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Top Rated (badge shown on listing)
Safe, well-guided psychedelic retreats with live music and home-cooked meals (summary from reviews)
About La Mezquita (retreat centre / host)
Retreat Overview
This is a small-group, weekend psychedelic retreat in Alicante combining psilocybin cubensis ceremonies (indoor and nature-based) with San Pedro (mescaline) work, live music accompaniment, psychotherapy-style support and integration. Groups are kept small with personalised dosing and pre-screening; the program emphasises trauma release, depression/anxiety relief and creative/reconnective outcomes. (Needs confirmation)
- 👤 Founder(s) / CEO: (Needs confirmation)
- 🏢 Host / Organization: La Mezquita
- 📍 Location: Alicante, Spain
- 🗣️ Language Spoken: (Needs confirmation)
- 👥 Number of Guests / Facilitators: Up to 8 guests; multiple facilitators listed (Sanson, Liz, Jake, Michelle)
- 📅 Number of Days / Sessions: 4 days; includes multiple ceremonies (see schedule)
- 💵 Price Range: €800 (Full Weekend Pack – Private Room)
- 💊 Medicine Type: Psilocybin (cubensis mushrooms) and San Pedro (mescaline)
- 💙 Specializing In: Psychedelic psychotherapy, trauma release, depression & anxiety support, integration
- 🌿 How Medicine is Sourced: (Needs confirmation)
- 🩺 Medical Emergency Plan (If no doctor on site): (Needs confirmation)
- 🔗 Booking Link / Website: Book
Retreat Highlights
- Psilocybin Ceremony – Indoor therapeutic psilocybin ceremonies guided by experienced facilitators with live music accompaniment.
- San Pedro in Nature – A mountain San Pedro (mescaline) ceremony / psychedelic walk is included to work in a natural setting.
- Psychotherapy Sessions – One-to-one therapeutic sessions and integration support are provided during the weekend.
- Trauma & Mood Focus – The program is framed to support trauma release, depression and anxiety relief through guided psychedelic psychotherapy.
- Live Music – Live piano and vocal accompaniment are used intentionally during ceremonies to support participants’ journeys.
- Small Groups – Groups are kept intentionally small (up to 8) for personalised attention.
- Home-Cooked Food – Meals are prepared on-site with fresh, local produce.
- Mediterranean Location – Sea-side venue in Alicante with easy access to beach and local transport.
About This Retreat
About This Retreat
This weekend retreat offers two primary psychedelic experiences plus a San Pedro ceremony in nature, combining elements of therapeutic psychedelic-assisted work with ceremonial practice. Facilitators tailor dosage to individual factors (weight, experience, health) and provide preparatory one-to-one sessions, music-supported journeys and integration activities.
The approach draws on Western research-style methods (eye mask & music protocols referenced) blended with ceremonial elements and live music performed by a musician guide. The centre emphasises safety, small groups and personalized care; screening and an intake interview are used to assess suitability.
Accommodations
Travel & Arrival Details
📍 Venue / Exact Address: La Mezquita, Alicante, Spain (center page links to La Mezquita listing)
✈️ Getting Here:
- Nearest airport: Alicante (several daily international connections).
- Local transport: tram line 3 from Alicante (stop: Fabraquer) and bus line 21 are mentioned as ways to reach the area.
- From the airport: taxis are an easy option; hosts note a taxi shouldn’t be more than ~35 euros.
🧳 Travel Tips:
- Allow time before flying home for rest and integration.
- Avoid intoxicants and stimulants prior to arrival as advised on the page.
Accommodation Options
Name: La Mezquita (onsite venue) with nearby off-site accommodation options
Price: €800.00 (Full Weekend Pack – Private Room)
Details: Shared and private rooms are offered; off-site accommodation is a short ~3-minute walk from La Mezquita. Rooms are described as comfortable and thoughtfully furnished.
Inclusions: Sea-side accommodation (as part of the package), access to communal spaces and venue amenities; specify room preference when booking.
Notes: Groups are small and room allocation should be requested at reserve time.
