Below you will find quite a bit of important information related to your Preparation Program and offerings.
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If you have any questions, please reach out to The Buena Vida Team directly at [email protected].
*WHATSAPP GROUP CHAT*
The WhatsApp Group Chat is live and available for you to join. If you have not received an invitation via WhatsApp, please let us know.
*PREP CALL*
We will host both a group preparation and integration call. These are **required**, so please mark your calendars!
*Preparation Call*:
If you missed it, please be sure to watch the recording here.
Arriving Flights: Please ensure that your flight is booked to arrive in Palm Springs on October 18, 2024.
Please do not arrive to the property before 3pm.
Return Flights: Please schedule your departure from PSP no earlier than 12pm on October 22, 2024.
Please arrive at the retreat home no later than 4:00PM and plan to depart after 11:00AM. If you need to adjust your schedule, please let us know in advance.
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The Buena Vida Sanctuary is located at:
2348 El Dorado Ave.
Yucca Valley, CA 92284
Fly into Palm Springs (PSP) for an easy 40-minute Uber/Lyft ride to the retreat. Alternatively, LAX is a 90-minute drive. If you drive or rent a car, you can carpool with others landing around the same time.
Transportation is NOT included between Palm Springs airport and the property. However, we are happy to coordinate ride shares for those that require assistance.
Part of your experience during a Buena Vida Psilocybin Retreat is the amazing food that will be prepared for you each day by our Team of Chefs. Their menu is free from gluten, soy, seed oils, and refined sugar.
All meat, dairy, or eggs are free-range with no hormones added, most produce is organic, and all food is served buffet style, so you will be able to choose foods individually to your liking.
Two types of meal plans will be offered:
STANDARD or VEGETARIAN.
The standard meal plan will include SHRIMP, FISH, BEEF, PORK, AND CHICKEN for protein.
**While we respect your culinary preferences, at this time we can only consider HEALTH ALLERGIES as we plan our family meals for retreat. The Chefs will do their best to accommodate any intolerances.**
For any dietary restrictions (gluten-free, vegan, etc.), please email us privately.
We are beyond excited to be offering you the first look into our BRAND NEW Buena Vida Integration Program.
This program is available via desktop here, or as a mobile on the Apple Store or on Google Play.
We’ve put together a collection of lessons, videos and journal prompts that we feel can super charge the benefit of this retreat for you.
A few of the lessons touch on subjects that will be useful if this is your first time using plant medicine in a ceremony. Other lessons touch on deeper spiritual topics and tools that you’ll most certainly want in your back pocket during the retreat.
We encourage you to do a lesson a day up until your first day at the retreat. Break out your journal, put pen to paper and really use this opportunity to begin the self-exploration process. Remember, this isn’t homework! Only you will benefit from this process, but we won’t be holding any red pens to correct you or throwing out a surprise quiz on at the retreat!
As part of this training, we emphasize personal growth. Each of you will teach a 20-30 minute class during the 5-day intensive training.
You can teach anything you’re passionate about, but we encourage you to try something new—something you’ve always wanted to explore but haven’t had the chance. Whether it’s a writing exercise, yoga, mythology, meditation, dance, or vocal class, let it relate to our course and express what feels important to you.
The key is to enjoy it, even if it feels uncomfortable at first. Keep it fun and make sure it stays under 30 minutes.
Anything you need for this is your responsibility to bring, mainly small things. You don’t need to bring 15 Yoga mats 🙂 Larger items are provided by the retreat center.
For example, please bring with you:
Printouts – please bring them with you: we don’t have the facilities to accommodate printing at the retreat center. We are 15 people in total, including leaders.
Materials for any art class. There will be a basic set of pens but may not have colored pencils, if you need them for your class please bring them with you.
Your leaders, as well as other students, will be providing loving, encouraging feedback on the following:
California is casual, colorful, and easy! The weather is warm during the day and a bit chilly at night. Please check the weather for Yucca Valley, CA during your Retreat dates before you pack.
As most of you should know, we will have 3 ceremonies in total, however you will be sitting in 2 (as a participant) and leading 1 (as facilitators – with our support and help). You will notice that on Sunday and Monday we list “Group 1” and “Group 2”. You will receive your group assignments on the preparation call.
We will be including (1) group preparation and (1) group integration calls. We will add the exact dates and links to attend here and send via email about a month prior.
These are required for you to attend so please mark your calendars once they are scheduled and announced. Please reach out to me privately if you cannot attend one or both of these meetings.
Following your return, you will receive an email with information about your integration package.
It will include 1 one-on-one call, a set of daily practices to help you take a look at what has changed since, what areas of your life still need conscious effort to produce change, and gauge your results.
Say hello to my co-leader, Sarah Howat
In her time as an Expert Trip Sitter, Sarah’s been involved in over 80 psychedelic experiences and worked with 200+ individuals in a one-on-one or small group setting. She is also a transformational coach, spiritual mentor, and prep and integration coach certified through Being True To You.
If you’d like to send a gratuity for the staff that enhanced your stay, you can do so easily with a credit card through the link that we will send out during your retreat OR cash at the end.
Average tips range from $75 to $100/per person for chef/butler staff and $5-$15 for massage therapists. Whether you chose to tip or not, you will undoubtedly leave feeling loved and cared for by our amazing staf!