5-Day All-Inclusive Oregon Psilocybin Retreat in Nature: 2x Licensed & Regulated 🍄 Journeys

Why Confluence Retreats?

A five days that lead to the changes in my life to the point, that I was loosing hope it was possible.

Chosing Confluence Retreat was one of a few, best decision I've made in my 66 years long (or short) life.

I left the journey thankful to the unbelievably dedicated team of facilitators. Myles, Elyse and Tsana, who were leading our group of eight, with such a dignity, respect, spirituality and knowledge.
With a high understanding of the purpose for each one of us landing on this gorgeous land seeking relief from our inner demons hunting our souls for too long.

The journey took place at the Omnia Group property in Ashland. A charming, very private and comfortable property equipped with anything to satisfy your needs. If you choose, you may continue your trip in a mystical atrium that willl trigger your imagination to the point of Awww,,, hearing chirping birds and looking at the fountain souronded by moss, rocks and whatever else you may see there at the moment ...

I must mention here an incredibly yummy, nutritious meals cooked with love by Marion, such a talented chef from Germany.

And... Thunder Eater, a local Shasta Indian shaman who appeared daily, gracefully sharing his wisdom, humor and little gifts for everyone.

I could go on and on here with a long essay, but I will conclude with a few more words.

The healing is an ongoing process so don't expect things to change with the snap of the finger. It's been over a month now since my return home. I definitely did mellowed down a big time. I'm more patient and distanced to things that I have no control of.
My energy is higher, my creativity and new ideas are rising to the skies!
I started writing down my ideas so they won't be forgotten. I'm very productive around my household and am not starting a new task before finishing the previous! That's truly new to me! Ha! The focus is a key.

I hope, my review will help you with making decision on choosing the Confluence Retreat as a place to go. You won't be disappointed. I promise you!
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The Confluence retreat was an amazing experience. I went with hopes to dive a little deeper into myself and find why I operate the way I do. The entire experience was enjoyable from the people you meet, food, housing, facilitators, and the actual Journey you go on. I did things in this retreat that I do not think I would have ever done on my own to include meditation, breath work(way different than what I thought it was), dancing, group therapy, and of course a high dose of Psilocybin multiple times. Both journeys lead to different experiences. The first felt like a road map of things to work on and things to address. It was eventful and opened myself up to different perspectives. The second journey was a bit different. I had a hard time. Part of it was just me and a memory from childhood popped in my head right before lift off and it was a difficult 4 hours. Jules sat by my side and was just there for me when needed as I went through my highs and lows. Although it was very difficult it was an amazing experience when it was over and I got so much from it. The main thing is it helped me mend my relationship with my oldest son. He is a minnie me and we would butt heads a lot because of that. Our relationship has been so much better since the retreat. There are other benefits from the retreat as well like staying away from a lot of bad habits and vices. I would recommend this to anyone looking to expand their knowledge and learn more about themself. This isn't the end all be all but it opens so many doors for a better life you just have to be willing to walk through those doors and do the work after. Read More

Attending Confluence Retreat was the best decision I made when looking for a Psilocybin experience. The setting was serene and peaceful, the facilitators were the best and sharing my journey with a small group vs a hotel room really added to the experience. Western medicine was not working with my anxiety and depression. Plant medicine (psilocybin) brought me out of my spiral down. The intention meetings and meeting my fellow travelers helped me set my intentions and relived my post retreat anxiety and the follow up after the retreat helped me integrate my experience into the real world. The follow up after my journey has exceeded all my expectations. To anyone looking for a psilocybin journey I can’t recommend Confluence Retreats more!!! And the food was incredible Read More

As a master's level mental health professional, I’ve followed the evolution of the psychedelic field with great interest. When legalization expanded in the U.S., numerous retreat centers began to emerge—but Confluence immediately stood out. A bit of research confirmed what I sensed intuitively which was that Myles Katz, the director, brings deep care and professionalism to this space, and I trusted that the retreat would reflect that.

It did—and more.

From the snow-covered mountain cabins to the compassionate, skilled staff, every element of the retreat felt intentional, ethical, and infused with care. The relationships Confluence has cultivated with its partner service center were evident and set a strong foundation for the journey experience. As someone with decades of personal spiritual practice involving entheogens, I appreciated how safety protocols, best practices, and heartfelt support were woven seamlessly together.

The retreat provided me not only with a renewed sense of clarity and connection, but also a powerful, personal transformation—something I didn’t expect at this stage of my own path. Confluence is a rare offering: deeply human, professionally sound, and very rich. Read More

This commentary written 3 months following my retreat at Confluence.

