Psychedelic & Indigenous Medicine Retreat
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy with Floresta
Catskill Mountains, NYAugust 20-22nd, 2021
The experience
This is a three-day Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy retreat designed to optimize your experience and treatment and allow for lasting transformation.
We will be immersed in nature which will support a sense of nurturing and wellbeing as we explore non-ordinary states of consciousness and integration.
Our Vision
Floresta is a team of clinicians, doctors, coaches, pioneers and those that dare to be the change that is required within mental health and psychiatry. Have you been in therapy for years, tried countless medications or know that there is something more than what is currently being offered within mental health?
We are here to facilitate an increase in awareness and consciousness as we blend Western medical and psychotherapeutic methods with diverse Eastern and Indigenous practices. Working with the medicine of ketamine can allow for clarity, healing, insight and creating with choice. We are here to let you know there is another way.
The Science
Ketamine is a safe, well known medication that is currently being prescribed off-label for depression, anxiety, PTSD, trauma, OCD, addiction and other mental health concerns.
It assists in rewiring the neural network within the brain for a mental reset, which allows you to create your life through endless possibilities, magic and revolutionary breakthroughs. Up to 95% of people receiving ketamine treatments report a decrease in depression and anxiety compared to conventional psychiatry with results often seen after the first treatment.
Book your Consultation
This is a 45 minute psychiatric consult with your Floresta Clinician and is reserved for people who are a ready to book the full retreat.
The Journey
Psych Video Consult
Meet your clinician to assess if you are a candidate and discuss your treatment.
Preparation
Connect with your integration coach for preparation before the retreat.
Ketamine therapy
Guided Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy sessions.
Integration
We provide a therapeutic environment for ongoing group integration to support cultivating insight and promote lasting transformation.
Virtual group Inegration
Virtual reunion planned the following week to assist in creating ease and continued wellbeing.
Ask us
You are welcome to book a 10 minute exploratory call with our Integration Facilitator to learn more and see if this retreat is for you.
Please note space is limited as this is an intimate retreat.
Meet the team
Shannon Starr
BC-PMHNP - Lead FacilitatorShannon is a Board Certified Holistic Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with a whole new take on psychiatry. She applies her background in meditation, shamanism, indigenous medicine, functional medicine, yoga and energy medicine to create game changing possibilities in mental health. She is Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Practitioner and has been facilitating clients with ketamine treatments and psychedelic integration for many years creating profound transformation for thousands of clients.
Eugene Shteyngarts
Integration FacilitatorEugene has facilitated psychedelic medicine integration for several years and has trained globally with indigenous communities. He is enthusiastic about shamanic practices and working with medicines from the Amazon jungle. He has facilitated hundreds of clients through deep transformation with ketamine sessions and desires to create life changing experiences. He is a Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner and is trained in energy medicine and as a Quantum Healing Hypnotherapist.
Dr Paul García
MD, PHD - Volunteer Medical SupervisorDr. Garcia is an anesthesiologist at Columbia University Medical Center. He specializes in safely administering sedatives, analgesics, and anesthetics to patients undergoing therapies and surgeries to alleviate suffering from neurologic and psychiatric disease. His research focuses on understanding the neurophysiology of transitions between conscious, unconscious, and hybrid states. Dr.Garcia is enthusiastic about the potential of therapies that integrate psychedelics and traditional healing arts with Western Medicine.
Reserve your spot
Do you require more information before booking? You can book a 10 minute exploratory call to find out if this is for you.
Science and Forrest Medicines
Ketamine
Ketamine is a safe, well known medication that is currently being prescribed off-label for depression, anxiety, PTSD, trauma, OCD, addiction and other mental health concerns.
It assists in rewiring the neural network in the brain through an increase in glutamate receptors and brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF.) BDNF has been shown to promote neuroplasticity which allows for new neuronal connections in the brain. This has been shown to have rapid antidepressant and anti-anxiety effects as well as being an effective treatment for many other mental health conditions.
