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Take this short quiz to assess your mental and spiritual readiness for a psychedelic retreat.
Take this short quiz to assess your mental and spiritual readiness for a psychedelic retreat.
Like most things in life, there a broad variety of Ayahuasca retreat options, and a number of factors that effect the quality and cost of an ayahuasca retreat that you may like to take into consideration:
Given the potential, power, and sensitivity of working with Ayahuasca, who you choose to work with is undoubtedly one of the most important decisions of your life, so we encourage you to take the time and the energy to educate yourself to be able to make a good one. If you're in a position to do so, you may also like to consider a private retreat.
If our recommendations above feel energetically aligned for you, and you'd like to explore a journey with Behold, apply below.
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Psychedelic retreats use psychoactive substances that produce hallucinatory effects and alter perception for greater consciousness to arise. In this altered state of consciousness, there are changes in the senses, the dimensions of time and space unravel, and the person is taken far out of this dimension of reality.
Moods and thoughts change as new neural pathways are forged, and many people are able to heal from life long mental illness because of this shift in cognition.
From healing depression and anxiety, to fighting opium addictions and alcoholism, alternative medicines like ayahuasca and psilocybin have a huge capacity to heal.
There is also opportunity for spiritual ascension and breakthroughs in these higher states of consciousness. Many psychedelics induce mystical experiences that shatter boundaries and separation, bringing us into universal love and oneness.
Whether you are a first time seeker, or a psychonaut, experienced or inexperienced, the retreat you choose is going to determine the quality of your ceremony. The conditions of the retreat center and the support team matter greatly so it is in your best interest to choose with care.
Keep in mind that the centers on this list are chosen as the top ten, because they put proper attention onto safety and care. All good retreat centers will have a proper medical and personal assessment to make sure psychedelics are a good fit for you.
This is the prerequisite for embarking on your journey to spiritual discovery. Many of these centers also prioritize preparation and integration work so the lessons from the medicine can be woven into your daily life. Good retreat centers will have a focus on safety and healing work outside of ceremony.
Below are the top ten psychedelic retreats to consider choosing.
For those who want a safe container and a psychedelic retreat that is not as taxing on the body as ayahuasca, then 5 MeO DMT is a great choice. Often referred to as the God Molecule, this thirty minute trip brings you straight to the fifth dimension of existence. Studies done by John Hopkins University, prove that 5 MeO DMT in a ceremonial setting had fast acting improvements to participants anxiety and depression.
Because of its recent popularity, finding a high quality retreat for this psychedelic is very difficult. Many ceremonies are underground and done illegally. Behold Retreats holds these ceremonies in an idyllic natural place in Portugal where it is legal, and the ceremony under the guidance of a professional healer with many years of experience holding space. Group sizes are small, less than ten people to provide appropriate dedication and attention from the facilitator and helpers.
Apart from intentional ceremonies in a beautiful location, Behold Retreats spends weeks facilitating deeper healing with coaching, emotional guidance, and tools for integration. The team consists of expert doctors, therapists, healers, and coaches to provide you with a well rounded experience.
Private retreats are also available for those who want to do deeper work and have the retreat tailor fit to their particular needs, from activities to dosage. Whether you choose a private or group retreat, change is inevitable. Everything you have is already inside you, the retreat is merely a tool to unearth your inherent greatness and power.
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Though ayahuasca ceremonies have a longer duration than 5 MeO DMT and are more physically taxing, mama ayahuasca is a phenomenal tool for healing and releasing. During the six hour plant medicine journey there is purging, acting as both a physical and psychological release from the toxins kept inside the body mind complex.
Ayahuasca and other psychedelics go to the root of the problem, unlike many other modern therapies that bandaid emotional pain with prescription drugs or therapy. Though this can be helpful, ayahuasca goes deeper because it works with the subconscious mind, healing the energetic, emotional, and spiritual bodies.
