I felt loved and supported each step of the way.

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“I was able to step out of my fears and embrace the powerful medicines and ceremonies of the weekend. I was able to speak about and process all my emotions. I cried many times and laughed even more. I shared my fears and I felt loved and supported each step of the way.”

Justin

I was heard and seen for who I am...

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"I felt very safe emotionally during the retreat. I felt very attended to from an emotional aspect. Always being asked how I was feeling, what was going through my mind, prompting journaling, openly speaking to the container and feeling safe to share amongst the collective. I also felt/thought I was heard and seen for who I am and held up to the utmost respect as an individual."

Jenn

100% felt safe emotionally during the retreat.

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“100% felt safe emotionally during the retreat. Everyone was very welcoming and listened to my concerns/questions. Saturday afternoon I could not hold in my emotions and cried multiple times. Everyone I turned to was very supportive, I have never cried to so many strangers in my life!”

Chris

I was finally able to forgive others and myself.

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"If you expect to just go and “Get Hi” with some bros. Wrong place. This is a sacred event that leads to profound improvements in health and wellbeing. With that said, below is my personal testimonial of Rising Ridge.

Trust. A very crucial part of my experience with Jerod in Tulsa Oklahoma was letting go of my anxieties and worries and trusting him and his team. After working alongside Jerod for many years, I knew “If anyone can be trusted with this, it is him” and the proof is in little details. Rapid pick up from the Tulsa airport, a beautiful and well-designed home to stay in, property with stunning views, hand selected cohort, all organic food, dispersed hammocks, amazing support staff and the list goes on. Every detail was accounted for.

Work. Make no mistake, this was work. This was not a “Go get wild and weird” retreat. This was a group of men and women who wanted to find their authentic selves after decades of being someone or something else in support of a higher cause. Collectively we fought through an intense but VERY necessary detox process, opened some of our deepest wounds and vulnerabilities with each other, learned a plethora of new skills, were plunged into ourselves during the ceremony (More on that next), and finally how to integrate these profound experiences in the next chapters of our life.

Healing. Up until this point everything that we had done as a cohort was to prepare us for the heroic dose of psylocibin mushrooms. With the detox complete and fundamental skills necessary to take full advantage of this medicine we entered the beautiful, comfortable and safe ceremonial tent and after a final breathwork exercise ingested the medicine. It does not take long to begin to feel the effects of the medicine. Between the therapeutic music and the crucial eye masks, swiftly everyone began their journey to fulfill their purpose or intent. For many it was PTSD related to military service, for some it was childhood trauma. For a lot of us it was both! Personally, I called upon Jesus Christ to guide and protect me while in this unknown realm (which I was encouraged to do prior to flying to Tulsa) and let the medicine our God put on this planet do what it needed to do. For the next several hours I felt as though both Christ and the medicine held my hand as I relieved some of the worst experiences in my life. After systematically going through each event, I was able to close or restructure how each one made me feel physically and emotionally. I was finally able to forgive others and myself. Most importantly, for the first time in my life, I knew what it truly meant to love myself. Finally, it provided me the necessary confidence to move forward in my life on a trajectory that is truly worth looking forward to.

Integration. Now it was time to put our entire experience to work during the day-to-day. With a well-developed plan we all departed back to our “normal” lives. We had a series of zoom calls with the cohort (led by Jerod) to affirm good practices and adjust not so good practices. To this day we still have a group chat where folks drop encouraging messages, life updates, and general check-ins. Even though it was only 48 hours, the bonds that were made here are some of the strongest I have ever felt.

I highly recommend Rising Ridge to anyone who wants to fundamentally change how they perceive their own reality. I Highly Recommend it for anyone who needs help healing deep traumatic wounds. Overall, I highly recommend it for anyone who wants to find their authentic self and become who they were always meant to be."

Steven

I think anyone with trauma or just wanting to be better in life would benefit tremendously...

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“I felt safe sharing and being open with the group of veterans...I think each activity was an instrumental piece to the puzzle of self-awareness and happiness...I think anyone with trauma or just wanting to be better in life would benefit tremendously.
This was an absolute treasure to be able to experience a combined container. I felt so much support and love that wasn’t jaded or manipulated. I think how your team was put together by you was perfect for our team in holding space and providing education. Everyone there was so beautifully unique.“

Jen

I am honored to have been able to stand witness and hold space as already strong humans let down their guards...

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"I had the great pleasure of facilitating this veteran's co-ed retreat with Jerod and Ian. For starters, I am beyond impressed with all the humans that ignited the courage, strength, and wisdom inside of them to embark on such a journey. I am honored to have been able to stand witness and hold space as already strong humans let down their guards, got vulnerable, and went within to both light and dark parts of themselves. This sort of work takes spirit. I am grateful for the opportunity to hold space for others while they learn to sit with the difficult aspects of self and begin to greet and manage their own stories in ways that transform. As we do this work in our own worlds, so too does the world around us. 

