The Tyranny of Psychedelic Setting Longtime Phish lighting designer Chris Kuroda behind the boards at Sphere Las Vegas in April.Rene Huemer - GQ Magazine I was reading an article today about the development of new concert light-show technology. Chris Kuroda, the guy pictured above, and his team designed entirely new software for Phish's recent run at the Sphere. Usually, they used a live lighting rig. Wanting to virtually simulate both the effects and the live playability of real lights for...
8 days ago • 4 min read
Sincerity vs Seriousness in the Ceremonial Space I'm a sincere person, but I don't know that I'm a serious person. I think there is a difference. I honor the processes people go through to heal, I honor the lineages of practitioners who have worked tirelessly to support others and preserve teachings, I deeply appreciate the sacredness of all life and the interconnectedness of us all. There are so many things that make my heart humble. I was also blessed wth a strong sense of humor, a gift...
15 days ago • 4 min read
Meditation is hard sometimes, but it's good for integration There is a way to meditate for everyone. It might be different for everyone, but there is a way in. You too, can dive into yourself, past the chatter, past the pain, and sink into the truth and love that is your essential nature. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not promising that you'll get all that immediately. People who promise instant results are generally full of it. I've been dragging my neurodivergent mind to the cushion for...
22 days ago • 5 min read
Do Something Hard For Your Psychedelic Integration Sometimes people want delicate, bespoke integration homework. They want to watercolor daisies, get more massages, and make sure they are taking time for self-care. This is all fine and good. We all need this. But it's not all we need, and to be honest, most of us are living a little on the soft side already. Most of us would be better off doing something hard. I know we're slogging through the endurance challenge of being alive in 2026, but...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
The Humility of the Psychedelic Comedown Ram Dass once said that coming down from a good psychedelic trip was like "getting kicked out of heaven." I agree, it can be painful to watch your access to truth and beauty slowly fade away. It's the worst thing in the world, and the reason why integration is so important. Integration, in my humble opinion, is the practice of staying high, keeping your access to those higher states of consciousness available in every moment. For example, I know that...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
The Overly Biased Integration Coach I've gotta be honest with you all. I'm super biased. I've got very strong ideas about how people should live their lives. I have opinions about how people should use plant medicines. I have opinions about how they should conduct their relationships and manage their money. Don't even get me started on my ideas about spiritual growth and metaphysics. You might wonder why I feel so comfortable being so vulnerable about these despicable judgements I have. It's...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
Take a Breath and Stop Bracing One of the most beautiful things about breathwork is its ability to bring smoothness, grace, and ease back into our lives. So many of us are holding our breath. We're frozen. We're frozen in our movements, our activities, and our ambitions. Even if we do take steps toward our dreams, we might do so in a stilted, hesitant manner. We brace, as if we're expecting to be slammed by universal resistance. We hold our breath, as if we're about to plunge into freezing...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
The Conspiracy Theory of Healing This post is about psychedelic integration. Hang in there. I'll get to my point eventually. As our world proliferates with conspiracy theories, we're starting to learn a few things. The first thing we learn is that some of them are true. Deepak Chopra loved hanging out with Jeffrey Epstein, and so did a bunch of other people in various positions of power and reknown. Various creepy and monstrous activities were participated in. We know this to be true now....
2 months ago • 7 min read
The point of psychedelics is not to just do psychedelics. The point of psychedelics is not to just do psychedelics. We know that if we do too many, too often, (or too much too fast) we might end up getting a little weird or a little burnt out. We might end up thinking too many weird thoughts, coming up with strange ideas, like perhaps our entire friend group is comprised of reincarnated healers, shamans, heroes, and warriors of light who chose to come back to earth to fight for goodness and...
2 months ago • 5 min read