It was my very first time with Ayahuasca. Short: overwhelmed!!!

Longer: With some previous awareness work, proper (but hard, what was worth it) diet, a lovely Sattvaya-Team: their care, their words, their music, their live-sounds, their touch, their presence - I hade two wonderful and indescribable nights with Mama Ayahuasca. I felt sooooo incredibly safe and so much love from "strangers". During the ceremony a door to my innerst self was opened that longed to be opened for some time and I am so thankful it was opened at Sattvaya.

I am sure I will come back and send some lovely Souls to this place.

Hoiiiiiii <3

Mijn eerste ontmoeting met tanta Aya. De eerste avond was intens. Goed ervaren en voelde me hiervan opgelucht de dagen erna. De tweede avond was kalmer, heerlijk bewust euforisch van de lichamelijke ervaring genoten en de muziek. De muziek was heerlijk en luister ik nog dagelijks naar. De live muziek en zang was niet te beschrijven zo mooi en bracht mij in een diepe ontspanning waar ik mij nog meer kon overgeven aan de ervaring. Leuke groep met hele lieve begeleiding. Fijn huis met een mooie tuin en lekkere wandel-omgeving. Superrrrlekker eten!

Niet specifiek nieuwe inzichten maar wel een gevoel alsof ik dingen heb kunnen loslaten, voel (nog meer) een constant sprankeltje geluk in mij rondzwemmen. Bedankt Ronald, Yoka en de anderen.

LOVE Remco

I have been wanting to attend ayahuasca ceremonies for a long time, but there was always something holding me back. When I found sattvaya online and spook to Ronald by phone, I felt a sense of trust and excitement and nothing turned out to be less right. Yoka, Ronald and the other caretakers really put a lot of care, work and love into these weekends. The guidance through the ceremonies and the (live) music is really amazing. Also, the questionnaires and checkups before and after the weekend really give you that safe and trustworthy feeling you need for an experience like this. I was always sceptical about attending a ceremony in the Netherlands instead of somewhere in the jungle abroad, but now, I would definitely go back. For everyone who is looking for a safe place where love and trust is put first, I would definitely recommend Sattvaya. 💖

I felt safe and cared for during the retreat. I felt the love and energy that was shared by the guides. The music, love, conversation, (sharing circles) and nourishing food. I could complete surrender myself to the experience and fully let the plant medicine work and show me what I needed to see. I appreciated the in depth phone call with the shaman. The conversation with the guides during the weekend was helpful to let go and surrender. Which allowed me to remove expectations and be in the moment.

I received exactly what I needed. I was able to heal things with my family and gain new love for myself and the people around me. I am so grateful. I move through life much happier and free.

Ik vond de ceremonieomgeving fijn en de begeleiding was uitstekend. De muziek tijdens de ceremonies was prachtig, en ik voelde me echt op mijn gemak.

Massively lovely experience with incredible music and live healing instruments. My journey to magic world was incredible.

The way how Ayahuasca works is hard to describe by words, you just have to experience it. It definitely changed my personality, for a better. Or if to say even more right, it did cleaned away lots of what is not mine, but I been holding to it. It helped me to release so much of negative emotions I been keeping inside and what did blocked all my potential and didn't let me to be my true myself. That may seem scary or uncomfortable, to go through all of that emotions what we are trying not to pay attention to so actively. But it is definitely a healing process and it's necessary to let go all what is not good for us, to free space for something new and beautiful.

Thank you all of our supervisor, shaman team, who did enormus work to support us in our healing process, Your help did mean a Lot, Thank you for your guidance and spiritual healing what you all did to help us to go through what we were facing that nights.❤️

Once massive cleaning process during my first night was done, second night of Ayahuasca began beautifully. I had lots of euphoria moments, listened to incredibly beautiful music what Roland and the rest shamans were playing and live singin, playing musical instruments, I was enjoying the new found peace in within me, and feeling overly happy, I think I did never felt so happy before. I will not gonna describe all my trip and visions what I did had, but it was special, something really, really special and life changing.

Massively lovely experience with incredible music and live healing instruments. Feeling of safety and care created by Ronald, Joka and their team. Amazing group of people. Some new insights about love and the people around me but mostly a confirmation that I am on the right trajectory. Will certainly do a ceremony with Ronald and team again!

