Retreat Info
About the Retreat:come into being
Our psychedelic-assisted psilocybin retreats are rooted in human-soul ecology to ignite self-healing, awe, creativity and interconnectivity.
This is a process of emerging, surrendering and re-membering… where your true essence is enlivened and nourished.
Whether there is a yearning inside you for more than what has been ‘prescribed’, a curiosity edging you closer to the mystery, patterns and layers mulching your authenticity, or whether you simply long to sit in circle with real reciprocal community, then you have arrived. Welcome.
“This was a powerful and transformative journey which took me to the unknown shoreside of my inner self. It felt like embodying a new flesh, taming new sensations, embracing new forms on a constant discovery or rediscovery of scents and visions, as if the world was unveiling itself for the first time before my eyes. A metamorphosis full of promises, tears, laughs, smiles and an utter rage for life that will remain etched in my heart and flesh for eternity.”
— Elisa Henny
"This experience has been life changing for me in so many ways, I have a new found acceptance, peace and connection to nature and myself that I didn't think was possible. This continues to evolve after returning home. Roni, Andrew, Lilia, and Hanna have the most beautiful voices, it was such a treat to hear ancient medicine music from the soul, oh how I miss it. Perhaps a Rooted Healing recording session could be on the cards?! Rooted Healing are a truly special, humble, passionate collective of experts who create magic. They really do make you feel safe, held and completely at ease. This is reflected in the family community that was quickly created, the honesty, vulnerability and insights and breakthroughs we all had. If you are considering doing any kind of retreat, I can't recommend Roni and her team highly enough. Thank you for all your hard work, love, expertise and passion and for being such wonderful beings. I feel truly blessed to have had this experience with you."
— Laura Hodge
“The time I spent with my new Rooted Healing family was a profoundly nourishing gift that moved in so many delicate and magical ways. The enchanted land that held us combined with the love, care, warmth and creativity of the team, made for the safest space in which to bond and soften down among the wonderful crew that were gathered there. I found that balances were struck with great intuition; each day contained so much that was soft and loving and provided a gentle invitation to meet our edges. With the trust and tenderness that evolved between us it was possible to laugh, cry, play, express, create and share without shame or judgement. Somehow each day felt rich with activity yet beautifully spacious. My connection to the world around me has been invigorated. A profound thank you.”
— Sarah McCunn
Our Approach
Our safe and legal Psychedelic-Assisted Psilocybin Retreats offer emergent insight into who you are in this moment and how you can shape your reality by weaving yourself into a deeper intimacy with life.
Transformational ceremonies are woven within a grounded programme of somatic and transpersonal psychology, eco-philosophy, embodied earth wisdom and soul-food nourishment amongst the expansive liminal lands of the Netherlands.
We are a multidisciplinary team of holistic well-being professionals with a deep animistic (shamanic) understanding of ceremonial and ritualistic work, equipped with tools and practices for your integrative healing process. We understand that Psychedelics are one of many facets required for life-lasting healing and growth.
“It is worse to stay where one does not belong at all than to wander about lost for a while and looking for the psychic and soulful kinship one requires” — Clarissa Pinkola Estés
We believe in the power of initiation and studentship and acknowledge the need to become intimate with what we don’t know - leaning into a sense of otherness and becoming entangled with the mycelial-esque magic of consciousness exploration.
We also appreciate the leap of faith into an experience like this takes and are here to support you with your decision process, with deep awareness and integrity around the acknowledgement that this approach is not for everyone.
