Plant Medicine Spirit Voyage Retreat - Tahoe, California

Soulful Heart Experience

4-Day Plant Medicine Journey
South Lake Tahoe, California
October 18 to October 21, 2023

CLOSED - PAST RETREAT

- we bridge the gap between ancient and modern teachings; mushrooms are a spiritual experience, not a clinical ego experience...

We provide the setting, guidance and expertise. Nature provides the medicine to enable you to experience the liberating power of awe and wonder, and most importantly the relief you seek.

We have known of the therapeutic and life transforming potential of psilocybin mushrooms since the 1950‘s. Now we have dozens of recent studies from diverse sources that affirm the unrivaled healing and life enhancing potential of psilocybin mushroom sessions in the right setting.

Lake Tahoe awaits, ready to nurture your soul and guide you towards inner peace.

Discover the Magic:
Autumn's Enchanting Awakening

Lake Tahoe in the enchanting month of November, where the vibrant autumn colors and serene beauty of the Sierra Nevada Mountains create an idyllic setting for a soul-nourishing plant medicine retreat. Join us for a transformative Plant Medicine Retreat infused with cacao and meditations, as we delve into self-discovery and rejuvenation amidst nature's wonders.

Magical Autumn Landscape: Allow the breathtaking beauty of Lake Tahoe in autumn to inspire and rejuvenate your spirit. As nature adorns itself with stunning shades of gold, crimson and amber, you will find yourself immersed in a setting that effortlessly nurtures a sense of peace and wonder.

Find solace and tranquility in the crisp autumn air, as the gentle whispers of the surrounding trees guide you towards self-exploration and personal growth. Embrace the opportunity to prioritize your well-being and embark on a transformative journey in a supportive and inclusive space.

Nourishing Meals: Indulge in nourishing and delicious meals, specially designed to complement your journey. Each dish is thoughtfully prepared to tantalize your taste buds and support your body's natural detoxification process, enhancing the effects of the plant medicine.

Charming Cottage: To enhance the serene and cozy autumn experience, guests have their own private sanctuary room within a shared cottage, boasting comfort, warmth and exceptional decor. This setup allows for a sense of community and connection.

Cacao Heart Opening: Indulge in a sacred cacao ceremony, where you will sip on rich elixirs known for their ability to open hearts, deepen connections, and heighten spiritual experiences. Allow the ancient wisdom of cacao to guide you towards inner healing and a profound connection with yourself and others.

Rejuvenating Practices: Engage in breath-work pranayama, meditation, sound healing, dyad communications and sharing circles. These activities will help you deepen your connection with yourself and the natural world around you, leaving you feeling refreshed, renewed, and aligned for the magic of the mushroom.

Join us in Lake Tahoe, California this November for a remarkable retreat that combines the healing power of nature, the sacredness of plant medicine, and the wisdom of meditative breath. Allow yourself to be embraced by the magic of this season, as you embark on a journey of self-discovery, rejuvenation, and profound connection.

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Like tiny enchanters, mushrooms dance in the forest, offering a glimpse into the realm of what is: extraordinary.

Plant Medicine Retreat - November, California

Revolutionize Your Story

- Making Your Decison -

When empathogens are sought out for their therapeutic or self-improvement effects, we are seeking liberation from our habituated ways of thinking and feeling that have hindered our ability to heal and evolve.

Empathogens work their power directly on our brain by allowing novel ways of communication between different parts of the brain; this allows for new ways of feeling and thinking. The setting potentiates or furthers the experience, presenting an opportunity for us to release with ease and perceive without judgement.

It is not only the plant or empathogen that opens up an individual to a wider range of experiences, but also the direction, content and overall quality of the experiences to be focused and enhanced with guidance.

The presence of knowledgeable guides greatly facilitates the probability of reaching expanded levels of consciousness, while also 'recalling and integrating' the experiences afterwards.

Many people who want to have a spiritual or an entheogenic experience using an empathogen or psychedelic, do not know how to reach and stay open to their various levels of consciousness presented to them during an experience. It is invaluable to be with experienced guides to both support you and have the ability to reunite you with clarity.

