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About the Retreat:Awaken The Medicine Within - Five Week Alchemical Virtual and In-Person Journey, With Cutting-Edge Transformational Tools.
During the Five-Week Intimate, Alchemical Immersion you will experience a journey into the depth of your being. The retreat is held with trained, highly experienced professional facilitators in a safe and compassionate manner.
The In-Person Five Day Immersive will unfold with Sound healing, Therapeutic Breathwork, Cacao Ceremony, Yoga, Limiting Belief work, Shamanic Ritual and Ceremony, and with Sacred Medicine such as Bufo Alvarius - 5-MeO-DMT Medicine or Truffles / Mushrooms containing Psilocybin ceremonies.
2022 DATES & ENTHEOGENIC OFFERINGS
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Regenerative Stewardship- Psilocybin Retreats - €3800
- Psilocybin Retreat - 28Nov. - 2Dec. - the Netherlands
TOWARDS WHOLENESS - Psilocybin Retreats For Women - €3333
- Women Psilocybin Medicine Retreat - 4-8 November - Portugal
CREATIVE SOURCE OF ALL THAT IS - Bufo Alvarius 5-MeO-DMT Retreats - €3500
- Sacred Toad Bufo Alvarius 5-MeO-DMT Retreat - 5-9 October - Portugal
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Awaken The Medicine Within Retreats take place in the pristine Dutch or Portuguese countryside where you will have the ability to heal, align and integrate your new insights in a magical historical boutique setting.
Natasja Pelgrom designed this unique program, that aims to incorporate traditional knowledge, modern research, and therapeutic practices. The team of facilitators has together over 30+ years of experience working with individuals and groups with therapeutic holistic healing modalities and ancient technology. They serve from the broad range of wisdom traditions, hold a container of depth, and offer preparation and integration programs prior, during, and after the retreat.
Description of Services:Awaken The Medicine Within
Five Week Alchemical Journey with Virtual Prep & Integration Program & An In-Person Immersive
The In-Person Immersive includes:
- Four Nights and Five Days Shared Accommodation
- Multiple Sacred Medicine Ceremonies
- Belief Work & Shamanic Journeying
- Sacred Songs for Physical, Mental, Energetic, and Spiritual balance
- Sacred Plant Baths, Custom-Blended to Support Your Intention
- Group Breathwork & Sound-bath Integration
- Cacao (and Tabacco only Women Psilocybin Retreats) Ceremony
- Yoga, and/or Qi-Gong Meditation + Sharing circles
- Personal and Group Integration Coaching
- Journaling, Silent Walks & Wellness Experience
- Multiple Virtual Preparation and Integration Group Sessions
- Access to the online membership programs, courses, and community
This is a very powerful spiritual experience and is not for everyone. To ensure a high-quality experience we limit the size of our group of 6-12 participants and hold firm standards for dietary, drug, and lifestyle protocols prior to and post-retreat.
Practitioners:Natasja Pelgrom
Natasja Pelgrom is a sacred medicine woman, mystic, devotional creative, and visionary who leads spiritual alchemy journeys, providing a compassionate space for healing and remembering. She is the creatrix of the Phoenix Rising Course, the 6-month in-person Awaken Self-Love course, a tailor-made Psychedelic Integration Journey and is the founder of Awaken The Medicine Within Retreats, and has facilitated 500+ Sacred Medicine Journeys. Natasja is also a founding member of the Synthesis Institute, leading the psilocybin assisted Wellness retreats, a key influencer in the development of the online Wellness program, the Psychedelic Practitioner Training, and the co-creatrix of the Women’s Leadership Retreat.Lorraine Glatigny, is a Western healer who began her work with traditional medicine Shipibo in 2008. In her first apprenticeship year she did a one year of learning diet, as it is traditionally done in the Amazon. She was given a Western plant, which allowed her to reconnect with the medicinal plants of Europe and thus create a bridge between Amazonian medicine and the lost knowledge of our grandmothers of Europe.
She learned from Mesta Niwe Western man, Panshin Beka, and Justina “Muraya” women, a title given to the most advanced level of Shipibo medicine, with whom she performed several diets and long stays in the Amazon rainforest. Through the diet, these women have passed on their knowledge of how to enter into a direct energetic relationship with plants and treat patients by singing sacred songs which work directly on energy. She spent several months with various traditional Filipino healers who passed on her the oldest practice of healing, the "Hilot", therapeutic massage.
She also learned from the Queeros, the last Peruvian Andes descend from the Incas. She lived among the Tao's Batu (people of the rock) in the Philippines, one of the few tribes isolated from the rest of the country, where her integration was possible because they recognized her as a healer.
