Psychedelic Preparation and Integration
Plant Medicine is an ancient healing modality utilized by earth-based cultures all around the world for millennia. In the last several decades, Western cultures have increasingly turned towards these mystical and deeply powerful plants as healing allies to address all manner of emotional and physical illness.
With the growing popularity of psychedelics as a transformative healing experience, there is also a growing need for appropriate preparation and integration of these experiences and the cultivation of a mindset of integrity and respect for the plants themselves and the cultures who steward them.
Psychedelic experiences can unlock access to the deepest parts of ourselves, connect us with aspects of existence we never knew before, and resource us in ways we never thought possible. The insights and experiences one may have during a plant medicine journey can feel far removed from the normalcy of daily life, therefore necessitating a deeply intentional before and after experience.
Embodied Imagination is an integration technique using guided imagery and somatic experiencing to access subconscious experiences and connect one with internal awareness, insight, and resources that they can bring back with them to the day world. Embodied Imagination can have a profound impact on one’s ability to integrate what otherwise may be deeply profound but ultimately unresolved psychedelic experiences.