Join up to 16 journeyers for what alumni call the "most transformative experience" of their lives. Feel greater peace, love, joy, and harmony; learn how to flow with life's challenges; and manifest durable transformation in this 6 week journey, including:
• 7 day in-person retreat,
• 3 ayahuasca ceremonies,
• 2 weeks of virtual preparation,
• 5 weeks of virtual integration,
• Inner Circle peer support groups,
• ongoing community access, and
• tax-deductible donation to Ceremonia church.
Heal is the first of Ceremonia’s 3-stage Arc of Durable Transformation: Awaken, Heal, and Manifest. Our intention is to guide members to unimaginable levels of peace, joy, and spiritual connection while avoiding undue suffering.
Heal's 7 day weekend all-inclusive retreat includes experiential workshops at the intersection of psychology and spirituality, science and shamanism. Our objective is to facilitate safety and skill with surfacing, allowing, and being with what may arise in the psychedelic experience. The 7 day program is informed by the latest technologies of psychotherapy and ancient wisdom of sacred shamanism. These tools then become integral parts of how we can relate with our feelings and triggers back in the real world to be our Highest Self instead of avoiding or suppressing.
We gather in Ceremonia's sacred space in beautiful Denver, Colorado with a carefully curated group of amazing and loving souls. Heal is suitable for alumni of Level 1: Awaken or those with significant ceremony or psychedelic therapy experience. Our experienced facilitators and team of therapists have guided more than 300 founders, leaders, and creators through their transformational journeys with plant sacraments.
As a non-profit 501(a)(8) entheogenic church, your donation is tax-deductible. Visit our website for more information about Ceremonia and what sets us apart.
"Working with Ceremonia was truly life-changing... the impact on my life, relationships, kids, and even business cannot be overstated. I don't just feel like a different person. I am a different person."
- Josh Linkner
5X Tech Entrepreneur, 2X New York Times Bestselling author, Venture Capital investor
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"This weekend with Ceromonia was life changing... The space is beautiful and really fun; the other participants had great energy and open hearts; and the overall experience was magical... Highly recommend for anyone who wants to get to the next level and is looking for truly expert guidance!"
- Alex Raymond (CEO of Kapta & Host of the Conscious Entrepreneur Summit)
"This was a really beautiful transformative experience... there's a tremendous amount of growth that happened and ultimately, I'm just humbled and honored to have been a part of it... the type of work that transpired here has has the power to change the world because because we're changing ourselves... if you're looking for something different, that's going to require you to do something different. And and I know that I've experienced something truly magical here."
- Dillon Dygert (2x Exited Founder)
"I just feel much more integrated and free and open and very humbled for the path ahead.... living from a place of selflessness and from a place of love and abundance and selfless service and care and community.... it shows and you're just integrity and dedication is very inspirational and valuable for the world. Thank you"
- Elvie K (Head of Strategy at Major Financial Firm)
"Austin is incredibly caring, wise and experienced in this subject matter. He has taught me a great deal about psychedelic and plant medicine integration and has been instrumental to my own personal consciousness journey."
- Dr. Anna Yusim (Clinical Faculty, Yale Medical School)
Best-selling Author, Fulfilled: How the Science of Spirituality Can Help You Love a Happier, More Meaningful Life
"The retreat space, the retreat environment, invites an opportunity for growth, because you're around all different kinds of people from different backgrounds and different states and countries. And if you come with an open mind, you can receive a lot of healing and a lot of support. "
- Kathleen Hooper (Musician)
"It's really allowed me to relate to the world in a different facet with without having to try to figure it out myself. "
- David Coombs (Coach)
"As the CEO of a psychedelic medicine technology company, I'm so happy to have met Austin and developed both a deep personal friendship, as well as a fruitful working relationship with him... One attribute that is immediately obvious about Austin is his ability to balance both the theoretical and the emotional sides of personal growth... I am incredibly grateful to have Austin in my life, and couldn't recommend him more highly for anyone seeking the masterful blend of skills he offers."
- David Champion (CEO of Maya Health)
"[It] was the most profound experience of my life and having Austin hold space with such grounded, beautiful love, helped me to feel absolutely safe within my own, personal journey of self-discovery."
- Erik Oberholtzer (Founder & CEO, 58% Water)
"It was the combination of Austin’s spiritual and practical approaches that really freed me to continue my path. Understanding my physical body, my brain, and the interaction with the work, was crucial for me to grow and evolve... Simply put, Austin guided me into the work and has inspired and energized me weekly in the proceeding nearly two years. The beautiful symmetry of the leader and guide also seeking comfort, support and guidance from those whom he is leading became part of my blueprint; we all are on the path, we are all one, we are never alone, there is a way and all of us are guides in our own way."
- Matthew Horeczko (Attorney & Founder of Matt-Law)
As a non-profit church located in beautiful Colorado, we provide access to these transformational experiences in a way that most providers cannot.
The sacred entheogens that we serve are integral components of the Ceremonia religion. As such, our sacred practices and use of these sacraments are protected by the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), which has been upheld in the Supreme Court in concern with other plant sacrament churches. Additionally, Colorado recently decriminalized psilocybin mushrooms and DMT (the psychotropic compound in Ayahuasca) on November 9, 2022 in Proposition 122.
