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Atmosphere and feature ratings above are based on Best Retreats research (November 2026). They will be updated if Mother’s House submits its own information.

Mother’s House: An In-Depth Review for Psilocybin and Ayahuasca Retreats in Limburg, Netherlands

Mother’s House is a retreat estate in woodland outside Weert, Limburg, where psilocybin truffle retreats are run by The Medicine Tribe, founded by Tamara Slock, who also describes herself as co-founder and manager of Mother’s House, according to its Retreat Guru page. Three and five-day retreats for up to 14 guests combine truffle ceremonies with breathwork, a sweat lodge, sauna and integration calls, from €1,299, and the venue is also rented to other organizers. It rates 5.0 on Retreat Guru from 18 reviews and on BookRetreats from 13. Against that, the operators advertised ayahuasca retreats openly in 2024 and list a November 2026 “Amazonian Teachings” retreat that Retreat Guru titles an ayahuasca retreat, though DMT is illegal in the Netherlands; no medical screening, contraindication policy, medical staff or emergency plan is published; and no legal entity was found.

🎯 At a Glance

• Locations: A woodland estate near Weert, Limburg, Netherlands, about ten minutes from Weert station, per its listings; the operators give the address after booking.
• Approach: Psilocybin truffle ceremonies with breathwork, a sweat lodge, rapé, sananga, cacao, sound baths and ACT and IFS-informed integration; “Amazonian Teachings” retreats with icaros and a visiting Mestizo maestro.
• Suitable For: Adults wanting a short, comfortable truffle retreat in Europe, after getting medication rules and an emergency plan in writing. Not suitable for anyone seeking ayahuasca, which is illegal in the Netherlands, or for people taking antidepressants or with heart or psychiatric conditions.
• Costs: €1,299 for three days and €1,750 for five days on Retreat Guru, or $2,934 shared and $3,913 private for five days on BookRetreats; private retreats run €1,499 to €3,333. Refund terms differ between platforms. Our earlier price of $2,799 is unverified.
• Overall Assessment: Comfortable facilities, small groups, preparation and integration calls and consistent reviews, offset by illegal ayahuasca offerings, no published screening or medical protocols, unverified credentials and no disclosed legal entity. Directory evaluation: C.

💬 What Guests Are Saying

The positive picture. Reviewers praise the facilitators, live music, the woodland grounds with sauna and hot tub, vegetarian food and a family-like, safe atmosphere.

The negative feedback. None found.

Who is writing the reviews. The same five Retreat Guru reviews appear on psilocybin, private and ayahuasca event pages, BookRetreats shows conflicting review counts for the venue, and eight of 13 BookRetreats reviews fall in late 2025. If you have attended, we encourage you to share your experience through our submission form.

🚩 Incident Report

We searched review platforms, English and Dutch-language news and Weert municipal notices for reports involving Mother’s House, The Medicine Tribe, Tamara Slock and the facilitators named on its listings.

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

In February 2025 a Dutch court convicted an organizer of preparing and supplying ayahuasca at a 2019 retreat in Eersel, where a participant died, as Omroep Brabant reported; that case involves a different organization. Our earlier profile found no incidents.

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

🔍 Critical Notes

Ayahuasca in the Netherlands. In 2024 Mother’s House listed a “3-Day Ayahuasca Group Retreat in Limburg” with two ceremonies and private retreats where guests could choose truffles or ayahuasca. Its 2026 “Amazonian Teachings” retreats avoid naming the medicine, while Retreat Guru titles the November 2026 event a “3 day ayahuasca retreat.” DMT is on List I of the Opium Act, and the Supreme Court upheld the ban on ayahuasca in 2019, as Nieuws.nl reported. Fresh truffles remain legal.

Screening and medical support. Only a preparation call about intention, dosage and readiness is described; no contraindication list, medical staff or emergency protocol is published. A private retreat listing says guests may leave after a six-hour session “if it is safe for you to leave/drive.”

Who runs it. No Dutch company registration (KvK) was found, and a “Mother’s House Foundation” named on listings is unverified. Tamara Slock describes herself as a former nurse; facilitator Jop de Jong is described as a psychologist with no registration shown. Listings call the house a 16th-century mansion, while the Dutch building register gives a 1959 construction date.

Corrections to our earlier profile. Mother’s House is in Limburg, the Netherlands, not Iquitos, Peru, and is not led by a Maestro Juan and his family; no Iquitos center of that name was found. Its facilitators are Tamara Slock and The Medicine Tribe team, and Shipibo references come from Tamara’s own claimed training. Quora praise for a home-like atmosphere remains unverified, though reviewers describe a family feeling. Magic truffle ceremonies run by The Medicine Tribe and positive platform reviews are confirmed.

🆘 Screening & Mental Health Risks

No screening, contraindications, medical staff or emergency plan are published, including for the ayahuasca-categorized retreats. 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

Retreats center on fresh psilocybin truffles. Ayahuasca combines the Banisteriopsis caapi vine with a DMT-containing leaf such as chacruna, as Erowid explains. Rapé, sananga and cacao are also used, and kambo appeared on a 2024 listing.

📍 Location, Setting & Style

• Setting: A large house in private woodland near Weert, with meadows, sauna, hot tub and cold pool.
• Rooms: Ten-bed and four-bed dorms, private rooms with shared bathrooms, or a tent.
• Style: Therapeutic group ceremonies mixing Amazonian and other traditions with Western integration methods.

Practical guidance: Take the train to Weert for a free station pickup; airport transfers are not included.

Should You Book?

Only for legal truffle retreats, after getting a contraindication list, the emergency plan and the facilitators’ credentials in writing; avoid any ayahuasca offering. Read our guide to verifying retreat facilitators.

The Team & Story

Tamara Slock describes seven years in healthcare, yoga and Reiki training, the Ayahuasca Foundation’s curandero course and study with unnamed Mestizo and Shipibo maestros. Joanna-Maria co-facilitated in 2024, and Emma Dean and Jop de Jong facilitate for The Medicine Tribe. The venue has been listed since about 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: The center offers integration calls and a WhatsApp group; 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.