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Friday:

✹

5 p.m

Arrival to Lodge

Room Assignment

Get Cozy

5:30 to 6:30 p.m

Orientation

Meet Your Facilitators

Educational History

6:30 p.m

Cacao Heart Opening

Dyad Communication

8 p.m Dinner

Wine & Cheese

Barb-Q Grilling

9 p.m to 10 p.m

Sharing Circle

Campfire w/Holistic Teas

Saturday:

✹

9 a.m

Conscious Breathing

Intention Setting

Open-Mind Preparation

10 a.m to 5 p.m

Begin Session Journey

Blind-Fold Water Creek Experience

Nature Appreciation Play

{approximately 6 hours}

6 p.m to 7 p.m

Individual Time

Conscious Communication

7 p.m Dinner

In-House Chef

Delicious Pescaterian

8 p.m to 10 p.m

Sharing Circle

Campfire w/Sound Healing

Sunday:

✹

9 a.m

Conscious Breathing

Intention Setting

Open-Mind Preparation

10 a.m to 5 p.m

Begin Session Journey

Blind-Fold Experience

Nature Appreciation Play

(approximately 6 hours)

6 p.m to 7 p.m

Individual Time

Conscious Communication

7 p.m Dinner

In-House Chef

Scrumptious Vegetarian

8 p.m to 11 p.m

Star Gazing

S'mores and Campfire Stories

Monday:

✹

9 a.m

Energy Flow

Wake-up Central Nervous System

Breakfast Smoothie Bowl

10:30 a.m

- Integration Coaching

- Maintaining Peace

- Maintaining Spiritual Maturity

Embodying and Understanding

- Psychedelic Experience

- Daily Practices

- Micro-dosing

11 a.m

Departure Lodge

What Extra to Bring:

Backpack w/water bladder

Hiking Shoes - Hat - Light Jacket Sweaters - Socks - Pants (no jeans)

" It's not the young, rather the middle age who need to have an experience of numinous proportions to help negotiate the mental habits cemented into the brain."

- Carl G. Jung -

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Connect to Wholeness

- Thrive Life, Not Just Live it -

We do indeed live in a wondrous and enchanting world, but for many of us the wonder and enchantment has faded or even, disappeared entirely. When this happens we lose our deeper connection to spirit and our sense of wholeness to life and the world.

This can happen due to emotional and physical trauma, anxiety, depression, personal loss, a dysfunctional cultural environment, relationship changes, perpetual suffering or unrelenting stress. We also live in a world that is desensitising and changing at a breakneck pace.

As a result of any combination of the foregoing, we lose our connection to the deeper aspects of our being; our spirit wanes and we feel fragmented and often times, can even feel lost.

In a state of wholeness we:

are confident in our life path.
have an enhanced ability to concentrate.
feel exuberant about life in general.
experience a deep and fulfilling gratitude.
have more compassion and empathy.
feel a profound connection to the universe.
feel a deeper connection to spirit.
are no longer hobbled by tragedies of our personal history or conceptual hang-ups.

Find the relief to restore your sense of wholeness, reinvigorate life and renew your vision of yourself and the world - returning home with a long-lasting, permanent shift. We are confident in our method and approach we offer and, we look forward to being the journey with you to Reclaim Your Life.

Inner Healing Intelligence

We put you in-touch with your innate ability to heal and grow, and to empower you to be responsible for your own healing. Turbulent and often difficult emotional processes may be easier to work with and resolve when we tap-into this Intelligence.

The body possesses an extraordinary and intricate healing process, constantly striving towards restoration. This inherent ability to heal is exemplified by the ever-present healing of a cut or a bruise. Similarly, the psyche also demonstrates a profound intelligence and capacity for healing, as evidenced by the transformative power of plant medicine.

Through these substances, the hidden depths of our psyche is unveiled, revealing a remarkable healing potential, extending beyond the physcal realm.

Set and Setting

Set refers to, "where you are in your life,: what beliefs you may have, how you think and essentially the internal make-up of yourself." Setting refers to, "external factors: who you are with, where you are and the environment the medicines are taken in."

We feel the set and setting are crucial elements in optimizing the journey of the voyager and enhances their awareness to explore uncharted territories within themselves that may have otherwise been neglected.

As guides we recognize that the environment must fosters comfort, safety and openness. By carefully cultivating the set and setting, we aim to provide a supportive space where voyagers can fully immerse themselves, allowing you to delve deeper in your subconscious.

Transformation Support

It is encouraged to discuss openly any strong feelings, fears or concerns that may have arisen during your experience. The concepts that you encounter on a visionary voyage can be challenging to interpret, and may require skilled guidance.

Psychedelic guiding has three stages; preparation, experience and integration. Thoughtful attention to all three stages is needed to maximize the opportunity for a positive outcome

We collaboratively work with you to analyze the information and make sense of it, helping to connect the dots and uncover meaningful insights. Our role is to support the exploration in synthesizing your individual perspectives into a cohesive narrative, fostering a deeper understanding and integration.

Personality is a strategy devised by a child. Our true, original self lays under our personality, in the trans-personal ground of our being, at our core.

Plant Medicine Retreat - November 2023 - California

Release Old Patterns

Empathogenic experiences enabled by plant medicines such as psilocybin mushrooms have unequivocally demonstrated unrivaled efficacy in the treatment of these conditions.

