FREE TRAINING
Why Some Journeys Go Wrong (And How to Prevent It)
Why Some Journeys
Go Wrong (And How to
Prevent It)
A trippy experience that turns traumatic. Ego dissolution that becomes long-term dysregulation. Acute stress arising from accidental physical and psychological contradictions.
Difficult sessions like these aren’t caused by the psychedelic itself. Neurobiological and physiological factors can often determine the outcome of a journey before it even begins.
Join Dr. David Rabin and Paul F. Austin to learn all about these essential factors, ensuring you are well-versed in preventing sessions that spiral, facilitating safe journeys, and working directly with the biological underpinnings of lasting change.
Difficult sessions like these aren’t caused by the psychedelic itself. Neurobiological and physiological factors can often determine the outcome of a journey before it even begins.
Join Dr. David Rabin and Paul F. Austin to learn all about these essential factors, ensuring you are well-versed in preventing sessions that spiral, facilitating safe journeys, and working directly with the biological underpinnings of lasting change.
Tuesday, March 17 at 10 am PT / 1 pm ET
Thursday, February 5 · 10am PT / 1pm ET
Tuesday, March 17
at 10 am PT / 1 pm ET
Safety Is Non-Negotiable for Practitioners. It’s Also Workable.
Safety Is Non-Negotiable for Practitioners.
It’s Also Workable.
Preparation for a psychedelic experience typically includes intention, mindset, and environment. What it rarely addresses is most critical for the changes your clients seek: biological readiness. HRV, vagal tone, autonomic baseline, measures of neuroticism, and other neurobiological indicators reveal what’s possible once the psychedelic is taken.
As a neuroscientist, researcher, and medical doctor, Dr. Dave Rabin has spent 15 years studying this phenomenon and working directly with psychedelic medicine, first with treatment-resistant PTSD patients. He then led the clinical research behind Apollo, which is the only patented technology shown to reduce adverse experiences in psychedelic-assisted therapy.
Safety is not only the absence of dangerous or harrowing experience; it is also a requisite for all lasting change. During this free training, Dave and Paul will show you why it’s essential to cultivate (beyond harm reduction), and exactly how to get started.
As a neuroscientist, researcher, and medical doctor, Dr. Dave Rabin has spent 15 years studying this phenomenon and working directly with psychedelic medicine, first with treatment-resistant PTSD patients. He then led the clinical research behind Apollo, which is the only patented technology shown to reduce adverse experiences in psychedelic-assisted therapy.
Safety is not only the absence of dangerous or harrowing experience; it is also a requisite for all lasting change. During this free training, Dave and Paul will show you why it’s essential to cultivate (beyond harm reduction), and exactly how to get started.
What You'll Learn:
How to build a pre-session nervous system assessment into your existing preparation protocol, influenced by HRV and vagal tone readings
Why standard grounding techniques fail with certain nervous systems from a neurobiological standpoint
How haptic vibration reaches the vagus nerve directly when verbal reassurance doesn’t land
A manual breathwork technique that produces the same physiological shift as the
Apollo wearable
A big announcement from Dr. David Rabin and Paul F. Austin (the first time they’re sharing
this publicly)
How to build a pre-session nervous system assessment into your existing preparation protocol, influenced by HRV and vagal tone readings
Why standard grounding techniques fail with certain nervous systems from a neurobiological standpoint
How haptic vibration reaches the vagus nerve directly when verbal reassurance doesn’t land
A manual breathwork technique that produces the same physiological shift as the
Apollo wearable
A big announcement from Dr. David Rabin and Paul F. Austin (the first time they’re sharing
this publicly)
Perfect For:
This Training Is For:
Therapists and clinicians integrating psychedelic-assisted work into their practices and who are looking for evidence-based safety tools.
Psychedelic facilitators and guides who want a clinical framework for preparation, not just intuition and intention-setting.
Coaches working with high-performing clients and other cases when standard protocols produce shallow results or outright resistance.
