Herbal Medicine and
The Energetics of Psilocybin
Remembering & Restoring the Missing Piece in Contemporary Psychedelic Practice
A Live 6-Week Group Training for Space Holders, Guides, Explorers & Enthusiasts
If you’re working with sacred mushrooms—whether for your own healing, your practice, or the space you hold for others—you may sense that there’s a deeper layer that often goes missing.
You may already know that psilocybin isn’t only about neurochemistry. Maybe you can feel there’s an entire dimension to how this master teacher interacts with the human body, energy, and spirit…
Most psychedelic trainings focus on neuroscience, chemistry, and psychology. But what about the actual relationship between psilocybin mushrooms, the human body, and the plant world?
What about energetics, ancient wisdom traditions, and practical tools and remedies that have supported deep healing with sacred plant medicines for generations?
This supplemental training bridges the gap in modern psychedelics and restore the ways of our ancestors.
The Energetics of Psilocybin isn’t your typical psychedelic training program.
Led by clinical herbalist, medicine maker, and educator Sam Perry, RH (AHG), this program offers you a rare opportunity to explore psilocybin through the lens of energetics, plant spirit intelligence, and the human body-plant relationship... while giving you practical tools, embodied wisdom, and greater confidence when working with this medicine.
In this program, you will learn:
- A new way of understanding and navigating psilocybin journeys through the framework of energetics and the vitalist approach to healing ... the missing piece most psychedelic trainings don’t teach, and most people don’t learn on their own.
- Receive practical protocols & you’ll leave knowing how to build an “Emergency Toolkit” to help with energetic overwhelm, nausea, anxiety, digestive distress, cramping, heart palpitations, challenging integration and more so you’re not just relying on vague concepts, but have tangible, helpful solutions.
- How to recognize energetic patterns and work with the body and energy, not just the mind (!), so you can support clients (and yourself) before, during, and after journeys.
- Understand what’s really happening in the body, physiology and energetics during a psilocybin journey — from the come-up to integration — and how different plants can support each stage.
- Deepen your relationship with psilocybin mushrooms as part of the plant medicine kingdom and the wisdom of our ancestors...the simple yet profound ways they’ve always known to support healing through plants and presence in relationship to human and spirit.
- Understand the ways people and plants carry unique energetic signatures that shape the medicine journey and how to work with them for more confidence, ease, safety and a deeper experience.
- How to help the body and mind fully digest psilocybin, both physically and energetically, so the teachings truly integrate.
- We will look to our ancestors and recognize that what’s missing in contemporary psychedelic facilitation is the wisdom of all the other plants and the ability to discern how each specific plant will uniquely affect each specific person.
- Leave with more integrity, safety and confidence when holding space, especially when experiences get intense or go awry.
- In this program, there are no videos to watch, no homework, no books you must read, no presentations to give, no papers to write... only your presence.
We’re so excited to open the 2026 cohort of The Energetics of Psilocybin taught by the brilliant plant wizard and alchemist, Sam Perry, RH (AHG).
Sam is a deeply seasoned clinical herbalist, medicine maker, and core faculty educator at Arbor Vitae School of Traditional Herbalism where he teaches plant energetics and Materia Medica, supervises a student clinic, leads plant walks and medicine making demos. He practices in the Vitalist and Eclectic tradition of American Herbalism, and leads meditation retreats as a long-time Zen Buddhist practitioner.
A key focus of this program is practical application so you can actually USE what you learn in real life with real psychedelic spaces (not just philosophical ideas or vague concepts).
You will better understand the body’s connection to psilocybin and the different ways different people are likely to respond.
You’ll leave knowing how to build your own “Emergency Toolkit” of go-to support tools and remedies for personal, ceremonial, and therapeutic medicine spaces.
This invaluable Toolkit helps: ✔ soothe a racing heart, ✔ reduce indigestion and other stomach issues, ✔calm tense bodies, ✔ ease cramps that many women get (that few people talk about!)… making it easier to ground and go deeper in the experience rather than resist or suffer through it. It also ✔ helps bring someone back into their body when they feel like they’re losing control and ✔ gently guides the nervous system into a state of balance ✔ all without shutting down or suppressing the experience that needs to unfold in the journey.