- 📶 Free Wifi
- 🛁 Towels
- 🍳 Kitchen
- ☕ Coffee/Tea
- 🏊 Pool
- 🧖 Spa
- 🛎️ Housekeeping
- 🚗 Free Parking
- 🧳 Tour Assistance
- 🍽️ Restaurant / Cafe on site
- 🧘 Yoga Studio
Venue & Amenities
- 📶 Free Wifi
- ☕ Coffee/Tea
- ❄️ A/C in Rooms: A/C in Rooms (available)
- 🔥 Sauna
- 🧺 Towels
- 🏊 Pool
- 🅿️ Free Parking
- 🍳 Kitchen
- 🧘 Yoga Studio
- 🍽️ Restaurant / Cafe
- 🧹 Housekeeping
- 🗺️ Tour Assistance
Venue Description: La Mezquita was originally a Moroccan restaurant and now functions as a multicultural retreat space with art, musical instruments, a sea-view terrace, outdoor fire space and is located about 100 meters from a sandy beach; it hosts artists, musicians, yogis and mental health specialists.
Meals
Meals are described as fresh, home-cooked using high-quality local produce with vegetarian/vegan and other dietary adaptations available.
Ceremony
Practitioner Profiles
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Source: retreat.guru Sanson
Lead facilitator / Psychedelic activist & facilitator
With more than 30 years of experience with psychedelics, Sanson’s work began after formative experiences in India and later with San Pedro. He founded La Mezquita and the Spanish Psychedelic Society, has organised conferences and curated public events, and brings long-term experiential knowledge to his facilitation practice. His approach combines ceremonial practice with therapeutic listening and group holding.
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Source: retreat.guru Liz
Craniosacral therapist & Yoga teacher
Liz is an experienced craniosacral therapist and yoga teacher with over 20 years of bodywork practice. She offers gentle, restorative support during integration and helps participants with somatic and nervous-system-based practices to ground and integrate psychedelic experiences.
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Source: retreat.guru Jake
Musician & Co-founder (ceremony musician)
Jake Knights is a musician and co-founder of La Mezquita who provides live piano performances during plant medicine ceremonies. His improvisational music is used intentionally to support the emotional arc of participants’ experiences and create soothing soundscapes during sessions.
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Source: retreat.guru Michelle
Clinical Psychologist & Psychedelic Facilitator
Michelle is a clinical psychologist involved in psychedelic-assisted therapy and clinical trials in Bogotá. She brings clinical experience to facilitation, focusing on safety, integration and therapeutic depth for participants, and is noted as combining clinical knowledge with empathic presence.
Ceremony & Medicine Info
Type of Plant Medicine: Psilocybin (cubensis mushrooms) and San Pedro (mescaline)
Setting & Atmosphere: Indoor therapy-centre psilocybin sessions and outdoor San Pedro ceremonies in nature; music accompaniment (live) is used during ceremonies.
Opening Practices: Preparation and intention-setting, 1:1 sessions with facilitators and opening circles prior to ceremonial dosing.
Facilitation Style: Therapeutic, psychotherapy-informed facilitation drawing on research-style music & eye-mask approaches blended with ceremonial accompaniment; dosage personalised by facilitator.
Participant Experience: Can be tailored for therapeutic work or more mystical journeys depending on dosage and intent; guided live music and therapist support throughout.
Safety & Support: Screening questionnaire and interview, private sessions, experienced facilitators present; hosts advise tapering or discontinuing certain psychiatric medications as clinically appropriate.
Duration & Closure: Ceremonies run as part of day-long sessions with integration activities afterwards; full program runs over the 4-day weekend.
Cultural/Spiritual Context: A mix of ceremonial practices (San Pedro) and Western therapeutic protocols (music & eye-mask approaches) is used.
Safety & Screening
Pre-Retreat Screening Includes: A screening questionnaire and an interview to assess motives, prior experience and current mental/physical health (explicit on page).
Contraindications: The hosts state they cannot welcome participants with emotionally unstable (borderline) personality disorder, or those with an immediate personal or family history of psychosis (including drug-induced psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder), or those taking antipsychotic medication. Detailed advice is given about antidepressants: SSRIs (except fluoxetine), SPARI, SNRI, TCA or MAOI can reduce effects and may require tapering (guidance on 15–21 days or longer; fluoxetine may require ~6 weeks) — medical consultation recommended.
