Heart of the Matter
The Program
You’ve been feeling it for a while now, the longing to stop being lived by life and instead to live from what is truly meaningful to you.
A movement toward calm, clarity, and inner truth.
Heart of the Matter is a four-month journey in which you come to know yourself on a deeper level. You receive individual guidance, take part in intimate group experiences, and engage in one or more guided psychedelic journeys that are closely interwoven with your personal process.
We gather at our place in Culemborg — a warm, nature-held environment that invites you to open, soften, feel, and come home to yourself.
Working with IFS
A central element of this program is Internal Family Systems (IFS). In this guidance, you explore the inner world of your parts. You’ll discover that you are not one single “I,” but that there are many different aspects within you, each with its own role: parts that want to protect, parts that try to control, parts that hide, or parts that seek to please.
In the sessions, you learn to meet these parts with gentleness — not to change them, but to listen to what they are actually trying to do for you. When they are seen and acknowledged, space opens for something deeper, something that has always been within you: your Self — the place of inner calm, love, and clear knowing.
From there, you can choose again who you want to be and how you wish to shape your life.
Psychedelic journeys as deepening
The ceremonies within this program are not isolated experiences; they are intimately woven into your personal process. The insights from the IFS sessions create a container that allows the psychedelic experience to be not only intense, but also meaningful and transformative.
These journeys open a field in which you can remember, release, and realign.
A space where you can touch what words often cannot reach:
trust, love, connection, truth.
After each journey, we guide you carefully in integrating what you have seen and felt, so the movement can become visible in your daily life.
What this journey can bring you
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A deeper connection with yourself.
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The ability to make conscious choices rooted in your values.
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A renewed sense of direction and inner steadiness.
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A softer, more loving relationship with the parts of you that have struggled for a long time.
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A feeling of coming home to who you’ve always been.
You become aware of how to live authentically from your heart and how to make full use of your gifts.
The agenda
What to expect
February – Preparation
- One-on-one intake call.
- Kickoff: Online group call on February 26th.
- Preparatory work: Exploring core values and identifying the self-care practices that suit you best.
- Create the initial outline of your ideal self and the potential you wish to harness.
- Begin meditations and microdosing twice a week.
- Personal one-on-one coaching.
March – Discovery
- Discovery Day: A psychedelic journey (medium-dose psilocybin) on March 18th.
- Explore insights about yourself.
- Reflect on and integrate insights with your self-care practices.
- Personal one-on-one coaching.
April – Diving Deeper
- Prepare by refining your vision: What is your ideal, and what potential deserves more space?
- Three-Day Retreat (10-12 April): Includes two psychedelic journeys (medium and high-dose psilocybin) and integration sessions.
- Personal one-on-one coaching.
May / June – Integration
- Consolidate all your insights during this period.
- Focus on embedding these insights into lasting habits through self-care activities.
- Integration Two-Day Event: 22-24 May.
- Personal one-on-one coaching.
Why Choose Heart of the Matter?
- Get to know yourself better than ever before.
- Discover and anchor your core values.
- Learn to consciously choose what truly matters to you.
- Rediscover boundless trust in yourself.
- Uncover your mission and purpose to powerfully implement in your life.
- Learn to live from your heart and realize your highest potential.
Practical Information
- Duration: 4 months
- Price: €3200,- (early bird until January 1), thereafter €3500,- including VAT for individuals, excluding VAT for businesses or entrepreneurs.
- Coaching sessions: Online
- Location: Our retreat venue in Culemborg, surrounded by fruit trees—a serene place to reconnect with yourself.
The place
Rest is one of our most important basic needs. We do everything we can to create a soothing experience that makes you happy, fulfilled and energized. Calm your mind in our beautiful place and find the clarity and silence to find your true self.
Ceremony
We make a psychedelic journey together.
Fire Pit
The warm place where we get together and let go.
Yurt
Our magical yurt forms the sucure foundation.
Frequently asked
questions
In the Netherlands, it is legal to purchase and consume psilocybin in the form of ‘magic truffles’. Truffles are a different part of the mushroom, known as sclerotia, which remain dormant and help the mushroom regrow after damage. Magic mushrooms, in contrast, are illegal.
Psilocybin is completely safe when used responsibly in a safe environment with people you know and trust. It is a naturally occurring substance that is converted by the body into psilocin, which acts on the serotonin receptors in the brain. Psilocybin is not addictive and there are no known reports of overdoses.
Psilocybin is not an addictive substance. You may enjoy and get a lot out of the experience, but you’re not likely to become physically dependent on psilocybin.
The age limit of 25 years is installed because the brain is still growing and developing up to that age. Important contra-indications as some disorders are found almost always before the age of 25 (but not always before 20). We must take this contra-indication very seriously because of the immense consequences when things go wrong. And as a young adolescent you rather not come in contact with a very high dose of psilocybin, like participants use in our Retreats.
If you are taking medication, consult your doctor before taking any further steps. Before you sign up for a retreat, please let us know what type of medication you are taking. We can also consult our medical expert to help you gain clarity.