4-Day Psilocybin Truffle Retreat (3-month EvoSHIFT program) in the Netherlands

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Centrum Athanor, Hooislagen, Lochem, Netherlands
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Up to 12 in group
Date
April 22 - 25, 2027

Retreat Highlights

  • Powerful atmosphere with a small and intimate group size (8-12 participants)
  • Focus on your specific intentions with your personal coach before, during, and after the retreat
  • Maximum safety thanks to our skilled facilitators (psychologists, medical doctors, psychotherapists) and screening procedure
  • A carefully curated 3-months journey as your path to transformation
  • Immerse fully into your depths during 4 days in our beautiful and peaceful private retreat center in the Netherlands
  • Private rooms
  • A well-held space for your psilocybin-containing truffle experience in a safe, legal and supportive setting
  • Original curriculum based on newest science and ancient wisdom traditions

About this Retreat

Details of this retreat

EVOSHIFT is far more than just a retreat; it’s a transformative, three-month hybrid journey designed to nurture deep personal development and growth. At the heart of this experience is a four-day immersive retreat, meticulously crafted by the EVOLUTE INSTITUTE for those who seek profound self-exploration and spiritual advancement. Yet, the retreat is only one part of a much larger process. Our program also includes a three-week preparation phase and a two-month aftercare period, featuring multiple virtual group integration sessions to ensure lasting impact.

We pride ourselves on providing a warm, welcoming, and highly professional environment for our participants. What sets us apart is our unparalleled facilitator-to-participant ratio of 1:2, allowing us to offer personalized attention and care. Our team includes a dedicated on-site medical doctor, Charlotte, along with experienced and compassionate facilitators and guides—Patrick, Naomi, Dmitrij, and Christopher—who are there to support you every step of the way. The initial medical and psychological screening is conducted by Sarah, an M.D. with specialized expertise in psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy, ensuring that each participant’s journey begins with a solid foundation.

We place great importance on group curation, carefully selecting participants to create a harmonious group dynamic where trust and connection flourish. Unlike other providers, we offer a comprehensive curriculum designed to guide you through preparation, the retreat itself, and the integration phase. The structure of this journey is pivotal to its success, and our approach is both undogmatic and centered around your personal intentions and process. We don’t claim to be shamans; rather, we see ourselves as professionals deeply rooted in Western ontology and epistemology, yet enriched by the wisdom of Taoism, Buddhism, and Eastern contemplative practices. We approach our work with humility, viewing ourselves not as healers but as dedicated professionals in service of your journey towards wholeness, integration, and growth.

Participants often tell us that the EVOSHIFT experience is unparalleled in its professionalism, personalization, and the intimate support they receive throughout the three-month journey. The strength of our group container is crucial; it’s our top priority to create a safe, supportive environment where you can truly let go and dive deep into your inner work. A well-established container is essential, as your nervous system intuitively senses whether the space is secure enough to allow for deep exploration. This is often a challenge in larger group retreats or those with insufficient facilitation, where the depth of the experience can be compromised. We refuse to cut corners when it comes to the quality of our programs, offering a high level of care, safety, and preparation to ensure the most profound outcomes.

If your intention is to delve deeply into your inner world, it’s vital to prioritize quality, safety, and comprehensive preparation. The impact of the retreat is not solely about the legal psilocybin-containing truffles; it’s the surrounding framework—the preparation, the ceremony, and the integration—that creates lasting, meaningful transformation. Over many cohorts, we have refined our program to optimize the flow and maximize the depth of self-exploration and inner work. We find that a single high-dose psilocybin ceremony on Day 2, following breathwork on Day 1, combined with two days of on-site integration (Days 3 and 4), and two months of continued integration support, offers the most effective structure for profound, lasting change.

Join us for EvoSHIFT - We are in humble service of your journey towards wholeness, integration and growth.


More info on EvoCORE: https://evolute-institute.com/psychedelic-psilocybin-truffle-retreat/
More info on Evolute Institute: https://evolute-institute.com/

Please find below the dates for the EvoSHIFT program:

Preparation

Week 1: Wednesday March 31, 2027 | 19:30 – 21:30 CET | via Zoom
Week 2: Thursday April 8, 2027 | 19:30 – 21:30 CET | via Zoom
Week 3: Thursday April 15, 2027 | 19:30 – 21:30 CET | via Zoom

Immersion

Week 4: Arrival on Thursday April 22, 2027 at 12:00 CET | Centrum Athanor, NL
Week 4: Departure on Sunday April 25, 2027 at 15:00 CET | Centrum Athanor, NL

Integration

Week 1: Monday May 3, 2027 | 19:30 – 21:30 CET | via Zoom
Week 2: Tuesday May 18, 2027 | 19:30 – 21:30 CET | via Zoom
Week 3: Tuesday June 8, 2027 | 19:30 – 21:30 CET | via Zoom

