Cadence Retreats
Immerse Yourself in Transformation: deepen your practice in paradise while learning how to facilitate and hold space.
SoundMind offers week-long intensive plant medicine retreats in Costa Rica and Jamaica! During these programs, participants attend didactic seminars, learn how to integrate breathwork and meditation into psychedelic therapy practice, and gain hands-on experience in facilitating and receiving plant medicine sessions. This immersive week weaves together practical and experiential elements of plant medicine training in a setting that fosters shared community and relationship-building.
All meals and lodging on premises are included.
Costa Rica Retreat
Retreat Team
Changing the future of psychedelic-assisted therapy one cohort at a time.
Hannah McLane, MD, MA, MPH
Dr. Hannah McLane is a physician, psychoanalyst, and entrepreneur.
She attended McGill University and holds graduate degrees from Temple University (MA, Communication Sciences, Spanish Language), Brown University (MD, Doctor of Medicine, Contemplative Studies Concentration), and Harvard School of Public Health (MPH, Global health and Bioethics). She attended residencies in neurology and Occupational and Environmental medicine (University of Pennsylvania) and completed a fellowship in Patient Safety at the VA Hospital in Philadelphia. She also completed a 5-year psychoanalytic training program and considers herself a relational psychoanalyst.
Claudia Cuentas
Claudia Cuentas is a Peruvian immigrant, a bilingual and bicultural artist, a license marriage and family therapist, a researcher, and an educator, specializing in the intersectionality of art, healing trauma, trauma recovery, cultural identity, indigenous knowledge and decolonization of healing. She has an Master’s in Counseling Psychology and is trained in Drama Therapy, Expressive Arts Therapy, Somatic Experiencing, and Trauma-Informed Care. She also has extensive studies in Indigenous healing, from her native Aymara and Quechua lineages of South America.
Emma Knighton, MA, LMHC, RYT
Emma Knighton, MA, LMHC, is a white, queer, able-bodied femme. She is a somatic trauma therapist, psychedelic integration therapist, embodied organizer, and conscious leader. In their clinical work, Mx. Knighton works at the intersection of complex PTSD from childhood abuse, queer identity development, and consciousness exploration. Her clinical and leadership approach is grounded in queer, consent, feminist, and anti-oppression/pro-liberation theories. Mx. Knighton teaches courses on integrating trauma-informed consent practices into psychedelic-assisted therapy and strives to be in service to the psychedelic space with integrated mind, body, spirit, and community.
Providing first-hand experience of how holistic modalities complement and deepen the plant medicine experience.
Breathwork
Breathwork utilizes controlled breathing techniques to influence a person's mental, emotional, and physical state, and it prepares participants in psychedelic experiences by fostering a deep sense of calm and presence, allowing for more profound and insightful experiences.
Meditation
Meditation practices are essential in cultivating mindfulness and inner stillness, both critical for navigating psychedelic experiences. By training the mind to observe thoughts without attachment, participants learn to approach their psychedelic journeys with a centered and open mindset, enabling a more introspective and healing experience.
Somatic Practices
Somatic practices incorporate body-oriented techniques to enhance awareness of bodily sensations and foster embodiment. In psychedelic therapy, these practices help individuals anchor their experiences in the physical body, promoting grounding and safety.
Apply to Join us on a Retreat!
To apply for this retreat, please fill out our training medical intake form so we can confirm your eligibility. This medical intake form will help us know if psychedelics are safe and appropriate for you. If you are not medically eligible to receive psychedelics, you can still attend retreats and not receive medicine, but still learn to facilitate. We will discuss with you individually if there are any questions.