Pisatahua Ecolodge - Plant Medicine Retreat

22/05/2025

🌿 Vipassana & Ayahuasca: A Journey Within 🧘‍♀️✨

In her latest piece, Bethany — a seasoned Vipassana meditator — shares how silent meditation in Thailand and a 10-day ayahuasca retreat at Pisatahua both led her to deep healing, clarity, and surrender.

Living with bipolar disorder and on the autism spectrum, Bethany's story is a powerful testament to the strength of mindfulness, plant medicine, and personal transformation.

📝 Read her story:
👉 pisatahua.org/vipassana-meditation-and-ayahuasca-retreats

My previous experience sitting a ten day Vipassana meditation course served me well for a ten day ayahuasca retreat.

16/05/2025

16/05/2025

🌿 Ayahuasca Visions 🌿
Art by Jheferson Saldaña Valera — a glimpse into the spirit world of the Amazon.
Guided by jaguars, serpents, and forest spirits, these visionary works reflect the deep wisdom of plant medicine.

15/05/2025

the Amazon is alive with wonder — and at pisatahua, we’re grateful to witness its magic every day.
from powerful medicinal plants to the diverse animals that call this land home, nature reminds us to slow down, listen, and reconnect.
these are just a few of the incredible beings that share this sacred space with us.

14/05/2025

The rainforest around Pisatahua is full of life — sometimes hard to spot, but always present.

These macro photos, taken by our volunteer Javier, highlight just a few of the fascinating species that live here: a blue morpho butterfly caught in a spider’s web, a glasswing butterfly, a Fulgora laternaria (also known as peanut bug or lanternfly), a dragonfly, and an assassin bug.

Thanks to Javier for capturing these small but powerful moments of life in the jungle.

📸: Javier, volunteer photographer

12/05/2025

Meditation & Ayahuasca: A Personal Journey of Healing and Insight 🧘‍♀️

We’d love to share a deeply personal and thought-provoking blog post written by Bethany, a dedicated Vipassana practitioner with 8 years of experience. In this article, she reflects on her first ayahuasca retreat at Pisatahua, a plant-medicine center in the Bolivian Amazon, and explores how the experience complemented her meditation practice.

Bethany lives with bipolar disorder and is on the autism spectrum. She consciously uses meditation, travel, and intentional lifestyle choices to thrive. Her story weaves together mental health, mindfulness, and spiritual exploration across more than 40 countries, including studying yoga in India and teaching in China.

This article might resonate with anyone interested in the intersection of meditation, plant medicine, and neurodiversity.
You can read it here:

Whether in an hour of meditation, exploring a new city, or going on an ayahuasca retreat, practices of surrendering and accepting serve well.

05/05/2025

🌿✨ Gratitude from the Heart of the Amazon ✨🌿

Our hearts are full after another powerful ayahuasca retreat here at Pisatahua. This beautiful group of souls came together from around the world, each carrying their own stories, intentions, and courage to dive deep within.

Over these transformative days, we shared sacred medicine, deep reflections, laughter, tears, and profound healing. The bond created within this circle is one that will ripple far beyond the jungle.

Thank you to each and every participant for trusting the process, supporting one another, and walking this path of conscious awakening.

Until we meet again, may your hearts remain open and your spirits grounded. 🌱

12/03/2025

At Pisatahua, all guests are invited to assist our reforestation efforts by planting a tree of their choice.

We have dozens of fruiting trees, ayahuasca vines and baby chacruna plants which help increase biodiversity and provide food and medicine to all Reserve inhabitants.

With the support of our non-profit outreach, we’ve planted thousands of trees in the Aquicuana Reserve.

By planting a tree, guests leave something behind that will last lifetimes.