Integration Essentials

The Integration Essentials course is a 12-week program designed for therapists and healthcare providers who want to gain a deeper understanding of key concepts in psychedelic integration work. This course will provide a comprehensive study of various perspectives on psychedelic healing, including academic research, mindfulness-based psychotherapy, and indigenous wisdom traditions.

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  • Professional
  • Last updated Jul '24
  • English
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Course Description

The Integration Essentials course is a 12-week program for therapists and healthcare providers who want a deeper understanding of critical concepts in psychedelic integration work. This course will provide a comprehensive study of various perspectives on psychedelic healing, including academic research, mindfulness-based psychotherapy, and indigenous wisdom traditions.

The course is structured to engage students in thought-provoking readings and discussions, covering topics such as theories of psychedelic action, ego and self-dissolution, micro-dosing, harm reduction, creativity, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), shamanic and neo shamanic ayahuasca practices, inner healing intelligence, and harm reduction psychotherapy. The course materials, including assigned and supplemental readings, will be accessed through an online learning platform.

At the end of the course, participants will be able to explain the concept of “unconstrained mind” and its role in psychedelic therapy, describe the importance of set and setting, list basic safety precautions in academic research, analyze the meaning of “ego” in psychedelic therapy, describe the principles of ACT and their application in psychedelic integration therapy, use concepts from meditation and psychotherapy to understand growth in psychedelic integration therapy, and critique different theories of psychedelic effects and their relevance to integration therapy.

This course is given each quarter and qualifies for 15 continuing education (CE) credits.

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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$1200

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This course includes

  • Modules 12
  • Duration 12 Weeks
  • Skills Professional
  • Language English
  • Availability Past
  • Certificate CE

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