Psychedelic-assisted therapy is opening new doors for healing — but how do we hold that space with depth, safety, and embodiment?
Join authors Manuela Mischke-Reeds, MA, LMFT and Joshua Sylvae, PhD for a webinar exploring their groundbreaking new book, Embodied Psychedelic Therapy: A Somatic Guide (Norton Professional Books).
This webinar will include:
Audience:
Practitioners working with clients/patients within the context of legal psychedelic therapy or research, and trained and certified by credentialed psychedelic therapy training programs (that train in the specific psychedelic with which they will be working), and Indigenous healers.
*As a pioneer in the field of depth psychotherapy, Hakomi has long been committed to approaches that support deep change, are grounded in science, and validated through trauma-informed and experiential work. As psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy emerges as a psychotherapeutic pathway for profound healing, we are optimistic about the potential of these medicines in conjunction with the Hakomi Method when held within safe, ethical, legal, and well-boundaried containers.
At the same time, we are acutely aware of the inherent risks in working with altered states of consciousness. When boundaries are softened, clients are especially vulnerable. As psychotherapists, we are called to stand firmly in support of ethics, integrity, and professional responsibility. Protecting the public remains our highest priority.
Embodied Psychedelic Therapy: A Somatic Guide
Body-centered practices for every stage of psychedelic-assisted therapy. Embodied Psychedelic Therapy is a guide to holding space for clients taking psychedelics for personal exploration, spiritual expansion, and healing. This book emerges from the intersection of psychedelics and somatics, weaving body-centered practices into the various phases of psychedelic work. Covering preparation, the psychedelic journey itself, and integration afterward, it details how a focus on embodiment greatly benefits work with expanded states of consciousness.
Delving into ethics, adverse events, trauma, the use of touch, and other themes relevant to psychedelic-assisted therapy, the authors draw on practices both ancient and modern to support healing and transformation. Here you will learn how to utilize the inherent wisdom of the body to maximize the potential of psychedelic-assisted therapy, allowing you to foster safer, more therapeutic experiences for those pursuing well-being and expansion.
Manuela Mischke-Reeds, MA, MFT., is an international Hakomi Trainer and teaches somatic psychology, movement and trauma psychotherapy. She co-founded the Hakomi Institute of California and recently created Embodywise, a non-profit learning community that supports the wisdom teachings through the body. She has developed an integrative trauma approach that centers movement as a primary healing modality called: Innate Somatic Intelligence Trauma Therapy Approach (ISITTA), an in-depth training program for therapists and practitioners.
Manuela has 25+ years of clinical experience in the field of trauma working somatically and psychedelic assisted psychotherapy with first responders. She lectures and trains professionals on the topics of mindfulness-somatic psychology, trauma therapy and compassionate relational approaches to healing. She integrates Hakomi work into working with executive business leaders and leadership trainings in organizations.
Manuela is the author of several books, including 125 Somatic Psychotherapy Tools for Trauma and Stress (PESI 2018), 8 Keys to Practicing Mindfulness: Practical Strategies for Emotional Health and Well Being (W.W.Norton 2015). She is currently finishing her new book on Movement therapy tools for clinicians soon to be released. Visit Manuela’s website manuelamischkereeds.com and embodywise.com to find out more about her work.
Joshua Sylvae, SEP, LMFT, PhD has been involved in Somatic Experiencing® since 2004. His study of nervous system regulation has incorporated inquiry into many disparate fields including ecology, philosophy, and neurobiology. He holds an M.A. in clinical psychology (with an emphasis in somatic psychology), a PhD in Higher Learning and Social Change, and is a Licensed Marriage and Family therapist. Joshua’s clinical practice is grounded in SE™, and he also integrates psychodynamic perspectives, mindfulness approaches, a systemic orientation, and a good deal of humor in his work.
Joshua’s background includes participation in social change efforts, movements for social equality and ecological sustainability, and he maintains a passion for encouraging and assisting communities working toward the creation of a just and healthful society. He envisions Somatic Experiencing becoming an integral part of healing and transforming our world, and feels greatly inspired when helping professionals integrate these simple principles for treating and transforming trauma and distress.
