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Psychedelic Guide Institute
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Psychedelic Guide Institute is a training and support organisation focused on psilocybin and N,N-DMT. Its website says it offers a 12-week Psilocybin Guide Training programme, as well as somatic breathwork training, microdose coach training, personalised psychedelic journeys, integration support, and harm reduction services. Its about page states that it was founded in 2021 by a team of experienced psychedelic guides and coaches.
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Psychedelic Guide Institute is a niche, vocational training provider aimed at people who want to work as psychedelic guides rather than take a general interest course. Its offer sits in the practitioner-training end of the field, with a strong emphasis on psilocybin, breathwork, microdose coaching, ethics, screening, and integration. The tone is practical and community-based rather than academic, and the programme is best suited to people already drawn to facilitation or coaching work, especially those with some personal experience of plant medicines.
Who is Psychedelic Guide Institute for?
Best for aspiring psychedelic guides, coaches, and facilitators who want an immersive, hands-on training with a spiritual and harm-reduction orientation. It is less obviously aimed at clinicians seeking a university-style certificate and more at vocational entrants building a private practice or support-service pathway.
What do you need before you start?
The provider says the programme is tailored for people who have personal experience with plant medicines. It requires an application and intake interview; it does not publish licensure requirements or a formal clinical prerequisite.
Is Psychedelic Guide Institute accredited?
Psychedelic Guide Institute publishes certificates for parts of the course, including Psilocybin Facilitator Training, Somatic Breathwork Training via Screamwerk’s Somatic Breathwork Facilitator programme, and Microdose Coach training. It also states that graduates receive a certification in Psilocybin Support Services. It does not publish recognised university accreditation, state licensure approval, or CME/CE credit.
How much does it cost?
The main training tuition is $5,000. Lodging and accommodation are additional, with shared bunk room and double shared room options priced separately, and the in-person retreat includes meals. The provider offers limited scholarships of 5% to 20% for eligible applicants, with priority to BIPOC and marginalised communities, and also offers payment plans.
What do you walk away with?
Learners are meant to leave with training in psilocybin guiding, somatic breathwork, and microdose coaching, plus a certificate in Psilocybin Support Services. The programme is framed around gaining competence in intake, screening, contraindications, preparation, journey support, integration, and starting a psychedelic-related business.
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