Embodied Psychedelic Therapy: A Somatic Guide

Incorporating body-centered practices into each stage of psychedelic-assisted therapy.Embodied Psychedelic Therapy is a guide to holding space for people taking psychedelics for personal exploration, spiritual expansion, and healing. Covering preparation, the psychedelic journey itself, and integration afterward, it details how a focus on embodiment greatly benefits work with expanded states of consciousness. The book emerges from the intersection of psychedelics and somatics, weaving bodycentered practices into the various stages of psychedelic work. It delves into ethics, adverse events, trauma, the use of touch, and other themes relevant to psychedelicassisted therapy, drawing on practices both ancient and modern to support healing and transformation. This text represents the best practices for maximizing the potential of psychedelicassisted therapy: how to create safer, more therapeutic experiences for those pursuing greater wellbeing and expansion.