Our team
The people who hold your Ceremonia journey
Six named humans, transparent credentials, intentionally small. Three of us hold a Colorado NMHA license verified on the DORA registry. The remaining three operate as co-facilitators or under the Mexico 508(c)(1)(A)+RFRA framework. We name each role plainly so you know who holds you.
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Credential transparency
Three of six hold an NMHA license. Here's the split.
Three of our six team members hold a Colorado NMHA license verified on the DORA registry: Austin Mao (NMF #0000036), Tamara Golden (NMIT #246), and Jo Ann Forristal (NMIT #213).
Kedar Shashidhar and Valerie Bentson are not NMHA-licensed; on Colorado retreats they operate as co-facilitators or assistants under an NMHA-licensed lead.
Ethan Babbage facilitates our Mexico ayahuasca container under the 508(c)(1)(A)+RFRA framework, which does not require Colorado NMHA licensure.
Verify any license at the Colorado DORA license lookup.
How we work together
An NMF-led ceremony, supported by a small team
Every Colorado retreat is led by an NMHA-licensed Natural Medicine Facilitator (NMF). Our two Facilitators-In-Training (NMIT) train under that lead as part of their NMHA pathway. Two non-NMHA-licensed team members participate as co-facilitators or support in their respective specialty roles, never as the licensed lead. Mexico operates under a different legal framework with an ayahuasca-specialist lead. We name these roles plainly because you have the right to know who holds you.
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