Level Two - Friends & Family
Course Summary
Develop the skills and presence needed to safely support friends and loved ones during sacred mushroom experiences while maintaining your own balance and well-being.
This program is designed for personal and community practice for members to hold sacrament with other members, not professional psychedelic therapy.
Participants learn practical approaches to preparation, supportive presence, and integration within a respectful spiritual framework.
Features
Engage with Our Community
Communicate with fellow participants on our member network and attend workshop calls.*
Learn from 8 Interactive Modules
Each week contains a written chapter, a video lesson, and supplemental content.
Weekly Assessments
Test your understanding with weekly quizzes and a final assessment
Weekly Modules
The Group Experience
Learn the foundations of holding space for others in a group setting, including the dynamics, benefits, and responsibilities of communal ceremony.
Preparation, Orientation, and Integration
Understand how to prepare participants for ceremony, orient them within the experience, and support long-term integration.
Risks and Benefits of Boundaries
Examine the role of healthy boundaries in ceremony, learning how they safeguard both participants and ministers while allowing trust to flourish.
Shamanic, Supernatural, Psychic, and Indescribable
Prepare for the full range of mystical or unexpected phenomena that can emerge during communion and how to hold space for the unknown.
Psychedelic Samurai – Core Skills of a Sacred Mushroom Facilitator
Develop essential facilitation skills rooted in presence, discernment, and spiritual humility to serve as a grounded guide.
Diversity in the Ceremony Space
Explore how to create an inclusive, respectful space that honors the varied backgrounds, identities, and experiences of each participant.
Rules of the Sacrament Space – Participants and Ministers
Clarify the expectations and responsibilities of everyone in the ceremony space to ensure safety, harmony, and sacred focus.
Harm Reduction and Crisis Management
Build confidence in navigating difficult or destabilizing experiences, applying principles of harm reduction and compassionate crisis support.
*Twice monthly workshop calls occur at alternating times between afternoon and evening.
Ongoing Support &
Bi-Monthly Integration Calls
Your journey continues beyond the course with ongoing calls for reflection, guidance, and community support. Connect with others including ministers and experienced mentors to deepen your practice and integrate your experiences. You’re never alone on this path.