Episode 65- Plant Medicine - Denis Ryan ( Bio-dynamic Psychotherapist)

On this weeks episode of the podcast Matt sat down and spoke with Denis Ryan who is a Bio-dynamic Psychotherapist. Matt and Denis discuss Denis life journey that lead his to practicing psychotherapy. Denis explains to us that Biodynamic psychotherapy is a humanistic body-orientated branch of psychotherapy with the aim of bringing wholeness and wellness to the being. The service that Denis provides is an integrative approach to therapy where, in a safe held space, using a variety of tools from a variety of disciplines to meet each client's individual needs. Denis trained in Shamanism at the Irish Center for Shamanic Studies. Then wanting to broaden his skills beyond the trans-personaI, he embarked on a four-year higher-diploma training course in Biodynamic and Integrative Psychotherapy, further exploring his interest in working with individuals on all levels: Mind, body and soul. Denis and Matt spoke about working with plant medicines such as Ayahuasca. Denis explains this can be a profound and evocative experience for many people, however many spaces do not give sufficient time to integrate experience. Denis uses the shamanic drum, art work and/or guided visualizations, plant medicine integration work aims to ground the Ayahuasca journey so that the individual can fully benefit from the teachings. Matt has experienced one of Denis's integrative plant based medicine work shops and he highly recommends it.

Thanks to Denis for coming onto the show and sharing his life story. To Find out more please check out www.denisryantherapy.ie

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