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PMFT ProgramPsychedelic Medicine Facilitator Training

PMFT quarterly unit

Unit 1 · Atlanta, Georgia

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:

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

Schedule

In-Person January 19-24; Virtual Jan/Feb/Mar

Curriculum details

In-person training

Unit curriculumUnit 1 · Atlanta, Georgia

In-Person January 19-24; Virtual Jan/Feb/Mar

Learning focus

Building Ceremonial Fire

Honor the four directions, four elements and ancestral offerings. Learn how to consecrate the earth at the foundational center of the fire, how to build a "cradle" with intention and prayer, how to align the wood, and how to choose safe firewood.

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Using Ceremonial Tobacco

Learn how to clear a space, protect ceremony participants, and make offerings with different forms of mapacho tobacco.

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Serving Ceremonial Hapé

Learn self-serve and patient-serve protocols. Learn the difference between various hapé blends, different serving techniques, and how to create and lead a full hapé ceremony.

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Understanding your own metaphysical abilities

Clearly identify your spiritual abilities for self-healing and spiritual communication while facilitating ceremony.

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Building your own spiritual toolkit

Choose medicinal herbs, resins, nature elements, natural animal materials, and serving tools that resonate most with you.

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Mental & Emotional Assessments

Learn safe assessment practices for self, PMFT peers, and clients.

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Legal & Ethical Protection

Understand and create legal waivers, informed consents, and releases.

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Cultural Review

Discuss various indigenous communities and their healing traditions.

After successfully completing Unit 1, PMFTers may serve Hapé and hold Hapé ceremonies. Students may choose to stop the program after Unit 1.

Before applying

Tuition

Unit 1 · Atlanta, Georgia
$3999

Important notes

Passport

All students must have a valid passport that expires after January 2028 to register for Units 2 & 3.

Unit 2 & 3 Fees

Fees for Unit 2 & Unit 3 cover accommodations, meals, and airport transfers - they DO NOT cover airfare.

Program Progression

All 2027 PMFT students must complete each unit in succession, but Unit 2 and Unit 3 may be postponed until the next year without retaking Unit 1. Pricing may change each year.

Former PMFT Students

Former PMFT students from 2023-2026 may join Unit 2 or Unit 3 without repeating Unit 1. They may also do the Dieta or the Cooking Class independently of one another.

Transportation

We do not provide or arrange any transportation to or from the training locations. You must arrange and pay for your own transportation.

Your next step

The Process

In order to allow your participation in the program, you must complete the following application. We will contact you at the email & number provided (check for accuracy) to schedule an appointment to discuss the program in detail and determine your eligibility.

Allow up to 2 weeks for a response to your application.

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