Sacred Medicine Retreats & Immersions in Virginia
Private and small-group journeys held with care, ceremony, sound, and time on the land.
There are times when we need to step away from the rhythm of everyday life and listen more closely.
These sacred medicine retreats and immersions offer space to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and be supported through an intentional journey here on the land.
Some journeys unfold over the course of a day. Others invite a longer stay, with more time for rest, reflection, nourishment, and integration. You may come privately, gather with people you already know, or join one of the small-group experiences offered throughout the year.
You do not need to know which path is right for you before reaching out. We can begin with a conversation.
Ways to Journey
There are several ways to enter this work.
You do not have to choose before beginning the conversation.
Come on Your Own
Private experiences offer a quiet, one-to-one container shaped around your intention and the kind of support you are seeking. You may choose a Sacred Day Immersion, a Two-Night Retreat, or a gentler
Sacred Medicine & Sound Journey.
Gather With People You Know
A private immersion, retreat, or medicine and sound experience can be created for your own small group. This may be a gathering of friends, loved ones, or people who already share a sense of trust and connection.
Join a Small-Group Gathering
Throughout the year, I offer a small number of scheduled gatherings, day immersions, and seasonal retreats. Each one has its own rhythm, intention, and registration process.
Private Sacred Day Immersion
A private macro journey held over the course of a full day.
A Sacred Day Immersion offers time to arrive, settle into ceremony, move through a supported medicine journey, and begin listening to what the experience is asking of you.
The day is shaped around your intention and may include time on the land, sound, energy work, rest, reflection, and simple, nourishing foods. There is no need to rush back into the world before you have had time to come back to yourself.
Your immersion includes:
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Connection Form and private Connection Call
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Health and medication screening
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Two preparation sessions
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Full private immersion day
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Sound, energy work, and time on the land as called
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Simple, nourishing foods
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Two integration sessions following your journey
Investment: $800
Membership with The Spore Foundation is required before receiving the sacrament. The sacrament is gifted separately through the Foundation and is not included in the service fee.
Private Two-Night Retreat
A spacious macro journey with time to arrive gently, rest deeply, and remain close to the experience.
You’ll arrive on Friday evening and settle into the private cottage here on the land. We’ll share a simple dinner and spend some time grounding, tending your intention, and opening the space for the journey ahead.
Saturday is devoted to your private ceremony. When you are ready afterward, there will be warm, nourishing food and a quiet place to rest. There is no need to drive home or immediately return to everyday life.
The retreat closes Sunday morning with a light breakfast and time for reflection, integration, sound, or time on the land, depending on what feels supportive.
The retreat includes the same connection, screening, preparation, ceremonial support, and integration care as the Sacred Day Immersion, along with:
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Two nights in the private cottage
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Friday-evening grounding and shared dinner
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Full private immersion day
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Simple dinner following Saturday’s ceremony
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Light breakfasts and snacks
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Sunday-morning reflection, sound, and time on the land as called
Investment: $1,200
Membership with The Spore Foundation is required before receiving the sacrament. The sacrament is gifted separately through the Foundation and is not included in the service fee.
Sacred Medicine & Sound
A gentler, perceptible journey held within prayer, sound, and sacred space.
This experience offers a quieter way of entering ceremony. It is different from an ongoing microdosing practice and less immersive than a macro journey.
We begin by settling into the space, tending intention, and opening with prayer. After the sacrament is received, the journey unfolds through crystal bowls, gong, drum, rattle, voice, silence, and energy work as called.
Each experience is approximately four hours, allowing time to arrive slowly, receive the journey, and return gently. Light snacks and refreshments are offered afterward for grounding before leaving.
You may choose:
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A private one-to-one experience
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A shared experience for two
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A private gathering for three to six people
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One of the scheduled small-group gatherings, limited to six participants
Individual health and medication screening is required. Simple preparation guidance is provided beforehand, with time for reflection and grounding at the close. Additional integration support may be scheduled separately if desired.
Membership with The Spore Foundation is required before receiving the sacrament. The sacrament is gifted separately through the Foundation and is not included in the service fee.
