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ABOUT US
there is a medicine for each of us, for wherever we are on our path.
The Plant Medicine Path is a guide, community and resource for psychedelic healing. Our mission is to provide everyone seeking psychedelic healing with the education, information, connection and integration necessary for safe, authentic and fully transformative experiences. We envision a world where plant medicine is safe and accessible to all, leading to individual, cultural and global healing.
WHY PLANT MENDICINE?
Mark and Michele have pioneered their own plant medicine paths, and are dedicated to continual evolution and healing. The Plant Medicine Path is a community, guide, resource and entryway to this healing for all, offering Mark and Michele’s expertise and community of vetted experts to anyone ready to start their own journey.Your path to healing, expansion and spiritual growth starts here.
WHAT WE DO
We offer support and information for every step of the psychedelic journey, from pre-ceremony research and education, through choosing qualified providers, to post-ceremony integration.
ONE PLACE FOR EVERYTHING.
EDUCATION
KNOW YOUR MEDICINE
Expert articles, research, reviews, experiences and need-to-know specifics on the array of plant medicines available, and personal consultations to find your right path forward.
INFORMATION
FIND THE RIGHT GUIDES
Vetted and qualified providers all in the comprehensive Root to Recovery Geo-Directory that meet The Plant Medicine Path standards of safety, authenticity and respect for traditional medicinal lineages.
CONNECTION
JOIN THE COMMUNITY
Though your path is your own, you don’t walk alone. The Plant Medicine Path connects you to an engaged community of fellow travelers so you can experience, relate and integrate among others dedicated to growth and healing.
INTEGRATION
LIVE YOUR TRANSFORMATION
Licensed integration practitioners and therapists provide essential post experience processing and the support you need to bring plant medicine fully into your life path.
Welcome to your plant medicine path. Here’s how we found ours.
OUR JOURNEY
We are both lifelong searchers, and we’d both been down healthy and unhealthy paths in our 50+ years of learning how to live. For both of us, finding plant medicine was a turning point.
Michele had over a decade of sobriety and spiritual work behind her, but still had the lingering feeling that there had to be more. More to life, more to discover, more to herself.
Mark had tried to find happiness in the bottle, in medication, in success, in pushing too hard and not enough. After his first psychedelic experience, he thought it wasn’t for him. But he kept coming back.
Years later, we’ve both dedicated ourselves to the lifelong integration of these medicines and to helping others find their way to and through them. What we know to be true is that psychedelic healing is a journey, and it involves so much more than just an experience or a retreat. Preparation and integration are what allows these powerful medicines to change your life.
In the western world, it is the preparation, the connection to community and the integration that is often missing from plant medicine experiences. After starting on our paths, we both saw that missing piece and knew it was essential. If we treat plant medicine like a pharmaceutical, we lose what it is truly trying to bring us. And so, the Plant Medicine Path was born in 2021.
Now, we not only incorporate these practices into our own lives, but we also travel throughout the country and around the world to connect with trustworthy providers, integration specialists and coaches. Our goal is to help others maximize their plant medicine journeys. Through this effort, we are fostering a healing community and increasing awareness.
We are here to share our experiences and support yours.
Thank you for joining us on this journey.
Meet Mark Medal
At 50 years old, I still felt lost in my life. I was depressed and I’d tried everything. I thought I could find happiness in a pill, in the bottle, in money.
My journey really started when, unbidden, ayahuasca came to my mind, and I booked my first retreat. After my first experience, I was convinced it wasn’t for me. My ego pushed back. Three weeks later, I showed right back up and was ready to start again. That experience changed everything for me.
Despite its impact, I also knew that something was missing. Just showing up, having an experience, and being sent on your way wasn’t enough. As I continued with plant medicine, it became so apparent to me that education and integration are key.
I’ve been on this path for years now, and I really believe it is a path. There’s growth in every stage, and medicines for every stage. As my consciousness exploded and expanded, I knew that all parts of the journey were important, and they all required education and integration. Because it’s a lifelong process.
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: plant medicine is not a quick fix. But it works. If you are ready for it, and willing to be vulnerable and to do the work of integration, it really works. It is a path toward a fulfilling, meaningful life. Which is what we are all really searching for.
Meet Michele Medal
With 15 years of recovery, I thought I understood the spiritual path. But I still felt something was missing. After losing my mother, I realized there was so much more to life I didn’t understand.
My first ayahuasca experience was intense, filled with trauma to release and lessons to learn. It opened my eyes to the depth of what I’d only scratched the surface of before. I started to see life from a new perspective.
Early on, I struggled to find guidance, someone who could help me make sense of my experiences. Just in four years, The Plant Medicine Path has transformed that struggle by creating accessible resources.
At first, I didn’t fully understand “integration,” though it’s something everyone talked about. Now, I know it’s essential. Without integration, these journeys are just experiences. Integration lets us apply what we’ve learned in meaningful ways. Today, I weave plant medicine into my daily life.
I’m passionate about building a clear path for others to integrate. I created The Plant Medicine Path as a space for community, learning, and integration to support growth. Once on this journey, the desire to keep growing never stops. At The Plant Medicine Path, we offer the support and direction to keep going safely.
Over the past three years, Mark and Michele Medal have devoted themselves to promoting the benefits of plant medicines and their therapeutic applications. They travel the globe to attend conferences and speak at various events, establishing themselves as pioneers in the psychedelic space. Through their efforts, they have created three highly engaged platforms that together foster a community of over 20,000 individuals seeking healing. The Medals actively support the indigenous Shanewana Tribe from Brazil, believing it is essential to give back to the communities from which these medicines originate. As part of this commitment, six percent of
all proceeds from their platforms are donated to support this remarkable tribe. Mark and Michele regularly travel to the Amazon to sit with the Shanewana Tribe, continuing their journey of healing alongside them. Additionally, they host a busy podcast, “Medicine with the Medals,” where all aspects of their mission converge. Come join us!!
Explore the worldwide network of healing
Together, we can navigate the rich tapestry of plant medicine traditions and find the path that resonates with your unique needs.
