For people who have worked on themselves for years and still carry the weight home. No experience with sacred plants needed.
The person you always knew you could be. This time it stays.
The Reset Retreat is a 9-week ayahuasca and wachuma retreat in Costa Rica, run on The Arbol Method. Most retreats give you 1 week. This one gives you 4 weeks of preparation, 7 days on site and 4 weeks of integration, 63 days in all.
One conversation. Confidential. No pitch.
500 people guided.
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15 years of practice
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Up to 8 in a group.
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Medical screening before acceptance.
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AED and CPR-trained staff on site.
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Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
500 people guided. 〰️ 15 years of practice 〰️ Up to 8 in a group. 〰️ Medical screening before acceptance. 〰️ AED and CPR-trained staff on site. 〰️ Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
You were right. It didn't stick.
You built the life that was supposed to work. The income. The role. The reputation.
You also did the work on yourself. Therapy. Coaching. Books. Maybe a weekend retreat which gave you a few clear days. Then Monday came back, with the same patterns and the same tightness in your chest at 3am.
Understanding a pattern and resolving it are two separate jobs. Therapy gave you the understanding. A good week away gave you a break. Nobody built the part which holds it.
The sacred plants show you the door. Walking through it and staying on the other side takes structure. The Arbol Method is that structure.
The sacred plants show you the door. Walking through it and staying on the other side takes structure. The Arbol Method is that structure.
Which one sounds like you?
Three starting points. One retreat. Nine weeks.
I've tried everything and nothing seems to stick.
You build a change that holds, and you stop looking for the next thing.
The Roots Protocol
Container Build (Foundation). Prepare your intention, body and nervous system before you land.
Held Descent (Immersion). Go where the work needs to go, with your guide, the team, the music and the land holding you.
Integration Lock (Rooting). Turn what you saw into daily decisions, routines and relationships.
I'm successful, but emotionally disconnected, and I keep repeating patterns I already understand.
You find where the pattern began and build a new response, so the old trigger loses its pull.
The Loop Break Protocol
Pattern Trace (Foundation). Map the pattern back through your history, relationships and reactions.
Source Encounter (Immersion). See where it began, past the point where understanding it stops working.
Rewire Session (Rooting). Build the new response with your guide, until the old trigger no longer runs the room.
I have everything on paper, but inside I feel hollow, disconnected and unhappy.
You stop performing, see who you are under the roles, and leave knowing what comes next.
The Return Protocol
Stripping Frame (Foundation). Name the roles, armor and expectations you built to survive the life you were living.
Mirror Moment (Immersion). See who you are under the titles and the responsibilities.
Direction Map (Rooting). Leave with decisions on what stays, what goes and what gets built next.
Whichever one is yours, it ends in the same place: the person you always knew you could be.
9 weeks. 3 phases.
1 week is the opening. 9 weeks is the part which stays. Faisal's read after 15 years in ceremony rooms:
roughly 80% of lasting change happens in the weeks after ceremony.
Phase 2 - Immersion.
7 days, Costa Rica. 3 ceremonies, Ayahuasca and Wachuma, sequenced by your guide to your readiness. Breathwork, sound therapy, somatic processing and evening fire circle talks. 17 prepared meals. Holistic Sherpas guide every session and you never work alone.
Phase 1 - Foundation.
4 weeks, remote. 2 video calls with your guide. Medical and psychological screening. Nervous system education, intention work and dieta guidance. By the time you land, your guide already knows your story.
Phase 3 - Rooting.
4 weeks, remote. 2 video integration calls. Practices built around your real life. Support as the shift reaches your relationships, your sleep and your decisions. Lifetime access to the Arbolee community.
Three months from now, the shift is how you live.
Most retreats give you 1 week. This one gives you 63 days.
Here is everything inside your 9 weeks. Every container runs all of it.
Weeks 1 to 4, before you travel
2 private video calls with your guide
Medical and psychological screening, so the work is safe for your situation
A medication and health review as part of screening
Nervous system education: what is happening in your body and how to steady it
Intention work, so you arrive knowing what you are here to change
Dieta guidance, so your body is ready
A guide who already knows your story when you land
7 days in Costa Rica
3 ceremonies, ayahuasca and wachuma, sequenced by your guide to your readiness
3 private sound journey sessions
Breathwork and somatic release sessions
A Despacho ceremony, 2 cleansing flower baths, a cacao and movement session, a Sananga and Rapé gathering
Guided meditation and evening fire circle talks
17 prepared meals
Your own private room: a single casita or a room in a 2-room cabin. Bathrooms are shared.
