SELF
CONTACT
RETREAT

Outcomes

We are in the service of facilitating awe, not only awe for the picturesque sunset or majestic cedar trees without, but also the deep awe of our existence, the universe, and consciousness within.

This work heals emotional wounds, alchemizes trauma, and connects us and brings us back to the spirit–the Self with calmness, clarity, compassion, connectedness, confidence, curiosity, creativity, and courage, as described in the psychotherapeutic modality Internal Family Systems.

We have witnessed journeyers from all walks of life lift from depression, anxiety, and suicide ideation, citing the medicine as having "literally saved my life" and the retreat being "the most profound experience of my life." We help people find peace, love, and self-worth, the foundation for growth, play, and expansion. Journeyers have carved out more fulfilling and sustainable work, made friends that bring them joy, and discovered new ways of living, playing, and caring for their body and soul that nourish and enliven.

This medicine is capable of inducing a shift in consciousness to a quieter, more peaceful presence and existence, a sense of belonging to interconnectedness and oneness, an enlightenment with loving and wise insights, and an expansiveness that has capacity and compassion for life's experiences.

Many journeyers consider this work with us to be a major rite of passage, once-in-a-lifetime experience, or spiritual awakening.

The Medicines

5-MeO-DMT brings us powerfully into contact with our core self, allowing us to be with ourselves, our emotions, and our spirit in a way that feels courageous yet familiar and deeply held. In traveling to this innermost, intimate core of our being, we have the opportunity to release what no longer serves us and transmute our pain into our power.

We share 5-MeO-DMT two ways: smoked through a black walnut, handblown glass Marley Natural bubbler and snuffed through snuffers handcrafted on Vancouver Island from arbutus or Pacific madrone, a tree that bends for the sun in striking beauty. The smoked form of the medicine is fast and deep, bringing us from baseline consciousness into the core of ourselves in just 10 seconds, and back again soon after. The snuffed form is a slower, gentler, and longer experience, inviting us to take more agency in being with and exploring ourselves. Used together, these two ways of taking the medicine give us complementary lenses into ourselves.

We choose to share the vegan form of 5-MeO-DMT for conservation and safety. Milking the Incilius (formerly Bufo) alverius toad, whose venom contains 5-MeO-DMT, leaves them defenseless to predators. The human ingenuity to synthesize 5-MeO-DMT inspired by the toad allows us to avoid the toxicity of the venom and save the toad.

We share cacao–a raw, less processed hot cocoa as a warming and heart-opening drink in our intention sharing circle on Friday. Cacao includes the active ingredient theobromine, a stimulant gentler than caffeine that doesn't give us nerves or jitters. We source our organic, vegan cacao from Ruk'u'x'Ulew [Roo-Koosh-Ouh-Leh-Ou], a Mayan-owned collective of indigenous women who prepare cacao for their families and communities and work with these beans with their own hands in Guatemala.

About 5-MeO-DMT

The Team

Leadership

We are Helena and Sagan—partners in life for a decade and in Earthlings for four years and counting. It brings us deep joy to support courageous humans journeying into their hearts and the heart of the universe with 5-MeO-DMT, our favourite psychedelic.

We share a commitment to living life consciously, building community, and creating a life filled with love, freedom, and the courage to bring to life our souls' desires. We bring these values to our work, holding and receiving our journeyers with love in their most tender moments, and witnessing them step more fully into the beauty of their authenticity and own unique expression of themselves.

We design Self Contact Retreat intentionally and thoughtfully and live it fully and wonderously. We have carefully chosen and continue to choose team members–wonderful human beings and talented and skilled in their own trades–who can uphold unconditional love in their work with you. We appreciate your trust in us and in them and deliver only the best we know for you.

About Sagan & Helena

Our Team

Our team is full of humans who are compassionate, full of life, and visionary. Our facilitators and bodyworkers are leaders in their fields. Our cooks and sanctuary keepers make our food, space, and land feel sacred. They are some of our best friends and humans we feel privileged and inspired to work and spend time with.

About our team

Set & Setting

We chose the name Earthlings in our resonance with all beings on Earth. We have so much love for all earthlings and Earth, our mother. The Pacific Northwest has a special place in our hearts: We drive along Howe Sound before dawn to float on fresh powder in majestic bowls on the snow mountains. We jam our bodies in cracks on the granite cliff of Stawamus Chief–a mountain of spiritual significance to the Squamish people–to experience our fears, resilience, and courage. We paddleboard on the waters hugging the island of Nex̱wlélex̱wm [Nuh-Hoo-LUH-Le-Hwum] to survey the islands and spot the seals.

