You’re already on your path.
You are now one breath away from accelerating it.
Welcome to the Breath of Five
A Breath of Five (5-MeO-DMT) is taking an in-breath with what some have come to call the God molecule*. This molecule, apparently endogenous (naturally occurring in the system) to the human body, is taken to elicit and reveal the nature of being, a process that often results in an ineffable state that is a realisation of, as Carl Jung might put it, self and Self.
This state of self-realisation can either catalyse or accelerate a path or process of self-actualisation.
In a private setting that is at once therapeutic and ceremonial, the substance is used as a leveraging tool to reveal the direct experience of Spirit. That is the realisation. The actualisation is what occurs around and after the experience. This is where a therapeutic approach to that event is of assistance: bringing an ephemeral state into a durable stage.
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Breath of Five = 5-MeO-DMT via inhalation
therapy + ceremony = theramony
Working with 5-MeO-DMT in a therapy context has many components and stages, depending on where you’re at on your own path of evolution, growth, and development.
Initiation. Revelation. Realisation.
The fullness of the Breath of Five experience may be an initiation into a new felt knowing of existence. The function of the substance efficiently reveals not only that which has been veiled but the nature and ‘material’ of the veils themselves. We may realise that the human experience is the very veil that seems to cloak the omnipresence of what exists.
Confirmation. Re-affirmation.
Although this molecule functions differently than any other, there may nevertheless be something very familiar to you in the Breath of Five experience. There is nothing new to be discovered with what is always, already ‘there’. Somehow, it’s home. And so, a Breath of Five session may reaffirm the innocence that characterises the pre-conditioned self. Confirmation is finding that we need to look no further to discover what lay beneath the layers of self.
Actualisation.
“No experience in and of itself is transformational, but what we do with it can be.”
Regardless of what is revealed or confirmed, the temporary ‘state experience’ can be integrated into a moving-towards living an even better life. Going from what exists to how we wish to experience this existence is to make manifest what has been realised–all the while incorporating what has been lived. Actualising the experience of no-mind is about boldly being the best human we can be, with grace, gratitude, compassion, and humbleness.
“It seems to me that perhaps some of the value that people derive from these experiences or don’t derive from these experiences is dependent quite a bit on what happens beforehand and what happens afterwards.”
STAN GROF
A trauma-informed approach
“Trauma met well can be initiation. Initiation met poorly can be trauma.”
SARAH KERR
The experience with the God molecule can be described as energetic. Energy can be contained, channelled, and stagnant. Energy that wants to move will confront the energetic ‘material’ that is unintegrated or stuck.
I recognise traumas as unintegrated, repressed experiences—be they biographical (lived conditioning) or transgenerational —that imprint our lives and inform the quality of our experience of life. I also recognise that these imprints can be relieved from the topography of our experiential map.
I believe that 5-MeO-DMT is a powerful tool that, when offered well, can be a realignment to the secure attachment to the nature of being. In the process, all parts of you, seen and unseen, are welcome.
But beyond the relief of past imprints, I believe that the experience itself is also an imprinting (neurogenesis?). What do you think is the opposite of trauma? What new patterns can emerge? Are you willing to lay down some new tracks?
Is this a psychedelic experience?
All phenomena, psychedelic or not, have a source. Working with 5-MeO-DMT is a way to reveal that One source—the source of All.
The container (set-setting-integration) I create is to assist in enhancing your subjective experience of here and now, purely and actively.
“An abrupt awakening is always to be preferred above a sweet but unconscious sleep.”
About chad
Since 2016 I have immersed myself intensively in the world of therapy (psychedelic, somatic), neo-shamanism, psychonautism, naturalistic studies, conferences, congresses, trainings, retreats—all related to bufo alvarius and/or 5-MeO-DMT—as well as associated with an entourage of conscientious peers, mentors, guides, and teachers in this specific field. It has been my self-designed practicum.
Each participant is my teacher.
And I’m being constantly schooled: 900+ people have taken this breath with me. Many still do on a continual basis.
Breath is my background. Conscious connected Breathwork, I soon understood, was my training wheels—my entry-level platform—for working with an experience that is utterly unpredictable, perfectly ineffable, rightfully humbling and exquisitely righteous.
