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Connecting Sexuality with Spirituality
to find Balance Within!

WELCOME TO GRASS ROOTS INTEGRATION

Open pathways to self-awareness, emotional understanding, regulation & balance, and holistic well-being.

We offer Life Balance Sessions, Personalized Mentorship, Experiential Workshops and Expansive Awareness Ceremonies to cultivate positive sexuality and sexual expression, emotional intelligence, mental stability, spiritual connection, and physical wellness.

》Foster a deeper understanding of your inner energy and its impact on your well-being.
》Nurture meaningful relationships and cultivate profound connections with yourself and others.
》Enhance connection, communication, and pleasure within your intimate relationships.
》Receive guidance and support tailored to your unique journey, empowering you to overcome obstacles and unlock your full potential.
》Embrace new beginnings with intention and clarity.

Whether you're an individual seeking personal growth or aiming for deeper connection and communication within relationships of all description, our safe and transformative processes guide you towards your own truth with integration and support. Our tested techniques and practical applications reduces stress, foster healthier relationships, and promotes inner harmony.

Experience a profound shift as you build a stronger relationship with your authentic self, transcend limiting beliefs, and navigate fear with newfound understanding.

Take the first step on your journey of self-discovery by booking a Discovery Call or a Life Balance Intuitive Session today.

Warm regards,
Celeste Lemieux & Support Team
Connecting Sexuality with Spirituality to find the Balance Within!

Experiences are showing success in reducing the desire for alcohol, even in long term consumers.

Psilocybin reduces alcohol use by altering gene expression in brain's reward center Psilocybin reduces alcohol consumption in rats by altering specific brain pathways, suggesting potential for new treatments for alcohol use disorder, according to a study published in Brain.

We are excited to invite therapists, clinicians and guides to enroll in our innovative year-long Psychedelic Apprenticeship Program. This program is designed to equip mental health professionals with the skills and knowledge to integrate a traditional approach to psychedelic-assisted therapy into their practice effectively.

This unique program goes beyond standard clinical training. We focus on developing your intuitive and energetic awareness alongside traditional therapeutic approaches. You'll delve into ceremonial and traditional procedures that foster a safe and sacred container for profound personal transformation. Our goal is to ensure your clients derive the most meaning and lasting change from their psychedelic experiences.

The program curriculum includes:

* In-depth exploration of the greater potential of Psilocybin Mushrooms
* Developing your intuitive capabilities and energetic awareness
* Ceremonial and traditional practices for safe and sacred use
* Integration techniques for lasting positive change
* Ethical considerations in psychedelic-assisted therapy
* Supervised co-facilitation experience

This apprenticeship program is ideal for therapists who:

* Are passionate about exploring innovative approaches to mental health
* Seek to deepen their understanding of the mind-body-spirit connection
* Want to provide cutting-edge treatment options for their clients

The experts in the field of Psychedelic Medicine are consistently supporting personal experience as an effective means to embodied understanding for those who intend to work with psychedelics as a path to intentional healing and wellness.

The professional process to becoming a guide begins with your personal journey into non-ordinary states of consciousness, energy awareness, intuitive capacities, somatic understanding and connection to the Spirit of Psychedelic Medicine.

These skills are one side of a balanced approach that fosters both an academic and intellectual understanding of the medicines with the respect for the traditions, protocols, intentions and the personality of the healing intelligence at work beyond our own skill sets.

Being a Psychedelic Guide requires deep listening at a vibrational level, with the ability to interpret the unspoken wisdom to help clients derive more meaning from their experience, inspiring them to deeper self connection, understanding and peace.

This year-long Psychedelic Apprenticeship process is held online and in-person, open to a maximum of four applicants (2 spots currently remain) and includes:

* Energetic Awareness Workshop (2 Days- Saskatoon area)
* Life Balance Intuitive Practitioner Program (5 Days- Saskatoon area)
* Belize Intensive (5 Days + Travel)
* Personal & Group Psychedelic Experience (×4- Saskatoon area)
* Group & Individual Psychedelic Co-facilitation(x4- Saskatoon & other areas)
* Personal & Group Mentorship & Meetups (×21- online)
* Verbal Final Exam

Applications close July 31/24. Start Date: September 4/24- August 20/25

We encourage you to share this opportunity with your therapists who might be interested. For a detailed program description, application process, and frequently asked questions, please connect with us at [email protected]

Visit our website at www.grassrootsintegration.com

We look forward to assisting you to advance the field of psychedelic-assisted therapy.

Sincerely,

Celeste Lemieux (Founder and Facilitator) & The Grass Roots Integration Team

An Introduction to Psilocybin
From Neuro-Regenisis to Existential Meaning and More in Between

Psychedelic Medicines have always served a two-fold purpose of spiritual guidance and therapeutic benefits on a mental, emotional and physical level.

The study of "Magic Mushrooms" began with Albert Hoffman's analysis of the molecular stucture of the medicine. Before this time, effects were measured by the experience of the one injesting the medicine and the observations of the community surrounding that person.

What we have come to understand through both scientific study and analysis as well as concious experimental trials of Psilocybin is that it has a similar chemical structure to Seretonin, a chemical that carries messages from your brain to your body and plays a key role in body functions such as mood regulation, sleep, digestion, bone and blood health and sexual desire.

Psilocybin also has neuro-regenisis factors showing increased brain activity in many sectors of the brain as well as increased communication in between the areas fostering new neuro-synapses. Analysis of the brain during a Psilocybin experience clearly shows decreased activity in the Amygdala (responsible for the flight, flight and freeze response) and increased activity in the Pre-frontal Cortex (responsible for regulating thoughts, actions and emotions encouraging forward thinking and problem solving).