Description of Services:Our Programme
Ancient wisdom in relationship with the 7 sacred directions, the 5 elements and the aspects of our transpersonal experience will guide our time together, forming a program of deep exploration, enquiry and reflection. Delicious soul-food will be served throughout. Here is a programme guide:
Preparation Programme
- Prep materials from 1 month prior our in-person retreat
Day 1 - Arrival 2-3pm
- Opening Circle
Day 2 - East, Air, Seed
- Meditation + Movement
- Inner Child Workshop
- Wild Breath Journey
Day 3 - South, Fire, Emerge
- Meditation + Movement
- Sauna + Lake
- Psilocybin Ceremony
Day 4 - West, Water, Flow
- Integrative Somatic Workshop
- Sharing circle
- Yin Yoga
Day 5 - North, Earth, Root
- Embodied Earth Flow
- Sauna + Lake
- Psilocybin Ceremony
Day 6 - Sky, Ether, Weave
- Meditation + Movement
- Sweatlodge Ceremony
Day 7 - Earthbody, Soul, Integrate
- Closing circle
- Farewells
Integration Programme:
- 3x Integration group calls (see specific retreat info for dates)
- Online integration archive access
- Ongoing support and resource sharing
Psilocybin is Earth Medicine
Psilocybin exists all over the world, making this medicine an embedded thread within our collective ancestral lineages. It is known to be one of the safest Psychedelics (Entheogens) and has been scientifically proven to support long-term neurogenesis, which is the formation of new neuronal cells in the brain. Controlled studies have revealed that Psilocybin can treat an array of psychological issues including depression, anxiety, existential dread, PTSD and addiction.
Where modern medicine is designed to manage symptoms, Psilocybin digs deep into the root causes and provides an expansion of consciousness that helps you remould where you place your attention. It is a process of unlearning unhealthy conditioning and patterning, whilst awakening neural pathways associated with interconnectivity, broader perspective and child-like wonder.
Our guest speaker, Dr Sam Gandy, has also recently found in his scientific research that Psilocybin cultivates and deepens nature-connectedness more so than other psychedelic medicines (including Ayahuasca and LSD). We see Psilocybin as Earth Medicine - showing us how to interrelate with compassion and curiosity. You can dive deeper in our resource hut.
Sweatlodge Ceremony
A Sweatlodge ceremony (or Temazcal) is a traditional native Mexican American purification ceremony. If you look closely, you can find different approaches to this ceremony from our collective global ancestry, with stone sweatlodge remains across Britain and Europe. They are elemental ceremonies for the purification of the mind, body and spirit and are known to cure or relieve symptoms of many ailments.
Inside the depths of darkness and heat, we are asked to surrender and trust. Hot rocks (abuelitas) are fed into the lodge and water is poured onto them. We are invited into the darkness of Earth’s womb for rebirth, transformation, prayer and purification.
“This week was one of the most transformational times of my life. I feel lighter, more expressive and more receptive to love. My mental and emotional states are simply changed. Everyone who organized or partnered with the retreat is the real deal. I knew none of these people beforehand, but feel like I left with a new family.”
— Jeff Pratt
Practitioners:Andrew Askaripour
This path of remembrance I am humbly walking has helped restore my ability to nourish the aspects of myself + community which deserve our upmost care and love.
Born of Jamaican and Iranian descent, I have been raised by parents and elders who have helped guide me towards rediscovering the ancient forms in which communities gather, heal, and grow together.
For well over a decade I have been studying, learning from, and working directly with various plant teachers and their respective ceremonies. Apprenticing for many years with initiated elders of several traditions has left me with an immense passion and responsibility to carry these teachings with the upmost reverence and integrity.
Veronica Stanwell (Roni)
As a multidisciplinary artist + facilitator, I weave soma-psyche-song into a life-long yoking, whilst honouring an embodied path of ancestral earth wisdom. A born and returned animist, my explorations into expanded states of consciousness within indigenous traditions of the Americas, and my own deep enquiry into Mother Europe’s native ways, guides my fascination with the fabric of life.
Studentship in my MSc in Consciousness + Transpersonal Psychology with the Alef Trust, alongside running Rooted Healing and hosting the accompanying podcast, are driven by my longing for a collective shift towards nature-awe and interconnectedness.
