
The Spiral Journal
The Spiral Journal is where our journeys are honored and remembered — one retreat, one season, one story at a time. Here you’ll find chronicles from our gatherings, reflections on the medicine path, and musings on the rhythms of earth and spirit. Just like the sacred spiral, our path is ever turning: deepening, rising, and returning to the heart. Welcome to our unfolding.

Autumn Equinox Weeklong Ayahuasca Retreat in Colorado
A weeklong immersive retreat during the Autumn Equinox, offering five ceremonies, ritual, and deep integration in the mountains of Colorado.

The Gemini New Moon: Words That Root and Wings That Wander
This New Moon in Gemini plants the seeds of a new mental and communicative cycle. With Mercury dignified and supported by Saturn and Neptune, it’s a time for intentional speech, sacred curiosity, and thoughtful connection. Includes full rising sign forecasts and suggested rituals.

Gemini Season: The Dance of Duality and the Power of Thought
Gemini Season is a time of sacred curiosity, sharp insights, and shifting truths. Guided by Mercury and enriched by ancient astrology, tarot, Hermetic wisdom, and Kabbalistic teachings, this post offers practical rituals, rising sign forecasts, and thoughtful reflections for navigating the liminal space between spring and summer.

The Importance of Integration After Ayahuasca
The real ceremony begins after the cup is set down. In this post, we explore what integration means after ayahuasca, why it matters, and how to navigate the path that follows with grounded practices, community support, and presence.

How to Prepare for Ayahuasca Ceremony: Practical Steps for Mind, Body & Spirit
You don’t need to be perfect to sit with the medicine—just honest. Most people come to ayahuasca because something in their life is out of alignment. In this post, we’ll walk you through how to prepare your body, mind, and spirit for ceremony, from following a respectful dieta to setting clear intentions, creating inner stillness, and building an integration plan that begins before you drink. Come as you are—the medicine will meet you there.

Full Moon in Scorpio – May 12, 2025
This powerful Full Moon in Scorpio on May 12, 2025, calls for radical honesty and sacred endings. Aligned with the fertile season of mid-spring, it reminds us that real growth demands pruning and release. Explore key themes, rising sign forecasts, rituals, and traditional astrology insights to navigate this fierce, transformative lunation.

More Than Ceremony: Life, Healing, and Community at Gaian Rhythm Retreats
Step inside the living rhythm of ceremony. Learn what to expect when you join a Gaian Rhythm retreat — from sacred ceremonies and daily integration to our thriving community that walks with you long after the medicine cup is set down.

Beltane: Understanding the Meaning and Traditions of the Spring Fire Festival
Beltane marks the peak of spring’s vitality—a celebration of fire, fertility, and full blossoming. Discover the deeper meaning of this ancient mid-spring festival and how its spirit endures in our modern world.




Summer Solstice Weeklong Ayahuasca Retreat
Weeklong ayahuasca retreat in the US. Long, immersive ayahuasca retreat with Shipibo trained medicine carrier.

Ayahuasca Retreat in The US
Experience the transformative power of an ayahuasca retreat in the US. Through ceremony, reflection, and integration, this retreat provides a safe and supportive environment to release what no longer serves you and step into a season of abundance and vitality.

New Mexico Ayahuasca Retreat
Gaian Rhythm holds ayahuasca retreats in the US. Join us for our spring equinox celebration in New Mexico near Santa Fe and Albuquerque





Mid-Summer Ayahuasca Retreats in The Midwest
Authentic Ayahuasca ceremonies conduced by Shipibo trained ayahuasquero in Michigan

Ann Arbor Michigan Summer Solstice Ayahuasca Retreat
Ann Arbor, Michigan weeklong Ayahuasca retreat honoring Summer Solstice