Psilocybin
Retreat
for Leaders

This retreat was well developed, safe, and professionally run. I would highly recommend to friends and family. I loved the location, the people, and the size. Having people from similar backgrounds helped create a cohesive group and integrative experience. That concept is brilliant.

This was the single most meaningful experience of my life. I feel like I'm now the person I've always been but didn't realize it until now.

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The experience can be very challenging and should be done in a controlled environment. I honestly don't know how I would have managed had I been on my own. Odyssey absolutely nailed everything.

I can confidently say it has been a pivotal turning point in my life. I find myself more in touch with my emotions, often moved to tears not by sadness, but by an overwhelming sense of happiness and gratitude. This heightened emotional awareness has brought a sense of lightness, a pervasive happiness that colors my daily life.
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‍This experience, while challenging, was also imbued with a sense of peace, bliss, and a serene calmness that enveloped me in a way I've never felt in my almost 35 years of existence. I experienced an intense feeling of love, a deep connection with my loved ones, and a profound oneness with the world around me.

Odyssey’s experienced has changed my life. I’m now 5 weeks post-ceremony, and only can I tell a difference in my symptoms, but everyone around me can. My first week back, my therapist couldn’t believe the difference. For the first time in many years, I can take a shower with no assistance. This has easily given me back an hour of every day.

I’m so thankful for Odyssey and the experience they helped facilitate for me. It has helped me be a better father, husband, sibling and friend. I encourage anyone who could benefit (and I think that’s nearly everyone) to explore the opportunity and see if it could offer them similar benefits. They might just be weeks away from the life they were meant to live.

I loved my time with Odyssey. The leadership team and the facilitators were truly unbelievable, caring, professional, and intuitive. Every small detail was taken care of.
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Our group had a great dynamic. The psilocybin experience itself was emotive, positive, therapeutic. Truly a top class experience.

I was able to work with, feel and help heal major traumas in my life. I was also able to glean clarity in areas where I was unsure how to proceed or understand my true feelings. It helped strip away things that aren't truly important and remember what is...love, connection, compassion, family and my impact on the world. I gained a better understanding of habitual behaviors and regain an understanding of my true essence.

This was a transformative experience. Living my entire life by a set of 'rules' that weren’t congruent with my core self has created years of needless anxiety and distorted perceptions. Both Gabe and Aaron were incredibly easy to work with and allowed me the space where I felt entirely at ease to explore the depths of my consciousness.

It's difficult to put this experience into words; it was incredibly profound, instilling within me a sense of calm and understanding I had never before experienced. The ease with which I could objectively examine my life and values, and understand my core self, is impossible to overstate; this was truly the first step in a new chapter of my life.

It provided a number of deeply profound insights that have already begun to positively influence the way in which I am walking through the world. Aaron was experienced, warm and compassionate, aligned his approach to my needs and prepared me perfectly.

My psilocybin journey allowed me to truly see myself, to experience the connection I have with nature and people, and to give myself grace. We wanted our psilocybin journeys to be transformative and Odyssey's facilitators and program delivered. Odyssey is a professional organization who treats their clients with respect and dignity. Their facilitators are experienced, build a relationship with their clients and skillfully guide you through the preparation, journey and integration processes.

It was like my brain got a reset. 

The neural plasticity I read about in psilocybin studies resonated with my experience. In learning about others’ experiences, I believed mushrooms could be a multi-tool of sorts- able to work on trauma and consciousness expansion as well. This multifaceted ability of the medicine was also present in my journey.
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By having this work be done transparently, safely, and legally, I felt especially safe with the process. I always felt safe to explore the limits of what my soul could discover through the vulnerable experience of working with mushrooms therapeutically for the first time.

This experience was life changing in so many ways. It's like giving your soul a chance to be reunited with your body amidst breath taking scenery in a loving, safe environment. I felt like all of the facilitators were highly trained, empathetic, ethical and wonderful listeners. It was well worth the time and financial investment. I may even say it was more affordable than it should have been after seeing all that went in to it.

I believe that it would be very important for someone to do eventually in their life and would recommend it to everybody. I was looking at other places internationally but chose to go to Odyssey because of the more modernized version of the experience without the more spiritual components. The experience highly exceeded my expectations!

