Episode 77
The intersection of psychedelics, healing, and awakening forms the central theme of today’s episode of The Psychedelic Mom with guest Licia Sky. This conversation is an exploration into the profound benefits of working with the body, mind and breath with patience, self-compassion and deeply attuned support.
Licia shares her extensive experience as a somatic healer and medicine woman, highlighting the techniques she uses to help people connect with their inner selves. The discussion covers the impact of trauma on the body, the challenges of working within the Western model of mental health, the significance of subtlety in the healing process, and the transformative power of psychedelics such as ketamine when used with sensitive dosing, intention and care.
Licia Sky is a somatic educator, artist, singer-songwriter, and bodyworker who works with traumatized individuals and trains mental health professionals to use mindful meditation in movement, theater exercises, writing, and voice as tools for attunement, healing and connection. She is a regular instructor in trauma healing workshops at Cape Cod Institute, Kripalu and Esalen. For the past decade, she has been teaching expanded awareness in workshops to clinicians and laypeople around the world.
Episode Highlights
Somatic healing and psychedelics
The power of subtlety in embodied practices
Unmasking the self
Embodied awareness: before and beyond psychedelics
Personal journeys to embodiment
Intuition vs. Western models in healing
Exploring the essence of healing beyond symptoms
The power of attentive listening
Embracing silence and witnessing in therapy
Ketamine's unique healing properties
The importance of integration and personalized healing journeys
Licia Sky’s Links
Website: www.traumaresearchfoundation.org
OFFERING: 30-minute Mind-Body Workshops
Resources Mentioned in This Episode
Book: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
Book: Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Book: Awareness: Conversations with the Masters by Anthony De Mello
Book: Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake
Book: Extraordinary Knowing : Science, Skepticism, and the Inexplicable Powers of the Human Mind by Elizabeth Lloyd Mayer
Book: LSD Psychotherapy: The Healing Potential of Psychedelic Medicine by Stanislav Grof
Book: LSD and the Mind of the Universe: Diamonds from Heaven by Christopher M. Bache
Licia’s Gift To You: Explore the workshops here
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Special thanks to Jeremy Colbert (Taragápe) for the original podcast theme music.
You can find out more about Jeremey’s work here:
taragape.com and @taragape