Vol. 04 — Gratitude & Intention

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Hideas brings people together to pause, make something with their hands, and reconnect with what matters. Our socials and ceremonies are built on gratitude, clear intentions, and the courage to meet yourself honestly.

come as you are, leave lighter ✦

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01Medicine Ceremony

Headphones on, sitting comfortably. The journey is about to begin.

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We begin by finding gratitude and setting a clear intention. From there, each breath, journey, drawing, and shared word becomes part of one carefully held experience.

Intention SettingBefore ceremony begins, we go through the practical details, including how to meet the medicine through the vapour cups. A simple guided breath pattern helps everyone settle and move toward ceremony together.
CeremonyMore than an hour in ceremony, with many journeys carried and connected by each breath of the medicine.
NotebookAfter the final journey, when you feel you have touched down, take your pen and paper and begin writing or drawing what wants to come through.
Integration CircleShare your journey with your fellow travellers. Speaking it aloud can help you understand, release, and integrate the experience.

02Socials + Ceremonies Calendar

Gather with us

Small circles, held across British Columbia — Kelowna, Vernon, Kamloops, Vancouver and Lake Country. Seats are limited on purpose.

$150
Next circle29JUN2026Monday
Nature Loves Courage

Nature Loves Courage Medicine Ceremony

We'll gather in a private, secluded space surrounded by nature at Poplar Point. You'll sit comfortably, headphones on, gently gazing toward the sky. As the music begins, our guide will lead you through each breath. With medicine in hand, the journey begins. Let yourself relax and travel with a small group of like-minded souls.

Time
6:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Where
Kelowna, BC
Space
8 seats
Offering
$150

Secluded property overlooking the valley (address on confirmation)

Before you sit:
$45
11JUL2026
Token of Gratitude

Token Of Gratitude — Cacao & Creative Social

Vernon, BC · 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Ceremonial cacao paired with a table full of scissors, glue and salvaged paper. You leave with a matchbook postcard and a portion …

$150
27JUL2026
Nature Loves Courage

Nature Loves Courage Medicine Ceremony

Vancouver, BC · 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM

Whether you seek spiritual growth, mental clarity or emotional healing, you are gently led through the Nature Loves Courage experi…

$45
15AUG2026
Token of Gratitude

Token Of Gratitude — Junk Journal Afternoon

Lake Country, BC · 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Slow afternoon of cacao, stamps, bone folders and scrap paper. Bring a photo of someone you are grateful for; leave with something…

Dates shift with the moon and the weather — message us on WhatsApp for the exact address and current openings.

Before you sit with us

Everything you need, before you arrive

Every seat is screened. Reserving holds your place — it’s confirmed once a facilitator reads your intake. Your form opens in your email app so you can review it before sending.

03Private & Couples Sittings

The ceremony
made for you.

Book a private ceremony for yourself, as a couple, or with people you trust. We shape the pace, setting, preparation, and integration around your group, then hold the room from arrival through landing.

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04Ceremonial Carts & Kits

The Shop

Every cart is hand made using ingredients chosen purposely to support the journey. No empty fillers. No lung-irritating stabilizers.

Ceremonial carts

Celestial Traveller Ceremonial Cart
$175.00$125.00
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Celestial Traveller Ceremonial Cart

Hand made with ingredients chosen purposely to enhance your journey.

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Mothership Ceremonial CartridgeMothership
$200.00$150.00
Sale

Mothership Ceremonial Cartridge

No empty fillers. No lung irritating stabilizers.

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Commander Jack Ceremonial Cartridge
$150.00$100.00
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Commander Jack Ceremonial Cartridge

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05Hideas Episodes

Talk
Medicine

Useful information, the history of psychedelic medicine, and ceremony playlists gathered under one roof.

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History & Heroes · Ep 01

The Importance Of Set, Setting & Sitting In A Hero's Dose Journey

Simple tips that drastically reduce your potential for a bad trip — and why there is no such thing as a bad trip, only a challenging journey.

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History & Heroes · Ep 02

Alex & Ann Shulgin — History And Heroes Of Psychedelics

How the synergy between Sasha and Ann Shulgin led to extraordinary contributions to psychopharmacology, freely shared at the cost of their peril.

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History & Heroes · Ep 03

Bicycle Day: In Celebration Of Dr Albert Hoffman's Acid Trip

The origin story of Bicycle Day, why it is celebrated, and why riding a bicycle on Bicycle Day is a bad idea.

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History & Heroes · Ep 04

Santo Daime — Live Interview With Marina

An Ancestral Medicine Ambassador and facilitator from the Santo Daime, met at a cacao event called The Chocolate Groove.

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07About Hideas

Celebrating the virtues of gratitude and intention setting through ceremonies and creative social events.

08Who Holds The Circle

The Facilitators

Victory brings years of experience holding live rooms; Salar brings visual storytelling and a long personal relationship with plant-medicine culture. Together they balance structure with imagination, helping people feel held without making the experience feel clinical.

Victory Battle, Founder & Ceremony Facilitator

Victory Battle

Founder & Ceremony Facilitator

Victory has spent more than a decade building experiences where the audience is inside the moment rather than watching it. He joined the event production platform Artery in 2018, hosting intimate gatherings out of his Toronto loft studio, and was later chosen as their Event Ambassador.

Before that he designed corporate team-building through The Field Trip Program at Pursuit OCR — stripping away titles and seniority — ran Camp Pursuit for kids across the GTA, co-hosted live charity broadcasts for the Boobie Ball, and built the Dance On Cancer's Grave Relay For Life campaign in memory of his friend Danielle.

Hideas has since relocated from Toronto to British Columbia, where Victory now holds Nature Loves Courage medicine ceremonies and Token of Gratitude socials in Vancouver and across Central BC, including Kelowna, Vernon and Penticton.

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Salar Salahi, Creative Director & Visual Artist

Salar Salahi

Creative Director & Visual Artist

Salar is a visual artist with over 12 years of experience — film, caricature, photography and collage all live under the same hand, and that is where Hideas visual language comes from.

In 2018 he ran a podcast about plant medicine for 18 episodes, and since then he has been in the discovery of different medicines to heal his own traumas and to help others overcome theirs.

He is currently a student of Human Garage, learning to help himself and the community release tension and trauma held in the body.

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09Audio Feedback

We only publish real words from real journeys ✦

If you’ve journeyed with us, you can leave a short audio reflection below. Choose whether to share your name; nothing is published without your permission.

Share your journey

Share your circle

Tell it in your own voice

Record a short reflection. Listen before sharing, and choose whether your name stays private.

Your recording stays on this device. Download it, then attach it to the email that opens.

10Questions

Ask anything

It is normal to have questions before joining a circle. Here are clear, honest answers about safety, cost, preparation, and what the experience is like.

  • Our public circles are cacao and breath-based ceremonies and creative socials — fully legal and open to everyone 19+. Cacao is a food. Anything outside that scope is not sold or advertised here; if you have questions about legality, ask us directly on WhatsApp.

11Contact & Socials

Follow + contact

Message us, follow along, or join the mailing list if you’re not ready to sit yet.

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Private, group & corporate

Birthdays, team days, retreats, wedding-eve circles, creative workshops. We travel across BC and build the format with you.

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