A premium, high-touch transformational psilocybin program designed for high-achieving professionals ready for meaningful, lasting change.
Apply For Our ProgramFor 8 years, we have specialized in legal, professionally facilitated psilocybin experiences. Now, we are evolving into a premium transformational program: personalized preparation, an immersive psilocybin experience in Mexico, and weeks of structured integration with dedicated 1:1 coaching.
We are proud to be the only female-led retreat in this space, with 8 years of experience. Led by a registered nurse, our team prioritizes medical credibility, ensuring unparalleled trust and safety.
We don't rely on the medicine alone. We provide a comprehensive model that supports you before, during, and after your immersion.
Every guest receives extensive screening and medical oversight from our nurse-led team, ensuring complete safety and alignment.
Expert ceremony facilitation in Mexico — a professional, safe, and nurturing environment for deep healing.
Weeks of dedicated 1:1 coaching help you translate profound insights into tangible, lasting life changes.
Our clients are intelligent, self-aware professionals, entrepreneurs, executives, healthcare workers, and creatives, ages 35 to 75. You have achieved external success but may feel disconnected internally — and you are not looking for a temporary fix.
Who we do not serve: we are intentionally selective. This is not for spiritual tourism, a party atmosphere, or checking off a bucket list. We require our guests to actively engage in their own healing.
“I've tried everything and I still feel stuck.”
You may be facing years of anxiety, burnout, emotional numbness, or trauma that never fully responded to traditional treatments — successful on paper, but empty in private.
Our premium program is designed to help you heal underlying patterns and start living with authenticity, peace, resilience, and joy.
Discover Emotional FreedomMedical credibility matters enormously. That is why our nurse-led, all-female facilitation team and our 8-year safety record are often the deciding factor for our guests.
With over 2,000 guests guided over 8 years, our reputation is built on trust.
Exceeded Expectations
Improved Mental Health
Lasting Life Changes
Featured in: The New York Times, VICE, Vogue, Condé Nast Traveler, and The Cut.
Research collaborations with University College London & Imperial College London.
If you are ready to invest emotionally, personally, and financially ($6,500–$13,000) in exceptional transformation, we invite you to apply.
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501(c)(3) Organization
Amanda Schendel
2348 El Dorado Ave, Yucca Valley, CA 92284