7 Day Psilocybin Retreat in Venlo, Netherlands

The shift retreat is a transformative six-day immersion, where the power of psilocybin and the inner shift method catalyze a profound change within yourself, providing relief for symptoms of depression, anxiety, ADHD, OCD, and addiction. Drop the mask you have been hiding behind, experience deep connections, and improve your mental health. This week is all about changing from the inside out, crafting a life that truly reflects who you are.

• It is time to feel alive
• To shed the old ways of being
• To find a clarity that comes from deep within
• To feel and know your next steps
• It is time to break through barriers
• To create a life with deep meaning
• It is time for a shift

The week will include two psilocybin ceremonies, two micro-dosing psilocybin experiences, integration therapy, trauma resolution, deep emotional support, vegan or vegetarian food cooked by a private chef, luxury accommodation, and some fun. Inner Shift Institute will offer only 12 places for this retreat to ensure maximum attention for each participant and an intimate setting. Since 2018, they have been pioneers in the field of Psilocybin Assisted Therapy and have helped over 2000 people from over 30 countries.

They specialize in guiding individuals through mental health challenges like depression, anxiety, social anxiety, OCD, PTSD, imposter syndrome, and neurodivergence (ADHD, autism, giftedness). From overcoming feelings of inadequacy to embracing authentic self-expression, breaking through mental barriers, and gaining calm assurance in the face of anxiety, they are here for you.

Their specialized approach helps you harness your unique strengths, find clarity and meaning, create long-lasting friendships, release old emotional burdens, and cultivate an unshakeable self-belief. Enjoy the comforts of the beautiful retreat house and the delicious, organic food of the private chef. You will come away rejuvenated with an entirely new perspective and ability to move forward.

What can you expect?

• Experience a transformative six-day immersion
• Catalyze a profound shift within yourself
• Find relief from a lack of self-worth
• Find clarity and self-confidence deep from within
• Alleviate symptoms of depression, anxiety, ADHD, OCD, and more

Inner shift method

The inner shift method is a carefully crafted approach designed to facilitate profound transformation through psilocybin-assisted therapy sessions. Here is how each component contributes to the process:

1. Creating an emotionally safe space

The foundation of this method is establishing not only a physically safe environment but also an emotionally secure space. By embracing emotional validation and removing the shame around emotions, they empower you to freely explore the depths of your subconscious mind. This unreserved acceptance encourages you to express and navigate through your emotions with ease, making it possible to dive deep into self-exploration and healing.

2. Compassionate inquiry

Unlike many providers who choose not to intervene during the journey, they actively engage with you by asking purposeful questions that align with your intentions and healing goals. Given the heightened state of consciousness induced by psilocybin, you are better equipped to uncover and understand deep insights. These timely inquiries guide you toward profound realizations and facilitate a transformative healing process.

3. Subconscious reprogramming

Core beliefs about unworthiness, unlovability, or insufficiency can deeply affect your life. Your method utilizes subconscious reprogramming techniques during the peak moments of the psilocybin journey to address and shift these detrimental beliefs. This pivotal aspect of the inner shift method allows you to emerge from the experience with a newfound love and acceptance for yourself, transforming your internal narrative.

4. Empathetic reflection

A pivotal element of the inner shift method is your role as empathetic mirrors during your journey. Facilitators are not just observers; they deeply empathize with and reflect on their experiences. This profound level of empathy ensures that you feel seen, understood, and supported at every step.

By resonating with your emotional landscape, they offer guidance and validation that enhance the therapeutic process, making your journey toward healing and self-discovery a shared and deeply validated experience. This approach fosters a powerful sense of connection and trust, allowing for a more open and transformative session.

5. Trauma healing

From years of experience, they know that psilocybin experiences can unlock the subconscious, potentially bringing traumatic memories to the forefront - even those long forgotten. These may be deeply ingrained memories from early childhood or even birth. These memories can be visual memories or emotional memories.

Facilitators are adept at identifying and guiding you through these pivotal moments of trauma, ensuring what could have been a distressing experience transforms into one of profound healing. This approach turns potential “bad trips” into therapeutic sessions, offering significant healing and growth.

6. Inner child work

When past traumas surface, you employ inner child work to navigate these challenging waters. Facilitators are trained in trauma integration therapy, allowing you to guide you through moments of deep discomfort that may reemerge during a session. This aspect of this method involves nurturing and healing your inner child, offering the support and validation needed to heal old, unprocessed, longstanding emotional wounds. This aspect of the method ensures that healing is not just temporary but addresses the root causes of emotional pain, leading to lasting change.

