Mindful Preparation and Integration for Psychedelic Interventions is an 8-week course that blends mindfulness training with education on the science of psychedelics. Participants learn to use mindfulness as a foundation for approaching professionally led psychedelic experiences with clarity, presence, and intention.
The course provides practical tools for preparation and integration, supporting stress reduction, inner exploration, and personal growth. Sessions combine mindfulness practices with evidence-based education to help participants make meaning from insights and apply them to daily life.
What You’ll Learn
- Build practical skills for self-reflection, emotional regulation, and mindfulness.
- Learn integration strategies to safely and effectively apply insights to personal growth.
- Understand benefits, risks, and harm reduction considerations related to psychedelic use.
- Develop greater self-awareness of emotions, beliefs, and behavior patterns.
- Explore cultural, societal, and ethical factors that shape choices and experiences.
Who Should Participate
- People interested in mindfulness-based interventions and their relationship with classical psychedelic plant medicine.
- People contemplating psychedelic-assisted therapy who want skills to manage perceptions and emotions.
- People seeking ways to sustain the impact of psychedelic-assisted therapies through integration practices.
Legal and Ethical Education
This course strictly adheres to all relevant local, national, and international laws regarding controlled substances. Educational content about substances such as psilocybin is provided for informational and academic purposes only and does not constitute encouragement or promotion of illegal use.
The curriculum emphasizes factual, evidence-based information and ethical decision-making, prioritizing safety, well-being, and legal compliance.
Jennifer A. Miller
Dr. Jennifer Miller is a senior meditation teacher, licensed clinical psychologist, and certified MBSR instructor who teaches mindfulness and self-compassion programs while contributing to research on mindfulness and pain. She also leads a clinical practice in mindful psychology and founded a free weekly virtual meditation group, Mindful Monday.
Additional $50 fee for CE credits. Continuing education credits are awarded in the following categories: American Psychological Association and Board of Registered Nursing.
Psychologists
UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 20.0 CE credit.
California Licensed MFTs, LPCCs, LEPs, LCSWs
This activity is an approved continuing education program by the American Psychological Association. Credit hours may be applied to your license renewal through the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. 20.0 CE credit.
Nurses
UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing to sponsor continuing education. Provider Number CEP16351. 24.0 contact hours.
A refund (minus your $50 non-refundable/non-transferable deposit) will be made for cancellations submitted in writing up to 7 days prior to the event start date by emailing mindfulness@.ucsd.edu. No refunds will be allowed within 6 days of the event start date.
Please be aware that the registration fee, deposits, and funds are non-transferable to other programs.
In the unlikely event that the course is cancelled, UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness is responsible only for a full refund of the registration fee. In regards to in-person programs, the center is not responsible for any refunds to transportation, hotel accommodations, or any miscellaneous expenses.
Refunds are processed using the same method as the original payment (unless past 180 days).