Plant Assisted Therapy

Plant Assisted Therapy can be a supportive aspect of treatment for any concern - plants can be great allies for healing anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, grief, spiritual / existential questions, and so much more. 

At Akahsa, we approach Plant Assisted Therapy from a decolonized, plant-taught perspective. We do not presume that any particular plant will want to be used in any particular way. We approach plants as wisdom-keepers and we acknowledge that each person’s relationship with a particular plant is unique, and the way a particular plant teaches each person is unique. We strive to work with plants through direct experience, without appropriating practices from cultures outside our own.

If you’re curious about cultivating relationships with plants and plant medicines, let’s talk. We’ll create a custom experience, unique to you. 

Plants can be profound teachers to respectful seekers. 

Many folks have heard of the Master Plant Teachers (Ayahuasca, Ibogaine, Psilocybin Mushrooms, Peyote, & more); in the right cultural, ceremonial, & therapeutic contexts, these plants can provide deep teachings and profound therapeutic insights. In most parts of the US their use has been prohibited by law for a few decades. Medical research into their use in Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy is currently demonstrating excellent therapeutic results, and laws are changing in some parts of the country to allow their use.    

Perhaps fewer people have considered that more commonly found plants can also be teachers. If you step into the forest (or your own backyard), chances are you’ll encounter a plant that would be delighted to share its wisdom with you. For example, Trees, Roses, & Yarrow are widespread and can be gentle teachers. Cacao and Blue Lotus grow farther away and can facilitate non-ordinary states of consciousness that can support your therapeutic process.