Private 4-day Retreat Programme

With nearly 1,000 guests joining our retreats over the past six years, Inwardbound has become one of the world’s leading providers of psilocybin retreat programmes.

We offer private, legal, and safe psychedelic retreat experiences in the Netherlands and Costa Rica. Each programme is carefully tailored and led by highly trained psychedelic facilitators, with preparation and integration support designed to help you feel held before and after the retreat.

These private retreats are open to solo participants as well as small groups of 1-4 people who already know one another.

During the retreat, you will take part in two psilocybin truffle sessions, alongside a range of supportive activities intended to deepen the experience and encourage meaningful, lasting change.

Our interdisciplinary team of psychotherapists, PhD scientists, and holistic therapists brings together science and spirituality, following the broad tradition of Dr. Stan Grof. We create a safe and supportive setting where participants can connect with the wisdom of their own inner healer.

We also draw on a long Celtic tradition of psilocybin use in Ireland. Our ancestors worked with the wild mushrooms of Northern Europe (Psilocybe Semilanceata) and with the rhythms of nature for healing and spiritual growth. Today, we continue that land-based tradition in a modern context of psilocybin ceremony and reconnection with nature.

Here is what the programme includes:

• 2 Preparation Sessions: You will have a 1:1 online consultation with our psychotherapist, where intention setting and self-care practices are explored. A second online call with the facilitator takes place closer to the retreat date to help you prepare for the journey ahead.
• 2 Psilocybin Ceremonies: Experience the healing potential of psilocybin in a safe ceremonial environment. Guided by experienced facilitators (psychotherapist/psychologist), you will be supported through inner exploration, insight, and perspectives that can support personal growth and healing. Dosage: light, medium, or high depending on client requirements.
• 2 Integration Sessions: Make sense of your experience through guided integration and 1:1 consultation with our psychotherapist. Monthly 1-hour integration sessions are also available for a small fee, should you wish to revisit and deepen your process.
• Yoga & Meditation: Reconnect with body, mind, and spirit through daily yoga. Gentle flows, grounding postures, and mindful meditation support inner calm and presence.
• Breathwork: Explore breathwork practices designed to release stored tension, unlock stagnant energy, and restore balance, relaxation, and vitality.
• Time in Nature and Relaxation: Enjoy walks in the national park woodlands around the retreat center, and unwind in the sauna or by the fire pit in the evening.

What's Included?

Pre-departure:

• 1x exploration call
• Full screening
• 1x preparative consultation with one of our psychotherapists
• Preparation workbook and videos

The Retreat:

• 4 days, 3 nights in a private venue surrounded by nature
• 2 sessions with psilocybin truffles
• Personal care throughout: 1 psychotherapist/psychologist and 1 highly experienced, trained facilitator
• Private transfer from city center, hotel, or airport to and from the venue
• All meals: vegetarian/vegan, organic and local where possible, tailored to your requirements
• Tailored movement practices, yoga, and embodiment techniques
• Tailored breathwork techniques, such as pranayama, Wim Hof, conscious connected breath, and circular breathing
• Art and mandala work
• Nature walks, sauna, and jacuzzi depending on the venue

Integration after the retreat:

• 1:1 integrative consultation call with a psychotherapist
• Follow-up options and referrals
• Integration workbooks, videos, and other materials

23% VAT is included in the price.

Example Retreat Schedule

Day 1: Airport, hotel, or central pick-up in the evening. Arrival at the venue for preparation, dinner, opening circle, nature walk or sauna, and an early night.

Day 2 and Day 3: Yoga, body movement, meditation, and breathwork followed by breakfast. Mid-day psilocybin session 1. Evening reflection and integration with facilitator support, followed by dinner and evening integration practices, art work, and time in nature.

Day 4: Yoga, body movement, meditation, and breathwork followed by breakfast. Morning integration and support, then departure from the venue late morning. Drop-off at the airport, hotel, or city center.

Venue

Depending on availability, we work with a selection of retreat venues in beautiful rural locations in the Netherlands. A suitable venue can be chosen for you or your group. Venues may offer shared or private rooms, as well as a sauna, jacuzzi/hot tub, lake or sea swimming, and forest walks.

Booking Conditions

A deposit of €2,000 is required to secure your place.

The programme fee does not include flights or other transport to the Netherlands. For legal reasons, the cost of the truffles is not included. We will arrange for you to purchase the truffles from a third party; please allow €75 per person.

If you do not qualify for the retreat programme after consultation with our psychotherapist, your deposit will be returned minus the therapist’s consultation and admin fee of €200.

REFUND & CANCELLATION POLICY

The retreat is 100% refundable for cancellations made 60+ days before the event start date. It is 50% refundable if cancelled 30-59 days before the start date. The retreat is non-refundable if cancelled 0-29 days before the event start date.

Facilitators

Rob Ó Cobhthaigh (Psychotherapist)
Inwardbound co-founder Rob (MSc/ BA Hons) holds a Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Integrative Psychotherapy (Level 9) from Dublin City University, is an accredited psychotherapist, and is a professional member of MIND, the European Foundation for Psychedelic Science, and the Institute of Psychedelic Therapy (UK). He is also a qualified transpersonal therapist and completed an 8-year training in transpersonal therapy at the Irish Centre for Shamanic and Transpersonal Studies (Dunderry Park), in the tradition of Dr. Stan Grof.

Dr. Darragh Stewart Phd
Inwardbound co-founder Dr. Darragh Stewart (Phd) experienced a turning point in his early twenties following the death of his grandmother, the end of a long-term relationship, and the pressure of university studies. He went through a mental breakdown marked by depression, anxiety, and dissatisfaction with his life, which led him on a search for inner healing, truth, and a new way of being in the world. During the rest of his twenties, he experienced a life-changing breakthrough both mentally…

Julia Gantner (Psychotherapist)
Psychotherapist (Existential Analysis) | Psychiatric Nurse | Psychedelic Preparation & Integration | Originally from a small mountain village in Austria and now based in Costa Rica, Julia is an experienced psychiatric nurse with more than a decade in mental health care. She trained for seven years as a psychotherapist specializing in Existential Analysis and is currently completing her master’s degree. Seeking to go beyond the limits of traditional talk therapy, she deepened her work through psychedelics and completed specialized psychedelic preparation and integration training with Awake in the Dream School.

Sophie Adler- Psychologist
Sophie-Charlotte Alice Adler, MSc, is a psychologist, hypnotherapist, researcher, and author. Since 2017, she has specialized in altered states of consciousness and has supervised ketamine infusions at Instituto Dr. Scheib in Mallorca since 2018. In autumn 2020, she established a private practice for Dr. Scheib in Berlin, where ketamine therapy is offered. With support from Dr. Mario Scheib and Prof. Revenstorf, Sophie Adler developed the innovative “Ketamine Hypnosis Package” (KHP). Since 2018, she has accompanied over 400 ketamine infusions…

Dr Lauretta Greer Phd, Psychologist
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Renee Hendriks
Renée is a trauma-informed psychedelic practitioner, therapeutic voicework facilitator, ceremonial vocalist, sound healing practitioner, and medicine music musician. In early 2015, she had a pivotal experience during her first Ayahuasca ceremony, which became a catalyst for profound life change. From that moment, she developed a deep connection with plant medicine. She has attended and co-facilitated many sacred medicine ceremonies in the Netherlands and internationally, gaining extensive experience in the ceremonial and therapeutic psychedelic space. Drawing on shamanic traditions as well as western trauma-informed therapy…