THE SHIFT - A WHOLE NEW HIGH RETREAT

The shift retreat was singlehandedly the most spiritual experience of my life. I had a few experiences with mushrooms in the past. One of those experiences was very challenging. So I entered the retreat with some anxiety. On top of that, I wasn’t sure what to expect tripping in a room full of “strangers”. I can tell you that by the time the first ceremony happened on the 3rd day, the other participants were anything but strangers. Kerrie and Alice do an amazing job setting the tone, training your mind to prepare for the journey and integrating the group together. The group environment made the experience so much better. Not only are the other participants not strangers, we have all built a deep bond that seems impossible over one week. We are all planning a reunion retreat in the next year to get the group back together. If you are working on something in your life that you want to change….stuck in your career, relationship issues, depressions, etc… this retreat is the place for you. I’m so glad that I did it. I’m very grateful for the support and guidance that Kerrie and Alice provided. They are two of the most amazing people that I’ve ever met.Jason P.,, USA

It was not without some considerable anxiety that I approached the “Shift Retreat”. I had never taken Psilocybin and was quite worried about the potential for a “bad trip” to be frank. All 7 participants were met at the train station by Karl, (a lovely fellow and a great chef ) and ferried over to the house where we were warmly met by Kerrie and Alice. Over the next 7 days that warmness grew until I think we all felt a real sense of family as a group, something I had not expected at all. What was also unexpected was how much we did outside of the ceremonies and how truly valuable we all found this time. However, their experience with these substances and their deep understanding of the issues different participants were having was truly a remarkable thing to witness. I for one had absolutely no idea this week was going to be so powerful and valuable in helping me “shift” from where I have been to where I want to go. I can’t say that my psilocybin experience was easy, but at a couple of points where I felt in duress first Kerrie and then later Alice came over to help guide me through. I can’t even begin to describe how important and valuable their intervention was. They did it with love and compassion and at a depth I have never really experienced before. Not only that, they seemed to instinctively know what and where the issues lay, they helped me see them and move through to a truly magical, even sacred place; an experience that I can’t describe in words but will never ever forget. The location, the food, the atmosphere of relaxed comradery they created were all wonderful, but it was the depth of their wisdom and compassionate insightful guidance that made it one of the most memorable, perhaps the most important weeks of my life, and I will be forever grateful to them both. If you are considering this retreat, I have only one final word for you…GO!John B . Canada

I was one of the participants on the first retreat. I didn’t know what to expect, but it was better than I could have imagined. Kerrie and Alice, the retreat hosts, use a fully integrative approach to healing with psilocybin, offering days of self-exploration and emotional healing processes in between the ceremonies. I was left with a much deeper understanding of myself and my struggles. I am very glad I went through this retreat, and particularly glad that it was with the people, guides, and in the setting that it was. I would not have been able to come to understand so much had it not been so well planned and conducted with such love and care. I have been to one other retreat like this with different hosts, and while that one was also overall a positive experience, this one was much better. The small group setting combined with the skills of trained, experienced, intuitive guides made this experience especially powerful.Thora Inna Nelson , USA.

I felt safe working with Alice. She provided an environment that promoted healing, where I could go into my deepest, darkest shadows and know I would be held. The results I have had after working with her have been completely liberating. During one of my sessions with her, I went into the shame that I had been storing in my thighs my entire life. Since I was a young girl I have hated my thighs, it has always been my “problem area” and despite being thin, eating well, and exercising religiously I could never change my thighs. After this session my entire perspective on my thighs changed. For the first time in my life I could look in a mirror and not pick a part that part of my body. This has not only changed how I think about them they have actually changed shape. I fit in a jean size I have never worn before and I cant attribute this to any other change in my life. To have such a drastic result that has lasted with no conscious effort on my part is a priceless gift. It is because Alice and the medicine she uses allows you to get to the roots of the issues held deep within the subconscious mind. Working with her is a git I hope to do again and I would recommend her to anyone.Candace Weller, USA

