Healing Center
AncientMother
Ayahuasca & Huachuma retreats in the north of the Netherlands.
A few days at Motherland.
Ancient Mother is a small retreat centre for Ayahuasca and Huachuma in the north of the Netherlands.
Our retreats take place at Motherland, an old farmhouse and large green garden near Assen. Groups are small, with plenty of room for rest, reflection and being on your own.
Our retreats
- 3-Day Ayahuasca Retreat
Two Ayahuasca ceremonies, Friday to Sunday.
Next: 15 to 17 JanuarySee the 3-day retreat → - 4-Day Ayahuasca & Huachuma Retreat
Two nights inward, one day outward.
Next: 19 to 22 NovemberSee the 4-day retreat → - Couples Retreat
Three private days for two. Ayahuasca, with all the time and space you need.
See the couples retreat →
Everything
matters
The ceremonies are at the heart of the retreat, but they are not the whole retreat. The days around them matter too: arriving, getting to know the people you are with, waking up the next morning, sitting outside, sharing a meal, letting an experience settle before entering another.
We take preparation, screening and guidance seriously. We also know that there is no single kind of Ayahuasca or Huachuma experience. It can be beautiful, difficult, strange, quiet, funny, confusing, profound or unexpectedly ordinary.
Our role is to guide the retreat with care and attention, not to decide in advance what your experience should mean.
In short
- Group
- Up to 12 participants, usually up to four guides.
- Place
- Motherland, an old farmhouse in the countryside near Assen.
- Retreats
- 3-day Ayahuasca, 4-day Ayahuasca & Huachuma, and private couples retreats.
Motherland
Our retreats take place in an old thatched farmhouse in Zeijen, near Assen. It is green, slightly unruly and full of places to sit, disappear for a while or watch one of the animals wander past.
It is not a polished retreat centre. We like it that way.
Guides
We are there throughout the retreat: to guide, to listen, to take care of the practical things, and sometimes simply to leave you alone.
“It was one of the best days of my life. I found what I was looking for: ‘peace’. It was amazing and I felt very safe. Thank you”
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