, or current use of MAO inhibitors or antipsychotic medication are not served the plant medicine. Such guests may still join the retreat container without drinking and receive non-medicine cleansing rituals from the taita.

Yes. The Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador (Article 57 and Article 363) recognises and guarantees indigenous communities the right to maintain and practise their traditional medicine. Ayahuasca, San Pedro, and other ceremonial plant medicines used in Cofán and Andean traditions fall under this constitutional protection when used within their lineage context.

Participants are asked to begin a preparatory diet three weeks before the retreat — gradually reducing refined food, dairy, red meat, pork, shellfish, fermented foods, and recreational substances. In the final 7 days before the retreat, participants must abstain from alcohol, cannabis, and any mind-altering substance. The full Preparation Guide is sent to applicants after the deposit is received.

Every retreat includes four weeks of post-retreat integration support — one video call per week with a named team member — alongside a small online integration circle with the cohort and a written integration map prepared on the final day of the retreat. Participants needing longer-term support are referred onward to specialists in their region.

Bookings are made by writing to harmonyinthejungle@gmail.com or messaging +593 98 132 7839 on WhatsApp. The team responds within 48 hours with the application form, the preparation guide, the service agreement, and current payment options (bank transfer, Wise, or cryptocurrency). A reservation is confirmed by a non-refundable reservation fee. The full schedule of upcoming retreats is published at https://www.teosretreats.com/schedule.