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Independent safety research, incident tracking, and trust grades for 400+ retreats worldwide.
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Every retreat graded on operating history, transparency, and documented incidents. Accreditation status has no influence on the grade.
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The ayahuasca retreat industry has no licensing, no regulation, and no consumer protection standards.
Anyone can open a center. Anyone can claim indigenous lineage. Anyone can collect a deposit and disappear.
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- Participant Privacy Protection Guide for Retreats
This participant privacy protection guide explains how to vet data practices, consent, photos, records, and reporting before an ayahuasca retreat safely. - Ayahuasca Travel Insurance Guide for Retreat Risks
An ayahuasca travel insurance guide for retreat guests: learn what standard policies may exclude, what to disclose, and how to document disruption safely. - Facilitator Background Check Review Checklist
A facilitator background check review for ayahuasca retreats: operators should disclose, guests can verify, and when to walk away before ceremony.
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Our research methodology is informed by the published harm-reduction work of ICEERS, the Chacruna Institute, MAPS, the Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research, Erowid, and DanceSafe.
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