Program Details:
6 x LIVE Sessions
110-120 MINUTE SESSIONS
– Includes a special “Case Study” session.
– All sessions are recorded if you miss a live session.
taught by Sam Perry, guided by Beth Weinstein, held inside a community of like-hearted Plant Lovers & Medicine Folk
A portion of proceeds is donated to 501(c)(3)’s supporting sacred reciprocity for indigenous and mestizo communities and sacred medicine carriers.
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This is about remembering what our Elders knew—how to guide the body and spirit through deep experiences with the support of plants and presence.
Most psychedelic training programs start with the chemicals—what’s happening in the brain. But what’s missing is the Ancestors. The chemical model is brand new. The real wisdom is much older.
– Sam Perry
About Sam Perry
A Master of Plant Wisdom, One of the Most Brilliant Teachers Operating Beyond Internet Hype and Insta Fame
Samuel Perry RH (AHG) is a clinical herbalist, medicine maker and herbal educator in Upstate New York. Practicing in the Vitalist and Eclectic tradition of American Herbalism, Sam offers compassionate attention and practical support in all manner of health concerns.
An instructor and core faculty at Arbor Vitae School of Traditional Herbalism, Sam teaches herbal energetics and Materia Medica, helps supervise a bi-weekly student clinic, leads plant walks, and offers medicine making demonstrations. A long-time practitioner of Zen Buddhism, Sam also leads meditation retreats.
His work as an herbalist and his knowledge of and love for the living world offers a unique vantage point from which to engage these practices. His commitment to the ever-unfolding awakening of all beings is expressed in a playful and fluid style.
Sam’s background in the Vitalism and Eclectic Tradition recognizes that healing isn’t just about fixing symptoms—it’s about working with the body’s innate intelligence and life force…and that plants and people are dynamic, living beings with an inherent capacity for balance and regeneration. Eclecticism builds on this by drawing from a wide range of traditions, selecting the most effective, least invasive remedies for each individual.
Together, these approaches emphasize deep nourishment, restoring harmony, and addressing the root cause of imbalance.
This holistic way of healing isn’t only about plants or their chemistry—it’s a relationship with plant spirits, nature’s rhythms, the body’s wisdom, and cultivating vitality.
Watch a quick clip with Sam below, or click here to watch the full conversation.
Maybe you’re wondering…who is this Sam guy? Sam isn’t on social media or trying to be internet-famous. He’s been too busy living and studying what he teaches for over 25 years through direct experience with plant spirit communication, entheogenic plant medicines, and wisdom traditions from around the world. And truly … he’s one of the most captivating and fun people to learn from. IYKYK!
About Beth Weinstein
Beth Weinstein is a Spiritual Business Coach, Soul Expansion Guide, three-time entrepreneur, and certified Master Transformational NLP practitioner. A leading voice in Soul-Led Business and Psychedelic-Assisted Transformation, Beth has guided hundreds of visionary leaders, coaches, therapists, and heart-led entrepreneurs to align with your heart, gain clarity on your True Path, and grow a business that reflects your soul’s deepest purpose and shares “your unique medicine” to make meaningful impact in the lives of others.
Beth has over 30 years of working with psychedelics and sacred medicines, ten years professionally working in the psychedelic space, and has interviewed over 200 leaders in the psychedelics and plant medicine space on her podcast, Medicine For These Times, and her five annual Psychedelics, Sacred Medicines and Soul’s Purpose summits.
She taught for Psychedelics Today’s Vital Psychedelic Training Program, co-created a mind-body-music weekend with East Forest, is a co-collaborator on a sacred reciprocity campaign for Huaca Montegrande, an ancient cacao sacred site in Peru, founded the Hudson Valley Conscious Events community, and has co-created events, leadership retreats, and retreats for over 200 women.
Watch Beth & Sam's full conversation here:
This Training is for You If:
- You work with psilocybin in any way—personally, professionally, ceremonially or microdosing—and you know there’s more to learn beyond what’s being taught in the mainstream.