Almost one week after the ceremony now and I’m still wondered and glowing. It felt as if I received 2 years of therapy in 2 nights. If you think you understand life and spiritual concepts, wait until you feel them during the ceremonies. The experience changed my life forever. I can highly recommend it if you seek to experience breakthroughs in your life!

The journey I’ve made with both of the plant medicine, feel life changing. During the first ceremony it felt a bit overwhelming at times and I was literally not in control (I always am so that felt good but also kinda scary). I really learned to use my voice that night and felt a lot of insights and physical cleansing of my body.

The second journey felt more like the medicine I know, love and trust, being called to the spirits and it was an amazing spiritual experience. My body was able to process a lot of old pain and trauma and the guardians helped and held me trough that process which felt really loving and safe.

The space of Sattivya really feels like a warm and spiritual space and I would love to come back some time and have another journey with them. Once again I thank you for holding space and doing this incredibly important healing work 🤎

This was my first experience drinking Ayahuasca, and I could not have done it in a better place than with Ronald and his team. The guidance was professional, and with a pure intention. In an atmosphere of openness and respect, the group was taken step by step through the whole journey. I admire the work these lovely people do in helping others in their healing process.

I once heard someone say, when Mother Ayahuasca calls you, you better pick up the phone. It is true. My 2 journeys were not easy, but I was well supported and looked after. Thank you all for this unforgettable experience.

May Mother Aya call me again, I know where to go: Sattvaya.

AHO

Wow wat een mooi weekend een fantastisch mooi kado aan mezelf! De organisatie bestaat uit pure, liefdevolle en gepassioneerde professionals die zorgen voor een fantastische reis waarin niets ontbreekt

Voor mij 10 uit 10 :) Complimenten voor de manier waarop de ceremonie werd gegeven en ook de nazorg die er geboden word, echt super fijn! Puur, liefdevol en gepassioneerd! in alle opzichten boven verwachting :D

Never having engaged in this sort of ceremony before I was a bit apprehensive. But I had two special journeys and in due course they gave me clarity over the issues I have been facing.

The ceremonies were lovingly and skillfully conducted, the music, especially Ronald's live contributions, was excellent. The setting was lovely and thanks to the guidance I felt a strong connection to the other participants as well as the staff.

Everybody was just lovely. I'm so privileged to have been able to join this extraordinary adventure and I can highly recommend it.

I can confidently say that coming to the retreat was one of the best decisions I could make on my healing journey.

Ayahuasca is a challenging medicine, it requires you to completely surrender and let it do its work - which is not always a pleasant thing, especially when it comes to releasing old traumas and negative patterns. But doing it in a supportive and loving environment makes all the difference and I’m beyond grateful to have been able to do it with Ronald, Yoka, Noud and Mia - they created a safe space for all of the participants to experience all that Mama Aya wanted us to see and feel.

The music during the ceremony was beyond beautiful and greatly enhanced the whole experience. Besides that, in just 2.5 days we were able to build a sense of community among our group, which is something I didn’t think was possible at all, yet it made all the difference as we were able to share our insights with each other openly, without any judgement.

I’m forever grateful for this magical weekend and would recommend the retreat to anyone who is interested in plant medicine.

Dit was mijn allereerste ervaring met Ayahuasca. Ik had geboekt op basis van het goede gevoel wat ik bij de website kreeg, en de positieve reviews. 

De plek van de ceremonie en het team voelden heel veilig en liefdevol aan. Het werd mij heel makkelijk gemaakt om over te geven aan het proces, en ik heb meer uit de ceremonies gehaald dan ik ooit had kunnen bedenken.  

Tijdens de 1^e avond nam moeder Aya mij aan de hand om aan de slag te gaan met onverwerkte trauma’s en zelfs trauma’s over generaties en eeuwen heen. Ik heb zoveel over mijzelf geleerd, meer inzichten dan ik ooit door therapie of studie heb kunnen verkrijgen. Het was een hele intense avond, maar absoluut de moeite waard.  

Tijdens de 2^e avond nam mijn overleden opa mij aan de hand, en heeft mij geleerd over mijn afkomst en wie ik in wezen ben. Dit was een ontzettend mooie ervaring, en het heeft mij veel inzichten gegeven. 

