Our Team
Empathetic, Deep, Intuitive
Maria – Integration Coach & Neuroscientist
Maria’s background in science and her exploration of Eastern spiritual traditions and American shamanism have shaped her holistic approach. She studied yoga in India, focusing on Hridaya Yoga—the yoga of the spiritual heart—and integrates meditation and self-inquiry into her work.
As a transpersonal coach, Maria specializes in harmonizing Western psychology with Eastern practices, supporting people through their personal and spiritual development. Her expertise lies in preparing individuals for psychedelic journeys and guiding them through post-journey integration, ensuring that participants can integrate their experiences into everyday life. Her extensive experience with plant medicines, alongside her scientific background, ensures participants receive well-rounded support throughout their healing process.
Maria’s work at the Synthesis Institute, a leader in psychedelic education, included both facilitation and scientific research, where she presented at international conferences and contributed to best practices in the field.
Her presence at our retreats as a guide and integration coach offers participants a seamless and holistic experience. With her integration program, participants receive ongoing support to incorporate the insights and growth from their psychedelic journeys into their lives long after the retreat ends.
Experienced, Empowering, Supportive
René – Lead Facilitator & Co-Founder
René’s deep understanding of sacred plant medicines and their healing potential is complemented by his keen interest in the latest advancements in psychedelic science. Staying informed about cutting-edge research, René actively integrates significant scientific findings into his practices, optimizing the healing process for all participants. His approach masterfully combines both the spiritual and therapeutic dimensions of psychedelic journeys, offering participants a holistic and transformative healing experience.
Within the ceremonial space, René creates a secure and supportive environment, encouraging participants to surrender to the process and trust in the profound healing power of the medicine. His facilitation style is empowering and compassionate, offering unwavering support to participants as they navigate their healing journeys.
René’s retreats foster a deep sense of belonging, making participants feel like part of an extended family. His ability to hold space with care ensures that each participant receives the support they need during and after their journey.
With his extensive experience and specialized expertise in psychedelic healing, coupled with his dedication to integrating the latest scientific insights, René is a guiding force in helping individuals experience personal transformation, conscious growth, and long-lasting integration.
Grounded, Open, Compassionate
Nigel – Facilitator & Integration Coach
I am a wanderer, a consciousness guide, ceremony leader and psychedelic facilitator.
I bring a unique blend of experience to service, formed from 50 years of a well trodden path.
A journey with many twists and turns, I have lived in the UK (London and Brighton), The Netherlands, and Nicaragua, and worked and travelled extensively across Europe, The Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. I undertook my first solo round-the-world trip when I was just 18 and ever since hitting the road has been one of my main forms of contemplative and spiritual practice over the years since. My professional experience spans the corporate, non-profit, volunteer and the healing and self-development sectors. I have truly worked from the boardroom to the bush and everything in between, working with CEOs, government ministers, community health workers, digital human rights campaigners, the homeless, the queer community, spiritual seekers and those in search of healing.
Along the way have been a few serious burnouts, some broken hearts, a coming out and the finding of true love – all of which have contributed to my personal process emergence and growth.
Plant medicines and other practices of altered states of consciousness (ASC) have become an integral part of my own life and personal development journey. I am thankful to them for facilitating a wondrous remembering in terms of my own personal spiritual beliefs and existential wisdom and for deepening by sense of inner peace and presence. It is my honour to support others on their journeys.
Wise, Compassionate, Sensitive
Shurandy – Lead Facilitator
Before finding his calling as a psychedelic facilitator, Shurandy worked in the social care sector, where he developed a deep understanding of trauma and the emotional barriers people face. This experience continues to inform his work, allowing him to guide participants in releasing trauma and overcoming blockages with a grounded and compassionate approach. His facilitation is known for its safety and care, ensuring that participants feel secure as they navigate their healing journeys.
Shurandy integrates both traditional plant medicine wisdom and modern therapeutic insights, providing participants with a holistic and empowering experience. He views healing as a ripple effect, where individual transformation extends beyond oneself and positively impacts those around them. “The healing you do for yourself is the first ripple,” he says. “As those ripples multiply and expand, so do the effects of your healing on the people in your life.”
With a decade of expertise in psychedelic healing, Shurandy is dedicated to helping participants expand their consciousness and achieve lasting transformation in a safe and supportive environment.
Knowledgeable, Nurturing, Guiding
Johannes – Facilitator
Johannes is an exceptional facilitator, coach, and ceremony leader, embodying a wealth of experience, love, kindness, professionalism, and expertise.
With years of dedicated practice guiding individuals through transformative journeys, Johannes has solidified his position as a trusted and revered figure in the realm of deep inner work.
He establishes a safe and supportive space for participants to courageously explore the depths of their consciousness by holding space in a gentle and compassionate manner.
Johannes extensive experience, combined with his profound understanding of the emotional landscape, allows him to skillfully navigate the complexities of these transformative experiences.
As a coach, he offers invaluable guidance and unwavering support, empowering individuals to integrate their insights into their daily lives.
Johannes loving and professional approach nurtures deep healing, personal growth, and profound self-discovery, positioning him as an invaluable leader in this field.
empathetic, intuitive, caring
Magda – Facilitator
Born and raised in Poland, Magda has traveled the world, following her heart and intuition to find teachers and mentors who have guided her experiential learning and inner transformation. She has explored mindfulness and meditation, Reiki, yoga Nidra, tarot, and wisdom traditions, ultimately discovering a passion for psychedelics that opened gates to deeper understanding, love, and compassion.
She has gained profound insights through her own journeys and accessing different states of consciousness.
She is certified as a Synthesis psychedelic practitioner and has gained extensive experience from facilitating dozens of group ceremonies with the Synthesis Institute and other leading psychedelic centers, as well as from her private practice.
Magda is also a certified life, spiritual, and relationships coach and loves integrating these skills into her psychedelic work. Trained in psychosomatics, she has a deep respect for the wisdom of the body.
Everyday Life itself and her Relationships have also been generous teachers.
Magda lives in Amsterdam and loves going spaces to follow her calling!
GUIDANCE, EXPERIENCED, SAFE
Michał – Facilitator
Michał, a seasoned retreat facilitator, offers invaluable guidance and expertise in transformative journeys. With extensive experience in facilitating psychedelic experiences, he collaborates with subject-matter experts, physicians, and therapists to establish secure spaces for profound exploration.
In ceremonial settings, Michał fosters an environment where participants can surrender and trust the healing and transformative process.
He skillfully creates a secure container, allowing the enchantment of sacred entheogenic medicines to unfold gracefully under his guidance.
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