Psychedelic Facilitation
Access Your Inner Wisdom With Psychedelic Facilitation
The Akasa Experience
We emphasize safety, presence, and compassion—meeting you where you are at your own pace. Healing begins with realising that you are not broken. It’s the process of developing a somatic sense of that understanding that transforms us, as we build the capacity to face life’s changes with resilience, presence, and grace.
This work can unfold with or without psychedelics.
Personalized Journeys:
Co-creating one to one psychedelic experiences that support your intention, whether for for healing, growth, or consciousness exploration, is our passion.
Somatic-Based & Trauma-Informed:
We are personally experienced with psychedelics, relationally oriented, and rooted in Rosen Method Bodywork, Compassionate Inquiry, Attachment and Polyvagal Theories, and more—with additional influence from Jungian psychology and Internal Family Systems (IFS).
Safe Set & Setting:
We come to you, so you can journey in the safety of your own location, with no need to travel afterward—maintaining the continuity and integrity of your experience. If you're visiting from out of town, we’ll guide you in how to choose a private, quiet, and appropriate place to stay. Travel to other locations is also possible by arrangement.
Duration & Presence:
We stay with you for the full journey, typically 6-8 hours, offering a safe and consistent presence throughout.
Preparation & Integration:
Support session(s) before and after your journey are provided to help prepare the ground and to weave what was revealed into your daily life. We meet with you in person before your journey, and over Zoom afterward.
Ongoing Education:
We actively pursue continuing education to stay informed on the latest in psychedelic-assisted therapy and practices.
Community Engagement:
We are well-informed and active members of the psychedelic community, bringing the best of current research and practice to our experienced tripsitting services.
Akasa Locations
We are based in Los Angeles, O’ahu, Hawai’i, and the San Francisco Bay Area. We can travel to other locations by request.
When you can't look on the bright side, I will sit with you in the dark"
The Akasa Process
At Akasa Journeys, we co-create each experience with you intentionally, honoring your process, intention, and pace.
We do not provide or procure any illegal substances; our focus is on healing, safety, education, and harm reduction. However, we can direct you on how to obtain or grow your own medicine if needed.
Discover more about Akasa Journeys — our approach and rates.
Pre-Session:
The pre-session is a 1 to 2-hour face-to-face meeting where we get to know each other, create comfort and safety—important components for a positive experience—and plan the details of your session, including your intention, navigation information, set, setting, and music.
Session:
The session typically lasts 6 to 8 hours. We begin with a simple opening ritual, tuning into the 7 directions, and creating an energetic safe space to support the physical safe space of your journey. Throughout the experience, we are present with you, welcoming all of you and your expressions—your joy, your pain, your uncertainty—with acceptance and non-judgmental, attuned care. We integrate somatic work and a live mini-sound bath to guide and accompany you, supporting your process at every step.
Post Session:
This 1 to 2 hour meeting is scheduled in the days following your journey, allowing space to reflect on and process your experience. We help you integrate the images, insights, and emotions you've experienced, offering additional tools and support to guide you through your ongoing growth and self-discovery.
Additional Sessions:
Rosen Method bodywork and Compassionate Inquiry sessions are available both before and after your journey to support and deepen your experience. They are both excellent integration tools and are highly recommended.
Fees:
We understand that financial situations vary, and we aim to keep our services accessible. Sessions are offered on a sliding scale—you’re invited to pay what feels manageable for you within our range. See our Rates page for details. We are especially sensitive to those facing financial hardship or who have been historically underserved. While we may not be able to accommodate every circumstance, we are committed to supporting you to the best of our ability. If desired, we also offer the option of a male/female sitter team for an additional fee.
“You are the sky. Everything else— it’s just the weather.”
Additional Offerings & Services
We Heal by Getting Bigger Than Our Wounds
Not every journey needs a high dose.
Sometimes the most meaningful shifts come from consistent support, thoughtful preparation, and subtle yet powerful practices. These offerings are here to meet you wherever you are in your process—with guidance, grounding, and depth.
Not every journey needs a high dose. Sometimes the most meaningful shifts come from consistent support, thoughtful preparation, and subtle yet powerful practices. These offerings are here to meet you wherever you are in your process—with guidance, grounding, and depth.
Psychedelic Integration & Support
Integration begins before the journey ever starts—by preparing the inner ground and cultivating awareness. And it continues long after, through embodied reflection, intentional action, and deep listening.
We offer one-on-one integration sessions and also facilitate a public Psychedelic Integration Circle through PsychedeLiA Integration. This open, supportive group explores a range of topics including:
- Integration of visions, sensations, and insights
- Complete Microdosing consultation and support
- Pre-journey guidance and post-journey reflection
- Choosing the right medicine and dosage
- Trauma-informed, somatic approaches to integration
This work is ongoing, alive, and yours. As wholistic tripsitters, we’re simply here to walk alongside you as it unfolds.
Relational Somatic Tuning
& Low Dose Support
Relational Somatic Tuning & Low Dose Support
Relational Somatic Tuning (RST) is my own integrative somatic approach, blending principles from Psychedelic Somatic Interactional Psychotherapy (PSIP), Compassionate Inquiry, Polyvagal Theory, Rosen Method, and trauma-informed relational work. It offers a gentle but powerful way to meet what’s stored in the body—emotionally, physically, and energetically.
Low-dose sessions—often with cannabis, occasionally ketamine, or sometimes no medicine at all—can support this process by opening the body to deeper access and emotional unwinding without overwhelm. RST meets you in real time, helping to integrate experiences at the pace your nervous system can safely hold.
This kind of work may be right for you if:
This kind of work may be right for you if:
- You’re new to psychedelic support and want to begin slowly
- You’ve had challenging past experiences and are seeking a more grounded, relational, and gentle approach
- You’re doing integration work or other ongoing therapy
- You’re working with early, developmental, or attachment-based trauma
As with all work at Akasa, this process is attuned, collaborative, and guided by your body’s wisdom. We follow what arises, together.
* I am formally trained in Psychedelic Somatic Interactional Psychotherapy (PSIP). Learn more about PSIP here if you’re curious.*
Psychedelic Consulting with Heart
Whether you’re new to psychedelics or navigating next steps on a long path, we offer individualized consulting to help you make informed, embodied decisions. These sessions can include:
- Guidance for upcoming psychedelic or entheogenic journeys
- Expert advice on microdosing—without the hype or fluff
- Pre- and post-journey support rooted in trauma-informed, somatic-based care
- Exploration of dosage, medicine selection, and intention setting
- Integration-focused support even if your journey occurred elsewhere
These one-on-one sessions offer an open, nonjudgmental space to explore whatever questions, intentions, or complexities you’re bringing.
Paul Antico – Certified CI Practitioner
How to Schedule a Psychedelic Related Session
To schedule a Psychedelic related session, please complete the intake and assessment form below.
Your information is kept confidential and helps us support you as you take these courageous steps to support yourself! If you have any questions or considerations regarding the Intake Form, contact us at akasajourneys@pm.me
If you are unsure, but still want to know more, please schedule a free 15 minute consultation.