Click here to listen to the audio recording and key notes from the information meeting held on 28th September 2022.
The panellists in this discussion are:
- Anton van Rensburg
- Monica Cromhout
- Rhodi-Anne Buys
Summary of keypoints / timeline:
- Introduction to the meeting. 0:04
- Monica’s journey with mushrooms and how it has changed her. 3:34
- How do you prepare for a Soma retreat? 12:13
- Don’t overprepare. 16:55
- Monica’s journey with Psilocybin. 24:42
- How do you measure the quantity of mushrooms you should consume? 39:30
- What’s the difference between a small dose and a large dose? 47:03
- Creating an environment where you can connect to a higher force. 53:03
- Is it something that you ideally want to do first in your first experience? 59:24
- No matter how well you know the person, they’re not going to know what’s going on inside your head. 1:00:40
- How long does a Soma retreat last? 1:02:48
- Is talk therapy involved in the healing part of Soma? 1:09:37
- What’s a bad trip? 1:20:10
- How mushrooms work in the background to open up the pathways in your brain. 1:28:55
- The uniqueness of a group that comes together for Soma retreats. 1:34:03
- We’re not synthesizing the mushroom, we’ are working with the connection with God. 1:40:13