As part of the intake process, The Leaf & deVine Church requires every member-participant to complete the following screenings before entering ceremony. These guidelines exist to protect the safety and wellbeing of our community, and to ensure that our sacraments are administered responsibly.

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1. Safety Screening

Our team will conduct a full health survey with every member-participant. This includes disclosure of:

• Any medications or drugs, prescribed or otherwise, currently or previously taken.

• Any health or mental health conditions, present or past, including relevant family history.

• Any disabilities, injuries, surgeries, physical challenges, allergies, conditions, or syndromes, past or present.

 

Vital signs will be taken prior to ceremony, and members will be monitored by our medic and team as necessary throughout. Please review our Contraindications page and our Dieta page before intake. Many medications, supplements, and foods interact with our sacraments in ways that can be serious or life-threatening. If you take any medication listed there, including SSRIs, MAOIs, or other psychiatric medications, you must disclose this during screening, as it may affect your eligibility to participate.

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2. Mental Health Screening

You will be asked to disclose any mental health conditions you are experiencing or have experienced in the past, whether or not you are currently under a mental health professional's care or on medication. This includes, but is not limited to: bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders, chronic depression, social anxiety, dissociative disorders, phobias, panic disorder, PTSD, somatic disorders, paranoia, eating disorders (including anorexia and bulimia), narcolepsy, kleptomania, intermittent explosive disorder, substance use disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and borderline personality disorder. Some conditions may be contraindicated for our sacraments, particularly Ayahuasca and Bufo alvarius. Please see our Contraindications page.

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3. COVID Screening

Every member-participant will complete a 5-point health questionnaire and have their temperature taken prior to entering the ceremony space. Our medic and team will also administer a COVID screening test as part of the intake process.

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4. Drug Screening

Every member-participant will be asked to complete a urinalysis (UA) as part of the intake process. This helps our medic and team identify any substances that may create dangerous interactions with our sacraments, particularly Ayahuasca, Bufo alvarius, and Yopo-huasca.

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Please review our Contraindications page in advance, as certain recreational and prescription drugs require a waiting period before you can safely participate in ceremony.

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A Note on Disclosure

We ask for this level of detail not to judge or exclude, but because these medicines can interact seriously, and sometimes dangerously, with certain health conditions and medications. Full and honest disclosure is one of the most important things you can do to protect your own safety in ceremony. All information shared during screening is held in strict confidence by our team.