Guides
Honest guides to retreating, written by a retreat center, which is exactly why you should trust them carefully. We see what the marketing hides, we turn people away when we're not the right fit, and we'd rather you choose well than choose us wrongly. So these guides rank nothing, name no competitors, and tell you the parts the listings leave out: the screening that matters, the seasons that don't photograph, the medicine interactions that aren't fine print. Each one ends with where Lunita fits, plainly labeled, so you can weigh it.
The guides, grouped by where you are
CHOOSING
Retreating in Mexico: The Honest Guide
The regions and what they're really like, typical costs, the best time of year, and the nine questions to ask before you book, ending with the one honest centers answer instantly.
PREPARING
How to Plan a Retreat
The personal half nobody writes: whether it's the right time, how long is long enough, alone or with someone, and how to protect the landing after.
What to Bring: The Jungle Packing Guide
The ten things that matter, the cenote sunscreen rule, the insect protection that actually works, and what to leave at home. Prints clean. Take it to your suitcase.
THE MEDICINES
Ayahuasca: The Complete Guide
What the brew is, the ceremony hour by hour, the dieta, the antidepressant interaction to take seriously, legality, and how to choose a retreat that will hold you properly.
5-MeO-DMT & the Bufo Ceremony: The Complete Guide
The shortest ceremony and often the most profound: what the medicine is, the safety that isn't negotiable, the conservation question, and how to tell a serious facilitator from a dangerous one.
Cacao Ceremony Benefits
The gentlest doorway: what a cacao ceremony is, the benefits people actually come for, what happens in the circle, and how to take part safely. A grounded first step, not a psychedelic.
FOR LEADERS
Planning Your First Retreat as a Leader
For the moment your students keep asking: the twelve-month timeline, the venue questions, the pricing math, the three fears named out loud, and the low-risk way to start.
FOR ORGANIZATIONS
The Real Cost of Employee Disengagement
The evidence guide: what disengagement costs ($10T a year, Gallup), why it is culture and not pay (MIT Sloan), and the measurable ROI of fixing it (Deloitte), every figure sourced.
More guides are on the way. These seven are where most journeys start. If your question isn't answered here, the ceremonies are documented just as honestly at Ceremonies, and the fastest path is always a conversation: book a call. Ask us the hard questions. We wrote a whole guide of them.