The Reconnection Process
Online Self-Help Preparation & Integration Course
A trauma-informed program to guide you through the entire ceremonial process: from planning & preparation to navigating the ceremony itself, as well as integrating your experiences into daily life.
A research-based program to support you through the entire process of a psychedelic or spiritual ceremony: from planning and preparation, to navigating the ceremony, and then integrating the experience.
Begin your journey of healing and growth
Your psychedelic experience isn’t just confined to the ceremony itself: it beings the moment you commit to the process and continues well beyond your return to daily life.
This course has been thoughtfully curated by experts in the field, uniquely combining insights from medicine, neuroscience and psychology with Indigenous wisdom.
Enhance Your Psychedelic Ceremonies
Receive guidance to a multi-layered process in a way that is digestible and well-structured.
Maximize safety and the transformative potential of your journey with a wealth of comprehensive resources.
Ease anxieties and confront uncertainties about the upcoming process.
Skilfully manage your emotions, thoughts and perceptions through potentially challenging ceremonial experiences.
Break out of unhealthy patterns that are keeping you stuck and initiate changes that will have profound and lasting benefit.
Acquire a range of tools and techniques to help you navigate the continued challenges of life.
What’s Included
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Intentions, set and setting
Preparing the body, mind, and spirit
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Available treatments and how they work
Understanding the history of psychedelics, recent developments and applications, ethics and sustainability
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What is ceremony, ceremonial etiquette
Dosage, the release, healing songs, the ceremonial toolkit, and embodied practices
What to do if all else fails
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Visionary and transcendent states, trauma and emotional processing, meaning-making, and mystical experiences
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Self-care, connecting with community, professional help, cautions
Staying well and personal maintenance
○ A medically-backed program of 6 modules with video content, blending learnings from modern science and Indigenous wisdom with a trauma-informed and bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach.
○ Video lectures and conversations with experts in the fields of plant medicines, psychology, and wellbeing.
○ Exclusive access to a private community space for personalized support and opportunities to connect with like-minded members.
○ Guided meditations and mindfulness practices.
○ Interactive multimedia content and activities for improving your physical, emotional, and mental health.
Testimonials
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Completing this course gave me the set of skills that helped me navigate what turned out to be quite a challenging ceremony! Fortunately, with the guidance from Onaya I was able to lean into the process and had an incredible experience.
Josh E.
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This was a life-changing course. I really appreciated Dr Simon's delivery of the materials and the expert discussions.
Rose W.
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The practices in this course have helped me get the most from my ceremonies. I'm also using the practices and tools that I've learnt as a foundation moving forward.
Jamilah S.
Meet Course experts
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Dr Simon Ruffell
Psychiatrist and research psychologist, training in Amazonian Shipibo curanderismo.
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Dr WaiFung Tsang
Clinical psychologist and musician, initiated in Amazonian Shipibo curanderismo.
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Don Rono Lopez
Amazonian Shipibo curandero from a long lineage of Shipibo plant doctors
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Doña Angela Lopez
Shipibo curandera and artist working with the Ayahuasca Foundation in Peru
£300/$380
The Reconnection Process
(Core Program: Online Course)
What happens if I don’t prepare or integrate?
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Overwhelming experiences
Without proper preparation, the intensity and unpredictability of a psychedelic experience may be overwhelming. This could lead to anxiety, panic, or a “bad trip”.
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Difficult emotional processing
Psychedelics can bring up intense emotions and thoughts. If you’re not prepared, you might struggle to process these emotions during the experience which could lead to emotional distress.
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Safety concerns
Lack of preparation might lead to unsafe or risky behaviours during the experience. This could include poor decision-making, accidental injuries, or dangerous situations.
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Challenges in integrating insights
Psychedelic experiences often provide insights and a shift in perspective. Without proper integration, these insights may be challenging to understand or apply in your daily life. Potential pitfalls may include ego inflation, spiritual bypassing, and ontological shock.