A retreat workbook to work through during the week
A shuttle from Liberia airport on arrival day
Faisal and your Holistic Sherpas with you for every session
A physician on call, guides trained in first aid and CPR, and an AED on site
Weeks 6 to 9, after you fly home
2 video integration calls with your guide
WhatsApp access to Faisal between calls
Emails and practices built around your real life: sleep, work, relationships
A 4-week integration journal (PDF)
Support as the shift meets old triggers, old routines and old dynamics
Lifetime access to the Arbolee community
Group: $3,900 for all of it. That is 9 weeks with the same guide from your first call to your last.
7 days is the opening. 63 days is the part which holds.
Same 9 weeks. Same method. Choose your container.
The Arbol Method is identical in all 3. The difference is the container around you on site.
Group
Most people start here
$3,900 per person.
Returning guests $3,500.
Payment plans are available. Veterans: a $400 scholarship is available, 2 per retreat (ask if you qualify).
That is 9 weeks with the same guide from your first call to your last.
Up to 8 people.
You build connection with others on the same path.
7 days on site in an intimate group, known and seen throughout
3 ceremonies, Ayahuasca and Wachuma, sequenced by your guide to your readiness
3 private sound journey sessions
Breathwork, somatic release, Despacho ceremony, flower baths, cacao and movement, fire circle talks
17 prepared meals
2 preparation calls, 2 integration calls and the Arbolee community
Group runs with a minimum of 3 participants.
Next dates:
Jan 19 to 26, 2027 Seats open - 8
Feb 16 to 23, 2027 Seats open - 8
Mar 16 to 23, 2027 Seats open - 8
Apr 13 to 20, 2027 Seats open - 8
Group runs once 3 guests book, with up to 8.
1-on-1
$8,000 One person. The whole centre.
No other guests on site for 7 days
Your Holistic Sherpa's full attention
Everything in the group retreat, delivered 1-on-1
Round-trip airport transfers, Liberia (LIR) to Ruhani and back, included
Full privacy
The Elite Immersion
By application For founders and executives. One client at a time. 5 spots a year.
The entire centre is yours for 9 days on site, with round-trip airport transfers from LIR included
Faisal is the only person in the room, all 9 weeks
Tracked change: assessments before, after and at 90 days
30, 60 and 90 day check-ins and a written Stabilization Report
NDA, pseudonym, encrypted communication, discreet invoicing
What's inside the Elite Immersion
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Excavation.
Weeks 1 to 4, remote. Private sessions and deep screening. We map what you carry and where it lives in your body.
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Descent.
9 days on site. One guide, one individual, a sequenced private care plan.
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Reconstruction.
Weeks 6 to 9, remote. 4 weekly private sessions turn the breakthroughs into daily behavior, relationship structure and decision clarity.
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Stabilization.
Check-ins at 30, 60 and 90 days, a second round of assessments and the Stabilization Report. Optional partner reintegration support.
Your board, your investors and your ex will never know you were here.
Not sure which fits? The clarity call is where we work it out together.
In their words
“Before Ruhani, my body was stuck in a permanent fight-or-flight loop. I had tried every modality, but the peace never lasted. The 9-week structure changed that. The integration phase gave me the bridge I was always missing.”
— Elena S, Creative Director, Canada“I was at the bottom of the barrel. This was my hail mary. I had come to terms with never being happy again, and that realization was eating me alive. I was ready to be done trying. I'm on the other side of that now. I'm grounded. I laugh again. I'm doing work I love. I got my life back.”
— Jason W, Florida, USA“I've come back four times now. My team tells me they feel the difference in how I lead.”
— Josh R, Oregon, USASafety is the structure.
The 4-Pillar Container Protocol. Four layers around every guest, from the first form to the last day.
Pillar 1, Screening.
Every guest completes a detailed health and psychological intake. Certain medications and conditions rule people out, and we tell you directly. We've turned people away.
Pillar 2, Preparation.
4 weeks with your guide before you travel, so you walk in steady.
Pillar 3, Small groups.
Up to 8 people, so every guest is known.
Pillar 4, On-site response.
Faisal and Evelyn are trained in first aid and CPR. An AED is on site, a physician is on call and the nearest clinic is 30 minutes away. Guides with 15+ years of direct practice.
Meet your guide, Faisal Khattak.
Founder. Holistic Sherpa. Creator of The Arbol Method.
Faisal spent over a decade searching across 3 continents for work which holds. He had real breakthroughs. They kept fading. The Arbol Method is what he built to close the gap between the opening and the landing.
15 years in ceremony rooms. Trained in Peru with indigenous masters. 500 people through The Arbol Method. Licensed NLP practitioner. Certified hypnotherapist. Based full time at the centre in Guanacaste.
