Naropa University adds psilocybin facilitator training certificate

BOULDER — Naropa University will now offer its students the opportunity to earn a psilocybin facilitator training certificate, becoming one of Colorado’s schools with a fully state-approved training program under Colorado’s Natural Medicine Health Act regulations.

Psilocybin, often known as magic mushrooms, is a psychedelic drug legalized in certain circumstances by Colorado lawmakers in 2022.

“As a leader in integrating contemplative practices and training with counseling psychology, professional chaplaincy, eco-psychology and other healing disciplines, Naropa is uniquely positioned to provide an in-depth, rigorous education in essential aspects of psychedelic-assisted education and training,” Naropa president Charles Lief said in a prepared statement. 

The six-month, 150-hour non-degree professional development program is fully online.