NaturezaKENTUCKY ↔ AMAZONSacred Medicine
ceremonies
in Kentucky.
A sacred space to explore your faith, your relationship with nature, and your connection to God…rooted in prayer and respect for Indigenous traditions.
Participation begins with a conversation, membership, and screening. Specific venue details are shared privately.
Natureza · Gathering with purpose
A relationship.
A community.
A sacred practice.
Natureza brings people together through prayer, sacred plant traditions, and a deep reverence for the natural world.
We are a Kentucky church community with relationships in the Amazon Rainforest. Our approach draws on Indigenous traditions from North and South America and the connections we continue to nurture with the people behind those teachings.
Ayahuasca is part of Natureza’s sacramental practice. Our ceremonies take place within a religious and community context, with a membership and screening process before participation.
Whether you’re wanting to travel to the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil, or searching for an ayahuasca church, a ceremony, or an ayahuasca retreat in Kentucky, start by getting to know the people and approach behind the spiritual experiences and prayers we provide.
How participation begins ↗Begin with
a conversation.
Take time to understand Natureza’s approach, ask questions, and learn what participation involves.
Get to know
each other.
Message Grizz Berr on Facebook or Instagram about your spiritual intentions, your questions, and the community you’re considering joining.
Membership
and screening.
Grizz will guide you through the membership and screening process. Personal health information should be discussed through an appropriate private channel, not social media. An inquiry does not guarantee acceptance.
Understand
the next steps.
Before committing, discuss preparation, the gathering format, support afterward, and the expectations of membership.
Different venues.
The same intention.
We gather at select venues in the Louisville, Lexington, Red River Gorge, Shelbyville, and La Grange areas of Kentucky.
Specific venue details are shared privately following our membership and screening process. Locations vary by gathering; these areas do not represent permanent Natureza centers.
If you’re looking for ayahuasca ceremonies near Louisville or elsewhere in Kentucky, contact our team to ask about the area and timing of upcoming gatherings.
Ask about upcoming gatherings ↗Our first
major project.
A place to belong. A way to serve. Something living you helped create.
We’re calling in the first 1,000 people who feel it’s their purpose to leave the Earth more nourished, more connected, and more alive.
It begins with the Kentucky Farmstead Collective…our vision for a community rooted in medicinal plants, organic food, and care for one another. A place to gather, grow, and return to. The first chapter of a network reaching from Kentucky to the Amazon…and beyond.
Years from now, you can stand there and say, “I helped create this.”
Discover what we’re building…and where you fit in.
Real people.
Relationships
that keep growing.
Meet Grizz and the Natureza community.
Our community grows through shared prayer, conversations, and relationships in Kentucky and the Amazon. Getting to know the people behind the gathering is part of deciding whether Natureza is the right fit for you.
Ask about our team’s experience, who will be present, the gathering environment, and how questions are handled before and after a ceremony.
Talk with our team ↗Monthly
Sunday Services.
A time to gather. To pray.
To connect with our sacraments and Nature.
Natureza is a church community with an ongoing rhythm of worship. Our monthly Sunday services offer members a place to share religious rituals, prayer, and connection with Nature.
Ask about membership & Sunday services ↗Hapé & ayahuasca.
We work with hapé, a sacred tobacco preparation, and ayahuasca as sacraments in our monthly religious rituals and prayers. Both are approached with reverence and spiritual intention.
During Sunday services, ayahuasca is offered in small sacramental portions, with an emphasis on symbolic participation, prayer, and spiritual connection. These services have a different format from our extended ceremony gatherings.
A continuing relationship.
Church membership offers an opportunity to participate in this ongoing life of worship. Participation in services and sacramental practices is subject to our membership and screening process.
Message Grizz Berr to learn about the next service, what membership involves, and the appropriate private process for screening questions.
Testimonials
Doing ayahuasca here felt every bit as authentic, and in some ways even more grounded and powerful, than what I’ve experanced at Soltara in Costa Rica.
I have a new outlook on life and how to approach things. It’s honestly hard to put into words what all came of this but it really was life changing and magical. I truly felt like I was have the best time in my life.
Our family attended the ayahuasca ceremony the weekend of June 6, and it became one of the most impactful experiences we’ve ever shared.
Getting in touch with God was one of the most profound experiences in my life.
I recently had the opportunity to participate in a Natureza Church of Nature ceremony, and it was truly one of the most profound and spiritually healing experiences of my life.
Gratitude for the opportunity to come so close to the source of life and creation, to feel it in every fiber of my being, and to know without a doubt that it was/is True…I have sat with other groups and facilitators that don’t particularly adhere to the traditions of the native peoples where the medicine has its roots and the difference is understood on a soul and energetic level. Grizz and the team carry those traditions forward from the rain forest to KY and to be a part of it was a joy.
The best church experience I could possibly imagine.
Testimonials reflect individual experiences.
Clarity before
commitment.
What is Natureza?
Natureza is a 508(c)1A religious organization based in Kentucky. We are a church community centered on prayer, connection to nature, and sacred plant traditions. Ayahuasca is part of our sacramental practice.
Where in Kentucky do gatherings take place?
We gather at select venues in the Louisville, Lexington, Red River Gorge, Shelbyville, and La Grange areas. Locations vary. Specific venue details are shared privately following our membership and screening process.
Are ayahuasca ceremonies open to everyone?
No. Participation requires a membership application, a personal interview, and health screening. Contacting Natureza does not guarantee acceptance or a place at a gathering.
Do you offer ayahuasca retreats near Louisville?
Natureza gathers in the Louisville area and other parts of Kentucky. Ask our team about upcoming gatherings, the location area, duration, accommodations, and the format of the religious service before making plans.
Does Natureza hold regular church services?
Yes. Natureza holds monthly Sunday services with prayer, religious rituals, and connection with Nature. Hapé and ayahuasca are part of our sacramental practice, with ayahuasca offered in small sacramental portions during these services. Participation is subject to membership and screening. Message Grizz Berr for details about upcoming services.
What should I ask before considering participation?
Ask about the people leading the gathering, screening, preparation, emergency arrangements, accommodation, costs, and support afterward. Request clear answers before making a commitment.
Where can I discuss health or medication questions?
Discuss these privately with a qualified healthcare professional and through the screening process. Do not submit personal health information through social media or this website.
Is founding support the same as ceremony membership?
The Bridge campaign and participation in religious ceremonies are separate paths. Supporting the campaign does not grant ceremony access or replace membership and screening.
Start with
a private conversation.
Message Grizz Berr on Facebook or Instagram. Ask your questions, get to know Natureza, and learn about upcoming gatherings and the membership and screening process.
Initial contact and screening coordination through Grizz Berr on Facebook or Instagram. Please keep personal health information off social media.