Hi Community,

We are so excited to share with you our second bushwalk style Integration Circle.

Our intention is to take the principles of our integration circles and … integrate … them into a bush walk. We will take a small group of up to twelve people for a ~7km there and back hike on Saturday morning the 2nd of July. There will be:

Some walking in silence
Moments where we pause and share around the circle
Light snacks and morning tea on the trail
A welcoming, inclusive vibe

Our intention is to create a safe, non-judgemental and confidential environment for anyone seeking to integrate a past experience, or learn more before they participate in one in the future. We hope to support you, and ourselves, to deepen our relationship with the natural world.

We acknowledge that recreational use of psychedelics continues despite a long history of criminalisation. The group does not encourage or condone recreational use but we do provide harm minimisation support and psycho-education to those who make their own choice to do this. That said, please respect that this hike is not the time for substances (excluding caffeine at morning tea!). The circle will focus on sharing tools and techniques to work through past or future experiences, guiding members through a process of reflection and action, with a particular focus on integration through nature connection.

Please be aware that this is a moderately difficult hike of ~7km, over at times steep and rocky terrain. We will be departing from Jorgensen Park Carpark and taking a trail along the Bibbulmun track. We will depart from the Jorgensen carpark at 8:00am Sharp, and anticipate that it will take the group approximately 5 hours to walk, including our time for reflection - meaning we will finish up at 1:00pm back at the Jorgensen car park. Please check in with yourself if this is right for you and your fitness levels.

If this feels right for you, please follow this booking link, which includes medical and consent form, and read our event info to ensure you wear/pack all you need for the journey. We will be in touch to confirm your attendance!!

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Your facilitators will be Lara Bertolino and Tobias Penno:

Dr Lara Bertolino is a Perth based Clinical Psychologist as well as a hiking tour guide. She is passionate about merging evidence-based psychological therapy with the therapeutic value of nature. She loves using nature and hiking to help people better connect with themselves and their bodies, build values-driven goals, and integrate these into meaningful change in their lives. Lara has completed her remote first aid training, and we will be carrying a first aid kit along with us, but your safety and preparedness is ultimately your responsibility.

Tobias Penno is an Emotional Health Practitioner & Social Worker with a background in Government Child Protection and Counselling. After years of professionally managing extreme child, family and relationship stress, Tobias has found his passion in healing Emotional Pain & Trauma through the body. Tobias is currently supporting clients two days per week in his private practice, and working on his PhD three days per week, keeping a finger on the pulse of practice and research. Tobias wrote an award-winning dissertation titled How Ayahuasca Offers Psychosocial Wellbeing and is now working on a research project investigating the role of the therapist in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy.