Meet ethan

ethan wells, m.eng. (he/him)

Executive Assistant to Nicole & John Churchill | Psychedelic Ceremonialist | Sacred Technologist | Planetary Dharma Facilitator-In-Training

Both a student and team member of Planetary Dharma, Ethan is a facilitator-in-training in his third year of studies with Dr. John and Nicole Churchill.

With a background in engineering, Ethan holds a masters from the University of California, Berkeley where he focused on machine learning and artificial intelligence. He supports various projects at the intersection of wisdom and technology.

Primarily working with ayahuasca, psilocybin mushrooms, and San Pedro cactus, he enjoys exploring consciousness as a psychedelic ceremonialist. He has 7+ years and over 100 ceremonies of experience, including 8 months in the Peruvian Amazon training under the guidance of Maestro Hamilton Souther.

Ethan has a passion for rites of passage and initiatory experiences. He aspires to co-create a Fourth Turning approach to psychedelic ceremonies deeply rooted in developmental theory and contemplative practice. He considers relationships to be his greatest teacher and loves spending time in nature, including the beautiful mountains near his home in Boulder, Colorado.