Somatic Psychedelic Integration for your brain😀

Published: Tue, 12/27/22

Is somatic psychedelic integration good for your brain?

Integration is the most important part of your psychedelic experience. It is where the work of transformation really begins by unpacking the elements of your consciousness expanding journey and beginning your personal meaning-making process. Somatic Integration connects your body and mind by applying mindfulness and body-based actions, such as movements and breathing practices, to reclaim your embodied wisdom. Regardless of the depth or significance of a psychedelic experience, the magic only happens once you take action in your daily life.

New Neural Pathways

Following a psychedelic experience, your brain is primed for positive change, due to neurogenesis, the growth of new brain cells and neural pathways. While this growth process happens only in very specific areas in the brain, it appears to result in improvements in learning, positive perspectives and memory.

A Perfection to the Unfolding

If psychedelics such as psilocybin can boost the process of neurogenesis, honoring integration highlights your valuable opportunity to glean all the growth from the journey. Take full advantage of your ability to perceive from a new angle and reinforce new, more soul-supportive habits. Some parts of your journey may have been extremely difficult while other parts offer ineffable pearls of wisdom.

Directing you to your Wholeness

Whatever aspect of life needs to be tended or pruned will bubble up to the surface. Using a garden metaphor, your preparation was about planning what you'd like to grow, pulling weeds and clearing your environment, the journey was about digging in the dirt, honoring all the richness it contains, the integration is about protecting your new sprouts, nurturing them and paying attention to their unique needs. Integration is an ongoing, life-long process.

Self directed healing

Somatic integration is about following the wisdom of your body. It is a bottom-up approach of trusting the innate wisdom of how your body wants to move and express emotion. For example, in a recent psilocybin journey, I felt inspired to get up and dance, My whole body wanted to move with the music and I could feel the energy flow like a river through my muscles. Part of my integration process continues to include dancing and moving, because of its sheer pleasure. During another journey, I was inspired to sing. My somatic integration now includes a daily practice of chanting in the mornings. I sing for the way it feels, not for the way I sound (LOL!)

What small, yet concrete, body-based action step are you willing to take today, to weave a piece of your journey into the life you are living now?

Some suggestions:

An upright posture (to feel confident and competent)
A gesture that emphasizes a trait you admire (an open palm to indicate you're inviting someone else to talk before you do)
A facial expression with a slight smile and head tilt (to reveal your presence or compassion)
Deep breath in a moment of stress (to encourage resiliency)
Singing, chanting, reciting a mantra

Click here for 3 free somatic integration tools

Integrative Breathwork Sessions

Just like psilocybin, Integrative Breathwork is a somatic, natural way to initiate neurogenesis.
It is an efficient way to both prepare for and support your integration after a journey.
It may be the quickest way to quiet your typical mind chatter and listen to your inner guiding wisdom from your body (not your brain).
You can experience it as often as you'd like, without ingesting an illegal psychedelic substance.
You are well designed to accommodate enhanced states of awareness and a dynamic breathing practice highlights what you need to see and feel in the most direct and obvious way, through your physical form.
Time feels much more spacious (an hour of music feels more like 15 minutes).
Emotions feel more available and fluid (less resistance to feeling)
Breathwork reveals the root cause of your suffering and allows for perspective shifts, accompanied by acceptance and compassion.
Allows body and mind to process emotional content that is currently relevant without overwhelming your system.
In talk therapy, we process everything through our ego and default mode network (DMN). In breathwork, the DMN relaxes enough to allow the wisest part (Self) to express through the body in the form of sensations, sounds and emotions.
Intuition surfaces, inner-trust develops and self-esteem stabilizes.
It activates awareness and integrates memories (rather than suppressing awareness and fragmenting memories)
Allows simultaneous witnessing and experiencing.

We are Integrative Breathwork Facilitators. The next online Integrative Breathwork session is Saturday, January 14, 2023 from 3 to 5 pm Eastern time.

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Somatic Psychedelic Meetup group IN-PERSON

Monday, January 2, 2023

from 7:30 to 9:00 pm

at Weaverville Yoga (3 Florida Ave in Weaverville, NC).

Each Somatic Psychedelic Integration Meetup is held on the first Monday of every month, IN-PERSON, YAY!

We provide an educational offering and group discussion. We will talk about quick and simple mindfulness, movement and breathing practices you can use to gain the most benefit from your psilocybin experience. You will meet like-minded people, have a place to talk openly, ask questions, share your experiences or just listen. We will be sitting in chairs or on the floor, not doing yoga. Donations are appreciated.

Somatic Psychedelic Integration Meetup group. Click here

Online Integration Circle Zoom

Connect and Unpack,

It's FREE

An integration circle is a sacred and safe space to share or just listen and learn about the non-ordinary experiences of others. It is a place where anonymity is protected and varied perspectives are honored.

Whether you are contemplating a therapeutic psychedelic experience or have an experience to share, a community is here to support you on your journey.

Every Second Wednesday of the month, on Zoom

From 6:30 to 7:30 pm EST

Your next circle meets online on Wednesday, January 11, 2023

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Learn about micro-dosing with psilocybin

We are an affiliate for this downloadable class

Learn the newest research about this often misunderstood plant medicine with the capacity to heal (not just temporarily soothe) the brain.

You will learn about the benefits for mood, focus and creativity, how a tiny dose can make a huge difference, the surprising "next day" phenomenon, recommended on/off schedules, sourcing your supply, tracking your experience and integrating the new ways of perceiving and functioning into your daily life.

Can we help you discover your innate guiding wisdom?

Talk to us at A Mindful Emergence, LLC

Margaret Kirschner and Eddie LeShure, co-owners

390 Merrimon
Suite 1
Asheville NC 28801
USA

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