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Join the mycelial network of ​psychedelic humans gathering ​in this magical nexus upstate

Relaxation

Offering psychedelic humans and professionals a taste of their own medicine ​and craft. An opportunity for them to receive, relax, repair and connect.

Connection

Should they choose to do so, guests are welcome to meet and chat with other ​attendees. We hope you will meet new friends as well as strengthen existing ​relationships, and forge new bonds. In no way is this a conference. Networking ​is strictly optional and purely relational.

We’ll let you decide how personal.

$35

This tier represents an honest ​acknowledgment by the event ​organizers that there are folks ​whose economic circumstances ​would prevent them from being a ​part of retreats if there was not be a ​deliberate opportunity made for ​them to access attend at a cost that ​is reflective of their economic ​realities. If you struggle to maintain ​access to needs or are in significant ​debt, you belong here.

$50

This tier reflects the cost of the ​retreat venue and adequately ​compensates the organizers for ​their effort. If you are struggling ​to build savings or move away ​from paycheck to paycheck living ​but have access to steady income ​and are not spending most of ​your time thinking about meeting ​basic needs you belong here.

$75

This tier sponsors an attendee who ​may be unable to afford a regular ​ticket price. This increases access to ​the event and allows us to offer ​sliding-scale pricing. If you have ​access to financial security, own ​property or have personal savings, ​this price is for you.

Ticket purchase information will be sent out to ​folks who have filled out the

interest form, which is HERE

ecstatic dance nyack• SOMATIC MOVEMENT • ​CONNECTION ACTIVITY • INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS • ​FIRESIDE CHAT • SOUND BATH • CACAO Ceremony

REIKI • COMMUNITY DINNER • CUDDLE PUDDLE

Henry Kandel

We'll breathe together and perform a few gentle stretches to expand our breathing ​space.

Then folks will learn a simple pranayama -- a breath practice that is both energizing ​and relaxing. We'll perform this beautiful pranayama together to a shamanic rhythm, ​as a didgeridoo plays, allowing us to feel the vibrations in our bodies as we breathe.

Finally, there will be a guided meditation that "cycles consciousness" around the body ​to induce a state of deep relaxation and peace.

Penguin

While many in the West conflate shamanism with trancing through medicine work, ​there are as many ways to trance as there are ways to mindfully dance through the ​universe. One of these ways is by intentional breathing and death-rattle humming. In ​this group activity, Penguin will lead participants on a journey that includes shamanic ​breathwork to initiate trance, resonant humming to deepen trance, and spirit language ​chanting to project trance. We will start with individual trances, move to dyadic ​conversational trances, and finish with a joyous group humming and chanting circle ​as we greet the sunset. No prior experience is needed, and an integration circle will ​follow!

Sam Cetrulo

Cacao is a beautiful grounding and gathering tool used ceremonially in traditional ​Mayan culture. Together, we will embark on a heart-opening journey, taking the time ​to savor and receive the spiritual and physical benefits of this sacred plant through ​intention setting, meditation, and sharing from the heart,

100% pure, fair trade ceremonial cacao from Maya Moon Cacao will be served for ​this offering.

Fairy Hawk

The body at times naturally forms mudras mostly with the hands

One of the ‘magick’ properties of Mudras is that they have such a deep effect so very ​quickly. This makes them an invaluable tool to help find balance, grounding, peace ​and connection any time of the day. Join us as we tap into this divine wisdom and ​invoke the Magick from within! ✨️

Pammy Jackson

This event is created with the intention to help the psychedelic community meet in a ​casual, social setting and participate in a friendship building activity. The Psychedelic ​Sisterhood aims to create a space for Multitude attendees to intentionally connect and ​get to know each other before embarking on a full day of activities.

We will have the opportunity to utilize conversational cards created by Psychedelic ​Sisterhood founder, which can help us ask deeper, more meaningful questions.

Gina

The power of the fire has been utilized for ages as a portal to communicate with our ​ancestors, as an agent for manifestation and a partnership for cleansing. It has been a ​symbol as the heart of the tribe where wisdom in the form of song and story is ​cultivated. Tap in with Soma for a ceremonial fire lighting to ignite our inner light and ​focus our heart beat as one!

