Member Testimonials
Stories from the Agape community
These testimonials describe individual spiritual experiences. They are not medical claims, guarantees, or evidence that retreat participation will produce similar results. Ágape retreats are religious gatherings and are not substitutes for medical, psychiatric, psychological, or therapeutic care.
When I first arrived at Agape Church in March of 2022 for a weekend ayahuasca retreat, I was defeated. It felt like my last real attempt to feel human again. To feel anything other than anger, sadness, despair and resentment. I was numb, detached, and not at all who I had been before my brain injury.
By that time, for over 13 years, I had been suffering from a severe brain injury I sustained while serving overseas in Afghanistan. The symptoms and the impact on my life were profoundly miserable; depression, fatigue, suicidal thoughts… you name it. I had tried everything I could find and afford up to that point, and nothing truly worked. Through those years I just kept running into walls, I felt like I was running out of options.
That first experience at Agape changed something in me. It didn’t magically fix everything overnight, but it gave me something I hadn’t had in a long time. A foundation. I began to see my life as a gift, even the pain and suffering. I understood, deeply, how hard I had fought to stay alive all those years, even on the days I didn’t want to be.
There was still work to do after that, and I’ve continued to do it. But now, a little over 4 years later, I can confidently say that experience saved my life. I feel like a new person. My “old life” feels distant, but it’s also an essential part of who I am today.
Agape Church, and the medicine of ayahuasca, gave me a second chance at life.
Thank you, Sergio & Raquel. I am forever grateful.
A beautiful place in nature, you can feel a rejuvenating energy. The ancestral medicine ceremony was very peaceful and loving, a beautiful connection with the divine and with our inner selves. The holistic center offers many activities; I loved the yoga, the retreats, the spa days, and the holistic therapies they provide. They are inclusive and speak English and Spanish.
I just attended my first weekend retreat at AGAPE, and it was one of the most powerful spiritual experiences of my life. It was intense, yet deeply revealing, filled with love, clarity, and understanding. A truly special place for anyone seeking genuine inner growth and meaningful insight. Highly recommended.
Thank you Sergio for sharing your wisdom.
My husband and I went for the most recent retreat. I didn’t know what to expect and I was a bit nervous because it was the first time we’ve ever done anything like this. Since the moment we walked in, we felt like family. We were openly embraced From beginning to end. I had an incredibly Profound experience that will stay with me for the rest of my life. I can only speak from my side but I was able to experience and witness connections that I never thought I would feel or see. The community was family and their kindness was unmatched. We left renewed and feeling closer than ever before and able to connect on a different level. I am So extremely grateful for this experience and the love and genuine authenticity radiating from Raquel and Sergio was something other worldly. This was a deeply sacred and magical experience and I cannot wait to go back again. THANK YOU to everyone there. 🥹💖
Agape is close to my heart. I have been within this community for about a year and a half. Within this sacred journey, the divine lessons felt at a fundamental level have been trust, forgiveness, acceptance, love, being supported, and to support. Connecting to our higher selves and sharing awareness is such a personal and intimate process so I’m grateful Agape has provided their life purpose to this with care. Aside from Ayahuasca, I have sat with Bufo, Kambo, and San Pedro at this facility. All these spaces are held with the highest respect and esteem for the medicine.
I wanted to express my gratitude for our amazing ceremony and soul transformation experience yesterday. We felt like a part of your family and feel nothing but pure love for all of you and what you do. We certainly will be back to continue elevating the collective consciousness. I feel like I died and was reborn again. Thank you for being close and holding space for me as I was going through my intense experience.
I’m feeling blessed. I finally found the path to God and I choose to walk it. I discovered the separation between good and evil, and have more of an assertiveness in my life with many aspects that needed to be attended to. It was a true awakening and the death of my negative evils that took space in my head and my heart. I have found grace. Thank you and love you guys!
I’ve been feeling great ever since last weekend. I’ve been able to come back to the same feeling at will and it seems like I’ll be able to hang onto it for a while! I cannot thank Agape enough for everything.
