Times are listed as Eastern Time USA
Time (EST) | Content |
11:00-11:30 am | Welcome, introductions, and acknowledgments |
11:30 – 12:30 pm | Presenter: Meris Williams What is ayahuasca? Its origins in Indigenous and Mestizo communities, Western hybrid models of ceremonial ayahuasca use, and contextual considerations Sharing a personal ayahuasca experience |
12:30 – 12:45 pm | Break |
12:45 – 2:00 pm | Presenter: Meris Williams Potential synergies between ayahuasca experiences and the experiential unfolding process of AEDP The ways in which AEDP therapists are already equipped to assist their clients in deepening and integrating ayahuasca ceremony experiences in post-ceremony therapy sessions |
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Lunch break |
3:00 pm – 3:45 pm | Presenter: Kosu Boudreau Integrating ayahuasca experiences |
3:45 pm – 4:30 PM | Presenters: Meris Williams and ayahuasca ceremony leader Ronin Mai A Western ceremony leader’s perspective on what therapists need to know about ceremonial ayahuasca use |
4:30 – 4:45 pm | Break |
4:45 – 5:45 pm | Presenters: Kari Gleiser and Meris Williams An experiential demonstration of how ayahuasca integration can be facilitated and deepened using AEDP |
5:45 – 6:30 pm | Group discussion, closing acknowledgments |