A community care and integration workshop where we will facilitate discussions ​about the value of community spaces, specifically regarding festivals, nightlife, and ​dance/music environments. We will lead discussions, guiding the group to explore ​ways we can keep each other safe as a community in these spaces and discuss what ​community care can look like. We will also discuss, as an aspect of community care, ​how to be intentional in these spaces, how to set intentions and how to integrate. On ​the final day of the festival, our workshop will include an integration circle where ​people can discuss and process their experience and talk about how they would like ​to integrate takeaways from their experience into their life post retreat.

Yuj

This is a discussion and application to bring more understanding to the interconnected relationship between memories and identity and how our experience of reality is affected by it. We will bring insight from a multi-cultural standpoint in how humans interacted with the world around them and within them.

The discussion follows an immersive soundscape and guided meditation utilizing bodily postures and breathwork aiming to invite you into a trance state to explore memory and identity.

Morgana, DJ & Adrea, Warm Up

Ecstatic dance is a form of freeform movement where participants let go of inhibitions and ​dance to the rhythm of the music without following any structured steps or routines. It's a way ​to express oneself authentically through movement in a supportive and non-judgmental ​environment.

ECSTATIC DANCE NYACK GUIDELINES

1. First, Dance with Yourself: If you choose to dance with others, do so from a place of giving, ​not taking. All physical contact with fellow dancers must be consensual. Consent is Freely ​Given, Reversible, Informed, Enthusiastic, and Specific (FRIES). To separate from a dance ​partner, you can show hands in prayer to signal your respectful departure.

2. No Alcohol: Movement is medicine. The spirit of alcohol is not welcome at Ecstatic Dance ​Nyack. To maintain a space of sensitivity, authentcity, awareness, and clarity, we

invite you to experience the depths of your own being without alcohol. Plant medicine is ​welcome only if used privately, respectfully and responsibly. No smoking within 50 feet of the ​premises.

3. No Speaking: Ecstatic Dance empowers participants to explore and express themselves ​with movement and body language. The cessation of speech unblocks wellsprings of feeling ​and emotion that are otherwise limited by words. Connect with yourself and others in a new ​way.

4. No Phones: Haven't you spent enough time looking at it already?

5. No Photography or Video: What happens here stays here. To allow for fully authentic ​expression and exploration of our deepest emotions, free from all forms of shame and guilt, ​participants can be assured that their experience will never be known outside the walls of ​Ecstatic Dance Nyack.

6. No Shoes: To stay grounded, protect everyone’s feet, and maintain cleanliness, please do ​not wear shoes on the dance floor. Socks and special indoor-only dance shoes are permitted.

7. Be Yourself: This is a judgment-free zone. Allow your body the freedom to move however it ​needs. All ranges of emotion and expression are welcome here, from joy to sorrow, and ​everything else. Let movement and music guide you to feel and display every part of yourself. ​All of you is welcome here.

For the uninitiated, a Death Cafe is an informal space to discuss death, dying, ​mortality, and grief with a curious and non-judgemental lens in community.

Psychedelic journeys often bring us into contact with the very simple facts of life... and ​death. Often during journeys, near death like experiences, ego death, and other ​mystical phenomena allow for an intimate felt-sense connection with death. Join us ​as we discuss the ways our psychedelic experiences and that of others in our lives ​may contribute to our interest and understanding of death.

Yvette Vexta

Join Vexta for a 20min Cosmic guided Meditation.

Inspired by her creative practice this meditation will center and ground you before ​blasting your spirit into the cosmos to take an inspirational journey before returning ​home to our bodies on earth.

Liz Coin

This workshop will foster mindfulness and connection is a way that might expand ​participants' comfort zones and traditional ideas of "being present." It's a whole lot of ​fun, laughter, and will leave the room extra lively and connected.

Dr. Ehren Ekhause

Dr. Ekhause will be presenting on ways to help clinicians discern between spiritual ​emergence phenomena and psychiatric emergencies. The presentation will be ​followed by time for discussion and questions.

Leah O’Donnell, LCSW

Leah will present on how psychedelics are affecting modern ideas of love and ​accelerating the evolution of consciousness. She will explore how expanding our ​capacity for both self-love and relational love is being affected by the psychedelic ​renaissance and explore how psychedelics enhance ego awareness, help us ​understand unconscious projections and ultimately fostering greater compassion for ​ourselves and others. Following the lecture there will be time for group process and ​discussion.

