Level 1 Facilitator Training
Become a heart centered space holder.
Have you felt the desire to learn the art of holding space for individuals in their psychedelic journey? This is a sacred role that offers a container of safety, love and guidance through the landscapes of plant medicine journeys.
Why Join This Training?
This is more than just a training—it’s an invitation to step into a sacred role, empowering you to support others with love, wisdom, and reverence. By attending, you will:
● Learn the foundational practices for holding safe and sacred space for individuals during psychedelic ceremonies.
● Explore the joys and responsibilities of facilitation, from preparation to integration.
● Gain insights into set and setting, safety protocols, and the inner wisdom of the journeyer.
● Develop your trust in the medicines and the natural intelligence of both the human spirit and the natural world.
● Study and experience plant medicines such as Hapé, Psilocybin, Cacao, and LSD in a supportive, ceremonial context.
● Honor the indigenous roots of these sacred practices and the universal human right to explore consciousness and healing.
What You’ll Receive
This immersive training provides a rich, supportive environment for your growth as a psychedelic facilitator. Here’s what’s included:
Essentials for Comfort and Nourishment
● Lodging and Meals: Experience nourishment in a peaceful, grounding environment designed to support deep transformation.
Hands-On Learning and Certification
● Experiential Learning: Gain hands-on practice in real ceremonial settings to develop your confidence and skills.
● Level One Certification: Equip yourself with the knowledge and tools to hold space for individuals in ceremonial contexts.
Core Resources and Tools
● Psychedelic Manual: A comprehensive guide covering the principles, practices, and techniques taught in this training.
● Safety & Guidelines: Learn essential tools for navigating legalities, managing risks, and creating secure, supportive spaces.
● Sound Baths and Ceremonies: Participate in transformative, healing experiences that incorporate sound and plant medicines.
● Safe use of sacraments and navigating contraindications.
Curriculum Overview
Foundations of Psychedelic Exploration
● What Are Psychedelics? Gain a foundational understanding of these powerful substances.
● The Science of Psychedelics: Explore how psychedelics interact with the brain and body.
● History and Origins of Psychedelic Use: Discover the rich cultural and historical roots of these sacred medicines.
Preparation for the Journey
● Setting Intentions: Learn how to align your purpose and energy for meaningful experiences.
● The Importance of Set and Setting: Understand how your mindset and environment shape the journey.
● Dietary Considerations: Explore the role of diet in preparing the body and mind.
● The Art of Ceremony: Learn how to create a sacred space and learn the vital elements of a safe and effective ceremony.
Navigating the Experience
● The Power of Surrender: Develop tools to let go and trust the process during challenging moments.
● Breathwork: Use the breath as an anchor for grounding and navigating heightened states of awareness.
Integration
● Make the Journey Last: Learn how to make sense of and integrate your psychedelic experience into real life.
● Community Healing and Connection: Learn how to support collective growth and connection post-journey.
Special Topics
● Microdosing: Unlock the potential of small, intentional doses for everyday clarity and creativity.
● Psychedelics and End-of-Life Transitions: Discover how psychedelics can provide profound comfort and perspective during life’s final stages.
Practical Guidance
● Harm Reduction Tips: Learn practical steps to ensure safety and well-being during ceremonies.
● Holding Space and Facilitation: Develop the skills to guide others with care, compassion, and confidence.
Ongoing Support
● The Next Step: Stay connected with a community of like-minded individuals and mentors.
● One-Year Membership: Enjoy a full year of access to the Heart of the Earth & Sky Entheogenic Sanctuary.
● Resources and Recommendations: Access curated tools, readings, and community connections to continue your learning and growth.
The Setting
This training takes place on private, enchanted land in the mountains of Silver City, New Mexico, a location that has been carefully established as a ceremonial ground where Nature and the sacred medicines are held in great respect.
The beauty and energy of this land provide the perfect environment for deep connection, healing, and learning. Surrounded by the profound stillness of the mountains, participants will feel nurtured and inspired as they explore the sacred work of plant medicine facilitation.
To honor the privacy and sanctity of this space, the exact location will be shared once registration is complete.
The Journey Continues
Successfully completing this Level One training is the foundation of a greater journey. Graduates will have the opportunity to advance into higher levels of training, which include:
● Level Two: Focus on Community Building and learning to facilitate ceremonies for larger groups of journeyers. This level emphasizes fostering connection and safety in group dynamics while maintaining sacred integrity.
● Level Three: This Advanced Leadership Training prepares participants to step into ceremonial leadership roles. It also includes the option to become ordained into the Heart of Earth & Sky Entheogenic Sanctuary, further deepening your role as a spiritual guide and space holder.
Opportunity for Membership
As part of this journey, all training participants are invited to become members of the Heart of Earth & Sky Entheogenic Sanctuary Church. This membership offers:
● Protection and privacy: Operate within a framework that honors individual sovereignty and freedom.
