Explore the Realms of Fungal wisdom &
learn about the magic of Mushrooms
A three-day online educational event featuring 20+ Thought Leaders in Mycology, Psychedelics, Mushroom Cultivation, Fungal Conservation & mush more. Teachers include Giuliana Furci,
Robert Rogers, Dr. Kevin Feeney, Charlotte James, William Padilla-Brown and Mush More!
"Mycelium is ecological connective tissue, the living seam by which much of the world is stitched into relation."
- Merlin Sheldrake
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Who is this Summit for?
Everyone interested in Mycology, Psychedelics, and Sustainability! Including Mushroom Foragers, Mushroom Cultivators, Herbalists, Community Scientists, Psychonauts and Homesteaders.
discover
- The intricate world of fungi, from their diverse taxonomies & ecological role, to cultivation techniques.
- The chemistry, effects & historical uses of psychedelic substances derived from fungi. Uncover their pharmacology and therapeutic applications.
- How to life live to the fullest with the help of functional fungal allies.
- How sacred mushrooms can deepen your relationships, intimacy, and connection with nature.
- The importance of fungal conservation; initiatives to discover and protect our favorite kindom.
- How to build community within the realms of psychedelics & mycology.
The summit's Mission:
To converge the realms of mycology, psychedelics and permaculture, fostering a platform that celebrates the sacred relationship between humans, fungi, and nature.
We aim to cultivate a transformative space to freely share knowledge, have insightful discussions, and make meaningful connections. To inspire sustainable practices, ethical stewardship of fungi, and harmonious integration of psychedelic insights into individual growth and community building.
The Sacred Mycology Summit aspires to ignite a collective journey towards holistic well-being, ecological mindfulness, and the harmonious coexistence of all life forms on this sacred planet.
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our speakers
Dr. Gordon Walker is an award winning speaker, science communicator, published author, and social media star with over 3 million cumulative followers. He has a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from UC Davis where he studied the microbial ecology of wine fermentations and yeast genetics. He is a passionate advocate for mushrooms, fungal conservation, and environmental sustainability. His new book “Passport to Kingdom Fungi” will fundamentally transform the way people learn about mushrooms and fungi, serving as the go to resource for a whole new generation of mycophiles and people interested in foraging, food, and fermentation.
Follow him on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, BlueSky, iNaturalist: @fascinatedbyfungi
Giuliana Furci is a Chilean-British-Italian field mycologist, speaker, author, and founder of the world’s first non-profit organization dedicated to fungi, Fundación Fungi.
She is a Harvard University Associate, National Geographic Explorer, Author of the first mushroom field guide in Chile, Co-Chair of the IUCN Fungal Conservation Committee and co-author of titles such as the 1st State of the World’s Fungi and the paper delimiting the term Funga.
Robert has been a student of plant medicine most of his adult life. He is a professional member of the American Herbalist Guild and author of over 50 books on medicinal plants of Western Canada. Robert has a Bachelor’s Degree in Botany. He has taught plant medicine for over 40 years and is an avid fan of our indigenous plants and mushrooms. Robert has had a long career in the alternative health field. He was a clinical herbalist for over 18 years (retired). He works as a consultant to various boards and industries advising growers and creating herbal formulas.
Robert and his wife Laurie are owners of Self Heal Distributing and Scents of Wonder essential oils. Robert is the co-director of the Earth Spirit Medicine Program Program, at Northern Star College.
Sam is a PhD ecologist, independent researcher and science communicator. He has varied experience of working within the psychedelic field, including as a past scientific assistant to the director of the Beckley Foundation and as a research assistant with the Synthesis Institute. His work has also involved science communication, including as a senior science writer for Wavepaths, delivering presentations on psychedelics, magic mushrooms and fungi in association with Seed Talks and fungi cultivation workshops in association with the Psychedelic Society and he currently works as a content writer for DoubleBlind. A lifelong nature lover, he has a research interest in the capacity of psychedelics to influence human relationships with nature, and is a research collaborator with Onaya Science and the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London. Aside from an extra-curricular interest in psychedelics and human relationships with nature, he also has experience of working in the ecological field, as a past Innovation Team Leader for ecological consultancy Ecosulis.
