This special Beckley Retreats program, offered in partnership with Modern Elder Academy (MEA), is a six-day guided psilocybin experience set at Good Hope Estate in the hills of Trelawny, Jamaica.
The core experience follows Beckley’s Signature Program, including four weeks of preparation, two guided psilocybin sessions, facilitated group sessions, meditation and breathwork, and six weeks of integration support. For this cohort, MEA Senior Faculty member Lori Schwanbeck will join the experience, bringing MEA’s approach to reflection, connection, and intentional growth into the wider arc of the program.
5 nights at Good Hope, Jamaica. 2 guided psilocybin sessions. A group of up to 18 guests. Four weeks of preparation before you arrive and six weeks of integration after you return, both online and at your own pace, one to two hours a week.
Good Hope is a restored estate of two thousand acres in the hills of Trelawny, Jamaica, 45 minutes from Montego Bay airport. Two centuries-old villas, thirteen rooms with their own bathrooms, two pools, a river, a private beach and open mountain views. More about Jamaica.
Every guest is screened before acceptance, and every applicant has a suitability call with our team to go through their history, answer questions and make sure the program is a fit. Applying takes about seven minutes and our team replies within three to five business days. Approval does not commit you to attend.
$5,500 to $12,500 per guest, by room type.
Our guests come from many walks of life. Most are in their 40s through 70s: founders, executives, physicians, therapists, attorneys, and people who have built a full life and want to look honestly at what has not shifted on its own. Nobody here is in crisis. What they share is a considered approach and a sense that the next step asks for something different.
Every applicant is screened before acceptance and each group is composed with care, so that the people around you are ready for the same kind of work.
During sessions there is at least one facilitator for every four guests, usually one for every three. Our teams include practitioners with backgrounds as psychotherapists, psychologists and physicians. On retreat they are not acting in their licensed capacity, because Beckley does not provide medical treatment, but that training is in the room with you. In Jamaica a nurse is on site during every session, with a doctor on call.
The psilocybin is sourced from trusted suppliers. The program has been designed with physician, psychiatrist and psychotherapist input, and safety protocols are reviewed with every venue and team.
Private transfer from the airport. Settle in, meet your group and the team, and open the week together.
Meditation, breathwork and gentle movement. Time with a facilitator to set your intention. Time in nature, and a digital detox.
2 guided psilocybin sessions, on separate days. Each lasts around six hours, in one room, with your group and the full team. Every guest receives a custom amount within a predefined range, around what you would see in a clinical trial in the US, though this is not medical treatment. Music guides the arc. A facilitator is within reach the whole time. You can step outside, drink water, ask for support, or ask for quiet.
The day after a session is set aside to make sense of it: group circles, 1:1 time, rest, and practices you can take home.
Closing circle, then a private transfer to the airport. The six weeks of integration begin the following week.
Four weeks of digital preparation at your own pace, one to two hours a week: group calls with your cohort, a 1:1 intake call, guided practices and resources in the Beckley app. If you join after preparation has started, we catch you up.
Six weeks of integration, online and at your own pace, one to two hours a week: weekly group calls, short daily practices and science-backed tools to turn what happened on retreat into habits. Then the alumni community, which stays open.
Prepare: set the foundation and meet your group (virtual, self-paced)
Group preparation calls are scheduled for:
Immerse: experience the practices and session together (5 nights, in person)
More information about the retreat location can be found here.
Integrate: build habits and make changes that last (virtual, self-paced)
Attending every call makes the biggest difference. If life gets in the way, you decide what works for your schedule.
Group integration calls are scheduled for:
Grow: find community and stay committed
After integration, you will be part of our vibrant alumni community, where you’ll be able to stay connected and stay committed.
Need a bit of extra support? We have supplementary 1:1 digital coaching sessions available with our facilitators , you can find signup during checkout or email welcome@beckleyretreats.com with questions.
The application takes about seven minutes and is confidential. Our team replies within three to five business days, and every applicant then has a suitability call with us. The call is mandatory: it is where we go through your history together, answer your questions and make sure the program is a fit. It protects you, and it protects the group you will sit with. Approval does not commit you to attend.
Yes. The longer programs carry the most preparation and support, which is why we recommend the five-night Signature Program to first-time guests rather than a shorter format.
Some medications, including SSRIs and SNRIs, may mean the program is not the right fit, or not yet. Apply anyway and tell us: the suitability call is where we work that out together, alongside your prescriber. Our FAQ has the detail.
Difficult passages are part of this work and the team is trained for them. A facilitator is with you, you are never left alone, and the next day is built for making sense of what came up, in the group and one to one.
Integration starts the week after you return, online and at your own pace, one to two hours a week: six weeks of group calls, daily practices and tools, plus optional 1:1 coaching. Most guests say the weeks after are where the change takes hold.
Apply once. If the program is a fit, our team will guide you through everything that comes next. Prefer to talk first? Book a call.
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