A ZÁRIA Sacred Medicine Retreat
El Valle · Samaná · Dominican Republic
The 7-Day Retreat
May 2–8, 2027
A gentler, heart-centered single-medicine container — often the one we suggest for first journeys.
Six nights and four ceremonies — the full arc of preparation, ceremonial work, and integration, held in a group of no more than twenty.
Request an ApplicationApplications are reviewed personally. This is not an instant booking.
The Invitation
Who this is for
This is for people who feel the pull toward this work and are ready to answer it in a place built for it — not a program that processes hundreds, but a small sanctuary in the jungle where every person in the circle is known by name.
Our Maestro lives on this land full-time. Ceremony here is not a scheduled product — it is the life of the property, and you are invited into it. We keep the group small, we screen everyone personally, and integration is woven into every stay.
Choose the length that matches your season: four days to open the door, seven for the full arc, eleven for the deep immersion.
The Arc
How the week moves
Day 1
Arrival & Landing
Settle in, meet the group and facilitators, share a meal. An opening circle to set the container and speak your intention aloud.
Day 2
Preparation & First Ceremony
Movement, breathwork, and rest by day, with individual conversations with the facilitation team. In the evening, the first ceremony opens the week's work.
Days 3–5
The Heart of the Week
Three more ceremonies, paced with rest between — held with full facilitation support, with unstructured time for water, quiet, and integration.
Day 6
Integration
Group integration circle, one-on-one sessions, and practical work on carrying this home with you.
Day 7
Closing & Departure
A closing circle, a final shared meal, and transport to the airport.
Who Holds The Space
Your facilitators
Tomás “Shamas” García
Resident Maestro
ZÁRIA’s resident Maestro. Tomás trained for years with the Shipibo people of the Peruvian Amazon — the songs, the discipline, and the lineage that shape how ceremony is held — and now lives on this land full-time. The container you enter is not one he visits. It is one he lives in, tends, and prays in every day.
Revan Vega
Co-Founder · Facilitator
Co-founder of ZÁRIA. Revan has spent years in deep personal work within sacred medicine traditions across the Americas, and guides alongside Tomás in every circle — holding the container for the week and leading the integration work that carries the experience home.
Azaya
Co-Host · Retreat Support
Co-host of the ThriveHive Show and of this journey. Azaya holds the human side of the week — arrivals, logistics, meals, and the hundred small details that let you stay fully in the work.
What's Included
Everything, once you arrive
Six nights of lodging
On the ZÁRIA property in the jungle above El Valle, Samaná.
All meals
Fresh, locally sourced food prepared on site, with ceremonial dietary needs honored.
Ceremonial sessions
Four ceremonies paced across the week, with rest days between and full facilitation support.
Integration sessions
Group and one-on-one integration work — the part most retreats skip.
Airport transfers
Round-trip ground transport between the airport and the property.
Preparation support
Guidance in the weeks before you arrive, so you come in ready.
Not included: airfare, travel insurance, and personal excursions.
Investment
Choose your room
Shared Room
15 available
$1,397
per person, all six nights
A shared room in The Jungle Rooms — our garden guest block — with space for rest and quiet between ceremonies.
Private Room
5 available
$1,797
per person, all six nights
Your own private room — for those who want solitude to integrate between sessions.
Deposits. Your deposit reserves your place. The remaining balance is due in cash on arrival. Payment instructions are sent privately after your screening call.
Cancellation. Deposits are 50% refundable up to 30 days before the retreat begins, and non-refundable within 30 days.
Filming. Parts of this retreat will be filmed and photographed. All participants sign a media release — and you may opt out entirely. Opting out will not affect your application, and we will make sure you are not captured on camera.
The Process
How to join us
01
Submit your application
Tell us who you are, why now, and give us an honest medical picture. It takes about ten minutes.
02
We review it personally
Revan, Azaya, and Tomás review every application. If it looks like a fit, we reach out to schedule a call.
03
Screening conversation
A real conversation — about your history, your medications, your intention, and whether this is the right work for you right now. We will tell you honestly if it is not.
04
Reserve your place
If we both say yes, we send private payment instructions for your deposit. Your place is held once it lands.
Preparation begins before you arrive
Thirty days before arrival, your preparation opens — dietary guidance, a group preparation call, and direct access to the facilitation team, so you step off the plane ready. Early-bird pricing holds until preparation opens.
Testimonials
Our Hive Speaks
Real stories from people who have sat with us before.
Jay
Retreat Guest
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They practice what they preach and live a life of freedom and growth as examples to all. Revan's leadership and Azaya's powerful love are combined and I've become a new person through my involvement with them. The last retreat transformed my life.
— Matt S.
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I've been with Revan & Azaya for over a year. Their unconditional encouragement, support and love for me keep pushing me to my edge of potential. Keeps me coming back for more. I'm here for the next event!
— Debi H.
E & T
Retreat Guests
Apply
Request your place
Please answer honestly — especially the medical questions. Nothing here disqualifies you automatically, but incomplete answers make it impossible for us to keep you safe.
Questions
Before you apply
Do I need previous experience?+
No. We work with people at every stage, from first-timers to those with years of practice. What matters more than experience is readiness and honesty during screening — which is exactly what the application and interview are for.
Why is there an application instead of a booking button?+
This work is not right for everyone, and certain medical and psychiatric conditions and medications create genuine risk. We screen every participant personally before accepting them. It protects you, it protects the group, and it lets us prepare properly for who is actually in the room.
What medications are a concern?+
Several classes of medication — particularly SSRIs, SNRIs, MAOIs, lithium, and certain cardiac and blood-pressure medications — can interact dangerously with this work. Please disclose everything you take on the application. We will talk it through on your screening call, and if a taper is needed, that is a conversation for you and your prescribing physician, with enough lead time to do it safely.
How many people will be there?+
We cap the journey at twenty participants — and that number is not about logistics. Small numbers are what make this work safe: physically, energetically, and spiritually. Every person in the room is known to the facilitation team, personally screened, and personally held, every night of the week.
What is the group like?+
Adults who are serious about the work. We are not running a party. Expect a wide mix of ages, backgrounds, and reasons for coming.
Is it safe?+
Every participant is medically screened before acceptance. Facilitators are present and awake throughout every ceremony. We maintain emergency protocols and have transport available at all times. That said, this work carries real risk, which we will discuss with you candidly rather than minimize.
Still deciding? Write to us directly.
Travel@visitzaria.com