Ceremony Pre-work

The above documentaries are a part of the suggested pre-ceremony work that takes place in the weeks before your ceremony. Please start here if you are thinking about a plant medicine journey. These are also great resources to share with anyone interested in the work that we do. They are available on many streaming platforms. 

This episode of The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper titled "Magic Mushrooms: Can They Change Your Mind?" is a depiction of people from diverse backgrounds that are seeking Psilocybin Assisted Therapies in a retreat style setting in Jamaica. It highlights a realistic portrayal of what clients experience before, during and after a ceremony. 

*Please note the participants in this episode are receiving lower doses of medicine, where we practice in clinical or therapeutic ranges; however we still think it is worth a watch as it addresses client expectations and attitudes about the ceremony that are valuable. 

Expert James Fadiman explains how psychedelics have the power to expand consciousness, enhance creativity, and deepen our connections to the world. 

(6 mins)

How a ‘heroic dose’ of psychedelics can be therapeutic, explained by a Johns Hopkins professor. 

(11 mins)

This is a beautiful inner child meditation which with strengthens your sense of self and begin to loosen the grips of codependency. Common themes in the integration phase are inner child/shadow work, grief and codependency. We often incorporate guided meditations like this one in the pre-ceremony work to prepare folks for the introspective journey ahead of them.