Facilitating Psychedelic Experiences

Step into the role of becoming a psychedelic facilitator

🍄 Are you interested in becoming a psychedelic facilitator, but don’t know where to start?

🍄 Do you love the idea of hosting sessions, but lack confidence and are unsure what type of support you could offer?

🍄 Do you already have experience, but would like to improve your ability to successfully facilitate experiences, both for yourself and others?

Facilitating Psychedelic Experiences is an online course to help you step into the role of a psychedelic facilitator.

In this course, you’ll explore what it means to facilitate, learn best practices, and improve your ability to successfully facilitate psychedelic experiences..

Explore the topic in an easy-to-digest format. You will leave the course with a greater understanding of facilitation and more confidence to organize your own sessions.

The course is suitable for enthusiastic beginners but will also be of interest to those with experience in the area seeking to refresh and deepen their understanding.

$99

Outline

The course is composed of four sections, diving into various types of facilitation. Each section includes a theoretical segment and an exercise to help you consider your role as a psychedelic facilitator,

1. Terms

In the first section, we explore terms and roles. This includes:

Facilitator
Guide
Tripsitter
Therapist
Shaman
Spaceholder
Coach

2. Types of Support

This section answers two main questions:

In what ways is it possible to support someone having a psychedelic experience?
What might a facilitator do?

We look at:

Ensuring Physical Safety
Emotional Support
Redirecting Attention
Technical Support
Help With Prep and Integration
Help to Find Further Support

3. Best Practices

A section on best practices for psychedelic facilitators. We look at and explore:

Acquire Knowledge & Experience
Screening & Assessment
Acknowledge Your Limitations
Consent, Confidentiality, Follow Up
Self Care & Support
Listening

4. Number of Facilitators and Journeyers

In this section we look at the different options for number of facilitators and journeyers. We look at and explore:

Options for Supported Journeys
- 1-1
- Groups
Advantages & Drawbacks
Ratio of Facilitators to Journeyers

ENROLL NOW

On-Demand Videos

All lessons are online via 3 hours of video lessons so you can watch whenever you like. The material is broken into smaller segments so you work through it one section at a time.

You Also Receive a PDF Workbook

You will also receive access to a PDF with information and exercises so you can refresh your memory and integrate learnings.

Intake Form

This is a standard intake form to collect key information on those wishing to embark on a psychedelic experience. This is crucial information to helpswith screening and assessment.

Session Framework Document

This is a standard document that I pull out and run through with clients before sessions. It brings structure and clarity and sets the stage for a safe and smooth experience.

It includes session agreements, and my role, objective, and needs as a sitter.

Preparing For The Journey Document

The Preparing For The Journey document can be helpful for the journeyer to be prepared for their session.

It contains some basic navigation guidelines, techniques to use if nervous or tense, and an overview of set, setting and common effects.

Price

Your investment in Facilitating Psychedelic Experiences is $99.

Access

We would like to keep access to our educational offerings accessible, so if you would like to enroll but are unable to because of financial reasons, please email john [at] mapsofthemind.com

7 Day Guarantee

I offer a 100% unconditional money-back guarantee. If you are unsatisfied with your purchase for whatever reason, just contact me within 7 days of purchase and I will give you a full refund. No questions asked, no strings attached.

There are no forms to fill out, no questions to answer. Just email me to let me you’d like a refund, and I’ll send it back to the method you used to make the payment.

Register Now

Click the “Sign Up Now” button, to gain immediate access to Facilitating Psychedelic Experiences and take your first step towards becoming a psychedelic facilitator today!

About The Facilitator

John Robertson is a psychedelic educator and guide with experience in the fields of mindfulness and personal growth. He is the teacher of The Conscious Psychedelic Explorer and lead creator at Maps of the Mind. He is founder and lead facilitator of New Moon Retreats and has worked as a tripsitter at legal psilocybin retreats in Jamaica and the Netherlands. He has experience with a wide range of substances and has facilitated or participated in 200+ psychedelic sessions. He has a passion for sharing his learnings with others on their journey of discovery with psychedelics.

What People Are Saying About John

“5 ⭐ . Found this course really informative, clear, covered all bases that I needed to learn. Many thanks 🙏🏻 😁“

– Agatha, Facilitating Psychdedelic Experiences

“John is a dedicated, grounded psychedelic facilitator. Journeyers trust him because of his calm, smiling demeanour. He supported a couple of our group psilocybin retreats in the Netherlands, and we would invite him back without hesitation. Highly recommend anything he offers.”
– Chi, Mushroom Tao

“My first experience with mushrooms has been just amazing. From the arrangements to my trip to Amsterdam to the session day. It has been a journey of very deep and profound learnings that have definitely been life-changing. I found John’s services through google (no previous recommendations) and since the first zoom meeting, it just felt right for me. He has been extremely professional and I have reached the best I could from my very first experience.“

– Laura, 1-1 Client

“I would recommend working with John to pretty much anyone that is looking for someone to facilitate a session.

I felt the preparations, advice and reassurance coming up to the actual session had a dramatic effect on its success. It helped me formulate my intentions clearly, and make informed decisions about the timing, set-up, and dose. Most importantly, it helped me manage my expectations in a way that, in retrospect, really set things up for a successful and meaningful experience.

Coming up to the session, we’ve discussed the set-up and fine-tuned the amount of involvement and intervention under different scenarios that may come up during a session. Everyone is different, and John’s experience and ability to advise, accommodate and tailor the session to what I was looking for has made all the difference.“

– Eric, 1-1 Client

“What a great introduction to facilitating psychedelic experiences. I appreciated the small groups and the opportunity to meet and chat with the other participants. It was helpful to brainstorm in detail what sort of set and setting I would want to create for participants. Thanks for an educational time!“

– BG, Facilitating Psychdedelic Experiences Workshop, October ’22

“John has supported me on my journey with respect, kindness and an open mind. His wealth of experience and learning within the psychedelic movement is something he’s eager to share, and I would recommend him to anyone whatever their stage on the journey, whether for a first experience, or to support developing an independent practice. I have learned so much from John, which I take with me on every journey.”

– Tim, 1-1 support and New Moon Retreat participant

“I had been doing self-guided trips for a little while before taking the course. I had plateaued but felt there was more work to do. Through this course I was able to develop a more disciplined practice and my trips have been much more fruitful.“

– BH, The Conscious Psychedelic Explorer Cohort #1

“I feel confident and excited for my next trip because I feel more prepared and have a good understanding of what I’m doing and how to make the most of the experience. I’m also not going to worry too much or try to control an outcome before a trip. More just plan for what I can and then let it unfold as it will.“

– Rebecca, The Conscious Psychedelic Practitioner Cohort #1

“John held the space for our group in a very loving and kind way but he also knows how to facilitate group dynamics. He understood how to elicit the wisdom available in the group and allowed a natural unfolding where I felt myself and others all had something to share. There were not too many people in our group which was very nice and personal. The difference between us all was big, some had little experience and others very specific knowledge but John somehow brought it all into coherence and I truly learned a lot.“

– Maya, The Conscious Psychedelic Practitioner Cohort #1