How it works

The arc, in full.

Bedrock is a defined arc with a beginning and an end — an expedition, not an open-ended appointment. The center of it is a retreat in Sisters, Oregon, with a cohort of eight to ten men. Five stages, each with a job.

1. 01

   The fit call

   Twenty minutes, free, by phone or video. You say what's actually going on — or as much of it as you can name. We tell you honestly whether this work fits it, and which format does: the 3-day retreat or the 5-day intensive.

   Mutual means mutual: you're screening us too. Screening out is a real outcome here — the group only works if every man in it belongs there. If it's not a fit, you'll leave with a straight answer and, where we can offer one, a better-suited referral.

2. 02

   Screening & preparation

   Ketamine work has real contraindications. Certain cardiac conditions, some psychiatric histories, uncontrolled blood pressure, and some substance-use patterns rule it out — full stop. Every man is medically screened by our psychiatric prescriber before acceptance, and screening includes checking for conflicts: if a man in your cohort knows you professionally, we handle that before the retreat, not during it.

   Then preparation — some sessions individual, some with your cohort. You map your system in IFS terms: which parts run your days, what they're protecting, what you're going in to meet. You'll know every man in the room before the retreat, and every one of them will have signed the same confidentiality agreement you did.

3. 03

   The retreat

   In Sisters, Oregon, with your cohort — three days, or five for men ready to go further. The days are structured: somatic and IFS work with the group, and medically supervised ketamine sessions done inward and private. Eyeshades, headphones, your own process. Nobody watching, nobody grading your depth.

   Staffing runs three participants per staff member — never fewer than three of us for a full cohort, including a psychiatric prescriber. Cohorts are capped at ten men. Nobody is asked to perform vulnerability: what you share, and when, is yours to decide.

   What most men report from the medicine isn't a “trip.” It's the noise going quiet — the manager stepping back, the vigilance easing — and finally getting a clear look at what's been running underneath.

4. 04

   Integration

   What comes up needs somewhere to go. Group integration sessions in the weeks after the retreat connect the work back to your actual life: marriage, work, how you carry yourself, what you stop doing.

   The descent is the dramatic part. Integration is the part that changes Tuesday morning. This is the part most medicine experiences skip. We don't.

5. 05

   The return

   The retreat ends; the work doesn't. You leave with a map — IFS is a framework you keep for life, not just for the weekend — and a cohort of men who did the work beside you.

   And a clear next step if you want to go further — for some men that's the 5-day after a 3-day; for some, the work is complete.