ESSENTIYA Retreats
WELCOME TO ESSENTIYA
The ESSENTIYA team creates a safe, homely and non-judgemental space for groups of up to 12 people to do psycho-spiritual healing work with the assistance of psilocybin truffles during 3- and 4-day retreats. Psilocybin truffles are legal in The Netherlands. Our retreats are primarily German-language, however we do also run some international (English-language) retreats. The cost for a 3-day retreat is €2,500 all-inclusive, including pre- and post-retreat therapeutic support. Please visit the ESSENTIYA website for more information and dates.
Psychedelics like psilocybin (the psychoactive compound in ‘magic mushrooms’) and DMT (the key ingredient in ayahuasca), used respectfully and intelligently, are a powerful tool for healing. As reported in the peer reviewed literature by research leaders like MAPS (the Multi-Disciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies), Johns Hopkins and Imperial College London, they can significantly improve outcomes in those struggling with treatment-resistant depression, alcohol and drug addiction, and PTSD where conventional interventions have had little success.
Even people with no significant mental illness have shown profoundly improved psychological functioning - better emotional regulation, cognition, interpersonal closeness, a sense of purpose or meaning in life, social engagement, coping - in essence, a holistic transformation in wellbeing. You can read more about the potential of psychedelics, and the safety protocols we use, in this article.
AT THE HEART OF EACH RETREAT IS A GROUP PSILOCYBIN CEREMONY
Before and after the ceremony, we hold various workshops to support the process of turning inwards. As director of ESSENTIYA’S body-breath-mind programming, I teach all our guests calming, grounding, trauma-sensitive body-breath-mind practices to help them get the best out of their experiences.
Each guest is medically screened by our retreat psychotherapist, as there are some contra-indications to working with psilocybin, and she is on site during the retreats. We also offer significant support - including psychotherapeutic support - to our guests during the weeks and months before and after our retreats, as well as options for further integration work with our team over the longer term, at extra cost.