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A curated psychedelic experience
The moment when you long to come home again.
At a certain point, the question is no longer how to live, but how to live truthfully. We build identities, achieve milestones, inhabit roles, and yet something quiet asks whether this is the life we intended to live, or simply the one we learned to perform.
Most of our days are shaped by conditioning — family, culture, education, work — until habit becomes indistinguishable from choice. Meanwhile, another layer of self remains largely unconsulted, even though it senses when something is off, unfinished, or unsaid.
Beneath conditioning lies a deeper orientation — one that doesn’t argue or perform. It simply knows. It knows what feels coherent and what feels false, what opens us and what closes us, what gives life and what drains it.
This retreat creates space to meet that place directly. Not to escape the world, but to step out of automaticity long enough to see what is actually there: what you believe, what you desire, what you fear, and what you have postponed in the name of being reasonable.
To inquire in this way is not indulgent, but essential. It is the work of shaping life from the inside out rather than the outside in.
Upcoming Retreats
When you start wondering…
You’ve built an accomplished life, yet there’s a quiet restlessness beneath the surface. Something in you feels the old operating system no longer fits, and a deeper way of living is calling.
You’re not looking for escape or spectacle, but understanding — a return to aliveness, clarity, and inner alignment. A move from performance to presence, from thinking to feeling, from noise to intuition.
You are thoughtful, curious, and self-aware. You’ve mastered the outer game — as a founder, professional, creative, or leader — and now you’re listening inward, questioning inherited stories and reconnecting with the unconditioned self beneath identity and expectation.
This experience is intentionally curated. A small cohort creates depth, safety, and a group that can journey well together. Fit matters; the work deserves a container where you can explore without performance or pretense.
It’s not for everyone. It’s for those ready to explore what lies beneath habit and conditioning, and to begin shaping life from that place.
The magic ingredient
Psilocybin truffles are a natural psychedelic that can shift perception, expand awareness, and soften the mind’s usual patterns. In the Netherlands, truffles are legal and can be used safely in guided settings.
The experience often widens perception: sounds feel richer, thoughts more spacious, and emotions easier to meet without judgment. Imagery, memory, intuition, and meaning become more available — as if a deeper layer of truth and aliveness moves into focus.
Truffles offer depth without dissociation. You remain conscious and present, making the journey less about leaving reality and more about perceiving reality — inner and outer — with new eyes.
We don’t view the truffles as the point of the retreat, but as a catalyst. The real value lies in what the experience unlocks: clarity, connection, and new possibilities for how you choose to live.
Why join?
To explore what lies beneath conditioning
To move beyond performance, identity, and expectation and meet the unconditioned self.
To shift from thinking into feeling
To quiet the analytical mind and reconnect with intuition, instinct, and inner truth.
To foster creativity
To open perception, dissolve rigidity, and allow new ideas and perspectives to surface.
To release old patterns
To loosen habits, thought loops, and behaviors that no longer serve who you’re becoming.
To reconnect with the mystery of life
To remember wonder, curiosity, and the part of you that knows there is more than logic alone.
What you can expect
Before
• Preparation guide for mental and physical readiness
• Private 1h online preparation session with our guide to clarify intention
During
• Four-day immersive retreat in a quiet luxury place with private bed- and bathroom
• Guided psilocybin truffle ceremony in a safe, held environment
• Breathwork, nature walks, quiet moments, and gentle movement
• Extensive integration sessions to give shape to insight and meaning
• Three professional facilitators for continuous support and safety
• Nourishing meals by a private chef
• Curated cohort selected for fit, maturity, and readiness
After
• Private 1h online post-retreat integration session
• Optional ongoing integration support for 3 or 6 months
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Portugal
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The Netherlands
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Your guides
Our retreats are guided by experienced facilitators who bridge psychological insight, somatic experience, and altered states with care, precision, and respect.
Carlien Cavens
ICF-certified coach, nature guide, and breathwork facilitator. For the past nine years, she has coached and guided leaders through transitions and moments of self-authorship. Over the last two years, she has facilitated psychedelic journeys with a focus on agency, integration, and inner alignment.
She draws inspiration from festivals, African wildlife, and wild adventure, and helps participants return to instinct, clarity, and authentic expression.
Life guide who helps you dare more
Alessandro Schiavoni
With nearly two decades of immersive training, Alessandro weaves the rigor of psychological insight with the depth of shamanic tradition. Eight years of apprenticeship with a shaman, six years in alternative healthcare, and four years in a psychology practice shaped a perspective that is both precise and soulful.
His work is warm, direct, and unapologetically personal: no one-size-fits-all solutions. Through archetypal constellations, dialogue, bodywork, breathwork, and plant medicine, he supports agency, clarity, and embodied action.