7. Meeting early childhood needs

Facilitators are adept at addressing needs that went unmet during your early childhood. If your psilocybin journey uncovers difficult memories rooted in unhealthy family dynamics, the facilitator embodies the role of a loving parent or caretaker, offering the support and nurturing previously absent. This unique aspect of the method provides a corrective emotional experience, promoting healing and closure.

8. Overcoming resistance

It is not uncommon to encounter resistance due to fear, a desire to control the experience, or mental overactivity. This inner resistance can block the psilocybin journey from starting, leaving the participant in a waiting state. The method includes proven therapeutic tools to help you move beyond these barriers. By shifting from a state of mental resistance to one of bodily presence, they facilitate the commencement of the psilocybin journey, enabling you to access the transformative potential of the experience fully.

9. Nervous system regulation

A key component of their approach involves working with your nervous system through somatic techniques. By helping you regulate your nervous system, you enhance your ability to stay present and connected throughout the journey, ensuring a more grounded and transformative experience.

10. Trusting your inner healer

An integral part of your method is recognizing when to allow space for the psilocybin to guide the process and when to intervene. They respect the healing and learning facilitated by medicine, choosing not to intervene when you are in a space of growth and surrender. Trust in your inner healer is paramount, balancing guidance with the autonomy of your journey.

11. Integration

A critical phase of the inner shift method, integration bridges the gap between your psilocybin experience and your daily life. This process involves consolidating the insights, emotional breakthroughs, and transformative realizations into actionable steps and sustainable changes. Facilitators guide you through reflecting on your journey, identifying key learnings, and applying them to create meaningful, lasting changes in your life. This ensures that the profound shifts experienced during the retreat continue to enrich and guide you long after the immediate effects of psilocybin have subsided, making your transformation a lasting cornerstone of your personal growth and development.

The inner shift method is a holistic approach that integrates modern psychological techniques with the ancient wisdom of psilocybin, offering a comprehensive path to healing, self-discovery, and profound personal growth. Through this method, they support you in navigating the complexities of your inner world, leading to lasting transformation and a deeper connection with your true self.

What you will learn

Day 1: Microdosing experience and preparation day

You will start with an opening circle and sharing your intentions. They will microdose psilocybin to prepare you for the psilocybin experience the following day. They will teach you how to microdose at home as well. Emotional connection exercises will create a safe space within the group. They will also teach how to let yourself fully receive and connect to your inner child and give more important advice on how to navigate the stronger dose the following day.

Day 3: First psilocybin ceremony

Your first psilocybin ceremony is about diving into your pain and looking into the eyes of your fears and unknown patterns. You will discover that underneath layers of pain and fears, find an inner child who needs your attention, support, and care, and create space to meet this child's previously unmet needs. Note: You are also encouraged to come with your own personal intentions to both ceremonies which they can assist you to find clarity on if needed.

Day 4: Integration day

Using tools such as parts-work, sharing circles, and more, they will help you to integrate the insights gained from your psilocybin experiences of the past two days into your daily life.

Day 5: Second psilocybin ceremony

This psilocybin ceremony is about meeting your inner beauty. What do you need to create a healthy relationship with yourself and how can you trust a connection to others? Note: You are also encouraged to come with your own personal intentions to both ceremonies which they can assist you to find clarity on if needed.

Day 6: Integration day

On day six, you will focus on combining the mystical with the practical by breaking down the wisdom you received in an understandable and relatable way. Together, you will create individual action plans on how to create the now-wanted changes in your daily life so that your life feels congruent with your truth. They will offer a second opportunity for a microdose of psilocybin on day seven to show how a microdose can help you integrate a psychedelic experience.

Day 7: Departure day

Closing circle and departure at 10:30 a.m.

Daily schedule

Day 1: Arrival day

• 15:00 Arrival time
• 16:30 Schedule begins
• Introduction day and questions and answers

Day 2: Preparation and microdosing day

• Optional microdosing
• Get to know each other
• Set your intention and learn how to navigate the psilocybin session

Day 3: Psilocybin session

The session starts at 10:00 a.m. and lasts the whole day.

Day 4: Integration day

• Breathwork
• Group integration
• One-on-one integration (50 minutes)
• Free time
• Sound ceremony

Day 5: Psilocybin session

The session starts at 10:00 a.m. and lasts the whole day.

Day 6: Integration day

• Movement
• Group integration
• Small group integration: Creating an action plan for continued integration upon return home

Day 7: Departure day

• Closing circle
• Breakfast
• 10:30 Departure