Virtually impossible to find the words to adequately describe the experience. Out of this universe … beyond impactful … filled with powerful emotional meaning and healing. Odyssey curates their guests’ experience with the deepest attention to meaning, sensitivity to each individual, unbounded love and caring, comfort, emotional presence, and passion.

I felt very supported on my journey. JP knew that I wanted to have a deep experience and laid the groundwork for this well. It brought up a lot of emotions that I needed to process, and after my journey, I felt more grounded than I had in a long time. It helped me realize what is most important in my life in a very powerful, visceral way. I am so glad I took the time to do this for myself. I recommend this to anyone who is wanting to grow spiritually.

My Odyssey therapist was able to guide me safely through one of the most important experiences of my life. I loved experiencing the most difficult emotions of my childhood in a more direct manner. This experience has left me feeling much more "in the moment" in my daily life. I find myself often being moved to tears, not in a depressed sense, but in appreciation and gratitude for my life. I cannot think of anything that could have been done better.

10/10 recommend. Truly one of the most beautiful experiences of my life. I feel like I was able to take on years of therapy in a day. I feel like I was able to gain acceptance and breathe light into some darker situations. And things I knew I should believe I now believe in my body/core/soul. Alex was fantastic. Extremely professional, warm, and welcoming. The experience highly exceeded expectations.

My journey unlocked a deeply seated traumatic experience that I could never have accessed through traditional therapy. Although not pleasant, what I learned has already had life changing implications. As Aaron Donne, my facilitator, reflected, my journey was not what I wanted but what I needed. Odyssey is a safe and supportive environment that provides high quality, compassionate psilocybin journeys.

I can’t put a value on it, it was immeasurable. I would have done this years ago if I would have known the impact it had on me. Aaron was super knowledgeable and prepared me for the journey ahead. He was super available and wonderful the whole time. It was a joyful journey of pure peace. I felt so much love and acceptance of who I really am.

Much better healing experience than money spent on therapy. In a short period, I shed layers of grief that I was unable to deal with for 3 years after losing my son. Also feeling my power again was a relief as I understand my importance in my role as a human being.

It allowed me to release a lot of emotions that I've never fully let go of, which has provided immense relief. The emotions are still there, but they don't seem to have the same hold over me that they once did. All the facilitators were kind, understanding and very helpful. I did like that Paulo is a psychiatrist since I'm on some medications that could have influenced my experience, so having that piece of mind was nice. I loved the group setting. Connecting with people from all different backgrounds and realizing that we all have different yet sometimes similar things we're dealing with really brought me some comfort. The house we stayed in was also amazing and relaxing.

It's like I'm able to short circuit the negative thoughts spirals that have consumed me.  I'm able to more clearly observe and recognize my own emotions in the moment and acknowledge them for what they are. Brian Pilecki was easy to open up with.  He treated me with kindness when I was vulnerable and he provided me with the challenging intellectual conversations that I needed to have for growth.  I felt like there was a deep mutual respect as we worked together.  My life is better thanks to Brian's support.

My experience at Odyssey was deeply personal, physical, emotional, and spiritual. Self-reflection was intense and extremely meaningful. Every moment from arrival until departure felt like it was created and shaped for each one of us individually, despite being in a group. What I learned about myself over the course of a few days will continue to serve me throughout my life. Paulo was exceptional and I am so thankful that he was the one to lead our group. His compassion, understanding, and expertise were incredible. The fact that he reached out to me within a few days after the group concluded to see how I was doing was completely unexpected and appreciated! He recalled so many details I had shared, which showed how much he genuinely cared.  He is a gifted psychiatrist and facilitator.

This experience, from the moment I booked until the present moment, has significantly changed the trajectory of my life in a positive way. My hope from this experience was peace. I wanted to minimize the constant internal battle, thoughts, negative self-talk, etc. This experience took me on a journey of learning who I am and all the reasons I should love the person I have become. Additionally, each step of the process was meaningful, beneficial, and far exceeded anything I could have expected. The staff were some of the most amazing human beings I have ever met. It was evident they were truly called to this work. Each facilitator excelled in personal qualities. They were kind, empathetic, patient, and great active listeners. Their overall presence was consistently felt as lacking any and all judgement. Their warmth was truly felt from the time I met them and throughout our time together.