Hello there! I’m Costanza Di Prisco, Director of Retreats and Lead Facilitator at Synthesis Institute, being part of this organisation for almost 4 years. I’m also the proud founder of Anima Institute, which I built with love, dedication, and perhaps a sprinkle of magic, with services aligned with my mission and vision for nature connection and consciousness. I embarked on my journey with psychedelics over 12 years ago, starting as a participant. Not long after, I leveled up to an assistant, and later became a psychedelic ceremonialist and educator. I’ve trained extensively with an eclectic crew of shamans, therapists, and healers, which has equipped me for my current roles. My academic credentials? They include Somatic Therapy, Bioneuroemotion, Yoga, Breathwork, and the famed Psychedelic Practitioner Training at Synthesis Institute. As we speak, I’m developing myself in Internal Family Systems Therapy. Lately my focus has been on psilocybin, though I work and have experience with a range of plant medicines. After years of nurturing my passion, I launched Anima Institute and concocted my own special breathwork potion, if you will. Our mission at Anima is to support with honesty and openness, inviting people to dive deep into their authentic selves through personalized 1:1 psychedelic therapeutic sessions, retreats, and trainings that promise not just insights, but maybe a few giggles too. In the breathwork sessions, I guide participants to awaken their inner wisdom and facilitate healing. Having completed an in-depth master plant dieta with Noya Rao, I initiated in the Shipibo tradition. Over the years, I have developed my own unique approach, deeply rooted in my South American heritage and personal path. My facilitation style combines ancient wisdom methods with cognitive therapeutic techniques from the West to support transformational experiences. Musical ceremonies are my jam—I sing with an emphasis on music’s wondrous healing alchemy for healing and connection to the present moment. My goal as a ceremonialist is to serve as a bridge for people seeking to start or continue their own journeys of self-discovery; creating safe spaces so others can engage in their healing experiences feeling supported and empowered so their own inner wisdom can emerge.
Gabriela D’Elia is grateful to have grown up in the arms of the Rocky Mountains. Since 2022 she has made home amidst the mycelium, moss, and stream beds in the Catskill Mountains of New York. Gabriela writes, teaches, and creates threads intended to connect us with the wisdom of fungi and ecological soulfulness. Gabriela served as Executive Director for Fungal Diversity Survey (FUNDIS), for 3 years, during which she built the first state funded fungal diversity project (“CA FUNDIS”) and directed the nonprofit’s mission to understand and protect fungi in North America. She created the Northern Utah Funga mycodiversity project, initiated the campaign to designate Porcini (Boletus edulis) as Utah’s state mushroom, is former vice president for Mushroom Society of Utah, is now a Board Member for FUNDIS, and has been featured in publications like Yes Magazine, Mushroom People, Atmos, and podcasts like Mushroom Revival and Mushroom Hour. She holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies with a focus in Fungal Ecology and a minor in Philosophy. She is inspired by the mysterious aliveness of fungi – some call it magic. gabrieladelia.com
Azalea is a traditional mushroom healer with a passion for blending Indigenous wisdom with modern psychological practices. Her own transformative journey with plant medicines helped her to heal from PTSD, depression, and anorexia. This healing with psilocybin led her back to her roots. With Indigenous ancestry from Mexico {Wixarika}, she shares pre-hispanic and Mazatec ceremonial traditions, fostering a deep commitment to preserving these ancient practices globally.
Trained with Mexica & Mazatec elders in Oaxaca, Mexico, and experienced in plant dietas with the Shipibo lineage in the Amazon, Azalea brings a richly integrated approach to her work. She serves as a bridge between worlds, merging age-old healing traditions with contemporary therapeutic practices.
