“Sabina’s legacy of bringing magic mushrooms to the West lives on—perhaps more powerfully than she could ever have imagined. Today, psilocybin-assisted therapy is on the precipice of FDA approval and already a billion-dollar industry. As we enter a new phase of...
“Through our healing process, expanded states can teach us to have compassion and love for the child who endured and invite our healthy, original self to trust in life again. Perhaps the greatest gift expanded states of consciousness offer is the opportunity to...
“One of the key aims of integration, Bourzat explains, is to carry the beneficial aspects of the psychedelic journey into everyday life. ‘If someone had a beautiful experience of nature, then I would suggest to actually cultivate that aspect in everyday life. People...
Francoise Bourzat on Medium, May, 2020 “My work in guiding people through mushroom experiences has shown me, over and over, that everyone wants a better harmony with themselves, their family and the world around them. As our current societal conversation starts...
Francoise Bourzat with Kristina Hunter, Utne Reader Online, August 2019 Like all explorers, we are drawn to discover what’s out there without knowing yet if we have the courage to face it. —Pema Chödrön “Over many millennia, humans have explored the vast reaches...
Francoise Bourzat, MAPS Bulletin Spring 2019: Vol. 29, No. 1 “In indigenous cultures, because ritual is woven in with day-to-day life, there is less of a need for intentional integration practices. The community often engages in ritual as a group, and each...
