Atman Retreat
Atman Retreat is a legal psilocybin retreat provider founded in 2018, offering 4-day guided experiences with preparation and integration support in Montego Bay, Jamaica, and acquired by Odyssey in March 2024 to support US psilocybin services in Oregon and Colorado.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2018
- Headquarters—
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingServices
What Atman Retreat does
Atman Retreat was a private, Jamaica-based psychedelic retreat operator founded in 2018 by Aaron Nesmith-Beck and one of the first legal psilocybin retreat companies globally, having launched its core offering in Montego Bay in 2019. The company's core product was a structured 4-day retreat experience hosted at an 18th-century beachfront villa on the Montego Bay Lagoon, combining pre-retreat preparation, a guided psilocybin ceremony, and post-retreat integration support, with group sizes capped at 12 participants supported by 3 facilitators and operational staff. Pricing was bifurcated between standard tickets starting at $2,295 USD and a low-income program priced at $395 USD, positioning Atman within the adult personal transformation and complementary mental health wellness market.
The business operated as a direct-to-consumer model with a sales-led intake process, requiring applicants to complete an application followed by a facilitator intake call before deposit and payment. Differentiation was anchored on Jamaica's legal psilocybin framework, a clinically-trained facilitator team (including MSW, PhD, and MD advisors with MAPS and EMDR training), and research-backed protocols modeled on Johns Hopkins, NYU, and Imperial College London studies. The company served hundreds of participants from 2019 to 2023 with a team of 1-10 employees.
In March 2024, Atman Retreat was acquired by Odyssey, a US public benefit corporation. Founder Aaron Nesmith-Beck joined Odyssey as interim COO, and Atman's operational playbook was integrated into Odyssey's Oregon-based licensed psilocybin services, with expansion plans for Colorado and additional states as regulations permit. Post-acquisition pricing ranges from $3,500-$6,500 for Odyssey group retreats and $2,950-$5,000 for private sessions.
Atman Retreat firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Atman Retreat
- Legal name
- Atman Retreat
- Website
- https://atmanretreat.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2018
- Operating status
- Acquired
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Atman Retreat is a legal psilocybin retreat provider founded in 2018, offering 4-day guided experiences with preparation and integration support in Montego Bay, Jamaica, and acquired by Odyssey in March 2024 to support US psilocybin services in Oregon and Colorado.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Atman Retreat industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Psilocybin Retreat Services
- NAICS
- Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (721214)
- SIC
- Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Holistic & Alternative Therapy Retreats (Naturopathy, Energy Work) (THAGAMAI)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Wellness Retreats & Immersions (Multi-day, Digital Detox, Mind-Body Programs) (THAJAHAB)
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Atman Retreat business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Retreat Experience Fees: One-time fees for 4-day psilocybin retreat experiences held in Jamaica. Participants pay a deposit ($1,000) followed by full payment. Pricing varies by room type and financial need.
- Private Session Fees: Private 1-on-1 psilocybin sessions available at additional cost for those who book their own accommodation in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Cost commensurate with personalized care.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Standard retreat starting price |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Low-income ticket program |
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Deposit for priority booking |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Odyssey group retreats (post-acquisition) |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Odyssey private sessions (post-acquisition) |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels7 records
Atman Retreat product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Atman Retreat delivers guided legal psilocybin retreat experiences in a 4-day format at a beachfront villa in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Each retreat includes pre-retreat preparation (application, intake call, preparation package), a facilitated psilocybin ceremony on day 2, integration activities, comfortable accommodation, meals, airport transfers, and post-retreat integration support with a follow-up call. Following the March 2024 acquisition by Odyssey, the same expertise now supports group retreats and private 1-on-1 psilocybin sessions delivered at Odyssey's licensed service centers in Oregon and Colorado, with private sessions including over 14 hours of personalized facilitator support.
Product overview
Atman Retreat offers legal psilocybin retreat experiences, originally launched in Jamaica in 2019 at an 18th-century beachfront villa. The core offering is a comprehensive 4-day retreat program combining psilocybin ceremonies with preparation and integration support. In March 2024, Atman Retreat was acquired by Odyssey, transitioning operations to Oregon and Colorado, USA. The portfolio now includes the original Jamaica retreat experience, plus Odyssey-branded group retreats and private sessions. Pricing ranges from $395 USD (low-income) to $2,295 USD (standard Jamaica retreats) and $2,950-$6,500 (Odyssey Oregon services).
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Jamaica Psilocybin Retreat A comprehensive 4-day legal psilocybin retreat experience held at a historic 18th-century beachfront villa in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Includes preparation sessions, a tailored psilocybin ceremony, integration activities, accommodation, meals, and airport transport. Jamaica is one of the few countries where psilocybin mushrooms are legal. Standard pricing starts at $2,295 USD per participant.
- Odyssey Group Retreats 3-night, 4-day all-inclusive group psilocybin retreats at Odyssey's licensed service centers in Oregon (post-March 2024 acquisition), priced at $3,500-$6,500 USD for 6-10 participants. Operations integrate Atman's best practices from Jamaica retreats since 2019.
