A Journey of Awakening
into Sacred Service
After a life-transformative psychedelic awakening in 2008, Ehren Cruz has devoted over 18 years to the mindful study & intentional use of entheogenic compounds as a cornerstone of self-actualization, healing, sacred remembrance & servant leadership. As a harm reduction psychedelic ceremonialist, he has guided more than 250 high-dose experiences, each adhering to a rigorous ethical framework of assessment, preparation, facilitation & integration.
From 2010–2020, Ehren served as an award-winning producer and high-performance team builder, generating over $100 million in revenue through sold-out festivals and events that welcomed artists and cultural ambassadors from more than 85 nations to the southeastern US.
In 2021, he founded The SpArc, a rites of passage facilitation and transition mentorship service designed to deepen awareness, guide clients through life great thresholds and support genuine integrative healing. The SpArc has been featured in The Assembly, Psychedelics Today, The Psychedelic Podcast, Psychedelic Conversations, The Innovative Leadership Institute, and AyaSpeaks for its pioneering approach to psychedelic ceremonial facilitation, transition mentorship & holistic integration.
Ehren’s ceremonial training includes intensive apprenticeships with the Havasupai, Azteca, and Lakota Sioux traditions, over a decade of study in Qabalistic Magick & Hermeticism and devoted practice in both Vedic & Buddhist traditions. His practice is now anchored in the Theravada Buddhist tradition. His knowledge spans the vast landscape of psychedelic neuroscience, while also using sound & fragrance as tools for heart & mind coherence; pairing scientific rigor with ancestral wisdom. He’s served as teaching faculty at the Psychedelic Coaching Institute, board for the Pearl Psychedelic Institute & was a founding member of the Psychedelic Society of Asheville.
In 2025, he founded Communitas Sanctuary, an 11-acre retreat center in Asheville, NC devoted to healing, wisdom and spiritual fellowship. In 2027, Ehren and his team will be launching The Quest, a public benefit corporation (PBC) creating next-gen immersive environments merging art, entertainment & self-discovery through transformative, mixed-reality rites of passage experiences.
Ehren is an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC), Certified Psychedelic Coach (CCP1), Master Psychedelic Facilitator, Spiritual Mentor, harm reductionist, keynote speaker & writer. A devoted husband and father of three daughters, he remains deeply committed to healing, personal growth, and sacred service in every facet of life.
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