With over a decade of training, initiation and cross disciplinary experience, I understand the boundless possibility of awakening to the language of the soma (body), psyche (soul) and song as radical forms of self-healing.
Inge van Nimwegen
Wisdom is already within you and everyone deserves a free and authentic life. I believe that. Free from conditioning, free in body and mind and free in relationships. It is my passion to create a sanctuary to discover your wisdom and truth. I guide you in opening, in releasing that which holds you back and in creating an intimate relationship with yourself and your loved ones. I hold the Sweatlodge Ceremony with firewoman, Marlees Mos, where we take place in the "womb" of the earth, transforming and celebrating life and ourselves.
I went on an eternal journey of discovery from yoga to shamanism, dance to tantra, tao to systemic work, phonophoresis and massage… all leading me to authenticity. Nothing fulfils me more than remembering who we really are, together.
Marlees Mos
Marlees is an initiated and devoted firekeeper for the Sweatlodge Ceremony and she will be keeping the fire for our Ceremony, as well as offering support throughout our time together.
Dr Sam Gandy
Sam worked on the cutting edge of psychedelic research, as Scientific Assistant to the Director of the Beckley Foundation, and as a collaborator with the Psychedelic Research Group at Imperial College London. With a lifelong love of nature and wildlife, Sam gained his PhD in ecological science from the University of Aberdeen and is currently a wildlife regeneration innovation leader with Ecosulis. Sam will be offering support and a talk in our integration programme.
Lilja Þorsteinsdóttir
Lilja is a Psychologist from Iceland who specialises in group psychedelic integration, healing trauma (and the emotional and physical symptoms in women), harm reduction, and treating addiction and chronic pain and illness. She calls for all involved in facilitation and participation to practice reciprocity with the cultures, medicines and lands that these healing practices derive from. Lilja will be supporting our Preparation and Integration Programmes.
Team/Medical Staff:We will be supported by the wonderful staff at Land van Yamaha, alongside a wonderful catering duo focussing on deep nourishment with local and organic produce.
Details
Founder(s) / CEO: Veronica StanwellGroup Size: 14-16 ParticipantsPrice Range: 1,700 - 2,000 GBPSpecializing In: Ancestral Wisdom, Anxiety, Breathwork, Ceremony, Depression, Eco Philosophy, Embodiment, Harm Reduction, Inner Child Work, Integration, Life Elevation, Nature Connection, Ritual, Sweatlodge, Temazcal, and Transpersonal PsychologyOur Process
Overview of Experience:Be held within expansive, nurturing and tranquil lands, eco-spaces and beautiful accommodation in the Netherlands, about 2.5 hours outside of Amsterdam or 40 minutes from Groningen in the Northeast. There is ample space to explore, rest, gather and connect, with a beautiful wood-heated sauna close to a serene lake (perfect for cold plunge therapy), a underfloor heated yoga studio overlooking the expansive lands, an intimate ceremonial eco-roundhouse and an abundance of nature connection.
“As soon as you enter the Land van Yemaya estate, an oasis of tranquillity falls over you. There is Silence. Room. And you feel that this is a place where you are free. Where you can return to your natural state of Being, to who you really are. You feel that you don't have to hide a single piece of yourself. All of you is welcome here.”
How does Psilocybin work?
Psilocybin is a serotonin 2A or 5-HT2A receptor partial agonist (Barrett et al. 2020), meaning it can sync with our serotonin receptors, bridging the consciousness of the fungal kingdom with the human. It lowers activity in the Default Mode Network, which is the part of the brain associated with identity, thoughts of the past + future, self criticism and reflection/introspection.
Psilocybin provides our mind with the opportunity to open and build new neural pathways, in a similar way to how mycelium spreads and interconnects across species. Research is revealing that Psilocybin-assisted therapy has prolonged healing effects on conditions (ie; what we have been conditioned into) such as addiction, anxiety, depressive moods and other unwell patterns.
