“I get so focussed on helping others, I lose sight of helping myself“
Upcoming Retreat:
Helpers Retreat, Netherlands, Date T.B.D.
A psychedelic retreat dedicated to professionals who work in a helping field.
It takes courage and compassion to work in a helping profession. When not able to prioritize their own self-care, therapists, social workers, nurses, doctors, first responders and educators are all at significant risk of burnout.
Aestra hosts retreats for helping professionals because we believe that the better we take care of our helpers, the more people they will be able to help.
For all the support you provide to others, you too deserve to be supported. For all compassion you share with others, you too deserve compassion.
We invite you to rest, relax, nourish your body and connect within.
We've got you.
Reconnect With Your Inner Healing Intelligence
Each of us is born with a Core Self that remains whole and unbreakable, no matter the circumstances.
Life’s challenges may cause us to lose connection with the radiant light we each carry within. Even if we forget, this inner space holds profound wisdom and intelligence.
Our purpose is to guide you on a journey to rediscover and reconnect with this powerful healing light within yourself.
Our facilitators hold space so you can relax and focus on filling your cup.
Our experienced facilitators have guided a combined
1200 psychedelic journeys for over 100 retreats.
“Following the retreat, our Integration sessions facilitated understanding and synthesis of the thoughts, images, and emotions I experienced in the medicine session. It has been a delightful surprise to me that this medicine journey has stayed with me over time, continuing to unfold with additional insights that have strengthened my resilience“
Odessa Holt, MSW
Psychotherapist, Social Worker
Meet Our Facilitators
Over 1200 Guided Psychedelic Journeys
Our team of facilitators is dedicated to providing the safest possible introduction to psychedelics and other helpful altered states of mind. We are committed to welcoming helping professionals into a new form of personal development that we believe can connected each of us to our deeper sense of purpose and belonging. We're here to support your inward journey.
Building healthy Set & Setting
We hold you in the best possible set and setting so that you are free to reconnect with what matters and follow the path provided by your inner healing intelligence.
Hearing the call
Preparation
Build awareness of where you are and what you are holding. By guided you through different dimension of being to better prepare for the journey ahead. Learn how your body and your breath are the very best of companions to the voyage ahead. Meet fellow travellers who have with gifts to share with you.
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4x Group Video Sessions
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Meet Your Facilitators
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Meet Your Fellow Journeyers
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Explore Your Core Self
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Existential Themes Preparation
Venturing into uncharted territory
Exploration
Voyage into to inner and outer spaces with kind companions and trusted guides at your side. Let your enchanted surroundings be the container that holds you so that you may travel to parts unknown. Your heart will lead you to healing if you let it. You are important, you belong and you are loved. Together, let's find you.
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Psilocybin Truffle Ceremonies
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Countryside Setting
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Comfortable Accommodations
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Meditation & Breathwork
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Somatic Experiencing
Stoking the fire
Integration
What was shown to you is yours to keep. We are here with you to give time and space to digest what was seen, what was felt and what has been learned. Trust that what you experienced matters. Trust that you are not alone. Though your visions may hold secrets to what is in your heart, know that we are all fellow travels.
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4x Group Video Sessions
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Share Your Experiences
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Explore Themes & Insights
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Help Transitioning Into Life
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Existential Themes Integration
“When we are no longer able to change a situation,
we are challenged to change ourselves”
Viktor E. Frankl
Founder of Logotherapy and Existential Analysis
Get in Touch
Aestra Retreats Canada
470 Granville St. #917, Vancouver, BC, V6C1V5 Canada
