My Private Ceremony
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Atmosphere and feature ratings above are based on Best Retreats research (November 2026). They will be updated if My Private Ceremony submits its own information.
My Private Ceremony: An In-Depth Review for Ayahuasca Retreats on Kauai, Hawaii, USA
My Private Ceremony is an anonymous website advertising “ALOHAHUASCA”, a five-day retreat on Kauai, Hawaii, with three ayahuasca ceremonies, rapé, smoke and flower baths, icaros, a Native Hawaiian ancestral prayer and a Waimea Canyon trip, led by unnamed “experienced facilitators”, per its website. It requires an intake form before booking. Against that, no owner, facilitator, venue, legal entity or religious exemption is named, no medical screening rules, medical staff or emergency plan are published, the 50% deposit is non-refundable, it claims physical healing benefits, and its only dates have no year, so it may never have run.
🎯 At a Glance
- Locations: An undisclosed venue on Kauai, Hawaii, USA; no town or address is published.
- Approach: Three ayahuasca ceremonies with “traditional and channeled icaros”, plus rapé, baths, ocean-side integration exercises, a labyrinth walk and sightseeing.
- Suitable For: No one until the operator is identified. Not suitable for people taking antidepressants or with heart or psychiatric conditions.
- Costs: $2,500 to $3,000 for five days and four nights, with organic vegetarian meals and “upgraded accommodations”. A 50% deposit reserves a place and is non-refundable; no other refund terms are published.
- Overall Assessment: An unidentified operator offering ayahuasca with no published safeguards, legal basis or track record. Directory evaluation: D-.
💬 What Guests Are Saying
No reviews were found on Tripadvisor, Google, Retreat Guru, BookRetreats, Trustpilot or Facebook, and the site carries no testimonials. Its gallery is captioned “Photos and videos from our travels” and several template sections are empty. If you have attended, we encourage you to share your experience through our submission form.
🚩 Incident Report
We searched review platforms and news for reports involving My Private Ceremony and Alohahuasca.
- Deaths and serious injuries: None found.
- Sexual misconduct: No allegations found.
- Theft and fraud: None found.
- Legal action: None found.
No one behind the site is named, so no individual could be searched, and this absence offers very limited assurance.
If you have experienced or witnessed an incident with this center, please report it confidentially.
🔍 Critical Notes
Who runs it. Unknown (unverified). The site names no person, company, address, phone number or email, has no linked social accounts, and claims no church or religious exemption. The brand name suggests one-to-one sessions, but the only product is a group retreat.
Screening and medical support. An online intake form must be completed before booking, but no contraindications, medical staff, emergency plan or medical disclaimer are published, and the site promises “physical healing benefits”. The venue is undisclosed, so the hospital distance is unknown.
Status. Uncertain. The site is live in November 2026, but its only dates, 12 to 16 April, carry no year and booking reads “Coming soon”.
Legal context. DMT is outlawed for most purposes under the US Controlled Substances Act, and only a handful of churches have legal protection for ayahuasca, per Wikipedia; a 2024 settlement required one of them to have health screening, a first-aid-trained person on site and emergency protocols, as Psychedelic Alpha reports. This operator claims no exemption, and Hawaii has no state program covering ayahuasca.
🆘 Screening & Mental Health Risks
Ask for the full intake questions and written exclusion rules before paying a non-refundable deposit. ICEERS notes that ayahuasca’s MAOI component makes it dangerous with SSRIs and other serotonergic drugs and that it is contraindicated for people prone to psychosis. Never stop a psychiatric medication to qualify for a ceremony without your prescriber’s guidance.
🧪 Brew Substance
Ayahuasca from an undisclosed source. Ayahuasca combines the Banisteriopsis caapi vine with a DMT-containing leaf, as Erowid explains.
📍 Location, Setting & Style
- Setting: Kauai’s tropical coast, with ocean-side activities and an excursion to Waimea Canyon.
- Rooms: Two tiers, “Retreat” and “Retreat Suite”, with no description of the property.
- Style: An eclectic, wellness-style retreat mixing ayahuasca with Hawaiian and modern rituals.
Practical guidance: No airport transfer or venue details are published.
Should You Book?
No, not until the operator identifies itself. Ask in writing for the facilitators’ full names and experience, the venue address, the legal basis for serving ayahuasca, who on site is trained in first aid, the emergency plan and hospital route, and how the deposit is protected. Read our guide to verifying retreat facilitators.
The Team & Story
The site presents the retreat as a blend of ayahuasca and the “aloha” spirit of Kauai. We did not independently verify anyone’s training.
Prep & Integration Tips
Before you go: Disclose every medication and condition in writing and plan any change with your own doctor. After you return: Arrange support from a qualified therapist at home. Our guide on how to research ayahuasca incidents can help you check any center.
Pros & Cons
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Intake form required | Operator and facilitators unnamed |
| Vegetarian meals included | No published medical safeguards |
| Island setting | Non-refundable 50% deposit |
| No incidents found | No reviews or evidence it has run |
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Last reviewed November 2026.
This article is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. Consult a qualified medical professional.