Forest Medicines
Rapéh
Rapéh is a medicine used in shamanic practice for thousands of years and is well known in the Amazon jungle. The medicine can have a stimulating effect as its main ingredient is Tobacco. This medicine is used sacredly and can be used in prayer and meditation and is prepared with care and intention.
Sananga
Sananga is made from a plant extract and is used as eye drops to promote different forms of healing. It has been used in the Amazon, shamanically and ceremonially and is known to have spiritual and physical benefits.
The Retreat
You are invited to join us for a reset for your wellbeing with our curated experience tailored to optimize your psychedelic and therapeutic sessions. Here you will be surrounded by the beauty of nature with thoughtful amenities designed with care and healthy vibrant meals to nourish you. Our expert clinical team and facilitators are here to guide you throughout the weekend for a profound and transformational experience.
Offerings
- 3 Ketamine Sessions
- 3 Group Integration Circles
- 1 Indigenous Medicine Ceremony
- Meditation
- Yoga
- Breathwork
- Dance and Movement
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Healing Session
- Native American Sweat Lodge Ceremony
- Bonfire under the stars
- Sound Healing and live music throughout the weekend
Price
$1,895 + Room choice
Book nowThe Experience
@Catskill Mountains, NYFriday
- 2:00 PM
- Arrival and Check-in
- 3:00 PM
- Gather and Introductions
- 4:00 PM
- Ketamine Session and Integration Circle
- 6:30 PM
- Dinner
- 8:00 PM
- Bonfire
Saturday
- 8:00 AM
- Breakfast
- 9:00 AM
- Yoga, Breathwork and Preparation for Morning Session
- 10:00 AM
- Ketamine Session and Integration Circle
- 12:00 PM
- Meditation
- 12:30 PM
- Lunch
- 1:30 PM
- Free time for Relaxation, Nature Walk and Spa
- 3:30 PM
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Session and Preparation for Evening Session
- 4:00 PM
- Ketamine Session and Integration Circle
- 6:30 PM
- Dinner
- 8:00 PM
- Music Circle
Sunday
- 7-11 AM
- Check-out of rooms
- 8:00 AM
- Breakfast
- 10:00 AM
- Dance and Indignious Medicine Ceremony
- 12:00 PM
- Closing
- 12:30 PM
- Lunch
- 3:00 PM
- Departure
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Testimonials
From the moment that I met Eugene and Shannon, I felt completely at ease and an undeniable presence of authentic kindness and attunement. Eugene & Shannon really helped me find my inner strength as well as tap into my body's wisdom--both of which were needed to make the most of the experience. Eugene & Shannon honored my body's pace and never made me feel rushed whatsoever. I felt like I was in competent but most of all genuinely CARING hands the whole way through. To be surrounded by such loving, generous, nonjudgmental, open energy during such an experience is really transformative. Eugene & Shannon are precisely the kinds of people you want present during such an experience.
— Stephanie M.From the moment I first entered the space, I could tell that I was in the correct place. I told myself that despite any reservations I had, I was committed to going along with the process and with whatever was offered to me. It was pure bliss, peace and was the most amazing and profound thing I’ve ever experienced! If you’re looking to evolve, then this is your chance. Eugene and Shannon are incredibly skilled at their roles of facilitating, so that you will feel ease and comfort the whole time.
— Jay S.I have attended many ceremonies and groups with others over the past several years and found that Eugene & Shannon are the best facilitators that I have encountered. I find it easy to let go when with them as they are aligned healers full of love, wisdom, and understanding. It is very comforting to have them present when going through these types of experiences. They have a deep understanding of the human experience and their singing is beautiful too.
— Keith T.FAQ
What is ketamine?
What route of administration will be used?
Safety
What is the journey like?
Why choose ketamine?
Can ketamine assist to get off antidepressants?
What makes ketamine an off-label medication?
K-Holes and “bad trips”