The Ceremony
The sacrament is held within a larger ceremony.
We begin with prayer and intention, creating space to arrive fully and listen more closely. Every ceremony has its own rhythm. There is no need to force an experience or arrive with a perfectly formed intention.
Sound is woven throughout through crystal bowls, gong, drum, rattle, voice, and silence. Energy work, time on the land, rest, movement, or simple ritual may also become part of the experience as called.
My role is to tend the space, remain present, and support you as the journey unfolds. The ceremony is not something done to you. It is something we enter together, with care, reverence, and room for what is ready to emerge.
How It Begins
You do not need to know exactly which experience is right for you before reaching out. Every new participant begins with a private Connection Call.
Private Retreats & Day Immersions
1. Complete the Connection Form
Share what is calling you, which experience interests you, and anything you would like me to know before we speak.
2. Meet for a Connection Call
We’ll talk about your intention, answer questions, and explore whether working together feels aligned.
3. Complete Health Screening
If we decide to continue, you’ll complete a detailed health and medication intake. We’ll then meet for a screening conversation before your experience is confirmed.
4. Membership, Payment & Preparation
Once screening is complete, you’ll apply for membership with The Spore Foundation. After membership approval and payment, we’ll begin your two preparation sessions.
Sacred Medicine & Sound
1. Choose an Experience
Select an upcoming date or inquire about a private, shared, or small-group experience.
2. Complete the Connection Form
Share what is calling you, which experience interests you, and anything you would like me to know before we speak.
3. Meet for a Connection Call
We’ll talk about your intention, answer questions, and explore whether working together feels aligned.
4. Complete Health Screening
If we decide to continue, you’ll complete a health and medication screening. If anything requires more information, we’ll discuss it before your experience is confirmed.
5. Membership & Confirmation
Once screening is complete, each participant applies individually for membership with The Spore Foundation. After membership approval and payment, your place is confirmed and preparation guidance is shared.
Returning Participants
If you are already a member of The Spore Foundation and have previously attended a Sacred Medicine & Sound gathering, you will not need to repeat the full introductory process each time. You may contact me directly to request a place at an upcoming gathering.
Before registering, returning participants are responsible for sharing any changes in medications, physical health, mental or emotional well-being, or other circumstances that could affect participation.
Because these are shared group experiences, participants need to arrive grounded and able to be safely present within the group. These gatherings are not appropriate during a time of acute crisis or significant emotional or psychological instability. If you are uncertain whether the timing is right, please reach out before registering.
A more detailed screening process is still required for a Private Sacred Day Immersion or Private Two-Night Retreat because these involve deeper macro journeys.
The Way I Hold This Work
I come to this work as a ceremonialist, herbalist, and guide, with more than a decade of personal relationship with sacred medicines and years of experience holding space through ceremony, sound, energy work, and time on the land.
My background includes a bachelor’s degree in Behavioral Science, a master’s degree in Transpersonal Psychology, and training in psilocybin coaching and psychedelic support through Psychedelic Guide Institute. I am also an ordained minister with The Spore Foundation.
Training matters to me, but so do presence, humility, and the willingness to listen. I do not enter a ceremony knowing what another person’s journey should be. My role is to prepare carefully, tend the space, remain grounded, and meet what unfolds with care.
I work with a limited number of people at a time so that this work can remain personal, spacious, and deeply attended.
The Land
These experiences are held on twelve acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, surrounded by quiet woods, gardens, open sky, and the changing rhythm of the seasons.
There is space here to step outside, sit beneath the trees, walk through the gardens, or simply listen.
The land is not only the setting for this work. It is part of the way we slow down, come back into our bodies, and remember our connection to the living world.
BEGIN THE CONVERSATION
If something here feels like what you have been looking for, you can begin by completing the Connection Form.
You do not need to know exactly which experience is right for you. The form gives you space to share what is calling you, what you are interested in, and a little of what may be important for me to know before we speak.
After submitting the form, you’ll be taken to the calendar to schedule your private Connection Call.