Courageous Awakenings: Psychedelic Integration for a Renewed Life
psychedelic /sī-kə-de-lik/
Greek roots:
psyche “spirit, mind” & delic “to manifest”
Integration /in-tə-grɑ̃-shən/
Latin root:
integro “I make whole, I renew, I repair, I begin again”
Theme: Mud & Stone – The Paradox of Growth and Grounding
“Awaken the courage to embrace transformation and reconnect with your hidden wholeness.”
“Before spring becomes beautiful, it is plug ugly, nothing but mud and muck. But in that muddy mess, the conditions for rebirth are being created”.
~Parker J. Palmer, Let Your Life Speak
As winter melts into spring, the transition mirrors our inner lives. Change brings both anticipation and resistance. How can we honor what was, accept what is, and welcome what may come? In the mud of life’s challenges lie the seeds of rebirth, waiting to bloom.
“In the visible world of nature, a great truth is concealed in plain sight. Diminishment and beauty, darkness and light, death and life are not opposites—they cohabit and co-create in mysterious unity.”
~ Parker J. Palmer, On the Brink of Everything
About the Retreat
This three-night retreat takes place at the serene Pendle Hill. Integrity and trust in relationships are essential for building an ethical foundation within the psychedelic community. Together, we’ll create a space of trust and introspection, exploring life’s paradoxes through reflection, movement, and connection. You’ll leave with renewed clarity, courage, and a deeper sense of wholeness
This Retreat Is for You If:
- You’ve had transformative experiences—psychedelic, spiritual, or life-changing—and seek to integrate their lessons.
- You are a practitioner or guide in the psychedelic space.
- You’re navigating a personal transition and crave clarity and purpose.
- You’re committed to authentic growth and social change.
What to Expect
Together, we will:
- Deepen self-awareness through reflection and gentle movement.
- Embrace the paradoxes in life, discovering wholeness amidst duality.
- Rekindle your inner wisdom to guide authentic living.
- Engage in a rare and profound experience through Clearness Committees.
Clearness Committees
Clearness Committees offer a rare opportunity to explore deeply personal questions with the support of a compassionate group. As a “focus person,” you’ll receive 90 minutes of honest, open-ended questions to guide your self-discovery. Whether participating as a focus person or a committee member, this structured process creates space for the soul to manifest.
Note: If there are more requests to serve as a focus person than available slots, we will meet on the first day to discern participants’ needs.
This is a substance-free retreat focused on integrating past experiences into meaningful personal action.
Facilitation~
Joining Peggy Dippen, M.Ed, a Courage & Renewal facilitator whose profile is linked below, is Mike Berger, BA is a Real Dialogue specialist and hypnotherapist with a BA in Sociology and graduate work in Motivational Psychology under the creator of Personal Causation at Washington University. Co-founder of Psychedelic STL, a 501(c)(3) focused on harm reduction and education in the psychedelic space, Mike also provides business coaching and consulting. As co-host of the podcast, “Waking Up Is Not Enough,” he brings deep insight into ego development and integration, fostering renewal, trust, and authentic growth.
The Center for Courage & Renewal and its facilitators do not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, height, weight, physical or mental ability, veteran status, military obligations, and marital status.
