Awaken to your power.
This isn’t therapy. This isn’t another self-help tool. This is a profound, life altering experience. My 6 hour Sacred Mushroom Ceremonies go beyond mindset shifts-they dissolve conditioning, shatter limitations, and reconnect you the the most powerful free version of yourself. This is where your breakthrough begins-a level that traditional talk therapy can never reach.
What to Expect
You’re done with surface level healing modalities and basic ceremonies. I know you’re ready to surrender , ready to face yourself, and ready to step into something far greater than you’ve ever imagined.
When you step into this space, you are stepping into a lineage of sacred work, a ceremony that demands reverence. This is not about chasing an experience. This is about transformation at the deepest level-an unraveling of everything that no longer serves you, a reconnection to your truest most free self.
My work is highly intentional, masterfully guided, and not available to just anyone. I guide those who are truly called. Those who understand that real transformation requires, courage, trust, and surrender.
Welcome
We open the ceremony with a cleansing ritual, prayer, and the setting of intentions. Proper preparation is essential, which is why participants are required to follow a pre-ceremony diet.
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Medicine
The medicine used in my ceremonies is sourced with the utmost care and reverence. I work exclusively with a highly skilled mycologist who deeply understands this is sacred work-ensuring each cultivation is handled with intention and respect. The strain I work with is one that originates in Mexico, carrying the energetic imprint of the land and traditions it comes from.
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Journey
Your journey will unfold like a dream-one where the deepest parts of you finally have space to be seen, heard and understood. As the medicine takes effect, I will guide you -not just with words, but with energy, intuition, and medicine songs that open portals to deeper realms. This is not a passive experience; it’s a meeting with your higher self, your ancestors, and the wisdom that already lives within you. Though I am there to guide you and to keep you safe-you are always in control. The journey will be uniquely yours, shifting and unfolding in ways that only your soul understands.
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Closing
After the journey, we have time to rest and ground. This is a deeply personal experience-you’re welcome to share, journal or simply be in silence. We then gather for a nourishing meal before returning home.
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Integration
Integration is a unique process-no two journeys are the same. To support you, you’ll be invited to a zoom session, and the option to add a one-on-one integration session for deeper guidance.
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How do you want to feel?
A single mushroom ceremony can often provide emotional and psychological healing that surpasses years of conventional therapy. Participants frequently report profound shifts during and after their experience, including:
A deep release from past traumas and limiting beliefs.
A radical shift in perspective that rewires old patterns.
An unshakable sense of clarity, purpose, and self trust.
Freedom from fear, doubt, and emotional blockages.
A renewed ability to cultivate fulfilling relationships.
Profound inner peace and a reconnection to self
An awakening to their own power, wisdom, and potential.
“Alexis is truly gifted at what she does. She is well-educated in the subject and truly cares about your healing journey. All of this allows for an amazing experience before, during, and after. I experienced a spiritual awakening I’d never experienced before. If you follow her guidelines, trust her, and come with an open heart, you will have no regrets. I believe in her work and wish the whole world could experience her ceremony.”
— Rosalia
Upcoming Ceremonies
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Traditional Mushroom Ceremony
SATURDAY
MARCH 22, 2025
10:30am to 4:30 pm
LOCATION:
Berkeley, CA
*Ceremony sign-ups close one week before the ceremony date. This gives you time for the dieta and allows me time to make a donation to the Mazatec community.
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Traditional Mushroom Ceremony
SATURDAY
MAY 24, 2025
10:30am-4:30pm
LOCATION:
Berkeley, CA
*Ceremony sign-ups close one week before the ceremony date. This gives you time for the dieta and allows me time to make a donation to the Mazatec community.
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Traditional Mushroom Ceremony
SATURDAY
JUNE 28, 2025
10:30am-4:30pm
LOCATION:
Berkeley, CA
*Limited to 8
*Ceremony sign-ups close one week before the ceremony date. This gives you time for the dieta and allows me time to make a donation to the Mazatec community.
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Custom Individual or Group Ceremony
Please reach out to schedule a private individual ceremony or ceremonies for couples or a group of friends. Available days : Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday.
Exclusive Customized 8-Hour Ceremonies
This exclusive, in-home ceremony is designed for those seeking the deepest level of healing, clarity, and transformation. Extending beyond the traditional 6-hour session, this 8-hour immersive experience allows us to go further—unraveling deep-seated patterns, accessing profound insights, and guiding you toward true liberation.
