Psychedelic Healing Preparation

Introduction

Please read ALL of this. It contains very important instructions for making the most of your journey.

Stages of Preparation

3 Weeks Prior

For Immediately After Your Session

For Remote Sessions

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Stages of Preparation

3 Weeks Prior

Psychiatric medication: must be discontinued 3 weeks, or at least 6 times its half-life, before your session.
Integration Meetings: Come to a couple of times and hear others' experiences, share your intentions, or ask questions.

1 Week Prior

Blood pressure medication should be stopped at least two days prior.
Substances & Supplements: For at least one week prior to your session, cut out all unnecessary supplements and drugs including caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, cannabis, 5-HTP, and amphetamines.
Sexual activity: Avoid sexual activity, even with yourself, for five days before and after the journey.
Solidify your intentions: You may wish to address specific issues or simply trust the wisdom and guidance of your inner healing intelligence. Consider your intention as a request or a question for the medicine. Pray and/or meditate on your intentions to gain the most clarity possible. What unhelpful patterns of thought, speech & action are you wishing to break, and what new patterns are you wishing to create?
Cultivate awareness: What are you feeling before your journey? Anxiety or trepidation over the unknown is normal. Journal about the thoughts and feelings you're having.
Food: Eat a clean diet of whole foods, avoiding overly sweet, salty, spicy or pungent foods.
Vices: Avoid any vices or "coping behaviours" that distract you from your feelings.
Obligations: Make sure all obligations for the day can wait until the next day or will be covered by someone else. Do not schedule any obligations for the rest of the day after your journey, and ideally the next day as well.
Photos: Begin gathering photos to bring to your session (see What To Bring, below)
Pets: If you have pets in your home, especially dogs, please either make plans to board them for a day or make sure that there is someone to take care of them while you're on your journey. Barking dogs can be quite distracting and disturbing when you are in your journey

1 Day Prior

Clear your mind: Avoid scary, violent media and upsetting situations the day before your journey to avoid having them appear. Clear fears about the work by cultivating a sense of trust in the medicine.
Let go of expectations: Acknowledge that you may not know what outcome is best for you. Let go of the need to control your experience, and trust that by relaxing into the process, you will receive the healing you need. Be aware that sometimes the results may not be evident for days or weeks. The most profound healing and transformation often happen beyond words or thinking.
Food: Do not eat anything for at least 4 hours before your session.
Pack: Put together the things you'll be needing for your journey (see "What to Bring", below).
Empathogen sessions only: For neurotoxin protection, drink a couple of cups of fresh grapefruit juice the evening before the session, and again before & during the session.

Morning Of

Clothes: Your clothes should be comfortable and honour this journey's importance.
Hygiene: Please be showered and free of makeup, hair products and fragrances. Please wear socks and sleeves.
Phone Sessions: please make sure your phone will not make any noise except when I call. This can be accomplished using Do Not Disturb mode, disabling the "repeated calls" feature, and making sure the host is the only one that it will allow through (if you need help with this part the host is happy to walk you through it).

What To Bring

For During Your Session

Your phone & charger with the following voice-activated recording app installed:
- iOS: [Voice Record Pro app]
- Android: [Smart Recorder app]

Your session fee balance (see Payment page for options).
Notebook & pen for journaling before and after your journey.
A water bottle, ideally difficult to spill.
A notecard with your intentions written out, to keep by your side during your journey to help you remember your purpose.
Pillow, soft cuddly things, any personal comfort items.
Item(s) of personal significance, especially anything relating to your intention. These can be totems to represent the parts of you that you'd like to invite into the ceremony or let go during the ceremony.
Old & recent photos of yourself, significant others, family, close friends, and significant milestones in your life. Print digital photos.

For Immediately After Your Session

Gentle music and headphones for listening on your own after the journey.
Artistic supplies for if you feel inspired (drawing, sculpting, music making).
Healthy comfort food for after your journey (and optionally the next morning if staying overnight)
A copy of the Integration Journal linked on the Integration page under Integration Resources.
Consider booking any Add-Ons you'd like after your journey

For Remote Sessions

Only Bluetooth earphones that will last 8 hours on a charge and won't fall off [example]
Eye Mask
Tissues & Waste Bin
Laptop or phone that can be set up hands-free so we can see each other.
Fast & stable internet connection
Things to make your ceremony space special, e.g. candle(s), incense, items for an altar, white sage for cleansing, etc.
Emergency Contact: Please provide me with the contact information of someone nearby that I can contact in the event of an emergency. This can be someone living with you or your next-door neighbour.

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