At Soltara, the aim is to use an ayahuasca retreat to put the body and mind back in balance, allowing blocked stagnant energy to flow, and harmony to restore itself. The medicine experience itself is transformative, and the healing modalities help to reinforce the beauty of the inner shift.
Soltara has creative therapies available, including poetry therapy, movement therapy, and music therapy. Breath work and meditation are quite common in most retreat centers, so taking an artistic expressive approach is a great novel way to process emotions.
A psilocybin retreat is much less intense than both 5 MeO DMT and ayahuasca. Though it induces hallucinations, visuals, and shifts in sensory perception, it is a lighter method to the path of divinity. Psilocybin retreats do not require extreme cleansing and purging as ayahuasca does, and does not shoot you straight to the fifth dimension like Bufo. It is a softer approach through psilocybin mushrooms.
The retreat Buena Vida has a focus in healing work through releasing trauma and moving into a heart centered approach to living. Their retreats are mostly 5-7 days long, so you are not thrown back into daily living after a day or two. Mental health is a priority.
Time is taken before and after the ceremony for other healing modalities to ground in, such as sound therapy, movement and somatic workshops, and meditation. Ceremonies are more traditional rather than western and modernized, there are local Mexican healers from pre Columbian lineages. This makes for an authentic experience being on native Mexican land with a native guide who has embodied these ancient traditions.
On the ocean of Jamaica and guided by Rastafarian expert facilitators, you can do psilocybin in a safe and beautiful setting. Where luxury meets the natural beauty of the Jamaican landscape, a villa is perched above the vastness of the ocean. Founder Mike Arnold says “I learned firsthand that mushrooms can work if you do. They taught me that I had a choice of what I have to think about. That I was no longer at the mercy of non stop negative thoughts and anxieties.”
With this step into personal empowerment through working on himself, the vision expanded outward. Psilocybin works when you do. This is why integration is so important and why good retreat centers will always allocate time and energy to it. The work does not end after the ceremony, it is a continuous process. Silo Wellness understands this, and supports you on your journey in psychedelic therapy.
This center began as a space for education, known as the Research Center for the study of Psychointegrator Plants, Visionary Art and Consciousness.
Wasiwake knows that the environment & setting impact the atmosphere of the ceremony. The location's retreat rests in a pure natural beauty on a hill in Southern Brazil overlooking the ocean. The retreat is nestled within the forest and tucked into a garden. From this garden, nourishing dishes are made.
The vegetables in the garden are in accordance with your ayahuasca diet. For knowledge on spiritual practices you can explore their library holding thousands of books for your knowledge before the ayahuasca retreat. You will have the chance to explore their 4000 book library in your spare time. Grab a hammock, and sink in.
Apart from the beauty of the space, their team is well orchestrated. They have an impressive advisory board, consisting of doctors, neuroscientists, psychiatrists, and psychologists. You are guaranteed to be in safe hands during your psychedelic experience.
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Thirty minutes outside of Amsterdam are three to five day long psilocybin retreats. The retreat is on a rural plot of land with access to sauna, gardens, and workshops. Some of the sessions include yoga and breath work.
The psilocybin is ingested through a tea based truffle ceremony. Synthesis had collected data from their clients in participation with Imperial College London. From their research, common effects post ceremony include an increased sense of well being, a positive mood, and less stress. There is also a greater increase in overall connection, of 118% and 54% of respondents said they had a mystical experience. Studies prove that psilocybin is a great tool for increasing mental wellbeing.
In the jungle of Costa Rica, this experience with the magical toad secretion from Bufo Alvarius, is sure to bring you into a higher vibration. The venom of this toad from the Sonoran Desert allows for a non dual experience beyond the small self of the ego. This psychedelic medicine does not only increase mental health, it induces mystical experiences.
The retreats are short, starting from a weekend or up to a week, but contain private consultations, nature hikes, integration teachings, and even Hapé for grounding.
This retreat center has a focus on solely psilocybin, while many others have commitment to a variety of plant medicines. The healing modality is solely mushrooms paired with other healing techniques such as Kambo, to purify the mind and body before the ceremony. Retreats last seven days which allow time for time to reflect with sharing circles and support.
