Coaching Certification Program

COURSE INFORMATION

Theory

  • Six Modules of Online Course Work
  • Pre-recorded Lectures from Industry Experts
  • Bi-Weekly 2-hour LIVE lectures with Paul F. Austin, the founder of Third Wave and The Psychedelic Coaching Institute (recorded)
  • Bi-weekly 2-hour LIVE Integration Sessions facilitated by trained experts with a small group of your cohort members (not recorded)

Intensive

  • Six Days in Costa-Rica at the Brave Earth and Finca Luna Retreat Centers

Practicum

  • 50-Hour practicum
  • A continuation of pre-recorded Lectures from Industry Experts
  • A continuation of bi-weekly 2-hour LIVE Integration Sessions facilitated by trained experts with a small group of your cohort members (not recorded)
  • Five 2-hour LIVE Interactive Workshops breaking down the Key Elements of a Psychedelic Experience (recorded)

Your key dates for the upcoming program are outlined below. LIVE lectures and Integration Pods will take place on alternating Wednesdays. As the program start date nears, all students will have the chance to vote for their first and second pod time choices. There are additional activities on off-days, so please note those special occasions marked with an asterisk. Please note that dates and times are tentative and subject to change.

Here are the key dates for your upcoming program:

2024

February 7th: Orientation (9am-11am PT/ 12pm-2pm ET / 17:00-19:00 BT)

February 21st: First Lecture with Paul F. Austin (9am-11am PT/ 12pm-2pm ET / 17:00-19:00 BT)

March 6th: First Integration Session during selected pod time

  • 9am-11am PT / 12pm-2pm ET
  • 11am – 1pm PT / 2pm – 4pm ET
  • 4pm – 6pm PT / 7pm – 9pm ET

*Saturday, March 16th: Virtual Ceremony – Cannabis Experience (11:00am-3:30pm PT / 2:00pm-6:30pm ET / 19:00-22:30 BT)

May 22nd: Last day of theoretical training

May 29th: Voice Activation Workshop #1 (4pm – 6pm PT / 7pm – 9pm ET)

June 5th: Voice Activation Workshop #2 (4pm – 6pm PT / 7pm – 9pm ET)

June 12th: Intensive Preparation Call (9am – 11am PT / 12pm – 2pm ET)

*June 25th – 30th: In-Person Intensive @ Brave Earth Intensive Center, La Fortuna Arenal Area, Costa Rica**

July 10th: Post-Intensive Integration Call (9am – 11am PT / 12pm – 2pm ET)

July 17th: First day of Practicum Period

July 24th: First Practicum Workshop (9am – 11am PT / 12pm – 2pm ET)

July 31th: First Practicum Period Integration Session

  • 9am – 11am PT / 12pm – 2pm ET
  • 11am – 1pm PT / 2pm – 4pm ET
  • 4pm – 6pm PT / 7pm – 9pm ET

October 23rd: Final day of Practicum – Final Assessments Due

*Saturday, Oct 26th: Group Breathwork Session (10am – 12pm PT / 1pm – 3pm ET)

Oct 23rd – Nov 6th: Assessment Period

November 13th: Graduation

**See the Intensive Information section further down on the page.

You will communicate with your cohort members and facilitators throughout the course using a Coaching Certification Program specific Mighty Networks Channel. You will receive an invite to join on Orientation day!

If you haven’t used Mighty Networks before, it’s a private online community that’s great for asking questions, connecting with your fellow trainees and coach facilitators, and sharing your proud moments and personal wins.

If you’d like to join the larger community of people on the Third Wave Mighty Networks community before your program begins, click here.

Module 1 – Where We’ve Been & Where We’re Going: A Framework for the Third Wave of Psychedelics

  • Course overview and setting the stage
  • A short history of psychedelic use
  • The Third Wave of psychedelics

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Module 2 – Safety, Ethics, and Integrity: A Sacred Trust

  • Ethical boundaries and creating safe spaces
  • A trauma-informed approach
  • Ethical sourcing and indigenous reciprocity

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Module 3 – Working With Medicines: Differences, Uses, Dosages, and Risks

  • Different medicines for different purposes
  • Dosing, consumption guides, and supplementation
  • Psychedelics and neuroplasticity

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Module 4 – Qualified Guidance: Types of Psychedelic Coaching

  • Coaching vs. facilitation
  • Facilitator competencies
  • Working with coaching clients
  • Integration coaching

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Module 5 – Outcomes of Psychedelic Work: From Healing to Personal Transformation

