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Chelsea Leigh • Facilitator
Treating:
Depression
Anxiety
PTSD
Chronic Illness
Suicidal Ideation
Relationship Difficulties
Mind Expansion
Utilizing:
Bufo
Ayahuasca
Psilocybin
Oceanside, CA 92056
Remote sessions are available via:
Temple Abzu is an Earth Medicine church and ceremonial community devoted to healing, remembrance, and direct relationship with the Divine through sacred sacrament, prayer, ritual, embodiment, and relationship with the living Earth.
The church is rooted in the belief that ceremony is a sacred spiritual practice and a place to restore relationship with self, Spirit, the Earth, and the wider web of life. Its work brings together earth-based spiritual practice, shadow work, embodiment, ritual, ancestral relationship, energy work, and devotion.
Temple Abzu was founded by Chelsea River Leigh, who serves as the steward of its vision and lead ceremonialist. Chelsea has been initiated as a Pampamesayoq in the Q’ero lineage and is a graduate of the Four Winds Shamanic School. Her training also includes shamanic practice, Reiki, integration coaching, somatic facilitation, trauma-informed facilitation, and years of direct apprenticeship through ceremony and relationship with the Medicines.
Temple Abzu approaches facilitation as stewardship rather than authority. The role of the facilitator is to create and protect the ceremonial container, support each person through their process, and help them reconnect with the wisdom and power already within themselves.
At the center of the church is remembrance: remembering our relationship with the Earth, the sacredness of life, and our own direct relationship with Spirit.
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The Process
STEP
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Screening - I have a comprehensive screening process which includes intentionality, medical and psychiatric history, and current medical and psychiatric condition. The screening process involves a screening form and a screening call.
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Intake and Preparation - once screening is completed, the intake process begins. Comprehensive information is shared with participants, and a preparation protocol is given with emotional, spiritual and physical preparation guidelines that must be adhered to. 1-1 Prep and intention setting support is available.
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Ceremony - whether a one night or longer retreat experience, my ceremony is a safe container where sacred space is upheld at the highest levels of integrity. Personalized support and guidance and Shamanic energy work are an important part of the process. As a trauma-informed facilitator, my priority is safety. Additionally, I have been initiated into a Shamanic lineage and have learned how to work with the spirit world and energetics of the space, which is essential to the safety of these experiences. I have personally sat with the medicines over many years and many times on my own journey and have a deep relationship developed over a long period of time. I have facilitated over 50 ceremonies and served over 200 participants. Experience and relationship with the medicines is essential to the safety of a participant in this space.
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Integration - the ceremony itself is only half of the work. Integrating the experience into daily life is essential for lasting change. Our organization offers free basic integration support to all members, as well as extensive support available after the ceremony for additional investment.
Session Types
3 Day Plant Medicine Retreats
Homecoming is a three-day immersion into healing, remembrance, and renewal. Away from the noise of daily life, you are invited into a sacred space to reconnect with the deeper truth of who you are. With trauma-informed facilitation and an intimate group container, you’ll move through ceremony, integration, and embodied practices that support the release of old patterns, the awakening of clarity, and the return to your original wholeness. This is a path for those ready to shed what no longer serves and step more fully into their power, guided in reverence and integrity through 2 sacred ceremonies. Each retreat is carefully designed to balance depth with safety and support. The experience includes guided ceremonies, integration circles, movement and energetic practices, group preparation and follow-up sessions, along with nourishing plant-based meals and lodging. The small, intentional group dynamic allows for authentic connection and reflection, so the journey itself becomes medicine, offering insight, belonging, and the foundation for lasting transformation.
Women's Only Retreats (4 Day)
These retreats invite women into the ancient cycle of death and rebirth, held in a safe and trauma-informed container. Over the course of several days, you are guided through ceremonies and practices that allow old stories, wounds, and identities to be laid down, making space for what is waiting to be born. In this descent and release, you are met with reverence and care, supported by a circle of women walking the same path of remembrance. This is a journey of reclaiming your wholeness, your intuition, and the truth of who you are through 3 sacred ceremonies. Each retreat is intentionally intimate, offering the depth of ceremony alongside integration circles, embodiment practices, and group preparation and follow-up sessions. Plant-based meals and lodging provide nourishment for the body, while the community and sacred container nourish the soul. Together, we witness one another in the passage from death to rebirth, and from that threshold emerges the clarity, strength, and freedom to walk back into life renewed.
