Atira Tan's Somatic Plant Medicine Integration Program trains facilitators, therapists, and guides in body-based approaches to psychedelic integration and ceremony support. Tan is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), registered art therapist, and internationally recognized trauma specialist with two decades of experience in humanitarian work spanning refugee camps, disaster zones, and trafficking survivor support. She served as Director of Preparation and Integration at Aya Healing Retreats in Peru for seven years, co-facilitating trauma-informed ayahuasca retreats and plant dietas. She collaborates with ICEERS, Mind Medicine Australia, Synthesis, and the Plant Spirit School, and co-directs the Somatic Psychedelic Facilitator Certificate at The Embody Lab. The program has trained over 1,000 graduates and is available in self-paced, live cohort, and mentorship formats.
Facilitators
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Focus areas
Depth orientation
Atira Tan's program represents the most explicitly somatic and depth-oriented facilitator training in the plant medicine space. With credentials in Somatic Experiencing, art therapy, and two decades of trauma work in humanitarian contexts, Tan bridges Peter Levine's somatic trauma resolution with traditional plant medicine ceremony. Her 7 years as Director of Preparation and Integration at Aya Healing Retreats grounds the curriculum in extensive field experience. Over 1,000 graduates trained to date.
Who it’s for
Psychedelic facilitators, Plant medicine guides, Therapists, Somatic practitioners, Integration coaches