PT461 Vinitha Watson, CHT & Judson Frost Holding Space, Hypnotherapy and Psychedelics, and the Importance of Courage
In this episode of Vital Psychedelic Conversations, David speaks with two current Vital students: Certified Depth Hypnosis Practitioner and Founder and Executive Director of Zoo Labs, Vinitha Watson, CHT; and artist and outdoorsman with decades of experience in bodywork, structural integration, and Vipassana meditation: Judson Frost.
They talk about their personal paths: Watson\u2019s work educating musicians about the music business and their value with Zoo Labs and Frost\u2019s work as an artist; as well as how their experience as parents has grounded them, and how they found Vital. They discuss the importance of integration, having a process, and recognizing how long that can take; being adequately prepared and learning mindfulness skills ahead of a journey; and bringing courage to the space (and as the space-holder, encouragement). They talk about how they hold space, and how one needs to view integration from a spiritually-open perspective to enable people to find their own meanings behind what they experienced.\xa0
They discuss how Watson uses a combination of hypnotherapy, transpersonal psychology, and buddhism to create a slowed down mystical experience; how hypnotherapy can benefit a psychedelic experience; bodywork and how we can\u2019t view the mind and body separately; and more. And since they\u2019re nearing the end of their Vital experience, they discuss what they\u2019ve gotten out of it, and reflect on something they didn\u2019t expect: a collective feeling of regenerative healing inside their Vital community.
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