9-Day Cacao, Meditation & Emotional Healing Retreat in Itacaré, Brazil

Sítio dos Oriundos sits in Vila Camboinha, a short way from Itacaré in Bahia. The property is surrounded by tropical greenery, and the whole week runs at a slow pace — you're not moving between towns or ticking off sights. Mornings typically begin with a grounding practice: meditation, mindfulness, qi gong, do-in self-massage, stretching or breathwork. These sessions are accessible whatever your experience level, and the point is that you leave with techniques you can keep using.

From there, the day is shaped around your individual sessions. Bodywork is central — massage, acupressure and other somatic therapies aimed at releasing stored tension. These are complemented by energetic healing practices focused on psycho-emotional-physical harmonisation. Because the team works individually with each guest, the mix of hands-on work and energy medicine is adjusted as the week goes on, depending on what's surfacing.

Shamanic ceremonies with sacred plant medicines, including cacao, run during the retreat. These are held with care and are followed by integration guidance — talking circles and one-to-one support — so that insights from ceremony can be grounded into daily life rather than left floating. Talking circles also provide a regular space for sharing and reflection with the rest of the group.

The balance between depth and rest is deliberate. There's a lot of therapeutic work happening, but the schedule leaves room for the nervous system to absorb it. Afternoons might include free time to rest, walk in the surrounding greenery, or simply sit with what's come up. This is not a bootcamp or a packed itinerary; it's a week designed for people who want to do real emotional and physical healing work with professional support.

What sets this retreat apart from a standard yoga or wellness week is the combination of professional therapeutic care and shamanic wisdom, delivered in an intimate setting. The facilitators are experienced practitioners who bring both clinical rigour and genuine warmth, and the small group size means you're not just another participant in a large programme. If you're looking for a retreat in Brazil that goes beyond asana into deeper emotional healing, this one is built for that specifically.

What's included

- 9-day retreat programme - 8 nights accommodation in a bungalow (private or shared) - All meals (tailored to dietary needs) - Individual bodywork sessions (massage, acupressure, somatic therapies) - Energy healing sessions - Shamanic cacao ceremonies - Integration guidance and talking circles - Daily grounding practices (meditation, mindfulness, qi gong, do-in self-massage, stretching, breathwork) - All taxes and service charges

What's not included

- International and domestic flights - Travel insurance - Personal expenses - Transport to and from the retreat venue - Optional upgrades (ask for details) - Additional treatments or services not listed