Psychedelic Healing Summit 2023

As recent clinical studies have shown, psychedelic medicines have high levels of efficacy when paired with treatments like therapy in treating depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), addiction, and a range of other challenges.

While psychedelic healing is an emerging frontier of modern Western mental health and wellness, it has been an integral part of many Indigenous cultures worldwide for thousands of years, which have used psychedelics to receive wisdom and offer healing to their communities.

Many people worldwide are exploring bridging therapeutic modalities and treatments with expanded states of consciousness to clear shame and heal personal, ancestral, and collective trauma.

The Psychedelic Healing Summit is more than just the latest clinical research — this is a 5-day experiential journey into the wisdom, intelligence, and embodiment of psychedelics and plant medicine.

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Psychedelic Summit Overview

You’ll experience full days dedicated to:

• The history and science behind psychedelic healing
• Fundamentals for the responsible use of sacred plants and psychedelics across traditions
• A range of deep transformational practices and sacred rituals across lineages and ancestral heritages
• An exploration of the role of sacred plants and psychedelics in dreams, breathwork, meditation, and movement
• Tools for integrating your experiences into your daily life.

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Psychedelic Healing Is Becoming Mainstream

This Psychedelic Healing Summit (free!) illuminates the history, scientific research, and therapeutic integration processes of psychedelic medicine with sacred music and ceremonies, comes during an opportune time to positively impact our global mental health crisis.

The pandemic pushed rates of anxiety and depression four times higher in the U.S. alone, and many people around the world are struggling through grief, loss, and isolation. Use of anti-anxiety prescription drugs spiked more than 30% over the past two years, along with similar bumps in anti-depression and sleep aid prescriptions.

But an increasingly large market is seeking help outside the pharmaceutical industry, looking for relief from anxiety, depression, and trauma along with a connection to a higher purpose. Enter psychedelics, a movement that’s rapidly becoming mainstream thanks in part to:

• Major press outlets sanctioning the movement (“Psilocybin and MDMA are poised to be the hottest new therapeutics since Prozac,” New York Times) and “Psychedelic frees up depressed brain,” BBC)
• Prestigious medical research institutions like Johns Hopkins University and Yale reporting that psilocybin creates positive changes in moods, attitudes, and behavior when it comes to depression, anxiety, and addiction.

Psychedelics are now entering the mainstream as a method to address stress, burnout, anxiety, depression — as well as expand consciousness and cultivate inner peace.

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What You'll Learn During the Psychedelic Healing 2023 Summit

• Improve Your Mental Wellness
• Experience Deeper Connections
• Manifest Your Greatest Gifts
• Safely explore psychedelics as a healing modality for challenges such as anxiety, depression, trauma, and burnout
• Connect with the healing intelligence of sacred plants and honor their wisdom keepers
• Integrate powerful ceremonies, rituals, and at-home practices into your daily life to experience a deeper sense of belonging, wholeness, and community
• Spark your creative essence, explore your gifts, and access love more fully
• Reconnect with your purpose and joy as an interconnected part of a larger ecosystem
• Bring healing modalities such as breathwork, movement, music, and energy medicine into your life to develop a relationship with the spirits of the medicines — even without ingesting them
• What we’re learning about microdosing with psychedelics to address anxiety, trauma, and burnout
• Promising therapeutic trials examining the use of psilocybin to treat tobacco addiction, major depressive disorder, and cancer distress
• How you can integrate somatic experiencing tools to enhance your healing explorations with sacred plant medicine
• The healthiest and most respectful protocols to use with master plants
• Ways in which the psychedelic renaissance can perpetuate historical trauma and colonialism, or help our society evolve to a place where we experience greater harmony with each other and the Earth
• How to use breathwork, prayers, and visualizations to develop a relationship with the spirits of the medicines — even without ingesting them

Enjoy a 5-day virtual retreat-style experience as you learn about sacred plant medicine, Indigenous beliefs and traditions, and the latest psychedelic research. You’ll also be able to safely explore embodiment techniques and integration practices, and engage in revered ceremonies, rituals, and at-home practices for deep healing and expanding your consciousness.

The Psychedelic Healing Summit is your source for trusted information on this rapidly changing approach to mental wellness and spiritual connectedness.

Together we’ll weave a safe and knowledgeable foundation to empower you to tap into your innate healing intelligence… expand your consciousness… and connect with your true self alongside a community of like-minded seekers.

