Mycelium
therapeutic immersion
with expanded states of consciousness
May 15-17 |Porthtowan, Cornwall
Mycelium is a professionally guided therapeutic retreat on the coast of Cornwall, carefully designed to help you reconnect with what matters most.
The retreat includes personalized preparation, multi-day facilitation in a small group setting with expanded states of consciousness, and follow-up integration afterward; with methods refined over decades of study and practice, we do everything necessary to ensure that the experience leads to real, sustainable change in your life moving forward.
This is not a spiritual getaway or a casual wellness weekend. It is a structured and intentional process for those ready to engage deeply, find clarity, and cultivate inner peace.
Due to the intimate nature of our work, we limit the group size to 10 participants.
Please book a call with us to explore whether Mycelium is a good fit for you.
Integrative Approach
Our focus has been refined through years of study and practice, drawing on disciplines ranging from Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) to Buddhist Meditation, from Existential Counseling to Internal Family Systems (IFS).
Our work is to explore with clarity and calm curiosity, to nurture both the neurological and the physiological conditions necessary for us to return more fully to life. We will guide you in exploring your self along three fundamental axes:
Explore your inner world.
We enrich the psychedelic experience with guided reflection, conversation, and insight practices that allow us explore the inner terrain where our patterns of perception and thought are most deeply rooted.
We take a gentle and progressive approach to transform the beliefs and habits that no longer serve us, creating the inner space necessary to sustain lasting change.
Attune to your body.
We explore how to better listen, nurture, and balance the body, with a special focus on the nervous system — which is where our cognitive capacity begins.
With a wide range of therapeutic practices, we guide you in cultivating a deep form of resilience that is necessary to face life's challenges with calm, presence, and vitality.
Reconnect with nature.
By immersing ourselves in landscapes of natural beauty and disconnecting from the frenetic pace of “normal” life, we are reminded of broader perspectives that allow us to find and reinforce our own natural rhythms.
Ultimately, we learn to cultivate a way of being that nurtures our most authentic self.
Tools & Methods
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Explore the beliefs, behaviours, and emotional patterns that shape your life beneath the surface of your conscious mind.
Throughout the retreat we create a space for honest reflection, deep understanding, and compassionate transformation.
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Experience the healing power of a safe and supportive group setting.
Carefully guided conversations, dynamics and exercises will help you connect — see and be seen — with both honesty and care.
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Progressively access deeper layers of self-awareness through psychedelic journeys with careful professional support at all times.
Expanded states of consciousness help unlock new perspectives and catalyse profound inner growth.
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Use breath, movement, and somatic awareness to reconnect with your body’s innate wisdom.
This process helps release stored tension and reshape the way emotions are held — and healed — through the body.
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Surrounded by the rhythms of the natural world, we begin to slow down and restore balance — not just mentally, but physiologically as well.
We engage in practices to regulate the nervous system, reset emotional overwhelm, and restore a sense of clarity and connection that modern life often erodes.
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Enjoy wholesome, plant-based meals designed to support both physical and emotional wellbeing.
Eating with care and intention becomes part of the therapeutic experience, helping restore internal balance.
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Unplug from digital distractions to be fully present with yourself and others.
Letting go of screens creates space for deeper rest, genuine connection, and clarity of mind.
Background
For millions of years before humans existed — before mammalian life ever evolved — there were vast mycelial networks spread underground, quiet and invisible, sustaining the life of the jungles and forests that would later become our homes. Without mycelium it’s quite possible that the gift of human consciousness would never have come into being.
Mycelial networks still exist, of course, and still sustain the last remaining wild ecologies left on earth; not just beneath the forest floor, but also beneath the surface of our conscious minds.
This retreat is an invitation to return to our roots, to reconnect with who we truly are.
Underneath the stories we tell ourselves — about our identities, our possibilities or limitations, about the lives we “must” live — before even thought or feeling: your essential human nature is waiting to be discovered.
A Progressive Journey in Four Stages
Before signing up, we have a free intake call to learn a bit about what you’re looking for, answer any questions you might have, and provide more details about how we work. This is a necessary step to ensure that our group is coherent and balanced.
Stage I: Intake
We conduct an individual preparatory call, and another group call in the weeks leading up to the retreat. This is to begin the therapeutic process and create the set and setting that will allow you to engage with the experience fully.
Stage II: Preparation
Immersive experience in a private location, with a maximum of 10 participants.
We always adapt the exact retreat program to the needs of the group; the description below serves as a general guideline or foundation from which we will improvise as necessary.
