In this two-hour educational workshop, Dr. Courtni Hale will explore the history, research, cultural context, and emerging science surrounding plant medicine and psychedelic experiences. Topics will include microdosing, ayahuasca, sacred ceremony, neuroplasticity, nervous-system regulation, the role of the ceremonial leader, and the importance of preparation and integration. The workshop will also include a guided sound healing journey through a completely non-pharmacological experience designed to support relaxation, focused awareness, nervous-system regulation, and shifts in brain-wave activity.

Dr. Hale brings 25 years of experience as a plant medicine practitioner, along with Native American tribal ancestry, a medicine legacy connected to the American Southwest, and teachings received through international councils and respected elders.

The conversation will also examine why people can become neurologically and emotionally “stuck” during periods of prolonged stress, mental health challenges, major life transitions, or aging. Emerging research suggests that altered states, nervous-system regulation, breathwork, sound, and carefully facilitated experiences may help interrupt rigid patterns, support neuroplasticity, and create greater capacity for healing and change.

This program is educational in nature. It does not recommend for or against psychedelics, entheogens, medications, or any specific treatment. No psychedelic or pharmacological substances will be provided or consumed. The session will include a general discussion of the evolving legal landscape surrounding plant medicines and psychedelic-assisted therapies.

Grief is not something to “get over” or move on from—it’s something you can learn to live with, tend to, and carry in new ways over time. This ongoing grief support circle offers a compassionate space to be with your loss while also gently exploring what it means to continue living alongside it. This is a donation based experience - you are invited to contribute in any way that is accessible to you.

Each gathering will begin with a brief guided meditation to help you ground into the space, followed by a short reading on living with grief. You are then invited (but never required) to share, reflect, or simply listen as we go around the circle. We will close our time together with a gentle affirmation or intuitive message to support you as you move forward.

This is an open group, meaning you are welcome to attend as it feels supportive—whether once, occasionally, or regularly. There is no “right” way to grieve, and no expectation for where you should be in your process. You are welcome exactly as you are.

This circle will be led by Sydney Dawson. In addition to her role as HealTree's office manager, Sydney is also an MSW intern and Certified Grief Coach. This circle is a culmination of the healing practices she has found supportive in her own grief. She strives to ensure those walking the path of deep grief feel less alone, more understood, and genuinely supported.

In this two-hour educational workshop, Dr. Courtni Hale will introduce the relationship between traditional Tarot, the Tree of Life, sacred geometry and the symbolic teachings preserved through the ancient mystery-school traditions of Egypt, the Mediterranean and the Western esoteric world. Participants will learn how images communicate with the unconscious, why certain symbols appear across cultures, and how the Major Arcana reflects the universal journey of human development. The workshop will also explore the symbolic descent into the underworld as a period of reflection, initiation and renewal. Participants will learn a grounded method for working with Tarot as a tool for contemplation and symbolic literacy rather than prediction, superstition or fear.

Dr. Hale brings 25 years of experience as a plant medicine practitioner, along with Native American tribal ancestry, a medicine legacy connected to the American Southwest, and teachings received through international councils and respected elders.

The conversation will also examine why people can become neurologically and emotionally “stuck” during periods of prolonged stress, mental health challenges, major life transitions, or aging. Emerging research suggests that altered states, nervous-system regulation, breathwork, sound, and carefully facilitated experiences may help interrupt rigid patterns, support neuroplasticity, and create greater capacity for healing and change.

This program is educational in nature. It does not recommend for or against psychedelics, entheogens, medications, or any specific treatment. No psychedelic or pharmacological substances will be provided or consumed.