"It’s hard to think of any part of the journey that did not work well for me. The preparation calls, creating my intention, the setting, the incredible supportive group, the schedule, the support from the team, how you made each phase work to support the journey, the care you all demonstrated during the experience to make it feel safe, the group sharing and the followup calls. I have been part of countless business retreats over the years and never experienced the care and professionalism that was part of this Journey experience.”
Who is it that rests at the core of our being? Beneath the stories and the dramas we pursue, beyond our carefully composed personality, there is an authentic self that resides at the very foundation of our nature. In this Journey of Origins, we are welcoming that deepest part of your soul to emerge, to ignite that SpArc to emanate in wholeness once again.
Beyond the mind, beyond the conditioning many of us have been taught from society and culture, beyond the roles we have learned to play, there is something uniquely and profoundly sacred waiting to be expressed and realized within every one of us. This is our origin story. This journey is your invitation back to your essential self.
Sacred medicine, used intentionally with ethical, safe, and compassionate care, can be a powerful catalyst for lasting healing, growth, and transformation. Whether by reconciling old traumas, integrating parts, and healing wounds, or through exploring a frontier free of limitations that no longer genuinely serve, sacred medicine can support a reoriented perspective that can radically propel your path forward.
The Journey of Origins will be supported by a deeply intentional preparation, navigation, and integration program, alongside a myriad of wellness practices, workshops, and excursions supported by masterful facilitators to deepen your connection to your innermost truth. Prepare for a transformational experience that will last a lifetime.
Your safety is our highest priority. Before engaging in this program, you will be screened for physical and mental health conditions to ensure readiness for the experience. Our team of highly skilled facilitators will help you prepare for, navigate, and properly integrate your journey to ensure the most beneficial and harmonious experience possible. The facilitation team will include at least one mental health professional, trauma-informed specialist, and CPR certification holder on-site at all times.
Overall, the experience was superbly executed. The lead team ran the event seamlessly and created a wonderful nurturing environment. Personally, I had a beautiful experience through every step of the process from preparation, to the weekend workshops, to the journey and integration. I left the weekend feeling excited about the future. I felt very centered and energized as I re-entered my day to day life the following week. I would highly recommend this experience for anyone who is looking to discover more balance, peace and deep meaning in their lives.”
The Journey of Origins is a four-day, three-night experience taking place at the Communitas Sanctuary. Located on 11 pristine acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains, this temple space is designed to awaken the heart and enliven the soul. The Sanctuary features:
“My personal journey has always been one of becoming a better human. I am successful and fulfilled professional, with a thoughtful and extensive spiritual practice… that was lying dormant in my past and was almost forgotten. I longed to remember and reconnect with my deepest, strongest, most generative self: My trust in this group of facilitators opened an avenue for doing so in a way that is fast, deep and viscerally imprinting that is unforgettable. Thanks to their extraordinary care in preparation, environment, atmosphere, ceremonial wisdom and music (truly “of the spheres”). Some undeniable and clear certitudes came to me in response to my inner questions and unsettled wonderings. I never felt unsafe for a minute. Neither could i ever misunderstand this Journey as a recreational event devoid of purpose. The SpArc facilitates us receiving the healing, wise power of the medicines that allow us to realize, gratefully and reverently, how connected we are to everything and everyone.”
(Founder and Lead Facilitator)
Since experiencing a life-redefining psychedelic rebirth in 2008, Ehren has pursued the mindful study and use of sacramental entheogenic compounds as cornerstones of self-actualization, spiritual growth, peak performance, and servant leadership…
Over the past 16 years, this path of inner discovery has evolved through a life devoted to ceremonial practice, high-performance training, transformational event curation, and psychedelic facilitation. To date, Ehren has facilitated over 200 high-dose, 1-on-1 ceremonial journeys and served as lead facilitator for over a dozen psychedelic retreats throughout the world. He specializes in curating experiences that honor a deep sense of psychological safety, personal empowerment, shadow navigation, and initiation into awakening our true human potential.
Ehren is a CTA and ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC), Psychedelic Coaching Institute Certified Coach (CCP1), Chief Creative Officer for The Quest, master ceremonialist, certified harm reductionist, writer, anthropologist, loving husband, and proud father of three little ladies. I am devoted to healing, personal growth, and service in all facets of my life.
(Co-facilitator and Ecstatic Dance DJ Spirit Animal)
For 15 years, Renee has served at the confluence of Western medicine executive leadership and spiritual, ceremonial psychedelic culture. By vocation, she has implemented health technology systems…
National programs, and innovative projects spanning the globe, delivering solutions for client care at Mission Hospital, the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention, and Well-Star Health Systems. Her spiritual work has involved a deep devotion to the ethical and intentional use, facilitation, and support of psychedelic medicine experiences in both ecstatic culture and ritual guidance. Renee specializes in compassionate space holding for those moving through powerful emotional and spiritual emergence, often using sound healing tools and technologies.
( Assistant Facilitator )
Aaron Snook is in transition, bridging his artistic life into the psychedelic space. After 14 years in Chicago as a theatre artist, he moved to Asheville 8 years ago and co-founded the American Myth Center, a nonprofit performing arts organization now focusing on activist puppetry…
Coming out of the pandemic, he co-founded A Different Myth, a nonprofit play development program for emerging Black playwrights now in its second cohort. During this time, he also taught acting, directing, and playscript analysis in the drama department at the University of North Carolina Asheville.
Having spent his last chapters as a theatre artist, teaching artist, and activist artist, Aaron is bringing his knowledge of deep listening, creative imagination, and intimate empathy into the psychedelic space. With almost three decades of personal experience using plant medicine, Aaron recently experienced a spiritual rebirth through ceremonial practice and is heeding a call towards creative, curative facilitation and the education of intentional practice. Starting in 2025, Aaron is opening Creative Curation LLC, his own authentic offering for this ever-growing ecosystem. He is a Third Wave Psychedelic Certified Coach (CCP6), a Certified Elemental Rhythm Breathwork Facilitator has a BA in English & Drama from Duke University, and an MFA in Directing from Northwestern University.
(Gourmet Catering Chef, Assistant Facilitator and Yoga Instructor)
Chef Steph is a true seeker and has been a practitioner of Kundalini Yoga for the past 28 years. She started teaching yoga 11 years ago after completing yoga teacher training at Moksha in British Columbia…
After 28 years as a private chef and yoga instructor on yachts, she has landed in Asheville, where she serves as chef for the SoHum Mountain Healing Resort. She believes food is medicine and offers health coaching and therapeutic nutrition program program for wholistic recovery centers. She also loves being of service and volunteers as a yoga teacher in prison and rehabilitation settings. Steph brings ceremony and sacred space to cooking, serving, and all forms of nourishment.
Outside of Asheville, North Carolina
(Exact location provided upon acceptance into the retreat)
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The SpArc does not provide psychoactive or controlled substances, nor are we licensed therapists, counselors, or medical professionals. Any information received through our services should be considered for educational purposes and not be misconstrued as medical or legal advice. Please use your discretion to ensure our services meet your needs.
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