Supporting healing with humility & respect

OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Our guiding principles

We are committed to upholding a shared culture of inclusivity, reciprocity, and openness.

Recognizing that everything in nature, ourselves included, is intrinsically interconnected and worthy of respect.
Integrating interdisciplinary approaches to care, incorporating Indigenous knowledge, psychotherapeutic frameworks, and modern science.
Respecting the individuality of clients, from their cultural and community practices to spiritual and religious beliefs.

Embodying the principles of trauma-informed care throughout our work.
Recognizing the prevalence of trauma at a racial, cumulative, and intergenerational level.
Avoiding retraumatization by creating an environment for preparation and integration that is safe physically and emotionally.
Providing care that promotes choice and collaboration.

Approaching all we do with respect and humility, rather than from a position of authority.
Upholding cultural knowledge and practice - including connection to land, the role of traditional knowledge keepers, and the sacredness of ceremony.
Recognizing the deep impact of colonialism, oppression, and racism on wellbeing and health.

Acknowledging that Indigenous people have worked with psychedelic medicines for generations and hold a vast and intimate knowledge.
Committing to correct imbalances through ongoing questioning of what genuine benefit sharing looks like.
Upholding Indigenous voices in our work through regular consultation with our Indigenous Advisory Board.
Contributing 10% of profits to local and global initiatives that support Indigenous communities and plant medicine habitats, including the Chacruna Institute, the International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research, and Service (ICEERS), and Regenerative Agroforestry Impact Network (RAIN).
Knowledge-sharing by contributing articles, providing lectures, and referencing and disseminating work in a range of capacities.

Drawing from evidence-based psychological theories and scientific research in designing our programs of care.
Integrating traditional knowledge systems that have been tried and tested for hundred (if not thousands) of years.

Providing guidance that supports informed choices about health, retreats, and medicines/substances.
Safeguarding the welfare of individuals during a process that requires sensitivity and skilful containment.
Collaboratively promoting healthy coping and reducing harmful coping.