gil bar-sela

Healing and Wholing in Psychedelic Care

an experiential, year-long Psychedelic guide training designed to invoke wholeness in yourself and your clients

The use of psychedelics to heal trauma and treat various mental health conditions is becoming well known. But proper use of psychedelics has the potential of igniting processes much deeper than that. With the right preparation and integration, psychedelics can connect us to a sense of wholeness – a fuller and more expansive version of ourselves and the world around us -- that is waiting to be revealed.
 
During our year together, we will explore the concept of Wholing – what it is, and how to bring online inner resources that can guide us there. This work draws upon teachings from Generative Somatics, (an embodied approach to healing trauma), Internal Family Systems, transpersonal psychology, earth-based practices, and archetypal work. Woven together, this method amplifies the transformational potential of medicine work, leading to long-lasting results and a deeper sense of wellbeing and resourcefulness for you and the clients you work with.

This will be an intimate cohort. Everyone is welcome to apply! Priority will be given to BIPOC, queer and trans folks. Some scholarships are available.

Program structure

The program is divided into 3 modules. In each of them, we will address a different component of medicine guiding: preparation, ceremony day, and integration. We will also cover key concepts crucial for the guide's capacity to work with people safely and effectively, including best practices for harm reduction, screening, and professional ethics.

Each module will include about 10 weekly 2-hour sessions via Zoom culminating with an in-person, experiential weekend retreat. In this training, our emphasis is on your experiential learning. Therefore, each retreat that will include a journey where you’ll sit with medicine and have your own direct experience, with our full support. Additionally, in the last two retreats you will also have an opportunity to guide others through a journey under our team’s supervision and mentorship. Each retreat also includes breathwork, integration, and other activities supportive of the guide’s growth. We'll have three retreats total. All retreats are included in your tuition!

Program Highlights

• Cultivate the capacity to guide individuals through the three stages of the journey: preparation, ceremony, and integration. 

• Learn and practice key western frameworks crucial for your capacity to work with clients (trauma informed care, parts work, and somatics).

• Explore the concept of Wholeness and how to invoke that in yourself and your clients.

• 3 in-person retreats (included in your tuition).

• Experiential learning: we'll sit with 3 different sacraments.

• Guide 2 journeys under our team’s supervision.

• Learn best practices for client screening and harm reduction (including set, setting, screening and dosage).

• We will cover ethics and essential business skills for the guide, including all the onboarding forms and paperwork you will need to get started. 

• You will receive 3 music playlists and 3 meditations you could use with your clients.

• Be part of a community of practitioners dedicated to their path of service.

• Experience deep personal transformation.

Start date

Dec 3 2025

Retreat dates

Feb 6-9 2026

May 28 - June 1 2026

Oct 15-19 2026

To apply

Please fill out the form below. Once I review your application I will get back to potential candidates to schedule a discovery call. This will be an intimate cohort. Everyone is welcome to apply! Priority will be given to bipoc, queer and trans folks. Some scholarships are available.