Psychedelic Integration, Unplugged and Acoustic
On Throwing Sticks in the River
Sometimes I need to unplug my integration.
Sometimes, my experiences have been ultra wild, and I’m left scratching my head or shaking in my boots. When that happens, it’s my instinct to overcomplicate things and get all up in my head about it. But that doesn’t help. I need to get out of my head, not go deeper into the confusion.
You can’t solve a problem with the same consciousness that created it.
These situations ask for simplicity. Groundedness. Quiet.
Here are some of my favorite things to do on the days after that just set my system right.
1️⃣ Throw a stick off a bridge into a river. So satisfying. Instant gratification. Primal. Rocks work too. Lakes work too. Throw as many as you like. If there are kids around, save some for them, because collective liberation.
2️⃣ unplugged walkabout. Ditch your phone. Jam twenty bucks in your pocket and maybe grab your journal. Go wander around. Explore your world without the mind control. Write some stuff down to see what you really think.
3️⃣ Go acoustic. This is a major theme. Anything slow, natural, and unplugged is good. Play musical instruments. Sing your confusion. Make art about it. Bake bread. Bike around.
4️⃣ Indulge the inner child. Mine often wants to read comic books. When’s the last time you dunked cookies in milk? Simpler times.
5️⃣ Listen to an entire freaking album. The way God intended. Bonus points for vinyl. Extra credit if the artist is dead. Nina Simone. Jeff Buckley. Ozzy Osbourne. Do album listening activities. Stare out a window. Drink tea. Smoke pot. Do yoga. Have sex. Draw.
6️⃣ Contemplate dawn and dusk, noon and midnight. Wake early to greet the day. Have a stroll as the streetlights turn on. Pray for clarity as the light shines brightest. Grieve in the graveyard in the middle of the night.
7️⃣ Anything that gets you dirty. Manual labor. Rock climbing. Pottery or painting. Foraging. Sandcastle building.
I could go on, but these are seven solid activities that ground me out and help me come home to myself. I can “process” any time, but I can’t forget to live soulfully. Creating a peaceful, integrated life is where it’s at.
👉 Come Study and Practice with the Tam Community. 👈
Meditation for the Journey: Autumn Retreat in the Berkshires
September 26-27-28, Plainfield, MA
Link to Register
Join a group of like minded explorers
for a weekend of transcendent practice and ceremony
~ Explore the guided somatic practices and visualizations that you can share with your clients.
~ Experience how mantra and sacred sound can deepen somatic awareness and release.
~ Enjoy ceremony in the gorgousness of New England Autumn
~ 15 people max.
What’s included:
Lodging
Delicious organic and locally-sourced meals
Meditation, yoga, dharma talks
Introduction to guiding Yoga Nidra to support come up anxiety
Chanting the chakras for somatic awareness and release
Cannabis ceremony with guided Yoga Nidra
Drum Journey Ceremony
Playing in nature/ nature walk
Hot Tub
Art making
Autumn Leaves!
This intensive is designed to create a powerful container for people with emerging spiritual visions. The sessions will offer group members an opportunity to deepen their practice and care for themselves, knowing that they will take what they learn and experience back to their clients and communities.
You will be offered a weekend designed to explore the depths of your body, mind, and consciousness with simple clarity. The curriculum is designed to make you a more centered being as well as a better guide.
We’ll open Friday with some sound healing, exploring how our voice can be used to express and release in ways that support catharsis while maintaining a regulated nervous system. This will lead into our drum led ceremony.
On Saturday, we’ll explore the intersection of visualization and somatics as a wonderful adjunct to a journey. Continuing the theme from Friday, we’ll look at how we support a calm inner environment in through our presence and guidance. This will culminate in our Saturday evening ceremony.
Sunday, as we integrate our experience, we’ll explore how our stories can convey deep universal truths, and how taking our seat as a teacher can provide deep value to our students.
Yes!! This list Daniel is golden. Simple. ✨