DISCOVERY : Program Information
Your Investment : $4,800
What makes this program so powerful?
MPI (Mindfulness and Psychedelic Integration), is a mindfulness-based approach that incorporates principles of Psychology, mindfulness-based modalities, and compassionate Inquiry, to name a few. This process allows for the right framework for examining and working with psychedelic experiences safely.
According to MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) The attentional and attitudinal shift that takes place during the practice of mindfulness, is believed to result in profound change in how people relate to causes of their distress, thereby resulting in alleviation processing your experience, this allows for clarity and deep learning about yourself and the world around you.
During these eight weeks you are invited to practice being present in a non-judgmental way. In designing this program we have taken into account the various research and studies to make your experience safe and beneficial.
You will be supported through Mindfulness, Compassionate Inquiry and other therapeutic methods that are specifically designed to insure your psychedelic experience is beneficial and safe.
PSYCHEDELICS RESEARCH
In a study, conducted in 2018, Doctor Olson, assistant professor of chemistry, biochemistry and molecular medicine at the University of California, Davis shares and his team found that psychedelic drugs increase the number of branches and dendritic spines on neurons, and also increase the number of synapses, or connections between neurons.
"Psychedelics are able to actually [change] neuronal structure, [and] that's really important because [brain] structure controls function. That means it's possible that these drugs could help repair brain networks in the prefrontal cortex that might be damaged in conditions like anxiety and depression”, he said. Source
At Liberate Lounge, we have designed this program taking into account the growing body of research in psychedelics and its long lasting benefits when experienced safely and in a therapeutic environment.
Mindfulness Based Interventions are a therapeutic approach grounded in mindfulness, they are designed to deliberately focus a person’s attention on the present experience in a way that is non-judgmental.
Mindfulness-based interventions, whether offered individually or in a group setting, may serve as a complement to therapy but please keep in mind that they do not take the place of therapy or medical intervention.
Compassionate Inquiry, developed by Dr. Gabor Mate. It’s a psycho-somatic approach based on deep compassion, it unveils the level of consciousness, hidden assumptions, implicit memories, and body states that form the real message that words both express and conceal, while gently uncovering and releasing mental blocks, constriction and suppressed emotion embedded in the body - which are at the root of suffering and in many cases manifest as physical and mental illness and addiction.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
There are a number of steps involved before you become accepted to the program:
Step 1 - Preliminary interview (50 mins - via zoom or in-person ).
This is an opportunity to meet each other and talk about your expectations and what brings you to the program.
Step 2- Intake forms
Medical history and release forms.
Your preliminary interview and intake form needs to be reviewed by our medical advisory board before you are accepted to the program.
Step 3- Acceptance and Payment.
We will contact you as soon as your application is accepted if you qualify as a candidate for this work.
Payment needs to be received before your first session.
COMMITMENT
It takes strong commitment and determination to make real changes, We are here to guide you but ultimately it is up to you to do the work and that means, showing up for yourself in a way that reflects your desire to learn and grow.
PROGRAM STRUCTURE:
The program’s structure is designed based on our many years of study and close observation of the many ways the human brain can adapt and change through its capacity to receive information, connect insights, and change its habits, therefore, it is very important that it is followed in the way it was designed.
1. FOUR WEEKLY SESSIONS
Complete four consecutive meetings one on one with your facilitator. ( 60 mins once a week on zoom).
During these four zoom meetings you will have an opportunity to clarify your intention and do some inner work to prepare you for your session.
You will also have a series of mindfulness practices shared by audio to support you during this time.
The more you practice the more benefits you will gain from the program.
2. A DAY OF RETREAT
The retreat will often take place between session four or five and it is a day long about six to eight hours.
3. FOUR WEEKLY SESSIONS - MPI SESSIONS
Complete four integration meetings with your facilitator. ( 60 mins once a week on zoom).
During these four zoom meetings with your facilitator, you can seal your retreat experience and process insights and learnings.
Certain principles are maintained during your sessions.
These are:
You are encouraged to bring a specific intention to each session.
You determine how much to engage in the session and may request to stop at any time.
Your facilitator may interrupt you during the session to bring you into awareness of the present moment and to body sensations and emotions.
Your facilitator will follow the subtle cues leading to self awareness and discovery.
We wish you the best!