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Psychedelic Sitter School Level I Berkeley


  • The Berkeley Alembic 2820 Seventh Street Berkeley, CA, 94710 United States (map)

Join us on this 4-day experiential training program where we learn how Cannabis can be psychedelic and how we can support others in holding sacred space.

Becoming a Psychedelic Guide is a beautiful calling and ever so needed in these confusing and difficult times for humanity and the planet. This training is one of the first that we completed on our own path and we couldn't recommend it more.

PSS is split up in two levels with a focus on experiential learning, with an additional level for advanced practices to become provide Psychedelic Therapy. Each level has a 4 day intensive training followed by a 2 day hands-on practicum. If you've been wanting to learn the basics around psychedelic sitting, risk reduction, mindfulness practices, the art of ceremony and facilitation with psychedelic cannabis, then this training is for you!

Training will be held in Berkeley fromMarch 2-5th, Level 2 is offered on April 13-16th. It will be led by Daniel McQueen and co-facilitated by Javi and Seba. Credentialing is available as part of the MBPT track (Mindfulness-Based Psychedelic Therapy) which includes Mentorship, Supervision Sessions, Practice Hours, etc.

The first cohort will be small and intimate, spots are limited.

Training Overview

Psychedelic Guide Training

PSS1 – Psychedelic Guide Training – Foundations

PSS2 – Psychedelic Guide Training – Advanced Guiding Practices

MBPT Professional Guide Track – completed concurrently with PSS1 & PSS2

Psychedelic Therapy Training

PSS3 – Psychedelic Therapy Training – Advanced Clinical Practices

MBPT Professional Guide Track – completed concurrently with PSS 3

Psychedelic Guide Training (PSS 1 & 2) is for those who wish to facilitate individual and small group sessions in non-clinical, spiritual, or creative problem solving settings. This level is split into two primary intensives and practicum experiences (PSS 1 & 2). This course series provides all of the skillsets and logistics training needed to work skillfully and ethically as a Cannabis-Assisted Psychedelic Guide and can be completed in as little as four to six months. PSS1 and 2 have 2 tracks:

Community Guide: this track is for those who wish to engage the training primarily for personal development and to be a resource in their community. Those who are called to work with friends and family, be volunteers in private group experiences and/or volunteer in festival harm reduction settings.

MBPT Professional Guide: this track is for professional career advancement. For those who wish to be professional psychedelic guides credentialed in Mindfulness-Based Psychedelic Therapy (MBPT) and Cannabis-Assisted Psychedelic Therapy (CAPT) and make a living doing this work.

Psychedelic Therapy Training (PSS 3) builds from Psychedelic Guide Training. It is for those who wish to practice in clinical settings to treat trauma and who wish to engage in advanced transformational practices, such as cannabis-assisted breathwork. Completing this level allows for a credentialing in Mindfulness-Based Psychedelic Therapy with a speciality in Cannabis-Assisted Psychedelic Therapy and can be completed, with credentialing, in about a year.

If you have any questions, please reach out to us, we are happy to schedule a consultation call to see if this is a fit for you or answer any questions.

PSS 1 Intensive Schedule Details

Guided tours of the inner cosmos and initial “dross” clearing. Levels 1-2 in transformational alchemy to transform trauma into gifts.

Thursday 8:45am-4pm PT: 8:45am Covid tests. Introduction, Logistics, Small Groups, Lectures. Lunch break. Psychedelic Cannabis Meditation: Guided Cannabis Meditation – Introducing the Spirit of the Plant

Friday 9am-6pm PT: Small Groups, Lectures. Lunch break. Cannabis Healing Meditation – Group journey experience to showcase the primary experience PSS1 students learn to facilitate

Saturday 9am-6pm PT: Small Groups, Lectures. Lunch break. Cannabis Breathwork Experience – Group journey experience to support our students learning to tolerate the extreme states that are elicited by psychedelic cannabis

Sunday 9am-3:30pm PT: Small Groups, Music Facilitation. Lunch break. Professional Development, and Closing Ceremony. Optional +45min mingle.

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