Working with Kerrie was simply amazing. Her ability to hold space for you and your emotions is incredible – like a rock in the waves and an unconditionally loving mother at the same time – strong and stable, warm, caring and nurturing. She is highly intuitive, knew what I needed in every single moment; knew when to speak and when to remain silent. I am so happy and grateful that she was there to support and facilitate me. In my session with Kerrie I was guided through an amazing journey into discovery of issues and then she organically helped me (with her curiosity) reach a profound healing through my own conclusions. Would I recommend her? Absolutely! Her style is loving and free of any judgements. With me Kerrie was equally as interested in my realizations as was I. We were a team, and I felt love was the fuel. My session with her uncovered my pain yet, it wasn’t painful. It was empowering and actually some of the time funny. If you want to do some deep healing work and have it be loving and easy, I would say Kerrie is the one to call ! Thank you, KerrieSusan D., UK

Kerrie & Alice have supported me through several entheogenic experiences. Each time I have worked with them I am more and more grateful and in awe of the work that they do. To me, this work is at the absolute core of what we as individuals and as a collective need right now. I have been working with entheogens to know myself better, my light, my shadows, my subconscious coping mechanisms and also to understand how to bring all of the subconscious parts of me into alignment so I can simply enjoy my life better and live my true potential. The support and guidance I have received from these women during my experiences is what feels to me to be the deepest, most honest and most liberating form of therapy I could imagine. They both have an acute intuitive knowing, abilities to work with all levels of emotions, trauma and pain in the most grounding and comforting way and an infectious way of being which is light, inspiring and fun. Working with them has brought insane changes to my life, I’ve met my dream partner and am actually able to have a truly conscious relationship. I finally sold my business and created a life that I feel completely free and secure in, I quit smoking, I have an incredible circle of friends now. Now when I have triggers and emotions arise, I feel completely comfortable and confident in how to work with them when previously they sent me into severe anxiety and panic.Maria Loretta, France

I thought I knew the power of psychotropic medicine and the realms it can take me until the day Alice guided me on a journey that I can possibly describe as the most meaningful and beautiful encounter with myself, my inner children and what I suddenly remembered as my past and my truth, that I’ve ever had. I thought that I knew my past. It is incredible how her unconditional trust and presence and questions at the right time took me on a journey that allowed me to rediscover my truth. Alice’s presence allowed me to feel safe with my self and my emotions. I felt so validated for who I am. I didn’t feel any shame in expressing my deepest emotions. That alone was so healing. Alice’s presence was so nourishing and encouraged me to face shit I would have never wanted to face otherwise. Not being on my own, feeling the unconditional presence of her heart made me trust my emotions.Frédéric Dick, Student (MA Philosophy), Vienna, Austria

Kerrie O’ Reilly is a fantastic listener. The depth of her understanding goes further than the mere concept of your words uttered – she perceives the message behind your words and especially behind the facades you might build up for your defense subconsciously. With soft but firm care she then directs your attention upon the questions, you should be asked, be it by yourself or by her supporting you. So pretty fast there comes up a topic, that is the center of your actual inability to gain a new perspective to change. In this moment she takes you carefully on an inner imaginary journey to let you develop an environment in which you adjust the components met there for the better. The destination is more self awareness in feeling and thought, relief and healing. With new insight gained you literally feel the change physically, coming out of this process. My own individual experience, being facilitated by Kerrie, was very intense and opened up a new quality of perceiving my reality – a precious gift to keep in my heart. I highly recommend her as a companion and excellent facilitator of your trip experience, who holds the space for you to find your truth within you.Erik Buller, Salzburg, Austria

I had taken Iboga for the first time in my life and it was very intense and overwhelming. Having Alice with me as I came out of my ceremony made me feel so safe and heard. She asked me all the right questions and she was very interested in all of my stories I felt the need to tell. She helped me integrate and relive my experience. I felt that the most thing I needed was for someone to just hear me without being judgmental and to help me integrate my visions into my life and I couldn’t have asked for a better support than Alice.Mark Morales, Malta | http://markmorales.net/

What a journey! What, a, journey. This is not an easy one by any means, but you will come out laughing in the end no doubt, with Alice’s guidance. She is very well versed in the language of your soul and well aware of how to navigate through your inner self and reestablish a healthy relationship and a venue of communication between you and YOU ;), and help you find your own answers. She has different tools at her disposal in case you get stuck and knows how to use them, safely. If you are serious about your spiritual journey and making some lasting changes in your life for the better, this, is, it; and remember, if you don’t go within, you go without, just keep swimmin’Sebastien T., Haiti

