On the eve of my Oregon Psilocybin Facilitator program education beginning with the first of 6 Innertrek intensive classes in addition to the weekly online portion and here are a few of my thoughts. First off, the fungus is among us and it’s not going away. Here are some nuts and bolts of the program as well as my vision for the future.
Innertrek seems to have the most comprehensive and organized school for Psilocybin services in Oregon, and I will graduate in the 3rd class. They also have a brick and mortar campus and service center off of Burnside in PDX where they’ve seen a lot of folks. This six month program will prepare me to test for the OHA license that is $2000 per year with a service center being $10000 per year licensing.
There have been over 3000 people served by the Oregon Psilocybin program at 25 service
centers that use facilitators to guide clients through their “psychedelic therapy” trip. Most people are served in a group setting much like what has happened in traditional medicine ceremonies for hundreds if not thousands of years. This is also cost effective.
We are going to be meeting at a Buddhist retreat center in Damascus Oregon for most of the in person parts of this program and so I have access concerns mostly related to getting to all of the trails that lead to significant spaces at this retreat. We will have to see how it goes, I’ve been assured it’s all ADA standards. That’s laughable.
Cost remains high throughout the program from the training to the licensing and then the
experience at the service center is still in the thousands of dollars. This has to and probably will change as the market solidifies and this becomes more mainstream and coverage by employers or insurance. A nonprofit model is also possible to supplement cost.
To that end I have begun brainstorming a 501(c)3 in the vein of psychedelic therapy. I want to
call it Psilocybin for Spinal Cord Injury or PSI SCI (pronounced sigh sigh) that will focus on
wheelchair users being able to fully utilize a service center space feeling comfortable and safe. We will focus on services for all disabilities but especially those that need a high level of
accessibility.
PSI SCI pronounced sigh-sigh is (Psilocybin for Spinal Cord Injury) a 501(c)3 nonprofit that
offers services under measure 109 in the state of Oregon, the psilocybin facilitator program at Inner Trek that provides a form of psychedelic therapy for people with disabilities to process their trauma in an accessible environment.
We want to provide a container for people (especially those with spinal cord injuries) to process the trauma of living with a disability and being locked in to an environment that allows safety and structure to find a holistic integration and healing.
An all-inclusive experience where all needs can be met with ease and support. No barriers or
boundaries except those that help to define the space and are useful in creating and cultivating communities. Sliding fee to accommodate all socioeconomic and underserved populations, especially disabled individuals.
Education is the cornerstone of our mission to awake the masses to the needs to process
trauma in a safe and accessible space for every BODY. Psychedelic experiences happen to be the fuel to get to the engine that processes emotions like many other pathways, just shorter and more direct.
Open a stand-alone service center for psychedelic exploration, while also subcontracting to
other complimentary and diverse facilitators, a research hub, community meeting place/ space to house other nonprofits and community connections in art, music and health. Focus on a total person with a holistic perspective and fresh approach to mental wellbeing.
This is a environment to provide support to process: PTSD, medical trauma, finding meaning in disability, end of life care, spiritual awakening, existential crisis, OBE and NDE, terminal diagnosis in cancer, effects of suicide, death and grief, the interconnection of all things and ceremonies with a focus on healing trauma.
I am excited and nervous to get started and figure out what I can do inside this system to best accommodate my community and those needs. Provided that I become educated and licensed by the beginning of next year and can legally do this natural medicine in a safe and effective manner. Wish me luck! Eat a mushroom!
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