Who is this for?
Earth Medicine is for people with stable mental and physical health. We do not offer therapeutic or medical treatment. Because most accommodation options are shared and our ceremonies are held together in an intimate group, we vet the application process to make the safest process possible with all participants in mind.
Explore other FAQs at rootedhealing.org/earthmedicine
explore resources at rootedhealing.org/resourcesIntake Process:Your Journey...
Step 1: Apply
Submit your information to help us advise on whether Psychedelics (Entheogens) are the right option for you.
Step 2: Connection call
We will get in touch to discuss whether a psychedelic-assisted psilocybin retreat is your best path.
Step 3: Book your retreat
Secure your place on our intimate immersion with your deposit (you can also pay in full or in instalments).
Step 4: Preparation
Our preparatory programme involves resource sharing and an online group call with your facilitators.
Step 5: Retreat immersion
A full week’s programme to support your transformational healing journey, held by an experienced team, rooted in nature.
Step 6: Integration
Ongoing support, resource sharing and 3 group calls/workshops along with several ways to stay involved with our work.
Psychedelic Substances Offered: Psilocybin TrufflesHow does this Center source medicine?:Participants purchase the truffles for 60-90 EUR paid directly to the smart shop (not to us). The reason for this extra cost is that in order to sell truffles you have to be a registered ‘smart shop’, so for licensing reasons, we cannot give you the truffles directly and you have to purchase them yourself.
Practice reciprocity with local communities?: YesPhotos
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My experience with Rooted Healing was truly wonderful. The ceremonies, the additional workshops and sweat lodge, as well as the venue were profound. There was so much heart, care and attention put into absolutely everything, from the setting of the ceremonial space, the live sound and music, prayer and the utterly delicious food that was served all week (I could go on and on about how good the food was!).
This was my first Psychedelic experience, I was very nervous but instantly felt safe and held by the amazing facilitators who clearly hold a huge amount of knowledge, experience and wisdom working with this sacred plant medicine.
I should definitely mention the sandy lake and wood fired sauna that the retreat in the Netherlands had as this was another big part of my experience. Every day we would toast ourselves by the fire, followed by plunging into the cold lake water- wow, what an invigorating and nourishing feeling this was, being so connect to everyone and everything.
Thank you for all your hard work and dedication for providing a safe and sacred space to support and encourage people on their path to healing. I couldn’t recommend this enough to people who may be questioning whether to invest in this experience or not.
My Earth medicine retreat was one of the most incredible experiences of my life. Roni at Rooted Healing runs a robust preparation and post integration programme so I felt safe and excited right from the very beginning feeling in very safe hands.
The location was set in such beautiful nature surroundings with excellent facilities and Hanna’s food was so amazing.
Every stage of the retreat has been considered and integrated by passionate experts. Combining ancient traditions and ceremony, each component has been carefully crafted and lovingly delivered to be nourishing and restorative for the mind, body and soul, with a lot of intention, love and laughter.
This experience has been life changing for me in so many ways, I have a new found acceptance, peace and connection to nature and myself that I didnt think was possible. This continues to evolve after returning home.
Roni, Andrew, Lilia, and Hanna have the most beautiful voices, it was such a treat to hear ancient medicine music from the soul, oh how I miss it. Perhaps a Rooted Healing recording session could be on the cards?!
Rooted Healing are a truly special, humble, passionate collective of experts who create magic. They really do make you feel safe, held and completely at ease. This is reflected in the family community that was quickly created, the honesty, vulnerability and insights and breakthroughs we all had.
If you are considering doing any kind of retreat, I can’t recommend Roni and her team highly enough.
Thank you for all your hard work, love, expertise and passion and for being such wonderful beings. I feel truly blessed to have had this experience with you.
One of the best things I have done in my life!
Although i little nervous before, I imediatly felt in safe hands with Veronica, Andrew and Lilia, who i warmed to immediately. Every day was full with also space within it. I learned so much about my self through the workshops and ceremonies, and also through the others participants and their experiences.
