Rythmia
Transformation Results 

The Rythmia Way Program combines the best of traditional plant medicine with modern psychology to help guests heal trauma at a foundational level. Centered on lessons learned in ayahuasca ceremonies, program participants are guided and supported while doing deep, internal work. This journey is facilitated by a blend of therapies including ayahuasca ceremonies, breathwork, meditation, and metaphysical education. 

Rythmia is the only medically licensed ayahuasca facility in the world. Accreditation by the Costa Rican Ministry of Health ensures the highest standard of care possible. Four medical doctors, twelve nurses, and paramedics are available around the clock to ensure guest safety throughout their therapeutic journey. Rythmia’s robust medical presence ensures that guests can deeply engage with their therapeutic process in a safe and supportive environment. 

Experienced shamans and holistic practitioners work with guests in a 4:1 ratio. This structured support system is crucial for guests dealing with serious issues like anxiety, depression, trauma, and addiction, providing a secure space where they can effectively work through their challenges.

Ayahuasca triggers significant brain changes, aiding in healing and transformation by targeting the amygdala to unlock suppressed emotions. This process enhances neuroplasticity, allowing the brain to form new neural connections and process emotional memories. Emotions locked away in the amygdala can then be acknowledged and released, often leading to significant emotional healing and better personal connections. Rythmia’s controlled setting ensures safety and supports the effectiveness of the treatments, offering a secure environment for personal growth.

Rythmia employs a dual approach to anxiety: neurochemical and behavioral. On the neurochemical side, ayahuasca works to balance brain chemistry, affecting dopamine and serotonin receptors, cortisol levels, and other neurochemical components linked to anxiety. Behaviorally, guests will evaluate their environment and lifestyle, assessing relationships, career satisfaction, and personal activities to understand and adjust the contextual factors contributing to their anxiety. This comprehensive method ensures that guests not only face their anxiety but also develop the tools to manage it effectively, supported by professional staff in a setting designed for deep therapeutic work.

Many guests arrive at Rythmia with depression, ranging from severe symptoms to milder forms like dysthymia. Traditional treatments often involve selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which vary in effectiveness. Rythmia offers a holistic alternative, focusing on both the behavioral and neurochemical aspects of depression. The program includes ayahuasca sessions, which guests report help significantly in overcoming depression symptoms, with many reporting discontinuing their use of antidepressants post-visit. 

Rythmia employs a dual approach to anxiety: neurochemical and behavioral. On the neurochemical side, ayahuasca works to balance brain chemistry, affecting dopamine and serotonin receptors, cortisol levels, and other neurochemical components linked to anxiety. Behaviorally, guests will evaluate their environment and lifestyle, assessing relationships, career satisfaction, and personal activities to understand and adjust the contextual factors contributing to their anxiety. This comprehensive method ensures that guests not only face their anxiety but also develop the tools to manage it effectively, supported by professional staff in a setting designed for deep therapeutic work.

At Rythmia, individuals grappling with trauma and PTSD find a unique therapeutic environment that addresses the suppression of emotions often advocated by Western cultural norms. Rythmia's approach allows the amygdala—the part of the brain responsible for emotional processing—to open, enabling a release of repressed emotional memory. Participants often experience significant relief, describing feelings of lightness and clarity, akin to removing a "backpack full of bricks.” 

This emotional unburdening is particularly effective for military veterans, who are trained to dissociate from emotions to function under combat conditions. Rythmia helps them reconnect with those suppressed feelings, addressing trauma not as a disorder but as a manageable condition, and aiding them in moving forward with renewed purpose and intention.

Rythmia treats the dual neurochemical and behavioral natures of addiction. Ayahuasca addresses the neurochemical imbalance by boosting dopamine levels, helping to mitigate physical withdrawal symptoms and cravings often associated with substance dependencies. Concurrently, guests engage in self-reflection through activities like breathwork, helping them understand personal relationships and life choices that may perpetuate addictive behaviors. This comprehensive approach allows for a balanced reset of one's neurochemistry while also tackling the emotional and psychological elements of addiction, offering a path toward sustained recovery.

Rythmia caters to anyone who wants to transform their life - even if they don’t have diagnosed conditions like depression or trauma. Many guests arrive feeling discontent and unsure about their direction in life. The Rythmia Way Program is designed to address these feelings of uncertainty and dissatisfaction through a series of guided intentions that help participants uncover their true selves and realign with their core values and aspirations. The ayahuasca experience facilitates this introspective journey, offering guests a chance to confront and resolve the root causes of their discontent and confusion, ultimately helping them find clarity and regain a sense of purpose.

Individuals who identify as empaths are often overwhelmed by absorbing the emotions of others due to their heightened sensitivity. Their empathic ability often stems from early childhood experiences where reading and managing the emotions of those around them was crucial for navigating unsafe or unpredictable environments. The Rythmia Way Program addresses this issue by helping empaths recognize their unique capacity for emotional absorption, teaching them how to manage it effectively. The goal is to enable empaths to turn this ability on and off as needed, preventing burnout and allowing them to maintain their social and professional efficacy without sacrificing their well-being.

Rythmia uniquely blends modern psychology with traditional plant medicine through a "parallel process" approach. This method helps guests identify and address emotional patterns that reflect broader life challenges, facilitated by counseling and holistic therapies. Guests explore the early origins of their feelings, leading to breakthroughs and profound healing that mirror the changes they seek in their external lives.

The Rythmia Way Program facilitates profound personal transformations, described as "miracles," through a structured approach centered around three core intentions. Guests begin their journey by confronting who they have become, a process that involves reflecting on life's hardships and the personas they've adopted to navigate these challenges. This self-reflection reveals how early traumas and coping mechanisms have distanced them from their true selves. 

The second intention, "Merge me back with my soul at all costs," encourages guests to reconnect with their authentic selves, even if it means facing uncomfortable truths and suppressed emotions. This reconnection is essential for genuine self-awareness and healing. 

The final intention, "Heal my heart," addresses the emotional scars of past experiences, allowing guests to release feelings of guilt, shame, and pain. 

Rythmia’s comprehensive approach, supported by therapies like ayahuasca ceremonies, breathwork, meditation, and yoga, enables guests to achieve significant emotional and spiritual healing, culminating in a reported 97% success rate in experiencing their personal "miracle."