The Psychedelic Rabbi
Are you seeking personal growth, but not sure it’s possible? Do you wish you could change your life for the better, but despair because the obstacles seem insurmountable? If you wish you could make healthy changes in your life, but aren’t sure how, Holistic coaching might be the remedy. You’ll begin by examining your life across eight domains, spanning mind, body and spirit. After an initial assessment, your personalized path will grow clear. Holistic coaching begins by working on particular areas, and then bringing all of the pieces into a new, harmonious whole.
Groups will become available from time to time, if you’re seeking social support in a small, intimate setting. Check this website regularly for newly scheduled upcoming groups, or add your name to my mailing list to receive timely notifications of upcoming groups.
If you work with psychedelics, and are seeking to increase the positive impact of using these sacred medicines, then psychedelic coaching will benefit you. There are two aspects of this service.
- Preparation: Get help preparing mindfully for your upcoming trip, set intentions, and learn and practice useful journeying skills (such as letting go, allowing, and leaning in). A coach can help you work toward emotional and spiritual readiness.
- Integration: Receive support for reflecting on a past journey (recent or long ago), surface new insights and lessons, and implement meaningful changes. A coach can help you practice positive change.
Not sure how to begin? I’m available for consultation if all you need for now is to clarify your thinking or get a few questions answered.
Disclaimer
I recognize that psychedelic use occurs, and aim to provide support for people who make the decision to use them. However, until the day when these healing substances are legalized in the US, I cannot and do not provide them, work directly with them, recommend where you might obtain them, or have anything to do with their actual use. If people choose to access psychedelic substances, they do so fully independently of the services provided by The Psychedelic Rabbi, LLC.
Testimonials
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Resources
Books on Psychology or Psychedelics
- Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection by Deb Dana
- Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors by Janina Fisher
- Sacred Therapy: Jewish Spiritual Teachings on Emotional Healing and Inner Wholeness by Estelle Frankel
- Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson, Psy.D.
- The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma by James S. Gordon, M.D.
- Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness by Rick Hanson, Ph.D.
- Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman, M.D.
- In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness by Peter Levine, Ph.D.
- When the Body Says No by Gabor Mate, M.D.
- Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski, Ph.D. and Amelia Nagoski, DMA
- How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence , by Michael Pollan
- IntraConnected by Daniel Siegel, M.D.
- The Balance Within: The Science Connecting Health and Emotions by Esther M. Sternberg, M.D.
- The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van der Kolk, M.D.
- A Really Good Day: How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage, and My Life , by Ayelet Waldman.
- Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker
Books on Spirituality, Judaism or Jewish Mysticism
- Ecology & the Jewish Spirit: Where Nature and the Sacred Meet, Rabbi Ellen Bernstein, ed.
- Ehyeh: A Kabbalah for Tomorrow by Rabbi Arthur Green
- Radical Judaism: Rethinking God & Tradition by Rabbi Arthur Green
- Seek My Face, Speak My Name by Rabbi Arthur Green
- The Jewish Book of Days: A Companion for All Seasons by Rabbi Jill Hammer
- Help, Thanks, Wow, the Three Essential Prayer by Anne Lamott
- One God Clapping: The Spiritual Path of a Zen Rabbi by Rabbi Alan Lew
- This is Real and You are Completely Unprepared: The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation by Rabbi Alan Lew
- The Pearl and the Flame: A Journey into Jewish Wisdom and Ecological Thinking by Rabbi Natan Margalit
- Peace is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life by Thich Nhat Hanh
- The Path of Blessing: Experiencing the Energy and Abundance of the Divine by Rabbi Marcia Prager
- Jewish with Feeling: A Guide to Meaningful Jewish Practice by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
Research
- Effects of Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy on Major Depressive Disorder (JAMA Psychiatry)
- Long-term Effects of Psychedelic Drugs: A Systematic Review (Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews)
- MDMA-assisted Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Pooled Analysis of Ethnoracial Differences in Efficacy and Safety from Two Phase 2 Open-label Lead-in Trials and a Phase 3 Randomized, Blinded Placebo-controlled Trial (Journal of Psychopharmacology)
- Perceived Benefits of MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy beyond Symptom Reduction: Qualitative Follow-Up Study of a Clinical Trial for Individuals with Treatment-Resistant PTSD (Journal of Psychoactive Drugs)
- Psychedelics and the Essential Importance of Context (Journal of Psychopharmacology)
- Quality of Acute Psychedelic Experience Predicts Therapeutic Efficacy of Psilocybin for Treatment-Resistant Depression (Frontiers in Pharmacology)
- Single-Dose Psilocybin for a Treatment-Resistant Episode of Major Depression (The New England Journal of Medicine)
- The PSIP Model: An Introduction to a Novel Method of Therapy: Psychedelic Somatic Interactional Psychotherapy (The Journal of Psychedelic Psychiatry)
- Therapeutic use of psilocybin: Practical considerations for dosing and administration (Frontiers in Psychiatry)
- Using a MDMA- and LSD-Group Therapy Model in Clinical Practice in Switzerland and Highlighting the Treatment of Trauma-Related Disorders (Frontiers in Psychiatry)
Websites
Podcasts, Episodes and Apps
- Psychedelics Today
- The Psychedelic Therapy Podcast
- Huberman Lab: “How Psilocybin Can Rewire Our Brain, Its Therapeutic Benefits & Its Risks”
- Huberman Lab: “Psychedelic Medicine” with Dr. Matthew Johnson
- Waking Up: An Introductory Course on Meditation (Sam Harris, phone app)
Movies and Short Clips
- How to Change Your Mind (Netflix)
- Fantastic Fungi (Various)
- Headspace Guide to Meditation (Netflix)
- Trauma and the Nervous System: A Polyvagal Perspective (YouTube)