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 four modules. In each of the first three modules, we will address a different component of medicine guiding: preparation, ceremony day, and integration. In the fourth module, we will cover key concepts crucial for the guide's capacity to work with people safely and effectively, including best practices for harm reduction, screening, professional ethics, and business skills for the guide.

Each module will include seven or eight weekly 2-hour sessions via Zoom culminating with an in-person, experiential weekend retreat. Each retreat that will include a journey with a different sacrament, breathwork, integration, and other activities supportive of the guide’s growth. We'll have four retreats total. All retreats are included in your tuition!

Breaks are built into each module. The overall cadence of the program will be 3 weekly Zoom sessions followed by a week-long break. We will also take a break following each retreat. This is to allow for the spaciousness needed for your integration and overall life balance. 

After the year-long intensive, we will have one year of group consults to support your continued learning and be in community with other practitioners.

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.

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

• Experiential learning: we'll sit with 4 different sacraments.

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

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

• You will receive 4 music playlists 4 meditations you could use with your clients.

• Year long group consult will follow the training to ensure ongoing support and mentorship as you embark on your path of service.

• 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 1-4 2026 

July 24-27 2026

Oct 23-26 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.