Trauma-informed Plant Medicine Facilitation Online Training

The Trauma-informed Plant Medicine Facilitation Online Training is an 8-day program designed for individuals who are interested in or are currently facilitating healing spaces with the sacred indigenous and plant medicines such as Ayahuasca, Bufo, Kambo, Ibogaine, Wachuma, and Psilocybin.

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

The Trauma-informed Plant Medicine Facilitation Online Training is an 8-day program designed for individuals who are interested in or are currently facilitating healing spaces with the sacred indigenous and plant medicines such as Ayahuasca, Bufo, Kambo, Ibogaine, Wachuma, and Psilocybin. The program is also beneficial for individuals who are currently working or interested in plant medicine integration work, as well as facilitation assistants. The program aims to provide participants with a foundational understanding of trauma and the nervous system, and best practices to respond effectively to the signs and symptoms of trauma that may arise before, during, and after a ceremonial experience.

The program will be conducted in three modules, which can be purchased as a package or separately. Each module consists of 2 video lectures (2 x 1hr) and 2 live Zoom workshops (2 x 2.5hr) per day, for a total of 25 hours for module 1, 15.5 hours for module 2, and 12 hours for module 3. The program is scheduled to begin on Feb 18th, 2022, and will be conducted over a three-month period. Participants who complete the entire program will receive a certificate from AYA Healing Retreats.

The program will provide a deep dive into the world of somatic psychology, embodiment, trauma-informed foundations, neuroscience, and plant medicine and shamanist wisdom. It will consist of a combination of video lectures and theory, live Zoom workshops and experiential explorations, group sessions and a Facebook page where students will receive ongoing support to integrate the application of the learnings of the training.

The program is currently unavailable and last ran at the start of 2022.

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.

$895

This course includes

  • Modules 3
  • Duration 52 Hours
  • Skills Professional
  • Language English
  • Availability Past
  • Certificate No
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