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Eagle's Eye Workshop
Reservation and Registration Instructions
"Liberating and Enlightening Minds"

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Eagle's Eye Workshop Deposit and Reservation
The information requested in the reservation and registration form includes your preferences for the retreat as well as your relevant medical history. This form is required to approve your Eagle's Eye workshop registration request. You may reserve your seat for any workshop by paying a $100 deposit up front, but reservations will not be finalized until we have received and approved your reservation request. Deposits to reserve your seat may be paid online via the Payments webpage until the entire registration approval process described below is completed.
If you have questions or concerns about the workshop or some of the information requested in the reservation and registration form, or have privacy concerns, please feel free to call us at the number below. If you prefer not to fill this form out online, as an option you may print out the form, complete it manually offline and mail it back to us via postal mail to the address listed below along with a check for your deposit. The information requested on this form is required to screen all candidates for participation at the workshop or private session. This information must be supplied either online by filling out the form online (preferred) or by printing it out and filling it in manually. Upon receipt of your registration form and our review, you will receive a brief telephone call by one of our practitioners to finalize your eligibility to attend the workshop.
Public and Private Workshop Dates and Enrollment Fees
The cost for the workshop is currently offered at the rate of $995 and includes food and lodging at the retreat center for the workshop. This fee includes the $100 deposit. (Offsite accommodations and food are not included in our standard rate.) If you would like to be considered for one of our scholarships, please email or call us using the contact information provided at the bottom of this webpage.
Future public workshop dates are being planned and schedules as indicated below. The exact dates will be determined by interest and retreat availability. All public workshops currently being planned will be held at the Riverbend Retreat Center in Riverview FL (about 30 minutes from Tampa International Airport).
Future public workshops for the remainder of the year include the following dates:*
July 2026
September 2026
November2026
* Workshop location, registration dates and fees for future workshops are subject to change.
If you would like to arrange a private workshop for your group at a location and date of your choosing, that can be arranged as well. Please contact us to make these arrangements at the email or phone number listed below. A minimum of 6 attendees is required for a private group workshop.
Approval of Your Registration Request
Upon approval of your registration request to the workshop, you will receive an email confirming your acceptance (usually within 3-5 business days) along with any additional workshop details.
Once your registration is approved, to finalize your registration, you must also submit a completed "Informed Consent Agreement" by submitting it online (our preferred method) , or by printing out the form and completing it manually and then emailing a hard copy to us. Any outstanding balance (e.g. the full workshop fee less the prepaid deposit) should also be submitted at this time.
If you have any questions about the contents of either of these forms or need help filling them out, please feel free to email us or call us (see below for contact information). (If, in the rare situation that the practitioner evaluating your registration request denies approval, you will be notified and any deposit paid previously will be promptly refunded.)
At the start of the workshop, you may be asked to sign a one-page affidavit affirming that you have read, understood and have had the opportunity to ask questions about the entire content of both the Registration and Reservation form as well as the Informed Consent Agreement. (If requested, we will provide you a copy of all completed forms that were submitted.)
Finally, you will be asked to complete a three part survey both immediately before and after your workshop experience. Each part of this survey will help you to assess the current state of your mental health and feeling of wellbeing both before the Eagle's Eye workshop experience and will also allow you to assess whether any changes in your mental health are noticed as a result of the workshop experience. Participating in this survey is optional but strongly recommended to help you assess and integrate your experience. The survey is also used by our practitioners, to evaluate the experience, to consider modifications and other changes that may facilitate a more positive experience for our future participants and well as facilitating on-going research.
After Acceptance of Your Registration Request
Upon receipt and acceptance of the completed and signed Informed Consent Agreement, if you have not already done so, you can then submit the balance of the workshop registration fee (less your prepaid deposit) either online here by credit or debit card or by check sent via postal mail for the balance of the workshop registration fee. Once we have received payment for the outstanding balance, you will receive detailed information via email with specific details of the workshop (schedule, food menu, room assignments, etc.,). Please be sure to add our email mailbox address: "eagleseye@grokingwholeness.info" to your list of email contacts so emails sent from us do not find their way to your email's spam folder.
No one will be allowed into the workshop without full payment in advance, receipt of the completed registration form, and receipt of the completed informed consent agreement. These forms must be on file by us at least two full weeks before the start of the actual workshop.
If you prefer not to fill out the required forms online, they may be printed out and filled in manually by downloading the form by using your web browser's "print" function (usually initiated by a "right" mouse button click and then selecting "print" on the drop-down menu that appears) and then sending them to our postal mailing address along with along with your check for the balance of the fees owed. Our postal address is:
Best Medicine, Inc.
DBA Groking Wholeness
8022 Mays Avenue
Riverview, FL 33578
If you include a check, it should be made out to Best Medicine, Inc. (the sponsor of these events,) along with the completed Informed Consent Agreement (if you filled in the hardcopy version of this form offline) when you mail your check to us. Please be sure to include the full balance of your registration fee.
Payments and Future Workshops
Future dates for public workshops will be posted on the Events page. Use the payments form to reserve a seat at any future public (or private) workshop. The deposit is required to reserve your seat until the registration form is received and approved (your advance deposit will be deducted from the full registration fee).
Cancellations & Refunds
Reservations may be cancelled with a full refund (including any deposits made) up to two weeks (15 days) prior to the start of the workshop. After that date, 50% of the registration fee will be refunded. For cancellations and refunds, please contact us directly via email (below) or by telephone as soon as possible.
Before the Workshop Experience
Before the workshop we will be offering private Zoom online teleconferencing sessions for our workshop attendees to help you prepare for your workshop experience and share your concerns and issues with other workshop attendees and our practitioners and workshop facilitators.
You will be asked to fill out (preferably online) the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BDI) questionnaires prior to attending your workshop. Completing these questionnaires is not mandatory, but completing them is strongly recommended to help you assess your current state and also so you will be able to compare it after the workshop experience.
Your Weekend experience and Agenda At the Workshop Retreat Center
Currently, all public workshops are held at the Riverbend Retreat Center in Riverview, FL, 30 minutes from Tampa International Airport (TPA) off I-75 Exit 250 - Gibsonton Drive. Riverbend Retreat is a convenient hideaway just a mile off I-75 and near to plenty of shopping, restaurants and entertainment, yet secluded by the Alafia River on two sides an a 80-acre preserve on another. Enjoy swimming, fishing, kayaking, hiking or relaxing in the hammock or on the deck.
Riverbend Retreat Center
10200 Elbow Bend Road
Riverview, FL 33578


