Why join us?
A unique and sacred gathering rooted in ayahuasca traditions, guided by Indigenous and Afro-Brazilian leaders, and held on ancestral quilombola land.
At Kura, we don't just sit with the medicines -Â we prepare them with our own hands, guided by the elders and the forest.
We walk slowly, listen deeply, and act in reciprocity.
What makes Kura different?
 Ceremony & Sacred WorkÂ
- Ayahuasca ceremonies
- Umbandaime, Jurema & Cacao ceremonies
- Feitio: prepare ayahuasca & rapé with the whole community
- Sananga, Kambô and tobacco rituals
- Spiritual leadership from Adana Omagua Kambeba, Alvaro Tukano, Bane Gildo Huni Kuin and the Santo Daime CommunityÂ
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 Earth-Based PracticesÂ
- Forest meditations, yoga & breathwork
- Herbal baths, music, traditional local markets
- Organic natural meals
- Integration circles and private consultations available
 Indigenous PartnershipÂ
Kura is co-created in alliance with Indigenous leaders, not just as guests but as architects of the experience, shaping it's vision, teachings and collective future.Â
Schedule HighlightsÂ
sat: Forest walk + Ilumina Ceremony
sun: Feitio (ayahuasca cooking) + music + integration
mon: Ceremony with Alvaro Tukano
thu: Visit to slave cemetery + Jurema Ceremony
fri: Serra do CipĂł waterfalls + Cacao Ceremony
(Full schedule, including breathwork, rapé crafting, and markets, included upon registration)
đź“ŤLocation and TransportationÂ
Céu da Divina Estrela, an ayahuasca spiritual center with over 600 ceremonies held, located in a forest preservation just 45 minutes from Confins International Airport (Belo Horizonte), one of Brazil’s most modern and well-organized airports, with full traveler infrastructure. Guests arriving internationally will find transfers fast and straightforward.
- Â Accessibility: The center can be reached easily by private transfer or rental car.
-  Connections: Belo Horizonte is a short one-hour flight from both Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Brazil’s main international hubs.
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This is sacred land-protected, lived on, and honored
What Your Presence Supports
- Biocultural conservation of sacred plants (plant your own ayahuasca vine!)
- Aliving alliance with Indigenous and Afro-Brazilian spiritual leaders
- A fund for local land defense and community empowerment
- A spiritual Embassy to the Amazon in Minas Gerais
- A sacred plant education program with decolonial pedagogy
Retreat Schedule
Friday
- Â Transfer and accommodation of visitors
- Â Opening meeting: retreat introduction & schedule presentation
- Â Brazilian dinner (with musical performance) + Local Market
Saturday
- Â Breakfast
-  Active meditation (forest walk) with rapé and sananga
- Â Cleaning chacrona leaves
- Â Lunch
- Â Breathwork
- Â Light brunch
- Â Yoga (pre-ceremony)
- Â Ilumina ceremony in the terreiro
Sunday
- Â Meditation
- Â Breakfast
- Â Integration circle
- Â Lunch
- Â Feitio (ayahuasca preparation)
- Â Brunch
- Â Local Market
- Â Dinner
- Â Feitio (continued)
Monday
- Â Meditation
- Â Breakfast
- Â Feitio
- Â Lunch
-  Feitio & rapé-sananga circle
- Â Dinner
- Â Indigenous ceremony
Tuesday
- Â Meditation
- Â Breakfast
- Â Collective meditation
- Â Lunch
-  Rapé making (feitio) with Indigenous leaders
- Â Light brunch
- Â Lecture by Indigenous leaders
Wednesday
- Â Breakfast
- Â Integration circle
- Â Lunch
- Â Local Market
- Â Afternoon meal
- Â Afro-Brazilian Umbandaime ceremony
Thursday
- Â Breakfast
- Â Visit to the slave cemetery
- Â Lunch
- Â Jurema ceremony
- Â Dinner + Local Market
Friday
-  Café da manhã (breakfast)
- Â Tour of Serra do CipĂł (waterfalls or caves)
- Â Dinner + Local Market
- Â Cacao ceremony (led by Jacqueline)
Saturday
- Â Breakfast
- Â Lunch
- Â Transfer and farewells
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This is not a retreat business.
It's a living forest built through relationship, ceremony, and resistance.
Meet your Retreat Hosts
Our retreats are guided by Dr. Glauber Loures de Assis, a Brazilian scholar, ceremonial leader, and lifelong student of Santo Daime. Glauber brings a rare combination of academic insight and lived spiritual practice. He has spent decades working at the intersection of healing, justice, and tradition, walking alongside Indigenous elders, supporting families in ceremony, and shaping international conversations about plant medicine. His approach is grounded, inclusive, and deeply rooted in Brazilian cultural lineage. At Jornadas de Kura, Glauber doesn't lead from the front. He holds space beside you.
A place where comfort supports transformation
When you step into this space, you’ll find thoughtfully designed accommodations, nourishing meal and a grounded environment
Retreat Inclusions
- 7 transformative days of healing, collaboration, sacred traditional ceremonies and mindfulness practices.
- Personalized wisdom guided by Indigenous and Afro Brazilian spiritual leaders.
- Thoughtfully designed accommodations surrounded by nature. Each retreat guest will have their own private room.
- Shared community living, bathroom and kitchen facilities
- Relaxing outdoor area with pool and loungers
- Daily Nourishing meals for your body and soul including Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and snacks
- Fresh drinking water readily available
- Traditional hands on activities to help preserve the future of plant medicines
- Pre-retreat preparation and post-retreat resources & community to continue to keep the transformation alive.
- Arrival and Departure Airport transfers (pre-arranged)
Want to join us on our
next retreat?
Here's the steps to take:
- Apply to attend a retreat including a call with our team
if suitable you'll be invited to: - Complete your booking including payment $5,000usd per person
- Join our pre-retreat preparation communityÂ
- Join our Retreat
- Continue on in our Post Retreat community with other like minded people
ACT NOW –
healing is not a service. It's a relationship.
Don’t wait to give yourself the gift of peace and clarity. This retreat is your chance to reset, recharge, and rediscover the essence of who you are.
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