We are a registered UK non-profit dedicated to funding psychedelic research.

We do this primarily through immersive fundraising events, and philanthropic projects which you can take a at here.

We also host educational workshops dedicated to psychedelic research advocacy, fostering responsible exploration of psychoactive substances, and promoting mental well-being.

Through education and community engagement, we aim to empower individuals with the knowledge and resources needed to navigate these experiences safely and meaningfully.

Meet the Directors of The Ouroboros Foundation

J. David Wood

Sohere Roked

Catherine Agnihori

Johanna Cormack

Zephyr Wood

Lana Curtis

Craig Whyte

Catherine Louise Agnihotri

Founding Director

Cathy is a trauma-trained therapist and the visionary force behind The Ouroboros Foundation. With a background in integrative mental health and community advocacy, her leadership is rooted in creating spaces for emotional healing, relational depth, and inclusive transformation. Cathy co-founded the Foundation to promote grassroots psychedelic research, believing that personal reconnection and planetary regeneration are deeply interconnected. Her work reflects the cyclical wisdom of the Ouroboros: healing through renewal, rooted in compassion. She is currently enrolled in the University of Exeter’s MSc in Psychedelics, Mind, Medicine and Culture. Cathy also coordinates Ouroboros ‘Modern Mental Health Therapy Raffle programme.

Dr Johanna Cormack

Founding Director

Dr Cormack holds dual PhDs in psychology and education and is globally recognised for her work in child feeding psychology. She created the Emotionally Aware Feeding (EAF) model, used widely to support children with eating difficulties. Currently enrolled in Exeter’s MSc in Psychedelics, she’s expanding her therapeutic work to explore trauma, attachment, and altered states. At Ouroboros, she leads research integration and guides projects rooted in compassion and developmental insight.

Lana Rose Curtis

Founding Director

Lana is a therapist specialising in eating disorders and trauma-informed care, with clinical experience in both private and NHS settings. A graduate of Exeter’s PGCert in Psychedelics, she explores how relational and embodied healing can transform recovery from complex eating challenges. As The Ouroboros Foundation’s blog writer and education strategist, she brings empathy, clarity, and curiosity to conversations about mental health, transformation, and the psychedelic renaissance. Lana is also an event coordinator at Ouroboros, her work focuses on Fundraver and Wellness events, she is also currently working to establish Ouroboros Wellness Retreats.

Dr Sohère Roked

Founding Director

Dr Roked is a medical doctor and certified SOMA breathwork facilitator who bridges clinical science with ancestral healing traditions. Her credentials include over 20 years in general practice and lifespan wellness, alongside advanced training in bio-identical hormone therapy and functional medicine, she now helps steer The Ouroboros Foundation’s breathwork and psychedelic integration programs. Her sessions draw on shamanic models, guiding emotional release and spiritual insight. Her leadership reflects a belief that healing must honour the body’s wisdom, spiritual depth, and community connection. Sohere coordinates Ouroboros’ Breath Rave events which combine breathwork and conscious movement for personal transformation.

Craig Whyte

Founding Director

Craig is a filmmaker, creative technologist, and Senior Technician, and Lecturer at the University of Plymouth. Craig’s creative practice is rooted in a fascination with affective storytelling—how sound, image, and rhythm can evoke deep emotional states and altered consciousness. His work in experimental cinema explores the emotional and psychedelic potential of storytelling and immersive visuals. At The Ouroboros Foundation, he leads visual media strategy, supports immersive event production, and contributes to the Foundation’s mission of bridging art, science, and spirit.

J. David Wood, RN

Founding Director

J. David Wood, RN is a registered nurse, former U.S. National Park Service Wilderness Ranger, and mountain guide whose life bridges clinical care, ecological stewardship, and Indigenous wisdom. A citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, David holds a Bachelor of Science in Natural Sciences and Mycology from The Evergreen State College, where his studies deepened his understanding of ecological systems, fungal intelligence, and humanity’s vital connection to the natural world. His connection to wild landscapes is grounded in lived experience. As a Wilderness Ranger in Olympic National Park, he worked in one of North America’s most biodiverse ecosystems—nearly one million acres of temperate rainforest, alpine peaks, and coastal terrain. He later served as a mountain guide with the American Alpine Institute, leading technical expeditions across Western North America and cultivating a reverence for resilience, interdependence, and the sacredness of wild places. Clinically, David has worked in both the U.S. and UK healthcare systems, with frontline experience in cardiac care, intensive care, and hospice nursing. These roles gave him intimate insight into the emotional and spiritual dimensions of suffering—and the urgent need for more relational, nature-connected approaches to healing. In founding The Ouroboros Foundation, David responded to the intertwined crises of mental health and ecological collapse. He sees psychedelics not merely as clinical tools, but as medicines of reconnection—capable of restoring our bonds with nature, with community, and with ancestral knowledge. His leadership focuses on Indigenous philosophy, animism, and panpsychism in psychedelic discourse, challenging reductionist views and supporting ceremonial integrity.

Zephyr Wood

Founding Director

Zephyr is a regenerative horticulturist and graduate of Exeter University’s PGCert in Psychedelics: Mind, Medicine, and Culture (with distinction). With 20+ years of experience in cultivating native and non-native plant medicines, she brings ecological expertise and philosophical depth to the Foundation’s educational mission. Her research explores animism and panpsychism as keys to understanding consciousness, and her work invites us to rewild the way we relate to healing, science, and spirit. Zephyr is a logistics and event coordinator at the Ouroboros Foundation.

Meet the hall of fame: our artist ambassadors. These are individuals who contribute to our cause through artistic means. These include talented DJs, musicians and alternative artists, who kindly donate performances at our events.