Please note that the rooms at the retreat center are all double occupancy so you can either share a room with a significant other or you will be asked to share a room with another attendee of the same gender as you. (The beds in each room can be configured as two single beds or as a double depending on your preferences.) If you do not wish to share a room or prefer privacy, there are hotels close by and we will provide transportation to/from the retreat center as no one will be permitted to drive for at least 24 hours during the workshop. We strongly recommend that you stay at the retreat center if at all possible for the best experience. If you wish to stay offsite, please email or call us for a list of nearby hotels.

For all workshops, plan on arriving no later than 4PM on the evening of the workshop start date. After registration, we will start with introductions, a little socializing and group connections. There will be a mini-dosing session at this time as well as time to answer your questions. Saturday will involve a full dose (by injection or orally) experience for all participants, half of the participants in the morning, and the other half in the afternoon, with integration after both sessions. On Saturday evening you will have the opportunity to socialize, to reflect on your experience or to enjoy the amenities offered by the retreat center. Sunday morning will include a group meeting to discuss again the previous days’ journeys. The agenda for the weekend also includes a meditation and/or Vision Quest experience (time permitting), a Holotropic breathwork experience Sunday and a gentle yoga Saturday and Sunday at 7AM. There will be a light dinner Friday evening and a Light breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday before adjourning at 1PM.
You are asked to plan on staying at the retreat center grounds for the entire weekend experience. Please save any off-site excursions for before the workshop begins or after after it concludes. It is strongly recommended to stay on the retreat center grounds for the entire weekend to insure your comfort, safety and to obtain the full benefits of the workshop experience. However, if you must stay at an offsite hotel, transportation to/from the retreat center and your hotel will be provided. For your own safety - no driving please.
After the Workshop Experience
After the workshop we will be offering private Zoom online teleconferencing sessions to help you fully integrate your workshop experiences and share your experiences and issues with other workshop attendees, our practitioners and workshop facilitators.
You will again be asked to fill out (preferably online) the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BDI) questionnaires after attending your workshop. In addition, you will also be asked to fill out two post-workshop self-evaluation questionnaires: the Mystical Experience Questionnaire (MEQ) and the Expression of Spirituality Inventory (ESI). Again, completing these questionnaires is not mandatory, but completing them is strongly recommended to help you assess yourself after the workshop experience.
The information gathered from these questionnaires will not only be helpful to you in evaluating your experience. It will also be used by our practitioners, to evaluate the experience from their perspective, to consider modifications and other changes that may facilitate a more positive experience for our future participants and well as facilitating on-going research. Again, these questionnaires are not mandatory, but they are strongly encouraged. Completing them all will be helpful to you in integrating your experience and, as well, in helping our practitioners in gathering information that will add to the scientific database on psychedelics. In effect, by completing these questionnaires, you are also helping us help others.
For More Information on the Workshop Experience and the Phenomenology of Ketamine
The information in this section is presented for informational purposes only - please see our disclaimer statement.
To view a video featuring Eli Kolp MD, Carol Roberts MD, and Douglas Bonar LMHC that describes the preparation and what to expect at the Eagle’s Eye workshop in using ketamine to induce a non-ordinary altered state of consciousness, click on the image below.
To view a PowerPoint presentation by Eli Kolp, MD, about The Phenomenology of Ketamine-induced Dissociative States and their Application for Psychotherapy, please click here.
To view an article entitled "The Paradigms of Ketamine Treatment" by Raquel Bennett, Psy.D. please click here
To read a paper entitled Ketamine-Assisted Psychedelic Psychotherapy (KAPP) by Dr Eli Kolp click on the title. The paper describes how to achieve the most sought-after non-ordinary altered state of consciousness experience which can be described as an ego-dissolving, transcendental experience or EDTE (a/k/a transpersonal, mystical, transcendental, spiritual) due to its added benefit of potential instances of spontaneous healing.
For more tools and techniques to prepare for a workshop please click here for a paper authored by Eli Kolp, MD.
You will also find additional information on the use of ketamine to induce non-ordinary altered states of consciousness within the Eagle's Eye Informed Consent Agreement.
Miscellaneous Information
Previous workshop attendees: Please fill out both forms described above each time you register for a new workshop. Forms filled out for a pervious workshop will not be considered for future workshops. (Repeat attendees will be offered a discounted workshop fee off of the then current rate).
To review our privacy policy and disclaimer, please click here.
If you have any questions
email us: eagleseye@grokingwholeness.info
call us: 762-218-2663 (during normal business hours).
Reservation and Registration Form
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