Schedule

WEEK -1 - PREPARATION: WELCOME & CULTIVATING A BEGINNER'S MIND
• Getting to know the team & each other
• Cultivating a beginner’s mind
• The power of your Intention
• Guidelines for a safe journey

WEEK -2 - PREPARATION: UNDERSTANDING THE MIND & CONSCIOUSNESS
• Current scientific understanding of the mind and consciousness
• Current scientific understanding of altered states of consciousness and their effects
• The importance of set & setting

Week 3 - PREPARATION: PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
• What is vertical development and why is it necessary?
• Features of and conditions for personal development and integration
• Your life story and its role


ON-SITE - WEEK 3:
DAY 1 - IMMERSION: THE BEGINNING OF A STORY
• Arrival & check-in at retreat center
• Welcome & Intention sharing
• Life Story Sharing
• Resistance & Acceptance
• Breathwork
• Meditation & wisdom

DAY 2 - IMMERSION: THE DEEP DIVE – CEREMONY
• Meditation & movement
• Mindsets
• Connection exercises
• Values work & journaling
• 1-on-1 preparation sessions
• Ceremony where we support you on your psilocybin-containing truffles journey

DAY 3 - IMMERSION: LIFE REVISITED
• Meditation & movement
• Ceremony debrief and sharing
• Reflection & journalling
• 1-on-1 integration sessions
• Group exercises (embodiment, working with tensions and paradoxes)
• Movement practice
• Fire Ceremony

DAY 4 - IMMERSION: THE WORLD WE CREATE
• Meditation & movement
• Synthesising framework – Bringing it all together
• Transfer to life
• Values & committed action
• Give & receive groups
• Appreciation & closing circle

WEEK 5 - INTEGRATION: TOUCHING BASE & PERSONAL INTEGRATION
• Reconnecting with your peers
• Integrating the experience back into everyday life
• Values & vision work continued
• 1-on-1 remote coaching session

WEEK 8 - WORK & LIFE INTEGRATION
• Re-connecting with your peers
• Zooming in on values-based & committed action
• Integrating the experiences back into your work life
• Update with give & receive groups
• 1-on-1 remote coaching session

WEEK 12 - YOUR JOURNEY CONTINUES
• Re-connecting with your peers
• Sharing your insights & lessons about yourself & how you show up in the world
• Give & receive
• Commitment partnerships & peer-coaching circles

More info on the program can be found here: https://evolute-institute.com/psychedelic-psilocybin-truffle-retreat/
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change

Getting Here

Location icon Evolute Institute, Centrum Athanor, Hooislagen, Lochem, Netherlands

Directions

If you are using public transport, the easiest way is to take the train to Winschoten. From Winschoten train station, it is a 10-minute taxi ride (https://sneleentaxi.nl/en/taxicentrales/taxi-winschoten). Please visit www.ns.nl/en/ to check out trains in the Netherlands. If you are travelling from Germany, visit www.bahn.de for train itineraries.

Accommodation

All participants will be housed in simple but high-quality private rooms on the premises of the retreat center.

Accommodation
Price (incl. private room + food + coaching)

Venue & Amenities

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The EVOSHIFT 4-day immersion will take place in the Netherlands. Our private retreat center with over three hectares of green land is located in a calm and green spot 90 car minutes away from Amsterdam in the Dutch countryside. The facilities offer a relaxing and private atmosphere with ideal conditions for undisturbed deep work.
We will offer fresh and healthy drinks and vegetarian food cooked by our chef Michel (included in the price).

Meals

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Menu Types

We will have a personal cook who will prepare fresh organic and vegetarian / vegan meals three times a day. Personal nutritional restrictions (e.g. allergies or intolerances) can be accommodated.

What's Included

  • A carefully curated 3-months journey as your path to transformation
  • Interview video-call
  • psychological / physiological screening: written assessment + call with our expert
  • Preparation (2 weeks, part-time): two group sessions (video-call)
  • Assistance in setting your personal intention
  • Retreat: 4 days in our beautiful and peaceful private retreat center in the Netherlands (accommodation included)
  • Support for your psilocybin-containing truffle experience in a safe, legal and supported setting
  • Delicious vegan / vegetarian meals three times a day during your 4-day stay at our retreat center
  • Private room
  • A welcome package (a little surprise for you)
  • All content of our unique curriculum based on newest science and ancient wisdom traditions
  • All workshop materials
  • Creative expression with arts
  • One powerful breathwork ceremony
  • Bodywork exercises
  • Daily somatic meditations
  • Embodiment workshops
  • Fire ceremony
  • Ecstatic dance
  • Nature walks
  • Working with resistance & acceptance
  • Theory and practice of mindsets for personal development
  • Living with tensions and paradoxes
  • Values work
  • Science-backed action for committed action
  • Integration (1 month): two group sessions (online)
  • Access to our community of change-makers

What's Not Included

  • Travel fees

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