Natural Medicine Regulation
The licensing and regulation of natural medicines in Colorado falls under two state agencies: the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) and the Department of Revenue (DOR).
For information about facilitator training, licensing, or the Natural Medicine Advisory Board, contact the Department of Regulatory Agencies at: dora_natural_medicine@state.co.us
Natural Medicine Program - Approved Training Programs
Acadia Professional Learning LLC
Acadia Professional Learning
Portland, OR
acadiaprofessional.com
(503) 963-7913
Didactic - Yes
Practicum training - Yes
Consultation - Yes
Bodhi Academy Psychedelic Facilitator Training
Boulder, Colorado
https://bodhi-academy.com
(720) 372-1158
Didactic - Yes
Practicum training - Yes
Consultation - Yes
Center for Medicinal Mindfulness
Medicinal Mindfulness Academy
Boulder, CO
www.medicinalmindfulness.academy
720-440-1067
Practicum - Yes
Didactic - Yes
Consultation - Yes
Ceremonia Edu
Ceremonia Facilitator Training
8280 Queen St.
Arvada, CO 80005
www.ceremoniacircle.org
720-460-1630
Practicum - Yes
Didactic - Yes
Consultation - Yes
Changa Institute
Changa Institute
15875 Boones Ferry Rd.
Suite #1353
Lake Oswego, OR 97035
www.changainstitute.com
970-904-0071
Didactic - Yes
Practicum training - Yes
Consultation - Yes
Elemental Psychedelics
Elemental Psychedelics
171 North College Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80524
elementalpsychedelics.com
(970) 818-8346
Didactic - Yes
Practicum - Yes
Consultation - Yes
Entheogen Institute
Ashland, OR
https://www.entheotraining.com
541-690-4786
Practicum - Yes
Didactic - Yes
Consultation - Yes
Fluence International, Inc.
132 W 169th St
Bronx, NY 10452
https://www.fluencetraining.com/
917-719-1079
Practicum - Yes
Didactic - Yes
Consultation - Available 2025
InnerTrek LLC
InnerTrek Center for Psilocybin Services
11 NE Martin Luther King Blvd
Unit 601
Portland, OR 97232
innertrek.org
Didactic – Yes
Practicum – Yes
Consultation – Available 2025
Integrative Psychiatry Institute (IPI)
Psychedelic Assisted Therapy Program
7102 La Vista Pl
Ste 100
Niwot CO 80503
psychiatryinstitute.com
(303) 260-9685
Didactic training - Yes
Practicum training - Yes
Consultation - Yes
Memoru
Boulder, CO
memoru.com
Didactic - Yes
Practicum training - Yes
Consultation - Yes
Numinus
250 – 997 Seymour St
Vancouver, BC V6B 3M1
https://numinus.com/
1-833-686-4687
Didactic - Yes
Practicum - Yes
Consultation - Yes
SoundMind Institute
SoundMind Institute Psychedelic Facilitator Training Program
555 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd
Suite 105
Portland, OR 97214
soundmind.institute/institute
(971) 290-2357
Didactic - Yes
Practicum - Yes
Consultation - Yes
The Resurgence Training Institute, Inc.
1824 W 47th St
Chicago, IL 60609-3842
https://www.synthesisinstitute.com/home
(800) 927-9800
Didactic - Yes
Practicum - Available 2025
Consultation - Yes
Lorey Bratten, Program Director
Email: dora_natural_medicine@state.co.us
Lundi Ramos, MA, LPC, Chair
Representative of Mental Health and Behavioral Health Providers and Disparities in Access to Health Care Services Among Different Communities l Term expires January 31, 2027
Ricardo Baca
Representative of Traditional Indigenous Use and Public Health, Drug Policy, and Harm Reduction l Term expires January 31, 2027
Wendy Buxton-Andrade
Representative of Levels and Disparities in Access to Health Care Services Among Different Communities l Term expires January 31, 2029
Dr. Sofia Chavez, DNM
Representative of Traditional and Indigenous Use and Religious Use of Natural Medicine l Term expires January 31, 2029
Dr. Bradley Conner, PhD
Representative of Natural Medicine Therapy, Medicine and Research and Public Health, Drug Policy and Harm Reduction l Term expires January 31, 2029
William Dunn NRP, FP-C
Representative of Emergency Medical Services and Services Provided by First Responders l Term expires January 31, 2029
Dr. Tina Gonzales, PhD
Representative of Health Care Insurance and Health Care Policy, Past Criminal Justice Reform
Efforts in Colorado, and Disparities in Access to Healthcare Services Among Different Communities l Term expires January 31, 2029
Dr. Alisa Hannum, PhD
Representative of Mental and Behavioral Health Providers and Issues Confronting Veterans l Term expires January 31, 2027
Stacie Loucks
Representative of Permitted Organization Criteria l Term expires January 31, 2027
Sheriff David Lucero
Representative of Past Criminal Justice Reform in Colorado l Term expires January 31, 2027
Dr. Alessio Luinetti
Representative of Issues Confronting Veterans l Term expires January 31, 2027
Skippy Upton Mesirow
Representative of Permitted Organization Criteria I Term expires January 31, 2029
Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés, PhD
Representative of Traditional Indigenous Use and Religious Use l Term expires January 31, 2027
Dr. Sue Sisley, MD
Representative of Mycology and Natural Medicine Cultivation l Term expires January 31, 2027
Billy Wynne, JD
Representative of Health Care Insurance and Healthcare Policy and Public Health, Drug Policy and Harm Reduction l Term expires January 31, 2029
Dr. Bradley Thomas Conner
William Dunn
Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Dr. Tina R Gonzales
Dr. Suzanne Arlene Sisley
Skippy Leigh Upton Mesirow
Stacie Loucks
Tom Allen - Arvada, Colorado - Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma, Northern Arapaho
Daniel Castro - Boulder, Colorado - Mestizo Kichwa from Ecuador
Sherrill Katsi Cook Barreiro - Akwesasne, New York - St. Regis Mohawk Tribe
Frank Dayish, Former Vice President Navajo Nation- Gallup, New Mexico - Navajo Nation (Diné)
Belinda P. Eriacho, MPH|MT - Tempe, Arizona - Navajo Nation (Diné)
Dr. Santiago Ivan Guerra - Colorado Springs, Colorado - Coahuiltecan and Chicano
Terry G. Knight, Sr. - Towaoc, Colorado - Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
Marlena Robbins - Berkeley, California - Navajo Nation (Diné)
Councilman, Darwin Whiteman Jr. - Towaoc, Colorado - Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
All Board and Subcommittee meetings are noticed on the calendar on the right side of this page
Natural Medicine Advisory Board
Combined Subcommittee
Federally Recognized American Tribes and Indigenous Community Working Group
Forms Subcommittee