Psychedelic guide who sees you in your essence
Spaceholding angel who keeps you safeSarah Cunningham
With an MSc in Neuropsychology from Maastricht University and a BSc in Psychology from the University of Utah, Sarah brings a grounded neuroscientific perspective to psychedelic integration.
Her style is gentle and attentive, helping participants translate altered states into emotional clarity and meaningful change. She specialises in ketamine integration and supports the process with a steady, compassionate presence.
Offerings & investment
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Includes:
• Comprehensive preparation PDF guide
• Medical screening questionnaire
• 1:1 online pre-retreat session with guide
• 4-day psychedelic retreat with psilocybin truffles
• Post-retreat group integration session
• Post-retreat 1:1 integration session with guide
The Netherlands: 4500 eur (incl 21% VAT)
Portugal: 5500 eur (incl. 21% VAT)
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3-month personalised integration guidance after the retreat (*)
• 1:1 integration sessions (optional)
• Microdosing protocol (optional)
• Whatsapp support with integration guide
+ 1450 eur (incl. 21% VAT; instead of 1750 eur if bought individually
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6-month personalised integration guidance after the retreat (*)
• 1:1 integration sessions (optional)
• Microdosing protocol (optional)
• Breathwork sessions (optional)
• Kambo (optional)
+ 3450 eur (incl. 21% VAT; instead of 3950 eur if bought individually
(*) Together with your integration guide you co-create a program based on credits. The 3-month program has 4 credits, the 6-month program has 9 credits
Application process
This retreat is by application only. We intentionally keep the cohort small (6–8 seats) to ensure depth, safety, and the right group constellation.
How it works
1. Apply
Submit your application via the website. We ask a few thoughtful questions to understand your intentions, background, and readiness.
2. Intake & Screening
Selected applicants are invited for a 15 min online 1:1 intake call and complete a medical and psychological screening questionnaire. This ensures both safety and fit — for you and for the group.
3. Enrollment
Once accepted, your place is confirmed by payment. You may pay in full, in 2 monthly installments, or in 4 monthly installments. Payment is due within 7 days after the intake call to secure your seat.
4. Preparation
You’ll receive an extensive preparation PDF guide and schedule a 1:1 session with our guide to clarify your intention and begin orienting toward the work.
Curation & Safety
Ask Alice retreats are designed for thoughtful and psychologically ready individuals. We screen for medical and psychiatric contraindications, and we curate the cohort to ensure maturity, resonance, and group coherence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Still have questions? Send us an email at carlien@unplug48.com. If you’re feeling ready, go ahead and apply.
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A psychedelic journey can be a profound and life-changing experience. Perception of reality may shift, sometimes including vivid visual or auditory phenomena, somatic sensations, deep emotional insights, or mystical states.
Some people gain new understanding of their inner world or external life during the experience; for others, insights emerge more gradually during integration, through reflection and reinterpretation.A sense of “self” may soften or dissolve altogether, leading to feelings of unity with one’s surroundings — a process often referred to as ego dissolution. The psychedelic journey typically lasts between four and six hours, depending on dosage and individual sensitivity.
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According to recent research, psychedelics are among the safest psychoactive substances known today (safer than tobacco, cannabis, and alcohol). They are non-addictive, non-toxic, and when used in a controlled environment with professional guidance, carry minimal physical risk.
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While psychedelics are harmless for most people, there are medical and psychological contraindications for some. Your safety is our priority, and we follow a thorough process to minimize risk.
Before the retreat, you will be screened to assess eligibility. During the retreat, three experienced facilitators support participants throughout the journey. After the ceremony, we spend another day and a half on integration. Post-retreat, both a group and individual integration session are included in the retreat experience.
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You’re not alone. We take psychological safety seriously. This begins with a careful selection of participants and continues throughout the entire program.
Many participants report that not knowing others beforehand actually increases the sense of safety. Curating the right group is something we care about deeply, and it’s a part of the work we are proud of.
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You’ll stay in a comfortable private room with your own bathroom. We serve healthy meals three times a day. If you have allergies or dietary needs, let us know and we will accommodate them. We believe physical comfort is a foundation for psychological depth and growth.
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We believe full disconnection from the outside world supports the best insights and outcomes. At the start of the retreat, we kindly ask participants to hand in their devices. They will be returned at the end of the program. We provide an emergency contact number should you need to be reachable.
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We work with intentionally small groups. Each seat represents a significant portion of the retreat capacity and requires early preparation, screening, and curation. For that reason, we apply the following cancellation policy.
More than 60 days before the retreat
→ 70% refunded60 to 45 days before the retreat
→ 40% refunded44 to 30 days before the retreat
→ 10% refundedLess than 30 days before the retreat
→ No refundYou may transfer your place to another eligible participant pending screening.