Who is Vine of the Soul Retreats
The decision to open an Ayahuasca Retreat Center was pretty much a consequence of my own healing journey. Before Vine of the Soul, I used to be a software consultant. I realized, that I would like to share with the world that living a fulfilled life, your life, not that of others, is possible. Letting go of the trauma of the past is possible. Living a life of magic is possible. Yes, life has its ups and downs, but how we deal with them, makes all the difference.
A thought that in the beginning seemed scary, turned into a most amazing reality. I would like my story to be an inspiration for everyone who is ready to go their own path. Not many people have the courage to walk this path.To those who did and still do have the courage to walk with me, I am very grateful. We are on a continuous path of self-development and learning, to be able to offer you the best support possible.
In the selection of my team, what I am looking for first and foremost is truth: walking the talk. None of us is perfect, we don't pretend to have every answer. But what pulls us together are values like kindness, honesty, integrity, compassion and an immense love for people. We are all on a path of growth, while at the same time acknowledging that we are enough and always have been.
- Bianca - Founder of Vine of the Soul Retreats
A strong team for holistic mental health retreats in Europe
Founder of Vine of the Soul Retreats
I've always been interested in psychology, since I was a child. That didn't keep me from stepping into my mothers' footprints and falling into depression in my adult life. I also struggled with insomnia, psychosomatic backpain and felt miserable overall. Although successful in my career, I was terrible at relationships and had no boundaries. I felt I am a terrible mom.
Then I met Ayahuasca. She literally opened me up towards a new life.
When I decided to help others by using these ancient remedies, I visited several retreats to gather experience. I learned all the dos and don’ts and those experiences helped me shape my own offer and values.
In my approach, I use elements of Rapid Transformational Therapy to help you understand yourself.
I am fluent in English, German, Romanian and Hungarian.
Strong background in Psychology, Retreat Leader Valencia
Kristina, since young age with a deep interest in spirituality, and later in psychology, found profound healing and awakening during her first plant medicine retreat. This experience ignited her calling to serve humanity with transformative healing. Kristina's way of serving is rooted in her quest for truth and inner peace, her personal healing journey, and her academic background in Education Science with Psychology, with over 12 years of experience as a special education teacher in Germany.
Seeking a change to pursue her dreams, Kristina found the profound healing modality Belief Coding® and became a certified Facilitator wholeheartedly. If you are interested in transforming your limiting beliefs at the root cause, you can have a Session during your stay or afterwards online, ask for more information or visit her website, kristinasteigerwald.com.
Additionally, she holds a Certificate in Psychoanalytic Pedagogy, Ho'oponopono and Yin Yoga.
Kristina recognizes that she will forever be a student of life, committed to expanding her consciousness, intuition, knowledge and healing abilities.
Fluent in German and English, and conversational in russian.
Nurturing the soul and the body
Riccardo, a sensitive and empathic soul from a young age, has been immersed in the world of psychedelics and plant medicine for the past decade. This transformative journey sparked his curiosity to work with these medicines and facilitate the evolution of others.
His strength lies in creating safe and caring spaces, where individuals can heal with trust and no judgment . Riccardo is dedicated to guiding others on their healing journeys, drawing from his own profound experiences and commitment to personal growth.
With his gentle and kind approach, Riccardo delights our guests not only with his loving and cheerfull presence. But he will also delight you with the food he cooks, made with love and a lot of skill.
Riccardo speaks English, Italian, French, Spanish and Portuguese.
Holistic Mental Health
Rosa is a Researcher, a Coach, and a holistic therapist. She specializes in using altered states of consciousness to achieve optimum health and live in tune with your highest potential.
Her path led her to pursue a PhD in chemistry and specialize further in the microbiome field, developing her analytical and detailed mind. In 2017, she expanded her spiritual side and followed her passion to help others heal and reconnect to themselves and their purpose. She embodied a broader approach then, studying with different mentors and coaches and exploring therapeutic modalities. Rosa's diverse qualifications, including her roles as a Breathwork instructor, somatic therapist, Ceremonialist, and Nutrition and Integration Coach, are a testament to her expertise and commitment to holistic health.
Rosa is fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish.
Love and beauty
Chiara is an artist, holistic therapist, medicine woman specialized in Divine Feminine Retreats. Her journey has taken her to Africa, Mexico, Japan and Egypt, where she studied alternative healing methods like Shamanic Force energetic canalization and Egyptian Yoga. She blends creativity into healing sessions to unlock people's creative potential through art, allowing reconnection to the inner child. She has studied Fine arts.
She speaks English, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.
Her light and fun presence is a delight in our retreats.
Tradition plus modern education
Axis has learned from different Shamans and Maestros both in South America and Europe.
He holds a bachelor in psychology and trained to be an Osteopath and Massage Therapist. He likes to address the several layers we all have: mind, body and soul.
He speaks English, Spanish and Japonese.
Change is possible
Richard was drawn to plant medicine in search of healing from past trauma’s. His life as a stressed out entrepreneur, battling with addiction prompted a huge direction change.
Richard’s journey brought him to Vine of the Soul as one of the first ever guests.
“I found that in a handful of ceremonies I reaped the same benefits as years of therapy. I wish you the seeker, the same healing potential and unconditional love”.
Richard’s colourful life experiences foster an empathetic, open and none judgemental approach to helping others. His willingness to be vulnerable encourages others to reciprocate. Richard’s authenticity and free-spirited nature ignites a spark in others. His creativity is effortlessly expressed through dance and music, often performing in ceremonies.
Empathy and Groundedness
After 14 years in the corporate world as an IT professional, Robert felt a deeper calling—one that led him to explore the realms of consciousness, self-discovery, and plant medicine. His journey with Ayahuasca opened a path of transformation, guiding him toward a life rooted in awareness, presence, and connection.
