Ayahuasca Mystery School
Group 1
Led by Kat Courtney, a 20+ year indigenous-trained Ayahuasquera
LAUNCHING SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2025
at 9 am PT / 12 pm ET / 6 pm CET
Course Summary
Ayahuasca is an indescribably intelligent and powerful Amazonian technology that exudes consciousness, compassion, and maternal wisdom. She has created a global movement, helping to balance the immense shadow and contraction that humanity is facing in this decade. Over 4 million people world-wide have sat in her circles, and millions more are considering a journey. It’s not an exaggeration to say Ayahuasca is changing our world.
Working with Mama Aya is, however, an extremely delicate and challenging process. She requires profound respect and understanding. Because she has the power to help us move through complex and acute PTSD, repressed memories, physical illnesses, blocked and dense energies, mental illness and injuries, and so much more, she also has the capacity to re-traumatize us or propel is into a physical, mental and/or spiritual crisis. She adores duality (and unity!), and she does not guarantee that our healing process will be easy or simple. It is therefore essential that we do our best to comprehend her complexities; the way she communicates and works with us, her rich cultural and shamanic history, the many traditions that revere and protect her, and the modern scientific understandings.
This course is a 9-week deep dive into Ayahuasca’s medicine, perfect for people new to her majesty, and those that already have extremely bonded connections to her. If you love this medicine, and want to know her more intimately, you belong in this adventure.
COST $555
INSTRUCTOR: KAT COURTNEY
Course Details
This is a LIVE course that will consist of 9 weekly 90 minute Zoom sessions where course material is presented with Q&A. The format is highly interactive and will allow for group questions and shares. Please bring your wisdoms and curiosities!
Classes will take place each Friday at 9 am PT / 12 pm ET
A Maximum of 20 participants will participate so a very intimate connection is possible for all
All classes and gatherings are recorded for those who can’t attend live - you can participate live each week, or go at your own pace
BONUS - After the 8 weeks of the course are completed, the group will have a special virtual graduation ceremony with the Ayahuasca vine (which is completely legal and non-psychotropic). We will sip her heavenly tea and celebrate our journey together in sacred space.
THIS IS MORE THAN A COURSE - It’s also a community that you are invited to be part of forever more. We have monthly free Zoom meetups to talk about our experiences in the space, and to support each other in navigating this wild and wonderful path. All graduates are life-long members of the Ayahuasca and Plant Medicine Mystery School families.
SPECIAL NOTE: If you are a graduate of the Plant Medicine Mystery School, please note that while there will be some cross-over of related course material, this experience features loads of new information about Ayahuasca in every single class. This is an entirely different course with all-new material. If you don’t find value in this adventure, you’ll get your money back, no questions asked.
Ayahuasca Course Outline
We will cover a myriad of topics about Ayahuasca’s incredible dynamic nature. Here is the course outline:
Class 1: The Roots of Ayahuasca Shamanism—Origins and Cultural Legacy, and Modern Understandings
Ayahuasca history and origin stories
Different tribes that work with her and their unique perspectives
Different types of Ayahuasca; their qualities, similarities and differences
Chacruna and Challiponga; all about Ayahuasca’s two main plant partners
Transmission of sacred knowledge; what it means to receive these wisdoms, and the responsibilities we each have to being her messengers and guardians
Scientific studies, and what we know about how she impacts the human body and psyche
Potential benefits and risks
Class 2: The Path of the Ayahuasquero/Ayahuasquera
Becoming an Ayahuasca apprentice; how this manifests, and what it entails
The intimacy of the Ayahuasca relationship
Essential elements to learning to be her carrier
The complexities of Ayahuasca as a conscious, sentient being, and what she demands of her carriers
Ayahuasca’s communication style; learning to speak her language
The Ayahuasca grid; lessons on how to interpret her visual communications
Class 3: The Sacred Ceremony—Rituals, Intentions, and Sacred Space Creation
The Ayahuasca brew; the challenges of creating the perfect recipe
Preparing the ceremony space; rituals and preparations grounded in tradition and safety
Setting intentions; learning to create a strong intentional foundation that maximizes the potential for powerful outcomes
Preparing mentally, physically and spiritually to sit with Ayahuasca, both as new participants and seasoned sitters
Working with and building the Ayahuasca altar; creating relationships with talismans, flower essences, ritual objects, etc.
