The best retreat I’ve been to. It’s a great balance between scientific and spiritual. It respects the plant medicine by honoring its history, educating people about shamanism and native practices, and bringing in shamans who come from generations of practitioners. Great care is taken into preparing participants for each stage, and taking the uncertainty and anxiety out of the equation. Things such as yoga, massages, sound baths allow leading up to ceremonies are excellent tools also. As the ceremonies are a community exercise, great care is given to allowing for harmony and connections to evolve within the group. The organizers and staff are very well informed in the areas of trauma, ptsd and latest literature on healing as an evolving field. Sharing and processing circles after each ceremony reflect that awareness, and the availability of individual sessions are a great way to assist participants in working through themes that come up for them. I highly recommend this retreat. If I were to dream up an ideal approach to dealing with and healing from…this was even better.