Increasing the Safety of Ayahuasca Sessions

The Increasing the Safety of Ayahuasca Sessions course is an in-depth, six-month program designed to enhance the safety and effectiveness of ayahuasca ceremonies in non-traditional contexts.

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  • Professional
  • Last updated Apr '23
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Course Description

The Increasing the Safety of Ayahuasca Sessions course is an in-depth, six-month program designed to enhance the safety and effectiveness of ayahuasca ceremonies in non-traditional contexts. Offered by ICEERS, an organization with over a decade of experience in hosting dialogues on ayahuasca safety and ethics, this course aims to address the unique challenges faced by facilitators and participants working with plants outside their countries of origin.

From May 8th to November 15th, 2023, the course features a comprehensive eight-module curriculum covering essential milestones for increasing safety during plant medicine sessions. Participants will benefit from a multidisciplinary approach that combines theoretical learning with live dialogues. Over 30 video lessons provide in-depth knowledge, and a self-diagnostic process aids in improving one's practice.

Twelve live sessions are scheduled throughout the course, featuring instructors and guest speakers who will delve deeper into the topics, answer questions, share experiences, and promote collective learning. Specialized resources and protocols, including health questionnaires, release forms, and emergency protocols, will be shared to reduce potential harm and enhance session safety.

This unique course culminates ICEERS' extensive collaboration with guides, facilitators, sitters, researchers, psychologists, and doctors. By distilling their collective knowledge and expertise, the course offers valuable prevention strategies and harm reduction perspectives to minimize potential risks associated with plant medicine consumption in legal and illegal contexts.

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

Instructor

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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Please see below for start and finish dates/times. This course is currently being offered live and dates/times will change throughout the year.

$135

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$495

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This course includes

  • Modules 7
  • Duration 6 Months
  • Skills Professional
  • Language English
  • Availability Cohort
  • Certificate No

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