Keeping the space safe; how to hold a strong yet fluid container so that all participants are safe and held
Class 4: Plant Dietas and Spirit Alliances—Developing Trust and Communication
Working with the spiritual allies; Ayahuasca’s doctorsitas, and creating partnerships with our spiritual team
Master Plant Dietas; how bonds with other master teachers shape the experience of the Ayahuasca container and journey
Most common and essential master plant partners in Ayahuasca’s traditions
Doctoring/limpias; how the shaman passes the imprint of healing, purification, and love
Icaros and the art of singing/chanting in ceremony; the role of sound, and how this shapes and informs the ceremonial energies
Channeling vs controlling vs mediumship; how best to be vessels for Ayahuasca’s spirit in a safe and discerning way
Class 5: Navigating the Inner and Outer Chaos—When Ayahuasca Takes us to the Shadows
The Dark Night of the Soul; handling our own psychotic breaks, ego deaths, and challenging processes
Guiding others through various examples of sensitive, difficult experiences
Soul retrieval; the shamanic process of healing, defragmentation, and wholeness
Shamanic extractions / exorcisms; assisting with the incredible process of purifcation in partnership with Ayahuasca
The role of the darkness from shamanic perspectives; the ideology of suffering
Class 6: Ayahuasca Communities—The Complexities of Healing Together
Why there are so many stories of trauma; how Ayahuasca makes people susceptible to the abuse of power
Keeping ourselves safe; as community leaders, guardians, and participants
Harm reduction essentials; physical, mental, emotional and spiritual practices that help protect and empower communities
Dealing with criticisms, projections, and accusations
Solutions to key challenges and risk factors; legal considerations, savior syndrome, guru worship, and many more common pitfalls
Relationship with our own egos; avoiding an inflated sense of self, without being self-deprecating
· Why Ayahuasca is best worked with in community, and the roles we play for each other
Class 7: Integrating Ayahuasca—She Shows Us the Way, We Do the Work
Core integration techniques; the foundation of aftercare
How to interpret the visions and communications
Dealing with memories that have resurfaced; when to know if the memories are real or symbolic
Trauma-informed facilitation and integration support
Common aftermath scenarios, and how to help ourselves and others navigate them gracefully
Existential crisis; what it is, why it’s so common, and how to deal with it
Confusion and disappointment; dealing with expectations that don’t feel fulfilled
Scapegoating the medicine or the facilitators; coming back to accountability and gratitude
Coping with psychosis, mania, and other intense experiences after the ceremony
Top ways to help people embody Ayahuasca’s teachings
Class 8: Ethical Use and Cultural Respect—Decolonization and Sustainability
Defining cultural appropriation, and how to be part of the solution
Decolonizing our medicine practices as westerners
Carrying an indigenous lineage as a non-indigenous person; the awesome responsibilities
The essential commitment to giving back, giving credit, and sharing privilege; ideas and inspirations
Sustainability of Ayahuasca; how to make sure she will be here to help humanity for many, many more generations
Helping this movement to expand in a safe and grounded way; the complexities of the rapid Ayahuasca globalization, and how to support the medicine and her guardians
Who This Course Was Designed For
If these attributes sound like you, the Ayahuasca Mystery School is made for you:
Anyone who adores Ayahuasca and her complex role in our world
People new to her medicine desiring deep understanding of her history and magic
People who have sat with Ayahuasca a handful of times and have a deep calling to know her more intimately
People with years and years of experience that desire to learn from a facilitator with indigenous training, and over 2 decades of professional experience
If you love Ayahuasca, you will love this course. Guaranteed!
SPECIAL NOTE: This course is NOT meant to be a training for people to become an Ayahuasca or facilitator. No online course has the authority to make someone a shaman. This is for educational purposes only, and supports people in all the many roles they may take on within Ayahuasca communities. You are most welcome to attend if you plan to be or already are an Ayahuasca guide, but this course does not promise to make you one. That decision is entirely up to her.
Schedule, Cost, and Registration
The Ayahuasca Mystery School Group 1 launches September 19th, 2025 at 9 am PT / 12 pm ET via Zoom. The course will continue through November 28th, 2025 (date of the Virtual Ayahuasca vine ceremony).
FULL SCHEDULE:
9/19 - Class #1: The Roots of Ayahuasca Shamanism—Origins and Cultural Legacy
9/26 - Class #2: The Path of the Ayahuasquero/Ayahuasquera
10/3 - Class #3: The Sacred Ceremony—Rituals, Intentions, and Sacred Space Creation
10/10 - Class #4: Plant Dietas and Spirit Alliances—Developing Trust and Communication
SKIP 1 WEEK
10/24 - Class #5: Navigating the Inner and Outer Chaos—When Ayahuasca Takes us to the Shadows
10/29 (WEDNESDAY this week) - Class #6: Ayahuasca Communities—The Complexities of Healing Together
SKIP 1 WEEK
11/14 - Class #7: Integrating Ayahuasca—She Shows Us the Way, We Do the Work
11/21 - Class #8: Ethical Use and Cultural Respect—Decolonization and Sustainability
11/28 - Virtual Aya Vine Ceremony and Graduation Celebration
Cost for the entire 9 week course experience including Virtual Ceremony is $555
Click register below to pay in full or in 4 installments, or email us here or access our contact page to ask any questions or request additional financial assistance. We will do everything we can to make this accessible to you!
Course Leader Kat Courtney
Kat Courtney, author of Plant Medicine Mystery School Vol 1: The Superhero Healing Powers of Psychotropic Plants, began her Ayahuasca journey in the Peruvian Amazon over 20 years ago, under the protection and guidance of Don Rober Acho. Kat apprenticed in the Shipibo-Conibo and Quechua-Lamista traditions for over 10 years, and has poured medicine for thousands of people. Ayahuasca saved her life at the most pivotal moment in her past spiral into self-destruction, and in tandem helped her discover and manifest her dream life. Kat has also experienced wildly difficult and destabilizing nights on Ayahuasca, facing her own shadow many times over in what felt like moments of complete annihilation. But she survived, and now thrives as a result. She is a pioneer in the Plant Medicine integration space, with a special expertise in the embodiment of Ayahuasca’s lessons. She lives in service to Ayahuasca and the sacred plants in every way she can.