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 "Small, simple choices have the power to heal
your nervous system and change your life"


"Small, simple choices have the power to heal your nervous system and change your life"

 

This place is about transforming how you feel.

 

Stress and overwhelm have become the norm, and this is changing who we are as a species.
 
Feeling tightly wound on the jagged edge of caffeine because we struggle to think clearly, just trudging through the motions...

 

Leaning on relaxants like alcohol or cannabis because we simply cannot unwind...
 
This is not the way things have to be.
This is not how they were 
supposed to be.
 
Unhealed trauma and pain can dictate the story of our lives from the beginning to the end if we let it.
These things are usually somewhere at the bottom of jar of chronic illness that we can't seem to heal. 
 
These things are common and considered normal. 
But they are not optimal. 
 
You can bring peace and balance into your daily routine and create the vibrant health and well-being you've always hoped was possible.  
 
Even if you’ve tried before, and didn’t get where you wanted to go. 
 
Or, even if this is your first time really being ready. 

 

This place is for you.


This place is for you.

This place is for everyone and anyone who wants to transform how they feel.

Stress and overwhelm have become the norm, and this is changing who we are as a species. Living tightly-wound, on the jagged edge of stimulants like caffeine or relaxants like alcohol just to move through our day is not the way things were meant to be. 

Misunderstanding our natural cycles, frustration with hormones and PMS symptoms…

Having to actually think about what to eat and how often to manage our body shape 

Challenges with focusing on tasks or simply just relating to others…these are common and considered normal. 

But they are not optimal. 

You can bring peace and balance into your daily routine + create the vibrant health and well-being you've always hoped was possible.  

Even if you’ve tried before, and didn’t get where you wanted to go. 

Or, even if this is your first time really being ready. 

This place is for you.

 

 


I’m a psychedelic guide and epigenetic nutritional therapist who believes that small, simple choices have the power to change your life.

Every day we all make choices.

Small ones, big ones, some that have an obvious impact on how well we feel, and others that don’t.

Creating the changes you want to see in your life isn't easy, but it can be simple.

Struggling with loss and health challenges early in life made me curious about how to live well and find a sense of peace and purpose when things didn't go as planned.

I turned to mindfulness practices and the study of different spiritual traditions to help me manage the stress, anxiety, and grief I felt inside. I then left my corporate career path to immerse myself in nutritional therapy, nervous system repair, and epigenetics.

 

Being well does take intention, but it doesn't have to be overwhelming.

 

I developed Mind|Body Therapy™️ to help individuals and practitioners easily synthesize my clinical experience into a simple methodology.

 
Healing food, calming breath, and ancient plant medicine tools can help you to regulate your body's internal balancing system where other approaches have failed because they address all the parts of you.

Proper psychedelic preparation &

integration means nutritional tools that address body chemistry too. 

What is Mind| Body Therapy™️?

NUTRITION


Supporting Digestive Wellbeing with Epigentic Nutrition

MINDFULNESS


Mindfulness Practice Coaching

STRESS MANAGEMENT


Finding Balance in Stress and Fatigue

PSYCHEDELIC MEDICINE WORK


Therapeutic Tools for Deep Nervous System Healing

SPIRITUAL CONNECTION


Understanding the Voice of Your Spirit

Learn more about Mind | Body Therapy™️

ep·i·ge·net·ics

 

 

noun - BIOLOGY
the study of changes in organisms caused by modification of gene expression rather than alteration of the genetic code itself.

 

"Epigenetics has transformed the way we think about genomes"

What we...

 

Eat, Drink, Breathe, Think, Feel, and Do all have the power to change our genes.

 

Your genes are descriptive, meaning they tell the story of who you are based upon what has happened to and around you... 

 

They are not prescriptive of how you always will be.

Each one of our genes has at least 30,000 variations from every gene blueprint.

 

Even our potentials have potentials.
We are truly unlimited.

It’s time to get free... 