Psychedelic Healing and Consciousness

Are you excited to co-create a new normal that feels alive, healthy, and joy-filled?

As recent clinical studies have shown, psychedelic medicines have high levels of efficacy when paired with treatments like therapy in treating depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), addiction, and a range of other challenges.

While psychedelic healing is an emerging frontier of modern Western mental health and wellness, it has been an integral part of many Indigenous cultures worldwide for thousands of years, which have used psychedelics to receive wisdom and offer healing to their communities.

Many people worldwide are exploring bridging therapeutic modalities and treatments with expanded states of consciousness to clear shame and heal personal, ancestral, and collective trauma.

The Psychedelic Healing Summit is more than just the latest clinical research — this is a 4-day experiential journey into the wisdom, intelligence, and embodiment of psychedelics and plant medicine.

This transformative event invites you to expand your consciousness, discover ways to deepen your inner healing, and connect authentically with others on the collective healing path.

Explore a Conscious Journey through the Psychedelic Renaissance in this Immersive Virtual Retreat-Style Experience

Each day of the Psychedelic Healing Summit has been thoughtfully programmed to offer you a deeper understanding of the emerging world of sacred plant medicines and psychedelic-informed healing. Discover powerful integration tools to support you on your journey from the comfort of home.

Select Speaker Topics for the Psychedelic Healing Summit 2023

Here's just a few highlights you'll experience during the 2023 Psychedelic Healing Summit:

• Puma Fredy Quispe Singona will guide you to connect with the spirits of master plant medicines Ayahuasca and San Pedro through prayers, visualizations, and breathwork to bring in powerful healing.
• Dr. Marie Mbouni will address how you can prepare yourself before, during, and after using psychedelics — in order to unlock and sustain your “mystic brain” without creating a new traumatic experience.
• Laura Dawn will explore how sacred plant medicines are profoundly valuable tools for cultivating creative cognition, including problem-solving and creative thinking — and why we need these skills now more than ever.
• Dr. Ronald D. Siegel will reveal what research in mindfulness, compassion, and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy can teach you about the causes of human psychological suffering and its alleviation.
• Claudia Cuentas will share an Indigenous perspective for conceptualizing trauma and trauma recovery that uses creativity and art as healing forms.
• Zach Leary will review the recent history of psychedelics in the Western hemisphere, and how these medicines can best be used in the 21st century.
• Dr. Ali Maya will talk about the importance of wise preparation, navigation, and integration of psychedelic plant medicine explorations.
• Dr. Andrea Pennington will share that by using the narrative therapy program LifeWriting, together with psychedelics and guided meditation practices, you can connect with your subconscious inner child and inner critic.
• Xochitl Kusikuy Ashe will explore taking a more ceremonial approach to microdosing, using it to heal depression, anxiety, and ancestral trauma as well as for connecting you more deeply to the Earth.
• Rutury Temay will talk about the importance of creating — through rituals and ceremonies — a medicine plan that connects with everything around you.
  Paul F. Austin will discuss the practice of microdosing — taking tiny amounts of psychedelic substances to enhance cognitive abilities, increase creativity, and alleviate anxiety or depression.
• Gül Dölen, MD, will reveal how psychedelics can reopen developmental pathways for nervous system maturation — expanding the potential scope of disorders that psychedelics might be used to treat.

Full Speaker & Session Schedule for the Psychedelic Summit 2023

Monday, May 8 – Psychedelic Healing Summit 2023

• 9am: Master Plants Long Distance Healing with Puma Fredy Quispe Singona
• 10am: The Master Plant Experience: The Science, Safety, and Sacred Ceremony of Psychedelics with Maya Shetreat, MD
• 11am: The Art and Science of Microdosing: Exploring the Potential of Psychedelics for Self-Improvement with Paul F. Austin
• 12pm: Healing as a State of Consciousness with Xochi Bucuru
• 1pm: Flipping the Script: Exploring the Intersection Between Psychedelics & Creative Cognition with Laura Dawn, MSc
• 2pm: Psychodelian mayan vision with Abuelo Antonio Oxté
• 3pm: Dialogue with Paul Stamets

