The Eleusinia Podcast

Todays episode details the move of Eleusinia from Peurto Vallarta to Valle de Bravo. How Jessica found Eleusinia a perfect home, a bit about the environment, the culture, and what to expect at this evolved retreat location. in today's episode we also go over some media outlet articles that Eleusinia was published in. As well as diving into balancing ceremony with Science.  Below is the recent...

Andrés Gómez Emilsson is the director of The Qualia Research Institute, which was created to discover the mathematical structure of consciousness. Today we get to talk about his take the nuances of psychedelic theory, many of which have greatly influenced our approach at Eleusinia. His work at QRI ranges from algorithm design to psychedelic theory, to neurotechnology development, to mapping and st...

Chris, a guest at Eleusinia tells his story. He is a business leader who came to the retreat with his wife. Though his story is really his own and dives into the depths of discovering a deeper understanding of self forgiveness and love. This story does detail how extraordinary it can be to be at retreat with your spouse. 

Jay is the co-founder of Eleusinia retreat. In this episode we get his side of the story. Why he finally decided to be open to a psychedelic experience, as a person who had never previously tried any substances.  We dive into the ineffability of a psychedelic experience and how it can change you, described by the unique perspective of an Indian attorney.  Jay also describes how bringing...

This episode is a deep dive into the benefits of meditation with psilocybin. Steve is a retired US Forest Service Chief Branch for Risk Management. During his career there was a tragedy that lost 14 firefighters, because of that event new practices were taught to firefighters, one of those was meditation.  Steve took to meditation and has made this wonderful practice a huge part of his own li...

Tawnya tells her own story of how her career as an RN shifted into a specialty of psychedelic therapy. Her journey as a young mother to having  a successful career in health care that led to reaching for that glass of wine every evening. In sobriety she found depression and it was in her search for transformation that her to psychedelics as a catalyst for chnage.

This is a personal story coming from a Eleusinia retreat guest. Nina dives into what brought her to the retreat and how her experience unfolded. Her story is a unique one.  Grief and loss show up for at unexpected times and in a wide spectrum of emotions. This episode gives a window into how the psychedelic experience can shift our perspective in a way that keeps us resilient and growing and...

Andrew the Mind Body coordinator of Eleusinia retreat shares his personal story of navigating the challenges of body dysmorphia. He details how psilocybin and meditation helped him find joy, and purpose in being in his body again. Today he spends his time helping others to do the same.

 Eleusinia is a science based retreat. However, we would not be complete without embracing the traditional culture around mushrooms in Mexico, and completing the balance of the mind, body and soul.  Our Curandera Josefina tells her own life story and that of her heritage. Josefina shares how she moved through challenging times after her mother passed away and how her own healing process...

Episode 3  Jessica and Tawnya go in to the details of what a Science based Psychedelic retreat is and how it differs from traditional retreats. Tawnya details her experience in an Ayahuasca ceremony and Jessica describes how important it is to meet the guest where they are at.

Episode 2 was recorded with A very special guest after the close of a retreat it was recorded in San Pancho in the evening so you can hear some birds, crickets, and wildlife  Scott was given 90 days to live in December from a terminal cancer diagnosis this retreat ended in April. While there is currently no evidence to suggest that psilocybin has any curative properties related...

Tawnya the Medical Director of Eleusinia and the Retreat Founder share their stories of how they found each other and how Eleusinia was born.  Tawnya and Jessica are a dynamic duo who break down the latest research in an easy to digest educational way. Jessica shares bits of her story how her life changed with a debilitating illness that left her in constant pain for a year. No available medi...