Why We Began with Facilitators: Introducing the Psychedelic Facilitator Loan Program
This essay traces why Inner Guru’s first program focuses on psychedelic facilitators. Drawing on governance experience, mental health equity, and collaboration with Indigenous elders, it explains why financial access for facilitators is foundational to ethical psychedelic care.
Honoring Roots: Introducing the Stewardship Committee
Psychedelic finance carries an ethical responsibility rooted in Indigenous land, lineage, and ceremony. This essay introduces the Stewardship Committee — formed to ensure that any lending connected to psychedelic work proceeds with consent, accountability, and relationship before capital moves.
The Values Behind Our Lending: Access, Trust, and Resilience
Lending shapes who can practice psychedelic facilitation and how care is sustained over time. This essay outlines the three values guiding our lending model — access, trust, and resilience — and why they matter for an ethical psychedelic future.
Beyond the Loan: Financial Practices That Sustain Psychedelic Facilitators
Financial resilience allows psychedelic facilitators to navigate fluctuations without compromising care. This essay explores simple, sustainable financial practices that support longevity, continuity, and ethical responsibility beyond the moment of a loan.