Her credentials extend beyond the ceremonial space: she’s a facilitator at The Microdosing Institute, certified in Substance Abuse Treatment with Psychedelic Therapy, and has spent years globally facilitating psychedelic experiences while leading all-inclusive retreats. Azalea also contributes to the psychedelic community through journalism and consultancy, helping to expand understanding and respect for these powerful medicines.
Azalea’s work not only aims to preserve ancient traditions but also to bridge the gap between age-old healing practices and contemporary therapeutic techniques. As a child of Mother Earth, her approach is nurturing and intuitive – ensuring that she serves as a conduit between the ceremonial space and everyday life. IG: @azaleadetierra
Kevin Feeney, PhD, JD, is an author and researcher trained in the fields of law and cultural anthropology. His primary work, “Fly Agaric: A Compendium of History, Pharmacology, Mythology, and Exploration,” was published as an edited volume in 2020. His research and writings have been published in the International Journal of Drug Policy, Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, Human Organization, and Curare, among other books and journals. He is a current member of Chacruna’s Council for the Protection of Sacred Plants, and a member of the Board of Advisors for Psyched Wellness, a Canadian health supplements company specializing in medicinal mushrooms.
Maria Jose Torres is the founder of Fungi People, a unique project focused on sustainable mushroom cultivation and education.
Fungi People cultivates and sells edible and medicinal mushrooms using reusable containers and avoiding plastic packaging. They also offer mushroom-based products like extracts, chocolates, and kombucha.
Maria Jose is passionate about educating people about the benefits and cultural significance of mushrooms. Fungi People organizes mushroom identification hikes and workshops, and they also run a cafe featuring mushroom-inspired dishes and drinks.
This commitment to sustainability, education, and community outreach makes Fungi People a standout initiative in the world of mycology.
Anna Sitkoff is a licensed naturopathic doctor and medicinal mushroom expert with over a decade of experience, blending clinical practice with laboratory research and hands-on experience.
As Co-founder and Chief Science Officer of Lucidum Medicinals, she formulates evidence-based mushroom supplements designed to support immune, lung, and nervous system health, using only bioavailable fruiting body extracts for maximum efficacy. Anna’s extensive clinical experience, combined with her commitment to educating practitioners and patients on the therapeutic benefits of mushrooms, has earned her recognition as a leading expert in the field. She is the author of the Medicinal Mushrooms chapter in The Textbook of Natural Medicine, has published research in the Journal of Immunology and is on the North American Mycological Association’s Medicinal Mushroom Committee. She frequently speaks on topics related to functional medicine, women’s health, and evidence-based herbalism.
Anna’s experience as a new mother has deepened her commitment to addressing fertility and postpartum challenges, while her dedication to research and patient care drives her mission to empower others with effective, evidence-based natural therapies.
Lee is a leading medical herbalist, innovator, speaker, educator, and mentor with over 30 years of experience in the herbal industry—20+ years teaching herbal medicine to healthcare professionals and 12 years in private practice.
Throughout his career, Lee has helped thousands of people transform their health and lives with insightful, personalized, and practical herbal medicine solutions.
In the clinic, he artfully blends the wisdom of traditional Western herbal medicine with contemporary biomedical science and research.
Lee’s deep expertise enables him to provide accurate, trustworthy health and wellness information from a holistic perspective. He is passionate about helping both the public and practitioners understand how to effectively use herbs and mushrooms to address health concerns.
