Guests
Each quote is shown with the guest’s permission and as they wrote it. Names and roles are as they asked us to show them.
If you want to reinvent yourself and be a better human being as part of humanity, do the work… The mushroom doesn’t always give you what you want, but it will give you what you need.
Jim MacPheeFormer COO, Walt Disney World
My experience was profound and personally transformational. It was extremely difficult at times, it was enlightening, and ultimately it was beautiful. It is hard to translate into words that do it justice. I felt in good hands throughout, thanks to the amazing team, and for that, and for the entire experience I’m immensely grateful.
Daniel LoveCEO, Nue Life
Being on the other side of my retreat experience, I try to imagine what I would tell my pre-retreat self to encourage her to attend as soon as possible. I would tell her ‘You can’t imagine what it will be like until you experience the retreat, but it is better than you ever thought possible.’
2023 guestSignature Program
The induction of nature and community was so profound I didn’t even want to leave. I graduated college, I was on sports teams, I’ve left jobs, but I’ve never been so sad to leave a group in my life. This cohort was something that fed my soul. I’m so happy that the Beckley Retreats Community provides an opportunity for me to continue these relationships beyond the retreats.
Heather SmolinHR professional
I don’t think psychedelics are just for people who have trauma or who need healing. If you want to rewire, away from fear and scarcity, towards joy and abundance, and feel more belonging, versus focusing too much on self, I think this a beautiful instrumental vehicle to truly experience that oneness to really build a deep connection.
Ashish KothariFormer McKinsey partner, founder and CEO of Happiness Squad
I did a lot of research around wellbeing programs with safe, legal and ceremonial use of plants and found Beckley Retreats. I manifested for two years that I wanted a life-changing experience like this. Now here I am, I’ve done it and it has been amazing.
Mujo OSocial innovators accelerator lead, Fortune 500 management consulting firm
Beckley Retreats was a wonderful experience. It helped me to become more intentional and go very deep to explore my emotions, needs, and personal goals for the year and life to come. The environment was beautiful, the entire crew very knowledgeable, and overall extremely well-organized!
Leon MishkisCOO, NewtonX
The retreat and experience were transformational. From the start to finish, the team exhibited care, empathy and expertise to help me begin to heal with a combination of mindfulness, meditation and psilocybin.
Rob CaldwellDirector of Product Management, Meta
One of the, if not THE, most healing and spiritual experiences of my life! … The setting. The people. A truly beautiful experience I wish I could relive everyday!
Jon MacaskillNavy SEAL commander for 20 years
The food alone is worth the trip.
Zona DouthitRetired attorney
More voices, unedited and outside our control: read all 145 reviews on Google. The facilitators are the most mentioned topic in them.
Why people come
The reasons written on applications, in the order we see them most.
If you recognise yourself, the FAQ covers fit, safety and cost, and the application takes about seven minutes. A suitability call with our team follows, where we go through your history together and make sure it is a fit.
Independent accounts
Two journalists and a psychotherapist. We link to them because they are honest, and because a sceptical outsider describing the retreat says more than we can.
Oprah Daily · June 2026
An Empty Nester Walks Into a Psychedelic Retreat
A nine-minute first-person account of the five-night Jamaica program: the doubts going in, both sessions, the day after, and what the writer took home to the second half of life.
Read on Oprah DailyThe Times · February 2025
I went on a posh magic mushroom retreat. Here’s what I learnt
Harriet Walker of The Times on stress, control and a week in the Netherlands. Subscription required.
Read in The TimesTherapy Today · May 2026
Shedding my emotional armour
Ben Ockrent, a psychotherapist, on attending the Jamaica program and what changed when he returned to his own therapist afterwards. Therapy Today, May 2026, pages 48 to 51.
Read his account on the Therapist Resource HubFrom the team
One of the things that retreat participants really struggle with is that severe inner critic, that inner voice that keeps saying, ‘You should do this… you’re not good enough, etc.’ Post-retreat, people find that that inner critic is a lot quieter.
Dingle SpenceTeam lead and retired physician
Within [my first session], I experienced love and gratitude towards my parents. I felt that I connected with them for the first time in my life.
Grzegorz SkyalaFacilitator and musician
Apply once, in about seven minutes. If the program looks right for you, our team will guide you through everything that comes next. Prefer to talk first? Book a call.
*From our post-retreat survey. 98% of guests scored 7 or higher when asked how likely they are to recommend us to a friend or family member, on a scale of 1 to 10. 88% rated the program as the most, or one of the most, meaningful experiences of their life. Google rating and review count as of September 2026.
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