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PMFT Program Overview

Discover the full nine-month program, then explore the three quarterly units that form the learning pathway.

Althea Lawton-Thompson teaching during a Plant Medicine Facilitator Training session

The full program · Jan - Sep 2027

Psychedelic Medicine Facilitator Training

This program is a combination of virtual classroom training and in-person practice over 9 months for facilitators-in-training to experience, practice, and prepare to support shamans/medicine healers in serving entheogens including (but not limited to) Hapé, Psilocybin Mushroom, and Ayahuasca in countries where they are each legal.

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The full PMFT learning pathway

Three units. One connected program.

Compare the learning, schedule, and pathways in each unit. Open a unit to explore its full curriculum, tuition, and important notes.

The three quarterly units of the full PMFT program
Program breakdown	Unit 1Atlanta, Georgia	Unit 2St. Marys, Jamaica	Unit 3Tarapoto, Peru
Overview	In semester one, students will learn foundational commonly-used practices in ceremonial healing. This unit includes a 5-day in-person training and three (3) virtual sessions. In-person training includes:	During the second semester, students will work with psilocybin mushroom, marijuana, and healing herbal plants. This unit includes a 5-day in-person training in Jamaica and two (2) virtual sessions. In-person training includes:	During the final semester, students will choose 1 of the first 2 options before moving on to the 9-Day Ayahuasca Cooking Course:
Schedule & format	In-Person January 19-24; Virtual Jan/Feb/Mar	In-Person April 20-25; Virtual Apr/May/June	Virtual Aug/September; In-person session requires 3 weeks in Peru in July to complete
Curriculum & pathways	Building Ceremonial Fire Using Ceremonial Tobacco Serving Ceremonial Hapé Understanding your own metaphysical abilities Building your own spiritual toolkit Mental & Emotional Assessments Legal & Ethical Protection Cultural Review	Foraging for Medicinal Herbs and Plants Psilocybin Mushroom Decarboxylation of Marijuana Business Management, Legal, and International Banking Safety & Protection with Negative Spiritual Entities Pre and Post-Integration Training	7-Day Sacred Ayahuasca Journey 2-Week Dieta with 5 Ayahuasca group & Solo Ceremonies 9-Day Ayahuasca Cooking Course
After Successful Completion	After successfully completing Unit 1, PMFTers may serve Hapé and hold Hapé ceremonies. Students may choose to stop the program after Unit 1.	Awaiting Althea’s wording.	Awaiting Althea’s wording.
Explore this unit	Learn more about Unit 1 · Atlanta, Georgia	Learn more about Unit 2 · St. Marys, Jamaica	Learn more about Unit 3 · Tarapoto, Peru

Unit 1

Atlanta, Georgia

Overview: In semester one, students will learn foundational commonly-used practices in ceremonial healing. This unit includes a 5-day in-person training and three (3) virtual sessions. In-person training includes:
Schedule & format: In-Person January 19-24; Virtual Jan/Feb/Mar
Curriculum & pathways: Building Ceremonial Fire
Using Ceremonial Tobacco
Serving Ceremonial Hapé
Understanding your own metaphysical abilities
Building your own spiritual toolkit
Mental & Emotional Assessments
Legal & Ethical Protection
Cultural Review
After Successful Completion: After successfully completing Unit 1, PMFTers may serve Hapé and hold Hapé ceremonies. Students may choose to stop the program after Unit 1.

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Unit 2

St. Marys, Jamaica

Overview: During the second semester, students will work with psilocybin mushroom, marijuana, and healing herbal plants. This unit includes a 5-day in-person training in Jamaica and two (2) virtual sessions. In-person training includes:
Schedule & format: In-Person April 20-25; Virtual Apr/May/June
Curriculum & pathways: Foraging for Medicinal Herbs and Plants
Psilocybin Mushroom
Decarboxylation of Marijuana
Business Management, Legal, and International Banking
Safety & Protection with Negative Spiritual Entities
Pre and Post-Integration Training
After Successful Completion: Awaiting Althea’s wording.

Learn more about Unit 2 · St. Marys, Jamaica

Unit 3

Tarapoto, Peru

Overview: During the final semester, students will choose 1 of the first 2 options before moving on to the 9-Day Ayahuasca Cooking Course:
Schedule & format: Virtual Aug/September; In-person session requires 3 weeks in Peru in July to complete
Curriculum & pathways: 7-Day Sacred Ayahuasca Journey
2-Week Dieta with 5 Ayahuasca group & Solo Ceremonies
9-Day Ayahuasca Cooking Course
After Successful Completion: Awaiting Althea’s wording.

Learn more about Unit 3 · Tarapoto, Peru

The heart of the training

Core Focus Areas of the Program

Honoring Indigenous Communities Through Collaboration
Experiential Learning as Both Participant & Facilitator-in-Training
Bridging Clinical & Ceremonial Approaches to Holistic Wellness
Building a Personal Ceremony Toolkit Based on One’s Unique Background
Self-Assessment & Self-Healing Before Helping Others

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