Jessica Langley is a Somatica® Institute trained sex and relationship coach, psychedelic mentor, and somatic sexologist based in Colorado Springs, CO. She is dedicated to liberating humans from toxic shame and helping people live more authentic lives. She believes that embodied pleasure is a birthright, and she can help you reclaim your sacred eroticism. Jessica is queer and polyamorous, and through her personal journey she has learned to overcome anxious attachment style patterns, heal from childhood trauma, and embrace ecstatic self love. Jessica offers her abilities as an empath to attune to others and stay connected to the body and emotions. She has developed a trauma empowered system of sensual and playful practices to help you reclaim your right to pleasurable wholeness and deeper connection. As a lifelong artist with an MFA in studio art and an amateur mycologist, Jessica thinks outside the box and offers creative solutions to problems. She values an earth-centered and connected lifestyle. Sensuality has become her primary media of expression. Jessica is certified as apprentice in sexology by the American Board of Sexology. www.versicolorcoaching.com
Charlotte Duerr James is an educator, therapeutic coach, and initiated Medicine Woman of Afro-Caribbean and Germanic lineage. Her work is dedicated to creating a world where individuals can live boldly in pursuit of their radical transformation. Through her practice in education, ceremonial facilitation, and therapeutic coaching, Charlotte fosters communities centered on collective liberation and healing.
With over 15 years of experience working with Sacred Earth Medicines, Charlotte’s spiritual journey is deeply rooted in traditional wisdom. She has completed an apprenticeship in Kambo, is a Mbanji initiate, and has facilitated hundreds of ceremonies, supporting groups and individuals in their healing processes. Her academic background includes a summa cum laude degree in Latin American Studies and Anthropology from Johns Hopkins University. Additionally, she is a graduate of a 3-year certification program in Transpersonal Psychology, Psychedelic Medicine, and Indigenous Wisdom through the Awe Foundation, where she also serves as a mentor.
Charlotte is the founder of Liberation Training, a psychedelically-informed organization that supports practitioners and journeyers in decolonizing their approaches to personal growth and collective healing. Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, she has lived throughout South America, where she deepened her connection with diverse healing traditions. A lifelong student of the Earth, Charlotte is committed to continuous unlearning and relearning, engaging with elders and wisdom keepers from various traditions to ensure that her facilitation is grounded in authenticity and integrity.
Believing that personal transformation is essential to fostering collective liberation, Charlotte remains dedicated to helping others navigate their own paths toward healing and empowerment.
Tz’utu Kan is a Tz’utujil artist, member of the acclaimed Balam Ajpu group, who is changing the notion of Mayan poetry in contemporary arts. His music includes native sounds and electronic beats, creating a unique sound. Tz’utu has shared his music around the world. Tz’utu Kan is also a filmmaker and documentarist.
Tz’utu is one of the greatest painters on Lake Atitlan and a video editor & filmmaker. Through his various projects his work aims to rehabilitate the mayan language and to bring his native language to the world through different cultural contexts and avenues.
Gabe is a personal development coach & facilitator helping mission-driven humans live in alignment with their purpose.
He left his tech job to travel the world by bike, and in the process found his calling in coaching. He’s been working with the Fungi Academy leadership team since 2019.
You can learn more about Gabe’s work, his story, and connect with him at his site www.effectiveconnection.com
A life long love for mushrooms and move back to a rural area sparked an obsession documenting, cultivating and identifying Fungi.
Max’s lens has been focused on Fungi & Myxomycetes. His imagery posted mainly on Instagram @allthingsfungi has gained him recognition with international platforms and magazines, in 2023 he was shortlisted for Close up Photographer of the year.
His deep dive into mycology means he’s found and identified hundreds of species, many of which we know little about. He’s been invited to document and study Fungi in remote locations around the world. He’s contributed to the Darwins tree of life project at Kew Gardens and is an active member of the Sussex Fungus group.
Max founded All Things Fungi Festival alongside renowned botanical artist Jana Nicole. The UK and Europe’s leading mushroom festival, which has gained support from the most influential mycologists around the world.
Reggie founded Oakland Hyphae, a pioneering entity that hosted the Hyphae Cup and The Oakland Psychedelic Conference, positioning itself as the epicenter of impactful psychedelic events. Co-founding Hyphae Labs, Reggie leads the charge in psychedelic mushroom potency testing, contributing significantly to the industry’s advancement.
Maz holds a BA in environmental studies and anthropology, completed the Alchemical Herbalist program at the School of Evolutionary Herbalism, 200hr yYTT, ,and 2 years of Oracle Arts Apprenticeship with the Academy of Oracle Arts.
