Transform Your Health and Raise Your Consciousness With the Healing Power of Mushrooms

Explore the health and consciousness-raising benefits of mushrooms in a 7-week course with Dr. Christopher Hobbs. Learn to forage, cook, and dose effectively.

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  • Last updated Sep '23
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Course Description

In this 7-week online course led by Dr. Christopher Hobbs, participants will explore the multifaceted benefits of mushrooms, from their nutritional and medicinal properties to their potential for enhancing consciousness. The course covers a wide range of topics, including incorporating mushrooms into daily diet, discerning the quality of retail mushroom supplements, and understanding the role of mushrooms in boosting immune response.

Dr. Hobbs, a fourth-generation herbalist and licensed acupuncturist, will guide participants through the scientific and traditional knowledge surrounding mushrooms. The course also delves into practical skills such as foraging, cooking, and dosing, ensuring that participants can make informed decisions about integrating mushrooms into their health and wellness routines. The course will feature live teachings, interactive training sessions, experiential practices, and Q&A sessions throughout the seven weeks.

Whether you’re interested in the health benefits of mushrooms like chaga, reishi, and lion’s mane, or curious about the emerging research on psilocybin for mental health, this course offers a comprehensive look at the world of fungi. Dr. Hobbs combines decades of expertise with actionable insights, enabling participants to safely and effectively bring the benefits of mushrooms into their daily lives.

It is currently not possible to purchase the course (recordings).

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.

$150

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This course includes

  • Modules 7
  • Duration 15 Hours
  • Skills All levels
  • Language English
  • Availability Past
  • Certificate No

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