Our island sanctuary is a serene Pacific Northwest paradise that we take care of and tend to with love, peace, and grace. Our sanctuary keeper and we plant flowers, arrange bouquets, and harvest lettuces and herbs from our garden for our retreats. We share herbal teas, citrus- and mint-infused water, and our cook's culinary creations that nourish the body and delight the senses.

We share a collective steam ritual in our cedar-barrel sauna on the morning of the medicine to steam away what we want to let go of and steam ourselves of what we want to call in. With steam emanating from our bodies on the path to the beach, we build the courage to offer ourselves to the ocean in a plunge, where we allow the salt water to embrace our body, clear our mind, and cleanse our spirit.

We make fires for our circles, let you immerse in our majestic tree-lined hot tub under the stars after your medicine journeys, and take you on nature walks to let the trees hug you and views expand you.

We share our presence with you to help you feel seen, our hospitality with you to help you feel comfortable, and our guidance with you to help you feel safe. We chose and built our sanctuary for this work, so allow the flowers to delight you, the hummingbirds to lift you, and our poetry inspire you.

Within our medicine ceremonies, we share love, care, and respect. Your process flows with our selection of recorded music and is deepened and honoured with our live ceremonial instruments. We burn palo santo to evoke connection to fire and mist rose water to soften to water. When you are out of your journey, you are welcome to journal or put your feet on the grass.

We find those who come with sincere intentions, genuine efforts, and open curiosity tend to get the most out of the experience and find magic along the way and in every moment.

Preparation & Integration

We have built-in preparation and integration within and throughout Self Contact Retreat. This section outlines preparation and integration outside of the weekend.

Preparation

Integration

Schedule

Dates & Pricing

• May 22nd to 24th, 2026 (Friday to Sunday)

  Full

   

  Early-early until February 15th (2 spots max)

  Early bird until March 31st (2 spots max)

  Regular

  Two-Person Rooms

  Early-early until February 15th (2 spots max) CAD $2,000 + 5% GST

  Early bird until March 31st (2 spots max) CAD $2,200 + 5% GST

  Regular CAD $2,400 + 5% GST

  Individual Rooms

  Early-early until February 15th (2 spots max) CAD $2,600 + 5% GST

  Early bird until March 31st (2 spots max) CAD $2,800 + 5% GST

  Regular CAD $3,000 + 5% GST

• July 17th to 19th, 2026 (Friday to Sunday)

  Full

   

  Early-early until April 15th (2 spots max)

  Early bird until May 31st (2 spots max)

  Regular

  Two-Person Rooms

  Early-early until April 15th (2 spots max) CAD $2,000 + 5% GST

  Early bird until May 31st (2 spots max) CAD $2,200 + 5% GST

  Regular CAD $2,400 + 5% GST

  Individual Rooms

  Early-early until April 15th (2 spots max) CAD $2,600 + 5% GST

  Early bird until May 31st (2 spots max) CAD $2,800 + 5% GST

  Regular CAD $3,000 + 5% GST

• September 4th to 6th, 2026 (Friday to Sunday)

  3 spaces left

   

  Early-early until May 31st (2 spots max)

  Early bird until July 15th (2 spots max)

  Regular

  Two-Person Rooms

  Early-early until May 31st (2 spots max) CAD $2,100 + 5% GST

  Early bird until July 15th (2 spots max) CAD $2,300 + 5% GST

  Regular CAD $2,500 + 5% GST

  Individual Rooms

  Early-early until May 31st (2 spots max) CAD $2,600 + 5% GST

  Early bird until July 15th (2 spots max) CAD $2,800 + 5% GST

  Regular CAD $3,000 + 5% GST

• October 2nd to 4th, 2026 (Friday to Sunday)

  6 spaces left

   

  Early-early until June 30th (2 spots max)

  Early bird until August 15th (2 spots max)

  Regular

  Two-Person Rooms

  Early-early until June 30th (2 spots max) CAD $2,100 + 5% GST

  Early bird until August 15th (2 spots max) CAD $2,300 + 5% GST

  Regular CAD $2,500 + 5% GST

  Individual Rooms

  Early-early until June 30th (2 spots max) CAD $2,600 + 5% GST

  Early bird until August 15th (2 spots max) CAD $2,800 + 5% GST

  Regular CAD $3,000 + 5% GST

• November 6th to 8th, 2026 (Friday to Sunday)

  6 spaces left

   

  Early-early until August 15th (2 spots max)

  Early bird until September 15th (2 spots max)

