Navigating Psychedelics: Lessons on Self-Care & Integration

Navigating Psychedelics: Lessons on Self-Care & Integration is a self-study course that aims to help individuals who have had psychedelic experiences, whether recreational or intended for healing, to prepare for and make the most of their experience through various harm reduction approaches, integration techniques, and a theoretical framework for working with difficult experiences and bad trips.

  • 500 Enrolled
  • Beginner
  • Last updated Sep '23
  • English
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Course Description

Navigating Psychedelics: Lessons on Self-Care & Integration is a self-study course that aims to help individuals who have had psychedelic experiences, whether recreational or intended for healing, to prepare for and make the most of their experience through various harm reduction approaches, integration techniques, and a theoretical framework for working with difficult experiences and bad trips.

The course, which can be accessed at any time, is led by experienced professionals and includes video lectures that provide actionable lessons and steps that can be easily implemented before, during, and after a psychedelic experience. The course is designed for anyone who has had a hard time integrating a psychedelic experience, is experiencing residual effects or symptoms, is interested in taking their first psychedelic trip, or is a care provider working with clients who have had life-changing experiences.

This course is a culmination of years of experience, learning, and wisdom that the creators, of Psychedelics Today, wish they had when they first started exploring the topic.

Navigating Psychedelics is a comprehensive curriculum that covers various aspects of understanding and navigating the psychedelic field. In Week 1, students will learn about the etymology of the word “psychedelic” and the different classes of psychoactive substances, as well as the effects of psychedelics, the difference between tryptamines and phenethylamines, and how psychedelic substances affect the brain. Week 2 focuses on past and current psychedelic research, including which medicines are being researched for particular disorders.

In Week 3, students will learn about harm reduction tips and techniques for staying safe, such as testing your substances and creating a safe set and setting. Week 4 delves into the psychedelic experience through the theories and framework of Stanislav Grof, and provides tips and advice for navigating difficult experiences. Week 5 is dedicated to self-care and integration, where students will learn how to ground from the psychedelic experience, explore what the term integration means, and learn integration tips and practices.

In Week 6, students will learn about the risks and contraindications of psychedelics and psychedelic therapy, as well as how to assess the safety of clients who may be disclosing potential use or attending ceremonies. Students will also explore the topic of spiritual emergence and emergency, and reflect upon how their own beliefs about psychedelics may or may not affect their work with clients.

What you’ll learn
  • Understand the etymology of the word "psychedelic" and the different classes of psychoactive substances.
  • Explore the effects of psychedelics, the difference between tryptamines and phenethylamines, and how psychedelic substances affect the brain.
  • Learn about past and current psychedelic research, including which medicines are being researched for particular disorders.
  • Understand harm reduction tips and techniques for staying safe, such as testing your substances and creating a safe set and setting.
  • Develop a framework and understanding of the psychedelic experience through the work and theories of Stanislav Grof.
  • Learn how to ground from the psychedelic experience, explore what the term integration means, and learn integration tips and practices.
  • Understand the risks and contraindications of psychedelics and psychedelic therapy, as well as how to assess the safety of clients who may be disclosing potential use or attending ceremonies.
  • Explore the topic of spiritual emergence and emergency, and reflect upon how their own beliefs about psychedelics may or may not affect their work with clients.

Navigating Psychedelics is a comprehensive self-study course that covers various aspects of understanding and navigating the psychedelic field, including harm reduction, integration, self-care, research, safety, and understanding the psychedelic experience through the theories and framework of Stanislav Grof, and providing guidance for assessing the safety of clients and navigating difficult experiences.

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.

$359

This course includes

  • Modules 6
  • Duration 6 Weeks
  • Skills Beginner
  • Language English
  • Availability Always
  • Certificate No
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