I’ve seen it again and again. Someone emerges from their journey clear, open, and deeply connected to something true. But then… they return to the familiar: the inbox, meetings, family dynamics, and the stressors of everyday life.
It’s not that the insight wasn’t real. It’s that we’re creatures of habit, and our environment has a powerful way of pulling us back into the old. Even when something new has awakened within us, without integration, it’s easy to fall back into what’s familiar.
This is where most people stumble. Not because the medicine didn’t work, but because they didn’t know how to honour what it gave them.
Integration is the bridge between insight and embodiment. It’s where clarity becomes change, and inner transformation becomes outer alignment.
And if you’re a leader or entrepreneur, this matters even more. It’s not just about you—you influence teams, clients, families, and communities. How you show up ripples outward.
That’s why I created this guide. These 12 integration practices are essential. They’ll help you stay grounded and aligned with what you opened in your journey.
Let’s explore how to keep the door open, long after the ceremony ends.
Why it helps: Journaling helps make the intangible tangible. It anchors insights that might otherwise slip away. It creates space to digest, reflect, and make meaning out of your experience.
When your mind feels busy or your emotions are stirred, journaling offers a calm container. It helps you slow down, listen inward, and see what’s going on beneath the surface.
It’s also a powerful way to find clarity when everything feels unclear and to reconnect with what matters, while tracking subtle shifts over time.
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This simple rhythm creates a dialogue with your inner world, before the noise of the day takes over.
Why it helps: Psychedelic journeys don’t just bring mental insight—they stir energy, emotion, and memory in the body. Movement helps release what words cannot.
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The body often knows how to process what the mind is still figuring out.
Why it helps: Without reflection, we easily slip back into old patterns. Weekly check-ins create accountability and help you track the subtle shifts that might otherwise go unnoticed.
They also offer a space to speak your truth—to share the insights and breakthroughs from your journey with someone who truly understands what you’ve been through.
Because let’s be honest: most people who haven’t worked with plant medicines or gone through this kind of inner work won’t fully get it. Sharing with someone who can’t meet you can slow down your integration.
These check-ins ensure your experience is witnessed, honoured, and supported—not negated or minimised.
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This practice keeps your integration alive and evolving, rather than fading into memory.
Why it helps: Psychedelic journeys often surface truths we’ve been avoiding—especially in our closest relationships. Naming those truths, in a grounded and respectful way, brings relief, clarity, and often, deeper connection.
One of the most powerful tools here is learning to speak from your experience, rather than from blame or expectation. This is at the heart of both Nonviolent Communication and Authentic Relating.
It might sound like:
“What I noticed during the journey was…”
“What came up for me is…”
“When this happened, I felt…”
“What I need now is…”
These kinds of statements help you express your truth without making the other person wrong. They invite conversation instead of conflict.
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Even one brave conversation can create profound shifts in how you lead, love, and live.
Why it helps: Your intention is the thread that weaves before, during, and after the journey. It’s not just what you hoped for—it’s the new possibility or deeper truth you touched during the experience.
Revisiting your intention helps you stay connected to that vision, and life will pull you off course.
What is it you realised you want to live into? What new reality began to emerge?
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Let your intention be your compass pointing you to your North Star. Before you know it, this will be your new reality.
Why it helps: After a psychedelic experience, you may be more open and sensitive. Without boundaries, that openness can quickly lead to overwhelm or self-abandonment.
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Integration is sacred. Protect it like you would a seed that’s just begun to sprout.
Why it helps: A real breakthrough is lived. Taking small, aligned actions turns insight into transformation.
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Action is how we honour the gifts of the journey.
Why it helps: Nature quiets the noise and reminds you of your true rhythm. Many of my clients share that they are more connected to nature after psychedelic work.
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Sometimes the next step becomes clear only when we slow down and listen.
Why it helps: Integration can feel overwhelming, especially when old patterns resurface. Having support helps you digest, reframe, and integrate what’s emerging.
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Leaders need mirrors, especially when they’re growing rapidly with the aid of these powerful plant teachers.
Why it helps: Growth can feel lonely, especially when those around you don’t understand your path. Having a few people who get it can make all the difference.
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Integration is relational. You weren’t meant to do it alone.
Why it helps: Every transformation involves letting go of identities, beliefs, patterns. Naming what you’re releasing creates space for the new.
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Grief and gratitude often walk hand in hand.
Why it helps: Integration is a living practice. You’ll forget. You’ll fall back into old habits. You’ll resist what you once felt so clear about.
That doesn’t mean you failed. It just means you’re human.
Integration is about continuing to show up. Recommitting to what matters, again and again.
Each time you return to your intention, your truth, your path—you strengthen it.
It takes time. You’ll fall. You’ll try again. But over time, this becomes your new reality.
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The real transformation isn’t in what you experienced.
It’s in how you choose to live, again and again, one day at a time.
Psychedelic experiences can open the door, but it’s your commitment to integration that ultimately decides what you walk away with.
As a leader, entrepreneur, or high performer, these practices are tools for embodiment, clarity, and purpose.
Your transformation doesn’t end with the journey. In many ways, it’s only just begun.
If you’ve recently had a psychedelic experience—or are planning one—consider how you’ll integrate what emerges.
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