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AyaVision (Ayahuasca.at): An In-Depth Review for “Ayahuasca” Retreats in Molln, Austria

AyaVision, at ayahuasca.at, is a retreat house in Molln, Upper Austria, next to Kalkalpen National Park, founded by Philipp Festbaum with retreat leader Dominique Greger, that runs two and three-day retreats with one or two evening ceremonies for groups of up to eight, per its website. It is not traditional ayahuasca: the site describes a proprietary recipe “without prohibited substances”, and a 2025 interview says the brew is ayahuasca vine and Syrian rue with no DMT. It has strong reviews, a health questionnaire and a psychiatrist and GP on its team. Against that, it markets a DMT-free MAOI brew as ayahuasca, makes unsupported health claims, publishes no emergency protocol, and shows no prices or refund terms on its main pages.

🎯 At a Glance

• Locations: A seminar house in Molln, Kirchdorf district, Upper Austria, with free transfer from Kirchdorf an der Krems station.
• Approach: Evening ceremonies with a harmala brew, music, group meditation, rapé on longer retreats, breathwork and cold-water bathing; no Indigenous lineage is claimed.
• Suitable For: German speakers wanting a short, legal-framed retreat who understand they will not receive traditional DMT ayahuasca. Not suitable for people taking antidepressants or with heart or psychiatric conditions.
• Costs: Prices and refund terms are not shown on its main pages and are handled in its booking system; formats are a two-day CORE retreat, a three-day DEEP retreat and individual retreats.
• Overall Assessment: Careful screening, small groups and listed medical advisers, offset by “ayahuasca” marketing for a DMT-free brew, unsupported health claims and thin facilitator background. Directory evaluation: B-.

💬 What Guests Are Saying

Trustpilot shows 4.9 from about 171 reviews from January 2023 to November 2026, 98% five-star, on invited reviews. Guests describe feeling safe and held, warm hosts, small groups and good preparation and aftercare calls. The only low review, 3 stars in November 2023, says dizziness, nausea and low blood pressure were not explained well beforehand. If you have attended, we encourage you to share your experience through our submission form.

🚩 Incident Report

We searched review platforms and English and German-language news for reports involving AyaVision, Philipp Festbaum, Dominique Greger and the listed team members.

• Deaths and serious injuries: None found.
• Sexual misconduct: No allegations found.
• Theft and fraud: None found.
• Legal action: None found.

If you have experienced or witnessed an incident with this center, please report it confidentially.

🔍 Critical Notes

What is served. The site says its recipe aims to raise the body’s “own DMT level”, a claim with no cited evidence; a brew of ayahuasca vine and Syrian rue acts as an MAOI and does not contain DMT. Guests seeking traditional ayahuasca should know this before booking.

Who runs it. Founder Philipp Festbaum and retreat leader Dominique Greger, a yoga teacher who says she first drank ayahuasca in 2023, per her site, lead ceremonies; the team page also lists a psychiatrist, a GP and three coaches. It is not stated whether a doctor is present during ceremonies, and no company registration number is shown on its homepage.

Screening and medical support. Guests complete a health questionnaire that may be reviewed by its doctors, must stop antidepressants four weeks before, and are screened for pregnancy, psychiatric history and heart and kidney problems. Two facilitators stay in the ceremony room. No emergency protocol or nearest hospital is published.

Health claims. The site says its ceremonies can help with trauma, addiction and depression, without evidence.

Status. Operating, with retreats listed for November and December 2026.

Legal context. DMT is prohibited in Austria, as the operator itself states; no Austrian control on the harmala plants it says it uses was found (unverified).

🆘 Screening & Mental Health Risks

Harmala brews are strong MAOIs, so the same drug and food interactions apply. ICEERS notes that ayahuasca’s MAOI component makes it dangerous with SSRIs and other serotonergic drugs and that it is contraindicated for people prone to psychosis. Never stop a psychiatric medication to qualify for a ceremony without your prescriber’s guidance.

🧪 Brew Substance

A proprietary brew of Banisteriopsis caapi and Syrian rue, per the 2025 interview, without the DMT-containing leaf that traditional ayahuasca includes, as Erowid explains.

📍 Location, Setting & Style

• Setting: Alpine foothills beside a national park in rural Upper Austria.
• Rooms: Mostly shared four-bed rooms, with a few single and double rooms.
• Style: Western-run, coaching-oriented ceremonies with music.

Practical guidance: Take the train to Kirchdorf an der Krems; a transfer is included.

Should You Book?

Possibly, if you understand what is served. Ask in writing for the exact brew ingredients, the price and refund terms, whether a doctor is on site during ceremonies, and the emergency plan and nearest hospital. Read our guide to verifying retreat facilitators.

The Team & Story

AyaVision presents itself as a safe, legal ayahuasca experience in Austria, with more than 700 guests since 2020. We did not independently verify anyone’s training.

Prep & Integration Tips

Before you go: Disclose every medication and condition in writing and plan any change with your own doctor. After you return: Arrange support from a qualified therapist at home. Our guide on how to research ayahuasca incidents can help you check any center.

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Last reviewed November 2026.

This article is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. Consult a qualified medical professional.