Ask me anything. Mushrooms, emotions, mental health, family dynamics, the weird stuff that comes up during ceremony — nothing’s off the table. I’ll answer from the heart and from years of seeing what actually works.
Understand the physiology of stress — and how mushrooms can interrupt the spiral.
What’s the latest scientific research and will it help with what Im going through?
We’ll close with an open Q&A so you can ask Amanda your personal questions and get direct, compassionate support.
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Amanda Schendel is the founder of The Buena Vida and a veteran psychedelic facilitator. Over the past 11 years she has guided more than 1,700 participants through over 500 ceremonies in lawful, carefully held settings. Her work centers on safety, preparation, and evidence informed integration, helping people reconnect to their true nature and leave with practical tools they can use long after the retreat.
As a leader and educator, Amanda trains and mentors facilitators with a focus on ethics, trauma aware practice, and cross cultural respect for medicine traditions. She is a multi instrumentalist and sound healer who brings precision, warmth, and clarity to even the deepest work. Her ceremonial experience includes ayahuasca, San Pedro (huachuma), psilocybin, cannabis, tobacco, and rapé, with an unwavering commitment to responsible use and participant wellbeing.