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Kat Courtney - Divine Duet: Ayahuasca, San Pedro, & Plant Medicine Integration

The Psychedelic Podcast

Release Date: 10/28/2024

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In this episode of The Psychedelic Podcast, Paul F. Austin welcomes Kat Courtney, a plant medicine pioneer with over 15 years of experience as a psychedelic integration coach. Kat shares her journey from struggling with mental health issues to finding healing through ayahuasca. She discusses the complementary relationship between ayahuasca and huachuma (San Pedro), the practice of master plant dietas, and her approach to psychedelic integration. Kat emphasizes the importance of intention, slowing down, and developing a daily spiritual practice for integrating ayahuasca experiences.

Tina “Kat” Courtney is a Plant Medicine pioneer with 2 decades of professional psychedelic experience. She’s the author of Plant Medicine Mystery School Vol 1: The Superhero Healing Powers of Psychotropic Plants, and she’s a traditionally trained Ayahuasquera and Huachumera. Kat’s also been working as a Psychedelic Integration Coach for 15 years, and is the CEO and Co-Founder of Plant Medicine People. Her entire life is devoted to helping humans discover the power of being in relationship with plant spirits.

Highlights:

  • Kat's personal transformation through ayahuasca
  • Ayahuasca and huachuma: divine feminine and masculine
  • Master plant dietas: isolated vs. social approaches
  • Intention and reverence in plant medicine work
  • Essential practices for ayahuasca integration
  • Overview of Kat's themed retreat offerings

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