What Is Psychedelic Integration?
Psychedelic journeys or experiences, whether it is ketamine therapy, psilocybin therapy or ayahuasca ceremonies, offer us an opportunity to unlock profound self healing as well as realizations and insights not normally accessible to our conscious minds. These psychedelic experiences invoke states of consciousness beyond our normal day-to-day life and navigating the aftermath of these experiences can be very complex for people. Because of this, complete integration of the experiences into one's new worldview is extremely important to create a lasting positive change moving forward in life.
Working with a coach or therapist who has experience understanding the depth of psychedelic experiences and who can be an ally for you on your personal healing journey is an important part of integrating and getting the most out of your experience.
Conventional talk-therapy can lead to significant breakthroughs in self-awareness, however this type of therapy works primarily within the conscious intellectualizing mind. Utilizing forms of somatic therapy such as craniosacral therapy or breathwork allows access to patterns and memories held within the body, nervous system and deeper subconscious mind. Bringing this healing into the body allows restoration of our nervous system and resolution of the "fight-flight-freeze" patterns we hold.
Somatic Therapy and Embodiment Practices
Somatic therapy focuses on the mind-body connection, recognizing that emotions and trauma are not only stored in the mind but also in the body. Psychedelic journeys can bring to the surface deeper emotions and trauma sometimes leading to overwhelming sensations in the body. These new sensations can often occur as stress, pain, tension or indescribable sensations in the body. Psychedelic therapy can also bring our attention to places in our bodies where we hold tension and pain, but may have been ignoring it in the past.
Somatic therapy and bodywork is an integral piece of integrating psychedelic and traumatic experiences and helps address these physical aspects of your experience by releasing tension stored in the body, promoting emotional release, facilitating deeper integration and grounding of your psychedelic experience in your physical body.
Craniosacral Therapy or Sacral Cranial Massage:
Craniosacral therapy is a gentle bodywork modality that serves as the interface between the physical and energetic layers of the body and works with the subtle rhythmic movement of the craniosacral system. Delicately bringing patients into connection with the rhythmic movements of the craniosacral system can help release and integrate trauma, pain and tension held in the body following psychedelic therapy and intense life experiences. This type of bodywork also reduces overactivity in the sympathetic nervous system and the "fight or flight" response, which helps to relieve stress, muscle tension and pain in the body that may have arisen during a psychedelic journey.
Breathwork
Working with the breath allows us to access deeper states of consciousness and self-awareness that can assist the release of unprocessed emotions and trauma and re-integrate disconnected parts of our being back into wholeness. Breathwork also allows us to safely revisit aspects of one's psychedelic experience and can assist in a more complete, gentle and conscious integration of those experiences. When provided in a supportive setting and trauma-informed manner, conscious connected breathwork can also assist to downgrade the nervous system away from the "fight, flight, freeze" response and to enter deeper states of rest and calm.
Somatic Integration Sessions:
INTEGRATED WHOLENESS SESSION
$170-$200 sliding scale
This offering provides a container for deeper personal healing and integration by combining a somatic integration session with a post-session tea meditation. This additional time together will to allow us to settle into the stillness of your somatic session and offer extended time for reflection and self-inquiry.
This session is an intuitive blend of craniosacral therapy OR breathwork with reiki/hands-on-healing, sound healing, energy clearing and somatic awareness.
CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY Session: $120/80min
Craniosacral therapy is a gentle bodywork modality that serves as the interface between the physical and energetic layers of the body.
Together we connect with your inner cranial rythmn, allowing the body to re-establish a place of balance and health.
These visits are an intuitive blend of craniosacral therapy, reiki/hands-on-healing, sound healing, energy clearing and somatic awareness.
BREATHWORK Session: $100/80min
Through the medium of the breath we can access deeper states of consciousness and self-awareness which assists the release of unprocessed emotions, trauma and un-integrated experiences, allowing one to return to their own natural state of wholeness and stillness.
While holding a sacred container and providing a safe environment, I facilitate a 1:1 conscious connected breathwork journey into your deeper dimensions of experience with supportive music and touch (if needed/requested).
TEA MEDITATION AND MINDFULNESS
A tea ceremony offers the opportunity to be completely in the present moment. The vibrational medicine of tea can provide profoundly deep, yet gentle self-realizations and reflections, as well as aid in grounding into the body through meditation.
These sessions are only offered in the context of the Integrated Wholeness session above and will incorporate teas specifically selected for their unique energetic qualities to guide your integration.
Jeff Pufnock MSOM ph.d L.ac.
I regard my work as sacred and approach the space of healing and working with others on their path with the utmost respect, care and integrity. My work is informed by both my extensive training in the holistic modalities above as well as my own ongoing journey with ceremonial plant medicine over the last 12+ years. My unique life experience and and background allows me to offer a truly unique and safely held container to support your healing process.
My modalities include:
Acupuncture, Craniosacral Therapy, Chinese & Western Herbalism, Myofascial Release, Moxibustion, Cupping, Lifestyle Coaching, Breathwork, Reiki, Tea Meditations, Energy Healing and Sound Healing.
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Somatic therapy focuses on the mind-body connection, recognizing that emotions and trauma are not only stored in the mind but also in the body.