My entheogenic experience with Alice and Kerrie was a game changer for me. I had been working on my own self-awareness for many years, spent 9 years in therapy and even worked with plant medicines for 3 years before I came across their work. They helped me to put everything into perspective. They helped me to look at the things in my life that I was most terrified of looking at and somehow made them all genuinely feel more than ok. They not only supported me through my entheogenic journey but what I found most useful was the integration methods and practices they taught me which I was able to use in the following weeks and also in my everyday life ever since. I did many plant medicine ceremonies in Peru and Costa Rica but the emotional support and understanding that I received with these women along with the practical advice to make the changes that I wanted to make in my life was the missing link that I needed. Thank you both and thank you for this truly remarkable work you are bringing to the world. You have changed my life in a way I cannot express in words, thank you!Jessica Williams, USA

Kerrie has a very soft and gentle approach. As she was leading me through the process, it was as if she was the little voice in my head, my higher self always guiding me to healing. She knew exactly what to say and how to deal with memories and trauma that came up. Kerrie is very patient, caring and unconditionally present. I feel grateful to have had my first tripsitting experience with her. Thank you again Kerrie!Isabella Laurent

Thank you Kerrie for giving me such a great opportunity to connect with you – I’ve been going through some turbulent but awakening times in my life after years of suppressing my emotion and carrying a lot of shame with them, and you really helped me to open up and get deeper whilst feeling safe. You have a very gentle and accepting way of being able to hear people and give them the space and time that they need. I’d say to anyone struggling with emotion, having difficulty in hearing your inner self/child, dealing with emotional suppression, and also importantly to learn to ‘receive’ from someone else that your services are invaluable. Thank you so much for what you doLaura Stein

“For some years I held an unexpressed judgment inside of me, about my seemingly unacceptable desires and I was convinced that everyone else would judge me and reject me, the same way I was judging myself. When I was ready and asked Alice for her assistance I still felt slightly scarred, but I eventually opened up enough to trust her. When I allowed her to see me in this place, I never wanted to be seen in, what happened was truly amazing. She did not judge me and I felt held in an authentic and compassionate space. What I love about Alice is that her wisdom comes from the heart and her own life experience. She is humble and intuitive, with a sense of humour and childlike curiosity. When I realized that she didn’t judge me, a chain reaction started and I had to acknowledge that it’s possible to look at my feelings from a non-judgmental perspective, which then led me to forgive myself and being able to laugh again. What a breakthrough! Thank you Alice.”Yannick L., Belgium

Alice is a wonderful person who inspires me time and again through her curiosity and passion to discover new territory of thought. With love and devotion she brings manifestations in her life to fruition. Everything she teaches and facilitates, she has experienced and road-tested intensely on herself. Whatever she does, she does it consciously and puts all of herself into it. Alice can open doors for you that lead you to insights, solutions, answers and healing. Through her ability to feel and see your needs and emotions, she creates a safe space perfectly fitted for you to discover yourself. She has the gift to hold you when you fall, to lead you back on track when you get lost and strengthen you when you feel weak. She is a person who I would trust with my life, my soul, my heart and my body.Shari Ruppert, Amsterdam, Netherlands | https://facebook.com/ShariIntuitiveGuidance/