I felt held, loved and safe. The knowledge of Veronica, Andrew and Lilia was outstanding. And oh! the food by Hanah was amazing!
Such a joy to be lovingly nourished in the mind body soul and stomach!
I will feel the benefits of this week for the rest of my life. I feel calmer and able to deal with ALL what life has to offer with a new found wisdom and courage.
I cant recommend this retreat and these people enough.
And i say that with a wam heart and a smile.
The Netherlands retreat was, for me, a truly magical experience, allowing me to delve deep and start an inner journey with a really lovely group of people – none of us wanted to leave.
As someone who has held space for people in different ways, It was a joy to have others do so for me: their constant availability to talk to all of us, collectively and individually, yoga and workshops, ceremonies conducted with a quiet reverence, calm and respect that put everyone at ease and beautiful singing from all the space holders, gently guiding us through our inner travels.
A lot of effort has gone into to the planning of these retreats by the Rooted Healing team. If you properly engage with the preparation and integration, it’s not just a 6 day retreat, you are taken on a journey lasting several weeks.
The facilitators gentle and accepting presence supported me in shedding painful stories and oh so many tears. Their passion in supporting the group on their healing journeys was clear for all to see and feel.
I have left the retreat feeling lighter, clearer, and more grateful for the life I live than I have done in years. The sense of connection and belonging I felt in the group was so powerful and the retreat provided me with so many personal insights that have already began to steer my life in a much more positive direction.
The retreat was quite simply magical, every element of the Rooted Healing retreat was interwoven with so much love, knowledge, and careful consideration that day by day I felt my heart open and my body rest. I will be forever grateful for the spiritual awakening I have experienced.
My 5 days retreat was a truly transformative experience. Set in a beautiful and wild surroundings, our daily workshop practices supported our healing process.
The ceremonies was conducted with exquisite attention to details and I felt held and supported all along. All the way through I was well nourished with amazing food and true connection with my fellow participants. Again, the experience was profoundly soothing and insightful. Thank you to Andrew, Ronni, Lilja, Inge, Hannah, Thigs and Diesel for their loving kindness and care.
Ps:, the value of this incredible work was very, very affordable for what we received.
My 5 days retreat was a truly transformative experience. Set in a beautiful and wild surroundings, daily workshop practices supported our healing process.
The ceremonies was conducted with exquisite attention to details and I felt held and supported all along. All the way through I was well nourished with amazing food and true connection with my fellow participants. Again, the experience was profoundly soothing and insightful. Thank you to Andrew, Ronni, Lilja, Inge, Hannah, Thigs and Diesel for their loving kindness and care.
My 5 days retreat was a truly transformative experience. Set in a beautiful and wild surroundings, daily workshop practices supported our healing process.
The ceremonies was conducted with exquisite attention to details and I felt held and supported all along. All the way through I was well nourished with amazing food and true connection with my fellow participants. Again, the experience was profoundly soothing and insightful and grateful,
I have just come back from 6 days with the Rooted Healing in the Netherlands experiencing the mushroom medicine for the first time in my life. Prior to the retreat I was quite worried and uncertain, but in the end I had fantastic time.
Everything checked out: the location was beautiful, the team very experienced, knowledgeable, kind and supportive, and the program very well crafted – all to support myself and 14 others on our journeys. Regardless where you are at – trying mushroom medicine for the first time, or a more experienced psychonaut – retreat with the Rooted Healing is a great choice, I cannot recommend it enough,
Thank you for all your efforts to put this together, this was a very special experience I will cherish for a long time.
Wow, it’s hard to put into words what a life changing experience I had with rooted healing. Think earthy, mystical, deep, ancestral, magical, euphoric even.
It connected me to the places that were lost within me and re-birthed so many needed realisations to step into the wild powerful and embodied woman I am!
