Breakthrough Psychedelics

Breakthrough Psychedelics is an educational journey into the re-emerging world of psychedelic therapies, offering a comprehensive exploration of three breakthrough psychedelics: MDMA, psilocybin, and ketamine.

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  • Last updated Jul '23
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Course Description

Breakthrough Psychedelics is an educational journey into the re-emerging world of psychedelic therapies, offering a comprehensive exploration of three breakthrough psychedelics: MDMA, psilocybin, and ketamine. As these substances gain recognition for their potential therapeutic applications, this course provides valuable insights into their clinical science, pharmacology, and contextual use. Whether you are a healthcare professional seeking to incorporate this knowledge into client care or a curious individual interested in understanding the fascinating realm of psychedelics, this course offers a deep dive into these substances’ core principles, safety profiles, and therapeutic potential.

Structured into six sections with bite-sized modules, this course allows learners to progress at their own pace, providing approximately seven hours of online home study for completion. From exploring the fundamentals of psychedelics and their impact on mental and physical illnesses to delving into the neurobiology of psychedelics, participants will develop a solid foundation in the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of MDMA, psilocybin, and ketamine.

The course also covers potential uses and indications, safety profiles, adverse effects, and drug interactions. By the end of the course, learners will gain a comparative understanding of these three breakthrough psychedelics and explore various contexts of use, including self or home use, ritual use, and psychedelic-assisted therapy.

You will learn:

  • What is Bwiti?
  • Roles in Bwiti initiation/treatment
  • Instruments in Bwiti: ngombe, mogongo
  • What is an Nganga
    • Maboundi/Yombo
    • Maboundi/Yombo
  • Sustainability/reciprocity

You will learn:

  • History of the Fang tradition
  • Dissumba vs. Dissumba Fang
  • Ombwiri/Mbumbayano Fang
  • The kambo
  • State of Fang Bwiti in Gabon
  • Impact of Westerners coming to work with the sacred wood

You will learn:

  • History of the Missoko tradition
  • Various branches of Missoko initiation:
    • Miobe/Mioba
    • Ngonde Na Dipuma
    • Sengedia
  • The impact of logging on the tradition
  • What the future of Bwiti could look like in Gabon

You will learn:

  • History of Dissumba
  • Various branches of Dissumba initiation:
    • Abanji/Mabanji
    • Ilombo
    • Ombwiri
    • Ombudi
    • Loro
  • The ngombe (sacred harp)
  • Healing rituals involved in her tradition
  • Training to serve the wood
    • What does it involve?
    • How long does it take?

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Tatayo

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About Instructor

Tatayo (“Fruit of the Wind”) first arrived in Gabon in 1971 at the age of 21 and became a Gabonese citizen. In 1979, he became the first white person to be initiated into the Bwiti Fang tradition in Gabon. In 1994, he was initiated into the Misokko tradition. As a guide for numerous expeditions and missions, including those of National Geographic, the BBC, and others, Tatayo is considered to have “opened the door” to westerners in Gabon.

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This course includes

  • Modules 6
  • Duration 7 Hours
  • Skills All levels
  • Language English
  • Availability Always
  • Certificate CE

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