Ik vond het ook heel bijzonder wat voor een band ik in deze korte tijd met mijn medereizigers heb ontwikkeld. We vonden veel steun bij elkaar, en het was waardevol om elkaars verhalen tijdens de sharing-circles met elkaar te delen. De muziek door Ronald was ook prachtig, en paste perfect in de ervaring. Na afloop hebben we een playlist van de muziek gekregen.  

Ik voel mij na deze 2 ceremonies lichter, en met een wijsheid als nooit tevoren. Er breekt nu nog een tijd van integratie aan, maar ik weet zeker dat dit mij als persoon tot in de kern geheeld heeft. Ik ben Ronald, Yoka, Mia, Noud en Liezl ontzettend dankbaar voor deze mooie en helende ervaring. 

I felt compelled to write this because I am now in a place where I wouldn't have dared dream possible and I attribute this entirely to my Ayahuasca experience. I can't believe it but I am now ten days clean or all the medication I was on. Zero painkillers and no headaches at all. I honestly thought I would need clinical detox to achieve this so I really can't believe I'm in this place now! I have had a little acupuncture and used cold water immersion to help with pain and sleeping but the precipitating factor in all this was definitely the retreat and I am just so grateful.

My experience at the retreat in itself was stunningly beautiful, I was just blown away by the genuine love and support that I witnessed happening in the room. During it I opened my eyes and just watched the facilitators tend to everyone with such genuine love and compassion it almost moved me more than the  journey inside did. To be honest I hadn't even admitted to myself how much I had been self medicating and I think it was this that inhibited me a little but I am keen to go back and go a little deeper next time if they'll have me! I'd also experienced very recent trauma and my nervous system was very disregulated going in so I believe that Ayahuasca was gentle with me and gave me exactly what I needed at the time but I did find it hard to let go and get fully immersive , having said that the healing in my life after is testament in itself that some deep inner work was going on because I never imagined I would get to this level of healing in a million years so I am really living a life that is beyond my dreams now. Working out every day, sleeping unmedicated and not relying on painkillers to get through the day. 

Sattvaya voelde als een veilige plek voor mij. De begeleiding was zeer liefdevol en respectvol. Bijzonder vond ik dat mijn oma even "langskwam" om te bedanken dat ik ook haar pijn heelde. Deze keer was mijn reis minder intens, maar ook dat was goed. Het was fijn om de 2e dag van het weekend veel tijd te hebben om dingen te verwerken, inzichten op te schrijven en te rusten. Ik blijf het indrukwekkend vinden wat een band je opbouwt met je mede "reizigers", terwijl je toch bezig bent met je eigen heling. Dat we een app-groep hebben en een playlist kregen achteraf vind ik hele fijn. Het helpt om de energie van het weekend vast te houden of er weer redelijk in te komen. Dankbaar voor deze mooie ervaring.

Na een periode van veel innerlijk werk via reguliere kanalen veel innerlijk werk verricht, echter liep ik nog wel steeds in mijn eigen valkuil. Alles is rationeel te bevatten maar in realiteit kwam ik mijzelf tegen in bepaalde situaties en had hier geen vat op. Toen besloten om een andere weg te bewandelen en heb besloten om aan Moeder Ayahuasca raad te vragen en wat een openbaring is dat geworden! Mijn intentie was te onderzoeken of er in mijn onderbewustzijn nog belemmeringen waren waar ik in mijn dagelijkse leven tegen aanliep. Ik kan alleen zeggen dat het een geweldige innerlijke reis was met een openbaring waar ik nooit zonder Ayahuasca bij had kunnen komen. Ik voel mij nu zo bevrijd en omringt door liefde en zelf-liefde en voel mij verlicht in mijn ego gedachtegangen!Een ervaring voor het leven die ik met mij mee zal dragen.De begeleiding was echt fantastisch en liefdevol en en stellen je zo op je gemak dat ik mij heel erg relaxed en veilig voelde gedurende het weekend. De charrings met mijn mede reisgenoten waren ontzettend mooi en we vonden veel steun bij elkaar tijdens het weekend .De muziek was prachtig en geheel in sfeer met de groep en de setting.