Practitioners entering the field
who want to build a practice rooted in neuroscience from the start.
This Training Is For:
Perfect For:
Therapists and clinicians
integrating psychedelic-assisted work into their practices and who are looking for evidence-based safety tools.
integrating psychedelic-assisted work into their practices and who are looking for evidence-based safety tools.
Psychedelic facilitators and guides who want a clinical framework for preparation,
not just intuition and intention-setting.
Coaches working with high-performing clients and other cases when standard protocols produce shallow results or outright resistance.
Practitioners entering the field who want to build a practice rooted in neuroscience from the start.
Your Host: Paul F. Austin
Your Host: Paul F. Austin
Paul F. Austin is an entrepreneur, coach, author, and pioneer in the psychedelic field, dedicated to bringing psychedelic education to the mainstream. As founder of Third Wave, he has empowered millions to have safe and meaningful psychedelic experiences, and his work has been featured in Bloomberg, Rolling Stone, Inc., and the BBC’s Worklife.
Paul treats psychedelic use as a refined skill, one cultivated through intention, mentorship, and courageous exploration. He founded the Psychedelic Coaching Institute to train the next generation of certified practitioners. As Lead Trainer of all Psychedelic Coaching Institute programs, Paul inspires global well-being and personal transformation through psychedelics.
Paul treats psychedelic use as a refined skill, one cultivated through intention, mentorship, and courageous exploration. He founded the Psychedelic Coaching Institute to train the next generation of certified practitioners. As Lead Trainer of all Psychedelic Coaching Institute programs, Paul inspires global well-being and personal transformation through psychedelics.
Special Guest:
Dr. David Rabin
Special Guest: Dr. David Rabin
Dr. David Rabin is a board-certified psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and co-founder of Apollo Neuroscience. He has spent over 15 years studying the impact of chronic stress on mental and physical health, with a clinical focus on treatment-resistant PTSD, depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders.
His research at the University of Pittsburgh led to the development of Apollo, the first scientifically validated wearable technology shown to improve HRV and reduce adverse experiences in psychedelic-assisted therapy.
In addition to being trained in ketamine and MDMA-assisted therapy, Dr. Rabin is the Executive Director of The Board of Medicine and a faculty member at the Psychedelic Coaching Institute.
His research at the University of Pittsburgh led to the development of Apollo, the first scientifically validated wearable technology shown to improve HRV and reduce adverse experiences in psychedelic-assisted therapy.
In addition to being trained in ketamine and MDMA-assisted therapy, Dr. Rabin is the Executive Director of The Board of Medicine and a faculty member at the Psychedelic Coaching Institute.
ABOUT US
Why Learn From the Psychedelic Coaching Institute?
Now the gold standard in professional psychedelic training, we have taught hundreds of practitioners to master the skill of psychedelics since 2021.
Founder Paul F. Austin recognized a critical gap: more and more well-meaning people were interested in becoming practitioners, but few had the education, hands-on training, ethical clarity, and marketability to become credible and make a positive impact.
The Psychedelic Coaching Institute came into existence to close this gap by training the next generation of psychedelic leaders. We grew from our sister company, Third Wave, which has been a trusted resource for psychedelic education for 10+ years.
Today, we blend science, spirit, and skill to give our certified practitioners a comprehensive toolkit for preparation, facilitation, and integration. Paul’s expertise in intentional microdosing, in particular, guides many of our core methodologies.
We offer two flagship programs:
- Practitioner Certification Program, a rigorous journey to psychedelic mastery
- Microdosing Practitioner Certification, an accessible entry point into psychedelic facilitation
Rooted in a nervous system-first approach and equipped with entrepreneurial gusto, Psychedelic Coaching Institute practitioners are defining the future of this third wave of psychedelics.
Will you join us for this accessible entrance into your psychedelic career?
Bonus: Live Q&A Session
Get your specific questions answered during our interactive Q&A session with Paul and Dave.
