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Our purpose

Elevating psychedelic care

Psychedelic experiences can spark new paradigms of health, connection, and harmony. However, focusing on the peak experience isn't enough to fulfill that potential. Holistic and ongoing community-based support is needed to translate the journey into grounded and lasting personal and societal change.

The psychedelic space has a preparation and integration debt. With the help of our partners and collaborators, we are elevating the standards of care by helping journeyers, retreats, and facilitators fulfill the true promise of psychedelics.

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Woman on healing path

The problem

The current harm and support gap

As awareness of psychedelic benefits increase, more people use them, and more people are being hurt. The mainstream culture of chasing peak experiences and the current support systems are lacking in effectiveness and integrity of care.

55%

of journeyers describe mental health or emotional difficulties after an Ayahuasca retreat.

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39%

of journeyers said it was the most difficult experience of their lives.

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44%

of journeyers thought no good at come out of their experience.

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The core pillars of our approach

01.

Every day is a ceremony

The pursuit of peak experiences is a common cultural addiction that can lead us away from finding true safety and lasting transformation. At Nectara, we embrace a philosophy of less psychedelics, more integration. Each moment in life becomes an invitation to gently peel back layers, deepen our practices, and root ourselves in the essence of our being and our community. Through daily acts of intention and dedication, we see integration as a journey that continuously unfolds, revealing new depths of beauty and wisdom along the way.

02.

Breaking the silos

In the realm of psychedelics, no one holds all the answers on how to best carry this space forward in a good way. Bearing the weight alone only binds us to outdated structures that ask us to shoulder too much, for too long, in isolation. We believe in finding synergies with like-hearted partners who are ready to embrace co-creation as a better path of service. Together, we amplify each other’s strengths through mutual support and co-creation, weaving a collective vision that uplifts us all.

03.

Nurturing both sides

In our mission to elevate entheogenic care, we believe that true impact means supporting both the providers and those embarking on their medicine journeys. That’s why we are creating a rich ecosystem of care that includes mentorship and community for providers as well as programming to increase safety and support for their clients.

Our scalable programs and offerings are designed to seamlessly serve both sides, meeting the growing and urgent needs of this evolving space with compassion and responsiveness.

04.

Ethics at the core

Our lives and creations are reflections of the relationships we nurture. We value collaboration over competition, regeneration over extraction, mindfulness over haste, and purpose over profit. We are in sacred service to a story greater than our own—a story of collective remembering and transformation.

As dedicated allies to something greater than ourselves, we stand for the ethical and impactful growth of the psychedelic space, committed to weaving integrity and heart and spirit-led care into every step of this shared and collaborative journey.

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Our values

Heart-led and soul-inspired

Nectara is a public benefit company striving to embody and integrate the lessons of empathy, mutuality, and interconnection that entheogens have blessed us with. Reimagining business as kinder, regenerative, and collaborative are at the core of how we do everything.

01.

Money in service. Every dollar we make is re-invested back into fulfilling our mission. Additionally, 1% of our gross revenue is donated to climate action and 10% of our profits will be donated to non-profit organizations.

02.

Supporting the ethical unfoldment of the psychedelic space by continuously doing our own inner work, receiving community ethics support, and uplifting other organizations positively contributing to the space.

03.

Sliding scale pricing and scholarships are available in all our offerings. We believe accessibility to support should never be gated by financial means often not attainable to the people who need it the most.

04.

Guided by our community to welcome in better ways to humbly serve and grow. We don't have all the answers. If you ever have feedback for us, please email us in how we can serve better.

05.

Nectara is family owned and will never be sold, IPO, or taken over by venture capital. We are building Nectara to last decades and be passed on to other people who will carry the same values forward.

06.

Business as a vehicle for regeneration. From our legal structure to our relationships, reciprocity and heartfelt care are thoughtfully integrated into every aspect of what we offer and how we show up.

Our team

In humble service

Brendan Hughes

Brendan Hughes

Director of Operations

Daan Keiman

Daan Keiman

Strategic Advisor

Elaine Lim

Elaine Lim

Co-Founder

Mijal Schmidt

Mijal Schmidt

Clinical Care Advisor

Pascal Tremblay

Pascal Tremblay

Co-Founder

Sarah Sophia

Sarah Sophia

Ceremonial Practices Advisor

Shiri Godasi

Shiri Godasi

Director of Integration

Vincent Gravel

Vincent Gravel

Web Developer

Mindfulness and psychedelics

Our story

Born out of love and commitment

We founded Nectara to humbly serve people, planet, and a community that has blessed us and our family in countless ways.

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Equity, diversity and inclusion

We're committed to an ongoing process of growth and self-reflection to help us in co-creating safer and more inclusive offerings. We're in the early stages of forming an advisory group to help guide us on that journey. Want to apply? Learn more

Lore McLaren

Lore McLaren

Therapist

Frequently
asked questions

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