"Jacqui" Jacqueline Ruiz has been leading retreats for many years. From mortician to mushrooms, Jacqui Transformational Coach and Corporate Leadership Facilitator combined her personal experience with her professional experience to create life-changing retreats. Her more than 15 years guiding people through emotionally challenging times along with her nurturing, safe, comforting and no-nonesense way is a perfect fit for the life-changing work she leads.
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IS FACILITATION FOR ME?
Have you ever considered becoming a psilocybin facilitator?
Perhaps your own experiences have sparked an interest in supporting others. Perhaps you're already working in wellness, coaching, or another helping profession and are curious about entering this emerging field.
But how do you know if this work is right for you? And more importantly, do you understand what it actually asks of you?
Facilitating another person's psychedelic experience requires far more than personal experience or a desire to help. It calls for self-awareness, emotional capacity, ethical understanding, professional responsibility, and a willingness to continually develop.
Is Facilitation for Me? is a three-week guided educational experience from Embracing Your Light.
Explore the work. Examine your motivations. Understand the responsibilities. Discover what becoming a facilitator really involves.
Before you decide to pursue the path, take the time to understand it.
Three weeks | Live small-group experience | $247 USD
Limited founding cohort.
Message us to learn more. Before making the commitment, take the time to explore the path.
By the end of this experience, participants should have:
- A realistic understanding of what psilocybin facilitation involves.
- Greater awareness of their own motivations, strengths, and potential blind spots.
- An understanding of the personal and professional responsibilities involved.
- An introduction to the fundamental principles of ethical, responsible facilitation.
- A clearer understanding of the competencies they would need to develop.
- The information necessary to decide whether pursuing facilitator training is their next appropriate step.
Embracing Your Light isn't simply inviting people to become facilitators. It's inviting them to understand what becoming one truly means.
Schedule
Sample Daily itinerary:
Day 1:
Settle into your Accommodation | Connection
Opening Dinner Ceremony
Day 2:
Morning Movement
Intention Tea Ceremony
Psilocybin Ceremony
Integration Sessions
Day 3:Morning movement
Into-Me-You-See – A Workshop on Intimacy (You with You)
Reflection
Integration Session
Closing Acknowledgement Ceremony
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
What's Included
Three live gatherings, Digital learning Journal, Personal Readiness Profile, Direct introduction to EYL Training Path
Embracing Your Light is not just a healing space — it’s a return to yourself. From the very first interaction, I felt seen, respected, and genuinely supported. There is a level of care, professionalism, and integrity here that is rare, especially in this kind of work. The guidance offered through Embracing Your Light is grounded, intentional, and deeply human. Nothing feels rushed or forced; instead, there is space to move at your own pace while still being gently guided toward clarity, healing, and personal truth. This work helped me reconnect with my inner wisdom, open my heart, and trust myself again. If you’re seeking real transformation — not surface-level inspiration, but lasting change — Embracing Your Light offers a place that is both safe and profoundly powerful.
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Life-Changing
Jacqui has a rare gift. She sees straight through the noise and gently guides you back to what actually matters. Our work together helped me gain clarity related to my purpose, my patterns, and the choices I had been avoiding but needed to face. She is both compassionate and direct — never shaming, and never vague. I always felt supported, but also challenged in a way that helped me grow. I trusted her completely, which says a lot.
This wasn’t “feel-good coaching.” It was real, grounded transformation, and I’m living differently because of it. My entire life is different since working with Jacqui, in a way that feels like I am fully living now!
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A rare find!
What a wonderful human being!
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The Real Deal
I came to Embracing Your Light feeling cautious. I’ve explored personal growth spaces before and was honestly tired of big promises and vague language. I wasn’t looking to be “fixed” — I just wanted something real.
What I found instead was integrity, clarity, and a level of presence that immediately set this work apart. Nothing was pushed. There was no pressure to feel a certain way or have a particular experience. I felt respected as a whole human being, not treated like a project.
Over time, something subtle but powerful shifted. I gained perspective, softened toward myself, and began making decisions from a place of trust instead of fear. Embracing Your Light didn’t give me answers — it helped me remember my own. That, to me, is real healing.
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Wisdom, Integrity, Care.
Working with Jacqui was one of the most meaningful experiences of my life. Right from the very beginning, I felt deeply held — emotionally, energetically, and practically. Her presence is calm, confident, and incredibly attuned.
She didn’t rush the process or impose meaning; instead, she created a container where my truth emerged naturally. The preparation, the ceremony itself, and the integration afterward were all thoughtful and intentional. I left feeling clearer, softer, and more connected to myself than I had in years.
If you’re looking for someone who combines wisdom, integrity, and genuine care, Jacqui is that person.
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Available Dates
Dec 6 - 20, 2026
Payments made through Retreat Guru do not include the cost of: plant medicine, psychedelics or similar products.
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