About this Retreat
Holistic Therapist & Ceremonial Facilitator
Over a decade of professional guidance in plant medicines, trauma therapy and holistic healing – rooted in decades of deep personal transformation.
My Story
My path to holistic therapist did not begin in a classroom, but through lived experience. I grew up in an environment where safety was scarce and learned at a young age to find my own way. Resilience and perseverance became my survival skills.
Life brought challenges that forced me to listen deeper – to my body, my pain and old wounds that needed healing. Through serious illness, a car accident and recurring depression, I found therapeutic support and later plant medicines like ayahuasca, which opened doors I didn’t know existed.
This journey transformed me completely and awakened a deep calling: to guide others on their own path of healing and transformation.
My Expertise
I have trained extensively in both traditional therapeutic methods and ancient plant medicine practices. My approach is rooted in compassion, safety and deep respect for each individual’s unique journey.
My work combines psilocybin-assisted therapy, Kambo ceremonies, breathwork, energy healing and trauma therapy. I am trained as a Reiki Master, Holistic Therapist and Kambo Practitioner, with decades of personal work with sacred plant medicines.
My Approach
I work from the heart according to the highest standards of care and professionalism. My sessions are not clinical or distant – they are warm, human and deeply supportive. I believe true healing happens when we feel safe enough to be vulnerable, seen enough to be honest and held enough to let go.
Everyone I work with receives: - A safe and loving space where you can explore without judgment - Personal and professional guidance tailored to your unique needs and based on years of training and lived experience - Compassionate presence throughout your entire journey
I don’t just facilitate ceremonies – I walk beside you. I hold loving space for your process, so you can safely open, feel and transform. Every ceremony is conducted with thorough medical screening, continuous support and integration guidance.
My Mission
I believe we are all stronger than we know. My mission is to help you remember that strength – not by becoming someone new, but by reconnecting with who you truly are.
Why I Do This Work
Because I know what it feels like to be lost – and what it feels like to find your way back to yourself, your strength and your joy. Every person who steps into ceremony with me is a reflection of my own journey.
From heart to heart. From soul to soul.
Love & Gratitude,
Diana – The Body Remembers
“We are more beautiful than we realize. I am here to help you remember that.”
Teacher & Practitioner | Omkaya & Spirit of Kambo
Michael is a teacher, practitioner, and facilitator within Omkaya and Spirit of Kambo. He carries the field with calm presence, integrity, and heart, creating a space in which people feel safe to slow down, open, and meet themselves honestly. His work is grounded, attentive, and deeply human.
His journey into plant medicine began after a life-changing accident. Michael started exploring the healing potential of natural medicines and conscious microdosing, not as an escape, but as a way to truly listen to his body, his nervous system, and the deeper layers of healing that Western approaches often overlook. This period marked the beginning of a new path, one rooted in responsibility, curiosity, and lived experience.
From there, his path unfolded naturally. Michael went on to work within several respected institutions in the field of holistic care and plant-medicine-informed support, where his understanding of the bridge between Eastern wisdom, indigenous knowledge, and Western healthcare continued to deepen. He holds a clear conviction that plant medicine, when approached with integrity and guidance, can play an essential role in the development of a more holistic and humane vision of healthcare in Western society.
His work is further grounded through his time in the Amazon, where he joined a jungle journey with Spirit of the Jaguar and The Peaceful Warrior. In a traditional setting, he worked intensively with plant medicines, moving through his own layers of healing, confrontation, and remembrance. These experiences were not about collecting knowledge, but about learning how to serve the work with humility, clarity, and respect.
Alongside his role as facilitator, Michael is a co-investor and co-builder of Onca Takara in Peru, where a new space is currently being developed for deepening, training, and ceremonial work. Within Onca Takara Organization, he plays a leading role in the Netherlands, supporting and expanding the Facilitator School and the Kambo Practitioner Academy, while remaining closely connected to the work in Peru.
Michael has a natural way of holding space. He reads processes with sensitivity and steadiness, without force or agenda, and guides people safely through whatever arises. His strength does not lie in techniques or titles, but in presence. And it is from this presence that he teaches.
Details of this retreat
Exclusive Psilocybin Duo/Small Group Retreat | Amsterdam, Netherlands
Deep personal attention · A conscious return to yourself together
Omkaya Retreats offers an intimate high-end private psilocybin retreat in Amsterdam, specially designed for duos or small groups of 2 to 4 people. This is not an escape from life but a conscious return to yourself and each other, a remembering of who you truly are both individually and together. Every detail is thoughtfully curated with safety, depth and integration at the heart of the experience.