- You’re open to learn from the wisdom of ‘the wise granny’—the one who’s seen it all, knows what works, and doesn’t just reduce psilocybin to a chemical reaction.
- You’d love an “emergency toolkit” of practical, real-world tools and remedies for the challenges that arise before, during, and after a journey.
- You’ve ever thought, “Why does ___ happen in a journey? How can I avoid ___ or make it better?” (But the answers you find by Googleing aren’t helping you in the actual journey space).
- You want to deepen your relationship with psilocybin and the broader plant kingdom—not just as medicine, but as a living, relational force that teaches and guides.
- You recognize that facilitating or working with psychedelics isn’t only about the mind—it’s about the body, energy, and the unseen layers of experience.
- You’re bored of over-intellectualized, clinical approaches to psychedelics and are craving something more embodied, practical, and grounded in real-world experience.
- You'd like a fun and easy way to learn that also fits into your schedule--there's no homework, no books you'll have to read, and no research papers to study for this program.
- You want to learn from someone brilliant (and entertaining!) who walks the talk—someone who has spent decades deeply immersed in herbalism, ancient healing traditions, and psychedelic wisdom.
This program is NOT for you if…
- You’re looking for a boring “Psilocybin 101” style class. This goes way beyond that. (We will NOT waste time telling you what you already know, or how psilocybin helps depression, etc).
- You’re not open to ancient and traditional approaches, connection to the living world, or ways of understanding the relational experience of psilocybin and humans.
- You prefer rigid, boring academic frameworks over embodied learning, real life experiential studies, stories and interactive group learning.
- You see psilocybin only as a chemical compound and aren’t interested in exploring its relational, spiritual, and holistic aspects.
- You have no interest in energetics, ancestral wisdom, the ways of our ancestors, or the deeper intelligence of plants.
FAQ's
Answer: We are open NOW for our 2026 cohort and we start on April 6th. Please note we ran this only once in 2025 and plan to only run it only this once in 2026.
There are 6 x ~120 Minute live sessions. These sessions will be on Mondays @ 4pm PDT / 7pm EDT starting on April 6 until May 11th, 6 consecutive weeks.
All sessions will be recorded and available to watch/listen to for a limited time if you miss any. Sessions are uploaded within an hour after the session ends.
We’ve had like-hearted Medicine Folk from Australia, EU, South Africa, UK, Peru, Mexico, Japan and all over the USA and Canada join in the programs!
Answer: We are NOT requiring and we are NOT going to ask you to read or do anything outside of what you will learn in the live sessions. We will do some interactive exercises during our live calls, but you will not be required to do anything else. You will not need to buy any books or watch any videos, either. Sam may suggest some further resources and reading that he likes, but there is no “homework” or work to do besides your own applied, embodied experiences with what you learn in here.
Answer: Yes! This Herbal Medicine and The Energetics of Psilocybin program is designed to be helpful, interesting and practical for ALL KINDS of psychedelic explorers and plant medicine people, whether you work with psilocybin by yourself, or in a ceremonial setting, or for psychedelic therapists, facilitators and space holders.
Answer: Yes! This program will be informative, helpful, entertaining and enjoyable for people with ALL kinds of experience. To put it into perspective, I have had +30 years of experience with psilocybin and didn’t know the depths of what Sam is teaching about until he started teaching me about it the other year. This program is more than only psilocybin…this is about the relationship between plants, humans and ancient approaches that can benefit all humankind. So, newbies and “experts” are all welcome!
Answer: This is not claiming to be a “certification” program. (Have you ever wondered who exactly is “certifying” psychedelic “certification” programs? What does a “certificate” REALLY mean when you’re at hour two of a psilocybin journey?)
We are calling this a “training program” as you will be learning PRACTICAL applications that will be useful in real-life situations.
That being said, if you’d like a certificate-looking graphic that you can print out after completing the program, just ask and we’ll be happy to send you one. 🙂
Our last session will be devoted to you and your questions. Bring any client cases (anonymous client, of course), questions, or your own experiences you’d like to discuss, understand more about, or review what you could do different in the future now that you have the tools and wisdom learned in this training.