Op internet veel aanbieders gezien maar ik voelde mij direct verbonden met de website van Sattvaya en kan niet anders zeggen dat dit echt een geweldige keus was en het voelde als thuiskomen. Wat een geweldige relaxte locatie en serene rust.En nogmaals wat een liefdevol en professioneel team waarbij je heerlijk veilig en relaxed voelt. Ik kan Sattvaya aan iedereen aanbevelen!

This experience has really opened me up. I was feeling stuck and lost inside of myself and this world. Mother Ayahuasca has shown me the patterns I have to break and she has given the answers to several questions of mine. I am feeling thankful, more comfortable and so much lighter. Also the guides and their energy are really loving and angelic, they have helped me when I was feeling stuck and made me feel really loved.

Thank you guys, I will always cherish and remember this.

Much love and light

The ambience was very safe and loving. The facilitators really took the time to personally connect with every single person. There was a good balance between scientific and spiritual knowledge of the Medicine. The setting was great- a beautiful scenery near Amsterdam. The music and ceremony were done with respect for the tradition of the Sacred Medicine. And facilitators guided every person equally the during the ceremony. Sattvaya really deliver what they promise on their site!

Ik wil het gehele team heel erg bedanken voor de geweldige ervaring. De ayahuascaceremonies hebben me weer een stap verder gebracht in mijn helingproces. Ik voelde me heel veilig en daardoor kon ik me volledig overgeven. Het was zo fijn dat er zoveel begeleiding was en dat de groep deelnemers niet groot was, het voelde vertrouwd om persoonlijke dingen met de groep te delen, dit hielp weer om dieper in het proces te komen. Ik merk nu na afloop dat ik liever voor mezelf kan zijn, en voor mij het mooiste: ik heb veel meer dan hiervoor intens kunnen genieten van mijn kinderen. Alle pijnlijke gevoelens en daarmee gepaard gaande stress, zelfafwijzing etc, lijkt wat meer naar de achtergrond te zijn verplaatst. Ik hoop dat ik het nog eens durf te doen!

Eerder heb ik ook al wat geschreven over mijn ervaringen bij Sattvaya. Dit was de 2de keer. Het is allemaal zo goed hier. Even (opnieuw) over de begeleiding. Met zo'n grote zorgvuldigheid, voelt zo veilig en oh zo ontzettend vriendelijk. Er wordt haarscherp aangevoeld of iemand van hen even bij me 'moet' komen, of dat ze mij juist even alle ruimte geven tijdens mijn reis. Dit alles in grote liefde en volle aandacht. Perfect in balans. Ach ja, ik kan het niet laten om helemaal niets over de muziek te vertellen: werkelijk Goddelijk! Als ik terugkijk naar wat ik heb gezien en beleefd tijdens de reizen, dan komen er nu bijvoorbeeld de volgende woorden bij mij op: Herkenning en Vertrouwen.

Opnieuw een diepe, diepe buiging van dankbaarheid!

Overall I can describe the journey as intense and unique. Am grateful for having had the opportunity to participate and have a clearer idea and focus on where I can deepen my healing process after the ceremony. It is too soon to have full clarity on the experience as the effects are very still there and integration is in full process.

During the ceremony I felt supported and guided by a beautiful team of spaceholders. The music played and made is a beautiful part of the journeys, drawing you further in and nourishing and cherishing your healing process whilst in the journey. Allowing space for stuck emotions to be released was very powerful and after the ceremony I feel I have a lighter heart.

The integration circles are key to your own integration process. It's beautiful to share your experiences and hear what other participants have experienced.

The surroundings allow space for walks in nature or just charging your batteries in a relaxed environment.

I knew that I need to try Aya. But did not know wher to go. When I heard about Sattvaya, I knew it is the right place for me. And I was not wrong. Did not expect anything from the group, session, people, place,... But was really positive surprise. The place is amazing (exactly what you need at that time), the nature, perfect place for walking, being with yourself. I was feeling really save, confortable, could express my feelings, had a huge connection with people in the group. Ronald and his team took excellent care of us. I am still surprised about how they knew exactly when to come and give exactly what was needed. And above all the music, that was amazing, no words can describe it. What I gained: peace with myself, in my mind, I stopped the conversation with myself (negative ones), now I have a need of meditations, need of going alone to the nature, need to listen myself, my intuition.

