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

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Real Cost of Employee Disengagement

The evidence guide: what disengagement costs ($8.9T a year, Gallup), why it is culture and not pay (MIT Sloan), and the measurable ROI of fixing it (Deloitte, Wellhub), 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.

Questions about the guides

Are the Lunita retreat guides free?
Yes. Every guide is free to read, with no signup. They rank nothing and name no competitors; each one ends with where Lunita fits, plainly labeled, so you can weigh it.
Who writes the guides?
Lunita, a working retreat center on Mexico's Riviera Maya. Writing them from inside the center is why they can 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, and also why you should read them with healthy care.
What do the guides cover?
Seven guides across five stages: choosing a retreat in Mexico, planning and packing for one, the ayahuasca and bufo (5-MeO-DMT) medicines in depth, and planning your first retreat as a leader. More are on the way.