There is so much that I could write about here. My personal circumstances growing up. The 10 year journey that led me to finally knocking on Kerrie’s door. The mix of trepidation and excitement I felt before undertaking my first sessions. The experience that I journeyed through in each session. Even the essential intention and integration time that bookended each session. While that all may or may not be interesting, it is essentially all part of the story. What actually happened was this. For the first time, I truly met myself. It would be more accurate to say “my-selves”. The selves that had been supressed, feared, shamed, fought, pushed away, and denied. In addition, the selves whose quest was to protect, help, be strong, rationalise, and value intellect. My 3, 8, 13, 17, 21 etc year old selves. It was thanks to Kerrie’s incredible and fathomless capacity for patience, compassion and understanding, I was able to embrace, forgive, show compassion for, understand, relieve, and simply be with my-selves. Moreover, at the core of all of these selves was calmness and peace. A sense of conscious being who’s, to quote me at the time, “simplicity was astounding”. It was pure. It was easy. I just was. It was everything that I was trying to protect, and for the first time I understood, it was me. Has this changed my life? Short answer, yes. The light that this has shone to the deep recessions of my heart and soul is undeniable and irreversible. Is life all beer and skittles now? Of course not. Life isn’t that simple. However, I now have my centre, my authentic self. I have an anchor point. From this place, life is slowly unfolding before me. I can only thank Kerrie and the sessions for guiding me here. Not in a way that lead me, but by simply showing me the door and having the before mentioned patience, understanding and compassion to allow me to discover this for myself. Big Love. Thank you.Mike Gadd. Australia

In my early 20’s I had some highly positive lsd experiences and now in my 60’s I wanted to reboot my mind and recapture some of that sense of wonder again. After hearing about the great results at John Hopkins, I felt that the best experience had to be with a legal guide, as I did not feel that having done it before would help and I did not want anything to go wrong. The experience and preparation around it with Kerrie could not have been better. I wont go into my trip detail but I will say that I walked out of there on air with a feeling that transcends euphoria because it is a real oneness – a deep connection with the universe. Right up there with the births of my children. 4 months later I am still aware of positive benefits in my life outlook and have found daily meditation easy and natural [never did before] and helps me retain those feelings and benefits. I now realize how much a guide such as Kerrie can add: Simply, I have not met anyone else so completely present, highly intelligent and focused and always in the moment in the preparation and integration sessions. I also appreciated that while the ‘ceremony’ was venerated there was no hippie mumbo-jumbo that was present in all Michael Pollan’s US trips.Peter M. - New York

Alice and Kerrie created a powerful space for me to open up and heal. During my journey Alice held the space by assuring me that I was completely free to do what I needed to do. At the same time she was making sure my body was safe physically and getting what it needed. This made me feel safe to be my authentic self. Kerrie was my emotional guide. Part of the time while I was on the substance I felt painful emotions arising. Kerrie picked up on this and she guided me through the pain. She offered me presence and compassion that was able to help me heal deep layers of pain and shame I had been carrying. After we got through the painful emotions I was able to feel myself as open and from there I continued to have an amazing experience in the light. The time I had working with Kerrie and Alice continues offering me healing in my daily life. I highly recommend working with them if you want to expand your consciousness, heal emotionally, and awaken beautiful parts of yourself.Marcellus Davis, USA

Meeting Kerrie and Alice changed my life! I was interested in a psilocybin session and from the start they helped me in figuring out exactly what will be good for me. Kerrie made sure that I felt comfortable and prepared me for what was going to happen. Kerrie and Alice will help you go though this journey without agenda or judgement. This support gave me a sense of security and I really believe that it was the biggest factor in why my journey was so powerful. Since then, I am a better person, I have a better sense of direction in what I want to do in life, I’m a better husband and a better father.Assa

My experience with Alice + Kerrie who co-founded A Whole New High was simply one of the most profound experiences I’ve ever had. I was personally guided by Alice which is probably the most gentle and patient soul I’ve ever met. When it comes to doing psilocybin on your own vs guided, it’s not even a comparison! It truly changes everything and you really want someone like Alice and Kerrie to be there because there WILL be things that come up that you might not expect. The wisdom from the psilocybin will bring up, from our experiences, things that you need to be shown vs what you want to be shown. It could be something you’ve regretted not doing, an instance in your past that you never truly processed, one event that molded you unknowingly your entire life that you thought was you but was actually just an event in time that became you or like for me a trauma that I thought I got over but the child in me never did. Alice + Kerrie have traveled the world so their knowledge and wisdom truly come out. Their work with your “inner child” is also something I’ve never experienced before which was so amazing for me but I won’t spoil that for you. If you’ve read Michael Pollan’s groundbreaking book How to Change Your Mind, you’ll know that most people will say just ONE guided experience with psilocybin can replace or is comparable to 10+ years of psychotherapy. Well that statement is 100% accurate. Don’t do it on your own because you won’t even come close to getting what you want out of the experience. My wife is already booked for another retreat with Alice + Kerrie (which she would NEVER have traveled on her own to another country before this) and we are both booked for another trip 4 months from now as well. It’s THAT profound. Stop searching. You’ve found your healers. Stop the excuses and travel to Amsterdam. It will change your life.James D., Austin, Texas