Tuesday, May 9 – Psychedelic Healing Summit 2023

• 9am: How to safely unlock your “Mystic Brain” with Psychedelics and Sacred Plant Medicines with Marie Mbouni, MD
• 10am: Learning From Non-Ordinary States: Mindfulness, Compassion, and Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy with Dr. Ron Siegel
• 11am: Traditional Ceremony, Sacraments, Visions and Dreams – Indigenous Ways of Life with Phillip Scott, MA, EMT
• 12pm: Reflections on 40 Years in the Psychedelic Space: Research, Clinical Practice and Transformation with Scott Shannon, MD
• 1pm: Microdosing Psilocybin as Ancestral Practice with Xochitl Kusikuy Ashe
• 2pm: The Connection of Neuroscience, Mindfulness Practices and Psychedelics with Rael Cahn, MD, PhD
• 3pm: Changing Your Narrative with Psychedelics with Dr. Andrea Pennington (aka DaeEss 1Dreah)

Wednesday, May 10 – Psychedelic Healing Summit 2023

• 9am: Indigenous Healing with Traditional Entheogens with Christine Diindiisi McCleave, MA
• 10am: How Psychedelic Therapy is Different with Will Van Derveer, MD
• 11am: How to safely unlock your “Mystic Brain” with Psychedelics and Sacred Plant Medicines with Marie Mbouni, MD
• 11am: Sacred Sound and Spiritual Healing: The Role of the Biofield with Dr. Shamini Jain
• 12pm: Psychedelics in the 21st Century and How to Use Them with Zach Leary
• 1pm: Sharing Traditional and Sacred Medicine to the World with Rutury Temay
• 2pm: Swimming in the Sacred: Wisdom From the Psychedelic Underground with Rachel Harris, PhD
• 3pm: Reopening Critical Periods with Psychedelics with Dr. Gül Dölen, MD/PhD

Thursday, May 11 – Psychedelic Healing Summit 2023

• 9am: Relationship, Reciprocity, Integration and Interconnection: An Indigenous Perspective on Healing Trauma with Psychedelic Medicines with Susan Beaulieu, MPP
• 10am: Embrace: A Practice for Optimal Healing and Transformation in Plant Medicine Journeys with Dr. Ali Maya
• 11am: Psychedelics and Religious Experience with Jamie Beachy, PhD MDiv
• 12pm: Reverence, Ritual, and Renewal: A Glimpse Into the Psychedelic Bedrock of Peruvian Folk Healing with don Oscar Miro-Quesada
• 1pm: Bridging Spiritual and Mental Health with Psychedelics with Jennifer Montjoy, PhD, Psychiatric NP-BC
• 2pm: Integration and Practice with Sacred Plant Medicine with Martina Drassl
• 3pm: Ancient tools for modern times with Claudia Cuentas MA, LMFT, SEP

Friday, May 12 – Psychedelic Healing Summit 2023

• 9am: Dialogue with Rainbow Lopez, MA, FNTP, HTMAp
• 10am: Connecting the Psychedelic Dots: Transdiagnostic Psilocybin Healing of Tobacco Addiction, Depression, and Cancer Distress with Matthew W. Johnson, PhD
• 11pm: The Cycle of the Way of Life with Darryl Slim
• 12pm: Your Molecules Respond to Your Experiences with Candace R. Lewis
• 1pm: Dialogue with Dr. Beatriz C. Labate
• 2pm: From Psychedelic Integration to Creative Leadership with Shiri Godasi, MA

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About Your Psychedelic Healing Summit 2023 Host – Joe Tafur, MD

Joe Tafur, MD, completed his family medicine training at UCLA, then spent two years in academic research at the UCSD department of psychiatry in a lab focused on mind-body medicine. After his research fellowship, over a period of six years, he lived and worked in the Peruvian Amazon at the traditional healing center Nihue Rao Centro Espiritual. There he worked closely with master Shipibo shaman Ricardo Amaringo, and trained in ayahuasca shamanism. Through a series of stories told in his new book The Fellowship of the River: A Medical Doctor's Exploration Into Traditional Amazonian Plant Medicine, Joe shares his unique experience and integrative medical theories.

He is co-founder of Modern Spirit, a nonprofit organization dedicated to demonstrating the value of spiritual healing in modern healthcare. Modern Spirit is now collaborating with USC and MAPS on the Modern Spirit Epigenetics Project, evaluating the epigenetic impact of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. In partnership with Modern Spirit, Joe offers an intimate live 8-week online course titled “The River Course: An Integrative Approach to Psychedelic Therapies and Sacred Plant Medicine.”

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Frequently Asked Questions About Psychedelic Healing

What is psychedelic healing?