Group sizes are small at a maximum of ten people and there are four leaders to support you during your journey. In a quiet rural setting outside of the city of Lisbon, nature’s touch is available and there is the opportunity to come back to harmony and inner balance.
In the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, is one of APL Journey's international retreat centers to host the plant medicine ceremony of mama aya. This is a luxury retreat through and through. Stays are in a beautiful suite with an outdoor shower and a jungle pool so you are connected to nature.
Across a span of six days are three plant medicine ceremonies with ayahuasca, including a temazcal herbal sauna, a kambo ceremony, medicinal baths, breath work, yoga sessions, and daily shamanic rituals.
The ayahuasca retreat is guided by a shipibo shaman from Peru or Ecuador of South America, with additional facilitators certified by the Red Cross to ensure safety. There are also educational seminars regarding Amazonian Curanderismo and Ayahuasca healing traditions. With a devotion to being of service, 15% of profits are donated to local communities in Peru, where the plant medicine is sourced from.
This retreat center works intuitively while harnessing ancient knowledge and wisdom of plant medicine. They source the truffles Psilocybe Tampelandia, which are legal in Holland and have a potent visual effect, bringing participants in close proximity to the world of the mystical. The dose for each individual is decided by the expert facilitator as they tune into the dimension of spirit.
The team consists of psychotherapists with western knowledge and the beauty of old shamanic traditions they both have lived and studied. Before the psilocybin ceremonies there's also a group cleaning and extracting circle so your auric field can be clean and receptive to the medicine. This psychedelic retreat using psilocybin mushrooms increases mental health because each participant is given room to focus on their individual healing process.
We would be honored to guide you in choosing the best retreat for your needs. Behold Retreats coordinates expertly guided retreats with highly experienced facilitators.
Reach out to us to set up a complimentary discovery call and we can point you in the right direction.
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Learn more about consciousness, plant medicine, and spiritual transformation ✨
Behold Retreats sets the standard for safe, legal,
and transformative plant medicine retreats.
Ready to heal, find peace, and live your purpose?
Like most things in life, there a broad variety of Ayahuasca retreat options, and a number of factors that effect the quality and cost of an ayahuasca retreat that you may like to take into consideration:
Given the potential, power, and sensitivity of working with Ayahuasca, who you choose to work with is undoubtedly one of the most important decisions of your life, so we encourage you to take the time and the energy to educate yourself to be able to make a good one. If you're in a position to do so, you may also like to consider a private retreat.
If our recommendations above feel energetically aligned for you, and you'd like to explore a journey with Behold, apply below.
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Psychedelic retreats use psychoactive substances that produce hallucinatory effects and alter perception for greater consciousness to arise. In this altered state of consciousness, there are changes in the senses, the dimensions of time and space unravel, and the person is taken far out of this dimension of reality.
Moods and thoughts change as new neural pathways are forged, and many people are able to heal from life long mental illness because of this shift in cognition.
From healing depression and anxiety, to fighting opium addictions and alcoholism, alternative medicines like ayahuasca and psilocybin have a huge capacity to heal.
There is also opportunity for spiritual ascension and breakthroughs in these higher states of consciousness. Many psychedelics induce mystical experiences that shatter boundaries and separation, bringing us into universal love and oneness.
Whether you are a first time seeker, or a psychonaut, experienced or inexperienced, the retreat you choose is going to determine the quality of your ceremony. The conditions of the retreat center and the support team matter greatly so it is in your best interest to choose with care.
Keep in mind that the centers on this list are chosen as the top ten, because they put proper attention onto safety and care. All good retreat centers will have a proper medical and personal assessment to make sure psychedelics are a good fit for you.
This is the prerequisite for embarking on your journey to spiritual discovery. Many of these centers also prioritize preparation and integration work so the lessons from the medicine can be woven into your daily life. Good retreat centers will have a focus on safety and healing work outside of ceremony.
