Ian-Michael Hébert (Holos) | Psychedelic Healing is Holistic Healing

The Psychedelic Therapy Podcast

My guest today is Ian-Michael Hébert, co-founder Holos, an organization of holistic healing centers and communities, launching first in Costa Rica.

On the show we discuss a holistic approach to psychedelic medicine. We talk about the retreat model and Ian-Michael’s recommendations globally. He shares his perspective on psychedelic ethics and why it’s so important to be in integrity with local communities.

Born in Alaska, Ian-Michael is the former Director of Projects at Esalen Institute at Big Sur, he holds a Masters in Counseling Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies and he is co-founder and CEO of Holos.

Psychedelic healing is holistic. Let’s take this movement forward in a way that best honors the places, people, plants, and practices that make this work possible.

Links

• Ian-Michael Hébert’s Website
• Holos
• Esalen Institute
• CIIS Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Research:
• The Canadian Psychedelic Association
• Retreat Guru
• The Temple of the Way of Light
• Nihue Rao
• Synthesis: Legal Psilocybin Retreat in Amsterdam

Timestamps

• :04 Buckminster Fuller’s "trim tab" and Stan Grof’s Holotropic Paradigm
• :12 Ian-Michael’s Alaska upbringing
• :16 Are personal psychedelic experiences necessary to be a psychedelic therapist?
• :21 Ian-Michael's training in psychedelic psychotherapy and where he sees his own blind spots
• :27 Where does Ian-Michael go to get answers to his questions about psychedelic medicines?
• :34 Why he chose the retreat model and other retreat centers he recommends
• :39 Which jurisdictions are amenable to psychedelic medicine
• :44 What challenges does Ian-Michael face as a retreat leader and for individual therapists?
• :49 The importance of working with local communities
• :58 How can people work with Ian-Michael and Holos