NeuraVersa Cohort 01
18 scientists. 14 days. Sacred Valley, Peru. 12–26 May 2026.
AI-accelerated research methodology combined with psychoactive compounds, designed for scientists ready to produce work that redefines their field.
Investment: $2,500 USD — Founding cohort rate (future programs $14,950+). Applications close March 2026.
Program Overview
NeuraVersa is a research program, not a retreat. You're not here to be fixed. You're here because you don't need fixing, and you're ready to aim that clarity at the biggest questions in your field.
We work with psychoactive compounds — psilocybin, DMT (via Ayahuasca), mescaline (via San Pedro), and 5-MeO-DMT (Bufo) — within traditional Shipibo ceremonial frameworks. In this context, these compounds are research instruments, paired with AI infrastructure that captures, maps, and pressure-tests everything that emerges.
Why Join — The Renaissance of Science
We bring exceptional scientists into a triad with advanced AI and consciousness-expanding plant states to suspend dogma and expand cognitive freedom. Each participant is paired 1:1 with an advanced AI scientist for the full 14 days.
Research Instruments (Plant Medicines)
- Ayahuasca (Banisteriopsis caapi & Psychotria viridis) — Alters default mode network organization, enhancing cognitive flexibility and cross-domain synthesis.
- Bufo / 5-MeO-DMT — Suspends self-referential cognition, enabling radically novel perspectives on fundamental questions.
- Psilocybin (Psilocybe cubensis) — Loosens rigid cognitive priors, enabling alternative mental models via 5-HT2A plasticity pathways.
- San Pedro / Mescaline — Long-duration perceptual expansion for sustained engagement with complex questions.
- Vilca (Anadenanthera colubrina) — Expanded awareness and novel interpretive lenses for reframing entrenched assumptions.
- Yopo (Anadenanthera peregrina) — Rapid-onset visionary states for hypothesis generation and conceptual exploration.
Facilitation Team
- Grażyna Opowicz, MD — Lead Doctor. Anesthesiologist and intensive care specialist, certified hypnotherapist, member of the Polish Psychedelic Society.
- Dawid Rakowski — Lead Ceremony Facilitator. 25+ years with plant medicine, 7 years as a professional facilitator, 1000+ ceremonies, 3 years training with Shipibo shamans.
- Elisa Vargas Fernández — Maestra. Shipibo Konibo native healer (Meraya) from the community of San Francisco, Ucayali Department, Peru.
Facility & Location
Mountain retreat center in Peru's Sacred Valley. 90 minutes from Cusco. 3,200m elevation. Private ceremony spaces and dedicated work areas. No distractions, no tourists.
Program Structure — The 14 Days
- Days 1–3: Research Design & Baseline — AI orientation, hypothesis formulation, medical baseline, first ceremony, post-session documentation.
- Days 4–10: Iterative Investigation — Daily AI-assisted data extraction, 2–3 additional sessions, peer review sessions with cohort.
- Days 11–14: Synthesis — Complete documentation review, final ceremony if warranted, draft research summaries, 90-day platform access setup.
What You Leave With
- A refined research question or hypothesis shaped by both computational analysis and direct phenomenological investigation
- Structured documentation: session logs, AI-extracted patterns, literature connections, emerging theoretical frameworks
- Draft research summaries ready to develop into publications or grant proposals
- 90 days of continued access to the NeuraVersa AI platform
Pricing — $2,500 USD (All-Inclusive)
Founding cohort rate. Future programs: $14,950–$16,950.
Included: 14 nights accommodation, 3–5 guided ceremonies with full medical supervision, daily facilitation and integration sessions, AI research platform access (90 days post-program), ground transportation from Cusco, Cusco accommodation if arriving early.
Not included: International flights, travel and health insurance, personal expenses.
Who This Is For
Researchers who already live at the edge of their field. Physics, AI, Biology, Neuroscience, Mathematics, Engineering, Philosophy of Science — the discipline matters less than the orientation. Prior experience with psychoactive compounds is not required. Intellectual courage is.
- An active research agenda that pushes boundaries
- Comfort with ambiguity, complexity, and not knowing
- Willingness to document everything
- The ethical backbone to use what you discover for the benefit of others
How to Apply
18 positions. Applications close March 2026 or when filled.
- Submit a research interest statement (500 words max)
- 30-minute screening conversation
- Medical and psychological assessment
- Acceptance and deposit ($500 of your $2,500 total, non-refundable)
- Pre-program prep: platform orientation, reading list, logistics
Apply at: https://www.neuraversa.org/cohort
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