● Community and support: Join a growing, supportive network of like-minded individuals dedicated to healing, growth, and the sacred work of plant medicines.
● Empowerment: Gain access to a wealth of resources and connections that inspire self-responsibility and transformation.
● Access to safe, quality sacraments.
This unique community provides a nurturing space where members can safely explore their calling as facilitators and sacred space holders while being supported by a foundation of shared values and principles.
Meet Your Teachers
Cache Hartzell
Ceremonial Leader | Transformational Coach | Yoga Therapist | Author | Spiritual Mentor
With over four decades of leadership and ceremonial expertise, Cache Hartzell—affectionately known as the "Love Wizard"—is a highly regarded international ceremonial leader, author, transformational coach, and co-founder of both the Sacred Journeys Interactive Psychedelic Plant Medicine Facilitator Training and The Heart of the Earth & Sky Entheogenic Sanctuary . Her work is grounded in love, community, and the belief in each individual’s innate brilliance. Cache’s extensive training spans meditation, entheogenic medicine ceremonies, somatic movement, vibrational healing, and breathwork. She is a nationally certified bodyworker, ERYT 500 yoga teacher, and the visionary co-founder of Montana’s first Tibetan Buddhist Center. As a spiritual mentor and minister, Cache creates safe, sacred spaces for profound transformation and self-discovery. Her playful and compassionate approach empowers others to connect with their inner wisdom, embrace their potential, and unlock their soul’s treasures. As Cache says:
"I SEE your wholeness! Let’s unlock the treasure trove of YOUR answers and play
with the symphony of your soul.
Sarah Schaefgen
Sacred Ceremonialist | Reiki Master | IAKP Kambo Practitioner | Visionary Breathwork Guide | Spiritual Mentor
Sarah Schaefgen was brought up in close relation to the ceremonial traditions of the Lakota Native American tribes. Growing up in Missoula MT, it was natural for her to have a deep reverence and connection to nature and the sacred land. Much of her life has been spent exploring indigenous cultures and shamanic ways of living in harmony with the Earth and humanity. She has lived a life of service across multiple healing modalities and in 2019 co-founded Sacred Ally-Empowerment Arts Center with her husband Peter. Here they have created a safe haven for intentional community connection based on healing and spiritual evolution.
In 2020 Sarah completed an in depth experiential training in the Matsés tradition of Hapé and Kambo medicine. She is a member of the International Association of Kambo Practitioners and serves her local and global communities through strongethical practices.
In 2022, Sarah co-founded the Sacred Journeys Interactive Psychedelic Plant Medicine Facilitator Training with her husband Peter and long time friend and mentor, Cache Harzell.
In 2024, after 6 years working with the sacred medicine of cacao, Sarah completed a 6 month shamanic cacao apprenticeship with world renowned medicine woman Jemmita of Anchoring the Light and Andean Shaman Maestro Puma Fredi Quispe Sigona. Upon completion of this journey, Sarah is blessed to carry the powerful medicine bundle known as the Mesa and serve the sacrament of cacao in the traditional Andean lineage.
In 2025, Sarah co-birthed Heart of the Earth and Sky Entheogenic Sanctuary to establish safe and sacred spaces for people to engage in spiritual growth and evolution through plant based entheogens. Here, she and her team will continue to co-create ceremonies, retreats and trainings around the globe to foster love, healing and a sense of connection.
Peter Schaefgen
Ceremonial Space Holder | Sound Healer | Reiki Practitioner | Visionary Breathwork Guide | Empowerment Mentor
Peter has walked to the edge of society’s masculine conditioning. It was there that he broke through the illusions and stepped into embodying the divine masculine path. His journey drew him to be of service in deeper ways to life and his community. Over the last 10 years, Peter has dedicated himself to the studies and training of various healing modalities including the sacred art of sound healing, Breathwork and Reiki.
In 2019, he co-founded Sacred Ally Empowerment Arts center where he serves his community alongside his beloved wife Sarah. Together they offer safe and sacred spaces for people to come home to who they truly are through community services, events and ceremonies.
2020 was the year Peter developed a passion for mens work. He has spent the last 5 years holding monthly men's groups where he supports men in finding their way to purpose, vulnerability and emotional intelligence. Peter has a natural gift for opening hearts and creating deeply safe spaces for men to grow.
2022 was an expansive year where he co-founded the Sacred Journeys Interactive Psychedelic Plant Medicine Facilitator Training with his wife and long time friend, Cache Hartzell. Peter has a lifetime of psychedelic exploration under his belt and has been holding space for intentional medicine ceremonies for over 6 years.
2025 Peter co-founded Heart of the Earth & Sky Entheogenic Sanctuary as a way to safely expand his capacity for holding space and educating people in entheogenic spiritual growth.