- Odyssey Private Sessions Private 1-on-1 psilocybin sessions offered through Odyssey's statewide network of licensed facilitators in Oregon, providing over 14 hours of personalized support per session modeled on clinical trial protocols. Priced at $2,950-$5,000 USD.
- Low-Income Ticket Program Subsidized access to the full retreat experience at $395 USD for participants with limited financial means, with a limited number of tickets available per retreat group.
- Private 1-on-1 Psilocybin Sessions (Jamaica) Private 1-on-1 psilocybin sessions available in Montego Bay, Jamaica for participants booking their own accommodation. Pricing is commensurate with personalized care provided by experienced facilitators.
Quantifiable outcome
- Participants report increased empathy, creativity, and subjective well-being following psilocybin retreat experiences (based on cited 2019 Journal of Psychoactive Drugs study)
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Atman Retreat
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Atman Retreat technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Atman Retreat partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- OdysseycoreOdyssey, a US public benefit corporation, acquired Atman Retreat in March 2024. Atman founder Aaron Nesmith-Beck joined Odyssey as interim COO. Odyssey became the first center to host a legal psilocybin retreat on U.S. soil in Fall 2023. Atman Retreat's focus shifted to integrating its processes, best practices, and learnings from Jamaica to support Odyssey's psilocybin services in Oregon, with expansion plans to Colorado and other states as regulations allow. Odyssey will not offer services in Jamaica.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Atman Retreat competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Compass Pathways: Clinical-stage psychedelic therapy company running psilocybin trials for treatment-resistant depression; relevant as a clinicalization benchmark that could either expand or compete with retreat-based psychedelic services.
- MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies): Long-standing psychedelic research and advocacy organization providing MDMA/psychedelic-assisted therapy training (referenced by Atman facilitators); relevant as ecosystem participant shaping clinical standards Atman mimics.
- Odyssey: Atman's acquirer (March 2024) and the first US legal psilocybin retreat operator in Oregon, now expanding into Colorado. Directly relevant as the entity that absorbed Atman's operations and customer base.
Direct peers
- Soltara Healing Center: Psilocybin retreat operator in Costa Rica offering multi-day group ceremonies with facilitator support, comparable service structure to Atman's Jamaica offering.
- Beckley Retreats: Psilocybin retreat program in Jamaica (and previously Mexico) from the Beckley Foundation, combining scientific research framing with group psilocybin experiences — overlaps directly with Atman's Jamaica retreat positioning.
- Mycelia Retreats: Jamaica-based psilocybin retreat offering multi-day group experiences at a beachfront property with facilitator support — directly competitive with Atman's pre-acquisition Jamaica model.
- Tandava Retreats: Psilocybin-assisted retreat program for trauma and PTSD, with multi-day group ceremonies — overlaps with Atman's trauma/mental-health-adjacent retreat customer segment.
- Synthesis Retreat: Legal psilocybin retreat operator in the Netherlands offering multi-day group psilocybin experiences with preparation and integration, directly comparable to Atman's Jamaica retreat model.
Regional players
- Inner Trek: Oregon-based psilocybin facilitator training program licensed under Measure 109; trains the Oregon facilitator workforce that Odyssey/Atman depends on for US expansion.
Emerging players
- Fluence: Training organization for psychedelic therapists and facilitators; adjacent because Atman's facilitator bench relies on psychedelic-therapy training programs like Fluence and MAPS for its talent pipeline.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Atman Retreat social profiles
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Valuation estimate
Atman Retreat leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles15 records
Atman Retreat funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Atman Retreat M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Atman Retreat
What does Atman Retreat do?
Atman Retreat delivers guided legal psilocybin retreat experiences in a 4-day format at a beachfront villa in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Each retreat includes pre-retreat preparation (application, intake call, preparation package), a facilitated psilocybin ceremony on day 2, integration activities, comfortable accommodation, meals, airport transfers, and post-retreat integration support with a follow-up call. Following the March 2024 acquisition by Odyssey, the same expertise now supports group retreats and private 1-on-1 psilocybin sessions delivered at Odyssey's licensed service centers in Oregon and Colorado, with private sessions including over 14 hours of personalized facilitator support.
Is Atman Retreat a public or private company?
Atman Retreat is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently acquired.
When was Atman Retreat founded?
Atman Retreat was founded in 2018. It employs 1 to 10 people.
How does Atman Retreat make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Retreat Experience Fees are the primary driver. The others are private Session Fees.
Who are Atman Retreat's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Compass Pathways, MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) and Odyssey. Direct peers are Soltara Healing Center, Beckley Retreats, Mycelia Retreats, Tandava Retreats and Synthesis Retreat. Inner Trek is listed as a regional player. Fluence is listed as an emerging player.
Does Atman Retreat have an API?
No public API is recorded for Atman Retreat.
What industry is Atman Retreat in?
Atman Retreat's product category is Psilocybin Retreat Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is THAGAMAI, Holistic & Alternative Therapy Retreats (Naturopathy, Energy Work), with a secondary code of THAJAHAB, Wellness Retreats & Immersions (Multi-day, Digital Detox, Mind-Body Programs). Its NAICS code is 721214 and its SIC code is 8090.