Embodied Psychedelic Therapy: A Somatic Guide (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781324053552)

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 body--centered practices into the various stages of psychedelic work. It delves into ethics, adverse events, trauma, the use of touch, and other themes relevant to psychedelic--assisted therapy, drawing on practices both ancient and modern to support healing and transformation. This text represents the best practices for maximizing the potential of psychedelic--assisted therapy: how to create safer, more therapeutic experiences for those pursuing greater well--being and expansion.