Surrender to Remember — Ayahuasca Retreat · New Moon

December’s New Moon falls in the stillness before the Winter Solstice — the deepest point of inward darkness before the light begins its return. In many traditions, this is the most potent time of year for inner work: when the outer world grows quiet, the inner world opens wide.

Surrender to Remember is Casa Arkaana’s signature 7-day ayahuasca retreat, held in the heart of the Mexican jungle. The New Moon edition aligns your ceremony work with the lunar cycle of new beginnings — planting seeds in darkness that will grow with the returning light.

Come to release the year. Come to remember who you are before the world told you otherwise.

THE CONTAINER

Over 7 days in the sacred jungle of the Riviera Maya, you will be held in one of the most powerful ceremonial spaces in the region. The retreat includes:

• 3 ayahuasca ceremonies in our temple — one of the finest ceremonial spaces in Mexico, purpose-built for plant medicine work
• Temazcal (traditional sweat lodge) ceremony aligned with the lunar energy
• Flower baths for energetic clearing and opening
• Daily yoga and breathwork to prepare body and nervous system
• Sound healing and integration circles
• Cacao ceremony to open the heart

Everything is designed to support deep surrender — and genuine remembering.

WHAT IS INCLUDED

• 7 nights accommodation (choose Jungle Casita or Veranda Ensuite)
• All meals — organic, locally sourced, full-board (breakfast, lunch, dinner + snacks)
• 3 ayahuasca ceremonies with experienced facilitators
• Temazcal ceremony
• Flower baths
• Daily yoga, meditation and integration circles
• Sound healing sessions
• Cacao ceremony
• On-site support from Maja & Asdru — your co-facilitation team

Not included: flights, travel insurance, personal items

THE SPACE

Casa Arkaana is a boutique healing sanctuary nestled in the pristine jungle 20 minutes from Tulum. Fed by underground cenote water, surrounded by ancient trees, far from the noise of the tourist strip — this is a place where the jungle does much of the healing.

Our temple (ceremonial space) is widely considered one of the finest in the region. Spacious, energetically clear, purpose-built. Facilitators who have worked in ceremony spaces across the world consistently tell us: something here is different.

Capacity is intentionally limited to 8 participants to preserve the depth and intimacy of the container.