About Connecta Life
A structured, intimate and safe framework for working with sacred plants, since 2012.
Our story
It all begins in 2012. Stéphane Lavergé, then a software engineer, goes through a near-death experience. The event upends his perception of life, meaning and what matters. On the way back, one truth settles in: he must accompany those who, in turn, are searching for a path.
For several years, this accompaniment work is done out of passion, in a personal setting, alongside his professional activity. Then a moment comes when the double life no longer makes sense — Stéphane leaves IT to devote himself fully to this work.
He then trains as a facilitator at the Floresiendo school, where he works for a year before launching Connecta Life. This training gives him a starting framework to begin holding space for participants. He then begins to organize his own retreats, understanding the necessity of holding the energetic space of ceremonies as guardian and person responsible. He develops an approach to integration oriented more toward expanded states of consciousness than toward clinical psychology. In respect of the people welcomed, with the will and the desire to accompany each person as best as possible in groups of limited size.
Since then, Connecta Life has accompanied over 400 French-speaking people — from France, Belgium, Switzerland, Quebec — in their work with sacred plants. Each retreat refines our approach a little more: finer preparation, closer accompaniment during ceremonies, more structured integration follow-up upon return.
Our mission
To offer French-speakers a structured, intimate and safe framework for profound inner transformation work with sacred plants. To provide a serious alternative to distant retreats (Peru, Colombia) with the same standards of safety, accompaniment and respect for traditions — but in your own language, two hours from France, and at a quality-to-price ratio consistent with the European reality.
We welcome people going through a quest for meaning — whether in a break-up, bereavement, burn-out, facing an addiction, or simply at a turning point in their lives. Our role is not to heal in your place: it is to hold the framework so that your inner work can take place, safely.
Our approach
We work at the crossroads of three traditions:
- Amazonian shamanic tradition — rituals inherited from peoples who have worked with these plants for centuries. Respect for forms, chants and ceremonial structure.
- Contemporary psychology — trauma-informed accompaniment, psychotherapeutic reading of experiences, vigilance on contraindications, structured integration work.
- European culture — adaptation to Western sensitivity: private setting, rigorous medical questionnaire, psychological preparation, integration that extends over time.
In concrete terms: small groups, individual accompaniment before the retreat, continuous presence during ceremonies, integration follow-up for several weeks after return.
Our ethical commitments
🔐 Systematic prior medical evaluation
No registration is confirmed without a detailed medical questionnaire and an individual interview. We decline registrations — even those already paid — when contraindications are identified. Your safety takes precedence over any commercial consideration.
🤝 Informed consent
Every participant signs an informed consent that details the risks, expected effects, contraindications and respective responsibilities. No grey zone, no promised result.
👥 Small groups
Groups capped at 15 people — sometimes 8 to 10 depending on the retreat. Each participant is seen, heard, and followed personally. We deliberately refuse the large groups where the depth of work gets diluted.
🌱 Integration over time
The work does not end with the ceremony. Integration call after the retreat, access to a participants' group, recommendations of therapists trained in psychedelic integration if needed. Benefits unfold over several weeks or even months — we are there for that phase.
📚 Transparency about our sources
We rely on scientific literature published in peer-reviewed journals (MAPS, Johns Hopkins, Imperial College, ICEERS studies). Links and references are available on our Ayahuasca in Spain page.
⚖️ Respected legal framework
Our retreats operate within the Spanish legal framework, in private circles, with signed informed consent. We do not engage in any recreational or diverted use of sacred plants. We are compliant with GDPR and LOPD-GDD for the processing of your data.
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What sets us apart
There are many centers around the world that work with sacred plants. Here is what makes us unique:
- Accompaniment in French, from end to end. Questionnaire, preliminary interview, ceremony, integration: everything takes place in your mother tongue. Emotional work demands a finesse of expression that native language allows — irreplaceable.
- Close to France. 2 to 6 hours from the French border depending on the route (train, car, flight). No jet lag, no vaccines, no long-haul flight. You arrive rested, you can go for a weekend.
- Clear legal framework. Spain tolerates the ritual use of sacred plants — unlike France where Ayahuasca is prohibited. Our retreats operate within this framework, in private circles and with signed consent.
- Small groups, no retreat factory. 8 to 15 people maximum. No hall of 40 participants where you are just a number.
- Real integration follow-up. Follow-up call, participants' group, recommendations of therapists trained in integration. The work continues afterwards.
- Transparency on risks. We speak clearly about contraindications and limitations. No miracle promises, no "magic retreat".
Ready to talk about it?
Every journey is unique. The best way to know if a retreat suits you is to have a conversation with us.