Maz is a multidisciplinary practitioner using divination, ritual, herbalism, and astrology with her clients. She leads group programs that weave together magic, science and microdosing.Maz is dedicated to weaving deeper relationships between humans, their souls, the earth, and the cosmos.
Molecular biologist by training, Mandie Quark is a passionate science communicator, specializing in fungal diversity. As a field collector, she documents fungi worldwide—from local parks to the most remote ecosystems. Mandie is devoted to advancing community mycology through exploration, photography, and education, while inspiring curiosity about DNA sequencing and its power to reveal new species. Based in the California Bay Area, she is the CA Science Director for Mycota Lab and Senior Researcher at the Ohio Mushroom DNA Lab. Mandie tours the globe as a keynote speaker, photographer, and field collector, dedicated to documenting fungal diversity on the remote edges of the explorable world. https://www.mycena.llc/
Brandon is the founder of Basidium Equilibrium, a company focused on psilocybin mushroom genetics and cultivation. With over ten years of experience in mycology, he’s dedicated to advancing fungal science and sharing his knowledge through educational content and innovative products. His passion for mushrooms, particularly Psilocybe, drives his work to explore new genetic possibilities and their therapeutic potential.
Karena, a multifaceted mushroom mama with a passion for wellness, movement, and community living in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. With almost a decade of yoga teaching and fitness training, she blends her past life as a wellness blogger and influencer into her current endeavors.
Operating Fungi Academy is her labor of love, she cultivates spaces for growth, connection, and transformation. While skilled in event organizing, social media marketing, and project management, her true passion lies in curating sacred journey spaces. Recently trained as a birth doula, she extends her support into the realm of birth work and prenatal yoga, further expanding her capacity to support and empower others on their most sacred medicine journey, motherhood.
William Padilla-Brown is the Founder and CEO of MycoSymbiotics, Multidisciplinary Citizen Scientist practicing social science, mycology, phycology, molecular biology, and additive manufacturing.
William founded MycoSymbiotics in 2015, and has since developed it into the innovative practical applied biological science business it is today. William holds permaculture design certificates acquired through Susquehanna Permaculture and NGOZI, and a certificate from the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in algal culturing techniques.
He has published the first English-language books on cultivating the cordyceps mushroom and regularly leads courses on their cultivation. William’s research has been sponsored by several organizations and his work has been featured in multiple publications, including Fantastic Fungi and VICE. He also founded and manages MycoFest, an annual mushroom and arts festival, now on its tenth year!
Sarah Wu is a devoted educational curator, facilitator, and mentor with a passion for adult learners across diverse backgrounds. She serves as a conduit for Mother Nature’s wisdom, embodying the roles of a writer and teacher specializing in Deep Ecology, Therapeutic Ecology, and Whole Systems Design within the realms of Herbalism and Permaculture.
With an extensive 23-year journey in the study and practice of Regenerative Herbal Medicine, Sarah’s expertise is rooted in Western Wise Woman Traditions. Actively engaging in clinical herbalism in the Neo-Tropics for 15 years, she has honed her skills to offer a holistic approach to healing.
Sarah boasts an impressive portfolio of over 30 Permaculture Design Courses (PDC) exceeding 75 hours each. These courses cover a spectrum of earth sciences, regenerative strategies for human settlement design, community development, and alternative social structuring. Her teaching repertoire spans the entirety of herbal medicine, including Materia Medica, ethnobotany, medicine making, formulation, and anatomy/physiology.
Beyond academia, Sarah is a producer at heart, crafting courses, workshops, and events tailored to community, deep ecology, regenerative design, and holistic health. Renowned as the friendly Village Witch, she co-founded and produces the Envision Festival, a 10,000-person arts and culture event in Costa Rica since 2011. In this role, she curates educational offerings across six stages, totaling 300 hours.