JP was a professional from start to finish. Our pre-trip calls were fun and thought-provoking and above all helped open a space for greater exploration. I was able to be more honest with my life and open than I thought possible during my special day. He took care of me, he took great notes and was very present for me when I needed him the most.

This was one of the most eye-opening experiences I have had. I don't know if there is any other route I could have gone that provided such clarity, perspective, confidence, and amibition the way this treatment has provided in such an efficient amount of time.

I feel sad that the person I was before this waited so long to do it. I feel 100 pounds lighter, like I've cast away a tremendous amount of negative mental energy that wasn't serving me. It has been one of the most profound, and certainly most rapid, positive changes in my life. JP was great. He's a very calm, non-judgmental, supportive presence. Throughout the prep sessions he said many things that I found myself coming back to throughout the journey. Couldn't have asked for more.

The experience was profound, warm, and hope-inspiring. As someone with a number of psilocybin journeys under my belt, I found it refreshing and renewing to be able to experience psilocybin in a new way (2 back-to-back journey days) with the support of such a lovely & intimate group of facilitators and participants. The ratio of facilitators to participants was very good (3:5). I found all three of them to be very open, warm, trustworthy, and wise. I really enjoyed the meditations and group workshops they designed. They also made me feel very comfortable for the duration of my stay. I felt that, had I needed more support during my journey, they would have been very effective in supporting me that way.

The Odyssey team are caring professionals who take very seriously understanding and mastering both the scientific and human aspects of creating a powerful, transformative, and manageable experience for their clients. David, Jenn, Alex and Lynn were all excellent. I now consider them good friends. They take really good care of you and I had many deep conversations with them. That goes from the preparation, to the accommodations, to the meals, to the integration practices. I was very impressed.

Release of physical and psychological pain from my heart. I chose Odyssey because it was focused on grief and that was the emotion that was holding me back despite therapy and meditation. Odyssey also impressed me very positively after communicating with Gabe and Amanda. Amanda and Caroline were amazing. Supportive, kind and highly intuitive woman. Love them!

It was an experience that you actually have to experience for yourself to understand it. I would say that it will be one of the most profound experiences of your life. I researched many different organizations for a psilocybin experience. My meeting with Gabe really helped put me at ease, as this was the first time I had ever considered an experience like this. The deciding factor was that it was combined with a grief retreat, and that was what I was specifically looking for. I'm so glad I chose to work with Odyssey. Both [facilitators] were knowledgeable in regards to the plant medicine and grief. It was very important to me to work with facilitators experienced in grief. They were compassionate, patient, and gave completely all of themselves to us. They truly cared about each attendee.

It was life changing. Full of support, compassion and great food too! Amanda and Caroline were incredibly kind and supportive and nurturing every step of the way. They put me at ease and made me feel like I had known them my whole life.

The retreat helped me relax into myself, my purpose, my lessons, just all of it. Surrender, accept. So much love and support was taken in, given to me. A really great psychedelic retreat program. They have wonderful integration therapists, great logistics (lodging, meals, transportation, service center liason) and follow-up. There were four excellent facilitators who collaborated beautifully with each other, and of different ages and genders. I had different transferences to each, and they all blew me away with their compassion and wisdom.

Experiencing the wonder of psilocybin with a group of people searching for insight and personal growth was incredibly enriching. I found the advance group preparation and all the integration work following mushroom experience to be as powerful as the plant medicine itself. I previously participated in a one-day group experience through Project Circle with the same facilitator. Odyssey's multiple-day retreat, focused on grief, offered a much fuller experience. Being able to talk through the experience and insights with other participants was invaluable.

Very trustworthy, professional and warm at the same time. Both Caroline and Amanda were amazing and even though I went for the psilocybin, having them as the facilitators and guides was incredibly helpful and enhanced my experience. I truly believe their presence and guidance is what sets this apart from other options.

I want to explore psychedelics as a means to face and move past old trauma. This is one step in my process. I now won’t fear mushrooms as a tool in this toolkit. [Odyssey] is a very professional organization with caring and kind people who want to help people find joy and peace.

Imagine traveling to the most quaint small town where everyone is relaxed and laid back. Then you go to Odyssey and have spiritual brain surgery. It is the perfect setting for such a profound and meaningful experience.

