Private room
The Serenity Suite
Early Bird Price
$3,600 $3,200
- Your own private room
- Your own private bathroom
- Complete solitude when you need it
- Full retreat program & healthy conscious meals included
Release the old and bring in the new.
This is one of the best things I have ever done.
The Journey
Where your senses are activated.
Where you feel deeply connected to your surroundings, humans and nature.
Where you feel safe to soften in your deep feminine.
Free to explore who you are, and who you are becoming.
Your body nourished.
Knowing you are fully taken care of.
This is Portals.
A seven-day women’s Ayahuasca retreat, held with reverence and care, for women ready to expand.
Come as you are. Feel the world’s weight fall away.
Leave with renewed energy, wisdom, and trust in what’s next.
Step through the Portal and hear your soul’s true calling.
This is more than a retreat. It’s a homecoming to your truest self.A look into previous journeys
More moments from past journeys.
Sound familiar?
You’ve always put everyone else first.
This time, it’s your turn.
This retreat is for the woman ready to expand.
This is for you if…
Clarity doesn’t come from seeking more “how to’s.”
It comes from creating space for what’s already within you to emerge.
The experiences
Below is what is planned, but come for a few surprises.
1 Ayahuasca Ceremony
Soundbath for Healing & Cleansing
Somatic Integration
Temazcal & Flower Bath
Gentle Yoga
Dedicated Time of Silence
Vocal Activation Workshop
Ecstatic Dance & Cacao Ceremony
Shamanic Art Making
New Friendship
Music Jams & Sharing Circle
Cenote Swim
…and more, co-created by the women who arrive.
A gift from us
Use these photos to remember the empowered version you are stepping into. Use them for your work, your business, to update your profile, or just to share with your loved ones.
Our retreat center
Near Tulum, Mexico
In nature, with modern comfort.
Participant Experiences
In their own words.
“Give yourself the gift of reconnecting with yourself, going inward and allowing for healing in a supportive, beautiful, loving environment.”
Don’t be afraid to try something new or a little out of your comfort zone.
Swipe or tap to read more
What’s Included
Choose your room
Apply by November 15th for early bird pricing.
Private room
Early Bird Price
$3,600 $3,200
Shared · 2 women
Early Bird Price
$2,800 $2,500
Shared · 3 women
Early Bird Price
$2,650 $2,350
The transformational healing at Portals Retreat allowed me to move into this new phase of my life.— Debby L.
Jan 15 - 21, 2027Near Tulum, Mexico
Apply below to join
This is an application-only retreat to ensure that you are a fit. You will receive an email within 12 hours to confirm whether this retreat is for you.
Not ready to apply? Ask us a question. We reply within 10 hours.
What’s different
Portals is designed as a full program, not just a ceremony. Our intention is for this to not just be an experience but something you carry home that changes how you live your day-to-day life.
12 women max, so you receive personal care in a safe container and bond more deeply with the group.
Our facilitator has held space for 400+ ceremonies with live medicine music. Whether it's your first time or 10th time sitting with the medicine, you are welcomed and in safe hands.
Sound healing, somatic work, art therapy, music and creativity are woven together with the wisdom of plant medicine for you to experience deep transformation.
A preparation call, a preparation guide, and a post-retreat integration call are included so you feel prepared and have peace of mind for your journey.
A nature immersion, in the jungle without sacrificing comfort.
Shannon and Debbie are directly reachable if you have questions.
Meet the hosts & facilitators
You’re in experienced hands.
Cohost of Portals
Sound healer, shamanic guide, and visionary artist
25+ years of international impact through global retreats, sacred ceremonies, workshops and sound initiations that have transformed 5,000+ lives.
A multi-degree scholar with Fine Arts, Community Arts Education, and Psychology degrees. Trauma-informed facilitator trained in 500hr Art-Psychotherapy, Reiki, Somatic Integration, Shamanic Healing, Sound Therapy, and more.
Cohost of Portals
Musician, entrepreneur, and operator
8+ years of experience growing and building the operational backbone of 4+ successful businesses.
