A single meditation cushion on the open-air wooden deck at Casa Kula, looking out through the trees to Lake Atitlán

Dieta

An 8-day in-person plant medicine study

November 2nd – 10th, 2026
May 11th – 19th, 2027

Casa Kula · Tzununá, Lake Atitlán

A dieta is a sacred commitment: eight days of simple food, silence and stillness that make space for a direct, living relationship with a Master Plant. Held at Casa Kula on Lake Atitlán and guided by Ananda, it is an invitation to heal at the root and listen deeply.

At a glance

When: November 2nd – 10th, 2026
May 11th – 19th, 2027
Where: Casa Kula, Tzununá, Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
Includes: 8 nights, dieta meals daily, 3 Ayahuasca ceremonies, plant baths and integration support
Exchange: Shared room $1,150 USD
Tambo room $1,350 USD
Private room $1,550 USD

What is a Dieta?

A dieta is a sacred commitment and a deep spiritual initiation. Its purpose is to build a direct relationship with the intelligence of a Master Plant. We enter an energetic container together and set aside the distractions of modern life, such as salt, sugar, fat and social interaction; most of our time is spent in silence and isolation.

This makes your body and mind a clean vessel for healing and for receiving the wisdom of your plant teacher. In this stillness and discipline, the plant's spirit weaves into your own, offering profound insights, emotional clearing and a recalibration of your entire energetic field.

The gardens of Casa Kula on a sunny day, with the open-air deck among the trees and Lake Atitlán and a volcano beyond — Casa Kula, our home on Lake Atitlán

A woman kneeling on the rocks beside a stream, reaching down to the water

Schedule

Open to change. Don't get too attached :)

Day 1Arrival, Sweat, Plant Bath & Bay Leaf Readings
Day 2Lemongrass Purge, Medicine Preparation & Opening Dieta
Day 3Song Study & Ceremony
Day 4Movement & Hike
Day 5Song Study & Ceremony
Day 6Medicine Prep & Rest
Day 7Song Study & Ceremony
Day 8Closing Dieta
Day 9Integration & Departure

Meet your Plant Allies

You will work with Ananda to determine which of the following plant medicines is the right choice for you. All are non-psychoactive and each has their own unique spirit and teachings.

Bobinsana

Heart medicine for self-love, compassion and healing grief.

This master teacher amplifies the energy of the heart to bring forth self-love, compassion and gratitude. She carries a divine feminine, goddess essence offering the qualities of receptivity, intuition, strength and softness. She assists us in healing heart wounds of the past related to sadness and grief. Bobinsana is here to help us heal our pain, restore the wholeness of our hearts and free ourselves to receive more expansive love.

Can be dieted with Bobinsana

Rose

Softens the heart's armor and restores a sense of sacred beauty.

The Rose is a gentle yet profound Master Teacher, revered in a dieta for its ability to heal the emotional body and open the high heart. While others focus on physical repair, Rose softens energetic armor, clearing grief and restoring a sense of sacred beauty. Its high vibrational frequency nurtures self-love and compassion, creating a protective, fragrant container for deep emotional release and spiritual refinement.

Lechero Africano

Planta de la Vida

Deep physical restoration and cellular renewal.

The Planta de la Vida, or Lechero Africano, is a potent medicinal succulent renowned for its capacity for deep physical restoration and cellular renewal. As a systemic adaptogen, it works at a foundational level to repair damaged tissues, strengthen the immune system and inhibit abnormal cell growth. This succulent aids in restoring natural homeostasis, acting as a powerful agent for holistic body repair and overall cellular health.

What's included

8 nights stay @ Casa Kula
Dieta customized meals daily
Opening and closing of your dieta
3 Ayahuasca ceremonies
Twice daily plant medicine
Lemongrass purge
Medicine harvesting & preparation
Bay leaf reading
Song study
Plant baths
Sweat
Movement & hike
Integration support

Inside a cob house at Casa Kula: a wooden bed under a curved ceiling of wooden beams, seen through the round doorway

Exchange

Shared room: $1,150 usd
Tambo room: $1,350 usd
Private room: $1,550 usd

Via Wise or Bank Transfer

Register, choose your dates and room, then pay in full by Wise or bank transfer.
Or pay a $300 deposit by Wise or bank transfer, and the balance by card when you arrive at Casa Kula (card payments include a 3% fee).
Payment plans and financial support are available upon request.

Ananda smiling among the trees, wearing a woven headwrap

Meet your Guide

CJ Ananda is the co-founder of Present Moment Retreat, The Kula Collective Yoga School, Casa Kula Retreat Center and Kula Maya Boutique Hotel. She facilitates shamanic cleanses, ceremonies, yoga trainings, transformational retreats and 1-on-1 coaching. She holds each offering as a sacred ceremonial container for our individual and collective evolution.

Ananda weaves plant spirit medicine with the understanding that we are all part of one collective life force moving toward greater consciousness. She helps people cleanse body, mind and emotions of toxins and old patterns, explore their gifts, deepen their relationship with Spirit and bring their visions to light.

She lives on Lake Atitlán with her husband, Coby, in loving community with the spirits of the land, sharing music, meditation, movement and the medicinal wisdom of plants. This life is her greatest joy.

Casa Kula

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Or write to us

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