Leah O’Donnell, LCSW, is a holistic, relational and psychedelic therapist with an ​education from NYU and Columbia and post graduate training program from the New ​York Institute for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. Much of her work is informed ​through ceremonial use of plant medicines with traditional indigenous practices. ​Leah’s psychedelic guide work focuses on creating a sacred container which extends ​into training and supporting KAP providers in space holding and connecting to non-​ordinary states of consciousness.

Pammy Jackson (she/her) is an impassioned Executive Director and dedicated ​community leader, orchestrating transformative initiatives in the heart of Brooklyn. ​Leading The Psychedelic Sisterhood, a dynamic womxn-led community fostering ​growth and empowerment, she's curated sacred spaces honoring the spiritual and ​therapeutic merit of altered states of consciousness. With over three years of visionary ​leadership, Pammy has cultivated a diverse range of offerings, including social events, ​panel discussions, and a compelling podcast. Pammy is also the Co-President of ​New Yorkers for Mental Health Alternatives (NYMHA), the Events Co-Lead for the ​Global Psychedelic Society, a founding member of the New York Psilocybin Action ​Committee (NYPAC), and a participating member of the Brooklyn Psychedelic ​Society.

Lida (@fearlesslida) is a sex therapist, intimacy coach, and consultant. They are a ​licensed social worker in the states of New York and Oregon and primarily work to ​make mental health and embodiment accessible to artists and the queer population. ​Lida is a white, non-binary, queer, neurodivergent immigrant and third culture kid. ​They identify as a nerd and a nomad and are passionate about board games, ​psychedelics, tarot and music festivals.

Gina, MPH (she/they) is the founder of Queering Existentialism ​(@queering_existentialism) a community event series focused on education and ​connection through a lens of transformative justice and holistic harm reduction. They ​are passionate about co-creating engaging spaces for reflection on the healing ​aspects of altered states of consciousness, dance and sexuality.

Katarina (she/her) is a social worker and psychotherapist who is passionate about the ​healing powers of dance and movement. In addition to facilitating workshops with ​Queering Existentialism, Katarina provides gender-affirming psychedelic assisted ​therapy and legal advocacy in NYC.

Sam (she/her) earned a BA in Mental Health and Disability Studies from Hampshire ​College. She is a skilled psychedelic peer support and integration specialist, as well as ​a women’s circle facilitator. Sam is also involved in the dance community, exploring ​how dance intersects with themes of liberation, queerness, and relationships.

Penguin For over a quarter-century Penguin has been immersed in the tradition of ​Three-Path Trickster Shamanism. They facilitate experiences in trance states and ​energy work ranging from medicine work to shamanic dance to breathwork and ​humming and beyond. In addition to shamanism, they are also a trained Medicine ​Person, a dedicated harm reductionist, and a spiritual adventurer who uses magic and ​medicine to reach some pretty far-out places.

Henry Kandel Henry Kandel designs events that combine many different forms of yoga, ​intentional psychedelic use, healing and creative flow. They have taught asana, pranayama, ​and meditation for psychedelic experience, and have run dozens of workshops integrating ​cannabis. They pioneered Ketamine-State Yoga, and have taught it to therapists, yogis, and ​hundreds of folks online.

For 30+ years, they've taught math and science at Saint Ann’s School, where they designed ​and taught original courses in Physics, Astronomy and Game Theory, as well as electives ​such as “The Sci of Sci-Fi,” “Science of Music,” and, “Dream, Sleep, and Consciousness.” ​Henry has practiced many forms of yoga over the same time period, focusing on ​pranayama and Tibetan Dream Yoga. Psychedelics, combined with yogic practice, have ​brought them vast spiritual and mental-health benefits.

Abbi Klein is a co-founder of Elemental Brooklyn, a new mental health collective, with ​the focus of building community support in private practice. Building a place where ​spirituality and social justice aren’t at odds in the therapeutic relationship. Abbi draws ​on her decade and a half experience providing mental health care to individuals and ​groups in diverse settings, alongside her years of dedication to the study of yoga ​asana, philosophy, and Ayurveda. Through these sources of training and inspiration, ​she has maintained active curiosity in exploring the many ways consciousness and ​embodiment make up the human experience. Formal clinical education includes an ​MSW, Gestalt therapy, Ayurveda for Healthcare Providers, Relational Psychoanalysis, ​Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy, and Somatic Experiencing.