Held in the comfort of your own home, this private journey is fully customized to your needs, ensuring a deeply personal and sacred experience. With extended time for preparation, guided exploration, and integration, this ceremony is for those ready to surrender fully, step into their truth, and emerge renewed, aligned, and empowered.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Ceremony
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Psilocybin is a naturally-occurring psychedelic found in certain types of mushrooms. When psilocybin is ingested, it’s converted in the body to psilocin, which is the chemical that creates a psychedelic experience or altered state of consciousness. The mushrooms used in my ceremonies contain psilocybin.
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My ceremonies are rooted in the Mazatec tradition, which emphasizes integrity and heart in healing. Niños Santos (“Holy Children” or “Little Saint Children”) is what Mazatec healers call “magic mushrooms.” The Mazatec, an Indigenous people of Oaxaca, Mexico, view Niños Santos as living entities with divine healing power.
Without the Mazatec’s resilience and knowledge of mushrooms for healing, I would not be able to do this work. To honor the Mazatec people's contribution to psilocybin healing traditions, 10% of all ceremony proceeds are donated to Historias y Memorias Mazatecas (HMM), an organization dedicated to preserving Mazatec cultural heritage and artifacts.
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The effects of psilocybin are highly variable and depend on your mindset and the environment, but generally within an hour of ingestion, you’ll begin to experience shifts in consciousness, perception, and perhaps mood. Psychedelic journeys typically last between 4-6 hours and can shift throughout the experience. Some people experience some nausea, which can be alleviated with breathing and movement.
During your journey, you may experience visions, release stored emotions, access lost memories, and gain deeper insights into your life and relationships. It can be an overwhelming experience, which is why I’m there to help guide you before, during and after the ceremony.
Psilocybin is not known to be physically addictive.
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Research indicates that psilocybin can induce neuroplasticity, the brain’s ability to change and reorganize thought patterns, enabling people to find new ways to process anxiety, depression or deeply embedded trauma. It can also be effective for more spiritual explorations.
Potential immediate and long-lasting benefits of psilocybin:
Reduced negative mood and increased positive mood
Increased feelings of tolerance, understanding and empathy
Getting unstuck; release of fears that allow you to take a big leap or identify the next step toward transformation or achieving the next level
Accelerated emotional/psychological healing
Happier mood because of the release of past stories and new compassion for people who you may feel have wronged you
More compassion for self and self-love
More alignment with your purpose
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In clinical studies, psilocybin has been shown to be high benefit and low risk. It’s generally safe and well-tolerated. It’s not known to be physically addictive and overdosing is nearly impossible.
So-called “bad trips” are usually the result of an uncontrolled environment, mixing with alcohol and/or other drugs, or taking too much recreationally without intention.
Possible physical side effects include nausea, vomiting, disorientation, and headaches. I will be there to guide you through any possible negative side effects.
You will be in control during the ceremony. Think of it as a deep meditation. If you open your eyes, you are here in the here and now. If you close your eyes, you can go back into your journey.
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Mushroom ceremonies are not for you, if you:
Are looking for a recreational experience
Are processing extreme grief
Are on antibiotics
Are on lithium medication
Have a personal or family history of bipolar, schizophrenia, or other personality disorders
The Basics
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I start with a free 30-minute fit call. I want to make sure you’re interested in establishing a relationship with mushrooms beyond recreational use. If it’s a good fit, I’ll invite you to sign up for an upcoming ceremony
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Absolutely! It can be meaningful to experience a journey with friends and partners. If you have a group of friends who would like to participate in a ceremony together, I can also guide ceremonies at private residences.
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The cost of each ceremony depends on the venue. I try to make my prices as accessible as possible.
A single mushroom ceremony can often provide emotional and psychological healing that surpasses years of conventional therapy.
Included in the 6-hour single day ceremonial retreat:
Group pre-ceremony Zoom call to meet each other
A dose of sacred mushrooms (typically 2 grams)
Mushroom medicine ceremony (cleanse, sacred mushrooms, meditation, guided healing journey)
Vegetarian meal provided after the healing journey
Post-ceremony integration zoom call one week after the ceremony
To honor the Mazatec people's contribution to psilocybin healing traditions, 10% of all ceremony proceeds are donated to Historias y Memorias Mazatecas (HMM), an organization dedicated to preserving Mazatec cultural heritage and artifacts.
