by Daniel | Dec 10, 2019 | Integration Lifestyle, The Circle
When we establish and honor an explicit structure for the coaching, the client feels the relationship as safe, welcoming, and solid. Doug Silsbee Paraphrased from his book 'The Mindful Coach' Leo Zeff Created Explicit Agreements, Why Don’t You? I was...
by Daniel | Nov 11, 2019 | Integration Lifestyle
Psychedelic Integration is not about developing psychic powers. It’s about cultivating sanity, presence, a clear mind, and an empathetic heart. Daniel Shankin, Tam Integration Psychedelic Archetypes and Astral Travel I recently received a question from somebody...
by Daniel | Oct 1, 2019 | Integration Lifestyle
Don’t surrender your loneliness so quickly. Let it cut more deep. Let it ferment and season you As few human or even divine ingredients can. Something missing in my heart tonight Has made my eyes so soft, My voice so tender, My need of God Absolutely Clear....
by Daniel | Aug 26, 2019 | Integration Lifestyle
Dude, Where’s My Breakthrough? The part of you that is attached to a breakthough is keeping you from having a breakthough. The universe does not owe any of us a breakthrough. It’s hard for us to hear that. We think we may have found this magic bullet that...
by Daniel | Aug 5, 2019 | Integration Lifestyle
A quick and easy Psychedelic Integration Journal I want my clients to have a helpful and effective psychedelic integration journaling practice that is also simple enough to use if there are still a little elevated. There can always be deep, questions to be asked and...
by Daniel | Apr 8, 2019 | Integration Lifestyle
May there be peace on earth, in the waters, in the fires, and in the wind…May there be peace everywhere and in everyone. Sarva Mangalam There are so many delicious playlists for journeys. Far fewer, but just as important are the ones made for the morning after....
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 | 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 | 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 | 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...
