Meet your guides:
Sergio: Born and raised in Mexico, now living in the US, I've navigated the academic and professional worlds across borders, earning a Mexican JD, a UK LLM, two US master’s degrees in Integral Counseling and East-West Psychology, and a Ph.D. in East-West Psychology at CIIS, focused on developing an integral blueprint for training psychedelic-assisted therapists. My journey has led me to become a core faculty member at CIIS' Integral Counseling Psychology, AMPYDET's Transpersonal Master’s degree program, Protocol Q's Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy training in Mexico, and serve as a mentor in CIIS' Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Research certificate program. I am also a lead psilocybin retreat facilitator with Beckley Retreats, a licensed MFT in private practice specializing in existential growth and consciousness expansion, and a certified MAPS MDMA-Assisted Therapy Practitioner.
Eva: With a background as a professional dancer, integrative bodywork practitioner, trauma-sensitive mind-body coach, curanderismo-informed practitioner, and minister for the Congregation of Sacred Practices, I integrate holistic interventions and plant medicine into a healing approach that honors the body, mind, and spirit. Originally from Mexico, I am bilingual, bicultural, and I have called California home since 2002. With over 15 years of healing experience and an apprenticeship with Mazatec curanderas, I understand that soul healing is profoundly personal and non-linear, often requiring a balance of spiritual practice, intuitive guidance, and deep self-respect. My approach is gentle, intuitive, and non-intrusive, creating space for individuals to discover their own unique path to healing. I hold the conviction that God is love and that true healing begins with self-respect and respect for others.
Our roots run deep into the rich soil of Mexican healing traditions, where we have been trained by curanderos in the sacred use of plants for healing and growth. This background has fueled over 15 years of training and mentoring psychedelic-assisted therapists and guides. As Mestizo Mexicans, we carry a profound awareness of the painful history of Western appropriation of Indigenous wisdom—a consciousness that shapes our approach when leading groups to Mexico.
Careful not to exoticize or romanticize Indigenous teachings, we strive to engage with these traditions respectfully. In these pilgrimages, we take the time to learn about the contexts in which sacred plants are used, to understand the struggles of these communities, and to explore collaborative ways to support them. Our aim is not to extract what is generously offered but to foster alliances where learning and teaching flow both ways in a relationship marked by respect, mutuality, and reciprocity.
At the Mountain of Adoration