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For your comfort and for the medicine to work best, please follow these recommendations for the 4 to 5 days before/after the ceremony:
Clean diet leading up to the ceremony. Specifically no black beans and no meat (especially pork, beef, chicken)
No alcohol, drugs or other medicinal plants as a way to show respect to the medicine and purify the body and soul
No sex with others or yourself
Do not participate in gossip or anger and try to maintain clean mental hygiene
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The day of the ceremony, the body must be clean inside and out.
Steam shower in the morning
A ceremony is a very sacred ritual so one should dress with clean clothes and with intent
Light breakfast or fasting the day of the ceremony. The lightness resulting from fasting makes it easier for the medicine to work in your body. If you do have breakfast that morning, no eggs or milk. (eggs are considered sacred, and milk cuts the effect of the mushroom) a small cup of coffee is ok.
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Please approach the ceremony with humility and respect, but without fear, as you need to surrender and relax. Being nervous is completely normal.
Clean, comfortable and white clothes (if you don’t have anything white, please wear a light color. But dressing with intention is most important thing). An extra pair of socks as some people feel cold with the initial effects of the medicine
Yoga mat
Blanket and pillow so that you can lay down comfortably
An eye mask if that helps you focus and be less distracted
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The full ceremony is 6 hours. The journey lasts about 3.5 hours.
We will open the ceremony with a cleansing ritual, prayer and intention. Each participant receives 2g. The mushrooms are locally-sourced, and we commune with one strain. It takes about 30 to 60 minutes to feel the effects of the medicine.
There is an option to take about .5g more once the journey has begun (2nd round). It is advised that you listen to your own body and needs before deciding to take more. Typically 2g is sufficient. More medicine does not necessarily mean a deeper process.
Your preparation, intent, ability to surrender, and respect for the ceremony has a greater effect than the dosage.
We will have time to rest, share any insights and share a meal at the end before driving home.
*Please let me know if you would prefer to take a smaller dose. We also do a 2nd round where you can take 2 or 4 more mushrooms.
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You will commune with the mushrooms whole.
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Yes. I provide a nourishing, vegetarian homemade meal after every ceremony.
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My ceremonies are curated with intention, love and safety in mind. To maintain an intimate, safe and immersive experience, my ceremonies are limited to 6 to 12 participants. Most of my ceremonies are bilingual—English and Spanish.
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Yes. Please schedule a call with me to discuss it further.
“Alexis holds space in such a beautiful and authentic way. I’m super sensitive to others’ energy, so it made me nervous to do my healing with others present, but working with Alexis was awesome. Los Niños Santos had many messages for me about healing my lineage and my own traumas and I was able to connect with and work with ancestors and spirit guides to really move things forward. I felt safe and held in a beautiful community of other mostly latina or Bipoc women. It was a beautiful experience that I'd definitely recommend to others.”
— Emelina
“I had a beautiful heart-opening experience during this ceremony. It was my first experience with mushrooms and I was afraid of having a ‘bad trip,’ but Alexis puts great care and intent into the ceremonies and it is felt in the experience. She does an amazing job at creating a sacred and safe space for all guests. I highly recommend attending a future ceremony!”
— Marisol
Credit: Historias y Memorias Mazatecas Archive
Giving Back
To honor the Mazatec's contribution to our understanding of psilocybin as medicine, I donate 10% of ceremony proceeds to support Historias y Memorias Mazatecas (HMM).
I make the donation BEFORE each ceremony to set an intention of honoring the Mazatec tradition, knowledge and community. By participating in my mushroom ceremonies, you're not only immersing yourself in a day of healing and cultural expansion, but also actively contributing to the preservation of Mazatec culture and honoring sacred indigenous reciprocity.
The Mazatec, an indigenous people of Oaxaca, Mexico, call psilocybin mushrooms "Niños Santos" (Holy Children) and view them as divine healing entities. Historias y Memorias Mazatecas (HMM) is dedicated to the preservation of cultural artifacts and helps counteract the adverse effects of exploitation, commercialization, and other challenges faced by the Mazatec community. Thank you for helping to preserve the important cultural heritage of the Mazatec.