  Regular

  Two-Person Rooms

  Early-early until August 15th (2 spots max) CAD $2,100 + 5% GST

  Early bird until September 15th (2 spots max) CAD $2,300 + 5% GST

  Regular CAD $2,500 + 5% GST

  Individual Rooms

  Early-early until August 15th (2 spots max) CAD $2,600 + 5% GST

  Early bird until September 15th (2 spots max) CAD $2,800 + 5% GST

  Regular CAD $3,000 + 5% GST

• December 4th to 6th, 2026 (Friday to Sunday)

  6 spaces left

   

  Early-early until August 31st (2 spots max)

  Early bird until October 15th (2 spots max)

  Regular

  Two-Person Rooms

  Early-early until August 31st (2 spots max) CAD $2,100 + 5% GST

  Early bird until October 15th (2 spots max) CAD $2,300 + 5% GST

  Regular CAD $2,500 + 5% GST

  Individual Rooms

  Early-early until August 31st (2 spots max) CAD $2,600 + 5% GST

  Early bird until October 15th (2 spots max) CAD $2,800 + 5% GST

  Regular CAD $3,000 + 5% GST

• February 26th to 28th, 2027 (Friday to Sunday)

  6 spaces left

   

  Early-early until November 30th (2 spots max)

  Early bird until January 15th (2 spots max)

  Regular

  Two-Person Rooms

  Early-early until November 30th (2 spots max) CAD $2,100 + 5% GST

  Early bird until January 15th (2 spots max) CAD $2,300 + 5% GST

  Regular CAD $2,500 + 5% GST

  Individual Rooms

  Early-early until November 30th (2 spots max) CAD $2,600 + 5% GST

  Early bird until January 15th (2 spots max) CAD $2,800 + 5% GST

  Regular CAD $3,000 + 5% GST

Deposit & payment schedule: We ask for a non-refundable deposit of CAD $500 per person to hold your spot(s). The balance of payment is due 21 days before the start of the retreat. All prices subject to 5% Canadian GST.

Cancellation/rescheduling policy: Prior to 21 days before the start of the retreat, the cancellation fee is equal to the CAD $500 non-refundable deposit, and thus cancellation for any reason including illness or emergency entails forfeiting the deposit. The fee to reschedule is CAD $250. Within 21 days before the start of the retreat, the cancellation fee is CAD $1000 and the fee to reschedule is CAD $500. We allow a maximum of one rescheduling at the reduced rescheduling fee: Any subsequent rescheduling beyond the first time will be treated as a cancellation and rebooking, and will require payment of another deposit. See our full Payment and Refund Policy.

Private Self Contact Retreat

We have found that for some folks, a private Self Contact Retreat experience with those whom you are already connected to and with in life is the most conducive, nurturing, and rewarding arrangement. We welcome you to email us at [email protected] to start that conversation.

We respect your privacy and hold the names or identifying information of our clients or potential clients as confidential information that we do not share with others without your explicit permission. If we choose to progress with the private Self Contact Retreat, we would share what is needed and helpful with our team and your fellow participants, unless we have additional agreements with you to not share certain information.

We recommend a group of four to six participants for the Self Contact Retreat experience.

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  Private Retreat

  Four participants

  Prices are per person.

  Private Retreat CAD $3000 + 5% GST

  Five or six participants

  Private Retreat Follow regular pricing for public retreat.

Who Is Ready?

The people who get the most from Self Contact Retreat come in with a sincere desire for transformation and a dedication to doing the sometimes difficult inner work that it requires. They have also built a solid foundation of stability—whether in finances, health, or community—in their lives that gives them the space to take a step back from the responsibilities of daily life to explore their inner depths. And having gone to those depths, they are able to bring their authentic selves out into the world.

While there are no strict requirements for personal preparation, those who benefit the most often have been on a path of pursuing personal practices such as therapy, meditation, or psychedelic journeying. In order to attend, it's necessary to have a baseline of health to ensure a safe journey: During our intake process, we screen for mental and physical health conditions and medications that may not be compatible with journeying with 5-MeO-DMT, and perform a holistic risk assessment.

The most important question is the deeply personal one that only you can answer: Are you ready to face yourself on the deepest levels, and step more fully into your life? If so, we welcome you here.

Next Steps

When you feel ready to have a conversation with us about if our Self Contact Retreat is the right next step for you, reach out to us by email or using our application form to request a 50-minute free consultation over Zoom. We welcome you to share with us the journey you have been on and what you are looking for in 5-MeO-DMT.

We would love to share with you about our retreat, land, and selves. We welcome you to ask any questions and address any concerns. We can also let you know our thoughts on whether Self Contact Retreat might be a good fit for you and if appropriate, make recommendations for other offerings, ours or otherwise.

Apply for Self Contact Retreat