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Zero To Travel Podcast

My Psychedelic Retreat Experience with Beckley Retreats (Featuring Sonia Kreitzer)

Zero To Travel Podcast

Jason Moore

Society & Culture, Business, Entrepreneurship, Places & Travel

4.6866 Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2023

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Are you curious about what it’s like to attend a psychedelic retreat? Today I’m joined by Sonia Kreitzer, facilitator at Beckley Retreats, to learn more about her story as a musician and song healer and to help me unpack my experience with psychedelic plant medicine. In this episode, Sonia shares how travel impacted her life, what led her to work with plant medicine, and some of her experiences around that. I’ll also share what it was like to attend a Beckley Retreat and my biggest takeaways and insights that have come from the experience. Disclaimer: This episode discusses using psychedelics and plant medicines, which are illegal in most countries. This is not medical advice and should not be taken as a recommendation to use psychedelics. What are your thoughts on psychedelic retreats? I'd love to hear your thoughts and hope you will share them by sending me an audio message. Premium Passport: Want access to the private Zero To Travel podcast feed, a monthly bonus episode (decided on by YOU), exclusive content, direct access to me to answer your questions, and more? Click here to try Premium Passport for only $1. Tune in to Learn: Sonia’s experience pursuing an alternative path in music What led Sonia to travel through the Himalayas, and what studying Tibetan opera taught her about herself The mystical experiences she encountered and insight on how to let your intuition guide you How working with plant medicine has changed Sonia’s life and the transformations she’s witnessed as a facilitator The ceremonial experience and the importance of preparation  How I felt after the retreat and the personal insights that have come through What I experienced during the psychedelic ceremony  How Sonia uses music to guide the experience And so much more Resources: Join Zero To Travel Premium Passport Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Today's Sponsor, NordVPN Learn more about Beckley Retreats and receive a $200 credit for your first retreat  Learn about Beckley Foundation Check out Doe Paoro’s website and listen on Spotify and Apple Music Listen to Sonia’s guided meditations on Spotify and Apple Music Want More? Understanding the Psychedelic Retreat Experience with Neil Markey When Reality Shifts Holistic Nomadding Thanks to Our Sponsors This episode is sponsored by NordVPN. Get an exclusive NordVPN deal at www.nordvpn.com/zerototravel. It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, it's Jason here. A quick announcement in this episode. We are talking about psychedelic retreats,

0:05.1

and I am sharing my experience from going on one. This is not medical advice. This is not something I am

0:12.7

recommending. I am merely sharing my experience. There are, of course, risks involved with this

0:18.4

type of activity. Psychedelic compounds are illegal in most countries,

0:23.6

and you have to do your own due diligence.

0:26.7

This is not an endorsement.

0:27.9

This is merely sharing my experience

0:29.6

for educational and informational purposes.

0:33.6

Thank you for listening.

0:34.9

Now, on to the show.

0:35.8

All my life's a ceremony.

0:53.6

I'm still learning. What a lovely voice that is

1:00.1

Doe Prow, aka Sonia Kreitzer, who is my guest today.

1:05.1

She was one of the facilitators at the psychedelic retreat.

1:08.9

I attended through Beckley retreats. And I thought the best way to

1:13.9

unpack this entire experience and why it was valuable for me was to invite somebody who was there

1:20.9

who was a facilitator on the show. And that's what Sonia is doing today. She's been so kind and generous to answer my many questions about how travel impacted her

1:30.7

life, what led her to working with plant medicine and some of her personal experiences around

1:37.1

that.

1:37.5

And then we flipped the script.

1:39.1

And she helps me to pull out some of the big lessons learned from this week. Of course, you'll hear

1:44.9

more detail about the experience itself during the ceremonies as well as some of the other

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