When In Doubt, See if There's Something You Can Relax - Red Things on TuesdayThis is one of the best pieces of advice I've gotten from a psychedelic guide, "When in doubt, relax." When I'm upset, something is tight. When I'm in conflict with someone, or myself, something is tight. When I'm ruminating, perseverating, or looping uncreatively, something is tight. There is a tension in my body that I can literally use as a barometer to determine if my thoughts are helpful. If it's tight, whatever I'm thinking isn't going to lead to much good. I have a practice of relaxing the tension, then trying to solve the problem without it coming back. If the tension comes back, I don't have the right answer yet. The solutions I come to from this intentionally relaxed place are always kinder, more open, and productive. Wild. I suggest you find your inner compass. I bet it's there. Try to find it. See how it works. See how it guides you. See how softness and relaxation guide you to a better future. Podcast with Joe Longo from Inspire Create Manifest About Integration and Yoga
Volo East Forrest's Music for Mushrooms Documentary The Tam Integration Coaching Training ProgramCoaching Training starts February 3rd and runs through the end of June. You'll learn how to work with polarities, paradoxes, and mysteries. You'll sit in the silence and the weirdness until it feels like home. You'll delve into your mind, and the minds of your classmates, and come out kinder and wiser for it. The program offers a wide range of tools & coaching models that give you the framework you need to make use of your gifts.
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Learn More Here: https://tamintegration.com/psychedelic-coach-training/ Join Our Info Session on Monday January 26th at 5pm Pacific, 8pm EasternIn Person Meet upsBerkshire Psychedelic Monthly Meetup. Saturday, February 21st, 2-4pmOur theme for January is utilizing and trusting intuition in psilocybin use. Michou Olivera will lead a short talk and lively discussion about this topic. Then we will have plenty of time to share, commune, and network. Hosted by Daniel Shankin, Cassandra Purdy, and Michou Olivera This event will be held at Sweetgrass Botanicals at 635 Laurel Street in Lee, MA 01238 This event is by donation; everyone is welcome. Please pre-register here: Philadelphia Yoga and Wellness ConferenceFebruary 21st at the Ritz Carlton on Broad Street. A full day of yoga and wellness with a bunch of my old friends from my hometown. I'll be offering a Meditation for the Journey workshop, focusing on embodiment of intention. I'll also be moderating a panel discussion called "How Wisdom Moves: Lineage and the Student-Teacher Relationship.” Featuring Mahan Rishi, Elane Yuen and Pankaj Sharma. I'm looking forward to having some time to practice with long-time colleagues and associates, and hopefully, you! Register here! https://www.philadelphiayogaconference.com/ The Golden RoadThe Golden Road has evolved into a wonderful group of practitioners. The wonderful people who show up share not only their journeys, but the journeys of those they steward. It's become a place of learning, support, accountability, and peer review. Folks are learning some things from me, but they are also learning from each other. We all face unique challenges as we work in this space, and it's great to have a place where we can bring them for non-judgmental feedback and reflection. You're invited. Click here to join! DisclaimerNothing in this email should be considered medical or legal advice. We're not suggesting that you break any laws or do anything dangerous. This email is offered as education and entertainment in the spirit of harm reduction. Consult medical and legal professionals if you have questions. Sometimes, there are affiliate links in this email. It helps support this project. Thank you! |
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Holding the Psychedelic Container I met with our local psychedelic society over the weekend, and we discussed the importance of a good container. We discussed the finer points of what makes a container a container, namely: Intention (Why does this container exist? What are the shared motivations and values of the people in it?) Ethics (What are the agreements and expectations shared by the people in the container) Responsibilities (Who is in charge or what? Who is taking care of whom?)...
You're the common denominator of all your problems One of the most beautiful parts of this work is realizing how our beliefs limit our reality. There are some who love to intone the sacred adage, "your beliefs create your reality," but I think this perhaps misses the mark. It's only half the story. It's more likely that our beliefs limit our reality. This explains why there are scads of new agers staring into mirrors, desperately chanting "I am abundant" while noting changes. Opportunity...
Nibble the Product You may have seen the video of the McDonald's CEO pretending to eat his company's new burger. He appeared stiff, alien, and uncomfortable. I thought it was his first day on the job, maybe his first day on the planet. He referred to it as 'Product' before managing the tiniest nibble, obviously disgusted. A bunch of other burger joints made parodys, showing that they made burgers that could actually be enjoyed. I wanted to make my own, where I gobbled down some mushrooms or...