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About the Retreat:Elevated Mind Retreats: Legal Psilocybin Retreats in the Netherlands
Elevated Mind Retreats offers carefully structured psilocybin retreats in the Netherlands for people seeking greater clarity, deeper self-understanding and meaningful personal change.
Our approach goes beyond the psilocybin ceremony itself. Preparation, skilled facilitation, complementary practices and integration are all intentionally brought together to help you explore your experience in a safe, supportive and grounded environment.
With small groups, experienced facilitators and personal support before, during and after your retreat, the focus is not on intensity, but on creating the conditions for meaningful and lasting change.
A Peaceful Retreat Setting Surrounded by Nature
Our retreat centre in the Netherlands provides a private and peaceful environment for stepping away from everyday life and turning your attention inward.
Surrounded by gardens, nature and a serene pond, the centre offers both indoor and outdoor spaces for reflection, connection and ceremony. Comfortable en-suite accommodation allows you to rest and process your experience throughout the weekend.
Small Groups and Personalised Support
Our group retreats typically welcome around eight participants, allowing us to maintain a high level of personal attention while creating space for genuine connection within the group.
Alongside our 3-Day Mixed Retreats, we offer Women's Retreats, Private Retreats for individuals, couples or close friends, Couples Retreats, and Advanced Retreats for returning or experienced participants.
Whatever the format, the same principles remain central: careful preparation, experienced facilitation, a supportive setting and meaningful integration.
More Than a Psilocybin Ceremony
We see psilocybin as one part of a broader process rather than a standalone experience. Each retreat combines the ceremony with practices chosen to support awareness, embodiment and integration.
These may include:
Conscious Breathwork
Breathwork is an important part of our retreat programme, helping participants connect with the body, explore emotions and prepare for deeper inner work.
Guided Meditation
Meditation and grounding practices help create greater presence and awareness throughout the retreat.
Inner Child Work
Structured exercises invite participants to explore earlier experiences, recurring patterns and the relationship they have with themselves today.
Trust and Embodiment Practices
Carefully facilitated exercises help build connection, emotional safety and greater awareness of how thoughts and emotions are experienced in the body.
Nature and Reflection
Time in nature and periods of personal reflection create space to process what is emerging without continually adding new stimulation.
Together, these elements create a structured journey before, during and after the psilocybin ceremony.
Comfortable En-Suite Accommodation
Accommodation is an integral part of the retreat experience.
Shared rooms normally accommodate two to three same-sex participants, while private room options are also available. All rooms have private en-suite facilities.
The surrounding gardens and outdoor spaces offer quiet places to rest, walk, reflect or simply spend time in nature between sessions.
Preparation Starts Before You Arrive
A meaningful retreat begins well before the ceremony.
Every participant completes our intake and screening process before participation is confirmed. Once accepted, you receive guidance to help you prepare practically, mentally and emotionally for the experience.
Support includes:
- Personal intake and screening
- Comprehensive Participant Guide
- Preparation guidance
- Travel information and practical support
- Direct contact with the retreat team before arrival
This preparation helps you arrive with greater clarity about your intentions and what to expect.
Integration: Bringing the Experience Into Everyday Life
We place significant emphasis on integration because insights alone do not automatically create change.
After the retreat, participants receive our Integration Guide and are invited to a follow-up integration call. Optional individual coaching is also available for those who would like additional support.
We also introduce participants to the EM Reset Method, a practical framework designed to help recognise recurring patterns as they appear in everyday life, create space around automatic reactions and consciously practise a different response.
The aim is to help translate what you experience during the retreat into changes that can continue long after you return home.
Safety, Screening and Responsible Facilitation
Safety and well-being are fundamental to how we work.
Our retreats include:
- Legal psilocybin truffles in the Netherlands
- Comprehensive pre-retreat screening
- Experienced facilitators
- First Aid-trained team members onsite
- Small participant groups
- Structured preparation and integration
- Clear medication and contraindication screening
Psilocybin retreats are not appropriate for everyone. Participation is therefore subject to our intake review and explicit confirmation from our team.
An Experienced, Multilingual Team
Our facilitators bring together experience in breathwork, coaching, embodiment, trauma-informed practices and psychedelic facilitation.
Retreats are primarily conducted in English, with Dutch and German also spoken by members of the team.
Depending on the retreat format, the programme may also incorporate ceremonial cacao, nature immersion, breathwork, embodiment practices and other carefully selected elements.