I’m really glad that I chose Sattvaya for my first experience with plant medicine and I can strongly recommend Ronald and his team. Big thank you to them. I will definitely be back one day. Music, people will stay with me forever. Forever grateful for amazing experience.

With love. AHO ❤️

I always thought I wasn’t ready for the Medicine but all of a sudden it called me. I was a bit anxious but the setting made it easy to surrender. The guides were deeply genuinely caring for me and the other participants. There was an enormous space for our own process and for me it was a deeply profound experience that helped me further in my path and healing. I will definitely do this again in my life. I can highly recommend this centre. It’s casual, non dogmatic yet very experienced.

Ronald, Yoka and the team are angels in human form. You can tell they are doing plant medicine, ayahuasca ceremonies because they have so much knowledge and wisdom to share with those of us who are in the beginning of their enlightenment journeys. They do this from their heart and they give their everything before, during, and after the ceremonies to ensure you leave there as the best version of yourself.

There are no judgements, no expectations, just teachings that you get the answers mother Aya wants to show you. Each of us are in different paths and therefore we all will receive different messages from her.

Thanks to them, I was able to have such powerful journey. Met with Mother Aya and the spiritual powers and had my life’s most memorable moments (even more magical and two childbirths! :) ) in addition to adding new life long family members; Ronald, Yoka, their team, and all the other eleven participants.

Thank YOU from the bottom of my heart for being inspiring and amazing journey partners, path finders, and knowledge and wisdom light carriers. Until we meet again,

AHO 🙏🏻✨🌞😇❤️

Wow wat een bijzondere ceremonie. 

Mijn eerste reis met moeder Aya. De reis was mooi, heftig, intens, emotioneel, liefdevol maar vooral magisch! Ik heb zoveel kunnen releasen. Ten eerste was de groepsconnectie super fijn, het is echt een safe space waar je kan zijn wie je bent, zonder schaamte of onbegrip. Ook dit voel je bij de begeleiding. Het team was zo ontzettend liefdevol en ervaren! Je bent ècht in goede handen. Alles is oke, je voelt je gehoord en gezien. Dit is heel erg belangrijk als je een reis in gaat.

Ook de muziek was perfect. Echt perfect! De muziek heeft onbewust zoveel invloed op je reis en Ronald weet precies hoe de muziek afgespeeld moet worden. De setting is super warm en relaxed. Ik heb nog nooit zo’n warme, fijne plek en mensen ontmoet. Ook al was mijn reis erg heftig en was ik soms een beetje in paniek, ik wist en voelde dat de beleiding er voor mij was en mij ondersteunden erdoor heen te gaan.

Ik ben zo ontzettend blij dat ik deze eerste reis bij het juiste adres heb mogen ervaren! Voor mij geen andere plek dan Sattvaya!

Big thanks and love for the team and participants <3

This was my 4th time at Sattvaya healing. I just love going to Sattvaya as the location and the accommodation are 5 star and keeps Improving with every vist.
The staff are so kind loving and caring. The guidance from the staff during the ceremonies is so good that it gives you a safe and loving environment feeling. Ronald plays the most wonderful music for that extra experience. Even at somepoints the music is enough to guide you on your journey.

Well for my 4th time I knew before I went to the retreat is was going to be a difficult and a challenging weekend for me.
In the weeks running up the the retreat I had started remembering bad childhood memories and didn't realy understand why.
At the retreat after sharing with the group and staff it became clear that I had to face my childhood fears and abuse from my father.

During my journey I was shown lots of bad memories that I had blocked out as a child. I was made by ayahuasca to face each and everyone of my fears. When his is done I would be free to move on with my life and stop living in the passed.

After the ceremonies I can say now that I feel free and content with my self my mind and body feel so at peace with my self.
Now I feel free happy and confident enough to move on in life and not to look at the passed but only to the future.

Living happy and free ✨️ 😌 ☺️ 🍀🙏

Beautiful experience thanks to the guidance of Ronald and his team. Specially kudos to the facilitators Gabriel, Yoka, Mariana and Howard. such warmth and care for somebody you just met. And the music is insanely good. it contributed to a wonderfull journey.

I have never experienced anything quite like this. The journeys I took were beautiful and allowed me to observe my thoughts and feelings from new perspectives. I felt lighter, more energized and much more curious about plant medicine after this retreat. Ronald and his team took excellent care of the journeyers and really supported us before, during and after our retreat. I’m really glad that I chose Sattvaya for my first experience with plant medicine. 