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I researched every site that does psilocybin experiences. Most are overseas with little government regulations. I liked Oregon as an option because I am an attorney and researched the regulations and all of the safeguards the state implemented. I felt safe and knew this is a serious business that understands my health and safety are a top concern. [I'm] not confident the overseas locations are as safe as what I experienced in Oregon.

Odyssey was my trusted guide on one of the top two (Camino de Santiago) most meaningful experiences of my life. They created the conditions for me to go deeper than I ever could have on my own. They were very attentive and created a peaceful and safe space to be open and vulnerable. I especially appreciated the way they helped me process Day 1 and encouraged me to go deeper in Day 2. The preparation was very helpful and David's attention to details, especially around logistics, really allowed me to let go of my need for control. The Lookout Lodge created the perfect space to process a challenging Day 1. The healthy food and schedule both contributed as well to my overall sense of well-being.

I loved that the process was extremely transparent and that the experience took place in a house. It felt cozier and safer than if I had done it at a hospital or clinic. I would absolutely recommend this experience to anyone struggling with depression, anxiety, and/or C-PTSD. The experience has been more insightful than over a decade of weekly therapy sessions--and that is not to knock on therapy. I love my therapist!

Amazing experience all around. Top-notch care from the moment we arrived to the time we left. All facilitators were very knowledgeable and caring. They provided support during the journey but gave us time and space needed when at the lodge. The group experience was very helpful, being around like-minded people to bond with.

The value received is amazing. From the skills utilized by Odyssey’s intake staff to properly pair a patient and therapist together, the treatment itself, and the amount of support services offered after treatment. The catch for me was the very well-focused, warm and welcoming web design and available information. Second was the ease of getting started and connected with a facilitator. What made things even better was the warm, welcoming and understanding nature of Odyssey’s staff. I loved the entire experience from start to finish. I felt comfortable, safe, and highly cared for. This is an absolute must for the seekers in life. Anyone who feels they may have lost their way, needs the time to refocus themselves or shift or better understand themselves. This is a tool that I have strong faith will help. Odyssey is an absolute must.

Being offered the gift of connecting with unambiguous meaning in my life was worth everything required to make this experience happen. Odyssey is a completely professional organization that enhanced this experience for me. The preparation was incredibly helpful and addressed all my questions. It was reassuring to have them guide me on this journey and to be there for follow-up integration.

The facilitators were incredibly gifted and caring. I can’t imagine anyone better. They were supportive and listened, offered reassurance and guidance. They made the weekend a beautiful experience. I loved the retreat house because the view was extremely special and gorgeous. I loved the journey space and the playlist that was shared, I listen to it often. I loved the integration circles and the people I met. There was a nice amount of relaxation and down time. Absolutely worth every penny spent.

I recently attended a psilocybin retreat organized by the team of dedicated professionals at Odyssey, and I can confidently say it was a life-changing experience. From the moment I contacted them, I was met with warmth and compassion, which set a conforming tone for the entire retreat. The facilitators are not only knowledgeable about the therapeutic aspects of psilocybin, but they are also deeply committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of each retreat participant. Throughout the journey, I felt supported and guided, allowing me to explore my inner self in a way I had never experienced before. The integration sessions were particularly valuable, helping me to process my insights and apply them to my everyday life. I cannot recommend Odyssey highly enough for anyone seeking a transformative experience with psilocybin in a safe and nurturing environment. If you're considering a psilocybin retreat, this is the place to go.

It’s like a decade of emotional catharsis compressed into five hours. The task before me, and anyone who embarks on an experience like this, is understanding how to make meaning of that catharsis and integrating it into your life in a real and honest way.

Wow, the facilitators were incredible. They were so open, kind, caring, supportive, empathetic, nurturing - the list could go on. What a special team of women. They always were always attentive, gentle, and understanding to every participant's need. They all gave from their unique strengths and perspectives to make the journey and integration work so profound and meaningful. I LOVED the integration day and all of the different integration exercises we did. Hearing from all the participants about their journeys and getting to do the integration work with all the facilitators was one of the most beautiful and profound days of my life. It filled my soul. The connectedness and community felt on that day is a memory I will carry with me for the rest of my life.