Heal is suitable for alumni of Level 1: Awaken or those with significant ceremony or psychedelic therapy experience. Within the retreat, our experienced facilitators serve the sacred entheogenic sacrament of ayahuasca in three ceremonies in accordance with the Ceremonia sacred practices. These are provided in escalating doses as an introductory on-ramp to the psychedelic experience.
Ceremonia’s home offers a truly special campus for our journeys and your next event. The 8,800 sq. ft. space on 2 acres features a heated indoor pool, steam room, hot tubs, and large workshop spaces. Ceremonia is conveniently located halfway between Denver and Boulder just forty minutes from Denver airport.
Ceremonia is a non-profit, entheogenic church that combines the most advanced practices in psychology with the wisdom of sacred shamanism. Our goal is to produce deep and durable transformation in service of greater connection to one’s Higher Self—the Divine within—by facilitating a synthesis of science and spirituality through online mastermind trainings and experiential retreats.
Austin Mao (Co-founder & Head Minister) is a writer, speaker, serial entrepreneur, and certified psychedelic integration coach. Most recently, he was the Program Director and facilitator for 1Heart, a leading Ayahuasca retreat for thought leaders and founders. Since 2020, Austin has participated in the spiritual journeys of more than 300 entrepreneurs, including Fortune 500 executives and Silicon Valley Unicorn founders.
Chuchu Wang (Co-founder & Facilitator) Chuchu is a meditation and breathwork instructor, certified yoga teacher, and sex and relationship coach. She has been an Operations Manager and Elevation Leader for 1Heart, a leading Ayahuasca retreat for thought leaders and founders. As Steward and Facilitator, Chuchu lends her creative talents and heart-led wisdom to our sacred space and the spiritual journeys of our members.
Supporting Staff include leading psychologists and psychedelic-assisted therapists.
Awaken your Highest Self in an all-inclusive immersive experience with a curated group of up to 16 souls. Includes luxury lodging, 3x meals a day, and spa time.
Journey inwards with three guided ayahuasca sacrament ceremonies supported by experienced facilitators and therapists.
Prepare for the journey ahead with two weeks of workshops, peer group calls, training videos, psycho-spiritual readings, consciousness exercises, meditations, rituals, routines, and nutrition guidance
Receive post-retreat support in integrating revelations and commitments with four weeks of integration workshops, peer group calls, accountability support, exercises, and more.
Surface suppressed energies and learn tools to observe, allow, and let go of limiting beliefs with fellow inspirational leaders.
Rebalance the nervous system, connect with your body, and feel the flow through guided yoga and meditations by certified facilitators.
Fresh, organic, farm-to-table meals by alumni and participant chefs who infuse the food with love and care.
Journey deeper through frequency and feel the healing powers of vibration.
Invoke courage and experience the extraordinary benefits of cold plunges and steam rooms in Ceremonia’s luxury spa.
Receive support from curated peer groups led by expert facilitators for more intimate sharing and accountability
An invitation to our growing community of creators who have also awakened their Higher Selves, sharing resources, support, and love.
Total access to two hot tubs, a steam room, indoor heated pool, cold plunges, yoga deck, and more.
Luxury shared rooms with memory foam beds, organic soaps, and indoor/outdoor access. Upgrades are available for private rooms or bathrooms.
Optional 8 week mastermind course that dives deeper into the psycho-spiritual frameworks facilitated in the Awaken program. Contact us for more details.
Gift shop for Tulum/Bali/Japanese-inspired wears at the gift shop in Ceremonia’s Sacred Space or at the DivineDefined.com
The day of the Solar Plexus Chakra contains workshops where you are invited to step out of victimhood and into radical responsibility. We dive into the moments where we betrayed our own integrity as the ego chased safety. This helps us rediscover and reintegrate the parts of us that we have hidden away for so long, enhancing our wholeness—an essential tool for the evening’s plant sacrament ceremony.
The day of the Heart Chakra is provides the environment for finding forgiveness for others and yourself. You will embrace your wounded inner child—the exiled parts of yourself—with the recognition, love, and leadership that s/he has craved. These tools will help you explore the depths of your Self within the evening’s plant sacrament ceremony.
The day of the Throat Chakra explores all the times we said “yes” when we should have said “no”, or vice-versa. We find courage in our Inner Power to express ourselves in full congruence with the Inner Truth that has laid dormant within us. You will practice standing in your power and taking up space. This, in turn, provides the footing to create your, which gets crystallized in evening’s breathwork experience.
The day of the Third Eye Chakra starts with a special day ceremony where we celebrate life and all the avenues that led us to this present, beautiful moment. All of the tools of the the five chakras before integrate into your Inner Power to be true to your Self. The day carries into workshops on conscious creatorship and abundance: a pathway to manifest our Highest Vision of love, joy, and peace.
Finally, the day of the Crown Chakra ties all the prior chakras together by grounding a new way of being discovered in the Preparation and Immersion. The Integration workshops provide tools to translate the ineffable, felt-sense experiences within the psychedelic experience into actionable tools that can be employed in daily life. We practice these tools by intentionally acting out triggering situations so that our members can respond healthily with intuition instead of reacting with impulse back at home.
