Schedule a Q&A
A Q&A consultation with either Ashley or Erik usually lasts about 30 minutes via Zoom.
Your Q&A is a first step to us working together. We’ll get acquainted, ask about your life, health, and what you are seeking from this work. We can also address your questions about how we work and the whole process.
Ashley Collins - she/her
Licensed Psilocybin Facilitator
Integration Counselor
Areas of facilitation focus:
End-of-life & terminal illness, Group Meditation Journeys, Empowering Womyn, PTSD Regulation & Recovery,
Spiritual Exploration & Discovery, Grief, Eco-Grief, Trauma, Personal Direction & Transformation.
Erik Blender - he/him
Licensed Psilocybin Facilitator
Meditation Teacher & Sound Healer
Areas of facilitation focus:
End-of-life & terminal illness, Group Meditation Journeys, PTSD Regulation & Recovery, Men’s Groups,
Grief, Spiritual Exploration & Self-Discovery,
Personal Direction & Transformation
Ashley Collins is a Facilitator, Counselor and Meditation Guide who has worked with healing, transformation and integration methods for over 10 years. Ashley uses a trauma-informed approach with in-depth training in Hakomi Methodology & Internal Family Systems to create space for awareness, self-regulation and change. On the faculty at Synaptic Institute, an Oregon Psilocybin Facilitation Training Program, Ashley teaches the following courses: Integration Approaches & Toolbox, Group Facilitation, Challenging Experiences as well as being a student supervisor.
Ashley believes in the power of healing through your inner wisdom, releasing burdens, self-compassion and being your own witness for change. Creating a safe, connected and nourishing container for individual & group experiences is of utmost importance for Ashley. During your journey, a beautiful soundscape of Sound, Song and Silence will be curated to complement your intentions.
Erik Blender is a facilitator with over 10 years of experience holding safe and compassionate space for group & individual transformative journeys. He is also a meditation teacher, a musician & sound healer dedicated to connecting people with practices that awaken the mind, body and spirit. On the faculty of the Synaptic Institute’s Psilocybin Training Program, Erik teaches Group Facilitation, Psychedelic Integration, & Meditation practices.
He is a certified Yoga & Meditation instructor with IKYTA (Intl Kundalini Yoga Teachers Association) and also a certified Level 2 teacher of Trauma-Informed Yoga with Warriors at Ease, focusing on breath and meditation for regulation of PTSD. Erik is a musician, music producer and sound healer in the music project OmTara. He believes in the power of holding a safe & integrous space for all people to find inner wisdom, growth & transformation.
Steps on the Path:
Step 1 - Schedule Q&A / Consultation:
This is a time for us to ask questions of each other, begin building trust, and see if psilocybin is right for you.
Step 2 - Intake, Preparation & Intention-Setting
We’ll work together to create a plan for your psilocybin journey. This includes, setting intentions, answering any questions you have and filling out some paperwork.
Step 3 - Your Psilocybin Experience:
Once a date is set, we will meet at the Psilocybin Service Center of your choice. The psilocybin will be purchased and consumed at the center. We will accompany you in a safe, private space for the duration of your psilocybin experience.
Step 4 - Follow Up and Integration:
Integration is the application of the wisdom from your journey into your life. After your experience, we will work together to help you come away with the wisdom collected from your journey as well as real and actionable items you can do to manifest the change you seek. The goal is for you to have a safe place to process your experience and be intentional about growth & transformation in your life. We use a powerful integration system we developed called the Seven Realms of Psychedelic Integration.
Ashley & Erik love to connect deeply with nature. One of the things we appreciate so deeply about holding space for this transformational work is the direct connection it gives to the wisdom of Mother Earth.