Enhancing Psychedelic Therapy with Essential Oils
For Better More Reliable Outcomes
with Cathy Skipper & Florian Birkmayer, MD
Sat & Sun May 3-4, 2025
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We combine decades of experience in & dedication to healing the whole psyche, facilitating the sacred inner union between ego and unconscious, with plant allies.We are passionate about the power of aromas (essential oils) to enhance psychedelic therapy.
Who is this class for?
This hands-on program, which includes four 1ml vials of essential oils, is designed for therapists and guides seeking to integrate essential oils into their psychedelic therapy work.
Explore the science behind aroma and psychedelics, learn practical techniques, and discover how to use aromatic allies throughout the therapeutic process. Join us for a transformative weekend of learning and growth.
Whether you’re just starting out or looking to deepen your practice, this weekend intensive is designed for you.
In two 4-hour live-online sessions, with a kit of aromatic allies, you will learn a wide range of skills:
- Practical steps and basics.
- The scientific basis of the synergy between aroma and psychedelics.
- A holistic, yet easy-to-understand model of the psyche, a necessity for this work.
- Intentions: Their importance, what they are and how to set clear intentions.
- How to use aromas before (preparation), during and after (integration) psychedelic therapy sessions.
- Special considerations for group sessions.
- How to connect with aromas more deeply and develop an ongoing pratice and method.
- The path of the guide/therapist.
Class Details:
- Class times: Sat 5/3 & Sun 5/4 10am-12pm & 1pm-3pm US Mountain Time
- That’s 9am-11am & 12pm-2pm US Pacific, 11am-1pm & 2pm-4pm Central, 12pm-2pm & 3pm-5pm Eastern. 4pm-6pm & 7pm-9pm GMT, 5pm-7pm & 8pm-10pm CET.
Geoff, a psychiatrist, said: “Cathy and Florian are a truly a dynamic team, distilling their combined decades of aromatic ally experience into an information-packed weekend workshop you won’t want to miss.”
Jessica, an LMFT, said: “Both have created something really special in their work with aromatic allies. Before meeting these two individuals I had no idea how essential oils could elevate my psychedelic practice.”
Where we have previously presented on this topic:
SXSW 2025, Polaris Insight Center, TheraPsil, KC Psychedelic Therapy, Manifest Mind Conference, KTC.
Your Guides
Cathy Skipper is an international teacher, plant person and healer who brings 30 years of teaching, healing and plant experience as well as her highly attuned intuition and experience of ‘seeing the person within’ to this work.
Florian Birkmayer, MD is a former holistic psychiatrist with 20 years of experience guiding people through their challenges to a place of empowerment based on his own Wounded Healer’s Journey.
At the end of this class you will:
Have practical knowledge and feel empowered to work with essential oils in combination with ketamine or other psychedelic therapy.
This class includes:
Two 4-hour live-online classes (via zoom).
You’ll have lifetime access to the recordings.
Four sample vials of essential oils from Cathy’s Attars. (There is a surcharge of US$15 for international shipping of the kit.)
FAQ
The entire class is recorded and we’ll email you the recording, so you have access to it for as long as you need. Some people choose this option since they can’t participate live.
While this class is geared towards those of us who work with others in psychedelic therapy, we have had many students who are journeyers themselves (including therapists) and want to learn how to ally with aromas in their own psychedelic therapy.
Please email us if you have a question we haven’t addressed.