Each retreat and Integration Facilitation might draw upon the facilitation of these gifted individuals:
Alexander Beiner, Holistic Counselor
Tessa van de Ven, Facilitator
Mayatiita Devi, Bodyworker
Mela Mariposa, Breathwork & Cacao Medicine Woman
Sarah Long, Vortex & Distant Healer
Rui & Sabine, 5Rhythms® facilitators
Henk Doller, Executive Trainer & Facilitator
Katrien Franken, Breathwork
Karena Thompson, Yogini & Facilitator
John Newton, Ceremonial Musician & Retreat AssistantDetails
Founder(s) / CEO: Natasja PelgromGroup Size: 6-12 MaxPrice Range: €3333 - €3800Specializing In: Entrepreneur, Integration, Leadership, Life Elevation, Ritual & Ceremony, Science & Spirituality, and WomenworkOur Process
Overview of Experience:The in-person five-day immersive includes in total four live group calls of 90min each.
During those calls, we will have dedicated time for preparation and integration, with tools such as:
- intention building
- diet requirement
- flower essence intake prep/healing
- cognitive, and emotional tools
- meditations
- journaling exercises
- and more...Intake Process:It is important for you and the facilitator to establish trust and rapport. This is essential for loving and safe guidance. Therefore, we will start with an online introduction chat of 30min. We both should feel into each other’s personality, ability, and readiness for the initiation, and of course, you might have questions and be in need of feedback.
During the discovery call we will walk through the following:
· Establishing rapport between participants & practitioner
· Developing personal intention
· Physical & mental, health screening including contraindicated conditions & medications
· Other necessary information for your participation (diet etc.)
· Privacy & Confidentiality
· Providing a clear overview of what to expect from the experience through the integration
· Providing clear written communications & essential introductory information
· Answering any and all questions in advance if necessaryOnce attendance is confirmed the participants receive a clearly written workbook ‘Sacred Ceremonial Guide’ with essential introductory information, preparations, and integrations tools.
Supplemental Modalities: One to One CoachingPsychedelic Substances Offered: 5-MEO-DMT, Bufo Alvarius, or Psilocybin MushroomHow does this Center source medicine?:Homegrown and received from the Guardians of the land where the substance resides.
Practice reciprocity with local communities?: YesPhotos
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This is the place where ancient traditions meet modern science and spirituality in a beautiful, loving, completely safe space.
The deep work is often paired with a lot of humor and lightness, held in the most authentic and spontaneous way, and at the same time with amazing structure. It is not my first time that I have attended a retreat with Natasja and Lorraine. I trust them deeply , and therefore I was able to surrender into my process with the medicine and work on so many layers of healing. I was given all the care, the Love and the space that I needed to go through my journeys. The container feels so safe and full of Love, that I every time can trust the process, the devine timing, and everything, that arises.
The preparation and integration phases were especially curated in detail, and the facilitators were always available for holding space and helping with the work. I can recommend the Awaken The Medicine Within retreats with my whole heart.
Attending this retreat was one of the most beautiful and powerful experiences of my life. The container they provide is rooted in safety, attention to the smallest details, and care. I really felt supported throughout my entire process, before, during, and after, and would definitely recommend Awaken the Medicine Within to my friends.
Thanks so much the incredible team of women and facilitators Natasja, Lorraine, Kareena, Tessa and Daniella, for being part of this experience.
I did a 5 day psilocybin retreat with this incredible team at a beautiful site near Amsterdam. I was deeply impressed and touched by the care, love, humour, sensitivity and wisdom I received from the team who have a deep knowledge and immense experience of working with this medicine. They complimented the psilocybin ceremonies with other ceremonies, two of which I found as impactful and healing as the psychedelics! I could not recommend them enough and am saving up for my next trip with them.
On both the personal, social and spiritual level Natasja, creating a safe and warm container for healing and transformation. I loved every aspect of the retreat: the gorgeous location, the other participants that seem to have been handpicked and shared a common storyline, the program, the rituals, the singing, the food, the medicine, the integration… one big beautiful, deep tapestry of meaning.
I don’t even know where to begin… I attended the retreat a little over a month ago and I still get tears in my eyes when I settle in to reflect on it. The whole experience is beyond words and surpassed any of my expectations. Bufo was unlike any of my past psychedelic experiences – it was boundless and wordless. The facilitators were incredible – present and supportive. You feel very safe very quickly. The most beautiful part of the retreat was the unexpected bonds you make with the other people there… There is such a power in the community. In the second ceremony where you go as a group, I think that was one of the most important and potent experiences of my life. You connect so quickly and deeply that you question why are we not more like this with other people in our day-to-day lives when it is right there. All I can say is that this retreat was one of the if not the most precious gifts I have ever received. Thank you, Natasja. Thank you, Lorraine. Thank you, Mayatiita. Thank you, Mela. Thank you, Claire <3 Ps. The food is out of this world.
