Psygaia’s Circle Community
A community of practice for people engaging with psychedelics intentionally. Discussion, resources, live sessions, and access to Psygaia’s growing library, alongside others on the same path.
Join the Circle → Ecopsychedelic Research & Education Remembering
Remembering
our place in
the web of life Remembering
our place in
the web of life
Discover healing and growth through psychedelic practice — rooted in Nature, guided by research, supported by community.
Independent Nonprofit University of Ottawa
Our Approach
A grounded approach to psychedelics for healing that ripples beyond the trip.
Psygaia is an interdisciplinary nonprofit working at the intersection of psychedelic medicine, ecological science, and nature-based spirituality. We help people build a lasting, intentional relationship with psychedelics — grounded in research, rooted in community, and deeply connected to Nature: the living systems and sacred whole we're part of.
About Psygaia → What We Offer
Three paths. One integrated practice.
Three paths, each grounded in the Psygaia Framework — designed not just for the experience itself, but for what comes after. Whether you're preparing, integrating, or sustaining an ongoing practice.
Microdosing Mindfully
A structured, evidence-informed microdosing program grounded in mindfulness, harm reduction, and ecological awareness. Lifetime access to community included.
Explore the course →1:1 Guidance & Support
Personalized support for preparation, navigation, and integration — whether you’re planning your first experience or making sense of one you’ve already had.
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The Psygaia Framework
An ecological theory of psychedelics.
Developed through graduate research at the University of Ottawa. No mystical shortcuts. A rigorous, interdisciplinary account of what actually happens when humans meet psychedelics.
Explore the framework →Systems & Gaia Theory
Psychedelics disrupt the boundary between organism and environment, activating a felt sense of embeddedness in living systems.
Enactive Cognition
Consciousness is not inside the skull. Psychedelics make the relational, embodied nature of mind undeniable.
Biosemiotics
Meaning-making is not uniquely human. Psychedelics may attune us to the signals and significance woven through the living world.
From the Journal
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Psychedelic & Ecological Medicine for Planetary Health
How psychedelic experiences foster nature connection, ecological identity, and a vision of health that extends beyond the individual to the living world.
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What Difficult Psychedelic Experiences Are For
Bad trips aren't misfires. A difficult psychedelic experience may be the most important signal the experience produces — if you know how to read it.
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Beyond Therapy: Psychedelics as Lifelong Relational Practice
What if psychedelics were engaged not as one-time interventions but as ongoing relational practices? A case for rethinking the therapeutic arc — and what comes after it.
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