Being guided by Kerrie has opened my heart to understanding so many things about myself. I felt a sense of rebirth, a second chance in life, a different lenses my eyes can look out of. Each and every single session we did together brought me so much power back into my soul, waking it up, and filling myself up with so much love and appreciation. I no longer feel “broken” or as if I need “fixing” to do. Yes, there are many parts of me that I need to heal, many emotions that I have buried so deep inside myself (causing so much discomfort and illness) that I need to process and release from within. The journey we took was honestly a very challenging journey. There were many parts where I became very uncomfortable, full of painful emotions that came up, coldness, loneliness, sadness… but every time I needed a break, I would see Kerrie… her gentle voice, full of love, made me feel so safe and nurtured. She then would gently guide me back in our journey where I would continue exploring my emotions knowing that if I ever needed anything, Kerrie would be right there for me. Each time we worked together, I would feel much more empowered, courageous to feel my feelings, to stand up for my inner child, to listen and follow with my heart, to understand myself in such deeper ways than I could ever imagine. On our last session, my husband and I had a combined session together. This was the most powerful and loving session we could ever do as a couple. I have never feel more in love, more understanding, more compassion than I do now since that day. The journeys that we took in the 4 short days together does not fade… the things that I have came to realize and understand only strengthens as the day passes. I can honestly say that I am no longer that version of woman that I was before I met Kerrie. Like I stated before, I feel that Kerrie has given me a second chance at living this life, a life where I can finally see the beauty in my emotions, in healing my inner child, in showing up for myself, in which my body will be able to finally heal.Sharon D., Austin, Texas

I have had the privilege of experiencing a conscious MDMA, DMT, and LSD microdosing experience with both Kerrie and Alice. These women possess an exceptional ability to hold space for the powerful transcending journeys experienced through these mind altering drugs. They both have such a loving approach to observing and interpreting the subtleties of your visions and behaviors with the purpose of guiding you back to understand the truth of who you are. I cannot express just how much I have learned about myself through my experience with these drugs and these ladies. I would be grateful to work more with them in the future!Ryan Code, New York, USA

I felt incredibly safe to take my shamanic journey into myself, shadows and all, with the loving support of these two shamans and small group of fellow journey-ers. Also the most delicious healthy food was provide I felt very taken care of.Lesa Spravka, Chicago, USA.

What was great about Alice’s presence is that each time I looked up from being engrossed in myself on my solo-journey, Alice’s soft attention was on me. Whenever I ’emerged’, I emerged to full attention and a peaceful presence. Knowing everything was right in the room and I was being cared for, allowed me to go wherever I needed to go inside my own experience. I particularly value her honouring the wisdom of my own process, supporting it but letting it unfold on it’s own. The integration call afterwards was also tremendously valuable. It helped me connect back to the rest of the world and my life, afterwards.Sarah V, Belgium

I had a very intense healing session with Kerrie she’s so compassionate and understanding. You have the feeling like you don’t need to change anything about you/you are okay the way you are, which is a very important thing when it comes to integrating suppressed aspects of you. The connection was awesome. blessings“Astralaries”

If you made it this far, then you probably read all about Psylocibin and it’s potential benefits, so i’ll spare you the introduction. If you are just looking for a high, please go to your local dealer, but! if you are serious about your healing journey, looking to explore the depth of your inner self, and resolve deep rooted, lingering and limiting issues, hidden deep down in your subconscious, then look no further…Be aware that the subconscious is vast and powerful realm and not easy to navigate without proper guidance. With Alice’s and Kerrie’s program, and the set and setting they so carefully and lovingly provide, you will be able to sail these uncharted waters with direction and purpose and have epiphanies, breakthroughs, self revelations, the likes of which you have yet to experience. This is not just a high….It’s a whole new high 😉 wishing all you brave ones safe travels within. Love and light.Sebastien Lopez, Haiti