Below are the top ten psychedelic retreats to consider choosing.
For those who want a safe container and a psychedelic retreat that is not as taxing on the body as ayahuasca, then 5 MeO DMT is a great choice. Often referred to as the God Molecule, this thirty minute trip brings you straight to the fifth dimension of existence. Studies done by John Hopkins University, prove that 5 MeO DMT in a ceremonial setting had fast acting improvements to participants anxiety and depression.
Because of its recent popularity, finding a high quality retreat for this psychedelic is very difficult. Many ceremonies are underground and done illegally. Behold Retreats holds these ceremonies in an idyllic natural place in Portugal where it is legal, and the ceremony under the guidance of a professional healer with many years of experience holding space. Group sizes are small, less than ten people to provide appropriate dedication and attention from the facilitator and helpers.
Apart from intentional ceremonies in a beautiful location, Behold Retreats spends weeks facilitating deeper healing with coaching, emotional guidance, and tools for integration. The team consists of expert doctors, therapists, healers, and coaches to provide you with a well rounded experience.
Private retreats are also available for those who want to do deeper work and have the retreat tailor fit to their particular needs, from activities to dosage. Whether you choose a private or group retreat, change is inevitable. Everything you have is already inside you, the retreat is merely a tool to unearth your inherent greatness and power.
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Though ayahuasca ceremonies have a longer duration than 5 MeO DMT and are more physically taxing, mama ayahuasca is a phenomenal tool for healing and releasing. During the six hour plant medicine journey there is purging, acting as both a physical and psychological release from the toxins kept inside the body mind complex.
Ayahuasca and other psychedelics go to the root of the problem, unlike many other modern therapies that bandaid emotional pain with prescription drugs or therapy. Though this can be helpful, ayahuasca goes deeper because it works with the subconscious mind, healing the energetic, emotional, and spiritual bodies.
At Soltara, the aim is to use an ayahuasca retreat to put the body and mind back in balance, allowing blocked stagnant energy to flow, and harmony to restore itself. The medicine experience itself is transformative, and the healing modalities help to reinforce the beauty of the inner shift.
Soltara has creative therapies available, including poetry therapy, movement therapy, and music therapy. Breath work and meditation are quite common in most retreat centers, so taking an artistic expressive approach is a great novel way to process emotions.
A psilocybin retreat is much less intense than both 5 MeO DMT and ayahuasca. Though it induces hallucinations, visuals, and shifts in sensory perception, it is a lighter method to the path of divinity. Psilocybin retreats do not require extreme cleansing and purging as ayahuasca does, and does not shoot you straight to the fifth dimension like Bufo. It is a softer approach through psilocybin mushrooms.
The retreat Buena Vida has a focus in healing work through releasing trauma and moving into a heart centered approach to living. Their retreats are mostly 5-7 days long, so you are not thrown back into daily living after a day or two. Mental health is a priority.
Time is taken before and after the ceremony for other healing modalities to ground in, such as sound therapy, movement and somatic workshops, and meditation. Ceremonies are more traditional rather than western and modernized, there are local Mexican healers from pre Columbian lineages. This makes for an authentic experience being on native Mexican land with a native guide who has embodied these ancient traditions.
On the ocean of Jamaica and guided by Rastafarian expert facilitators, you can do psilocybin in a safe and beautiful setting. Where luxury meets the natural beauty of the Jamaican landscape, a villa is perched above the vastness of the ocean. Founder Mike Arnold says “I learned firsthand that mushrooms can work if you do. They taught me that I had a choice of what I have to think about. That I was no longer at the mercy of non stop negative thoughts and anxieties.”
With this step into personal empowerment through working on himself, the vision expanded outward. Psilocybin works when you do. This is why integration is so important and why good retreat centers will always allocate time and energy to it. The work does not end after the ceremony, it is a continuous process. Silo Wellness understands this, and supports you on your journey in psychedelic therapy.
