{"product_id":"psychedelic-savvy-isbn-9798889843115","title":"Psychedelic Savvy","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe essential guide for anyone seeking clarity, safety, and empowered transformation in the rapidly evolving world of psychedelic healing—from bestselling author and expert guide Kristina Hunter\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIncludes in-depth discussions of consent, power dynamics, preparation, integration, and what to look for—or walk away from—when seeking a guide or facilitator\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrounded in rigorous science, expert information, and trauma-informed psychology, Kristina Hunter’s primer on psychedelic care—from understanding your “why” to choosing a practitioner; from navigating your journey to integrating its insights—is a discerning, empowering resource for anyone seeking the transformative benefits of healing in expanded states.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou’ll learn:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHow psychedelics heal:\u003c\/b\u003e understand how plant medicines and other entheogens facilitate inner healing intelligence\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA self-empowered approach\u003c\/b\u003e that helps you make informed, conscious choices from a place of agency and discernment\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHarm- and risk-reduction strategies:\u003c\/b\u003e screening practices, safety precautions, and ways to identify warning signs of incompetence and abuse\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSkills for maximizing therapeutic benefit\u003c\/b\u003e, like intention-setting, preparation, and integration strategies for long-term growth\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the realities and complexities of \u003cb\u003easymmetrical power dynamics\u003c\/b\u003e in psychedelic guiding\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCrucially, Hunter dedicates an unprecedented three chapters to exploring the ethics and power dynamics of psychedelic guiding, offering a necessary update on classic psychedelic explorers’ guides that’s firmly rooted in 21st-century realities. Readers will learn which red (and orange) flags to look out for and come away equipped with knowledge on consent, suggestibility, therapeutic alliances, and navigating transference.\u003cb\u003eKristina Hunter\u003c\/b\u003e is a psychedelic educator, integration counselor, and Certified Hakomi Practitioner. She is co-author of \u003ci\u003eConsciousness Medicine: Indigenous Wisdom, Entheogens, and Expanded States of Consciousness for Healing and Growth\u003c\/i\u003e (North Atlantic Books, 2019). From 2022 to 2025, she served as Program Coordinator and Practicum Supervisor for UC Berkeley’s Center for the Science of Psychedelics’ Psychedelic Facilitation Certificate Program, overseeing ethics curriculum and helping train 120 professionals, many of whom now offer legal psychedelic services across the United States and internationally. A stage four cancer survivor, Hunter draws on her own healing with psychedelic medicines and two decades of study with Indigenous and mestizo teachers in South America. She maintains a private practice supporting preparation and integration, consults on ethical psychedelic care, and leads supervision groups for practitioners. An ordained Buddhist minister with Two Rivers Sangha, she serves on the board of Medicine Earth.","brand":"North Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48532180795621,"sku":"NP9798889843115","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/psychedelic-savvy-isbn-9798889843115","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}