About MahaDevi Ayahuasca Retreat
Located in Putumayo, Colombia, MahaDevi offers a refined ayahuasca retreat experience rooted in Indigenous tradition and intentional design. Our retreat center near Mocoa combines ceremonial leadership with high standards of comfort, privacy, and care, creating a supportive and focused environment. MahaDevi is designed for those seeking a luxury ayahuasca retreat in Colombia that honors ancestral wisdom with structure and integrity.
Raising the Standard of Ayahuasca Retreats in Colombia
MahaDevi Ayahuasca Retreat was founded in 2024 with a clear intention to raise the standard of ayahuasca retreat experiences through responsibility, structure, and care.
We offer premium ayahuasca retreats in Putumayo, Colombia for individuals who are serious about personal growth and committed to meaningful change in their lives.
Our retreats are not designed around chasing peak or purely mystical experiences. They are built to support insight, integration, and long-term transformation.
An Intentional Community
We intentionally work with action oriented people entrepreneurs, professionals, creatives, and individuals who want to apply what they learn in ceremony to their everyday lives.
Putumayo is one of the most historically significant yet under recognized regions of the Amazon. By bringing a high standard of care and organization to this land, we aim to honor its traditions while demonstrating what is possible when ancestral wisdom is supported by a modern and responsible retreat structure.
This work is held within a carefully designed container that includes in-depth preparation, medical screening, experienced facilitation, and structured integration support.
Our Mission
Our mission is to improve the quality of ayahuasca retreat experiences for participants, for indigenous partners, and for the future of this work as a whole.
“I believe ayahuasca experiences should be useful experiences. Not only beautiful or profound, but meaningful in a way that leads to real, positive, and lasting change. That kind of transformation only happens when the right container is in place. One that supports preparation, safety, integration, and personal responsibility”
At MahaDevi, we invest deeply in creating that container. This includes:
• Comprehensive medical screening to ensure participant safety
• Intentional group composition for supportive dynamics
• Clear preparation guidelines that set realistic expectations
• Integration support that helps participants bring insights into daily life
One of our core intentions is to demonstrate that Putumayo, one of the Amazon’s most underrated regions, can host retreats that meet the highest standards of care, professionalism, and depth.
By doing so, we aim to contribute to a more responsible, mature, and sustainable future for plant medicine work worldwide.
The Team
At MahaDevi Ayahuasca Retreat, our work is guided by collaboration, clear roles, and shared responsibility.
Ceremonies are led by indigenous healers from established Amazonian lineages. Preparation, participant care, safety coordination, and integration support are held by experienced facilitators who work closely with the healers before, during, and after each retreat.
This structure allows ancestral traditions to be honored while ensuring participants are supported within a clear, grounded, and responsible retreat container.
Healers
Taita Miguel Mavisoy (Camsa Tribe)
Taita Miguel Mavisoy is a respected healer from the Camsa lineage of Putumayo. He has carried this tradition since childhood and is known for his grounded presence, humility, and deep respect for the medicine and the people he serves.
His ceremonies reflect the values of community, balance, and connection to the land.
Organizers and Facilitators
Yasha Shah — Founder and Director
Yasha Shah oversees retreat operations, safety standards, and participant care. His work is informed by years of study with Amazonian traditions, formal integration training through ICEERS, and certifications in first aid and CPR.
His focus is on creating environments where participants feel supported, prepared, and able to integrate their experiences in practical ways.
Ania Halama
Organizer and Integration Guide
Ania Halama supports participants through preparation and integration. Her background includes years of experience in holistic modalities and ongoing study with indigenous plant medicine traditions.
Her role centers on helping participants process their experiences and translate insight into grounded personal change.
Our Sanctuary
Putumayo is considered the medicine heartland of Colombia. While many ceremonies today are held in large cities, the roots of Colombian ayahuasca traditions come from this land.
The property features:
- A private waterfall on the land
- Direct access to the Mocoa River
- Walking trails through natural jungle terrain
- Quiet spaces designed for rest and reflection
Participants wake each morning to the sound of flowing water, creating a calm and grounded setting for integration and personal reflection.
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MahaDevi is an ayahuasca retreat organization based in Putumayo, Colombia, focused on safety-first, ethically guided ceremonial experiences and long-term integration support.
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Oversight:
Yasha Shah — Founder of MahaDevi, Psychedelic Mentor
Yasha Shah provides experiential oversight across participant preparation, safety frameworks, ceremonial context, and post-retreat integration, ensuring alignment with MahaDevi’s ethical and safety standards.