I have now done two retreats with Natasja. The highest praise I can give is that I brought my husband and parents to the second one. She went above and beyond to accommodate us as a family, strengthening our bonds while also helping us build relationships with the rest of the group. Natasja’s team works together beautifully to provide a deep and transformative experience for all participants. Plant baths, breathwork, tobacco and cacao ceremonies, and of course the psilocybin ceremonies all worked together to effect real and lasting change in all of us. A special thank you to Lorraine, whose shamanic skills and work ethic made each ceremony incredible. Thank you Mela for cacao and breathwork (and for your work with my parents) and to Ali and John, whose wisdom and love shone through in every encounter. Participants would have to work very hard NOT to be transformed!
Natasja has created a powerful sacred container for healing in Awaken the Medicine Within. She has put together a wonderful team of healers and rituals that together help participants become deeply connected with themselves. A gentle but profound layering of experiences enabled us to dive deep into our souls through a process of “intense cleansing” and transformation.
Every detail from beginning to end was beautifully curated to ensure a safe, pleasurable, nurturing experience. The location, comfortable accommodation, delicious food, plant baths, music, humor, joy, wisdom and love in which it was all created made it a truly impactful and unforgettable experience. What a gift this retreat was!!! Several months on I am still reaping the harvest from the beauty that was cultivated in that space. My life has been transformed as result. Thank you Natasja, Lorraine, John and Ali !!!
I attended Natasja’s ATMW retreat in March 2022. The experience was simply amazing. The program, food, facilitation and overall experience were outstanding. I would highly recommend this retreat for anyone who is interested in personal transformation and the benefits from these plant medicines. Each day is different and additive over the 5 days. I also loved the pre and post calls and the support on the ATMW digital platform. 5 stars all around.
What a transformational experience that continues to build on itself! Through the complete support and creation of a connective trust I was thankfully able to reconnect with the deepest parts of myself.
Every part of the retreat was impeccably considered and has changed my life in a tremendously positive way. The fantastic setting, the space (inner and outer!) the prep and the integration cannot be overstated. The journey continues, and it’s with the deepest of thanks that I wish to to share these brief thoughts. Natasja, Lorraine, John, Claire, Sarah and Mela quite simply created the most incredible space through a integral desire to harness love, compassion and kindness.
An unforgettable experience guided by an extraordinary team – could not have wished for a better set and setting. Thanks for the thoughtful, heartfelt and awakening retreat.
The ATMW retreat was once of the most magical experiences I have ever lived. Natasja and her team are incredibly wise medicine women, and the depth of their wisdom can’t be easily described in a short review. They guided us through the world of the invisible with their feminine magical powers, so that I felt held in a manner that I had not felt in any of the various psychedelics retreats I had done before. From the prep calls beginning a couple of weeks in advance, the flower essences that were sent to my mail box, the holothropic breath work, the music, and every single detail that was part of it, you can be sure that they have curated the most incredible set and setting for anyone to explore the depths and mysteries of our consciousness.
My week with ATMW left a beautiful and indelible effect on me. The atmosphere and organization of the week by Natasja and her caring staff was professional and thorough. The locale was so lovely it would be worth visiting simply for its beauty, and the cooking was sublime, with each meal bringing us closer together as a group. We were treated to multiple modes of self-discovery which, when combined with observing and sharing the experiences of others in our group, made the experience deeply emotional and interconnected, the net result in the months since being an ongoing connection with my new “family,” the members of which have continued both to support me as well as allow me to be there for them. I have learned so much and gained so much mentally and emotionally that I cannot thank Natasja enough for this gift. Aho!
In the current rushed and saturated psychedelic space, ATMW is that rare thing: a container that honors tradition without ever being performative; honest and direct but never transactional; grounded in humanity but open to the mystery.
An experience guided by a deep understanding of the spirit of the medicine, wisdom, and love.
I attended a 5 day ATMW retreat and felt completely held and secure to be able to trust fully and surrender to the medicine. I will keep these 5 days as sacred awakening process into my full power as a leader for my whole life. The indescribable intensity, beauty, and connectedness I have experienced changed the way I now practice self love and Love with others. It has cracked open my heart completely to the Light. I have never felt so free in my whole life. And I took this freedom, sense of community, and connectedness into my daily life back home. Things and moments that were not magic before, they are now. I feel now deeply the beauty of the present moment, and the gratefulness to be alive and walk the path I came here on Earth to walk. I got the confirm why I am here. And that gives meaning to everything. These days have released the power in me, and at the same time softness and Love. I feel eternally grateful to Natasja and Lorraine for being the best space holders and most professional Medicine Women anyone could hope for. The venue felt like home, with lush vegetation, on this strong land, and the food was prepared with so much love and attention. I am so grateful that I could attend this retreat, after the last years of fast change. I have to say that the word ” retreat” is not at all appropriate for this transformational moment in my life. It is much more than a ” retreat”. It is reconnection to the devine power we all carry inside.
