Mario Fernandez

Mario is part of the Ayahuasca Integration Alliance — a small, deliberately curated community of coaches, facilitators, therapists, bodyworkers, and teachers we know personally and would send our own family to. Being listed here is not paid, not automated, and not permanent. Each practitioner is in ongoing relationship with the Alliance and holds a standard of practice we can stand behind: real training, real supervision, transparent boundaries, aftercare that actually exists, and a track record measured in years rather than testimonials.

Most sessions with Mario start with a free introductory call — a chance to feel the fit before any commitment is made. Come to that call with the question you actually have, not the polished version. Notice how Mario listens. Notice whether they ask about your body, your sleep, and your relationships, or whether they jump straight to interpretation. That first conversation is information, and it is yours.

Integration is not the analysis of visions. It is the slow, unglamorous work of turning what the medicine showed you into how you actually live — your Tuesday, your relationships, your work, your rest, your body. A good facilitator does not tell you what your ceremony meant. They help you notice what has changed since you got home, hold you to the small choices, and name the drift before it becomes a story.

The first three months after ceremony are the sensitive window. What happens in that window shapes the long-term outcome more than the ceremony itself. If you are inside that window, weekly or fortnightly sessions are usually more useful than monthly ones — not because more is better, but because the pattern of returning is what keeps integration alive.

You do not need to arrive with a plan. It helps to arrive with honesty: where you are on the path, what you have already done, what you are quietly worried about, and what you are hoping might be different in six months. If you have a specific ceremony or experience you want to work with, note the date and the container — that is usually enough. Mario will hold the rest.

Bring a pen and a page. Notice the difference between what you say out loud and what you were preparing to say. Most useful integration work happens in the gap between those two, and a good practitioner will keep gently pointing at that gap until you learn to see it yourself.

Ayahuasca integration is skilled work and it is not free. If cost is a barrier, say so. Many AIA practitioners, Mario included, hold a small number of sliding-scale spots for people who genuinely cannot access the full fee. The Alliance also runs ongoing integration circles that are free or low-cost for anyone who applies.

Whatever you choose, do not integrate alone. The people who metabolise ceremony well almost always have at least one steady relationship with someone who knows the terrain — a coach, a therapist, a circle, a mentor. Solo integration is possible; it is also slower, more confusing, and often more expensive in the end.