The Apprenticeship

Support for walking your unique path — rooted in tradition, empowering for today.

You know you're becoming someone new.

Now it’s time to live like it.

A 4-month guided mentorship experience for founders, creatives, and leaders who are ready to move beyond insight — and start building the life that matches who they’re becoming.

For the One Who Knows There’s More

You’re successful on the surface — but something deeper is shifting.

The old playbook doesn’t fit anymore.
You can feel a new version of yourself trying to come through.

Maybe you’ve had a breakthrough.

Maybe it’s just a quiet sense that your life — your work, your relationships — need to align more with what’s real.

You’re not here for more content, more hustle, or another shiny framework.

You’re here to do the real work — with someone who can walk beside you, not ahead of you.

That’s what The Apprenticeship is for.

WHAT IT IS

The Apprenticeship is a 4-month guided 1:1 mentorship designed to help you align your inner growth with your outer life.

This isn’t about fixing. It’s about becoming.

Whether you’ve been through therapy, coaching, leadership training, or a transformational experience — this is about weaving all that into how you live, lead, create, and relate.

It’s for people who feel the pull toward more honesty, more integrity, and more grounded power — and who want someone in their corner as they walk that path.

What’s Included

Weekly private mentorship sessions
over 4 months

  • 3x/month with Payton

  • 1x/month with Jhaimy (spiritual co-guide)

Custom-designed practice
& accountability structure

  • Built for your life, your rhythm — not someone else's routine

One guided ceremony

  • Optional experience, private or in person

Between-session messaging support

  • Real-time guidance when things come up

Full-spectrum integration

  • Bring leadership challenges, relational shifts, emotional blocks, creative clarity, anything that’s part of becoming the next version of you

Who It’s For

Who It’s For

This experience is for people who are ready to grow from the inside out.

You don’t have to have done a ceremony or gone on a retreat.

You just need to know that the way you’ve been doing things isn’t working anymore — and that something new is asking to come through you.

This might be for you if:

  • You’re a founder, leader, creative, or changemaker in transition

  • You’ve outgrown your old way of leading, relating, or coping

  • You’re looking for meaningful support — not more self-optimization

  • You’re ready to slow down and walk with intention

  • You’re not afraid of discomfort — you just don’t want to do it alone

Feeling the pull?

Apply below and we’ll connect for a relaxed, no-pressure conversation
to explore whether this path is meant for you.

Limited spots available — we keep this container small so it stays deep,
present, and personalized.


Meet Your Guide

Payton Nyquvest
Founder. Facilitator. Father. Former CEO.

Payton Nyquvest is a visionary entrepreneur, facilitator, and guide devoted to bridging ancient wisdom with modern leadership. As the founder of Numinus Wellness, he helped pioneer the psychedelic therapy movement in North America — overseeing more than 300,000 appointments, launching acclaimed training programs for therapists, and stewarding dozens of clinical trials. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Bloomberg, Forbes, and CTV.

But titles and metrics don’t tell the whole story.

After decades of navigating chronic pain, burnout, and the weight of being the one who holds it all — Payton chose to rebuild. He apprenticed with Indigenous elders, sat in countless ceremonies, and redefined success on his own terms. The Apprenticeship is born from that journey.

His approach is rooted in reverence, responsibility, and real-world integration — walking shoulder to shoulder with those who are ready to remember who they are and reclaim what truly matters.

Co-Facilitator

Jhaimy Alvarez-Acosta
Spiritual Teacher. Facilitator. Guide.

Maestro Jhaimy Alvarez-Acosta is a Traditional Curandero from Cusco, Peru with over 30 years of experience in the Andes’ sacred wisdom lineages. Initiated at a young age by his Elders, he carries the Mesa and Apu Wachumita traditions with deep integrity and heart.

Known for his humble, heart-centered approach, Jhaimy has led healing ceremonies and taught globally—from sacred sites across Peru to universities and international summits. With a Master’s in Tourism and decades guiding spiritual pilgrimages, he bridges ancient wisdom with grounded guidance for modern seekers.

As co-facilitator of The Path, Jhaimy invites participants into ceremony, connection, and a return to their essence—rooted in Pachamama and aligned with the Qhapaq Ñan.

Apply Now

This isn’t a program to consume.

It’s a path to walk — one step at a time, with real support.

If you feel the pull, we invite you to apply.