ATMW holds the ability to beautifully bridge science and traditions in a grounded, supporting and caring container. A truly life changing experiance that I highly recommend to anyone who seeks healing and personal growth.
The Awaken The Medicine Within Bufo Retreat in Portugal was one of the most powerful experiences of my life. In a beautiful scenery, nurtured with delicious food, in a family-like atmosphere we all felt held, heard and seen. The Toad Medicine is powerful and loving – it took me places beyond expectations and explanations. Thanks to both preparation and integration work, I can now use its learnings to become a better version of myself and be there for others with more compassion and presence. Thank you all! Magdalena Haver
The ATMW retreat is, in a word, transformational. After having participated in other plant medicine retreats in the past, I was astounded and humbled by the depth of Natasja and Lorraine’s expertise and loving care. It was so easy to put my trust in them; their wisdom, intuition and commitment allows for the cultivation of community and a container in which it feels safe to finally let go of that which is holding you back. Because of this retreat, I am experiencing the shifts I need to bring me closer toward wholeness. The gifts I have received in return for taking the leap of faith to join this journey are only beginning to unfold, and I am forever grateful.
Natasja and her team were absolutely amazing! I totally enjoyed every minute of the retreat and I would love to come again and again! Everything was beyond great: atmosphere, schedule, guidance, food, place, setting – absolutely perfect!! I had the most incredible and profound trips and I am very grateful that they made the setting and the experience so I was feeling comfortable, safe, protected, professionally guided and navigated. I truly could trust them and dive in freely into the unknown , it was as if they knew exactly what I need to have the best possible experience. Very personalized approach to every participant makes her retreats truly unique and deep. Another amazing experience I had on the course “Yinomai”, and on private session – it was very transformational as well. Love you ,Natasja, and love what you do! So much looking forward to the next time!
Natasja is one of the great plant healers on the planet! It is hard to imagine someone more gifted than she at helping you maximize the therapeutic value from psychedelic and other healing tools. I met Natasja for the first time when I attended a Synthesis retreat in 2018 and was so impressed with her abiity to connect and empathize and bring her gifts of healing to me and others who attended. I subsequently participated in a separate psychedelic session with her that was truly life changing and repeated Synthesis and her private retreat a year later with equally transformative effects. Awaken the Medecine Within is going to change your life and Natasja is so gifted at facilitating that transformation!
Scott Y
Life changing, life changing, life changing! I have worked with Natasja and her team twice now, and I cannot say enough about the profound impact of her work, with both immediate and long term, tangible benefits. The setting was quiet, beautiful and idyllic for our retreat. The work to prepare ourselves for our journey through intentions, journaling, group discussions, yoga, and sound and breath work felt almost as powerful as the medicine itself. Natasja and her team are incredibly talented and well prepared, and it is highly likely that you will both laugh heartily and shed a beautiful tear or two (or three!) throughout your stay. The food was excellent and nourishing as well. Just be prepared! The lack of caffeine is real! I can’t say enough about how truly beautiful, spiritual, professional and maternal Natasja and her team are – just the best. ❤️🙏
I highly recommend Natasja‘s ATMW retreats and would put my hand on the fire for them. She takes a lot of time to set intentions with the clients, has the talent to creat incrediby beautiful settings and puts so much detail in all aspects. At the Awaken Medicine Retreat they use various modalities such as yoga / qigong, cacao ceremonies, breathwork and soundhealing to creat a wellrounded experience for healing, growth, inspiration and transformation. Natasja is an exceptional guide and I always felt safe and in good hands. I had a lifechanging and magical experience. With Natasja‘s warm and positive charisma, she is also able to build a wonderful team around herself, which, for example cook the most delicious dishes and prepares vacation spots where you feel home.
I’ve done already some retreats and I can say from the bottom of my heart, that Natasja‘s ATMW retreat changed my life so much. The setup and setting has been chosen perfectly, Natasja has got the capability and great empathy to feel and see what one needs to perfectly adjust the medicine. The whole program, breath work, yoga, plant based diet and the integration has been put together with so much love. I would recommend this retreat to everyone who feels that there is much more to explore in your inner self, a mind blowing experience that I wish everyone could make to feel oneself truly. This retreat will always have a special place in my heart. Thank you Natasja💎 Sending you much love ❤️