He guides every Reset Retreat personally. In the Elite Immersion he is the only person in the room with you for all 9 weeks.
who this is built for
You have worked on yourself for years and the weight is still there. You understand your patterns and you still repeat them.
No experience with sacred plants is needed. The Foundation phase gives you 4 weeks of preparation, medical screening and nervous system education before you travel, so you walk in steady. If you have sat in ceremony before, The Arbol Method adds the structure which was missing.
If you want a weekend feeling amazing and changing nothing, there are prettier places than this one.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes, when approached with the right preparation. The Arbol Method is specifically designed to support first-time participants. The 4-week Foundation phase prepares your body, your nervous system, and your mind before you arrive. Every participant goes through medical and psychological screening. Our guides have over 15 years of experience and have safely facilitated hundreds of people through this process. CPR-trained staff and AED equipment are on-site. If this process isn't safe for your specific situation, we'll tell you directly during the screening.
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It varies for each person. The Jungle tradition (ayahuasca) can bring up deep emotional material, memories, grief, and patterns that live below conscious awareness. It's intense and real. The Desert tradition (wachuma) tends to be more gentle, grounding, and heart-centered. Both are guided by experienced Sherpas who stay with you throughout. You may feel a wide range of emotions. Some sessions are quiet and introspective. Others are more physically intense. Nothing is forced, and you're supported the entire time.
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Therapy and coaching work with the mind, with language, with conscious thought. This process reaches layers that live deeper than words, in the nervous system, in the body, in emotional patterns that formed before you had language for them. The Arbol Method doesn't replace therapy. It addresses material that therapy often can't fully access, and it does it within a structured, safety-first process.
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Most retreats give you a single week with no structured preparation and no integration support after. The Arbol Method is 9 Weeks: 4 weeks preparation, 7 days immersion, 4 weeks integration. The shift has time to form, deepen, and stabilize. That structure is why results last.
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Group: $4,900 per person (returning clients $3,900, veterans $3,500). Private: $8,000. The number covers nine weeks, not seven days: preparation, the immersion, and a full month of integration so the shift holds. Weigh it against the cost of staying where you are. Another year managing the same pattern. Another year your partner keeps adjusting to the distance. Set against a life still running the old loop, nine weeks is the cheaper option.
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Dieta is a preparation diet you follow in the weeks before arriving. It involves simplifying your food, reducing stimulants, and calming your system. It matters because it prepares your body and nervous system for the deeper work. We guide you through the entire dieta process during the Foundation phase.
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That's expected. It means the process is reaching real material. You're supported throughout, during the sessions and in the weeks after. Integration calls help you process what surfaces and understand what it means for your daily life. You don't handle this alone.
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Ayahuasca tends to work with deep emotional material, subconscious patterns, and grief. Wachuma is more heart-centered and grounding, often connected to nature, purpose, and clarity. Both are used intentionally within The Arbol Method. Your guide determines the sequencing based on your specific needs and readiness.
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Four weeks of bi-weekly integration calls. Personalized practices built for your actual life. Support navigating changes in your relationships, your routines, and your sense of identity. Plus lifetime access to a private community of people who've been through this process. You don't leave the structure until the shift has had time to stabilize.
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Ruhani Wellness Centre is in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, about 90 minutes from Liberia International Airport (LIR). We can help you arrange reliable airport transfers. Most clients fly into LIR directly or connect through San José.
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That's normal and healthy. The clarity call is designed for exactly this. We talk through your concerns, your readiness, and whether this process is the right fit for you right now. No pressure. If the timing or the fit isn't right, we'll be honest about that. A clarity call is a conversation, not a commitment.
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For the group retreat, both of you can apply separately and participate in the same group if timing and fit allow. For the private option, the centre is reserved for one person. If a partner wishes to do their own process., we can discuss options separately.
You already know something needs to change.
The knowing gets quieter to live with and louder to ignore. One conversation shows what the work would look like for you.
The clarity call is where we work out which container fits your situation, your readiness and your timing. You ask anything. We tell you the truth, including if this isn't the right fit right now.
[Form fields. Updated Oct 10: Group and 1-on-1 use the embedded Google appointment page as the form. The fields below apply to the 'Not ready to book? Send a message' form and to the Elite application.] Name. Email. Phone or WhatsApp. Which container (Group, 1-on-1, The Elite Immersion, Not sure yet). What have you already tried? Anything you want Faisal to know?
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This retreat isn't for everyone. And that's by design.
The Reset Retreat is for adults who are ready to address what's been sitting underneath the surface, with real support, real structure, and real safety around every step of the process.
Whether this is your first time considering this kind of work or you've been on this path for years, a clarity call helps us understand where you are and whether this is the right fit.
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