Presentation at Science & Nonduality Conference
Psychedelics for Spiritual Development: Advanced Navigation Skills
Saturday, October 26, 3:55 - 4:15 pm
SAND Conference, Madrone room
Hayes Mansion, 200 Edenvale Ave., San Jose, CA 95136
Hayes Mansion, 200 Edenvale Ave., San Jose, CA 95136
Psychedelics make the interconnectedness of life palpable, and can open the gates to a direct experience of nonduality. But to benefit from their use, good preparation and a navigational toolkit to work with the experience is essential. Just as in extended spiritual retreat, during medicine journeys the ego is deconstructed, which can be frightening. With the right toolkit in place, the process is more likely to unfold without resistance—and without being derailed by fear.
This talk will introduce practical methods to slow down a process that moves so fast that it leaves you fearful and fragmented, to sense into a calming rhythm in the body in the midst of intensity, to take charge of your attention and shift it when needed, and to develop a stance of curiosity toward strong experience. Some of the tools that help in this are universal and available to everyone, and you need only be made aware that you possess them. Others might require preparatory practices, or to be made into a form that works for your unique psyche.
The talk will include time to share stories of successfully navigated strong experience as well as challenging situations. Participants can use these stories to assess and add to their current toolkit, seeing where it might be weak, and specific practices will be introduced to fill in what might be lacking. Frank will also introduce creative practices for both preparation and integration that work well for both medicine journeys and spiritual retreats.
This talk will introduce practical methods to slow down a process that moves so fast that it leaves you fearful and fragmented, to sense into a calming rhythm in the body in the midst of intensity, to take charge of your attention and shift it when needed, and to develop a stance of curiosity toward strong experience. Some of the tools that help in this are universal and available to everyone, and you need only be made aware that you possess them. Others might require preparatory practices, or to be made into a form that works for your unique psyche.
The talk will include time to share stories of successfully navigated strong experience as well as challenging situations. Participants can use these stories to assess and add to their current toolkit, seeing where it might be weak, and specific practices will be introduced to fill in what might be lacking. Frank will also introduce creative practices for both preparation and integration that work well for both medicine journeys and spiritual retreats.
Free Presentation
Integrating benefits while reducing risks of the psychedelic cactus San Pedro
Summer 2019 research findings
November 7, 2019, 7:00 - 8:30 pm
California Institute of Integral Studies
1453 Mission St, Room 304
San Francisco, CA 94103
1453 Mission St, Room 304
San Francisco, CA 94103
Psychedelics make the interconnectedness of life palpable, and can open the gates to a direct experience of nonduality. But to fully benefit from San Pedro, good preparation and navigational skills are needed to allow oneself relax with the experience. Just as in extended spiritual retreat, during medicine journeys the ego is deconstructed, which can be frightening. This talk will cover practical methods to fully embrace the San Pedro experience so that it is more likely to unfold without resistance—and without being derailed by fear. Frank will stay until 9pm to speak individually with people.
Retreat
San Pedro Sacred Medicine:
An 11-day Spiritual Integration Retreat in the Sacred Valley of Peru
with Frank Echenhofer & Jane Brunette
July 1-11, 2020
San Pedro is a visionary plant medicine of the Andes that helps us feel our profound connection to spirit, nature and our own heart. When used with wisdom and care, it holds a powerful potential for helping us to release our limiting patterns and integrate deep spiritual insight with daily life.
On this 11-day journey, we will settle into a magical garden surrounded by sacred mountains where together we will cultivate an atmosphere of love, trust, nonjudgment, relaxation and deep play. Gently supported to find your own way, you will sink into yourself, the natural world, and your relationship to spirit.
On this 11-day journey, we will settle into a magical garden surrounded by sacred mountains where together we will cultivate an atmosphere of love, trust, nonjudgment, relaxation and deep play. Gently supported to find your own way, you will sink into yourself, the natural world, and your relationship to spirit.