Complete life changing experience. The 5-day retreat, excellently choregraphed, from start to finish. All needs were known by Myles and staff and were addressed even before the need arose. Retreat house was amazing, set in the hillside, secluded, private and inner reflective. On-site chef and all food served was 5 stars.

I didn’t go into this experience lightly and spent many months speaking with different therapy centers in Oregon. I traveled cross country from my home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for this retreat. I’m a medical professional who for years read the potential Psilocybin had regarding treatment of mental illness of all levels. I saw this as an investment, both financially/spiritually. As a mature adult, although satisfied with my life, I felt it time to fine tune some issues. Traditional therapies were minimally effective for me.

I investigated many retreat options and decided on Confluence because I felt the 5-day retreat setting, guidance sessions and the 2 trip journeys were paramount to experiencing maximum benefits from the plant medicine. Others offered 1 journey, shorter lengths of stays and lacked the community experience. In my opinion, 2 journeys, separated by one day of guidance/refection/preparation is paramount. The first journey, lower dose, allowed me to experience what it was like to be in a trip, it removed any questions I had within myself as to what it was going to be like. The break day allowed you to focus on your intentions and prepare for the therapeutic journey dose. The therapeutic journey dose was something that I initially had trouble describing, however as time has gone on, I’m more fully able to assimilate that happened.

Once drinking the ceremonial psilocybin tea, the journey slowly started within 15 minutes as fully described by Myles and the other leads. I slowly became very relaxed and my brain slowly became quieted, in essence, it stopped talking to me. As I went deeper into the trip, I started peeling back the layers of my consciousness, going deeper and deeper into my brain. Nothing scary about this and very very relaxing. The lower dose 1st journey brought you into the depths of your brain, however not as deep as the therapeutic dose journey. My journeys lasted about 4 hours, with a very smooth return to normal state. That being said, I still felt in my journey for days, especially when I mediated, listened to the journey playlist. I was able to bring myself to the wonderful place again. I was able to have a very deep and meaningful conversation at the end of this first journey. The conversation brought a lot of honesty and reflections and I was able to discuss my intentions.

The second therapeutic dose journey was the most beautiful experience I ever had. The dose for this second trip was tailored off my first trip experience and was head on. The therapeutic dose brought me to the core of my brain. I realize now that during this therapeutic dose, your brain stops talking to YOU and YOU start talking to your brain. Literally, I was peeling back layer after layer of my consciousness until I was at the very core of my being. At the core, was a blank canvas. I then re-drew what I wanted my life/existence to be. The re-drew my life story, taking out the negative/destructive aspects. I painted my inner conscious the way I wanted it to be…free of regret, anger, embarrassment. As well as a life less influenced with alcohol. I realize the importance of setting intentions that you want to work on prior to going into your plant medicine journey. During this deep state of being in the therapeutic journey, I brought to mind my intentions and re-drew my “new canvas” with new perception free of all things I felt were destructive in my thoughts. Under the therapeutic dose, you are in full control to draw your life that was you want it to be. It is this aspect of therapeutic doses that I feel can reshape individuals suffering from severe PTSD. You are able to “take out” that which you don’t want present in your thoughts.

Following my journeys and re-integration into my normal life, I realize that there has been a lasting effect from my plant journeys. The lasting effect is that I’m more in control of my negative thoughts. Prior, when a negative thought surfaced, I lamented on it, focused on it and it became all I was occupied with. Even when I should have been occupied on the present, ie. working, driving or cycling. Now, when a negative thought enters my thoughts, I am able to identify it as a negative thought that will be destructive. I am able to acknowledge it, say it’s a none productive negative thought and then put it aside. I am able to re-focus back to my being, and I’m able to stay in the present and not be re-directed to a cascade/downward spiral of destructive thoughts. Basically, post therapy with plant medicine, I am more in control of what my brain is saying to me and I have to ability to put negative thoughts aside and move on.

My analysis on how psilocybin therapy caused a lasting effect in my life took time to realize. Even at first, I wasn’t sure that it worked, but as the time went along and I assimilated back into my life, it became clear. I am more in control of my brain thoughts and feel I make decisions now based on clearer thought patterns, thought patterns that are not polluted with meaningless, destructive or negative thoughts.

Myles has my permission to share my contact information should you want to speak regarding my experience. I feel very passionate regarding the benefits of plant medicines and look forward to a future where they will be available to all.
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