Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for Psychedelic Therapists

The Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for Psychedelic Therapists course offers a comprehensive curriculum for developing mindfulness practices in support of personal and professional growth for Psychedelic Therapists.

  • 50 Enrolled
  • Professional
  • Last updated Feb '23
  • English
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Course Description

The Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for Psychedelic Therapists course offers a comprehensive curriculum for developing mindfulness practices in support of personal and professional growth for Psychedelic Therapists. Based on the teachings of Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., the program integrates mindfulness meditation and mindful hatha yoga to provide a structured path for reducing stress and enhancing well-being.

The course objectives include familiarizing participants with the essential aspects of mindfulness relating to stress reduction, coping with pain and illness, and enhancing well-being. Participants will also learn to differentiate MBSR from relaxation techniques, identify three types of focused practices, and describe the benefits of open awareness or choiceless awareness meditation techniques.

By the end of the course, participants will be equipped with the skills to apply mindfulness in social interactions, understand the difference between stress reactivity and response, and educate patients and their families about the benefits of mindfulness-based programs.

This course is also part of the KAP and PHRI certification programs. This course is given each quarter.

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.

$450

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This course includes

  • Modules 9
  • Duration 9 Weeks
  • Skills Professional
  • Language English
  • Availability Past
  • Certificate CE

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