“Meditation is a practice where our parts learn over time to trust the safety and benefits of unblending to allow for our Self to be with them.” ~ Michelle Glass
A series of IFS-inspired meditations designed to fully support your psychedelic journeys.
Introduction
The intention for this track is to welcome you to this series by providing key concepts that will be useful for these meditations, whether you are new to IFS or are very familiar with it, and to provide some important ideas about the pairing of IFS and Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy.
The Foundation
The intention for this meditation is to provide practice for your parts in building capacity to unblend. This is commonly the most difficult piece of meditation. This mediation is the foundation of all subsequent meditations.
Considering the Possibility of a Psychedelic Journey
The intention for this meditation is to begin the process of getting to know the various parts of you who have thoughts and feelings about the topic and to gain more clarity about whether a psychedelic journey is right for you – whether now or later.
Exploring Protector Concerns
The intention for this meditation is to begin getting to know the various concerns your protector parts have about having a psychedelic journey.
Setting Your Intention
The intention for this meditation is to initiate conversations with your parts to consider intention options and to choose one for your journey.
Preparation—Taking Steps Toward Your Intention
The intention for this meditation is to begin making your way towards parts that are specific to your chosen intention. If you have not yet chosen your intention, please pause to do so before using this meditation. This particular meditation can be used for any number of preparation sessions you have prior to a journey.
Bon Voyage —Journey Day is Here (Pre-Journey)
The intention for this short meditation is to dip in briefly to make any reminders parts need and to feel your presence with them as you are about to embark upon your journey. If it is desirable, you might find a way to incorporate this meditation at the beginning of your journey.
Welcome Home—Journey Day is Here (Post-Journey)
The intention for this meditation is to briefly reconnect with your parts after your journey is over, see what they need from you, and remind them of your availability.
Integration—Committing to Your Process
The intention for this meditation is to reconnect with parts from the journey to see what healing next wants to happen, see if there was anything especially difficult to assimilate or if there are new concerns parts have, and see what they need going forward. You may use this meditation for any number of integration sessions.
Integration of Multiple Journeys—Deepening Your Commitment
The intention for this meditation is to assist in providing some continuity with your psychedelic journeys. In this meditation, you will have an opportunity to reconnect with parts from previous journeys and to seek clarity about the connection of parts in your system with these journeys to integrate them. You can always come back to this meditation with other journeys for additional clarity.
New Part or Parts in Process
The intention for this meditation is to get to know a new part or a part that you are already in process with in either your IFS sessions or psychedelic work so that they can let you know some of what they are experiencing and holding as they work their way towards the unburdening process.
Daily Post-Unburdening Maintenance (DPUM)
The intention for this meditation is to check back in with your newly unburdened part to see how they are doing, nurture a strong Self-to-part connection, and to see how their reclaimed energies want to show up in your life.
Daily Parts Meditation Practice® (DPMP®)
The intention for this meditation is to reconnect with a part of you who unburdened previously to nurture a strong Self-to-part connection, to see how their reclaimed energies are showing up in your life, and to get to know their ongoing preferences, concerns, and needs of your day-to-day life.
In Recovery with Psychedelics
The intention for this meditation is to invite your parts to share with you their concerns about the topic of psychedelics and recovery, and to see if the decision to proceed to the first meditation in this series, then potentially subsequent meditations, is your next step.
Supporting the System of the Psychedelic Facilitator
The intention for this meditation is to get in touch with your parts prior to a journey with clients to see what your parts need from you so that you (your Self) can lead in the journey space. You may use this meditation the evening or morning before a client arrives for their journey and or regularly use The Foundation meditation.
Optional Journaling Prompts
This track provides several IFS-inspired questions to learn about your system’s response and development to utilizing these and other meditations.
Whether you ultimately decide to have a psychedelic journey or not (now or ever), or have subsequent journeys, I hope these meditations yield more clarity about what feels authentic to you. With many pressures to have a journey, our parts appreciate when we slow down and take time to really witness them, so that we may come to a greater inner educated decision. This self-awareness and Self-leadership go a long way toward building trust with our parts. Trust in Self is essential throughout life, and especially in psychedelic journeys. No matter the topics or opportunities that face you, I hope that these and other IFS-inspired meditations become a valued resource for you…
“Unblending is commonly the most difficult piece of meditation.” ~ Michelle Glass