I lean into non-dual teachings, the human potential movement, transpersonal psychology, trauma release mechanisms, and mindfulness practices to bring about a holistic approach to the body, mind, and energy.
There is and will always be so much to learn. I have absorbed much of what I can so I may confidently offer a solid, safe, secure, and sacred context for what many come to regard as absolute mystical experiences. Between each session, though, is where the work of the being human is.
Get to know me better by listening to this interview with a client
“It means taking responsibility for how you inhabit your body and mind, and how you choose to allow yourself to express yourself authentically and genuinely. It means to live without internal censoring, editing, or criticism that undermines your ability to be yourself and be free.”
MARTIN BALL
Is this for me?
With an experience with the Breath of Five, one can realise fully that we are not merely human. An accompanied self study with 5-MeO-DMT helps embody that realisation AS a human. How? I help you track the newly expanded scope of what you are aware of. This is part of freeing ourselves from the energetic material that would hold us back from liberation.
Beyond having a state experience, this is about learning more about being the best human we can be.
“Psychedelics, they say, will not give you what you want.
But they will give you what you need.”
“What if something goes wrong?”, I am often asked.
“What if something goes right?”, I often reply.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the required investment?
Individual sessions are offered on a sliding scale from $550 to $1000+. Click here to learn more about the pricing.
A $175 deposit is typically required to reserve your session.
If you are organising a private retreat, please enquire here about how to make that happen.
Where does this happen?
My temple space is on the unceded territoty of Tiohti:áke/Montreal, Canada.
If you feel strongly about brining me to your area, please enquire to learn about how we can make that happen!
Do you offer integration sessions?
Yes!
Each session is a container that is closed with a post-session call. Afterwards, ongoing half-hour and one-hour
Even if we have never worked together, I am available to support your integrating any transformative experience, regardless with whom you had it. Half-hour and one-hour calls are available.
How can I learn more about your practice?
I comply with and endorse a Mission Statement, a set of Best Practices, and Ethical Commitments established by an anonymous collective, The Conclave. It is the only body that has formed to offer guidance with this substance/modality.
Are there more resources?
I rely on a platform that acts as a hub of consolidated information about the molecule, F.I.V.E.
There is also a closed Facebook group that I host.
Will I be safe?
I am trained as a Wilderness First Responder. Short of a paramedic, I can sufficiently respond to unexpected emergencies. The Breath of Five experience is utterly unpredictable and I am prepared for and capable of handling well—and with grace—any scenario.
Is this illegal?
CANADA
According to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, there is no classification for 5-MeO-DMT (5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine).
DMT (N,N-dimethyltryptamine) and its salts (hcl, methyliodide, etc.) are controlled in Schedule III in that same Act.
5-MeO-DMT is a structural analogue (or derivative) to DMT, not a salt of it. Analogues of DMT are not classified in the Act.
UNITED NATIONS
According to the United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances (1971), to which Canada is a signatory, there is no classification for 5-MeO-DMT (5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine).
DMT (N,N-dimethyltryptamine) and its salts (hcl, methyliodide, etc.) are controlled in Schedule I in that same Act.
5-MeO-DMT is a structural analogue (or derivative) of DMT, not a salt of it. Analogues of DMT are not classified in the Convention.
SPECIFIC STATES
In some political jurisdictions, 5-MeO-DMT is a controlled substance, either explicitly or as a structural analogue to DMT.
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All this being said, confidentiality and discretion is paramount to me. I commit to respecting you, myself, and the precious substance by taking extra care of and paying attention to how we communicate about it.
Do you offer group work?
YES!
Please contact me by clicking here if you would like to organise a retreat for your company, your community, or a private group of loved ones. Catalyse massive change in your community. Retreat formats are typically either Friday night to Monday morning or Saturday to Sunday.
Is this psychotherapy?
No. Although I consider my work partly psychotherapeutic in orientation, I am based in Quebec and I do not have a psychotherapy permit delivered by the Order of Psychologists of Quebec. In this particular jurisdiction where I reside, psychotherapy is regulated under Bill 21 which states that only psychologists and physicians can offer what is considered to be psychotherapy.
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*5-MeO-DMT may also be called jaguar, soma, ‘five’. It’s also commonly named toad, bufo, or sapo. Either way, the substance can be referred to as a medicine or a sacrament.
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