PSYCHEDELIC INTEGRATION CIRCLES
After an experience, whether psychedelic or not, being in community with others who can relate, empathize, and understand is critical to keeping the experience alive and integrating it over the long term. So, these ongoing integration circles are designed to help grow a community where we can collectively keep our learnings alive and share in learning with one another.
When: Sundays 8-9pm
Where: Signal Group
General Meeting Structure:
8:00pm – 8:10pm:
Welcome + Meditation or breathwork practice + Introductions
8:10pm – 8:20pm:
Open conversation, connecting, and questions about psychedelics
8:20pm – 8:55pm:
Sharing and integration of 1-3 community members experiences
8:55pm – 9:00pm:
Closing practice
Community Agreements:
We follow the CENTER framework.
Confidentiality: Please ensure that you are in a private space during the live sessions.
Engagement: Kindly keep your camera on during the session. Take care of yourself and your needs throughout such as taking bathroom or snack breaks. Everyone is encouraged to actively participate throughout the live session.
Non-judgmental listening: Recognize that people come to the space with different cultures, values, and lived experiences and do your best to lead with curiosity. We aim to build a safe space for many different perspectives.
Timeliness: Out of respect for yourself and others, show up on time to ensure we can begin and end on time.
Equity: All voices are valuable in our and we want to make sure that everyone has equal airtime. If you are someone who likes to contribute often, try to provide some space for others to contribute. If you feel that your voice is not being heard, your needs are not being met, or you are experiencing inequity, please let the host know.
Right to pass: During meetings, you may be called on; however, you have the right to pass if you do not wish to answer.
Guidelines:
We will use the ACE Model to guide our integration circles.
Accept. Connect. Embody
- Let go – Travel from the busyness of the mind into the depths of your body
- Sense: Scan your awareness from fingers to toes
- Feel: Open yourself up to emotion.
- Connect to self: take deep breaths, feel warm, calm, and expansive
- Connect to meaning: What did your experience represent? Why does it matter?
- Connect to intention: How will you honour this experience with action?
Why do we practice mindfulness and breathwork?
Mindfulness helps someone be comfortable in holding awareness and getting into an introspective state during psychedelics. Breathwork and meditation are tools that can help you ease into or navigate experiences.