Microdosing Breathwork Safety
Santa Cruz City has decriminalized psilocybin use at a personal level. Although it’s not legal to use, possess or cultivate natural psychedelics in the US and CA, Santa Cruz City won’t be using resources to investigate or arrest people for doing so. By attending this event, you affirm that you are in alignment with the the City of Santa Cruz's Resolution No. NS–29,623 regarding Adult Personal Use and Personal Possession of Entheogenic Psychoactive Plants and Fungi.
Microdosing Breathworks are far more closely akin to other psychedelic experiences, rather than guided meditation or traditional psychotherapy sessions.
Using other mind altering substances besides less than 0.3 dried psilocybin mushroom in a MDBW experience is expressly forbidden.
Taking this self-assessment is required before participating in any microdosing breathwork related events with Green Magic Yoga, outlined in the Microdosing Breathwork Liability Waiver and Participation Agreement. The questions may also be part of a structured psychedelic safety assessment interview to participate in ongoing classes or our training program. Please review before your scheduled session and contact your facilitator with any questions.
HOW TO DO A SAFETY SELF-ASSESSMENT
Microdosing Breathwork Experiences are very safe but they are not for everyone.
We invite you to review the questions below. Answering a yes to any of the safety self-assessment questions below may indicate a need to slow down and to check in with a facilitator about attending.
A Green Magic Yoga facilitator is available before the event to answer any of your questions related to safety. You are encouraged to have all your questions and concerns addressed before participating. Truthfully answering “no” to every question does not guarantee a positive experience. By participating in a Microdosing Breathwork ecperience you are agreeing to take full responsibility for any outcomes experienced.
With the right support, private sessions can be facilitated to treat significant clinical concerns that might not be appropriate in a group setting. Speak to your therapist or facilitator if you have any questions.
Again, these events are very safe, but they’re not for everyone. Please be honest with yourself regarding your readiness for exploring psychedelic medicines. We are here to support you through this decision making process.
SAFETY SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE
Do you have any past or present medical conditions (either physical or mental health) that may affect your ability to safely participate in this event?
Have you ever required significant treatment or been hospitalized for a psychological or emotional disorder, or for any other psychological or emotional reason?
Have you ever had a severe, adverse reaction to using a psilocybin microdose or other psychedelic medicines, physically, emotionally or otherwise?
Has a health professional ever advised you to cease or otherwise limit consumption of cannabis, psychedelic medicines, or using altered states practices?
Have you ever experienced extreme paranoia or anxiety, panic attacks, or other extreme negative experiences while microdosing psilocybin, or any psychedelic drugs, or during any other times in your life that required a significant intervention?
Have you ever fainted or blacked out or otherwise adversely lost consciousness while on breathwork or any psychedelic medicine?
Are you pregnant or nursing?
Have you ever had extremely unusual or disconcerting thoughts or ideas, or extreme levels of energy (inability to sleep for days or racing thoughts, or alternatively extremely low energy) after the effects of a psychedelic/microdosing should have worn off?
Do you have any acute, current or past substance abuse/dependence issues?
Are you currently on any medications, supplements or recreational drugs that could affect you safely participating?
Do you have a history of disruptive or violent behavior, either physical or emotional?
Do you have a history of traumatic or difficult life events that has not been addressed or is not being supported therapeutically?
Do you have any present concerns around suicide or self-harm?
As you contemplate attending this experience, or when checking in with yourself right before it begins, are you extremely anxious?
Have you recently had a major transformational experience, with a psychedelic medicine or otherwise, that feels almost complete but not quite, or unresolved?
Do you ever feel extremely uncomfortable in group transformational processes?
If you answered YES to one or more of these questions, please check-in with us before attending a circle.
BREATHWORK CONTRAINDICATIONS
You should NOT practice breathwork today if any of these are issues
If you are under age of 21
Pregnancy
High Blood Pressure that is not controlled with medication
Cardiovascular Disease and / or irregularities including prior heart attack
Aneurysms if either you have had an aneurism or if more than one person in your immediate family (parents, siblings, children) has had one
History of Strokes, Seizures or TIAs
If you are taking prescription blood thinners / anti-clotting medications such us Coumadin
Epilepsy
Detached Retina
Glaucoma
Prior diagnose by a health professional of bipolar disorder or schizophrenia
Hospitalization for any psychiatric condition or serious emotional crisis in the past 10 years such as an attempted suicide, nervous breakdown or psychotic break
PTSD - currently presenting severe symptoms. It’s important that you have a solid support structure to work with what might come up during the session and a willingness to process through the emotions that may come up
Asthma you are welcome to breathe but you must have your inhaler available
Recent head injury or other psysical injuries that are not fully healed and could be re-injured through movement
Any other medical, psychiatric or physical conditions which would impair or affect ability to engage in activities involving intense physical and / or emotional release and / or issues from the past being brought up for processing and release
If you are not sure if these apply to you, please hold off from including breathwork in your journey, you can always journey alomng with the music and microdosing.