Entheo Hour

Coeli went back and read all 103 student applications we've ever received, looking for one thing: why do people really come to facilitator training? What she found was six distinct pathways. Some students arrive with a clear calling to licensed practice. Some are therapists and nurses who keep meeting clients this work could serve. And some just know, deep in their bones, that this is the next...

Can psilocybin therapy help people with chronic suicidal ideation? A study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry in 2026 suggests yes — and it maps directly onto the Oregon and Colorado facilitated models. In this episode of Entheo Hour, Coeli Dwivedi, founder of Entheogen Institute and licensed psilocybin facilitator, shares the details of a landmark Sheppard Pratt study on psilocybin t...

What's the biggest lesson you learn after facilitating dozens of psilocybin journeys? For Coeli Dwivedi, founder of Entheogen Institute, it wasn't about de-escalation or holding someone through a hard emotion. It came down to a single moment with a client, one she still thinks about today. In this episode, she shares that story for the first time, and what it taught her about the line betw...

Can you journey on psilocybin while still on SSRIs? Dr. Alessio Luinetti — board-certified psychiatrist, Air Force veteran, and co-founder of The Zephyr Collective in Centennial, Colorado — joins Coeli to answer that question and a lot more. They get into the biochemistry of psilocybin and serotonin receptors, why coming off SSRIs may actually be more harmful than staying on them, and how Dr. Luin...

Clara Peratti has spent years supporting people through the gap between what medicine shows them and what their lives actually reflect. A psychosynthesis psychedelic integration coach and guest instructor at the Entheogen Institute, she joins Coeli Dwivedi, Founder of the Entheogen Institute, to talk about what deeper integration really takes — and why the experience alone is never the whole story...

What does it actually mean to hold space for another person — and how do you learn to do it well? In this episode of Entheo Hour, Coeli sits down with Acacia Land, somatic movement therapist, HeartMath coach, and instructor at Entheogen Institute, for a conversation about heart circles, co-regulation, and the relational skills that make a psilocybin facilitator genuinely effective. Acacia breaks d...

Oregon's regulated psilocybin services program has been running since 2023. Now we have the most comprehensive statewide data the field has ever seen. In this episode, Coeli breaks down the first complete dataset from the Oregon Psilocybin Services Public Dashboard, published in Frontiers in Psychiatry in May 2026. She covers what 5,935 clients and 5,375 sessions actually showed, why a 99.48% safe...

The HHS Secretary's announcement of the federal "MAHA Action Plan to Curb Psychiatric Overprescribing" has 38 million Americans asking a question they weren't asking before: what else is out there? In this episode, Coeli breaks down what the SSRI deprescribing push actually means for people navigating this shift, and for the facilitators and aspiring facilitators working in this field. This is not...

What does it actually take to build a career in psilocybin therapy? Entheogen Institute founder and director Coeli Dwivedi MS sits down with Kat Thompson — a full-time Oregon psilocybin facilitator who left corporate America to pursue psychedelic therapy work after her own psilocybin experience changed everything. Three years in, psilocybin therapy is Kat's sole source of income. In this interview...

The federal government just acknowledged that psychedelics work. After decades of classifying psilocybin as having no accepted medical use, a White House executive order just changed the conversation. But what does it actually mean for the people doing this work on the ground? In this episode, we break down exactly what the executive order does and doesn't do, why Oregon and Colorado remain the on...

What does life as a psilocybin facilitator actually look like? Bern Haggard was part of Entheogen Institute's first cohort, became one of Oregon's first licensed psilocybin facilitators, and has now facilitated over 200 sessions at Satya, a licensed service center in Ashland, Oregon. In this conversation, Coeli sits down with Bern to talk about what it takes to build a real facilitation practice,...

Is psilocybin-assisted therapy actually "too expensive," or are we just comparing it to the wrong thing? If you're measuring a licensed, clinical container against a festival, gathering, or solo dose at home, the math will never add up. You can absolutely take mushrooms on your own — but that in no way compares to the level of care, safety, and outcomes of a regulated model. To see the true value,...

Are you feeling called to psilocybin work, but not sure whether to become a trip sitter or a licensed psilocybin facilitator? 🌲 This episode breaks down the real difference between the two roles — from preparation and the session itself through integration — so you can get clear on which path actually fits the work you want to do. 📄 FREE RESOURCE Download the free Trip Sitter vs. PAT Facilitator...