This journey is ideal for couples, family members or close friends who wish to experience deep connection, healing and transformation together. The approach is soft and welcoming but the effect is profound and lasting.
Why this journey?
Exclusive personal guidance: You receive dedicated 1-on-1 and group support before, during and after the retreat.
Trauma-informed, somatic approach: Everything is grounded in nervous system safety with deep respect for each individual and shared process.
All-inclusive: Includes intake, preparation, a full-day private retreat with 2 to 4 people, nourishing vegetarian meals and an overnight stay in a luxury hotel in Amsterdam.
Personal safe setting: No large group but full attention for you as a duo or small group.
Ethics and integrity: No guru dynamics, no pushing. Your autonomy, boundaries and intuition are honored.
Location
The retreat takes place in a private ceremonial space in Amsterdam. From the moment you arrive the atmosphere invites you to slow down and settle in. The space offers safety, presence and a sense of coming home allowing your inner work to unfold organically and without pressure.
Your Journey
We begin with a ceremonial Chocobliss cacao opening using 100% pure cacao from Peru. Cacao supports grounding and heart opening, intentionally offered before the psilocybin session to help you enter the experience with clarity, softness and presence.
The shamanic and therapeutic psilocybin session is held with continuous trauma-informed guidance and somatic support. Meditation, breath awareness and a sound journey are woven into the process, guided by an experienced facilitator. Everything unfolds at your pace, attuned to your nervous system with space for both silence and support.
After your journey you are offered high-quality healthy vegetarian food, lovingly prepared to support your body, nervous system and integration process. Everything is created and served with heartfelt care and pure love.
Safety and Intake
After you express your interest you’ll receive a gentle intake questionnaire for each participant. This is followed by a personal video call, a warm moment to meet each other, answer your questions and explore together whether this retreat feels aligned with your intentions and needs. Safety, clarity and mutual alignment are essential to our work.
Who is this retreat for?
This retreat is for duos or small groups (2 to 4 people) who wish to deepen their connection, heal together and experience personal and shared transformation. Whether you come as friends, partners, family, colleagues or a self-chosen group, this journey is for those seeking depth, clarity and inner peace together.
You are not asked to perform or push. This is a space to receive, to feel and to remember.
Our Method
Our work is guided by the ONCA TAKARA Foundation Method, a holistic approach that brings together modern therapeutic expertise and ancient wisdom from the field of plant medicines. The method integrates psilocybin-assisted therapy, trauma-informed and somatic work, subconscious reprogramming, inner child healing, shadow work, breathwork and emotional integration. Mind, body and spirit are approached as one intelligent system allowing healing to arise from within.
The Team
With over 30 years of combined experience in psilocybin-assisted therapy, trauma-informed guidance, somatic work and integrative healing practices we offer a grounded, ethical and carefully held space with deep respect for your process.
Integration & Aftercare
This is not simply a retreat you attend. It is an inner shift that continues to unfold into daily life, both individually and as a group.
You do not have to become someone new. You are invited to remember who you truly are.
Investment
Duo retreat (2 people): €1.850 per person
Small group (3–4 people): €1.650 per person
This includes all guidance, preparation, the full retreat day, nourishing vegetarian meals, overnight stay in a luxury hotel in Amsterdam, breakfast the next morning and aftercare.
For groups of 2 to 4 people, you can come together as friends, partners, family, colleagues or your own chosen group for a shared, deeply personal experience.
What to expect when booking
Contact & Choose Your Date:
Reach out to discuss your wishes and availability. We’ll select your retreat date together.
Intake & Preparation:
Each participant receives a comprehensive intake questionnaire so we can understand your backgrounds, intentions and needs, followed by a personal video call.
Confirmation:
Once everything is reviewed and the payment is received, your journey is confirmed. Please wait to book travel until then.
If you’d like to connect or ask questions before booking you’re warmly invited to reach out.
Practical Information
Location: Amsterdam (private ceremonial space)
Group size: 2–4 people (duo or small group)
Duration: 1 full day (including overnight stay)
After: Overnight stay in a luxury hotel in Amsterdam
Language: English and Dutch, depending on your preference
Optional: Airport pick-up from Schiphol
Preparation:Intake questionnaire for each participant, personal video call and comprehensive preparation guide
Love and gratitude
Diana & Dani
Omkaya Retreats