On-Site Safety & Emergency Support: Trained facilitators, 1:1 support and integration staff are present; explicit on-site medical professional availability is not stated on the page (Needs confirmation).
Emergency Medical Support: (Needs confirmation) — the listing does not detail an on-site doctor but indicates access to staff and local services as needed.
Schedule
Before the Retreat
Participants complete a screening questionnaire and an interview to assess motives, current mental and physical health and suitability for psychedelic work. The listing recommends tapering or discontinuing certain antidepressants where clinically appropriate and consulting your doctor (see medication guidance on the page).
A preparation course (noted on the page as valued at $109) is included with the retreat at no extra cost; hosts request participants avoid intoxicants and stimulants in the run-up to the retreat and allow time to prepare mentally and practically before arrival.
During the Retreat
Daily structure includes opening circles, preparation/intention-setting, 1:1 therapy sessions, yoga, guided psychedelic ceremonies (indoor psilocybin sessions and an outdoor San Pedro ceremony), live music during experiences, integration workshops, sharing circles and creative integration activities. Facilitators remain present to support participants during ceremonies and follow a therapeutic integration process afterwards.
Example Schedule
Schedule Overview: A four-day program mixing preparation, two indoor psychedelic ceremonies, a nature-based San Pedro ceremony, integration work, yoga and closing activities.
Day 1: Arrival & Preparation
- Arrival in the afternoon
- One-to-one therapy session with facilitators
- Preparation and intention setting; opening circle
- Night-time indoor psilocybin session with live music
Day 2: Integration Day
- Morning yoga
- Integration of the psychedelic experience
- Creative integration activity and sharing circle
- Clay cleanse (ceremonial/therapeutic activity)
Day 3: San Pedro Psychedelic Picnic
- Morning yoga; preparation and intention setting
- Psychedelic walk / San Pedro ceremony in the mountains
- Psilocybin ceremony later in the day; live music accompaniment
Day 4: Integration & Departure
- Yoga and final integration circle
- Creative integration activity and retreat closing
- Departure after closing
After the Retreat: Post Integration
Integration is built into the program with dedicated integration circles, creative integration exercises and options for private follow-up sessions. The hosts advise giving yourself time before travelling home and offer guidance to help participants consolidate insights post-retreat. (Needs confirmation for any scheduled post-retreat remote integration beyond on-site activities.)
The Fine Details
Inclusions & Amenities
Included in Price: Psychedelic ceremonies with experienced guides, psychological support & integration sessions, live music during ceremonies, sea-side accommodation, healthy home-cooked food & drinks, and all workshops as listed on the program.
Not Included in Price: Airfare; page also states payments made through Retreat Guru do not include the cost of plant medicine/psychedelics (see booking notes).
Policies
Booking & Deposit Policy: A 50% payment is required to make a reservation. The remaining 50% is paid on arrival.
Cancellation Policy: The page text states the 50% reservation fee can be refunded only if you cancel 7 days prior to start; otherwise the organisation will not return that amount. The listing also includes a standard Retreat Guru deposit/refund text in the booking widget (details viewable under policy details) — check the booking link for full terms.
Health & Safety Policy: Screening is mandatory; participants on many psychiatric medications are advised to consult and taper under medical supervision where appropriate; certain diagnoses (e.g., borderline personality disorder, psychosis risk) preclude attendance.
Review Summary
Customer Reviews
★★★★★ 4.90 | Total Reviews: 162
Summary from our sources says:
- “This was my first retreat experience… The live music throughout the ceremonies was first class and a major enhancement to the experience.” — Alan (Aug 19, 2025)
- “Safe and well guided ayahuasca experience… The facilitators were incredibly supportive and present.” — Anonymous (Jul 13, 2025)
- “Sanso is such a great host… His singing was absolutely astonishing and gave me a sense of calmness and belonging.” — Vishal (Jun 18, 2025)
Reviews consistently highlight strong facilitation, the use of live music during ceremonies, supportive staff, good food and a safe atmosphere for deep inner work; a small number of reviews note concerns about host behaviour in particular instances, indicating a range of experiences (Needs confirmation).
