Beginner's Rhythmic Retreat

We are pleased to welcome you back to our new and improved multi-day psilocybin retreat. This event is for adults 24+ for both experienced and those brand new to psychedelics. Capacity is very limited.

Please continue reading to learn what this event is, how the schedule will look, who is running it, and what our intentions are. There are a few videos to demonstrate activities throughout. We encourage you read this entire page before you purchase tickets. 

What is the Experienced Sessions?

RhythmetriX combines music with movement and mindfulness to rewire the brain and regulate the nerves through unique modalities of group drumming.  Our belief is that deep, impactful psychological work does not always have to be a dark, scary, individual experience. Quite the contrary: our sessions have proven that we can facilitate that work in a fun, playful, supportive group-environment. That's what this is all about.

Throughout the last three years, we’ve been hosting psilocybin sessions to find a perfect middle-ground of plant and music as medicine, and we believe we’ve achieved that. We’ve identified what we call, “The Flow Zone” which is our optimal dose to combine the power of psilocybin with group drumming, and that dose rests between 0.6 and 1.5 grams – doses vary on each individual, their experience, tolerance, and metabolism. Given the low dose and safe container, we minimize risk of negative experiences and maximize the chance of a great time.

Our intention is to facilitate a connection between drumming and a regulated state of being. We accomplish this by building a cohesive group over the course of two evenings through various rhythmic engagements. The first evening, Friday, will feature and introductory opening circle, and then two short sober drumming sessions. Here, RhythmetriX facilitators will help show people how to comfortably be part of a drum circle that listens, connects, plays, and evolves with itself. We will close by going over the next day's schedule.  Saturday will be the day we imbibe and take part in ceremony. Sunday, we have one morning drumming session, then closing circle and integration discussion.

The Schedule:

Friday

5:00 PM: Arrive, Set Up Camp

6:00 PM: Free Social Time

6:30 PM: Opening Circle: Why Are We Here, and How Will This Work?

7:30 PM: Sober Instructional Drumming Session

8:45 PM: Discussion for Saturday's Schedule and Reminder of the Rules 

9:00 PM: Goodnight! Socialize, relax, then get to bed.

9:15 PM: Campfire

11:30 PM: Quiet hours begin.

Saturday

10:00 AM: Drum Call: the first Sober Drumming session of the day

11:00 AM: Relax + Socialize 12:00 PM: Lunch

1:30 PM: Discussion About Drumming The First Drumming Session (Sober)

2:00 PM: The Second Drumming Session (Sober)

3:00 PM: Agreements to Create a Safe Container for Ceremony

4:00 PM: Break Time

4:30 PM: Rejoin the Circle

4:45 PM: Ceremony Begins

5:15 PM Come Up Drumming Together

6:30 PM: Quick Break: Relieve, Replenish, and Refuel 

7:00 PM The Main Psilocybin Drumming Session

8:30 PM: Transition to Late Night Drumming

10:00 PM: Participatory Soundbath: Welcome Back to Earth!

11:00 PM - 8:00 AM: Mandatory Quiet Hours

Sunday

9:15 AM - Morning Drum Call

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM: Final Drumming Session

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM: Share, Discussion, Integration, What’s Next

12:30 PM - Clean Up, Clear Out!

The Staff

Max Young is the founder of RhythmetriX, the creator of Rhythmic Mindfulness, and lead facilitator of the weekend. Max attended Penn State and Temple University, graduating with a focus on behavioral neuroscience, has 28 years of drumming experience, 15 years of experience with psychedelics, and has been facilitating group psychedelic activations for 3 years. Max has completed five different multi-day facilitator training sessions, coaches individuals on mindset and perspective, and is the inspiration behind these sessions. Madison Asher is a RhythmetriX staffer and our Master of Ceremonies. Madison graduated from Tulane University and is trained in Integral Coaching and Yoga Nidra. She holds an easy space for people to feel seen, heard, and validated in order to bring awareness to their current ways and support sustainable developmental capabilities. Madison will set the intentions, establish group agreements, and build the container needed for the group to enjoy a safe environment and respectful space.

Brianna Zambrana, MA, LPCC is a contemplative psychotherapist & spiritual practitioner with an intuitive, heart-centered approach to healing. She's passionate about the transformative power of connecting in community through music, movement, and nature, dancing and singing in a variety of spaces. Brianna has experience working with nature-based therapeutic techniques, and provides individual & group therapy for people healing from trauma and psychedelic integration.

The Intention and Goal Behind the Event:

Our goal is to tangibly prove that the interaction between psilocybin and specific rhythmic engagements will 1) induce neuroplasticity, 2) elicit a transcendental experience, 3) create an association between drumming and said transcendental states of being, which 4) provide an outlet (drumming) participants can turn to without the use of any substances to achieve similar, if not the same, results in the future. 

For this event, we have a special 5th intention, which is to safely and positively introduce psychedelics to those who are curious, have not experienced them yet, or want to experience them in a safe, group setting with experienced professionals on hand.

Ultimately, we believe that after this event, simply drumming will trigger your mood congruent memory, which will enable you to teleport back into a transcendental state of being simply by engaging in those group drumming experiences – no psilocybin necessary. This gives you the tool to use something, be it a real drum or a simple tapping of your fingers somewhere on your body, to help connect you to self, regulate, and come back to the moment.

Simply put, our desire is to provide you with rhythmic tools you can immediately utilize and integrate into your daily lives and routines to live a more mindful, present, and grounded existence.

*Important Detail: No attendee is permitted to drive Saturday evening.

For camping needs, please bring a tent/rainfly, a sleeping mat, sleeping bag, pillow, ear plugs, and an eye mask as all participants are required to sleep at the event location for safety purposes. Bring all the snacks and things you need to prepare (and dispose of) your food, plenty of drinking water, and maybe a few fun things like a journal. After you purchase your ticket, we will reach out to you and ask you a few questions to make sure you understand the nature of this event and that we are comfortable bringing you into this group. In the rare exception there is a problem, you will be refunded. 

DISCLOSURE: Please make sure you are not participating if you are on certain anti-depressant medication, have manic bipolar disorder, or if you are on any other medications that may impact your health. If you have questions, please speak to your doctor before you purchase a ticket.

Questions? Concerns? Please feel free to reach out to us at hi@rhythmetrix.com, or, call us at 856-265-9588 and we'll be happy to help as best we can.