This center began as a space for education, known as the Research Center for the study of Psychointegrator Plants, Visionary Art and Consciousness.
Wasiwake knows that the environment & setting impact the atmosphere of the ceremony. The location's retreat rests in a pure natural beauty on a hill in Southern Brazil overlooking the ocean. The retreat is nestled within the forest and tucked into a garden. From this garden, nourishing dishes are made.
The vegetables in the garden are in accordance with your ayahuasca diet. For knowledge on spiritual practices you can explore their library holding thousands of books for your knowledge before the ayahuasca retreat. You will have the chance to explore their 4000 book library in your spare time. Grab a hammock, and sink in.
Apart from the beauty of the space, their team is well orchestrated. They have an impressive advisory board, consisting of doctors, neuroscientists, psychiatrists, and psychologists. You are guaranteed to be in safe hands during your psychedelic experience.
Thirty minutes outside of Amsterdam are three to five day long psilocybin retreats. The retreat is on a rural plot of land with access to sauna, gardens, and workshops. Some of the sessions include yoga and breath work.
The psilocybin is ingested through a tea based truffle ceremony. Synthesis had collected data from their clients in participation with Imperial College London. From their research, common effects post ceremony include an increased sense of well being, a positive mood, and less stress. There is also a greater increase in overall connection, of 118% and 54% of respondents said they had a mystical experience. Studies prove that psilocybin is a great tool for increasing mental wellbeing.
In the jungle of Costa Rica, this experience with the magical toad secretion from Bufo Alvarius, is sure to bring you into a higher vibration. The venom of this toad from the Sonoran Desert allows for a non dual experience beyond the small self of the ego. This psychedelic medicine does not only increase mental health, it induces mystical experiences.
The retreats are short, starting from a weekend or up to a week, but contain private consultations, nature hikes, integration teachings, and even Hapé for grounding.
This retreat center has a focus on solely psilocybin, while many others have commitment to a variety of plant medicines. The healing modality is solely mushrooms paired with other healing techniques such as Kambo, to purify the mind and body before the ceremony. Retreats last seven days which allow time for time to reflect with sharing circles and support.
Group sizes are small at a maximum of ten people and there are four leaders to support you during your journey. In a quiet rural setting outside of the city of Lisbon, nature’s touch is available and there is the opportunity to come back to harmony and inner balance.
In the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, is one of APL Journey's international retreat centers to host the plant medicine ceremony of mama aya. This is a luxury retreat through and through. Stays are in a beautiful suite with an outdoor shower and a jungle pool so you are connected to nature.
Across a span of six days are three plant medicine ceremonies with ayahuasca, including a temazcal herbal sauna, a kambo ceremony, medicinal baths, breath work, yoga sessions, and daily shamanic rituals.
The ayahuasca retreat is guided by a shipibo shaman from Peru or Ecuador of South America, with additional facilitators certified by the Red Cross to ensure safety. There are also educational seminars regarding Amazonian Curanderismo and Ayahuasca healing traditions. With a devotion to being of service, 15% of profits are donated to local communities in Peru, where the plant medicine is sourced from.
This retreat center works intuitively while harnessing ancient knowledge and wisdom of plant medicine. They source the truffles Psilocybe Tampelandia, which are legal in Holland and have a potent visual effect, bringing participants in close proximity to the world of the mystical. The dose for each individual is decided by the expert facilitator as they tune into the dimension of spirit.
The team consists of psychotherapists with western knowledge and the beauty of old shamanic traditions they both have lived and studied. Before the psilocybin ceremonies there's also a group cleaning and extracting circle so your auric field can be clean and receptive to the medicine. This psychedelic retreat using psilocybin mushrooms increases mental health because each participant is given room to focus on their individual healing process.
We would be honored to guide you in choosing the best retreat for your needs. Behold Retreats coordinates expertly guided retreats with highly experienced facilitators.
Reach out to us to set up a complimentary discovery call and we can point you in the right direction.
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and transformative plant medicine retreats.
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