Words cannot justify the devine experience I had during the two days of Ayahuasca ceremony with Sattvaya. I attained spiritual enlightment and was guided to the truth of life by Mama Ayahuasca. True compassion and intense love was felt throughout, although it was not easy and required full surrenduring during the journey. 

The team of Sattvaya was outstanding in its guidance, preparations and carrying throughout the whole retrait. The beautiful music, the continuous care and love from Mariane/Joka/Mia, the ambience of the room, the amazing people participating; it was magical!

Thank you so much for this life-changing experience.

All love

My journey with Ayahuasca (my first) was very revealing, freeing and also in the long run very beneficial for my well-being. I’m more aware of my feelings, understanding them and react accordingly. The notion of compassion and how it is the natural human state (compared to ego) was very present during my journey but left an important imprint on my interpersonal relationships. 

Het was in een woord: Perfect!

Een prachtige veilige liefdevolle omgeving met een enorme connectie met alle mensen in de groep en vier lieve ceremonie leiders. Het was schoon, mooi, gezellig, knus, fijne muziek, veel liefde en knuffels, lekker eten, mooie leef omgeving, prachtige natuur.

Dit alles heeft vanaf de eerste seconde bij binnenkomst gezorgd voor een prachtige reis. 

De eerste dag met de anahuasca was mooi, rustig en veel

Spirituele inzichten. De tweede dag met ayahuasca en Rapéh was voor mij intens gelukkig, heftig, mooi. Er zijn zoveel inzichten bij elkaar gekomen, helderheid in mijn zijn in mijn huidige leven binnen mijn familie systeem, helderheid uit vorige levens. 

Dit was soms heel pijnlijk en verdrietig, maar zo mooi ook en verhelderend. 

It was a wonderful weekend, great appreciation for the Sattvaya Team to create this space where healing can take place. With a warm welcome and a perfect location for a sacred Plant Medicine. We had two ceremonies with beautiful live music and an integration session afterwards with helped me to take the most out of this experience. 

The ceremony was placed in a very peaceful and clean ambient and it was very good organised and prepared. I felt very comfortable, I was just very excited, what is normal. In the first round of the first day, the medicine gave me a very pleasant feeling of floating and I felt lovely vibrations. I felt my body dissolving with the music, which was very helpful to surrender in the journey. I felt confident of going deeper in the journey with the second round. The second round brought me in a strong conflict with my inner fears and blockades and it was hard for me to surrender.

With the help of the guidance I could feel more safe and with less fear. In the live music I found the solution and way out of the self conflict with singing. I found out, that music is my way of healing.

It's the single most important journey I have taken in my life! I was surprised by how much I surrendered that is thanks to all the staff who made me me feel safe and comfortable. 

The experience was a message to let go of the things out of my control and trust the process of life. I walked into the Ceremony looking for a purpose and came back out with one. The music was beautiful and the voices of the shamans singing brought me nothing but peace.

It was amazing, thank you all for this great ayahuasca experience!

I think the plant medicine helped to give me the courage to finally speak my truth, which I had been wrestling with for a while. I feel I’m now at the start of a new path in my life’s journey, which will be full of purpose, love and truth.

The music during the ceremonies was incredible it really helped me to let let go and assisted with the journey. The facilitators were amazing, they were there to offer support when needed and even performed reiki and body work during the sessions which really added another level to the whole experience. After the ceremonies, I found it very difficult to sleep so just rested, whether this was because I had so much on my mind or whether this was just that the medicine was still in my bloodstream, I don’t know, but the passengers and the facilitators were there for me when I really needed them. I hadn’t cried properly for around 8 years but after the final session, I couldn’t stop crying for hours. I was clearly holding a huge amount of emotion in and it felt good to finally release some of it. Whilst I went through this the facilitators were there as well as the amazing people I had taken the journey with.

Throughout the entire weekend I felt no judgement from anyone, it was such a safe place to be open and vulnerable. Everyone there had there own stories and issues to go through and we were all there for one another, I felt nothing but peace, respect, love and truth for the entire weekend. Thank you to all that were involved in the journey and who have helped me move into the person I want to become, full of life, joy, laughter, compassion and love!