When you work with me, you receive a standard set of services:
An initial discovery call and consultation with me, Parad Meier, as your chosen facilitator
Two-hour-long preparation sessions (remote or in person at my office in Denver)
One all-day (around 6-8 hours) Dosing Day for the Psilocybin Journey at one of the healing centers I partner with.
One-hour-long integration session (remote or in person at my office in Denver)
Psilocybin Services in Colorado
We’ll chat to be sure that working together feels like a good fit, and confirm that taking psilocybin is safe for you.
It’s important to know that if you have a complicated medical situation or are on specific medications, you will be asked to see a medical provider for a more thorough screening. Some medical conditions, medications, and mental health conditions are not safe with psilocybin.
Assuming we want to move forward, we can then schedule the rest of our time together (preparation, the dosing-day journey with psilocybin, and the integration session).
Step One: Consultation with Me, Parad Meier
You and I will schedule two one-hour preparation sessions. These can be done remotely via video, or we can meet in person in my office in Denver, Colorado.
During these preparation sessions, we talk through any questions you might have with the process or paperwork, as well as the psilocybin journey.
I like to spend time getting to know you with more depth, and really working to understand the reason you’re seeking a facilitated psilocybin journey, and learning how I can support you.
We will also talk about your intention for the dosing day with psilocybin, and set expectations for what you might expect. Many people feel nervous and excited during this preparatory stage—that’s very normal!
We will also talk about how much psilocybin you might want to take (the dose, or quantity) based on what type of experience you are looking for.
We will work together to create a safe relationship and make sure that your questions are answered so that you feel as prepared as you can going into the big day.
Step Two: Preparation Sessions
Step Three: Dosing Day – The Psilocybin Journey
This is the big day! The Dosing Day, or Psilocybin Journey as I like to call it, is the all-day (6—7 hours) event where you and I meet together so I can facilitate and support you while you experience a journey on psilocybin. This will take place at the beautiful Etc Hospitality healing center in Golden, Colorado.
On the Dosing Day you will purchase the psilocybin from one of the center’s licensed psilocybin handlers. You’ll be offered an initial dose of the mushrooms, and within a few hours into the experience a ‘booster’ dose will be available to you about 45 minutes into the journey if you wish to take more.
After you take your initial dose of psilocybin mushrooms, I encourage people to start by laying down with a mask over the eyes because this posture encourages you to “go inwards” to find the healing you are seeking. I will put on music that is usually instrumental or occasionally has non-english-language, that has been thoughtfully curated to help create a container around your journey. A mentor of mine once suggested that while on a psychedelic journey, one can “ride the music like a Pegasus, letting it take you to surprising and unexpected places, enjoying the beauty, adventure, and surprises along the way.”
My job as a facilitator is to be a support to you during your journey, while you are your own guide. You may want to be silent with yourself during the experience, simply “being with” the feelings, emotions, and sensations that arise, or you may desire to connect more with me. The former is a standard recommendation in the world of psychedelic assisted therapy, yet I find that the latter is common for those working to resolve something traumatic in their past and for those navigating anxiety. You are free to interact with me at any time. However, I may encourage you to “go back inside,” if I feel connecting is distracting you from deepening into your journey.
Psilocybin will likely make you feel disoriented, but you will still be able to get up to use the bathroom as needed.
The journey will progress throughout the day, and as things wind down after usually 4-6 hours, many people take off their mask and we may start preliminary integration and reflection from what happened during the journey. You may be hungry at this time, and I often encourage a light meal as we wind down (at etc-hospitality soup and snacks are provided to you).
You need a pre-arranged ride home after the journey because it will not be safe for you to drive yourself. We can help you arrange this if no one is available to pick you up.
I encourage you not to schedule any activities for the rest of your day. You should do and feel whatever you might need. You should eat an easily-digestible dinner, which you can plan for ahead of time. You may want to nap, journal, or go for a walk to help you feel more grounded. You should let others in your house know you may not be as available as usual, and reduce as many responsibilities as possible.
While the noticeable effects of the psilocybin will wear off, the journey still continues for hours and sometimes days after the experience. From a neurological perspective, your brain has more potential for new learning and growth for 2—3 weeks after taking psilocybin. While many of us need to get back to work and families right away, I encourage you to think of yourself as more open and vulnerable for the period afterwards, and treat yourself with tenderness and gentle care during that time.
It is also important to note that everyones experience is different, and while some people (as is often heard about in media or pop-culture) have life-changing and profound or deeply spiritual experiences, that’s not always the case. Many people also have very mild experiences, and statistically speaking, some people are ‘non-responders’ and don’t really notice the effects mushrooms at all. Other people can have really hard or frustrating experiences, and perhaps hoped for a ‘spiritual’ experience or the experience of ‘ego-disillusion’, and instead end up working with something seemly more mundane. Especially if this is your first time trying psilocybin or psychedelics, I find that expectations can be your worst enemy in preparing for a journey, as each experience is different, and we never quite know what to expect.
Our one-hour Integration session will be scheduled within a few days of your psilocybin journey so that we can connect soon after that big experience. For a lot of people, it’s a relief to be able to connect with your facilitator afterwards because the experience itself is often hard to put into words, so having someone who was there with you and understands what it’s like can feel validating and supportive.
During Integration we will likely talk about your journey, and focus on how to integrate what you learned or experienced into your daily life.
We call this one-hour meeting “Integration,” but really this is just the start. Integration can go on for weeks, months, years or even a lifetime. It’s different for everyone and really depends on what your journey was like as to what integration might look like for you. Fundamentally, integration asks of you, “How are you going to bring your experience forward with you into your life?”
Step Four: Integration
The Journey is flexible.
If you would like to schedule more than two preparation sessions, or more than one integration session with me, you can! These are ‘a-la-carte’ services that happen outside of Etc Hospitality.
They are scheduled through my psychotherapy practice in Denver, and can be done in person or remotely.
Group options are also available. You can experience psylocibin with a partner or a group.
Some dynamics are more supportive and healthier than others, so I like to discuss each idea with some depth to see if it sounds like something we can do in a safe and healing way.
