What Makes Ketamine Therapy So Transformational?

One of the questions that I get asked often is, “How is ketamine even working?” I believe there are four different mechanisms at work: biological, functional, psychological, and spiritual during. But I really think what's important is what happens after the infusions. What really moves the needle is integration of that experience.

The profound insights you get from the infusion will be meaningless unless proper integration happens after.

It’s The Work After The Ketamine Treatments That Matter

What are you doing after your ketamine infusions? What kind of practices are you starting or continuing? What are you no longer doing? Frequently, it's the work that happens after and in between the infusions that make the biggest impact. It’s not necessarily during the infusions – although you can already gain such profound insight during the experience – but profound insight and shift in your perspective is meaningless unless you take action.

There are several ways that you can integrate. Choosing how to integrate depends on what feels right for you.

What Can Integration Look like?

Now you’re onboard with this! You want to come up with an integration plan afterwards. What can it look like? It may look like:

Meditating
Exercising
Taking a break from news or social media

Reflect on your recent ketamine therapy experience. What do you feel impressed upon to do? What message is your heart or gut sharing with you? From there you can glean an integration action. Sometimes it isn’t obvious, so give it a day or so and let it come to you!

Our mind is like a digestive system. What we consume becomes a part of us and affects who we are.

What You Mentally Consumes Affects You

A lot of things can impact us both consciously and unconsciously. I think about our minds like it’s a digestive system. Anything that we eat will eventually become a part of us. We'll extract the proteins and carbohydrates and other nutrients from the food. This same mechanism applies to everything that we mentally consume. Whether it's horror movies, music, or video games. All of this plays a role in who we eventually become.

So, bottom line is to be really conscious of what you're consuming and integrating the experience by taking actions after the infusions.

Are you making the most of your ketamine journey through proper integration?

Unlocking the True Potential of Ketamine Therapy

So, why is ketamine therapy truly transformational? It’s not just because of the infusions themselves, but what you do after that truly counts. How are you integrating your experience into daily life? Remember, the choices and practices you embrace post-session can be game-changers. Think about it: Are you truly making the most of your ketamine journey?

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