Psychedelic healing is viewed from two distinctly related, yet different perspectives. Medically speaking, it is also known as psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, or PAP. This is a form of psychiatric treatment in which a psychedelic drug is consumed as part of a psychotherapeutic procedure. Spiritually speaking, for hundreds of years, numerous civilizations have employed hallucinogenic drugs in holistic medical and spiritual traditions. In both cases, a trained professional supports the healing journey.

What are the most frequently psychedelics used for healing?

While there are many options to choose from, the most commonly used today are: ayuhuasca, LSD, psilocybin, ketamine, and MDMA (aka ecstacy).

How do you take psychedelics for healing?

Legal psychedelics should only be used under the guidance of a trained professional. At present, there is no standardized administration for psychedelics. Generally, However, there are a few common guidelines that practitioners follow:

• Use of a low to moderate dosage of a psychedelic substance
• Professional monitoring throughout the hallucinogenic experience
• Using one to two weeks between sessions to retake the psychedelic dosage
• Approach it with a sense of calm and ease

What is the best environment for taking psychedelics?

Both “set” and “setting” are essential factors for an optimal healing experience. The set refers to your mindset, emotions, moods, intentions, and expectations. That's about who you are going into the experience. The setting should be a place that feels relaxing, safe, and supportive. The objective is to feel at ease with both the therapist and the environment in which the session will occur.

What does it mean to “integrate” psychedelics?

Psychedelic healing sessions are intended to assist the person in processing, making sense of, and finding meaning in their psychedelic experience. Therefore, after a session it's important to allow adequate time for the experience to deepen both into the conscious and unconscious minds. Having a trained professional helps facilitate this part of the experience in positive, healthy, supportive ways.

What is microdosing?

Microdosing is a type of psychedelic healing that includes consuming very tiny, non-hallucinogenic dosages of psychedelic drugs. Proponents of micro-dosing argue that even these shallow doses can have positive health effects such as improving performance, increasing energy, and decreasing depression.

Is there any scientific evidence for the healing benefits of psychedelics?

Just a brief search for “MDMA PTSA” brings up a plethora of well-cited and often-quoted scholarly articles. Further digging into NIH and other medical databases shows that there's continued interest and study into clinical research and professional uses for psychedelics. This is likely due to the fact that the stigma behind psychedelics is continuing to fade over time.

What are the negative side effects of taking psychedelics?

While psychedelics can have powerful healing effects, they can also have side effect including, but not limited to:

•         Changed perception of time
•         Virtual illusions
•         Perceptually distorted sensations
•         Strong feelings or impressions
•         Insecurity
•         Viewing, listening or feeling things that one would not normally encounter

Not everybody will experience all, or any of those side effects. Each person is uniquely different, and this is another reason why psychedelics should only be taken under the guidance of a trained professional.

Long-term, heavy, recreational psychedelic use has been associated long-term psychosis, manifesting as visual abnormalities, flashbacks, erratic thinking, paranoia, anxiety, and mood swings. They can also produce hallucinogen persistent perception disorder (HPPD), characterized by severe hallucinations and visual abnormalities.

While these side effects can be serious, and do sound scary, they are extremely unlikely when using psychedelics specifically for healing while under the guidance of a trained professional.

Do psychedelics make you more spiritual?

Some people claim to experience mystical or spiritual experiences after using psychedelic drugs. They may express sentiments of serenity, pleasure, oneness, or empathy, and feeling connected to the Universal Oneness that connects us all.

Can psychedelics be used instead of anti-depressants?

First of all, never change your medical dosages unless you have discussed it with your doctor. There may be adverse effects combining medications and psychedelics, so it's important to have full information, guidance, and support before making any changes.

That said, stress, melancholy, substance abuse, alcoholism, and PTSD have all been shown in studies to react well to psychedelic-assisted therapy. Here's a few areas of interest that have been studied, are being studied, and would benefit from further study:

• Anxiety and mood disorders: Psychedelics offer potential mood advantages that might aid with depression therapy. A 2016 rigorous double-blind controlled study discovered that psilocybin medication significantly decreased worry and sadness in cancer patients.
• Alcohol and drug use disorders: Early studies indicated that LSD might aid in the rehabilitation of drug use problems. Some newer data supports the notion that psychedelic therapy has promise as an addiction treatment.
•  Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): Research indicates that MDMA-assisted psychotherapy may be beneficial for the treatment of PTSD (PTSD), so much so, that in 2017 the FDA deemed it beneficial for PTSD symptoms and called it a “breakthrough therapy.”

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