Stage III: Retreat
Starting at 10am
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- Integration -
-Sharing around the Fire -
Day 1
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- Moving Meditation -
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- Somatic Flow -
-Thai Massage -
- Silence -
- Integration -
- Sharing around the Fire -
Day 2
- Moving Meditation -
- Integration -
- Next steps -
- Closing & Farewell -
Ending at 3pm
Day 3
We conduct one individual call and one group call in the weeks following the retreat to help you understand more fully what you’ve experienced and — most importantly — make any potential changes in your life with wisdom and grace.
Stage IV: Integration
* We are fully aware of the legal restrictions in the UK regarding the medicinal use of various plants and fungi species, and are committed to staying within the bounds of all relevant legislative frameworks. We move with care and respect. *
Location
Our daily practices will be shared at a secluded haven in Porthtowan, Cornwall.
Lodging will be at nearby camping facilities, which provide various options for a comfortable stay in nature.
We will have everything needed to facilitate a powerful journey inward.
Nothing more, and nothing less.
Meet the Therapists
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Eric Haas
Driven by the understanding that intellectual insight alone is insufficient to reach the depths of our being, Eric has spent years exploring the dynamics of inner transformation both personally and professionally. Drawing on his studies in psychoneuroimmunology and existential counseling — and informed by extensive work with plant medicine in diverse traditions — he guides clients to reconnect body and mind, human and nature.
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Chiara Vitali
Chiara provides a calm and nurturing presence, helping people attune to not only to their patterns of thought, but also to the subtle signals from their bodies and the unspoken voices within. Her work is based on somatic therapy and Internal Family Systems (IFS), with years of experience in navigating expanded states of consciousness. She creates a safe and compassionate space for deep emotional healing, nervous system regulation, and lasting transformation.
Ready to Sign Up? Have More Questions?
Either way, book an intake call with us to discuss details
Investment
Pricing includes preparation beforehand, three days of therapeutic immersion, and integration afterwards.
£800
Special Offer
Come with a friend or partner, and the second person gets 30% off
The only aspect not included in this price is accommodation, which can be booked separately through the Eco Park — details in FAQs below.
We invest significant time and energy into making these experiences powerful and unique; we ask that you do the same. If, for whatever reason, these prices make the event inaccessible for you, please get in touch and we can discuss the possibilities.
FAQs
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Perfect. Ask us questions! Send an email, or set up a call to talk things over.
You can also read what past clients have to say about their experiences here.
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Absolutely.
Send a WhatsApp to +34 626 692 979 or an email to eric@primalnature.eu to discuss details.
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This experience will be led collaboratively between Chiara and Eric, the primary people behind Primal Nature. Feel free to read more about us here.
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For this retreat we will be drawing primarily on our therapeutic backgrounds in Existential Counseling and Internal Family Systems (IFS), along with somatic training in various forms of yoga, primal movement, and psychoneuroimmunology (PNI).
That said, we have both dedicated many decades to growth and healing in body and mind.
Our studies have taken place in structured academic settings, but also through a lifelong commitment to learn from the full gamut of human experience. This pursuit is far more difficult to classify or quantify, but it has taken us to many parts of the world, where we have experienced everything from working the orphans of Serbia to learning from shamans in the heart of Africa.
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No. We will be using a carefully curated set of tools to help you dig beneath the surface of thought and feeling, to help you connect more profoundly with all that you are and all that you can be.
After many years of study and practice to refine our methods, we have come to see that these experiences can often catalyze profound and lasting change.
That said, however, it is always ultimately up to each one of us to do our own work and walk our own path.
No other human can or should deprive you of that fundamental responsibility, which is, after all, at the root of joyful living.
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The Eco Park offers various options for accommodation, which will slightly change the final cost for each participant.
Huts: Rustic Luxury
We have reserved 2 options for private accommodation with a small kitchen, log burner, and double bed.
Additional: £80-£90 per night.*
Pods: Minimalist Comfort
We have reserved 3 options for private accommodation with a cozy feel and double bed.
Additional: £60 per night.*
Campsite: Green Grass & Basic Facilities
The Eco Park has extensive greens with public camping facilities, where you can pitch your own tent.
Additional: £24 per night.*
*These prices are for occupancy, and do not change based on the number of occupants.
You can find more details about the facilities here.
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We work hard to make all of our gatherings as inclusive as possible for people of all ages and physical conditions.
That said, we will send you a health questionnaire before signing up to make sure that there are no contraindications for participating in the breathwork, ice baths, etc.
Please send us an email if you would like to discuss details beforehand.