Mushroom Retreat

Unique mushroom retreat experience, appropriate for anyone looking to experience and learn about psilocybin and mushroom cultivation. The retreat includes lectures on the physiological and psychological effects of psilocybin, and a comprehensive cultivation course. Eleusinia Retreat is an educational experience designed to impart long term access to all visitors. We are the only retreat that prioritizes both the physical and psychological benefits of psilocybin.

In fact, the retreat’s founder designed Eleusinia’s program to fit the needs of individuals looking to gain the ease and confidence to dose often and independently. A chronic pain patient herself who has benefitted immensely both mentally and physically from psilocybin, she has designed a program to help you find your stride with this unique medicine.

Psilocybin, the active ingredient in psychoactive mushrooms, has provided the spiritual and cultural bedrock of many great civilizations. The Aztecs referred to teonanácatl, which translates as ‘divine mushroom’, and modern neuroscience has revealed how psilocybin interacts with serotonin receptors in the brain in order to produce a range of consciousness-altering effects.

Each of our five day retreats involve two mushroom encounters. The first is a rather intense five gram dose on day #2, and the second is a smaller more meditative one gram dose on day #4. Our goal is to allow you coach you through this range of experiences and to teach you to actively engage in a psychedelic assisted meditation practice that can be continued at home.

There is a significant connection between the neurophysiology of deep meditative states and the psychedelic experience. Both have similar physical effects on the brain and both can be used to impact how your body and mind perceive pain. However, improving your skills at meditation especially in an effort to gain some benefit requires extensive patience, practice and time. More importantly, even with unwavering dedication not everyone can achieve the heightened meditative state a monk might take a lifetime to achieve. Moreover, when most people find themselves in need of these skills and expertise they are already burdened with so much pain and stress that it puts meaningful success out of reach. Psilocybin can serve as a catalyst for some to achieve the benefits of expert level meditation in a more efficient and pragmatic manner.