Reverend Mother Sienna Terranova

Lead Instructor & Ceremonial Practice Supervisor at Bodhi Academy

Guiding with Experience: 20 Years in Natural Medicine Advocacy and Ceremonial Practice

An ordained interfaith leader and longtime ceremonial practitioner, Sienna helped shape Oregon’s psychedelic rules as a member of the Oregon Health Authority Rules Advisory Committee. She co-created Bodhi Academy’s curriculum and leads our retreat training. Sienna teaches ethics, ceremonial planning and post-ceremony processing, dosing for individuals and groups, and traditional sacred medicine practices. Sienna also serves as a healing minister at Enlightened Life Sanctuary.

Meet Reverend MotherSienna Terranova

Lead Instructor and Practice Retreat Supervisor at Bodhi Academy

As the legal system was being created in Oregon, Sienna was invited to serve on the Rules Advisory Committee at Oregon Psychedelics Services, Oregon Health Authority. Her advice and expertise supported the process to launch the nation’s first psychedelic facilitator licensure program, tested products, and legal access service centers. She joined Bodhi Academy and helped craft their original licensure-based curriculum while serving as Lead Instructor and Practicum Supervisor. Her contributions resulted in a comprehensive and rigorous training program that elegantly strikes the balance between science and spirit. She teaches the theory, methods, and practice of ceremonial medicine support, dosing considerations for individuals and groups, cultural sensitivity, and honoring the global ancestral traditions of sacred plants.

Sienna serves as a healing minister at Enlightened Life Sanctuary, offering pastoral care, spiritual counseling, training, and sacramental ceremonies. As a previously Licensed Psychedelic Facilitator (OR) and Licensed Natural Medicine Facilitator (CO), she was among the first practitioners in the world to be licensed by a state agencies to provide professional psychedelic services. She has now returned to the ceremonial traditions, and provides supervision and training to Bodhi Academy students. Sienna collaborates with the temple's ministers to develop, design, and implement ceremonies focused on healing, awakening, and spiritual exploration. She is an expert in sacramental preparation and integration methods drawn from ancient wisdom traditions.

Sienna holds certifications as an Integral Consciousness Coach and Behavioral Health Technician. She is part of the leadership team at Enlightened Life Temple and has contributed her decades of ministerial experience to the creation of Bodhi Academy's first Ceremonial Practitioner training program. Sienna believes the sacred earth medicines were given to humanity to support the transformative processes of healing and change.

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Meet the Bodhi Academy Faculty

Our faculty is made up of pioneers, practitioners, and educators who have shaped the field of psychedelic services. With expertise spanning science, psychology, ancient wisdom, natural medicine, neuro-wellness, ceremonial design, and the potentials of human consciousness, they bring decades of experience to every training. Each instructor is committed to guiding students with compassion, integrity, and wisdom, ensuring you receive a balanced education rooted in both evidence-based practice and timeless traditions.