– Summary of reviews generated from available data
Pricing & Booking
Pricing & Booking
Room Name: Full Weekend Pack – Private Room
Price: €800.00
Duration / Notes: October 24 – 27, 2025 (4 days); Up to 8 in group
Booking Link: Book
FAQs
FAQs
General Experience
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Q: What is the deeper intention behind this retreat?
A: The retreat is designed for therapeutic and personal development work — healing trauma, alleviating depression and anxiety, reconnecting with self and increasing creative energy through guided psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and integration.
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Q: How many ceremonies are included?
A: The weekend includes multiple sessions: two primary psychedelic (psilocybin) experiences and a San Pedro ceremony in nature (see schedule).
Safety & Screening
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Q: What screening is required?
A: Participants complete a screening questionnaire and an interview to assess mental and physical health and suitability for psychedelic-assisted work.
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Q: What if I’m taking SSRIs?
A: The listing advises that SSRIs (except fluoxetine), SPARI, SNRI, TCA or MAOI can lessen psychedelic effects and recommends consulting your doctor; tapering timelines are discussed (minimums of ~15–21 days in examples, fluoxetine may require up to ~6 weeks) — consult your prescriber for personalised medical advice.
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Q: Are there medical or psychological conditions that would prevent attendance?
A: The hosts state they cannot welcome people diagnosed with emotionally unstable (borderline) personality disorder, or those with a personal or family history of psychosis (including schizophrenia or bipolar I) or taking antipsychotic medication.
Facilitation & Team
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Q: What training do the facilitators have?
A: Facilitators include an experienced psychedelic facilitator/activist (Sanson), an experienced craniosacral therapist and yoga teacher (Liz), a ceremony musician (Jake) and a clinical psychologist (Michelle). Specific training details beyond those descriptions are not listed on the page.
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Q: Is integration support included, and what does it look like?
A: Yes — psychological support and integration sessions are part of the program, with group integration circles and opportunities for private 1:1 sessions during the retreat.
Logistics & Setting
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Q: Where is the retreat located, and how do I get there?
A: Located at La Mezquita in Alicante, Spain. The page mentions tram line 3 (stop: Fabraquer) and bus 21 from Alicante; the nearest airport is Alicante with taxi transfers (approx. €35) suggested.
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Q: What is the accommodation like?
A: Both shared and private rooms are offered; off-site accommodation is a short ~3-minute walk from La Mezquita and rooms are described as comfortable and thoughtfully furnished.
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Q: What type of food is provided?
A: Home-cooked, fresh meals using local produce; vegan, vegetarian and other dietary options are available.
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Q: Is Wi-Fi/phone service available?
A: Free Wi-Fi is listed among the amenities.
Preparation & Packing
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Q: What should I bring?
A: The page recommends preparing mentally and practically, avoiding intoxicants/stimulants before arrival and allowing time after the retreat before flying home. Specific packing lists are not provided on the page (Needs confirmation).
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Q: What should I avoid before attending?
A: Avoid alcohol, recreational drugs and stimulants; follow medical advice regarding psychiatric medications as stated in the listing.
Payments & Policies
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Q: What is the cost and what’s included?
A: The Full Weekend Pack (Private Room) is listed at €800 and includes ceremonies, integration, accommodation (sea-side), food & workshops; airfare is not included and the booking widget notes plant medicine costs are not included in payments through Retreat Guru.
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Q: What is your cancellation/refund policy?
A: A 50% deposit secures reservation; the listing states the deposit can be refunded only if cancelled 7 days prior to start (otherwise non-refundable); remaining 50% is paid on arrival. See full booking terms on the booking link.
Community & Culture
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Q: What kind of people typically attend?
A: The venue hosts a multicultural community including artists, musicians, yogis and mental health practitioners; the retreat attracts people seeking therapeutic psychedelic experiences.
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Q: What’s the group size?
A: Up to 8 participants (as listed).
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