Shuar Ayahuasca Retreats
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Atmosphere and feature ratings above are based on Best Retreats research (November 2026). They will be updated if Shuar Ayahuasca Retreats submits its own information.
Shuar Ayahuasca Retreats: An In-Depth Review for Ayahuasca Sessions in Orlando, Florida, USA
Shuar Ayahuasca Retreats is an Orlando, Florida operator whose unclaimed AyaAdvisors listing advertises ayahuasca sessions for individuals or groups of up to three, including “personalized” brews made from undisclosed Amazonian plant “recipes”, for $400 to $500. A Florida nonprofit of the same name was registered in October 2019 and administratively dissolved in September 2020, per OpenCorporates. No owner or Shuar practitioner is named anywhere, it publishes no screening, safety or emergency information, it shows no DEA exemption for serving a Schedule I substance, and there is no website, contact, review or sign of activity since 2022. We list it as an unverified operator.
🎯 At a Glance
- Locations: Orlando, Florida, USA; no venue is published.
- Approach: Private or very small group sessions with several named brew variants and undisclosed plant admixtures.
- Suitable For: No one; the operator cannot be identified and appears to be defunct. Not suitable for people taking antidepressants or with heart or psychiatric conditions.
- Costs: $400 to $500, apparently per session, per its listing. No refund terms or inclusions are published.
- Overall Assessment: An anonymous, unexempted operator with undisclosed brew ingredients and no safety information, probably no longer active. Directory evaluation: D.
💬 What Guests Are Saying
No reviews were found on AyaAdvisors, Tripadvisor, Google, Retreat Guru or any other platform. No reviews of 3 stars or lower were found. If you have attended, we encourage you to share your experience through our submission form.
🚩 Incident Report
We searched review platforms and English and Spanish-language news for reports involving Shuar Ayahuasca Retreats in Orlando.
- Deaths and serious injuries: None found.
- Sexual misconduct: No allegations found.
- Theft and fraud: None found.
- Legal action: None found.
No owner or facilitator is named, so no individual could be searched, and this absence offers limited assurance. Orlando-area incident reports found during the search concern the unrelated Soul Quest church.
If you have experienced or witnessed an incident with this center, please report it confidentially.
🔍 Critical Notes
Who runs it. The nonprofit’s officers are not publicly visible and its registered agent is a law firm; it was dissolved for failing to file an annual report, per Bisprofiles. Despite the name, no Shuar facilitator is identified. It is unrelated to the Shuar Cultural Center in Ecuador.
Screening and medical support. No questionnaire, contraindication list, medical staff or emergency plan is published, and the plants in its “personalized” brews are not disclosed, so clients cannot know what they are drinking.
Status. Probably defunct; the entity was dissolved in 2020 and the listing was last edited in February 2022.
Legal context. DMT is a Schedule I drug in the US and illegal to possess or consume, with narrow religious exemptions won only by specific churches in court, per Wikipedia. In Orlando, the Soul Quest church was denied a DEA exemption and closed in 2024 after a $15 million wrongful-death judgment, per DoubleBlind.
🆘 Screening & Mental Health Risks
Never drink a brew whose ingredients are not disclosed. 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 in several named variants with undisclosed Amazonian admixtures; its source is not published. Ayahuasca combines the Banisteriopsis caapi vine with a DMT-containing leaf, as Erowid explains.
📍 Location, Setting & Style
- Setting: An undisclosed location in the Orlando area.
- Rooms: No accommodation is described.
- Style: Private sessions framed as a therapeutic service.
Practical guidance: No venue, contact or transport details are published.
Should You Book?
No. There is no identifiable operator, no published safety information and no sign that it still operates. Read our guide to verifying retreat facilitators.
The Team & Story
Shuar Ayahuasca Retreats presented itself as a therapeutic service for psychological, spiritual and mental balance. 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 |
|---|---|
| Very small sessions | Operator and facilitators unidentified |
| Price listed | Undisclosed brew ingredients |
| Registered as a nonprofit in 2019 | Entity dissolved in 2020 |
| No incidents found | No DEA exemption or safety information |
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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.