Review: The Buena Vida Psilocybin Retreats
Amanda Schendel has always provided the sparkle, next level excitement and Fiesta Spirit to the spaces she moves through around the world. I've had the privilege of being a very close friend and fellow medicine woman family member for over 15 years.
5 years ago to this day we held a "Happiness Retreat" in the Catskills, impossibly only 2 hours from our Alphabet City NYC apartment. Neither of us had ever meditated but we had a deep deep intuition that planning and pulling off a weekend Meditation Retreat was already written in our stars. It was the perfect tiny, cozy and incredibly POTENT weekend.
It launched us toward Ecuador (this would be a return trip for Amanda) for an education in Indigenous ways of connection and healing through ceremony and before walking further into our own individual paths in the spiritual work space. A deep thank you and blessings for all the wisdom and guidance you provided us with @mujeres_de_luna @chasobel @casadelsol.energy Sofia Crespo @amaliaelizabethoviedo Cynthia and @palomadelcerro
The Buena Vida has always had its roots planted in the spirits of community & playful curiosity and over the last years Amanda built and cultivated a process and a space to heal like none other. Her deep respect for the Psilocybin & Mushroom spirit, for ceremony and for Spirit Plant Medicine is so very evident in her retreats.
The food is always healing in itself, nourishing, locally sourced and colorful. The locations and accommodations are the perfect mix of stunning, comfortable and rejuvenating. She works with experienced facilitators from around the globe who provide integration workshops and bring their personal magic to each ceremony during retreat.
Her powerfully sweet voice and connection with her trusty booming drum really do call in healing vibrations! It's so full of spirit in these ceremonies you can almost touch it. And she has worked to step into this powerful gift!
She spent many years managing some of the top plant medicine retreats around the world and has held space in and for numerous ceremonies.
Ceremony, intention, feminine energy, experience: all of these absolutely make a difference when working with plant medicine. The Buena Vida is Amanda's spiritual extension of her healing spirit.