Answer: No worries! ALL calls are recorded and available for you to watch within a hour or so of our call. Please note you will get access to the program and recordings for 6 weeks during the program and 6 weeks after the program. Sam really wants you to be present. This is not about taking the toolkit and that’s that. It’s about learning, understanding, and applying what you learn in real life.
Answer: We completely understand life is busy. Life is busy now. Life will be busy later, too! Remember how life was busy even when locked down in 2020, right?
We invite you to be honest with yourself…how long have you been saying “Maybe later!” or “Now is not a good time” or “I’m too busy right now“?
How long have you been putting off your dreams or X and Y because “now is not a good time”?
We’d like to invite you to consider how your “not enough time story” might be running your life and in the way of what you want. Do you want to own your time…? Or be a prisoner to time? Your life is in your hands.
On a practical note, if “now is not a good time”, you can always dive into the recordings from this program on your own at another time (you’ll have access to the recordings for two months).
Answer: We understand how it could feel stretchy to invest in a program or training. We never “guarantee” anything, but we can confidently say that this program will be worth every cent you invest. (Also, we made the investment quite accessible!) Sam is an incredible teacher and you will learn practical tools and helpful protocols that will give you more confidence and more enjoyable, safe and fruitful psilocybin journeys, whether for yourself or when you hold space for others.
Answer: Sam acknowledges the complexities of being a white American teaching about psilocybin and stresses the importance of honoring the indigenous traditions that have worked with these medicines for thousands of years. He makes it clear that he is not claiming to represent or replace any indigenous lineage but instead brings in perspectives from Vitalist and Eclectic Tradition of American Herbalism, Ayurveda, Chinese medicine, and the wisdom of our human Ancestors—each of which has its own long-standing traditions of working with ALL kinds of plants and fungi. Sam approaches this work with humility and a deep respect for the historical and cultural roots of psilocybin, seeking to help people develop an embodied, reciprocal relationship with sacred medicines rather than merely using them as tools for personal gain. He believes that by integrating diverse healing frameworks and other plants (“all plants are medicine”), people can cultivate a deeper understanding of psilocybin’s energetic and medicinal properties while remaining mindful of its origins.
Answer: While it’s nice to have everyone “seen” on Zoom video during our calls, of course you don’t have to be seen on video. You can also call in from your phone, do listen-only, listen from your car, and never show your face if you don’t want to. (But we’d love to see your beautiful face!)
Answer: The first payment is charged right away which gives you access to the program. The next payment will be charged one month later.
Answer: I’ve never in the life of my business offered a “money back guarantee”. UNTIL NOW. Why? Well, because I know how amazing Sam is, how helpful this will be, and how many people do NOT know about what he’ll be teaching in this program.
Here’s what the “money back guarantee” is and how it works:
If you show up to all six of the live sessions with me and Sam, and have your camera on and face visible on Zoom for all six sessions, AND you actively engage in the program exercises and Q&A session… AND after the six weeks of your full presence, if you genuinely, honestly, in your heart feel that the program wasn’t helpful, informative, or of any use to you at all and you genuinely feel that it wasn’t worth what you paid, you can get on a call with me to share your feedback, and then I’ll refund you. (But you have to honestly feel this way. If you’re only out to take this program, gain benefits from it, but not pay for it, you’ll then have to live with bad karma).
Answer: While we are certain you will love this program (and we have yet to have anyone not like Sam and his teaching), there are no refunds. If “now is not a good time”, you can always watch or listen to the calls another time within two months.
Answer: We do not know when it will be offered again, *if* we ever offer it again…who knows!
(And if we do offer it again, it will likely be at a higher investment…don’t wait for “next time”).
Everybody’s getting ahead of themselves with the science. The psychedelic science is brand new…but it doesn’t have the wisdom of the tough old granny who’s seen it a thousand times and is still sitting in the rocking chair laughing to herself.
Sam Perry