Is there a difference between a goal and an intention in a psilocybin journey? Many prospective facilitators feel a natural resistance to the idea of goals in ceremonial work, fearing it might make the experience too rigid. In today's episode, we explore why having both a clear destination (the goal) and a way of being (the intention) is essential for facilitating lasting change. We dive into the...

This 20-minute guided meditation is an adaptation of the PACE protocol developed by Imperial College London, originally used to prepare research participants for psilocybin sessions. Prepare, Accept, Connect, Embody. Familiarity with extraordinary states of consciousness is a core clinical competency for psilocybin facilitators. This practice is designed for student facilitators and anyone curious...

This week on Entheo Hour, we’re breaking down the latest research on psilocybin and OCD. 🧠✨ For 40% to 60% of people living with OCD, standard SSRIs simply don't work. The brain stays locked in a cycle of intrusive thoughts and compulsive loops. But new research is pointing toward a potential breakthrough: Psilocybin. In this breakdown, we dive into a landmark 2024 review from Pharmacological Re...

Choosing a licensed psilocybin training program is a significant step toward answering a professional calling. While many programs appear similar on paper, the true distinction lies in the evolution of the curriculum and the practical application of the work. In this episode of Entheo Hour, Coeli Dwivedi MS, LPF (Founder and Lead Instructor of Entheogen Institute) shares the founding journey of th...

Colorado Natural Medicine: 4 Myths Most Professionals Still Believe Are you clear on the actual rules for Colorado’s natural medicine program? Many professionals—including those already in the healing arts—are operating under assumptions that don't match the official DORA (Department of Regulatory Agencies) rulebook. In this video, Coeli Dwivedi MS, LPF (founder of Entheogen Institute) brings a "F...

Is the Oregon psilocybin program failing, or are we just in the "early adopter" phase of a brand-new profession? With headlines about service center closures and market saturation, it’s easy to feel like the system is collapsing. In this video, Coeli Dwivedi uses the Diffusion of Innovation framework to explain why these shifts are actually predictable milestones in a maturing regulated health sys...

Psilocybin-assisted therapy follows a three-part clinical process: preparation, the medicine session, and integration. Each phase has a specific purpose. Together they form the container that makes the work safe and effective. Coeli Dwivedi, MS, LPF walks through exactly what happens in each phase and why the structure matters at licensed psilocybin centers in Oregon and Colorado. ⏱ CHAPTERS 0:00...

What is psilocybin, and why is it currently at the center of a global conversation regarding mental health and consciousness? In this video, Coeli Dwivedi, founder of the Entheogen Institute, breaks down the fundamentals of this naturally occurring compound. We move beyond the "magic mushroom" labels to look at the biological reality of psilocybin, its interaction with serotonin receptors, and its...

We finally have the five-year data on psilocybin-assisted therapy for depression. When we look past the initial 'breakthrough' headlines, one question remains: do these results actually last? In this video, we look at a study from the Journal of Psychedelic Studies that followed participants with Major Depressive Disorder for over two decades. 🔬WE BREAK DOWN: ✨ 5-Year Study: Remission and respon...

How does the brain actually change during and after a psilocybin session? Entheogen Institute director Coeli Dwivedi, MS, LPF, breaks down a groundbreaking multimodal fMRI study that tracked brain changes from baseline through 3 weeks post-session. We explore what the data reveals about neuroplasticity, brain network reconfiguration, and why the integration period is a critical biological window f...

Cluster headaches are often described as one of the most painful conditions known to medicine—frequently rated as more severe than childbirth or kidney stones. For those living with these "suicide headaches," traditional treatments often fall short. In this video, Coeli Dwivedi breaks down a breakthrough 2024 study from the Yale School of Medicine. The research reveals a specific pulse protocol th...

If you're a healthcare worker experiencing burnout, this December 2024 study shows what's possible. A single psilocybin session in a therapeutic setting helped frontline clinicians recover from depression, with benefits lasting at least six months. I'm Coeli, founder of Entheogen Institute. As a licensed facilitator, I’m seeing firsthand how this work is moving from "experimental" to a grounded, p...