The studies and analysis have also shown Psilocybin to be a safe, non-addictive plant medicine that has very little contra-indications. There are some pharmacological interactions to be aware of and some risk for those with high blood pressure, heart conditions or patterns of Psychosis.

The reported benefits of Psilocybin during studies, clinical trials, as well as experiential learning and documentation are profound for many. Macro-dosing through treatment has been showing reduction in end of life stress and existential crisis, depression, anxiety, symptoms of PTSD and alcoholism. It has also been showing an increase in cognitive function and emotional intelligence and balance.

Also, interesting to note, studies are showing that the benefits of Psilocybin are maximised in conjunction with support in ceremonial and therapeutic context with qualified guides and therapists.

In trust,
Celeste Lemieux

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History of Psychedelics- From Traditional to Clinical and the Importance of Both

Work with Psychedelic Medicines began long before Albert Hoffman and Suzi Ramstein discovered the psychedelic properties of L*D by accident in the lab where they were studying the effects of Ergot Fungus on women for menstruation and blood flow.

Plants have been used as medicine by shaman and medicine people in tribes long before recorded history. Healing was done in community, in ceremony and with the support of the tribe. The ceremony involved in the process of serving the mind-altering medicines provided the spiritual space for emotional healing and mental recalibration while the regenerative effects of the plant molecules did their job on a physical level.

In 1955, Gordon Wasson (ethnomycologist and banker)and his wife found their way into a Mushroom Medicine Ceremony held by Maria Sabina, a Mexican sabia (similar to Curandera). During that time with Maria, the Wassons collected spores from Marias' medicine and sent the spores to Albert Hoffman to analyse, identify and isolate the active ingredients. He identified Psilocybin as one of the active ingredients.

As the word got out about the studies and trials being done in the scientific community, popularity gained momentum in the underground communities led by people like Timothy Leary, who encouraged people to "Turn on, tune in and drop out".
This unconcious approach caused a rise in the recreational aspects, with absence of the ceremonial contexts and proceedures that maximise the therapeutic benefits.

Since then we have seen the study of both Classical and 2nd Generation psychedlics advance to a greater level of understanding on the positive effects on cognition, mood and emotional balance including anxiety and depression, purpose and meaning in life, end of life care, as well as stress and pain reduction to include symptoms of PTSD and chronic pain. It is also worth mentioning that the studies are showing excellent results for treating addictions, including alcoholism.

Currently, Health Canada is getting ready to legalize psychedelics and has approved the 3rd phase of clinical trials and use for people who are selected through the Special Access Program (SAP).

For more information, contact me through www.grassrootsintegration.com

In trust, Celeste Lemieux

What is Psychedelic-assisted Therapy?

Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy or "PAT" refers to a form of therapy where psychedelic substances are used to deepen or enhance the psychotherapeutic experience.
It involves the administration of a psychedelic medicine such as psilocybin (magic mushroom), M**A, or ketamine in a controlled environment with healthcare professionals to facilitate and guide a better healing process.

An increase in self-awareness, resolution of deep trauma, emotional healing, spiritual exploration and changes in behaviour have been some of the outcomes reported by therapists and patients post-experience.

As new studies on psychedelics are progressing with hopes of becoming prescription drugs, presently psychedelics can be requested through Canada's Special Access Program.

Contact us for support on your treatment journey: https://loom.ly/p0B7owM or call us at 844-223-8886

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Welcome to Grass Roots Integration!

Discover a path towards self-awareness, emotional balance, and holistic well-being.

Our therapies offer experiential techniques and practical applications to cultivate emotional intelligence, mental stability, spiritual connection, and physical wellness.

Whether you're an individual seeking personal growth or part of a couple aiming for deeper connection and communication, our safe and transformative processes guide you towards integration and empowerment.

Experience a profound shift as you build a stronger relationship with your authentic self, transcend limiting beliefs, and navigate fear with newfound understanding.

Our approach reduces stress, fosters healthier relationships, and promotes holistic harmony.

Take the first step on your journey of self-discovery by booking a Discovery Call or a Life Balance Intuitive Session today.

Warm regards,
Celeste Lemieux

Expand your awareness of self, your relationships and your best path to wellness with a group Psychedelic Awareness Ceremony on March 23-24, 2024.
Connect to Discover what a Psilocybin journey can do for you.
Registration ends Mar.10/24

Explore the possibilities with a Psychedelic Awareness Ceremony offered by qualified Grass Roots Integration Guides and Mentors.
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* for individuals, groups or couples

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Study: Magic mushrooms may deliver 'full remission' of depression Psilocybin, the hallucinogenic chemical found in "magic" mushrooms, could benefit people with cancer and depression, according to the findings of clinical trials in the US in which half of participants had a full remission of depressive symptoms. The results of a phase two clinical trial, published....

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How psilocybin, the psychedelic in mushrooms, may rewire the brain to ease depression, anxiety and more Scientists are learning more about how psychedelic mushrooms may alter the brain, potentially leading to long-lasting reversals of depression, anxiety, cluster headaches and more.

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How psilocybin, the psychedelic in mushrooms, may rewire the brain to ease depression, anxiety and more Scientists are learning more about how psychedelic mushrooms may alter the brain, potentially leading to long-lasting reversals of depression, anxiety, cluster headaches and more.

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Offering support through the preparation, experience and integration of an "out of body" experience to the other side of meaningful implementation in the "practical" world.

Psychedelic-assisted Therapy Awareness, Ceremony, Integration, Mentoring and Apprenticeship. Access information, preparation, and support through the integration of an "out of body" experience. Ceremonial containers of support are provided with a referral by a registered health care professional or through previous work with Celeste Lemieux, Certified Advanced Psychedelic-assisted Therapist and long time Personal / Professional / Relational / Spiritual Mentor & Guide.