PT434 Lisa Wessing Kiyumi Retreats, Building Somatic Literacy, and Navigating Group Facilitation Challenges
In this episode, Kyle interviews Lisa Wessing: Clinical Psychologist and facilitator specializing in harm reduction at\xa0Kiyum\xed\xa0retreats in The Netherlands.\xa0
Wessing shares her personal journey and the shift from being uninspired with studying psychology to being a part of space-holding in Mexico and finding her true path. She dives into the world of Kiyum\xed retreats, discussing their holistic healing approach using psilocybin, somatic movement, dance expression, and other methods supporting their four pillars of embodiment, nature, mindfulness, and art. She discusses their more long-term program with Dr. Gabor Mat\xe9 integrating his Compassionate Inquiry framework; their Equity Program, which offers partial or full funding for people who may not have the financial resources or who come from marginalized communities (e.g. BIPOC & Queer); and the importance of integration as a continuous process and checking in with people much later to build their \u201cKiyum\xedty.\u201d
Much of this discussion covers the challenges of somatic psychology and facilitation in group containers: how most people are somatically illiterate and the journey of becoming more somatic; what to do about someone laughing or singing in a group context; what moving into one\u2019s body really means; and different ways of using art to integrate an experience.
As part of our\xa0Vital\xa0program, we are running a psilocybin retreat with Kiyum\xed from September 6-11, and we have some available spots left! If you like what you hear, you\u2019ll be in The Netherlands in September, and want to have an amazing experience with us,\xa0click here for more info!
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