Advanced Rhythmic Retreat

What is the Advanced Sessions?

We heard your feedback. This session is crafted for our veterans who want to push the boundaries and use drums and rhythm as a launching point for a MACRO DOSE psilocybin experience.

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, which culminates in an evening of ceremonial drumming where you will be laying down and receiving drumming from a group of professional musicians. The first evening, Friday, will feature and introductory opening circle, and then one 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 event will conclude around 1:30 PM. Below, find a more detailed schedule.

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: 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 Drumming session of the day

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

1:30 PM: Discussion About Drumming The First Drumming Session

2:00 PM: The Second Drumming Session

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

4:00 PM: Break Time

4:30 PM: Rejoin the Circle

5:00 PM: Ceremony Begins

5:30 PM: Receive A Rhythmic Adventure

8:30 PM: Transition to Late Night Drumming (all welcome to drum)

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. Pierre Bouchard, LPC, LM is a Licensed Professional Counselor and minister with a group practice in Boulder and Lyons, CO, and is a former professional vinyl DJ. He integrates interpersonal neurobiology and trauma therapy with in-depth studies in Buddhist psychology, transpersonal depth work, ritual, and consciousness exploration through psychedelic psychotherapy and ministry. He is a lead trainer for the Congregation for Sacred Practices, serves as a clinical consultant for the Wholeness Center in Fort Collins, and has operated as faculty or guest lecturer in psychedelic-assisted facilitator programs for organizations such as Naropa University and SoundMind. He consults internationally and is committed to the effective, nuanced, and ethical re-emergence of this field.

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 ais 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:

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 . 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. 

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.