As an international facilitator, Sarah has extended her teachings to diverse locations, including the United States, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Italy, Portugal, France, and Germany. Her commitment to education and regenerative practices is further exemplified by her off-the-grid lifestyle, residing half the year on a 2500 square meter homestead in the low mountains of Costa Rica and the other half in the coastal mountains of Italy, where she and her husband are developing a 1-hectare permaculture farm.
Will Siu, MD, DPhil, completed medical and graduate school at UCLA and the University of Oxford, respectively, before training as a psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School. He was on the faculty at Harvard for six years prior to moving to New York to further pursue his interest in psychedelic medicine as a practitioner, educator, speaker, and writer. Dr. Siu maintains a holistic psychiatry private practice in New York.
He is passionate about education in the use of psychedelics as healing tools for both clinicians and the general public. Will enjoys mountaineering and horsemanship in his free time.
Milly is the Mushroom Mama of Fungi Academy and owner of As We Grow – an organisation that hosts mushroom cultivation and fungal education workshops for kids on the East Coast of Australia.
Always with a passion for nature Milly completed a degree in Biology and spent almost a decade travelling whilst working as a research assistant, vet nurse and volunteer for wildlife & conservation projects around the world. After joining the Fungi Academy community in Guatemala, Milly’s love of the Fungal Queendom bloomed. After many years on the road, Milly, her husband & their son have resettled in Australia to continue spreading their mycelial networks.
Dennis McKenna has conducted research in ethnopharmacology for over 40 years. He is a founding board member of the Heffter Research Institute and was a key investigator on the Hoasca Project, the first biomedical investigation of ayahuasca. He was part of the original Scientific Strategy Team at Shaman Pharmaceuticals.
He is the younger brother of Terence McKenna. From 2000 to 2017, he taught courses on Ethnopharmacology and Plants in Human affairs as an adjunct Assistant Professor in the Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota.
In 2019, in collaboration with colleagues in Canada and the US, he incorporated a new nonprofit, the McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy. In collaboration with colleagues he organized two landmark conferences in 2017 and 2022, the Ethnopharmacologic Search for Psychoactive Drugs (see ESPD50 & ESPD55). He emigrated to Canada in the spring of 2019 together with his wife Sheila, and now resides in Abbotsford B.C.
Chris is an architect and founder of redhouse studio. redhouse engages in all facets of architecture, from research and innovation in low impact material technologies, to design, fabrication, and humanitarian work spanning the globe. redhouse is working with NASA to develop living architecture that can grow off-planet in their redplanet workshop, and with MIT to create food security and housing in Africa from waste bush in their start-up, MycoHab.
Jasper Degenaars is a Mycologist, Educator, and the Hyphae Headmaster of Fungi Academy
With 12+ years of mushroom growing experience and more than 2,000 students taught since 2019, Jasper has set out on a mission to make learning mushroom cultivation Easy, Fun, and Exciting! With the skillset of a self-taught teacher, he aims to make the art and science of mushroom cultivation accessible to everyone aspiring to be a citizen mycologist.
He co-created the Sacred Mushroom Cultivation Course, the first online course teaching mycophiles worldwide how to successfully grow all kinds of mushrooms, from Spore to Shroom. His new course, the Fungal Ecology Course, aims to tell the untold story of Fungi and their role in our home, the Earth. By sharing his passion for the Queendom, he hopes to cultivate the love he feels for the Fungi within everyone.
global thought leaders
Join 20+ speakers and panelists from around the world to learn about the wisdom of fungi. Covering a diverse range of topics from mushroom cultivation to psychedelic science, we will be diving deep into the world of fungi.
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Community Connection
Forge valuable connections with fellow mycophiles! Join our live group forum as we co-create a vibrant community of lichen-minded individuals. This network not only opens doors to friendships and future collaborations within the mycology community, but also provides a supportive foundation for ongoing learning and growth.
Diverse Ecosystem
A diverse ecosystem is a more healthy ecosystem, so we have decided to invite speakers from many different backgrounds and expertise areas, including mycologists, cultivators, wisdom keepers, eco-changemakers, and psychedelic explorers.
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