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The Spirit Vine Ayahuasca Blog has articles about  safe practices, spirituality, integrating the ayahuasca experience, and other relevant topics. The blog will also cover many of the techniques that we teach during the retreats. We intend to provide information that will assist people on their spiritual path and in their journey with ayahuasca.

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Spirit Vine is a trans-denominational ayahuasca retreat center open to people from all over the world who are looking for a safe ayahuasca retreat experience.

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by @amargi.life

How does Ayahuasca affect the Brain?

I’m Ozel Christo – meditation nerd and previous Spirit Vine retreat participant. I love combining science with psychedelics, meditation and tantra. I was genuinely curious. It is believed by many that taking ayahuasca can catalyze an enlightenment experience or “kundalini

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What is Zen?

What is zen? Zen is defined as a state of calm where actions are guided by intuition rather than by conscious effort. The term comes from the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese word Chan – with roots to the Indian practice

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What is Dharma? Dharma vs Karma

To people without some knowledge of the religions of India, it’s easy enough to think that dharma is something a little like karma. But actually, although the two concepts do link together, they are very different indeed… Plus, what dharma

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Ayahuasca Contraindications

Ayahuasca is a brew from the forests of South America and made from the leaves of the Chacruna plant and the bark of the Caapi vine. It is known for its visionary and healing properties. It was traditionally used for

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What Is Metaphysics?

Metaphysics is defined as a branch of philosophy – the study of general and fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language – that examines relationships between potential and actual, mind and matter, and substance and attribute. The

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Spiritual Healing During An Ayahuasca Ceremony

Ayahuasca is a visionary brew, an entheogen prepared from the ayahuasca vine and chacruna leaves that grow predominantly in regions of South America. In recent years the reputation of life-altering experiences undergone during ayahuasca ceremonies has caused an increasing number

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What Is Metacognition?

What is metacognition? The term is derived from the Greek root word meta – meaning beyond and the Latin word cognoscere meaning getting to know – combined with cognition, the mental process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience,

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Self Discipline

How To Develop Self Discipline

What is self-discipline? This frequently asked question can be answered simply with the statement that it’s the ability to control emotions and overcome weaknesses. But the meaning goes much deeper than this – self-control is a sign of inner strength

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Spirit Vine COVID-19 Update

Last Updated: 5th May 2023

We have established guidelines to ensure that we provide the maximum amount of safety to all participants who attend the retreats.

We will update this section when new information is available.

Content listed here is subject to change.

If you have any questions, please contact us.

Recommendations for COVID-19

The current guidelines from the Brazilian government state that anyone who wants to enter Brazil must present either a valid Covid test or a Covid vaccine certificate. You do not need to take any other vaccines to enter Brazil. These guidelines may change in the future.

Prior to leaving Brazil, depending on the requirements of your destination country, you may be required to present an RT-PCR or Antigen test, or vaccine certificate. If you need a PCR test we recommend you to budget the required time of 6 hours to take the test and get the results at Sao Paulo Guarulhos airport. Antigen test can be taken in the town of Itacare near our center before you go to the airport or at the airport in Sao Paulo.

Please note that Itacare and Ilheus do not have RT-PCR testing centers.

Spirit Vine Guidelines for COVID-19

We don’t require covid tests or any type of vaccination certificates to participate in the retreats. If you opt to take the Covid vaccine, we require that vaccination must be done at least 2 months prior to drinking ayahuasca. This is for the safety of participants to make sure the vaccine doesn’t have any reaction with the ingestion of ayahuasca.