Vital Psychedelic Training

In the wake of the FDA’s rejection of MDMA, we’ve been thinking a lot about what comes next for psychedelics, both in the U.S. and around the world. Aside from the conversation about which compounds will be approved first and how the strategy around FDA submissions may change, one thing is truer than ever: many people are fed up with the current medical model and aren’t waiting for FDA approval to seek an alternative in psychedelics. So, what now? As we wait for the establishment to catch up with culture, it is imperative that the psychedelic community work together to keep people and professionals safe. Our co-founders Joe Moore and Kyle Buller shared their thoughts with Reality Sandwich this week on how to prioritize safety at the community level. What steps do you think people working in psychedelics can take to reduce risks? Tell us in the comments below. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/ePTYfG3i

Tonight is our final gathering for Psychedelics Today’s special series on Microdosing --- I've been loving the brilliant students in their Vital Psychedelic Training year-long training - the future of psychedelic healing + exploration is expansive, caring, thoughtful & bright! 🌄 My theme for tonight’s class is "Notes from the Field" -- where I'll be sharing lots of microdosing case studies & real world client experiences one can only learn through witnessing, apprenticeship and real world practice. 🍄🟫 We’ll be delving into: - The rich potential of working with client projections (counseling > canceling 🙌🏽) - How to determine if a client will be best served by therapy vs. coaching (or both!) - What to expect if a client is simultaneously tapering anti-depressants 💊 - Developing fluency working with a vast spectrum of emotions 🌊 - Recognizing common client self-sabotaging clues & behaviors 🕵🏻♂️ I'll also cover how we - as coaches, therapists, and guides - can empower people to become their 👉🏽 own best guide 👈🏽, the importance of professional boundary-holding, as well as tips on how to navigate the 'green' stage when you’re just starting out and don't quite fully have your confidence dialed in yet. 🌱 Special thanks to Kyle Buller Joe Moore David Drapkin LCSW Johanna Hilla Diego Pinzon Victoria Dekker Swati Sharma and the wonderful team at Vital/Psychedelics Today for gathering such a beautiful group of future-facilitators and highlighting the growing prominence & role of microdosing. 🍄🟫 See you tonight!

Today at 6p ET (4pMT), the Psychedelics and Pain Association is launching its Free Open Coursework. This coursework focuses on updating people on new models for pain, the latest neuroscience, and how psychedelics may and have been helpful in the past for chronic pain patients.  Join us to learn more!  Livestream on the Psychedelics Today YouTube Channel.  https://lnkd.in/gXH4eqMw

In this episode of Vital Psychedelic Conversations, David speaks with two current Vital students: Certified Depth Hypnosis Practitioner and Founder and Executive Director of Zoo Labs, Vinitha Watson, CHT; and artist and outdoorsman with decades of experience in bodywork, structural integration, and Vipassana meditation: Judson Frost.🧘🏻 They talk about their personal paths: Watson’s work educating musicians about the music business and their value with Zoo Labs and Frost’s work as an artist; as well as how their experience as parents has grounded them, and how they found Vital. They discuss the importance of integration, having a process, and recognizing how long that can take; being adequately prepared and learning mindfulness skills ahead of a journey; and bringing courage to the space (and as the space-holder, encouragement). They talk about how they hold space, and how one needs to view integration from a spiritually-open perspective to enable people to find their own meanings behind what they experienced.🪐 They discuss how Watson uses a combination of hypnotherapy, transpersonal psychology, and buddhism to create a slowed down mystical experience; how hypnotherapy can benefit a psychedelic experience; bodywork and how we can’t view the mind and body separately; and more. And since they’re nearing the end of their Vital experience, they discuss what they’ve gotten out of it, and reflect on something they didn’t expect: a collective feeling of regenerative healing inside their Vital community.💗 🎧 Listen to the full episode: https://lnkd.in/gGyx4k8Z

NEW REPORT: The Emerging Psychedelic Workforce 🌎 Are you wondering what the future holds for psychedelics? As the world watches the psychedelic resurgence unfold in real time, many are asking what lies ahead, how psychedelics will be delivered, and who will lead the charge. But currently, the data on the psychedelic workforce is limited. So over 2022 and 2023, 130 current psychedelic students and past graduates of the Vital training program were surveyed to help us all understand: 👨🚀 Who will populate the future psychedelic workforce 🤝 How diversity will be present within the field 💡 How workers will be servicing clients, businesses, and communities The results were analyzed and packaged into a new FREE report, titled The Emerging Psychedelic Workforce. Download your copy and receive 24 pages of new insights on the future global psychedelic workforce of trained, psychedelic-informed professionals. ⬇️ Download today: https://lnkd.in/gaMMjwGq

Anyone interested in the motivations of people building their careers in psychedelics should definitely check out this free report produced by Psychedelics Today. Because it includes a data analysis from real people enrolled in the Vital Psychedelic Training certificate course it provides a snapshot of how the next generation of psychedelic pioneers, practitioners, activists and business leaders are thinking. How will the interwoven psychedelic eco-systems look in 5 years time? Check out this report to find out more

Where do you want to go with your psychedelic career?

Join us in Miami on October 7 & 8! We will be teaching our Navigating Psychedelics curriculum, which is one of the best ways to start your journey of understanding how you may want to include this kind of work in your practice. Your takeaways could be risk reduction education, post-care therapy, or knowing better what people do at home alone. All of this could help you become a better therapist for specific populations. Click to learn more! https://lnkd.in/gv3Wj9dK