MycoMeditations

For my 69th birthday, my husband sent me to Jamaica to participate in the 7 day Psilocybin retreat offered by MycoMeditations. I have suffered with a major depressive disorder for decades. The mushroom experience facilitated intense personal insight and reflection, and I am happy for the first time I can remember. I returned home and am continuing to improve, and each day is better than the last. As a side note, after the first treatment, my chronic pain was gone, and after 3 weeks, it is still gone. I was not expecting that and am enjoying it immensely. The accommodations were wonderful, safe and secure, and the food was excellent. The ocean and beach were a superb background to the retreat. Each member of the staff was superb, I agree with another reviewer, this work their calling. I will be returning, best birthday EVER!

Leave your western ways at home. This is a therapy retreat, so your focus should not be on whether or not you have a duvet, great water pressure, or drinks. You will not be staying at a typical resort and you will have zero distractions other than a beach. With Covid being in play there may be not much to do outside of make nice with others seeking therapy. This retreat was great! Bare bones in luxury but ripe with therapy if you give in. This is a group therapy retreat, so expect to share with others and others to not share; we are human and we are all at different places in life; its part of the process. Accommodations / Process The accommodations, again, were just above bare bones, which is actually good. Your room has A/C, a fan, a bathroom, and is quite clean. They reminded me of staying with an old grandma. Also, like any hotel/motel/resort don't expect to be in your room much In my group of 7 strangers, which I think 7-8 guest is the perfect size for this type of process. Most of our therapy came with talking with and supporting each other. We became family real fast; it was the only way to give in to the mushrooms and shed fear of judgement. Once your into day 3 you should be totally relaxed and feeling gracious not having the stresses of home all over you. Don't call home on dose days if you can help it, just send the love ones a thumbs up; enjoy your peace Staff You have professional staff of a therapist and several facilitators that will guide you through your experience, make you feel like family, and will sit and have each meal with the group and share their lives with you. I can't imaging having their jobs dealing with a traumatic public day to day. its the high of highs and the low of lows. There is also the house staff (owners of the properties, cooks, etc.) they are gracious and giving, but remember leave your western wants at home. This is a small town on the south of the island, no post office, no tv, spotty wifi, and lots of love. Meals Breakfast is small and vegan most days; eggs other days. This is intentional as full stomachs and fatty foods block the active ingredient of the shrooms. There are snacks to purchase but they are minimal; on purpose. Remember this is a fishing community, on an island, in a country not called America, UK, etc. Lunch on non shroom days will be take out from a local eatery. It is important to support the local community. As the town isn't a tourist spot; which is the best thing about it! Dinner is alway a bit early (5,6,or 7pm) and on dose days, you may not even be hungry at all! Dinner like breakfast is always fresh! Chicken, rice, salad, or some local fare; and they give you plenty! Mushrooms They grow their own shrooms, and they are providing you large doses over 3 days. I had an issue with price before I came but then quickly got over it because of the logistics of growing (I grow) and the dosages over 3 days for me that was over 30grams dry. They grind up three types of shrooms and put them in capsules so that everyone gets the same exact dose. The shrooms will show you what it wants to show you at whatever dosage. I had 10g and it did nothing, but 5g did a lot...Also do not cheat the process or yourself, GET OFF YOUR SSRIs two weeks prior. We also had Sidi come from the grow house and give us a presentation on the grow process. Finally This was the greatest experience of my life, outside of having my first child. We are walking trauma units. If you are scared of anything in life, come here and let it all go. Let the process have you and you will never ever wonder what if again. Bear your sole...You will leave a better you; now everyone else back home...well thats a different story.

I was so happy when I arrived at the retreat to find the most beautiful secluded beach staring back at me. The place and accommodations are wonderful, the food was delicious and the people were amazing!! I want to go back. I have never experience anything like it in my life. It is a safe place to be with incredibly knowledgeable people who are there to help and guide you. I found my way, I know where I am going I know how to get there. Thank you !

I journeyed to the MycoMeditations retreat in Jamaica seeking more depth in my spiritual practice. To say the week exceeded my expectations does not do it justice. In a safe and lushly beautiful environment, warmly protected by experienced and encouraging facilitators, I connected with a part of myself I never imaged was there. I was deeply touched by the mushroom experience and the other participants. The 3-dose model supported by group integration is the best possible way to explore the healing power of psilocybin. And the food was great and the view from my room was awesome! I recommend this wellness retreat to anyone ready to explore their subconscious and beyond.

From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank the team of MycoMeditations for creating the ultimate safe haven to HEAL...The importance of set and setting cannot be stressed enough, nor could I have imagined having my first experience with psychedelics being anywhere than the atmosphere the team has managed to create. I was anxious to travel during the pandemic, but I was extremely desperate to heal and I could no longer wait--I am beyond glad I didn't. What happened in a course of a week was truly more than I ever could or ever got from 45-60 min weekly therapy sessions combined with conventional medicine which never reached the root cause of my traumas and fears that my soul, body, and mind have painfully carried for years. From the beautiful Zen-like scenery of rural Jamaica, the welcoming warm smiles of the staff, the mouthwatering food tailored to your diet, to the abundance of knowledge, trust, and respect the facilitators have for the mushrooms, I experienced the ultimate indescribable catharsis of my entire life to date. It has only been a couple of days since I left the Myco oasis, yet so many miracle-like things have changed within me I can only attribute the psilocybin experience. There is a lot more I can say, but I promise to whoever that stumbles upon my review that words are simply not enough to express the newfound faith and respect I have for psilocybin and its impact on me, however, it is definite you can entrust such a powerful and personal journey of introspection and healing to MycoMeditations; filled with compassion, empathy, and love, their team will be there to help you from start to finish as you navigate the waves of this ancient medicine as you are right now, how you will be during, and finally--proudly--see you off for the work you have done when you reach the bittersweet last day. I definitely and happily look forward to return someday... it was so life-saving worth it.