Private 1:1 Psilocybin Ceremony in Lake Atitlan

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Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
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Up to 2 in group
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Open Dates

Retreat Highlights

  • Legal
  • Safe
  • Personal, private, 1:1 care and attention
  • Experienced and knowledgeable practitioners
  • Purpose over profit
  • Empowerment through education

About this Retreat

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Details of this retreat

We are a nonprofit association offering legal, individual 1:1 psychedelic-assisted therapy sessions with magic mushrooms (Psilocybe cubensis) to those in need. We are graduates of Somatic Plant Medicine Integration certification and have completed professional training in the Trauma-informed Plant Medicine Masterclass offered by Atira Tan. We are signatories of the North Star ethics pledge for psychedelic practitioners, guided by integrity and sincerity as foundational principles in our work.

Based on the standard protocol for clinical practice developed by Johns Hopkins University, Imperial College London, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies and others, our sessions are conducted individually, in comfortable and quiet environments or outdoors alongside the river, with one or more monitors present at all times to offer non-intrusive, non-directive care and support. We invite individuals to embark on a long-term, multi-stage journey with us, in which the session itself is merely one phase.

Our approach is grounded in psychosomatic therapy and incorporates elements of Dr Peter Levine´s Somatic Experiencing, Dr David Bercelli´s Trauma Release Exercises, emotional release exercises from the Reichian tradition of body-based psychoanalysis, and breathwork-based methods of nervous-system autoregulation.

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Schedule

To ensure the experience of everyone is as beneficial as possible, we do not host group retreats but invite individuals to embark on a long-term, multi-stage journey with us, in which the session itself is merely one phase. During the intake phase, we conduct a thorough medical and psychological pre-screening process to ensure the safety of the experience for all candidates.

Once applications are accepted and dates arranged, the preparation phase includes the presentation of introductory educational content, and an introductory video interview to get to know each other and to discuss intentions and upcoming steps.

We meet you at the site around 10 am. The session begins with a preparatory discussion, during which we set and record intentions, work through doubts and fears, and provide "flight instructions" about how to navigate any challenging experiences that may arise. We then take you through a series of psychosomatic emotional and trauma release exercises that you can use during the trip, and conclude the preparation session with a tea ceremony including an infusion of herbal extracts shown in several clinical trials to reduce anxiety significantly in patients awaiting surgery. This is particularly apt as a high dose psychedelic session is comparable to performing a deep surgical operation on your own mind.

After the tea ceremony, we guide you through breathing exercises to relax and calm the mind as the effects begin to take hold. Once you start feeling the effects more strongly, we provide earphones and eyeshades in order for you to immerse yourself in the experience.

Once the effects subside, around 6 hours later, we provide opportunities for you to record the experience in writing or through audio. We close the session around 8pm.
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
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Getting Here

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Directions

We are located in a lush and vibrant valley in the mountains surrounding Lake Atitlan. The trip begins on the journey out here! Riding from Guatemala City to Lake Atitlan, the pace of life shifts and the landscape transforms, delivering you to a verdant paradise.

If you're flying into the country, you'll want to fly into Guatemala City. There are private shuttles that go from the airport to Panajachel, the major town on the lake. There are also public buses from Guatemala City to Panajachel or San Pablo. Once in Panajachel or San Pablo, you can take a boat to Tzununa, where we will greet you!

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Accommodation

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Venue & Amenities

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Our settings is a natural, private building located in the property of an organic farm at the top of Tzununa, a village on the shores of beautiful lake Atitlan. The sound of the river flowing next to the property mingles with the sounds of the birds in the gardens which surround the building, providing a calm and uplifting environment for deep transformative experiences to emerge. Read More

What's Included

  • Introductory discovery call
  • Full medical and psychological prescreening to ensure safety of applicants
  • Educational content to assist with preparation
  • Private 1:1 psychedelic session
  • Educational content to assist with integration
  • Access to voluntary participation in scientific research

What's Not Included

  • Travel to and from site
  • Accomodation
  • Food
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Customer Reviews

4.89 out of 5.0 average rating

2.0
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Terrible Communication
I booked a one and one session for my 60 yr old mother. It was her first experience ever with mushrooms. I trusted that she would be in safe hands.
There was no intake call as advertised, the day of the session my mother didn’t know where to go, what time the session was or what diet she should have.
She was unclear about what she was going to experience. It took several phone calls to get an answer.
Not what I would have put my mother through. I don’t recommend Siddiq.
The communication day of the therapy was non existent.
This caused so much anxiety and frustration after she had traveled several hours, booked a hotel, organized her schedule to have this experience.
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3.0
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Disorganized and terrible communication
We didn’t hear from this organization after payment was done. We got an email saying “we would receive an intake call” and 9 days later nothing.
I booked a one and one session for my 60 yr old mother. It was her first experience ever with mushrooms. I trusted that she would be in safe hands.
The day of the session my mother didn’t know where to go, what time the session was, where or what diet she should have.
She was unclear about what she was going to experience. It took several phone calls to get an answer. The day of!
Not what I would have put my mother through. I don’t recommend Siddiq.
The communication day of the therapy was non existent. Read More

5.0
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Reality Bending Journey
I'm so grateful that I landed on Mycosomatic Magic for my first experience with mushrooms. Elena was an incredible guide, from the moment we had our first call I was put at ease by her calming presence and grounding nature. It's clear she has extensive experience, and an intuitive ability to know just what you need throughout the journey.

While words cannot capture the intensity of the journey, the messages and learnings I had and continue to have in the weeks after my session have opened doors for awarenesses that I don't believe I could have otherwise arrived at. Thank you Elena and team for facilitating such a nurturing , attentive, and safe environment. Read More

5.0
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Wonderful experience
I have attended several of these types of experiences in the past, but Elena made this experience so much more than the others. Her warmth, openness understanding, generosity... She is both a wonderful person and a gifted guide. Thank you Elena for helping make my experience so meaningful and memerable. Read More

5.0
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Mindblowingly Healing
Siddiq very kindly squeezed me in at the last minute when I arrived in Malaga, with Malwina as my facilitator. I didn't leave much time for us to properly prep but as I had a good amount of previous experience we decided to proceed anyway. I completed my intake form and when we met and talked for almost 90 mins before my journey began and this put me completely at ease with her as my facilitator.

I had the biggest dose I had ever had and it was very challenging at times. But Malwina took it all in her stride and I felt she was with me all the way! I felt she saw my pain and it was this my heart needed. There was a lot of somatic release too. Malwina seemed to know what I needed even before I did. Although she gave me the space I needed, I felt she was absolutely attuned to me throughout. She is meant to be doing this work. I hope I am priveleged enough to do another journey with her.

I also loved the mountain location very much. Immersed in nature and super quiet. The space was just perfect and the rainy foggy weather made it all the more mystical and special. And I very much loved sweet Kamba who made a couple of visits to us, including one in the night so she could sleep in the warmth. Loved it.

My experience was incredible and I would definitely not hesitate to recommend Mycosomatic Magic, and especially Malwina. Thank you so much!
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