For people who are drawn to microdosing but want to approach it carefully — with structure, honesty, and a framework grounded in mindfulness and harm reduction.
Whether you are navigating anxiety or low mood, beginning or deepening a spiritual practice, or simply curious about psychedelics with enough self-awareness to want a careful approach — this is where to start.
Feel drawn to psychedelics as tools, teachers, or allies for self-understanding, healing, personal growth, or spiritual inquiry — and want to approach them thoughtfully.
Experience anxiety, emotional sensitivity, or periods of low mood and want a careful, contained approach rather than a generic protocol.
Want structure, reflection, and integration — not rigid protocols or vague spiritual inspiration without grounding.
Prefer learning within clear ethical and safety boundaries, and want to understand the risks as clearly as the possibilities.
Value community and mindful reflection — and have no interest in performative spirituality, productivity optimization, or biohacking.
You are looking for the largest possible dose, the most intense experience, or a shortcut to self-transformation. This course promises discernment, structure, and psychological safety — not outcomes.
"I loved this microdosing course. Not only did it provide practical instructions on how to microdose, but it gave me a lot of tools for how to process emotions, negative beliefs, and anything else that might come up. It's a really well-rounded course created with a lot of forethought and care."
"This course and community helped me slow down and notice how subtle my responses actually were. I stopped trying to 'get something' from microdosing and started listening."
"As someone with anxiety, the emphasis on safety and reflection made all the difference. I felt contained rather than pushed. I'm grateful for this course and its mindful, intentional approach."
"This is the course I wish I'd had when I started microdosing a year ago."
"The most comprehensive microdosing course I've taken. Also, Psygaia's Circle is a special community to be a part of. I recommend it to anyone interested in microdosing."
Stop second-guessing yourself and begin — carefully, clearly, and on your own terms.
Understand how microdosing interacts with mood, anxiety, attention, and emotional regulation.
Apply daily reflective and grounding practices that reduce reactivity and increase self-awareness on and off microdosing.
Track your experience meaningfully, without over-interpretation or projection.
Know, with real clarity, whether microdosing is right for you — and feel confident in that answer either way.
This course does not promise self-transformation. It promises discernment, structure, and psychological safety — the foundations from which genuine transformation becomes possible.
Access to monthly integration and breathwork circles held by members of our team of experienced and educated guides — included with your enrollment.
Albert Hofmann — who first synthesized LSD — explored microdosing in his later years to enhance clarity, creativity, and connection to nature, viewing it not as a scientific curiosity but as a sacred tool for consciousness exploration. Stanislav Grof found that sub-perceptual doses could help people access deeper layers of the psyche while remaining emotionally grounded, facilitating healing and insight without the intensity of a full experience.
Long before the term "microdosing" emerged, Indigenous communities — particularly in the Amazon — used low doses of plant medicines as part of ongoing spiritual, relational, and medicinal practices. These doses served subtle purposes: enhancing connection to the natural world, maintaining energetic balance, and deepening participation in the living community of species. These traditions reflect a long-standing understanding of how to engage with psychoactive plants in non-visionary, relational ways.
Drawing on peer-reviewed research, harm-reduction principles, and benefit-maximization practices — without overclaiming what the science does and doesn't support.
Emphasizing awareness over outcome chasing. The aim is not to optimize yourself but to observe yourself — clearly, honestly, and with compassion.
Framing microdosing as a natural relationship with living organisms — not a productivity tool, a hack, or a wonder drug. You are entering a relationship, not purchasing an upgrade.
Prioritizing nervous-system stability, pacing, and psychological safety throughout. The course is designed to contain, not push.
Establishing the essential knowledge and safety foundations before beginning your practice.
Deepening through contemplative and somatic practices that amplify and ground your experience.
Weaving the experience into life — ecological awareness, ongoing practice, and what comes next.
Enrollment includes lifetime access to Psygaia's Circle — a moderated community space for those navigating psychedelic experiences with intention. There is never pressure to share. Your presence is enough.
Complete your enrollment via Psygaia's Circle. Instant access — no waiting, no onboarding calls.
All 15 lessons are available immediately. Work at your own pace — the structure is there when you need it.
Your enrollment includes lifetime access to Psygaia's Circle and monthly integration circles with our guides.
14-day money-back guarantee. If you're not satisfied, email us for a full refund — no questions asked.
Louis is the founder and director of Psygaia, and a psychedelic researcher and guide with an MA in Psychedelics & Consciousness Studies from the University of Ottawa. He holds an interdisciplinary background in Psychology, Philosophy, and Religious Studies from McGill University, and is a certified yoga and breathwork teacher.
Louis created this course in response to a gap he observed in contemporary psychedelic education — where the technical outweighs the spiritual and practical, and productivity overshadows ethical meaning-making and ecological reconnection. His approach emphasizes microdosing as a reflective and relational practice rather than a performance tool.
Our free introduction to microdosing covers the essentials — protocol basics, safety considerations, and what to expect. No pressure, no pitch. Just a place to begin.
Get the GuideIn most countries, the substances typically used for microdosing — psilocybin mushrooms and LSD — remain controlled. This course does not encourage illegal activity. It provides education so that if you choose to engage with these substances, you do so with as much knowledge and care as possible. You are always responsible for understanding the laws in your jurisdiction.
The course focuses primarily on psilocybin (magic mushrooms) and LSD as the most researched and commonly used microdosing substances. The principles, practices, and safety frameworks taught apply broadly across sub-perceptual psychedelic use.
No. The course is designed for people at all levels of familiarity, including those who have never used psychedelics at all. Week 1 begins with the absolute foundations. Curiosity and a willingness to reflect are the only prerequisites.
Each lesson is designed to be completed in 20–40 minutes. The reflective practices that accompany each week can be integrated into your existing morning or evening routine. There is no live attendance required — you work entirely at your own pace.
That is a completely valid outcome — and one the course is designed to support. One of the stated outcomes is helping you decide with clarity whether microdosing is right for you at this stage of life. Arriving at a confident "not yet" or "not for me" is as valuable as beginning a practice.
No. The course is spiritually inclusive but not spiritually prescriptive. It draws on mindfulness traditions, ecopsychology, and contemplative practices without aligning with any specific religion or belief system. You bring your own relationship to meaning.
This course was developed by Psygaia, an independent nonprofit organisation dedicated to evidence-informed psychedelic education. Psygaia operates without advertising, corporate sponsorship, or profit motive. Learn more about Psygaia →
"I loved this microdosing course. Not only did it provide practical instructions on how to microdose, but it gave me a lot of tools for how to process emotions, negative beliefs, and anything else that might come up. It's a really well-rounded course created with a lot of forethought and care."
"This is the course I wish I'd had when I started microdosing a year ago."
"This course and community helped me slow down and notice how subtle my responses actually were. I stopped trying to 'get something' from microdosing and started listening."
This course is for educational purposes only. It does not provide medical advice, psychotherapy, or legal guidance. You are always responsible for your own choices. This course exists to help you make those choices more informed and more conscious.
This site provides harm reduction education only. Psychedelics are controlled substances in most jurisdictions.
Nothing here constitutes medical or legal advice. In crisis, contact a healthcare provider or crisis line immediately.