FAQs

Psilocybin mushrooms are one of the safest substances in terms of overdose or addictive potential. You would need to eat the equivalent of half your bodyweight in mushrooms to overdose. Their unique psychoactive properties make mushrooms practically anti-addictive.

The dangers with psilocybin are related to them being used irresponsibly and the psychological experience that this can create. When ingested in inappropriate settings, with a lack of preparation for what may arise or with inadequate surrounding support, the experience may be negative or damaging. Certain difficult experiences without the proper preparation, care, or integration can be challenging for the psyche to see positively.

We have created an environment where this experience is done with every measure to be optimized safely. When taken in conditions best suited for healing, even difficult psilocybin journeys can be remarkably transformative.

The duration of a psilocybin experience can vary person to person, but generally a session will last around 5-6 hours after consuming the mushrooms. It usually takes about 45 minutes to 1 hour for the medicine to take effect followed by 2-3 hours in the peak state with a gradual come down over a few more hours.

While nausea and other physical symptoms are less common and pronounced than they are for other psychedelic medicines such as ayahuasca, there is still a chance that nausea may arise when on mushrooms, particularly for higher doses.

What is important for everybody seeking psilocybin-assisted therapy to understand is that mushrooms not only work on you neurologically and psychologically, but also deeply into the nervous system. The nervous system holds trauma deeply within the body, and as mushrooms and other psychedelics begin to help you move and release the energy within it, the feelings and sensations that can arise may cause nausea.

This type of nausea is something to lean into, as it will pass. Healing deeply can come with challenges, but our team is there to make this process easier and to encourage you to see what waits for you on the other side of these experiences. We will also provide you with techniques and coping mechanisms that can be applied both before, and during a dose if this comes up for you.

The degree of positive after-effects following psilocybin-assisted therapies can vary depending on many factors. This includes how well a person engages with the actual experience, appropriate dosing amounts, the quality of support offered and the focus and discipline throughout the integration process.

Psilocybin also promotes neuroplasticity within the brain for up to 4-6 weeks following each experience. This allows people to break down unhelpful beliefs, thought patterns, and behaviors to establish improved, healthier ways of being.

Sacred Ground Retreats does not sell psilocybin mushrooms. Participants will purchase plant medicine through a local apothecary.