About
MycoMeditations

How We Became
MycoMeditations

With its inception in 2014, MycoMeditations became one of the first modern psilocybin retreats in the new psychedelic renaissance of the past decade. Our early years were humble, with just a few people attending our retreats throughout the year for more wellness-oriented exploration.

Following the release of Michael Pollan’s book How to Change Your Mind, psilocybin retreats rapidly became highly popular, and the next chapter of MycoMeditations was created.

The current ownership and management team also joined MycoMediations around this time and began to implement changes that created a comprehensive therapeutic retreat model – the first of its kind. We set out to create the gold standard for mental health-focused psychedelic retreats. We have worked hard to build a space where people can receive safe, effective, and professional psychedelic-assisted therapy from licensed mental health professionals and experienced facilitators.

This approach has created a loyal alumni community, with many guests returning to deepen the healing benefits they receive from our retreats. About 20% of our guests are people returning for another of our retreats, and we have many guests who join us annually as part of their focus on personal self-care and growth.

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Our Philosophy About
Psychedelic Medicine

We believed that psychedelic therapy was missing a critical ingredient. An ingredient that was necessary to normalize these medicines and help these therapies become more easily accepted in places like the United States, Canada, and Europe. Decades of stigma and taboo about psychedelics have overshadowed the psychological benefits these therapies can offer.

That ingredient was to make psychedelic therapy approachable to everyday people. We set out to create a psychedelic retreat program designed to fit into today’s culture, and we have now hosted over 2,000 guests and facilitated more than 6,000 psilocybin therapy sessions as a result. These days, it seems like nearly all access to psychedelic medicine must be delivered by a practitioner that resembles an eclectic mix of New Age mysticism, Eastern philosophy and Indigenous ceremonial practices.

While the intention to respect the ancient roots and the esoteric nature of psychedelic medicines is noble, the need to confine psychedelic medicines to belief systems that are simply not relatable within our modern Western society is unnecessary and possibly harmful. Attempts to infuse Indigenous belief systems and frameworks into current therapies by Western practitioners with no direct lineage or apprenticeship to these Indigenous systems can also be seen as culturally inappropriate and insensitive. It could be viewed as an instance of cultural appropriation.

Indigenous and historical use of these medicines should absolutely be taken into account to inform modern practices; however, these healing systems and frameworks are meant to be kept and carried forward by those with direct ties to them.

Our Promise to You

Within the philosophical framework and practical therapeutic approach that we have evolved since 2014, we have now hosted over 2,000 guests and facilitated more than 6,000 psilocybin therapy sessions. We ensure that you will receive a blend of warm, compassionate care from our skilled, highly trained team when you join us on retreat. Our therapy team has decades of combined experience facilitating psychedelic therapies and experiences.

You will be provided with the safest and highest standard of therapeutic care within a retreat model that has proven to provide lasting transformations in the lives of thousands of guests who have joined us over the years.