To let go, of all of the things that you think you have to be and do to feel good.

Finding healing and balance can be simple and it is available to everyone.

Knowing what’s right for you doesn’t have to be complicated.

You have a sophisticated and precise intelligence that resides inside you, which is always working on leading you back to yourself. It may even be what led you to this page.

You are more than just a collection of cells.

Your being goes beyond your body.


You don’t just ‘think’ in your brain, your whole physical self feels and senses things.

Within and around your body is an animating force, an energy field that contains information and data and is interacting with the world around you and creating and re-creating your health in

every.
single.
moment.

In order to really heal, you have to see the connection between those lines, the physical, mental, emotional, energetic and spiritual...you have to address who you are as a whole person, and not leave any delicious, perfect part of you out.

It’s time to get free... 


To let go, of all of the things that you think you have to be and do to feel good.

Finding healing and balance can be simple and it is available to everyone.

Knowing what’s right for you doesn’t have to be complicated.

You have a sophisticated and precise intelligence that resides inside you, which is always working on leading you back to yourself. It may even be what led you to this page.

You are more than just a collection of cells.

Your being goes beyond your body.


You don’t just ‘think’ in your brain, your whole physical self feels and senses things.

Within and around your body is an animating force, an energy field that contains information and data and is interacting with the world around you and creating and re-creating your health in

every.
single.
moment.

In order to really heal, you have to see the connection between those lines, the physical, mental, emotional, energetic and spiritual...you have to address who you are as a whole person, and not leave any delicious, perfect part of you out.

Changing who we are is the best way to change what we do.

Mind | Body Therapy™️ is a unique blend of over 12 years of my experience in Psychedelic Therapy, Epigenetics, Nutritional Therapy, Mindfulness Breathwork, and cutting-edge trauma-healing work. 

Taking the time to learn to care for yourself, to understand your patterns around...

  • food and emotional nourishment
  • resting and working
  • hormonal health and balance
  • stress and coping mechanisms habituated behaviors or addictions

...are the key to creating and maintaining the self-care patterns that your body needs to have a body you appreciate, a life you love and faith in your own ability to heal yourself, no matter where you’re starting from.

This is not simply ‘coaching’ with an ambiguous outcome.

It’s not a digital community that you won’t ever log into.

A hefty graduate degree that will exhaust and overwork you.

This is not a container for a barrage of content to your inbox for you to now “make” time for, on top of all of the other things.

This IS a space of:

  • acceptance
  • higher knowing
  • connected conversation
  • safe exploration
  • a healing cocoon
  • space to grow while learning what your self (not just your body) is actually hungry for.

I never thought I could meditate, let alone LIKE to do it. But here I am with a regular practice that I look forward to every day. I used to stress out so much about what to eat, and now I feel like I choose what feels good because I listen to what my body is telling me.

– Caty –

This isn't some miracle program, that will make you an OMing supermodel. It will however help you become the best version of yourself, who makes good choices to heal their body. I look and feel amazing being just me.

– Alyssa –

Lauren has guided me through some of the most challenging and darkest spaces and times I've experienced and unraveled un my life journey so far, and I'm so so grateful that she is there to hold the flashlight for me as I embark on those inner spaces...

– Tamara –

 

"You've done what doctors couldn't since I was 9 years old."

Sierra Coleman
@browngirlinheels

 

"Lauren is a spiritual and nutritionist gangster...I wanted to tell a new story. I'm not fighting, I'm working WITH myself."

Sierra Coleman
@browngirlinheels

 

 

"You've done what doctors couldn't since I was 9 years old."

Sierra Coleman
@browngirlinheels

"Lauren is a spiritual and nutritionist gangster...I wanted to tell a new story. I'm not fighting, I'm working WITH myself."

Sierra Coleman
@browngirlinheels

 

CEO + Founder of Functional Medicine Coaching Academy helps her team with a Mind | Body Therapy workshop.

