Simon Yugler
Simon Yugler is a psychedelic therapist, educator, and writer. He holds a masters degree in depth psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. In addition to maintaining a private practice integrating Jungian psychology, Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, and psychedelic medicine, Simon worked for over a year and a half as a retreat leader at one of the world’s leading legal psilocybin therapy retreat centers in Jamaica. He has also served as a curriculum advisor and educator for a variety of state-approved psilocybin facilitator training programs in Oregon. Having worked with psychedelic medicines for over half his life, Simon is passionate about helping his clients navigate the liminal wilds of the soul.
Medicine from the Margins
Journal Article
Trickster mythologies often teach us about the necessity for human culture to embrace and maintain a relationship with the marginal wilds of the natural world and the soul itself. In countless fairy tales, an ailing kingdom is revived by a heroine or hero taking a journey beyond its boundaries. The medicine needed most is almost always found in the dark forest, not in the comforting lights of home.