Learn How to Coach Like a Mushroom
Fractal Inquiry
Psychedelic Integration Coaching Training
Live in San Francisco!
Increase your confidence in your coaching.
Help your clients clear the blocks that stall their integration.
Study and train in Tam Integration’s time-tested methods of psychedelic guidance.
Practice tools that support preparation, Integration, and ceremony in order to produce the best results for your clients in the safest way possible.
Join Tam Integration’s Daniel Shankin and a group of emerging spiritual leaders for this unique weekend.
2025 Tam Coaching Graduates in front of the training location in SF.
November 6-8 in SF
Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.
Thich Nhat Hanh
In just one weekend, learn an approach to psychedelic coaching that will increase your confidence and effectiveness
November 6th, 7th, 8th – Heartlab sf
3095 21st St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Learn the Art of Asking Powerful Questions for Psychedelic Coaching and Deeper Self-Awareness
Fractal Inquiry
Evoke the innate wisdom of your client with curiosity and presence.
Discover the unparalleled impact of mindful inquiry and deep listening in your Psychedelic Integration Coaching. You’ll learn coaching techniques designed to awaken your clients’ inner resourcefulness. You’ll be able to practice them in our community container so that you can see how they work in real-time.
Join Daniel for a transformative master class, where we delve into the essence of Psychedelic Integration Coaching— asking good questions.
Inquiry is a practice that goes beyond mere discussions of microdosing protocols, or educational sessions on molecules and dosages. Move beyond just lecturing your clients. Move beyond reactionary advice-giving; embrace the true art of coaching.
It’s time to recognize that your true value as a coach comes from your ability to be deeply present for your clients , to take your seat as a compassionate companion on the path in the truest way possible.
Fractal Inquiry allows you to meet your client as your authentic self, which ultimately maximizes the you can offer them.
- Understand the importance of deep inquiry.
- Learn frameworks for powerful investigation.
- See how asking the right questions can lead to closing more sales.
- Know what to do after your client tells you “where they feel it in their body”
- Delve into somatic wisdom and communication with the body.
- Ask the right questions in integration sessions.
- Use inquiry as a doorway to mindfulness.
- Practice presence and deep listening.
- Ask questions that generate new insight.
- Understand common mistakes coaches make in their inquiry.
Judge a man by his questions, not by his answers
-Voltaire
Testimonials from the Psychonauts!
Fractal Inquiry helped me think about listening in a new way. I really enjoyed the frameworks provided to help shape questions. I think what surprised me the most was the professional chill that was always present in Daniel’s space-holding. I’ve already used some of what I learned (particularly around awareness mapping) in how I listen to those I’m in conversation with, and am working on applying feedback I received in class on not overloading my client with too many questions at once.
-JQ
I would highly recommend anyone interested in this field to take the Fractal Inquiry course. The class has a small easygoing community feel with ample time during the class sessions for live practice and interactions with Daniel and other classmates. Daniel is easy going, funny, compassionate, approachable, and wise. His years of experience offer a plethora of valuable insights, ideas, and knowledge to dive in to that will keep you busy well beyond the length of the course itself!
-Jordan R.
Daniel facilitated Fractal Inquiry with warmth and playfulness. This short course gave me an elegant yet practical tool I will go to regularly when tracking clients’ awareness and my own, in a relational coaching session. The material landed swiftly because significant time was give to experiential trials and immediate reflection and feedback. –
-Sooz surface support specialist Earth Monkey Holding Company somatic, relational, coaching and integration
I am a licensed psychotherapist who didn’t understand what, if anything, coaching had to offer my practice. Having worked with Daniel for the past year, however, I knew he had something I wanted (and needed) so I signed up for the class. I received so much more than I could have imagined — how to see the greatness in clients and a map to help them see it too! I especially appreciate the somatic elements and I am already using the awareness map with several of my clients. Thank you Daniel for sharing so much of yourself and your knowledge so generously with
-J
It feels grounded and relieving to learn from Daniel, he is real and wholesome and connective. What I learned I used with my clients already and has been really transformational.
This course was intense and practical. Daniel is extremely knowledgable and has an excellent way of bringing clarity and direction to the experience. After the course I feel much better prepared to deepen my relationship to medicine journeys, and, more importantly, to the integration and practice towards a more spiritually centered life as a result. The resources and lessons I was shown will allow for a lifetime of study and practice.
-PS, designer
Frequently Asked Questions
Dates, Time, and Location
November 6th, 7th, 8th – Live at 3095 21st St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Friday Nov 20th – Online Integration Call
What is Fractal Inquiry?