Elyse Wagner
@elyse_wagner

CEO + Founder of Functional Medicine Coaching Academy helps her team with a Mind | Body Therapy workshop.

Elyse Wagner
@elyse_wagner

 

"She operates with complete kindness and total humility. With Lauren, you're going to get so much more than you anticipated."

Evie Dobbs
@elevenelyn

 

"Her whole being radiated peace, competency, and graciousness...I was so grateful for the way she shows up to her practice...I let the results speak for themselves and they did!"

Holly Cervini
Executive Coach+ Certified Functional Medicine Health Coach

 

"She operates with complete kindness and total humility. With Lauren, you're going to get so much more than you anticipated."

Evie Dobbs
@elevenelyn

"Her whole being radiated peace, competency, and graciousness...I was so grateful for the way she shows up to her practice...I let the results speak for themselves and they did!"

Holly Cervini
Executive Coach+ Certified Functional Medicine Health Coach

"She brings you to your core, to your inner knowing...I am incredibly grateful for the time I've spent with her."

Niccole Barretto
@niccoolada

A NOURISHING 1:1 PSYCHEDELIC MEDICINE CONTAINER


Completely tailored to you. Everything Gene Shape offers, but on your own timeline.

For many of us, the concept of putting ourselves first seems foreign and uncomfortable.

Like trying to communicate with someone where you don’t speak the same language.

We spend so much of our time doing for, serving, giving to, and loving others that it can feel extravagant and strange to give to ourselves.

Downright shameful or wasteful, even.

But I ask you, if your own mother didn’t hold you in her belly? Would the miracle that is you (who now gives to and cares for the world) be here? How can we save, heal or support others without our own life support?

 

For many of us, the concept of putting ourselves first seems foreign and uncomfortable.

Like trying to communicate in another language.

We spend so much of our time doing and performing for others that it can feel extravagant and strange to give to ourselves.


It can feel like everything else should come first. 

This is a sign that our nervous system is being powerfully affected by our trauma and past conditioning. 

How can we support others or engage creatively without our own life support?

How can we finally learn to shut off the constant noise and embrace life from safety instead of fear?

We eventually come to a place where we just know that we simply can no longer go forward that way, even if we don't know how or what to change yet.

If you're feeling it's finally time for you, Deep Nourish is an intensive, retreat-style container held in the lush jungles of Tulum, Mexico, or digitally via Zoom for those who cannot travel.

What is psychedelic-assisted therapy?

 

When I first began my healing journey, I didn’t realize that as much as I was looking for answers about how to heal my body, I was also searching for the tools to learn how to navigate the things that were most challenging for me.

Human beings are biological, psychological, social, and spiritual creatures by nature, which means that our biology is inseparable from our biography...or the psychological, emotional, and spiritual events of our lives.

Psychiatric drug therapy quite simply looks to isolate feelings (like anxiety or sadness) and behaviors (like addictions or procrastination) and eliminate them via chemical suppressants or alterants. 

Psychological counseling seeks to make visible behaviors and triggers with the view that awareness and practice will create behavioral change. 

Both models have largely failed to create a consistent and cohesive treatment model for addiction, trauma, and chronic disease because they neglect to consider the wholeness of a person.

The spiritual and emotional causes for the challenging feelings, also the very real physiological damage to the nervous system that may have occurred can make traditional methods less effective and temporary at best. Psychedelic-assisted therapy has been in practice for millennia, and almost all of our oldest and most advanced indigenous societies used some sort of psychedelic tool for healing, and many still do.

Our modern scientific landscape is awash with data showing unprecedented breakthroughs for the treatment of a wide variety of psychological conditions using these tools if utilized properly.

They have a unique ability to allow the nervous system to feel safe, for chemical pathways to be reset, and deep emotional, physical, and psychological healing to occur in a relatively short timeframe...

thus allowing for the building blocks of the real work to begin: creating a life of authenticity and meaning.

