Licensing and faith
How our ceremonies are licensed and held
Two things shape how we work: Colorado's facilitator licensing, and the religious freedom protections we hold our ceremonies under. Here is what each one is, and what it is not.
Our facilitators
Licensed, and held as a faith practice
Our facilitators include Austin Mao, Tamara Golden and Jo Ann Forristal, who each hold a Colorado natural medicine facilitator license. Our ceremonies are held under RFRA.
Colorado
The Natural Medicine Health Act
Colorado voters passed Proposition 122, the Natural Medicine Health Act, in 2022. It created a state framework for natural medicine, including licensed facilitators for psilocybin.
It applies in Colorado only. It does not require a prescription or a diagnosis to take part, but we still screen everyone with a medical intake.
Federal
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act
RFRA is a 1993 federal law. When a federal law substantially burdens someone's sincere religious exercise, the government has to show a compelling interest and use the least restrictive means.
It protects sincere practice, not casual use. Ceremonia holds ceremony as a faith practice, and we do not tell you what to believe.
Honest limits
What this page is not
- It is not advice for your own situation. If you have a specific question, ask an attorney.
- Psilocybin and ayahuasca are not approved as treatments, and we do not claim clinical outcomes.
- Neither framework replaces screening. A nurse practitioner reviews every medical intake.
Questions about how this works?
Someone on our team will walk through it on a connection call, or you can start with the readiness check.