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
Psychedelics help us reconnect and heal. Our research, practice, and community sustain it.
Psygaia is an interdisciplinary nonprofit advancing an ecological and systems-based approach to psychedelics in a time of interwoven ecological, cultural, and psychological crisis. We help people cultivate a healthy relationship to psychedelics and sustain what they make possible, grounding psychedelic practice and integration in something larger than individual healing.
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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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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Mushroom Dosage Guide: Psilocybin Doses, Effects, & Safety
A comprehensive guide to psilocybin mushroom dosages — from microdosing to megadosing — covering effects, safety considerations, clinical research, and how to find your ideal dose.
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