Psychedelic Integration for People in Recovery

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When: Once a month on the Third Friday

Time: 515pm-645pm

Where: Tabor Space Library https://taborspace.org/library 

This community gathering invites people in recovery who are interested in, or currently integrating psychedelics into their healing practice. We will discuss how psychedelics impact addictive behaviors and risks of relapse.  We will explore relationships with altered states of consciousness, sobriety vs moderation, various recovery models, and systemic pressures leading to overconsumption and addictive tendencies.   The purpose of the gathering is to be in dialogue about these topics and how they impact our relationship to self, others, substances and altered states.

While we’re not requiring everyone to be sober or abstinent from all substances, we do ask that everyone attending the meeting not be engaging with whatever substance that triggers the addictive behavior.  Our intention for this monthly gathering is for everyone to have a confidential and safe space where people are able to self manage and discuss openly.  This group offers support for people who already have an active healing process around their addiction and are looking for a community to share it with and get support from.

This group is offered to the community in collaboration with Portland Psychedelic Society https://www.meetup.com/psychedelic/events/299239325/

RSVP to elizabeth@liberationinstitute.org

Facilitators:

Elizabeth Hoke is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California and Oregon who has over a decade of personal and professional experience with addiction recovery.  She is dedicated to helping people in need receive mental health services through Liberation Institute where therapy is provided for all on a sliding scale. Elizabeth also works with Dr. Rosonke at Rainfall Medicine, sitting with patients as they explore their relationship with addiction through the use of ketamine and psychotherapy. https://www.liberationinstitute.org/our-clinic/team/

Pryor Shade is a therapist trainee at Liberation Institute, veteran, educator, and artist who understands the struggles that we as humans can experience, trying to fit in, earn a living, access resources, develop relationships, and appreciate our own value as creative beings. Along the way he has learned a great deal about humility, about the need for curiosity and a desire to acquire new knowledge and skills. It’s not so much about having the right answer, but to help people share their story and feel heard, seen and valued. One of the greatest lessons he has acquired is to get out of his own way: to let go of his agenda, and be an active participant in the process. No matter what the task, a collaborative approach tends to be far better than a mission executed by an army of one.

☀️Morning Meditation & Journaling Group 🪶

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When: Thursday Mornings, 8am-9am
July and August (exception July 25)

Where: online

Offering: We will gather for an hour of morning practice. We will begin with a guided meditation, cultivating relaxation, balanced focus, and compassion. Following this, a writing prompt will be supplied. The prompts will guide us to explore and express both creatively and meditatively, and depending on what you are needing that day, your writing might look more like a creative writing entry or an exercise in self-inquiry. You are welcome to wander off the prompt if that day your heart wants to wander!

In the last ten minutes there will be an optional short check-in where we can share a piece of our writing or whatever is on our heart. The intention of this group is to support each other integrating meditation, mindfulness, and writing practice into our lives.

❤️ Offered to the community by donation, no one turned away for lack of funds.

RSVP or more info: eric@liberationinstitute.org

🦋About the Facilitator
Eric Satya Hertz is a psychotherapist intern at Liberation Institute, supervised by Elizabeth Hoke LMFT T1440. He is also a writer, poet, myth-teller, and musician. He completed his MFA in creative writing and taught creative writing at Boston University.
Eric spent two years living and practicing full-time at Great Vow Zen Monastery, and has done a cumulative of one year of silent meditation retreat. He loves to view both therapy and creativity as natural expressions of meditative presence, and has a mission of exploring the unification of the archetypes of the singing Bard and the silent Yogi within.
Eric has trained in parts-work (Voice Dialogue, IFS), as well as psychodynamic therapy (NARM for healing developmental trauma), and is an ongoing student of the Diamond Approach, a psychospiritual school that combines ancient spiritual methods with modern psychological theory to facilitate the unfolding of our true nature.

✏️Letting Our Life Write Itself: A Creative Writing Half-Day Retreat 📝

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Two Dates:
Saturday, July 14, 2024 in Portland
Sunday, July 28, 2024 in Corbett

Time: 9:30am to 130pm

In these half-day retreats, we will gather together to explore how to use writing as a means of exploring our own psyches. The workshop will be from 9:30am-12:30pm, and then we will enjoy a potluck lunch together and integrate the experience.

This workshop will weave in many threads into the tapestry of creative and meditative writing, including mindfulness, parts-work, somatic awareness, Jungian active-imagination, and the living intelligence of more-than-human nature. We will do writing exercises, as well as other forms of dyadic and group inquiry.

Meditative writing is a form of psycho-spiritual practice which joins the mind with the heart, and allows us to actually use our thinking to orient toward the depths of True Nature. Instead of trying to not think, we cultivate the ability to think precisely, creatively, and joyously. We learn to reclaim our capacity to think and verbalize not as mere conditioned habitual reactions, but as truly free expressions of curiosity and inquiry, of humor, beauty, and celebration.

In this workshop we will let the spirits of fiction and fantasy dance together with deep truth and self-reflection; that is, the exercises will integrate writing-as-meditative practice, and writing-as-creative-expression. Maybe we made a mistake in the first place thinking that creativity and truth-seeking could ever be separated!

Donation: Optional but encouraged $5-$25 donation to the Liberation Institute, a local nonprofit that offers very affordable psychotherapy to Oregonians. No one turned away for lack of funds.

To RSVP or get more info, email eric@liberationinstitute.org

Veterans Process Group

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Recovery’s Remedy: A Monthly Gathering for Addiction Support

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Addiction can be a formidable adversary, but the journey to recovery is not one that you have to face alone. “Recovery’s Remedy” offers a monthly gathering where you can find the support and camaraderie you need to take those important steps towards healing. Let’s delve into the details of this vital support group.

Time: Monthly gathering for addiction support, held on the first Tuesday of each month.

Contact: To RSVP, please email Elizabeth at elizabeth@liberationinstitue.org.

Location: You can find us at The Rhizome.

Who this group is for: “Recovery’s Remedy” is a supportive community designed for individuals seeking addiction support. Whether you are on the path to recovery or supporting a loved one, you are welcome to join this gathering.

How many times this group will run for: This group meets on a monthly basis, offering consistent and reliable support for those navigating the challenges of addiction and recovery.

“Recovery’s Remedy” serves as a beacon of hope and support for those on the journey to recovery. The focus here is on creating a safe and welcoming space where you will find the support you need. To join this monthly gathering and take steps towards healing and recovery, simply reach out to Elizabeth at elizabeth@liberationinstitue.org to RSVP. You don’t have to face addiction alone, and “Recovery’s Remedy” is here to remind you of that.