Legal Guided Retreats · Jamaica & The Netherlands

Real change. Built with researchers from Harvard and Yale.

Four or five nights in Jamaica or the Netherlands, with preparation before and six weeks of integration after, online and at your own pace, one to two hours a week. For people who have built a full life and still feel something is missing.

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Private, takes about seven minutes. Every applicant has a suitability call before being invited. If it is not the right fit, we will say so.

★★★★★5.0

145 Google Reviews

1,200+

Past Participants

As Featured In

The Sunday Times & Oprah Daily

Upcoming programs

Dates open now

Jamaica and the Netherlands. Preparation is online and at your own pace, one to two hours a week, starting four weeks before you travel. If you join late we will catch you up. Integration continues for six weeks after.

More dates run monthly into 2027. Choose yours on the application.

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Why Our Participants Attend

You sense there is more to the life you're living.

Your life feels meaningful, but something feels flat or unfinished.

You have done therapy, read the books, or tried meditation. You are not looking for more of the same.

You are carrying something you cannot quite name: a pattern, a weight, a quiet knowing that more is available to you.

You are ready for something that can ignite real change in your life.

You are effective in your life, but yearn for greater connection to self, others, and nature

Our guests come from many walks of life and are not in crisis. What they share is a thoughtful, considered approach and a sense that the next step forward asks for something different. If something here resonates, that recognition is worth paying attention to.

Research Partnerships

Built on 25 years of institutional science

Our programs are shaped by peer-reviewed research and ongoing collaboration with researchers from leading institutions.

Beckley Foundation

Published Research

Harvard University

Affiliate Research

Yale University

Affiliate Research

Imperial College London

Published Research

Left: placebo. Right: with the compound studied. Beckley Foundation and Imperial College London, Petri et al., 2014, Journal of the Royal Society Interface.

The science

Brain connectivity research with Imperial College London

Brain imaging research by the Beckley Foundation and Imperial College London mapped how patterns of functional connectivity in the brain change compared with placebo. The visualisation shows relationships between brain activity signals, not new physical connections. It helps explain the mechanism. It did not test Beckley Retreats or establish lasting outcomes from a retreat program.

Dr. AZA AllsopHead of Research. MD from Harvard Medical School, PhD in Neuroscience from MIT. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine.

Karestan KoenenResearch Advisor. Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Individual academic appointments and advisory relationships.

88% of guests describe this as one of the most meaningful experiences of their lives

1,200+

Guests served since 2021

Net Promoter Score, among the highest in wellness globally

98%

Say they would recommend the program to their family and friends

76%

Report improved behaviors and personal practices

The Program

A Comprehensive Program Giving You the Tools for Meaningful Change

Many retreat programs end when you leave. Ours is built around what happens before and after, online and at your own pace, one to two hours a week. Structured with flexibility, so it fits around a full life. Backed by 25+ years of research. Every applicant has a suitability call before being invited, a chance to go through your history, answer questions and make sure it is a fit.

Phase 01

Prepare

4 weeks, digitally from your home

Group sessions, one-on-one support, guided activities, and educational resources. Participants bond before the retreat. Online and at your own pace, one to two hours a week. If you join late, we will catch you up.

Phase 02

Immerse

4 or 5 nights, on-site

Get away from your day-to-day in a beautiful natural location. We do two sessions with live music, breathwork, meditation, and other practices.

Phase 03

Integrate

Six weeks, online and at your own pace

Group sessions, daily practices, and science-backed tools to sustain your transformation. Foster an ongoing connection with your retreat group. Online and at your own pace, one to two hours a week, with calls you can reschedule around a full life.

What guests say

5.0 from 145 Google reviews

“Every leader in America should go through this program.”

Jim MacPhee, former COO, Walt Disney World, two-time Beckley guest

★★★★★

“It is not an overstatement to say that my retreat with Beckley was the most transformative of my life. The team did everything they could to ensure everyone had a great, safe, and meaningful experience and they did it with compassion and love.”

Devon Fritz Google review, Aug 2026
★★★★★

“Life changing. A week which will have impact for the rest of my life. Venue was great and very functional in a fantastic and private area of The Netherlands. Organisation, pre-work and aftercare were fantastic. And above all, the facilitors (one for every two participants) were exceptional.”

Alexandra Leenen Google review, Nov 2025
★★★★★

“Safe. Professional. Life changing. If you could do one thing that guarantees changes your life for the good, it would be a Beckley retreat. Facilitators and Good Hope staff felt like family from the start and the entire week experience was expertly designed.”

Kelly K Google review, Oct 2025
★★★★★

“An absolutely incredible experience at Beckley Retreats at The Place To Be in the Netherlands. Beautiful setting, warm hospitality, and such a thoughtful, uplifting atmosphere from start to finish. Everything felt intentional, peaceful, and genuinely restorative. I left feeling refreshed, inspired, and deeply grateful. Highly recommend.”

John Stansbury Google review, Mar 2026

First-hand accounts in the press

Oprah DailyChris Mitchell’s account of a Jamaica retreat, June 2026.Read about the feature →
The TimesHarriet Walker’s account of a Netherlands retreat.

The people

Founder-led. Facilitator-held. Small groups.

The team includes practitioners with backgrounds as psychotherapists, psychologists and physicians. On retreat they are not acting in their licensed capacity, because Beckley does not provide medical treatment, but that training is in the room.

Neil Markey

Co-Founder, CEO

Former Captain in the U.S. Army's Special Operations. MBA from Columbia University. Former consultant at McKinsey & Co. Master's student at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Dingle Spence

Team Lead

Retired Jamaican physician in oncology and palliative medicine. Heads the Hope Institute Hospital, Kingston. Co-founder of cancer research non-profit JACCRI.

Ben Sheinwald

Lead Facilitator

Biodynamic body psychotherapist. Trained at the Centre for Biodynamic Body Psychotherapy. Leading group work since 2014.

Kosu Boudreau