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Synthesis Circles
A Heart-Centered Online Experience to Inspire, Prepare, and Integrate Your Journey with Psychedelics
YOUR GUIDES:

Costanza Di Prisco

Bernardino Machado

Mary Bredin

Juan Tepui
Watch the Recording of the Psychedelic Q&A Session:
Time Stamps:
00:00:15 - Introduction
00:05:20 - Greetings from the CEO of the Synthesis Institute
00:08:09 - Meet the Retreat Team
00:12:40 - Q&A
00:13:57 - Health Screening
00:17:47 - Support for First-Time Journeyers
00:21:15 - Common Challenges and Outcomes for Retreat Participants
00:26:03 - Typical Schedule for a 5-Day Synthesis Retreat
00:29:54 - How to Decide Which Psychedelic Journey to Take
00:32:33 - The Role of Music in Ceremonial Psychedelic Retreats
00:36:37 - Differences Between Truffles and Mushrooms
00:39:08 - Closing
Your Guides:

Costanza di Prisco is a Psychedelic Practitioner with a background in breathwork coaching and Bioneuroemotion, blending neuroscience, psychology, and epigenetics. Trained in meditation, yoga, and Shipibo shamanic traditions, she specializes in creating safe spaces for transformational experiences. Costanza emphasizes the healing power of music in ceremonies and guides individuals on journeys of self-discovery and inner wisdom.

Bernardino Machado is a Religion Sociologist and Physiotherapist specializing in myofascial disorders. With over 20 years of studying yoga, meditation, and ancient traditions, he explores psychedelics' potential to expand consciousness when combined with eastern practices like yoga and Qigong. A musician, Bernardino integrates music from diverse traditions into psychedelic ceremonies for healing and inner balance.

Mary Bredin is a psychotherapist with over 30 years of experience in UK healthcare as a clinical supervisor, group facilitator, researcher, and educator. She specializes in supporting people through loss, illness, and life transitions, using nature connection, mindfulness, self-compassion, and vision quests as tools for transformation and healing. In her free time, she enjoys tending her Cornish garden, swimming year-round in the sea, and walking in wild places.

Juan Tepui is a musician and facilitator with a deep interest in the intersection of psychedelics, music, and consciousness. He studied Bansuri flute with Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia and has spent years practicing yoga and meditation in India. Juan creates live music for meditation and psychedelic ceremonies, focusing on psilocybin and Ayahuasca traditions, helping others reconnect with nature and spiritual growth.
Meet The Synthesis Team
We are a diverse community of seekers and explorers—
Mothers and fathers, daughters and sons,
Artists, educators, therapists, and nurses—
Transformational leaders, visionaries, and practitioners from many paths.
Our purpose is to create spaces to remember the sacred
To reconnect, and to realize our collective wholeness.
We hold space for the many ways of knowing and not knowing,
Welcoming perspectives through myriad lenses,
Caring for the natural and non-human world,
Bridging modern insights with traditional wisdom,
And honoring the multifaceted nature of the human experience.
We warmly invite you to join us on this journey.