Ayllu Medicina

07/08/2026

04/08/2026

Join Ayllu Vidya: The First Threshold

The First Threshold is a six month professional training and certification online in Cyclical Wisdom, Women’s Circles, and Rites of Passage. It is designed for women who feel called to deepen their understanding of the feminine cycle while learning how to confidently facilitate women’s circles, workshops and sacred rites of passage.

Led by Hwaneetah and Vanessa, you will learn an integrated methodology, including yoga, cyclical wisdom, Ayurveda, sacred geometry, and more!

Applications open 14th August. While classes will be live, there will be recordings available if you are unable to make a class or are in a different time zone. There is also the option to do a payment plan.

More info is on our website, link in bio! Or comment 🌙 below to receive the information. We hope you can join us for this transformative journey!

01/08/2026

Meditation teaches us how to be with ourselves.

Plant medicine invites us to let go of what we no longer need, and make space.

Together, they create a powerful path of awareness, helping us quiet the mind, open the heart, and integrate what we discover into everyday life.

This December, join us for our Meditation & Plant Medicine Retreat, where daily meditation, yoga, breathwork, ceremonies, and ancestral practices come together to support deep inner peace and lasting transformation.

December 5–12, 2026 • Ecuador

If you're feeling called to slow down and reconnect, we'd love to welcome you.

28/07/2026

Nourishment from local hearts.

One of the ways we care for our retreat participants is through delicious, healthy veggie and fruit filled meals, lovingly prepared by our incredible local kitchen team.

Each day, they cook us three fresh, plant-based, gluten-free meals using fresh, local ingredients to support the body before, during, and after ceremony. Every meal is prepared with care, intention, and so much heart.

To our kitchen family....thank you for the love you pour into every plate. Your work is an essential part of the journey during a retreat.

What's been your favorite part of the Ayllu Medicine retreat menu?

25/07/2026

Today, July 25th, is known as the Day Out of Time. In the 13 Moon calendar, it is the day between cycles...a day that belongs to no month. A sacred pause before a new galactic year begins.

Instead of irregular months, this calendar follows 13 equal Moons of 28 days each. The final day of the year - July 25, the Day Out of Time, is left outside the calendar as a sacred pause to reflect, celebrate, forgive, create, and prepare to begin a new cycle with intention on July 26.

At Ayllu Medicina, we follow this 13/28 Moon calendar because it aligns with the natural cycles of time and the stars above, rather than the invented Gregorian calendar.

Today is a time to step outside of ordinary time and return to what truly matters. However you spend this day, may you take some of your time to pause.

To celebrate this life.
To honor what has been.
And to welcome what is ready to unfold.

Happy Day Out of Time!

See our stories for an interview with Rubén who has been immersed in spreading this knowledge for over a decade. He shares details about why now is just the right moment to begin working with the 13/28 Moon calendar as a daily practice to support your own peace within, which can then ripple into the world.

Check out Rubén's work and initiatives by following , The Foundation for Noospheric Consciousness, and The Global Council for Calendar Awareness.

24/07/2026

The Day Out of Time & 13-moon Calendar

Did you know the Day Out of Time is tomorrow, before the start of the new 13-moon year? Learn more about this calendar and how to mark this day in this clip from Hwaneetah’s interview with bre niedhammer ! Watch the full interview on the Breathe and Flow Yoga YouTube channel, see link in our bio or comment 🌚 below!

For more information about this calendar and the Day Out of Time, visit the The Harmonic Factor ! It is time to reclaim natural time and live cyclically.

21/07/2026

The medicine continues in the music.

One of our favorite traditions is gathering around the fire on our final evening to sing, dance, and celebrate the journey we've shared together.

This special moment was made even more memorable by our brother Nico, whose incredible skill playing the Andean flute and charango fills the space with joy, beauty, and beautiful energy.

If you're feeling called to join us, our next Meditation & Plant Medicine Retreat is December 5–12 on the coast of Ecuador. We'd love to welcome you.

Message any questions or learn more through the link in our bio!

20/07/2026

Fear & Healing: What if Fear Isn’t Your Enemy?

We have a new blog post written by Hwaneetah and her mum Maria Constanza Ballesteros about fear and how we can transform our relationship to it….

Fear is one of the most misunderstood human emotions. Most of us spend our lives trying to avoid it, silence it, and overcome it. We see fear as something standing between us and the life we long for, whereas fear and healing can work together.

We assume that if we could simply get rid of fear, we would finally feel free. But what if fear was never the obstacle, but rather an invitation into healing? What is fear isn’t your enemy?

No matter how long we’ve walked a spiritual path, how much healing we’ve done, or how many ceremonies we’ve experienced, fear still visits us. It appears before making an important decision, opening our hearts after they’ve been broken, speaking our truth, closing a chapter, beginning a new project, or simply when life asks us to step beyond what feels familiar.

Fear is part of being human, so the question is not whether fear will arise. Instead, the question is who we become when it does.

For years, we have been taught to believe that courage means living without fear. Yet true courage has never been the absence of fear. It is the willingness to move forward with an open heart despite it.

Over time, I’ve come to see that what we fear most often points directly toward where our soul is ready to expand. Fear tends to appear just before a profound transformation. It is not the wall blocking our path; it is the guardian standing at the threshold of growth.

Every time we choose presence over panic, curiosity over resistance, and trust over control, we begin to transform our relationship with fear. And in doing so, we discover that the freedom we have been seeking was never found in eliminating fear, but in learning to walk through it.

Read the full post on the Ayllu Medicina blog (link in bio) or comment blog below for the link! Contact us directly to learn more about Anahata’s Ishaya meditation courses.

19/07/2026

One of the unexpected medicines of retreat...

Becoming a family.

People arrive as strangers and leave with friendships that continue long after the week of transformation has ended.

When we come together to truly take a pause, connect with ourselves, and give thanks around the fire, we already have something in common.

We get to share in ceremony, support on another, and walk this path of healing together.

Giving thanks to all the Ayllu family around the globe!

Are you ready to join us here in Ecuador?