Debbie brings her experience to co-create exceptional experiences for guests at Portals, and shares music that brings people together, bridging the spiritual and the material realm.
Medicine Woman
Ayahuasca ceremonialist
Born in Mexico, Pamela began her shamanic journey in 2006 with the Church of Santo Daime. She has led ceremony with music and sacred medicines for thousands of people around the world.
Trained by the Red Path, vision quests, and Shipibo Masters in Peru. She has facilitated at the Sacred Valley Tribe Center for several years, holding ceremony within its community programs.
“With the support of the great spirit, I share the sacred medicine of Ayahuasca to help connect people with their internal teacher, deepening the subconscious, transforming patterns, and reaching inner peace and harmony.”
Medicine Woman
Temazcal guide
Since 2018 Gabriela Coatl has studied and practiced many disciplines of the ancient spiritual, esoteric, energetic and healing traditions for the body, soul and mind.
She is currently the leader of the Hekxaloc Spiritual Development and Healing Center as a Medicine Woman, offering holistic and integrative therapies, teaching spiritual development courses, and providing the sacred medicine of the Temazcal. Her objective is to be able to cooperate with the awakening of humanity to a higher and respectful consciousness for the preservation and healing of the planet and of all human beings.
Healthy, nourishing meals are prepared intentionally throughout the entire retreat, so your body is well taken care of. Vegan, gluten-free & dairy-free options available.
A snack & tea bar is open at all times.
Peace of mind, before and after.
Before you arrive: a one-hour preparation call walks you through what to expect, how to prepare, what to pack, and how to set your intentions.
After the ceremony: we start the next morning in complete silence. You will be guided through a process that helps you remember and integrate this ceremony experience into your life.
After the retreat: one group post-retreat integration call to keep each other accountable after returning home. This is where real work happens and where the changes take root.
Your questions
Yes! Many of the women who join us have never sat with Ayahuasca before. We will go through a safety assessment with you first to make sure this is a good fit, and you will also receive a preparation guide covering everything you will need. Our ceremonialist has guided over 400+ ceremonies with people from all backgrounds and experiences.
Pamela, our medicine woman, answers this one herself: watch her talk about fear before a ceremony. You can also book a call with Shannon and Debbie here and share your concerns. Nervousness is normal. This is a powerful and often life changing experience. Many women feel that way before joining, and we are here for you! 🙂 We would like to meet you and connect.
Yes! We have a Whatsapp group for the women who join each year. Many have become close friends, stayed in touch, and even met up with each other in different cities again.
Our circles are intentionally small, so you have personalized care and deeper bonds with one another. You are never pressured into anything you don’t feel like participating in. We have exercises and agreements in place so everyone feels supported and seen.
The safety assessment is for us to confirm, together, whether this retreat is a good fit. It also helps us be mindful of additional support you may need. On the call, we review your medication and health history together.
The following are contraindicated: antidepressants (such as SSRIs or MAOIs) or antipsychotic medications, psychiatric conditions or family histories of certain mental health disorders, surgery within the past three months, heart conditions, uncontrolled high blood pressure, uncontrolled diabetes, epilepsy, active addiction, or pregnancy. If any of these apply to you, participation may still be possible. Please message us so we can better understand your situation.
Yes. We offer flexible payment options to make this program accessible to you.
Your booking is fully refundable within 48 hours of booking. After that, it is non-refundable, but you may exchange your ticket for a future retreat date or transfer your booking to another qualified woman’s name. Exchange and transfer requests must be made at least 14 days before the retreat begins.
Message us here. You will also receive a link to book a call with Shannon & Debbie directly if you prefer to talk things through.
Is not always easy
Or accepted
Or even better understood
But the call of the soul
Of a deep knowing
The reminder of a tender flame
Inside of your heart
Can ignite
With one breath
Bringing you home
To your life’s true purpose
Whole and free
Step through the portal
Take that leap
Remember who you truly are
— Visionary Shannon
Where is the retreat center?
The retreat is nestled in the jungle near Tulum, Mexico. Around 1.5 hours from Cancun airport and around 1 hour from Tulum airport. You will receive the exact location and arrival details after confirmation.