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The Wisdom dojo

The Wisdom dojo is a registered 501c3 nonprofit organization created to support veterans. Specifically, our organization offers curated, one-on-one meditation training and integration to veterans who have undergone psychedelic-assisted therapy. In addition to one-on-one meditation training, The Wisdom dojo provides access to a reliable & active community, group meditation retreats and our tailored veteran employment program, all free of charge for each veteran.

(Heads up – The Wisdom dojo does NOT provide psychedelic-assisted therapy. Check out VETS, The Mission Within, and Heroic Hearts Project to learn more.)

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WHY MEDITATION FOR INTEGRATION?

Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy has the potential to create a vast shift in worldview and, with that, the possibility for powerful and transformative change. These medicines can open a temporary portal – a window showing possibilities for abiding in inner freedom – but optimally, practices like meditation support your integration of these changes and help to lock in and sustain them for the rest of your life. Meditation facilitates a more open and clear understanding of the psychedelic experience, and also provides you the ability to close the experiential gap between the normal waking state and the worldview experienced during your medicine journey.

Self-Awareness

Learn tools and techniques to increase self-awareness of your mental, physical and emotional states.

Self-Regulation

To enhance well-being, you’ll be trained in a variety of meditation methods:
  1. Recalibrating and resting the nervous system
  2. Recognizing and releasing challenging emotions
  3. Attention control to strengthen and maintain concentration and focus

Self-Compassion

You’ll also learn meditation techniques that develop and increase compassion for yourself and others.

AMP dojo MEDITATION TRAINING PROGRAM

The Accelerated Mind Performance (AMP) dojo meditation training program was developed by bringing together traditional meditation methods, military high-performance instruction, and elite level athletic training program design. To date, it’s been delivered to fighter pilots, special operators, helicopter pilots, Olympic and other world-class athletes, and elite firefighting and law enforcement units.

AMP dojo training is a somatic, bottom-up, embodied practice that teaches meditation in a very intimate way. You’ll learn to tap into the experience of the body, mind and heart and to establish a direct relationship with the wisdom of each, helping you to sustain lasting, positive changes. By softening the need for control, your healing journey continues to unfold, often bringing profound transformation and the ability to tap into your innate goodness, clarity, and compassion.

Fundamentals Training

White Belt ➡️ Yellow Belt ➡️ Blue Belt

AMP dojo FUNDAMENTALS TRAINING - 10 WEEK PROGRAM

  • Connection: Connect with a trainer who is also a veteran, has experienced psychedelics and who is walking the journey of meditation for integration of psychedelic therapy.
  • Integration: Learn meditation techniques that help blend the therapeutic psychedelic experience into your daily, ordinary life.
  • Training: Develop proficiency and confidence in meditation techniques and begin practicing meditation workouts independently.
  • Skills: (Note: Training & support assets are available for download)
    • BODY Training (White Belt -> Yellow Belt / 4 Sessions): Learning self-awareness to recognize the various states (activated vs deactivated) of the body, nervous system and mind. Practice breathing skills for self-regulation and deactivation of the body and nervous system.
    • MIND Training (Yellow Belt -> Blue Belt / 3-4 Sessions): Once the body and nervous system have been recalibrated, the training shifts to stabilizing attentional focus. These skills help manage the “wandering” mind and the habits of anxious thinking, prevarication, and catastrophic thinking.
    • HEART Training (Yellow Belt -> Blue Belt / 3 Sessions): With attentional control in place, you’ll learn “loving-kindness” and “giving and taking” meditations to cultivate compassion for yourself and others.

Blue Belt ➡️ Purple Belt

WEEKLY COMMUNITY TRAINING

  • Connection: Practice integrative, non-conceptual Body, Mind and Heart meditation techniques together, as a community, with other veterans.
  • Integration: Begin sessions with guided meditation exercises and follow with discussions pointing group members towards deeper integration of the therapeutic psychedelic experience.
  • Training: Deepen skills, share experiences, develop a practice community.
  • Skills: (Note: Weekly group trainings are recorded and available for download)
    • Level 1:  Body, Mind and Heart – Group practice for AMP dojo Blue Belts, facilitated by instructors.
    • Level 2:  Expansive Awareness – Advanced practices facilitated by instructors designed to help participants become more comfortable with the vulnerability associated with a more flexible mind state. Group members will practice opening to the vast, relaxed mental landscape which brings a sense of peace, freedom and compassion towards self and others.

Purple Belt ➡️ Brown Belt

ADVANCED ONE-ON-ONE TRAINING WITH MASTER INSTRUCTOR

After a stable foundation has been laid via Fundamentals and consistent Purple Belt group practice, selected practitioners will be invited to the Brown Belt training program. Offered explicitly by The Wisdom dojo’s Master Instructor, this level of training will focus on traditional meditation techniques in a one-on-one setting. Upon completion, practitioners will further understand their mind allowing for a more meaningful PAT integration and a clearer path to peace.

Brown Belt ➡️ INstructor

AMP dojo TRAIN THE TRAINER - 10 WEEK PROGRAM

Motivated AMP dojo participants will be invited to become mentor-certified and train other veterans interested in meditation for PAT integration. Mentorship helps deepen PAT integration through shared stories, training, and connection with others.

By encouraging and supporting a cadre of certified veteran trainers who have undergone PAT and meditation integration, we’ll continue to organically build and expand The Wisdom dojo community while offering a consistent employment opportunity for veterans.

ABOUT US

Mark Williams

Mark J. Williams

Executive Director

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William Filter

Master Instructor

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Jimmy Fitzgerald

Jimmy Fitzgerald

Director, Finance & Operations

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Eric Moose Smith

Eric “Moose” Smith

Program Director

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Gunther Weil

Advisor

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TESTIMONIALS

No names here and you know why…reach out if you want to speak with an AMP dojo graduate.

I would recommend this course to every person I meet because of the way it creates a relationship with you and your body. It helps you identify triggers that disrupt the nervous system and allows you to see the fabricated thoughts that are running you wild.
Prior to this course I saw meditation as something absolutely not for me, now I understand that it is exactly what I’ve needed and utilize it in my daily life.
This training is the essential piece to integrating peak psychedelic experiences. It is a simple yet reliable way to build a bridge from the ineffable to the ordinary, ultimately allowing the two states to merge. And the best part is that we’re doing it together.
After practicing these techniques on a regular basis, my nervous system feels wrung-out. The results are in the smoothness of my breathing and the calmness of my mind.
There is nothing about the program that I did not find valuable.
These meditation techniques have become core parts of every day.
It has greatly deepened my own practice and understanding, it is such a wonderful resource and skill to integrate my experiences and to continue to grow and explore within.
Life changing approach; versus a cool trick.
Just a great modality, practice and sense of community. My instructor was top notch and we really connected, which motivated me to dive deeper into the practice.
This is the best introduction to meditation that I have found. It starts at a very basic level and progresses to more advanced practices, building on each technique. Really enhanced my self awareness.
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