Fractal Inquiry is a way of relating to clients as complex, beautiful, creative beings. It invites us to look deeply to reveal the client’s untapped reservoirs of resourcefulness and wisdom. It encourages us to offer reflection and inquiry that engages them in bringing forth their own brilliance.
A coach practicing Fractal inquiry shows up with curiosity, wonder, gratitude, and respect.
Who can benefit from fractal inquiry?
Fractal inquiry can support anyone interested in having deeper conversations. This was designed for psychedelic coaches, and works well with anyone in a healing arts practice. Even people who don’t work with clients find that the tools offered support personal growth, self discovery, and transformation.
Who is this event not for?
This event is not for people seeking to have a psychedelic experience over this weekend. We won’t be doing any.
This event is not for people who need clinical or therapeutic intervention. This class is not a substitute for medical care.
This event is not for people looking for a quick fix. This fractal inquiry intensive is more like an initiation. You’ll learn tools that you’ll need to practice over time to gain real mastery.
Is there integration support for this event?
I understand that this training program might bring up a lot for you. Support it is place. We’ll have a group integration call a week following the event. You’ll also be invited to a month of my Golden Road program, which includes weekly meditations and coaching calls. You’ll also have access to our community platform, which will enable you to stay connected to your group, so you can continue to practice and reach out for support on that level.
I'm a very experienced practitioner. Am I too advanced for this?
Short answer: I don’t know. You might be. But I’ve been successfully teaching many experts in many fields for years. Fractal inquiry is a very unique way of looking at the world and our clients. It allows for a great depth of psychospiritual exploration and you might discover that it offers a valuable reframing of the knowledge you’ve accrued over the years.
Is this a certification class?
This is not a certification class. It is an intensive. While you’re welcome to put this on you CV, please refrain from refrain from using language that would make it seem like you’re a Tam Integration Certified Coach.
Is there lodging on site?
Nope! Registration for this event does not include food or lodging. Upon registration, we’ll give you access to our community platform if you’d like to coordinate lodging with your classmates.
Are payment plans available?
Payment plans are managed through our payment platform, Shopify. You can apply at checkout.
Are scholarships available?
Scholarships usually go to long-time members of the Tam community.
Can I get in touch if I have further questions?
Our Location
Heart Lab SF
HeartLab is home to a conscious community, and is a warm, flexible gathering and event space.
A living laboratory, it’s designed for people to come together, experiment, and create meaningful experiences.
From playful celebrations to deep workshops, from music and movement to conversation and rest, HeartLab nurtures & supports offerings rooted in presence, curiosity, and shared humanity.
Meet Your Teacher
Daniel Shankin is the founder of Tam Integration, one of the longest-running psychedelic integration coaching practices in the Northeast. He trains integration coaches, leads community integration circles, and has spent over 20 years working at the intersection of meditation, and psychedelic healing.
As a psychedelic integration coach, Daniel serves people with emerging spiritual visions as they weave their new-found truths into their lives in a way that is sustainable, harmonious, compassionate and wise. His methods are fiercely practical while maintaining space for mystery and magic to emerge. He offers time tested and scientifically backed tools so clients can create a life for themselves that is aligned with their deeper values and manifests measurable results that matter.
As the founder and director of Tam Integration, he’s committed to offering radically accessible and inclusive support and education for people who are wanting to transform, heal, and grow. Tam’s integration circles and online conferences enjoy a world wide audience and much critical acclaim.
He also leads the Mt. Tam Psychedelic Integration Coaching Program, training emerging leaders in the facilitation of transformational engagement.
He and his wife live in a tiny town in New England where they forage for mushrooms and throw rocks into creeks with their two young boys.
Here is Everything You Get When You Register for the Fractal Inquiry Intensive:
✅ Registration for the LIVE Weekend Workshop
✅ Access to the Fractal Inquiry Online Library with tons of talks, recordings, and resources
✅ Access to a private group signal chat
✅ Additional Integration Call for all Attendees
✅ A Free Month Access to The Golden Road Member’s Community
✅ Bonus: Tam’s Integration Prompt Journal
👉 The total value of all of this is over $3000
Join us for only $750
Contact Us With Any Questions
This is not therapy. This is a service for healthy individuals who are looking for additional resources to support their growth. This is NOT intended to be group therapy nor any form of professional therapeutic intervention.
We do not encourage or condone any illegal activities, the purchase, sale, transfer, or use of any illegal substances, or partaking in any unlawful activities related to illegal substances. Please do not bring, buy, sell, transfer, or arrive on any illegal substances, or swap information on how to acquire or use them. You may be asked to leave if you do not adhere to this request. Thank you for respecting our safe community space.