Cassandra Biron is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a focus on integrative ​mental health, molecule assisted treatment, and mind-body psychotherapy. She ​serves as the Clinical Director at Elemental Brooklyn and adores working with chosen ​colleagues and building communities of care. She has worked with 2SLGBTQIA+ ​communities for 10+ years and knows the creation of joy is a political act. She also ​serves as co-founder of a death literacy brand, Your Morbid Friends co-leads death ​literacy workshops. She proudly serves as a death doula and enjoys infusing passion ​and creativity to deathcare.

Morgana is a New York-based Sonic Alchemist, Music and Art Curator and Event Producer who believes in the power of music and art to uplift, unite and heal. She delights in taking her audiences on celestial journeys of deep exploration with a unique musical style she calls ‘Melodic Magic.’ Her mission is to transport her listeners to a completely uninhibited, Zen and awakened state. A yogi and nature enthusiast, Morgana weaves earthy, progressive ethno world beats with a modern, electronic edge to stir you both physically and spiritually.

Having performed at venues, festivals and wellness retreats in New York City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and ​New York, Morgana made her debut at Burning Man in 2022 spinning for Kostume Kult, Sweet Spot, Fire & Ice ​and ARCH Production & Design’s art car, ‘Harvey the Disco Kitty.’ Next, she is excited to showcase her musical ​artistry at Art Basel Miami and Morocco this December.

An artist in residence (AIR) at Hotel Nyack (a JDV by Hyatt property) last summer, Morgana has been a co-​creator and resident DJ for Ecstatic Dance Nyack since May of 2023 and an AIR at La Redonda Tavern at the ​GARNER Arts Center. She is a founding member of the collective 'Cosmic Bliss' which offers guided meditative ​sound journeys, and the Executive Producer of a series known as the 'Evening Salon' which is an immersive art ​and music happening that features emerging artists in the Lower Hudson Valley. She is also Co-Producer of ​GARNER Art Center’s Hudson Valley Maker Faire as well as the Music Curator for GARNER’S new, upcoming ​music series to be held at Roundtable Brewery. Morgana has served on the Board of Directors at The Rockland ​Conservatory of Music and also for artist Andy Golub's non-profit Human Connection Arts. She is also on the Art ​Council of Rockland’s Poet Laureate Advisory Board.

Morgana is also passionate about the environment and wildlife conservation and supports several non-profit ​organizations including Keep Rockland Beautiful, where she has both volunteered for area clean-ups as well as ​served as a Board Director. She also supports the Audubon Society and The National Park Foundation, among ​others. When not creating community, platforms for creative expression, or DJing, Morgana loves ​snowboarding, surfing, rollerblading, photographing abstract sculpture, writing poetry, and above all, her two ​children.

Adrea Robles has been focused on physical health and wellbeing for many years. A licensed massage therapist and yoga teacher, she knows what is needed to keep the body healthy and moving gracefully. But moving for what? Why dancing, of course! A lindy hopper for years, Adrea spends her weekends cutting a rug or letting loose and loves the fun of improvisational dance. She is a certified facilitator of Contact Beyond Contact and a Reiki Master who believes dance is the easiest path to healing.

Via Warvel Tarot Via Warvel is 6th generation mystical practitioner/tarot reader that is ​also inexplicably a psychologist & professional researcher. Having began their tarot ​education at 4 years old from their mother, their reading style is varied, from tradional ​cross spreads and simple arrays to their preferred chaotic alleyman method.

Liz Coin Liz Coin is a proud graduate of Northwestern University and The Second ​City’s Conservatory Program. Liz started improvising at age 16 and has been “Yes, ​And”ing ever since! With all the downtime during the pandemic, Liz created her first ​company “Almost Funny,” bringing trauma-informed, HIPAA-certified improvisation ​workshops into substance abuse rehabilitation centers as a complement to in-patient ​and out-patient therapy. She whole-heartedly believes laughter and connection are the ​best medicine! Liz now teaches improv at Improvolution, the 1st woman-founded ​and run improv school in NYC. Liz is a lead facilitator with iMergence where she leads ​corporate improv trainings for massive companies. Check out some of the ​companies she’s worked with! Liz also coaches improv independently and provides ​one-on-one confidence coaching.

Dr. Ehren Ekhause, MD is a board-certified child and adult Psychiatrist with extensive ​experience working in psychiatric emergency rooms and inpatient settings. Dr. ​Ekhause's commitment to healing goes beyond conventional methods having ​extensively trained in emotion/somatic/relational psychotherapy including certification ​in AEDP and in psychedelic assisted psychotherapy through MAPS. Dr. Ekhause’s ​education includes exploring traditional and indigenous uses of psychedelic ​medicines with wisdom keepers from Central and South America with a focus on ​integrating these models into the larger scope of consciousness studies.

