CouplesRetreat
What happens when you bring the relationship into the ceremony? Private, for two. Three days
The retreat
A relationship can bring us very close to another person and very close to parts of ourselves that are harder to see on our own.
In this private retreat, the two of you take part in two Ayahuasca ceremonies together. You are in the same room, with the person with whom you share your life, but you still each have your own experience.
What arises may have everything to do with your relationship, or very little. You may see a familiar pattern differently, feel unexpectedly close, need more distance, encounter something entirely personal, or simply have two very different nights beside each other.
We do not approach the retreat with an idea of what your relationship should become. It is not about fixing each other or finding the hidden truth about your relationship. Ayahuasca can make something feel extremely clear in the moment, but that does not automatically make it an instruction.
There is time during the retreat to talk about what has come up, separately and together, without forcing the two experiences into one story.
Why do it together?
Some things are hard to see from inside a relationship. Doing this together gives you a shared reference point afterwards: you were both there, in the same house, on the same nights, even if your experiences had very little in common. That can make the conversations afterwards simpler, and sometimes kinder.
Guided by Margriet and Marnix
The retreat is guided throughout by Margriet and Marnix, one woman and one man.
Both bring a good deal of experience with relationships and their complexity, from guiding other people and from their own lives. Where it helps, they will share what they have learned themselves or what has worked for them, without suggesting that their way is the right way for everyone.
Having the two of them there also means each of you has someone to turn to, as well as conversations together.
What may come up
Every couple is different, and so is every ceremony. These are examples of what sometimes comes to the surface, not an agenda and not a prediction.
Closeness and the need for space. Sexuality and shame. Dependence, jealousy and honesty about what you actually feel. Trust. And the wish to be truly seen and met by the person you share your life with.
The practicals
Price
€ 2,750
For the two of you.
The retreat
- Private retreat for two
- 2 Ayahuasca ceremonies
- Individual and shared conversations during the retreat
- 2 nights accommodation
- Freshly prepared vegetarian meals, fruit and drinks
- Time outside at Motherland
- Guided throughout by Margriet and Marnix
- Integration conversation after the retreat
Dates
The couples retreat does not follow fixed published dates. It is a three-day retreat that we plan together with you.
“We’ve learned so much from the ceremony. Speaking our truths and taking responsibility four our feelings was scary, but liberating.”
Before you come
Each of you completes a separate intake, with your own questions about your physical and mental health, medication and earlier experience. There is also room to share anything about your situation, or about your relationship, that you feel we should know. We read both carefully and may get in touch with a question before confirming participation.
Couples Retreat
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