Life is a journey
best guided by wisdom.

Françoise Bourzat weaves indigenous wisdom and western psychology for healing, growth, and transformation.

“Françoise has been studying the Mazatec tradition for many years. She has acquired an understanding of our ancestral ways and is able to speak about them with respect and the clarity of that responsibility.”

Eugenia Pineda Casimiro

Guide for the sacred mushroom ceremonies of the Mazatec

MEET Françoise

Guide, healer, teacher,
traveller, medicine woman.

Welcome!

It brings me great joy to welcome you to my website.

For over 35 years, my work has sought to bridge the divide between Western psychology and indigenous wisdom. As we watch our modern world rapidly evolve under mounting social and environmental pressures, I believe that inner and outer healing is now more important than ever.

Wherever you have arrived from, and wherever the adventure of life takes you, it is my sincere wish that you find hope, resources, inspiration, and support for your journey in these pages.

Françoise

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Offerings

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Music

Music and singing is an authentic expression of the human soul. Browse my collection of music from many traditions and languages.

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Online Course

Expanded states of consciousness can be accessed through many approaches, not only psychedelics. These states also require skilled preparation, guidance, and integration. Learn more in my 3-part online course.

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Books

My latest book:
Consciousness Medicine

A guide to expanded states of consciousness for healing & growth

My book, Consciousness Medicine provides clear guidance for people using psychedelics and other transformational processes for healing or for their spiritual development, as well as for the therapists who are guiding them along the journey.

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Michael Pollan
★★★★★
Françoise Bourzat has written an authoritative book on guided psychedelic therapy with important lessons for anyone thinking of either guiding or being guided.
Michael Pollan
Author of How to Change Your Mind and The Omnivore’s Dilemma
★★★★★
Françoise Bourzat has written an authoritative book on guided psychedelic therapy with important lessons for anyone thinking of either guiding or being guided.
Michael Pollan
Michael Pollan
Author of How to Change Your Mind and The Omnivore’s Dilemma
Gabor Maté
★★★★★
Consciousness Medicine is an insightful and inspiring introduction to expanded states of consciousness. Françoise Bourzat combines an intimate personal account with the most comprehensive and practical guide I have seen to transpersonal experience and shamanic work, emphasizing the three cornerstones of preparation, journeying and —of essential importance —integration.
Gabor Maté, MD
Author of In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction
★★★★★
Consciousness Medicine is an insightful and inspiring introduction to expanded states of consciousness. Françoise Bourzat combines an intimate personal account with the most comprehensive and practical guide I have seen to transpersonal experience and shamanic work, emphasizing the three cornerstones of preparation, journeying and—of essential importance—integration.
Gabor Maté
Gabor Maté, MD
Author of In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction
Eugenia Pineda Casimiro
★★★★★
I support her voice and I trust her approach in combining her psychological angle with our ancient ways of the ancestral medicines of our Mazatec tradition.
Eugenia Pineda Casimiro
Guide for the sacred ceremonies of the Mazatec area, Oaxaca, Mexico
★★★★★
I support her voice and I trust her approach in combining her psychological angle with our ancient ways of the ancestral medicines of our Mazatec tradition.
Eugenia Pineda Casimiro
Eugenia Pineda Casimiro
Guide for the sacred ceremonies of the Mazatec area, Oaxaca, Mexico
Padma Catell
★★★★★
A valuable resource for anyone using 'altered states' in their practice of psychotherapy. Françoise Bourzat is not only experienced in how to integrate material gained while in these states, but in addition she is an experienced and insightful psychotherapist.
Padma Catell, PhD
Author of Drugs and Clients: What Every Therapist Needs to Know and a contributor with Ralph Metzner to Through the Gateway of the Heart
★★★★★
A valuable resource for anyone using 'altered states' in their practice of psychotherapy. Françoise Bourzat is not only experienced in how to integrate material gained while in these states, but in addition she is an experienced and insightful psychotherapist.
Padma Catell
Padma Catell, PhD
Author of Drugs and Clients: What Every Therapist Needs to Know and a contributor with Ralph Metzner to Through the Gateway of the Heart

NEWS & MEDIA

Featured Articles & Interviews

Weaving Worlds: Indigenous Traditions & Western Psychotherapy

A dialogue between Eugenia Casimiro, Mazatec healer & Françoise Bourzat

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Traditional Mazatec psilocybin mushroom healing

A dialogue with Dr. James Cooke

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Sam Harris — A conversation with Françoise Bourzat

Conversation available through the "Waking Up" app.

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