Rooted healing has only the best facilitators and I can’t not recommend this incredible hub of healing enough.
I am so thankful and already eyeing up their next events. Feels like a real family is forming. Thank you! Thank you!
I recently had the pleasure of attending a psylocibin retreat with Rooted Healing, and I must say, it was one of the best investments I have ever made in myself. Admittedly, a psylocibin retreat is not a cheap undertaking, but the experience with RH is worth every penny and then some.
From the start, the facilitators guided us through the entire process with great expertise and care. The retreat was incredibly transformative and empowering, thanks in no small part to the tools and insights that they equipped us with, being always on hand to answer questions, offer guidance and provide a safe and supportive space for us to explore our inner worlds. Afterall, a psylocibin ceremony can be challenging, so I was very content to feel supported and safe.
In the end, I left the retreat feeling more connected to myself, to the other guests, and to life itself. It was a life-changing experience, and I would recommend it to anyone who is looking to deepen their understanding of themselves and the world around them.
Overall, I cannot speak highly enough of Rooted Healing. I would recommend their retreat to anyone who is interested in their personal growth and wellbeing.
Where to begin with a retreat that goes so deep on so many levels? Let’s pretend time is linear and start at the beginning…
Before going into the retreat, I had some reservations and concerns, but all of those were put to rest by the amazing care and integrity of the team. As for the personal background that brought me to the retreat, I have struggled with anxiety for many years. I had heard about the potential benefits of psilocybin for mental health, and I decided to take the leap and attend the retreat. I am so glad that I did. I feel like I have gained a new sense of clarity and purpose, and I am much more at peace with myself and my past.
One of the standout features of the retreat was the somatic work. The facilitators were extremely knowledgeable and experienced in guiding us through various exercises that helped us to connect with our bodies and release tension and emotion that we may have been holding onto. This work was particularly helpful for me as I have struggled with chronic pain and stress in my body, and I felt like I was able to make some significant progress during the retreat, allowing my tissue to let go of emotion that had been stored for decades.
What really stood out to me was the level of integrity that was present throughout the entire retreat. The facilitators were clearly deeply committed to their work and to helping us navigate the psilocybin experience in a safe and supportive way. They were always available to answer questions, provide guidance, and offer a listening ear when needed. I felt completely held and supported throughout the entire process and still do now as it is always possible to get in touch afterwards. The level of care is outstanding.
Overall, I would give it a glowing 5 out of 5 stars. The facilitators were incredibly skilled and compassionate, and they created a safe and supportive environment that allowed for deep healing and transformation. I would highly recommend this retreat to anyone who is struggling with mental health issues or chronic pain or even anyone who is just interested in exploring the connection to yourself and nature as a whole in a ritualistic yet grounded atmosphere. It truly was a life-changing experience, and I am so grateful for the opportunity to have attended.
Wow. It’s hard to describe the magic that happens with Rooted Healing.
Their retreats are so carefully and lovingly and carefully curated that you feel so held, safe and inspired. The ceremonies are otherworldly and the music takes you on a journey for itself! The space holders are so honest, authentic and truly dedicated to their craft.
I left feeling connected to myself, the Earth and also so many other likeminded souls. We felt like one big family that was meant to be brought together.
I can’t express just how much healing and transformation the experience gave me, not just during the retreat itself, but ever since. Thank you Rooted Healing, I can’t wait to join you again!
My time with my new Rooted Healing family was honestly impossible to put words to. The ceremonies were profound, shifting, and mysteriously familiar. I love that they guide us with live music/ceremonial songs and sounds. I felt safe and held through this experience and recognise the deep integrity this team has with this work. I’ve attended 2 retreats with Rooted Healing now and hope to return in the future. If you are looking for an experience that will shape you and your life for the better, I highly recommend placing your trust in these wonderful people and these beautiful traditions. Thank you (all of you) for your hard work and dedication to this healing path.