As a facilitator, Robert provides a grounded and supportive space for others to navigate their own experiences. He believes true growth happens not only in ceremony but in how we integrate its lessons into daily life. His approach blends deep listening, authenticity, and a respect for each person’s unique path.
Committed to guiding others on their inner journeys, Robert helps individuals reconnect with themselves, process emotions, and find inner harmony. He offers a calm and steady presence, walking alongside those who seek clarity, healing, and transformation.
Customer References
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Bianca, you are a superstar! I really enjoyed the hypnotherapy session. I felt safe and you helped me see how my trauma from past lives is affecting me know.
Thank you so much!
Alessandra, Italy
Bianca provided me with the support that I needed, everything was exactly as it needed to be.
She has unconditional support energy and is willing to go as deep as needed to heal your traumas and support you through your transition.
I was lucky enough to have my so many amazing people on the retreat with me and I am changed forever. I am forever grateful for all that she did for me. This place is amazing and if you are looking to get better, the hope is there, never give up! I am in a much better space and thriving in my life, something I thought is not available to me. Also the aftercare is second to none, I know I can always call or get in contact.
Thank you team!
Regina, UK
Bianca has played a very important role in my healing journey.
She is a vessel of unconditionality and has been available for me in my darkest moments. She is highly knowledgeable and with this knowledge, appropriately challenges me to see outside of my conditioning and to guide me back to the light.
Alex, Ireland
Thank you so much for all your help looking after me and being so patient with me, you truly are a wonderful person and I’m so glad to have met you.
I couldn’t have wished for a better person to guide me through my healing.
I really enjoyed all our conversations, you are so knowledgeable and you have opened my eyes to all the amazing things that life has to offer (even beyond what we can see!) and how to embrace them.
I hope that our paths will cross again in the future as I miss you already! (...)
All my love and best wishes to you, Fatima, the boys and the cats 🐈⬛ ❤️ xxxxx
Taya, UK
I had 2 ceremonies with Bianca, one in August 2021 and one in March 2022.
I was able to see all the elements of my life which were holding me back. Although some of the things were difficult to accept, these experiences helped me take the right decisions for me and my kids and helped me deal with the anxiety that comes when making radical changes in ones life.
Bianca also did hypnosis on me, which helped me see how some of my childhood experiences shaped my life and behavior. Not being able to hold proper boundaries, came from how my family treated me. I am now much better able to say no and stand up for myself and my children.
For now I feel I don't need any more ceremonies, I feel I have completed what I needed to at this point.
Thank you Bianca!
Maria, Germany
A Truly Life Changing Experience
I was very nervous going to this retreat because I'd never done anything like it before and I was in a fragile place emotionally having just ended a 4 and a half year relationship.
First thing you must know is that you're in very safe experienced hands. From the moment we had our induction call I was cared for and supported by Bianca and Fatima. They were my guides, therapists, mothers, fathers, friends and facilitators. Everything I needed they supplied both physically and emotionally. I got so much out of the experience, more than I anticipated which is saying something because I had high expectations.
I will recommending this to everyone who I feel is ready. I feel like a new person or maybe just back to my old self with layers stripped off me. Layers that weighed me down. I'm now lighter and more free with a new spirit animal to guide me 🐺🌕.
I'm excited to try out the tools I learned while at the retreat.
I will return one day to this magical space, to see my wonderful friends again for more treatment when the time is right.
Con, Ireland
I feel very lucky - I didn’t struggle at all with my integration back to normality, post Ayahuasca experience.
I was nervous and more than a little dubious after reading testimonials online and speaking to my retreat fellows, having heard that the integration back to society was quite hard; after having been shown what you need to see by Mother Ayahuasca, I was mentally prepared to be kicked in the ass when I got home and to find it hard to apply what I had learned to my life.
But it wasn’t.
I was attending the retreat as I have had a very traumatic life and wanted to be shown how to heal myself from this. I was called to the ceremony but what honestly felt like the universe and there I met the most wonderful souls, one of which was Bianca. Bianca has started her journey to help others with RTT and she kindly offered to the group to share her teachings and to help us, if we wanted it… and I thought you know what, sod it. Yes please. I've travelled all this way to drink strange tree bark water, what’s a little hypnosis, right?! Well. Ayahuasca showed me how to heal, but with Bianca I saw what to heal. I had my first session with her and I was quite honestly undone. I was emotionally drained from Mother A, but this was a new depth of myself that I think I was still processing. She helped me access what I can honestly only describe as the poison from my past. It was brutal, intense and wonderfully liberating at the same time.
By doing this in conjunction with Ayahuasca, I was honestly able to process and reflect on what I was shown in the ceremonies and I firmly believe it helped me release a lot of what has been holding me back. I’m sure I would have reached the same place eventually alone, but Bianca helped equip me with tools to do this… just faster. It is direct and hard and humbling but I knew if I kept listening to my recording, I was processing out the poison from my psyche. I could look at it objectively and show myself that it is ok to move on, I am worth more than my past and the visualizations within the recordings, I found incredibly helpful. I wasn’t just sat with the overwhelming feelings that had surfaced, I had a way to look at them objectively, remove them from myself and honestly start to release and to heal myself from what has happened to me. I have/had a myriad of health conditions, ranging from severe allergies, fibromyalgia, chronic regional pain syndrome and insomnia. Since doing this, in conjunction with the RTT… I sleep. My allergies have abated to the point they are hardly there and I am no longer taking any medication for my ‘conditions’. Neuroscientists tell us how our mind is plastic and doing RTT has really proven this for me.