150+ Five-Star Participant Reviews
Elevated Mind Retreats has received more than 150 five-star participant reviews across BookRetreats and Retreat Guru, alongside 45 video reviews from past participants.
These experiences reflect a wide range of backgrounds and intentions. While every retreat is individual, recurring themes include greater clarity, emotional insight, reconnection with personal values and a different perspective on established patterns.
You can watch our participant video reviews here.
Find the Retreat That Fits You
Elevated Mind Retreats currently offers several ways to experience this work:
- 3-Day Mixed Retreats — our core small-group retreat experience
- Women's Retreats — a women-only setting with additional focus on embodiment and connection
- Private Retreats — individually tailored experiences for one person, a couple or two close friends
- Couples Retreats — designed specifically for partners exploring their relationship together
- Advanced Retreats — for returning participants and those with previous experience
Flexible payment options are available.
Ready to Explore Further?
If you feel drawn to this work, the first step is exploring whether the experience is appropriate for you.
Learn more about our approach, explore our upcoming psilocybin retreats in the Netherlands, or read more about safety and well-being before deciding whether a retreat feels right for you.
Description of Services:Elevated Mind Retreats: Psilocybin Retreats & Private Experiences
Elevated Mind Retreats offers carefully structured, legal psilocybin retreats in the Netherlands, combining experienced facilitation, small groups, preparation and integration with complementary practices such as breathwork, meditation, embodiment and nature immersion.
Choose from several retreat formats depending on the setting and level of support that feels right for you.
3-Day Mixed Retreats
Our core small-group retreat, typically with around eight participants. Over three days, the programme combines preparation and connection practices, conscious breathwork, a guided psilocybin truffle ceremony, cacao, inner child work and integration.
Shared and private en-suite accommodation is available.
Women’s Retreats
A three-day retreat created exclusively for women, combining the core Elevated Mind approach with additional emphasis on embodiment, connection and a supportive women-only environment.
The programme includes breathwork, psilocybin truffles, cacao, inner child work and structured integration.
Private Retreats
A fully private experience for one person, a couple or two close friends who want a more personal setting and dedicated facilitator support.
The retreat is tailored to your intentions and includes private accommodation, preparation, breathwork, a guided psilocybin truffle ceremony and individual integration support.
Couples Retreats
Designed specifically for partners who want to explore themselves and their relationship together. With only a small number of couples, the programme combines individual inner work with practices focused on connection, communication and shared reflection.
Advanced Retreats
Created for returning participants and people with previous psychedelic or substantial inner-work experience who are ready to explore at greater depth.
The Advanced Retreat expands on our core approach with additional experiential practices, while maintaining the same emphasis on preparation, responsible facilitation and integration.
What’s Included
Depending on the retreat format, your experience includes:
- Comfortable accommodation
- Legal psilocybin truffles in the Netherlands
- Personal intake and preparation
- Experienced facilitator support
- Conscious breathwork and guided practices
- Participant and Integration Guides
- Structured integration support
- Follow-up integration call
- Meals and refreshments during the retreat
Every retreat is designed around the same principle: the psilocybin experience is only one part of the process. Preparation, setting, facilitation and integration all contribute to creating the conditions for meaningful personal change.
Practitioners:Niels van der Valk — Founder & Certified Breathwork Facilitator
Niels is the founder of Elevated Mind Retreats and Elevated Mind Breathwork. Drawing on his background in leadership, coaching and breathwork facilitation, he supports participants through carefully structured experiences combining psilocybin, conscious breathwork, personal reflection and integration.
His approach focuses on helping people step out of habitual patterns, reconnect with themselves and translate insights from the retreat into meaningful changes in everyday life.
Fleur Bekke — Psilocybin Facilitator & Women’s Retreat Lead
Fleur facilitates psilocybin ceremonies and leads the Women’s Retreats at Elevated Mind Retreats. Her approach combines grounded presence with breathwork, meditation, embodiment and a deep connection to nature.
Her experience also includes time in the Peruvian Amazon, where she participated in a traditional plant-medicine dieta and learned within indigenous ceremonial traditions. At Elevated Mind Retreats, she brings this experience into a supportive and carefully structured setting focused on each participant’s individual process.
Lisette Laurens — Facilitator, Therapist & Trauma-Sexologist
Lisette is a facilitator, therapist and trauma-sexologist who brings extensive experience in body-oriented and therapeutic work to Elevated Mind Retreats.