Yvette Vexta is an autodidactic multidisciplinary Artist & Transformative Coach from ​Sydney, Australia based in New York, USA with studio residency at the World Trade ​Center. Working at the intersection of connection & creation. Her artwork has evolved ​since her illegal graffiti days into her uniquely bold & colorful aesthetic, aimed through ​a psychedelic lens to investigate our connection to the natural world & our inner ​selves. Through this lens, she explores the personal within universal using ​mythopoetic archetypes enmeshed in the themes of mythology, cosmology & ​consciousness. She’s spends her days in her studio overlooking the Manhattan ​skyline creating mural designs, digital art & paintings as well as hosting her event ​series Art & Wellness & coaching her clients to transforming their lives with a strong ​focus on Psychedelic Integration.

Fairy Hawk is a Liberation Activator,Curendera, Ritual Artist, Yogi, Indigenous Advocate ​and Sacred Sacrament Ceremonialist. Her mission is for humanity to remember their ​original divinity and to awaken and activate their gifts from within. She provides ancient ​tools, practices and Sacraments that can assist in this remembrance and activation, ​such as Channeled Readings, Reiki, Kundalini Yoga, Breathe Work, Intutive Body work, ​Light Language Activations, and Intuitive Ritual Body and Canvas Art.

Yuj Archetype is a subtle energetics artist, somatic alchemist, musician and ​movement artist. He has developed a multi-disciplinary art for integration and ​embodiment in his self-mastery work. Throughout his practice and explorations, ​sound, the voice, music, movement and body language are essential parts of ​understanding transformation, authenticity, and creativity.

Soma is a queer identifying daughter of the diaspora. A mother, womb healer, birth ​worker, and somatic practitioner. Soma has been serving families as a Reproductive ​Justice Advocate since 2013. Soma is also a Licensed Massage Therapist and ​adjunct instructor of massage at Pacific College of Health and Science. As a self ​proclaimed psychonuat Soma sits at the intersections of Reproductive and ​Psychedelic Justice as a path to liberation. Soma is on the reclaimation path which ​she clutivates as a member of Taino Woods. Taino woods is where she has been ​activated by her teachers in ancestral remeberance as a song and fire keeper.

Location

Private Home in Ossining, NY:

Address provided prior to event after receipt of payment.

Directions by public transportation: Take the Metro North MTA ​Train from Grand Central Station to the Croton-Hudson stop. ​Take a brief 10 minute Uber.

Nearby Camping

Camping on the property is limited to presenters and event organizers. All ​activities end by midnight at the latest. If you wish to make a weekend out ​of the retreat, please find recommended campsites below. 

CAMPING

Croton-Point Park

Beaver Pond Campground

Suggested Packing List

• Snacks and food to share.
• Cooler for refrigeration (if needed). Refrigerator access will not be ​provided.
• Blankets to sit on.
• Folding chairs or camping chairs.
• Musical instruments.
• Journal/tarot cards/crystals if you have them and want them.
• Art to display if you wish to. Art supplies to share.
• Your gorgeous personality and open curiosity.

Faq

• Where do I park? 
  
• There will be a parking attendant to help you out once you get onsite.
  

• Will there be food?
• We are collaborating with a local farm to table cook. If you would like to purchase a ​meal, please budget $25 for a meal ticket.
  

• Will substances be provided at this event?
  
• The intention of this event is for people to be engaged with each other and build ​community, it is not a space for deep ceremony or extended solo journeying. Some ​folks may choose to enhance their experience and we trust people to make those ​decisions based in self-awareness, sovereignty, and personal risk-assessment. Please ​approach all decisions regarding substance use with consideration to other attendees, ​organizers and those around you.
  

• Can I camp on the property overnight?
• Unless you are an organizer, presenter, or volunteer helping clean up on Sunday, we ​are asking all attendees to find overnight accomodations elsewhere or return to their ​respective dwellings. Thank you for respecting this boundary.
  

• Am I allowed a plus one?
• If you’d like to bring one or two guests, feel free. We are asking everyone to financially ​contribute as they are able and you are responsible for the vetting of any additional ​guests as well as their conduct during the event.
  

Contact us

multitudes.retreat@gmail.com