by Daniel | Mar 31, 2019 | Integration Lifestyle
“Love doesn’t just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.” Ursula Le Guin Loving What Can’t Be Solved I was recently talking to a woman whose husband’s mental faculties were in decline. They are both...
by Daniel | Mar 21, 2019 | Integration Lifestyle
When the Third Eye Opens, Look Inside I had an experience in the late 90s. I hear other people describe similar experiences and call them ‘spiritual awakenings’ or something similar. I don’t much care for that talk. It gives the impressions of some kind of...
by Daniel | Feb 14, 2019 | Integration Lifestyle
“Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally.” Jon Kabat-Zinn Mindful Eating as a support for Ayahuasca Dieta When we receive instruction about Ayahuasca Dieta, we’re told what to eat...
by Daniel | Feb 2, 2019 | Podcast Appearances
Climbing the Mountain on the Rak Razam Podcast Rak Razam Podcast notes: Join immersive journalist Rak Razam and Daniel Sitaram Das Shankin, an integration coach with Tam Integration and Sitting for Psychonauts for a playful dinner discussion in which they discuss the...
by Daniel | Jan 28, 2019 | Podcast Appearances
Live Psychedelic Integration Circle on No Simple Road Podcast! I visit The No Simple Road Podcast. Melanie suggested we do an on air, Live Psychedelic Integration Circle. So We do! Mel, Aaron, Apple and I, circle up, get honest, and get really present for each other....
by Daniel | Jan 26, 2019 | Integration Lifestyle
A Collection of Trip Sitter Manuals and Guides People want to sit for each other. It’s only natural for friends to look out for, and want to take care of each other. People come to integration circle to figure out how ways to be safe and minimize risk during...
by Daniel | Jan 15, 2019 | Integration Lifestyle
Facing Our Fears With Psychedelic Meditation Lately, I’ve been facing some big fears. Fears that don’t want to be faced, fears that are much happier lurking just out of the corner of my eye, whispering in my ear. Creating an anxious swirling in my belly...
by Daniel | Jan 7, 2019 | Integration Lifestyle
Two Ayurvedic Tips to Support Winter Psychedelic Integration “Little Darling, It’s Been a Long Cold Lonely Winter” This George Harrison quote constantly runs through my head in the winter time. Any time the sky is the slightest bit gray or the...
by Daniel | Dec 26, 2018 | Integration Lifestyle
Books For Ayahuasca Explorers I was recently asked for some book recommendations by someone who is exploring journeywork with Ayahuasca. I figured I might as well put this list here, so that other people can enjoy as well. Some of the books I’ve only read part...
by Daniel | Dec 14, 2018 | Conversations, Psychedelic Events
Mark Henson We were lucky enough to be able to host Mark Henson at Shakedown Gallery’s Psychedelic Pop Up Art Gallery. Mark treated us to a comprehensive look at psychedelic and visionary art through the ages with a lecture and slideshow. Join for more...
by Daniel | Nov 26, 2018 | The Circle
Safety Guidelines for Guides, Psychedelic Integration Practitioners, and Other Leaders This is a riff on the safety guidelines recently released by Chacruna. I have tons of respect for Chacruna, but I wanted to tweak the guidelines. I’m a white dude with...
by Daniel | Nov 19, 2018 | Integration Lifestyle
The Metta Mindset More and more I find myself prescribing metta meditaiton to my clients. It’s a simple and practical tool. It’s virtually medicine. It’s good for what ails us. Of course, usually what ails us is some form of self directed discontent....
by Daniel | Nov 5, 2018 | Conversations, Psychedelic Events
5meo-DMT Talk with Rak Razam Rak Razam visited us last night at Key Tea House to participate in our Psychedelic Conversation Series, and they have a 5meo-DMT talk. Interviewed by his old friend, Integration facilitator Daniel Shankin, they discuss a wide variety of...
by Daniel | Oct 17, 2018 | Conversations, Psychedelic Events
Commodifying the Sacred Niki and I would like to extend a big thank you to everyone who came out to sit in a circle and discuss the future of psychedelics, their research, and their commodification. It was wonderful to get a diversity of views. Personally, I was...
by Daniel | Sep 4, 2018 | Integration Lifestyle
Clearing Digital Clutter as an Integration Practice I don’t have an organized bone in my body. Any habits or patterns I possess that move away from chaos and toward organization have been hard won. And to be honest, sometimes they’ve been beaten into me...
by Daniel | Aug 21, 2018 | In The News, Podcast Appearances
Chronicles of a Psychonaut I got to spend two hours talking to Finch of ‘Chronicles of a Psychonaut’, and we got to go pretty deep. We get to dig into how we can support our growth and healing. We see how these topics work for us regardless of which...
by Daniel | Aug 6, 2018 | In The News, Podcast Appearances
Psychedelic Milk Meeting of the Minds! Mt. Tam Integration and Psychedelic Milk get deep and profound on the Psychedelic Milk Podcast. Yoga, Meditation, Set and Setting. I had a fantastic time hanging out with Ed on his podcast, Psychedelic Milk, last week....
by Daniel | Aug 1, 2018 | In The News, Psychedelic Events
At One Salon On July 31st, the lovely people at the One Salon community opened their space for my talk, “Get Your Set Together: Meditative Tools For a Successful Journey”. We met in one of the member’s homes, and all cozied up to discuss how using...
by Daniel | Jul 26, 2018 | In The News, Podcast Appearances
The Psychedologist I had the opportunity to talk with one of my colleagues, Leia Friedman, on her Podcast, The Psychedologist, recently. The Psychedologist is consciousness positive radio. This show engages with topics of psychology, non-ordinary states of...
by Daniel | Jul 5, 2018 | The Circle
Late Night Thoughts on Mindfulness of the Body Learning to practice Mindfulness of the Body has been one of the most useful things I’ve done to help deal with difficult emotions and experiences that arise before, during, and/or after a session. Sometimes called...