4 Day Plant Medicine Retreats
Roots of Rebirth is a four-day rite of passage for those called to go deeper into their healing journey. Guided by trauma-informed facilitation and the wisdom of plant medicine, this retreat moves through the archetypal cycles of death and rebirth - descent, void, and ascent. In ceremony, you are invited to release the old stories, wounds, and patterns that no longer serve, rest in the stillness of the void, and rise into renewed clarity and purpose. It is a journey of surrender and awakening, held in a sacred container of reverence and integrity. This immersive retreat includes two Ayahuasca ceremonies, one Psilocybin ceremony, integration circles, movement and energetic practices, and group preparation and follow-up sessions. Plant-based meals and lodging are provided, and the intimate group container allows for authentic connection, reflection, and support. Here, the path is yours to walk, but you are never alone, held by experienced facilitation, community, and the medicine itself as you step into alignment with your true essence.
Private Ceremonies
Private ceremonies are available with Ayahuasca, Psilocybin, and Bufo
Private Bufo Ceremonies
Bufo work is offered exclusively one-on-one, in a private three-hour ceremony held with deep reverence and care. Each session begins with intention setting, ofrenda creation, breathwork, and guided somatic practices to open the body and spirit. Two rounds with the medicine may be served, with space for integration and grounding through practices like Hapé, energy work, and hands-on support. The focus is always on creating a safe, trauma-informed, and sacred container where you can fully surrender into the process. What makes this work unique is the way ceremony is woven with shamanic practices, biofield tuning, and integrative guidance, ensuring that the experience is not just intense, but supported, embodied, and transformative. The medicine we carry is ethically sourced Bufo Alvarius secretion, honored in full alignment with the spirit of the toad and the lineage that holds it. Every ceremony is tailored to the individual, allowing you to be met exactly where you are and guided into a process of release, renewal, and return.
Integration and Shamanic Coaching
In a soul-centered, trauma-informed space, we work together to peel back the layers of conditioning and limiting beliefs so that your authentic self can emerge with clarity and purpose. Whether you are preparing for or integrating plant medicine, seeking guidance through shadow work, or stepping into your soul’s mission, this work offers you a path of remembrance, sovereignty, and alignment. My role is to hold a safe, grounded container where you are seen for your wholeness, supported through your healing, and guided back into connection with your own inner wisdom. This work draws from my lived experience with master plants, earth-based traditions, and years of guiding others through transformation. Shamanic coaching and integration invite you to confront old patterns, reclaim your birthright of freedom, and transform ancestral burdens into strength. Through ceremony preparation and integration, spiritual mentorship, and a whole-person approach to healing, you are given the tools to ground insights into daily life, embody intentionality, and lead from your soul. Together, we tend to the seeds of your own transformation so they can take root and flourish—awakening the life you were always meant to live.needs.
Events
Matriarch Women's Retreat · October 29 - November 1, 2026
A four-day women’s ceremonial retreat centered on feminine power, ancestral healing, embodiment, and the return to matriarchal ways of living in relationship with life. The retreat includes ceremonies with Divine Grandmother Ayahuasca and Niños Santos, trauma-informed facilitation, shamanic ritual, movement and embodiment practices, earth-based teachings, integration circles, organic plant-based meals, and shared lodging. Held in an intimate group on private land at Palomar Mountain over Samhain. Visit templeabzu.com for full details and pricing.
Praying with the Ancestors - NY Retreat · December 31, 2026 - January 3, 2027
A four-day ancestral healing retreat at the threshold of the New Year, focused on reconnecting with lineage and claiming the medicine carried through it for these times. We gather just after the winter solstice for ceremony, ancestral work, shadow work, prayer, and time on the land at Mount Shasta. The retreat includes ceremonies with Divine Grandmother Ayahuasca and Niños Santos, trauma-informed facilitation, shamanic ritual, earth-based teachings, integration circles, organic plant-based meals, and shared lodging. You do not need to know your genealogy to participate in ancestral work. Visit templeabzu.com for full details and pricing.
Price
3 Day Plant Medicine Retreat
$1,100
4 Day Plant Medicine Retreat
$1,600
3 Hour Bufo Ceremony
$600
Integration Coaching
$125
1 Day Private Session Per Person
$1,500
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Location
Oceanside, CA 92056
Remote sessions are available via:
Price
3 Day Plant Medicine Retreat
$1,100
4 Day Plant Medicine Retreat
$1,600
3 Hour Bufo Ceremony
$600
Integration Coaching
$125
1 Day Private Session Per Person
$1,500