Freedom from PTSD
Unshackle Trauma
Overcome Alcoholism
Alleviate Depression
Narcotic Addictions
Suicidal Idealization
Relationship Issues

Ease Anxiety
Obsessive Compulsions
Mitigate Eating Disorders
Anti-social Behavior
Loosen Grip of Terminal Illness
Address Mortality Fears
Undesirable Habits in General

Our method of guidance is based on the principle of inner healing intelligence. As a result, we adopt a non-directive approach allowing for organic guidance to unfold. Over the years psychedelic guides have discovered, like the body, the mind possesses an innate ability to heal. However, for mental-emotional conditions an external catalyst is often needed to initiate this transformational process.

Our non-directive setting creates a space where advice-giving is set aside and the participant's own insights take center stage. Our goal is to empower the 'explorer' to uncover profound discoveries about themselves, with minimal interference or influence from our end.

We feel the true integration of the explorer's experience occurs after their journey. allowing them the freedom to fully process and internalize the insights gained. This is where us, as your guide, will actively engage in the integration process by facilitating open discussions, providing guidance and encouraging reflection.

Expanding our consciousness to heal, requires a different sort of intelligence than how we were schooled to think and learn.

You Want a Retreat...
to Revolutionize Your Story!

Maia's Message to You:
"Sacred mushrooms are the most promising safe entheogens to re-enter our culture."

Plant medicines are and can be the direct source needed to renew and restore an individual's connection to wholeness, while also inspiring their own health of being. Empathogens can and do relax the mind chatter to enhance our ability to approach and respond to life without egoistic patterns or misguided unconscious mental states of blame, shame, guilt, embarrassment, avoidance or judgement.

As a voyager, you are not having a drug experience, but rather, learning how to become open to your own inner worlds, reunite with one's self and make use of a vast range of experiences prior, during and after your journey.

As your guides, we offer our unique complimenting skills to know the terrain, sense where you are in your journey and be able to advise or caution you where it is deemed appropriate. We serve as a steady and supportive presence; we understand our authenticity and awareness are an integral part of creating a warm and inviting set and setting and is, instrumental in having you feel safe and secure to transcend deeper heights of consciousness.

We recognize we are doing sacred work and the importance of establishing a sincere relationship. We honor the trust you've placed in us to ensure you do have a transcendent experience based in compassion, healing, kindness and love.

For our sanity to be strong and flexible, we must be willing to allow for occasional expressions of spontaneous movement and action.

What makes Vita Retreats unique?

Embark on a remarkable journey of self-exploration and growth led by Maia, a seasoned guide and facilitator with over 30 years of experience in organized self-guided, intimate and group psychedelic exploration retreats. Together, you will venture into the realms of healing and evolution, guided by Maia's expertise as a hermetic initiate, holistic cognitive therapist, psychedelic facilitator, and spiritual mentor.

Empowering Personal Journey: With Maia's complementary attributes and wealth of knowledge, her retreats offer a unique opportunity for renewal, refreshment, healing, and evolutionary growth. Through her guidance, you can experience powerful shifts in perceptions and develop healthier relationships that align with your true self.

Unlocking Transformation: Maia's extensive experience with various altering substances and emotional receptors, such as psilocybin (mushrooms), LSD, Ayahuasca, Changa, MDMA, Shamanic Rapé, DMT, and Salvia Divinorum, has revealed the potential of psychedelics to release cultural conditioning, trauma, addiction, and mental setbacks. Discover the potential for new neural imprints and behaviors that can lead to enhanced clarity and empowered decision-making in your life.

Witnessing Healing and Release: Maia has witnessed the benefits of empathogens in releasing deeply embedded emotional addictions and challenging societal programming. She has also been witness to the healing and release of oppressed trauma, substance abuse, and various emotional and mental states, including depression, eating disorders, Tourette Syndrome, post-traumatic stress, and anxiety.

Expert Guidance and Support: With Maia as your guide and mentor, you can trust in her extensive experience and wisdom gained from 30 years of personal explorations. She is dedicated to creating a safe and nurturing environment for your inner journey, offering a resource of knowledge, inspiration, and support throughout your retreat experience.

Experience the power of psychedelics as tools for self-discovery and liberation, under the guidance of a trusted facilitator who is committed to your well-being and evolution. life has been that of a scholar, with a drive for information, deeper understanding and deeper connections, while freeing the minds of humanity from bondage and suffering.

Maia, a seasoned and esteemed guide, has personally guided thousands of individuals, just like you, in transforming their lives and altering their perspectives and relationships with themselves and the world. In addition, she collaborates with a team of experienced co-hosts and facilitators who bring their expertise and support to the transformational process. Together, they will assist you in unlearning, acquiring, remembering, and developing the skill-set needed to fully embrace the life that's waiting for you.

Choose a retreat with guides who can navigate their own altered states, because only then, can they know how to assist navigating your own.