Extra, Optional Costs

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Medicine Ceremonies – Ayahuasca, San Pedro and Sweat Lodge Ceremonies

Medicine Ceremonies are are priced at $150 per ceremony. (Normal prices are $185) You can decide which ceremonies you would like to participate in and sign up during your stay. You can usually get into 1-2 ceremonies per retreat. Ceremonies can be paid for by cash or credit card (add $5 if paying by credit card). Our ceremonies are with the Ayahuasca and San Pedro medicines.

During retreats, Monthly Stays guests are invited to participate in ceremonies with retreat participants when there is space to do so (see Retreat Schedules for ceremony information). You can also attend Family Meetings for integration the next day after any ceremony you participate in.

During the 5 day breaks between retreats there are no classes, workshops, ceremonies or events. Staff takes a much needed and deserved break!

If participating in medicine ceremonies is the focus of your stay, keep in mind that you won’t be able to do many ceremonies in a retreat. We guarantee at least one ceremony is available for our residential guests during a 12 day retreat. More ceremonies are on the basis of whether there is room or not.

If you want to do every ceremony in a retreat, we recommend you come as a retreat guest rather than a monthly stay guest.

Healing Modalities

There are many talented healers who come through Gaia Sagrada as staff, volunteers or guests and offer a healing modality, such as:

  • massage
  • reiki
  • readings
  • astrology
  • counseling
  • and many more

These sessions are arranged one on one with the healer and paid for in cash, so it’s worth considering bringing a little extra to spend with you if you think you may be interested in a one on one session during your stay. Services offered will vary month to month, dependent on who is here during the time of your stay.

If you have a healing modality to offer to your fellow guests and would like to make a little money during your stay, please speak to us when you arrive and we will help you advertise your service/s.

We are trying to keep prices affordable so that everyone is able to participate regardless of income. Please don’t charge USA or first world prices for your services if you want to offer them here. It is important that any healing modalities are offered in a sense of community and are not out of the reach of those with less money. Our pricing for offered services is $35 per hour, $10 of which goes to Gaia Sagrada, or $50 per hour and a half, with $15 to Gaia Sagrada.

Security Box

It is possible to rent a security box at Gaia Sagrada for $1 per day to keep your valuables in. Bring your own padlock. If you trust someone to share it with, you are welcome to do that too. If you have a private room, your things will be safe there and the security box won’t be needed.

Community Store

We have a community store (cash only) for gifts and souvenirs, with beautiful items made here in Ecuador ranging from ponchos, bags & purses, indigenous jewelry and blankets.

Extra Laundry

Our Monthly Stays pricing includes 2 regular laundry loads per month. We cannot stuff machines with too large a load as they cause wear and tear on our washing machines and must be separated into two loads. Additional loads are charged at $5 per load.  We will wash, dry and fold your laundry for you!

Taxis & Trips

The taxi ride between Gaia Sagrada and our nearest city, Cuenca, is $25-30 each way. During your stay it may be possible to arrange day trips with our drivers to nearby sites and attractions at an additional cost. Visit our Things to do nearby page for more information.

Your first ride is included with the monthly stay price, from the Cuenca airport to Gaia Sagrada. Make sure you send us your date and time of arrival at the Cuenca airport!

There is no ATM at Gaia Sagrada so please bring enough cash for your stay

Airfare is not included in our prices

Overview Monthly Stays
Dates and Reservations
Prices & What’s Included
Logistics & Further Info
Travel & Visas