Medical & Somatic

Response Training

for Altered States

Rooted in Response

Preparedness. Presence. Protection.

A trauma-informed training for altered states facilitators, breathworkers, and ceremonial guides.

Learn how to respond to medical and somatic crises with calm,

clarity and skill, without compromising the sacred.

Who is it for?

This Training Is For:

Psychedelic facilitators

Breathwork practitioners and somatic therapists

Retreat leaders and space holders

Integration coaches who want trauma-informed skills

Anyone seeking to anchor safety into sacred containers

3% Cover the Fee

About the Training

Bridging Ceremony and Crisis Response

Most guides are trained to hold space for transformation. But what happens when the body goes into shock? When breath halts? When a seizure, psychosis, or allergic reaction emerges in mid-ceremony?

In moments like these, presence alone is not enough.

This training was created by Jo, Respiratory Therapist and Somatic Medicine Guide & Lena, trauma-informed Guide + Mentor, to address one of the most overlooked areas in facilitation: medical preparedness.

While many guides and facilitators are trained in presence and ethics, few are prepared for how to respond if the body or nervous system enters a true emergency.

Whether you’re guiding psychedelic journeys, breathwork, or plant medicine ceremonies, you need to know how to respond to the unexpected without collapsing your presence, panicking, or compromising the integrity of your container.

This training teaches you how to:

• Distinguish between energetic release and true medical crisis

• Stay embodied and effective in high-stress moments

• Navigate 911 calls, EMT interaction, and liability

• Offer trauma-informed support before, during, and after a crisis

This isn’t just about checklists and protocols. It’s about harm reduction, nervous system awareness, and sacred responsibility—all woven into one.

What Sets This Training Apart

Unlike standard emergency response trainings, our offering is uniquely grounded in nervous system awareness and trauma-informed presence, for both the practitioner and the client.

We won’t just teach you how to handle crises. We will teach you how to regulate your own nervous system in high-stakes moments, so you can be a stable anchor for others.

This training blends clinical preparedness with subtle somatic attunement, ensuring that you not only recognize a true emergency, but respond with calm, skill, and compassion.

We’ll explore how to differentiate between trauma release and medical crisis, and how to support the body through dysregulation before, during, and after the peak experience.

Training Format

This is a LIVE Online Training for facilitators across modalities.

🌀 6-Week Course (One class per week)

Each class is 3–4 hours long, with Q&A

📚 Lifetime access to recordings + bonus resources

📂 Emergency forms, screening templates, and protocols

💬 Monthly Integration Calls — ongoing support and case consultation led by Jo + Lena and guest experts

💸 Cost: $1,200 USD

Disclaimer

⚠️ This training is for educational purposes only. It does not replace CPR or certified medical training. Participants are responsible for adhering to the legal guidelines of their region ⚠️

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About your Guides:

Co-Creator | Clinical Educator | Registered Respiratory Therapist | Somatic Medicine Facilitator
Jo bridges western medicine and sacred medicine practice. She spent over a decade as
a respiratory therapist in ICU and ER settings before stepping into yoga, clinical
leadership, and medicine facilitation. Since 2022, she has co-facilitated and led journeys
while training as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner.
Highlights:
10+ years of critical care experience (ICU, ER, pediatric & neonatal)
Clinical manager of ketamine therapy clinic
Medicine facilitation and co-leadership since 2022
In training as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner
Jo’s purpose is to prepare facilitators to respond calmly, safely, and effectively —
weaving medical expertise with trauma-informed ceremonial care.

Lena Zaric – Co-Creator, Trauma-Informed Medicine Guide

Co-Creator | Trauma-Informed Medicine Guide
Lena has guided hundreds of people through deep transformation, blending spiritual
practice, trauma healing, and the sacred use of entheogens. She is trained in Tibetan
Buddhism, Internal Family Systems, energy medicine, QHHT hypnotherapy, and
psychedelic-assisted therapy.
Highlights:
Nearly a decade of guiding transformative journeys
Specialized in trauma resolution and nervous system stabilization
Extensive experience with clients navigating complex trauma and medication
histories
Emphasis on safety, discernment, and post-journey integration
Lena brings compassion, precision, and responsibility to every space, helping elevate
the culture of medicine work with integrity and care.

FAQ

  • • Screening protocols, red flags, and contraindications

    • Building your personal emergency plan

    • Creating safety inside sacred containers

  • • What happens when you freeze, fawn, or flee

    • Tools for self-regulation and embodied leadership in emergencies

  • • Fainting, seizures, allergic reactions, breathing issues

    • Discerning between spiritual emergency, psychosis, and true medical events

    • How and when to act

  • • Supporting your client through aftermath and repair

    • Debriefing for the facilitator and the group

    • Ethical, legal, and spiritual accountability

  • • When to intervene vs. when to hold

    • Calling 911: what to say, how to stay grounded

    • Interfacing with EMTs while protecting client’s confidentiality

  • • What to include

    • How to organize it

    • Video walkthrough

  • This training is designed for psychedelic facilitators, breathwork practitioners, somatic therapists, retreat leaders, ceremonial guides, and integration coaches who want to expand their capacity to respond effectively to medical and somatic crises in altered states containers.

  • No. You do not need a medical background. This training is for facilitators and space holders of all modalities who wish to integrate medical preparedness, nervous system regulation, and trauma-informed response into their practice.

  • No formal medical certification is provided. This is an educational program designed to give you skills, tools, and protocols for safer facilitation. We recommend combining this with CPR and other region-specific emergency certifications.

  • While CPR and First Aid are essential, they don’t address the unique dynamics of altered states work—such as distinguishing between spiritual emergence and true medical crisis, navigating 911 calls in a ceremonial space, or maintaining the integrity of a sacred container under pressure. This training bridges clinical readiness with somatic attunement and trauma-informed presence.

  • The live online course runs for 6 weeks, with one class per week (3–4 hours each). You’ll also receive lifetime access to the recordings, emergency templates, and bonus resources. Monthly integration calls are optional but highly encouraged.

    September 27th and 28th

    October 5th

    October 11th

    October 12th

    October 19th

  • No problem. All classes are recorded and you’ll have lifetime access to the materials, so you can revisit them anytime.

    That said, the October 5th and October 11th sessions are foundational to the training and we strongly recommend attending them live if possible.

  • Yes. You can secure your spot with a $600 deposit and pay the remaining $600 before the course begins.

  • Deposits are non-refundable. If you cannot attend this cohort, you may transfer your enrollment to a future training.

  • We will incorporate practical walk-throughs, scenario-based learning, and emergency kit demonstrations.

  • Absolutely. Whether you hold breathwork circles, somatic healing sessions, or non-medicine retreats, the principles of nervous system regulation, trauma-informed care, and crisis response apply universally.

3% Cover the Fee