CREATING SAFE AND EFFECTIVE RETREATS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PLANT MEDICINE

Whether you plan to attend a plant medicine retreat, or facilitate one, it is important to understand the principles of a safe and effective retreat.  We will explore the importance of personal preparation, essential ethical rules, set and setting, determining who should not be in a retreat, preparing and offering the medicine, what an effective ceremony looks like, and what “holding space” means.  Finally, we will look at the importance of the integration process following a retreat.