Her approach places particular emphasis on embodiment, emotional awareness and reconnecting with the body. Alongside facilitating psilocybin experiences, she supports participants through practices that encourage deeper self-awareness, personal reflection and integration.
Tinus van der Linde — Process Facilitator & Certified Trauma Release Coach
Tinus is a Process Facilitator and Certified Trauma Release Coach at Elevated Mind Retreats. He facilitates breathwork sessions and supports participants throughout the retreat with a calm, grounded presence.
His work brings particular attention to the connection between body and mind, helping participants become more aware of physical and emotional patterns as they move through their experience. Alongside the wider facilitation team, Tinus supports the preparation, experiential and integration elements of the retreat.
Team/Medical Staff:Our facilitators are trained in grounding techniques, emotional support, and First Aid, ensuring a structured and well-held space. Should additional care ever be needed, we have access to nearby medical support—so you can fully immerse yourself in the experience with peace of mind.
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Founder(s) / CEO: Niels van der ValkGroup Size: 8-10 peoplePrice Range: €1,399 - €1,899Our Process
Overview of Experience:THE CORE OF OUR PSILOCYBIN RETREATS
Elevated Mind Retreats combines legal psilocybin truffles with conscious breathwork, personal reflection and structured preparation and integration. Each element of the retreat has a purpose: to create the conditions for deeper self-awareness, new perspectives and meaningful personal change.
Our approach is built around three core elements:
1. BREATHWORK
Conscious breathwork helps participants connect with the body, become more aware of thoughts and emotions, and prepare for deeper inner exploration. Breathwork is an integral part of our retreat programme rather than an optional addition.2. PSILOCYBIN CEREMONY
Our guided ceremonies use legal psilocybin truffles in the Netherlands and take place in a carefully prepared, supportive setting. Experienced facilitators remain present throughout the experience, allowing participants to turn their attention inward and explore whatever arises.3. PREPARATION & INTEGRATION
We support participants before, during and after the retreat. Personal screening and preparation help establish intentions and readiness, while structured integration helps participants reflect on their experience and explore how insights can be translated into everyday life.THE THREE PHASES OF THE RETREAT
Our retreats follow three interconnected phases: Preparation, Experience and Integration.
Preparation begins before arrival with screening, personal guidance and practical and mental preparation.
Experience brings together breathwork, guided practices, nature, connection and the psilocybin ceremony within a carefully structured retreat environment.
Integration begins during the retreat and continues afterwards through reflection, our Integration Guide, follow-up support and the EM Reset Method, which helps participants recognise recurring patterns and consciously practise different responses in everyday life.
Intake Process:Intake Process
Every participant completes a comprehensive online intake form before participation is confirmed. This allows us to assess whether the retreat is appropriate and identify any relevant medical, psychological or medication-related considerations.
Our process includes:
✓ Online intake and health screening
✓ Review of medical history, medications and relevant psychological history
✓ Personal assessment of suitability for participation
✓ Written confirmation of acceptance before participation is confirmed
✓ One-to-one intake and preparation call
✓ Comprehensive Participant Guide and preparation guidance
✓ Practical travel information and support before arrivalIf anything in the intake requires further clarification, we discuss this directly with the participant before making a decision.
Safety takes priority over participation. Where we believe a psilocybin retreat may not be appropriate, we may decline or recommend postponing participation.
Supplemental Modalities: breathwork, meditation, inner child, ice bath, cacao ceremony, nature connection, trust exercises, intention setting support processPsychedelic Substances Offered: psilocybin trufflesHow does this Center source medicine?:At Elevated Mind Retreats, we use legal psilocybin-containing truffles sourced from established specialist suppliers in the Netherlands.
Psilocybin truffles can legally be sold in the Netherlands, unlike psilocybin mushrooms. We source our truffles commercially rather than cultivating or preparing them ourselves, allowing us to work with established suppliers and maintain consistency in the products used during our retreats.
Truffles are stored and handled carefully prior to each ceremony, and dosage is considered individually as part of our wider approach to preparation, screening and responsible facilitation.
Our focus is not simply on the substance itself, but on the conditions surrounding the experience: appropriate participant screening, careful preparation, a supportive setting, experienced facilitation and structured integration.
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Jason and I had an amazing experience. We both did not know what to expect, but we felt well supported and guided throughout the process. Fleur is a gem! Calm and reassuring she allows you to slow down and let go of control. Communication from the beginning couldn’t be better. Thank you, Niels, for accommodating us on such a short notice. The house you found for us was perfect.