Ceremony As a Service - Exploring the Landscape of Facilitated Psychedelic Experiences

Austin Mao is the co-founder of Ceremonia, a nonprofit entheogenic church in Colorado. He combines his business expertise with a deep spiritual practice, having helped over 350 founders from Fortune 500 companies to Silicon Valley achieve purpose and fulfillment. He advocates for integrating psychology, spirituality, and modern technology. His forthcoming book, Modern Enlightenment, outlines a transformative system based on three pillars of consciousness.

About Austin Mao

Austin Mao is the co-founder of Ceremonia, a nonprofit entheogenic church in Colorado. He combines his business expertise with a deep spiritual practice, having helped over 350 founders from Fortune 500 companies to Silicon Valley achieve purpose and fulfillment. He advocates for integrating psychology, spirituality, and modern technology. His forthcoming book, Modern Enlightenment, outlines a transformative system based on three pillars of consciousness.

In 2016, Austin Mao embarked on a spiritual journey during the final months of his father's battle with cancer. Pausing his work on his tech startup, Austin devoted himself to rebuilding the relationship with his father, which had become estranged. He gained profound insights into the fragility of life from this experience.

In the period preceding the global lockdown of 2020, Austin participated in his first intentional Ayahuasca ceremony, an experience that proved transformative. Austin had previously been acquainted with psychedelics through events such as Burning Man, and this ritual served to deepen his insights and purpose. Austin transitioned from a career marked by success in tech and real estate to redirect his focus to awaken fellow entrepreneurs to their fullest potential.

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