Oregon Psilocybin Facilitation Training Program

The Changa Institute offers the Oregon Psilocybin Facilitation Training Program, a comprehensive training program that provides students with the skills and knowledge to become Licensed Psilocybin Service Facilitators.

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

The Changa Institute offers the Oregon Psilocybin Facilitation Training Program, a comprehensive training program that provides students with the skills and knowledge to become Licensed Psilocybin Service Facilitators. Approved by the Oregon Health Authority and licensed by Oregon's Higher Education Coordinating Commission, the program is designed to meet and surpass minimum state requirements, which include 120 hours of 'core training' and 40 hours of supervised 'practicum'.

The program is taught by a team of seasoned practitioners and guest speakers who bring in domain-specific expertise. The program is offered in two tracks: Standard (Two 2-hour Zoom meetings/week for 6 months) and Accelerated (Three 2-hour Zoom meetings/week + two 2-hour Zoom meetings/month for 3 months). Both tracks require in-person training, which will take place on the program's final Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

The program is designed to nurture a safe space for psilocybin therapy and equip practitioners with facilitation skills to cultivate controlled, therapeutic experiences that deliver lasting mental health benefits. Eligibility for the program is determined through a rigorous interviewing, vetting and selection process.

The current cohort has started, but future cohorts may be possible.

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.

$9550

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This course includes

  • Modules 10
  • Duration 3 Months
  • Skills Professional
  • Language English
  • Availability Cohort
  • Certificate No

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