  • Purpose, flow, and creativity
  • Optimal well-being
  • Reimagining leadership

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Module 6 – From Theory to Practice: Building Your Business

  • Forms to set up
  • Client tracking
  • Marketing support
  • Boosting enrollment in your coaching program

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Costa Rica Intensive

  • Connect with your classmates and pod facilitators in person
  • Hands-on workshops in Client Assessment and Ceremony Preparation
  • Sacred Ceremony Experience
  • Integration Circle

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Practicum Lesson 1 – Assessment

  • Discovery Calls
  • Assessing Client Readiness
  • Assessment Workshop

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Practicum Lesson 2 – Preparation

  • The Role of Intuition While Preparing for Ceremony
  • Preparation Workshop

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Practicum Lesson 3 – Holding Space

  • Transference and Boundary Setting
  • Holding Space Workshop

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Practicum Lesson 4 – Integrating Ceremony

  • Protocols and Strategies for Integration
  • Integration Workshop

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Practicum Lesson 5 – Microdosing Coaching

  • Choosing a Protocol, Refining Dosage
  • Microdosing Workshop

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Practicum Lesson 6 – Accessibility and Representation

  • Sacred Justice and Equity

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Intensive date

June 25-30, 2024

We suggest planning to arrive one day before the intensive starts and leave one day after the retreat ends, to ensure a relaxed travel experience. You must book and pay for your own accommodation before and after the intensive.

Intensive Venues

Brave Earth Intensive Center, La Fortuna Arenal Area, Costa Rica

Finca Luna Nueva Lodge, La Fortuna Arenal Area, Costa Rica (sister location directly beside Brave Earth)

Flight Information

Fly in and out of SJO – San Juan, the main airport in Costa Rica.

If you are flying in on June 25th, please be sure to arrive at SJO no later than 8:00 am so you can catch the shuttle to Brave Earth. If you plan to fly out on June 30th, please do not book a departing flight before 6:00 pm CT so we have time to get you back to San Juan. We strongly recommend you aim to arrive on June 24th and fly out on July 1st to ensure a relaxed travel experience.

Shuttle Service

The shuttle to Brave Earth will depart San Juan from The Courtyard Marriott at 11:00 am CT on June 25th, and will return to The Courtyard Marriott in San Juan at 4:00 pm CT on June 30th.

Activities

We have activities planned that may include special preparation. We will send an outline of intensive activities and a packing list before the intensive date.

Personal Accommodation

You will have the option to upgrade your room if you choose. There are a few private room upgrades and other shared room upgraded accommodation. All other rooms will be randomly assigned and will be shared with other students. Room upgrades will be released to the cohort prior to the intensive date.

Safety and Confidentiality

Due to the nature of the medicine ceremony, we require a signed Waiver of Liability, Health Intake Form, and Non-Disclosure Agreement before the intensive. You must complete these forms before the course starts even if you do not plan on working with medicine.

In addition to the course materials, the following readings will be assigned as part of specific modules throughout the course.

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Course Completion

To graduate successfully from the Program, Participants must:

  • Review all course materials and complete 100% of homework assignments.
  • Review all classes, with live attendance required for 80% of them.
  • Attend 80% of the bi-weekly Pod Integration Sessions live.
  • Attend the in-person intensive and participate in all required sessions or exercises. All intensive attendees will be expected to read and comply with the retreat venue’s House Rules. Violating the rules may result in the attendee being charged reasonable damages or, if extreme violations occur, attendee may be removed from the retreat premises and/or removed from the program with no tuition refund. If for any reason you are unable to attend your scheduled intensive, you will have to reschedule and attend an intensive within a one year period from your original intensive date. A fee of $500 (subject to change) will also be applied at the time of rebooking your intensive.
  • Complete the required practice coaching session(s), to be recorded and reviewed for competency.
  • Take part in a final interview designed to assess the Participant’s understanding of all materials and alignment with Psychedelic Coaching Institute protocols.

Directory Eligibility

Participants will be expected to demonstrate consistent ethical and professional integrity. Only those graduates who demonstrate a full understanding of all course materials, receive passing marks from their facilitators on assignments, possess an appropriate level of coaching skills as determined by their facilitators, and demonstrate ongoing support for their fellow course participants will be invited to be listed on the Psychedelic Coaching Institute Directory as either verified or fully-vetted Coaches. Invited graduates will receive six-months of premium Vetted status for their listings, at no charge, after which they will have the choice of keeping a free, verified listing, or retaining the extra features of their Vetted status, for only $49/month.