Jerod, you are a compassionate man who serves his people well. You did it before in another life, and you are doing it again in this one. You and your family, and your wife Lindi are blessed individuals, and we all thank you for that service.“

Sheena

It feels very safe and very open to everyone regardless of knowledge or experience.

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“I think almost anyone could benefit. I would recommend anyone that was on the fence or just starting to research the spiritual world. I think it feels very safe and very open to everyone regardless of knowledge or experience. Also, like myself a year ago, anyone looking for a sign. Someone that is desperate for answers with nowhere to go.“

Jensen

Each event required a certain degree of vulnerability for me and after each event I felt more and more comfortable.

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"There was such a sense of welcomeness, openness and safety that allowed me to be willing and open to sharing, exploring and releasing myself upon the container.

Each event required a certain degree of vulnerability for me and after each event I felt more and more comfortable, safe and willing to explore further with the container."

Chris F.

I have (and will continue to) recommend this experience to my family and friends. 

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“Jerod and Lindi (as well as the other facilitators) provide a safe environment that allows participants to work on themselves without judgement. I have (and will continue to) recommend this experience to my family and friends. I appreciate how the container is selected. Through intuition, experience, and knowledge the container is built. Not everyone is ready/willing to accept the information/experience that is provided at this retreat. That is not an insult ( I was that person once also). The professionalism and dedication displayed by Jerod and Lindi knows no bounds. I’m my opinion, their ability to select individuals for specific containers is outstanding, which allows for bonds to be built amongst participants that continue to grow long after the retreat.“

Michael

This retreat can bring value to anyone who feels like they cannot mentally get out of their own way.

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"It was all valuable. Being intentional about healing is very important to me right now in my life.

This retreat can bring value to anyone who feels like they cannot mentally get out of their own way."

Dasha

I honestly had zero worries or zero apprehension leading up to the retreat... 

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“This overall experience was amazing and something that had been a long time in the making. I honestly had zero worries or zero apprehension leading up to the retreat and quite honestly never felt it was retreat at all just a “weekend with friends”. Everything seems so aligned and perfect all the modalities and the evenings (Sacred Medicine) journey, and follow on twister events were perfect. I can ramble and ramble and ramble, but could not have anything more positive or more exceptional to write. Do It!“

Chris T.

 I found closure to military service shame and guilt while laughing in a truck bed with other warriors.

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"For me every moment was perfect, I truly mean it…

To explain it frankly, the experience overall at Rising Ridge with Jerod and the team was the single most profound and meaningful experience and moment of my entire 35 years of existence.

I found answers to the dreadful emotional pain I have carried for as long as I can remember. I found reasons not to hate and loathe myself into suicide. I found the love and embrace of GOD and Mother Earth during the final ceremony. I found closure to military service shame and guilt while laughing in a truck bed with other warriors. I embraced the pending death and passing of two of the most meaningful people in my life during Kambo and the final ceremony. I saw another place of love and peace where they would exist next. I found an understanding of what is genuinely divine and immensely powerful. The masculine and feminine energy was perfect for me. I pretend to be a tough man, but secretly am extremely sensitive. The masculinity of Jerod and his aura of leadership as a 'chief' of the tribal container is a feeling of physical safety. Yet, he is also soft, kind, and caring to every individual.

Lindy and Jen covered my scared anxiety and inner neglected child with a soft, beautiful blanket of kindness and loving compassion that made the most pivotal difference in allowing me to be truly vulnerable and able to surrender to the experience. The surrender to the spirit, energy, and medicines made me feel such a successful experience. The MUSIC of the container, but especially Hamilton, is OUTSTANDING. He is indeed connected to spirit and a linchpin of this experience. The FOOD of HannahBelle is OUTSTANDING. She is another gifted, caring, loving individual who went beyond just cooking for 18 people for three days; she held profound space for my group of Kambo, another feminine presence I don't think I could have done the experience without. Finally, Jordan, thank you for being observant and caring about my nervousness and being a gentle arm over the shoulder and a smile with a verbal, honest, and caring "it's going to be ok."

"The truth requires no belief." You don't have to believe any of this testimony; you only have to experience and witness for yourself at Rising Ridge. Don't let fear or uncertainty sway you from this life-changing and soul-opening experience. I am sending my love to you if you are reading this in a moment of pain. PLEASE reach out, because Rising Ridge has your six.

Joshua

...I felt safe enough to open up. To be seen, loved and cared about. Zero judgement.

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“For me it was being in a place where I felt safe enough to open up. To be seen, loved and cared about. Zero judgement.

Rising Ridge is an amazing place. From the pre retreat zoom calls, the retreat it self and the follow up zoom calls focusing on integration everything was planned out and executed flawlessly. If you are interested in attending a retreat do yourself a favor and reach out to Jerod and Rising Ridge. You wont regret it.“

Anonymous

You will SEE and FEEL the change. I WILL be back in the future.

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"Overall, it is an incredible experience. If you truly surrender and completely dive-in headfirst and go with the flow. You will SEE and FEEL the change. I WILL be back in the future. I know this is just the beginning to my healing journey to become my BEST self for humanity. "

David