Mexico Psilocybin Retreat
February 2–7, 2027
To ourselves. To community. To the Earth, her medicines, and our ancestors. We are a nonprofit dedicated to creating equitable access to holistic mental health support, education, and pathways to liberation.
Sliding-scale and scholarship-supported retreats by our community, for our community.
Explore RetreatsWe offer free support groups—come as you are, no need to explain why you belong.
Explore GroupsConnecting people with affirming clinicians and coaches who offer reduced-cost options.
Explore ProvidersClasses, workshops, and teachings to help develop meaningful and sustainable change.
Explore WorkshopsOur work intentionally centers people whose identities, bodies, and experiences have historically been underserved, pathologized, excluded, or overlooked within healthcare and healing spaces.
February 2–7, 2027
Free trauma-informed peer support for survivors.
Physical, mental, emotional & spiritual balance.
Affirming clinicians and coaches with reduced-cost options.
“Working with Maria was truly one of the most magical and deeply impactful experiences of my life. From the moment I met her I felt safe, seen, and gently held in a way that allowed me to fully surrender to the journey. I experienced a level of healing and release that I hadn't been able to reach through other modalities.”— Hillary
“The ceremonies were powerful & I felt safe the whole time. Somehow Maria & Sharon always knew what we each needed, how to hold us & help us release when needed. I walked away with insights that I could actually implement into my life, so much joy in my life again, & a sisterhood I can truly feel at home with.”— Suyun Wu
“I am forever thankful for everything Maria has done for me. She was able to meet me where I was at mentally and spiritually and was able to open doors for me I didn't think were possible. She helped me find the adventurer in me that had been lost for so long.”— Christian
“When my life was upended by a chronic illness, I at first felt really lost navigating new themes like ableism and exclusion, accessibility, deep grief. Working with Maria helped me to metabolize a lot of these experiences and find my way through it.”— Nicole
“I learned how to love myself first… Sharon helped me emotionally & spiritually… I learned to become more aware of triggers, and working with her helped me learn to reach out.”— Sheree T.
“Sharon takes you under her wing and teaches you things to make you more balanced, centered and grounded. She makes you see things in a different way & be more present.”— Dawn C.
At Ancestra, we approach this work with conscious intention, humility, and respect for the people, cultures, lands, and lineages that have stewarded knowledge across generations.
These values are especially emphasized when working with plant medicines. To us, plant medicine is not a consumable experience. Relationship means remembering that we are in community with the plants, the land, and one another. We are committed to practicing anti-oppressive and decolonial approaches within the realities and limitations of the systems we work within. We understand this not as a destination, but a lifelong practice of learning, unlearning, listening, accountability, and change.We created Ancestra from a place of deep care for people, community, and the ways healing can unfold when we are truly seen and supported. We are a BIPOC women-led nonprofit bringing together plant medicine, mental health, community care, education, lived experience, and cultural humility. We believe wisdom lives in many places: in professional training, yes, but also in the body, in our cultures and families, in the land, in our ancestors, and in the relationships that remind us who we are. At the heart of Ancestra is our hope to create spaces where people can feel welcomed, respected, connected, and held in the fullness of who they are.
Mária's work sits at the intersection of clinical psychology, somatic practice, psychedelic care, and liberation. Shaped by diasporic lineage and years in medical and mental healthcare, she is especially drawn to creating spaces where people who have felt unseen by traditional systems can feel fully human, deeply respected, and capable of trusting their own inner knowing.
Sharon brings more than three decades of transformational healing work together with counseling psychology, meditation, trauma-informed movement, spirituality, and expanded states of consciousness. A grandmother, elder, and teacher, she brings a grounded warmth to the work and a deep commitment to balance, presence, community, and reciprocity with the living Earth.
Cohorts are kept small by design. Seats are limited.
Ancestra Signature Group Psilocybin Retreat · 5 nights · Full program arc · Pre and post integration support included
Ancestra Signature Group Psilocybin Retreat · 5 nights · Full program arc · Pre and post integration support included
Ancestra is building a model in which people with greater access help create access for others. Donations support scholarships, free community programming, educational offerings, and the infrastructure required to connect historically underserved communities with affirming care.
There are many ways to be part of this work. Please reach out to us if you feel inspired to be in collaboration.