 

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For those who are ready to finally heal their nervous systems from stress and trauma, to let go of addictions and repetitive relationship patterning, to strengthen their inner boundaries, and nourish their cell tissue from the inside out.

Deep Nourish is an intensive 1:1 program that teaches you to cultivate presence, and the ability to self-heal at a deep, genetic and spiritual level.

This program will guide you to cultivate a healing bond with yourself...

To explore what your inner intuitive voice sounds like, and how to unleash its creative power to shift the conditions of your life into alignment with your natural gifts.

Utilizing the modern tools of epigenetic science and nutritional therapy, blended with ancient psychedelic medicines in their birthplace, the biodiverse Yucatán of Mexico...

You can find the ease and flow that is your sacred birthright.

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For the givers, the movers and the body-shakers.

The thinkers and the doers.

The dreamers of dreams and the holders of future vision for others who can’t yet see their own beauty and balance within.

The deep-feelers and love-healers.

For those who are ready to finally heal their nervous systems from stress and trauma, to strengthen their inner boundaries and nourish their cell tissue from the inside out.

Deep Nourish is an 8-week program that teaches you to cultivate presence, and the ability to self-heal at a deep, genetic level.

Wounds that occur in relationship sometimes are best healed through relationship, and this program will guide you to cultivate a healing bond with yourself...

to explore what your inner intuitive voice sounds like, and how to unleash its creative power to shift the conditions of your life into alignment with your natural gifts...

to find the ease and flow that is your sacred birthright.

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In-Depth Preparatory Assessment 


In-depth assessment of digestive, nervous system, and hormonal health:

  • One 90-minute assessment session 
  • Detailed functional lab analysis on any previous test results
  • Optional epigenetic testing and counseling

Availability of at-cost supplement recommendations from a practitioner-only online dispensary, (Fullscript) if needed. 

Personalized meditative breathwork instruction to jump-start your journey to zen.

Access to additional functional medicine lab testing to enhance diagnostic support.

Lauren is available to consult with members of your current care team including doctors, prescribers, psychologists, therapists, coaches, and relevant loved ones, etc., where desired and appropriate to support therapeutic outcomes.

Preparatory Coaching Sessions

 

A full psychological intake process, including three supportive preparatory sessions (digital or in-person, as required) before your in-person or digital retreat. 

Sessions will encompass education and support around:

  • The safe usage of psychedelics for psychological and somatic healing, within a trauma-informed context
  • Supportive coaching around choosing the correct medicine(s) and experiences for you
  • Education on the integration of your current support modalities like talk therapy or psychological counseling, life coaching, etc., into this container
  • Support in preparing for travel or choosing accommodation while in Mexico, or setting up your home space as a healing cocoon for digital retreats
  • Work with helpful tools such as Jungian psychology, personal archetypes, Internal Family Systems Theory (IFS), and any current spiritual or religious traditions that you feel nourished by, to create a supportive framework for your healing journey

 

Healing Psychedelic Therapy

Deep Nourish Retreats 

 

A personalized container for healing, growth, and renewal.

Visit the lush jungles of Tulum, Mexico, surrounded by ancient ruins from the Maya culture, one of the birthplaces of modern psychedelic medicine and shamanism.

Connect to nature with pristine beaches and exotic wildlife;  including monkeys, rare birds, and butterflies, in one of the most protected and bio-diverse regions on the planet.

Heal in nature, as nature intended.

The ability to participate in up to three medicine-assisted sessions in a trauma-informed context, with daily, therapeutic support and full access to Lauren during your retreat time.

Supportive wrap-around care during your retreat, including:

  • Bodywork encompassing sound, touch, local clay, and herbs from traditional Mayan healers
  • Acupuncture, and Traditional Chinese Medicine.
  • A healing traditional Temezcal ceremony
  • Guidance on enjoying a nutrient-rich, plant-based diet with local fruits, vegetables, healing jungle plants, and sustainably caught or raised animal proteins if desired

 

For those who do not wish to arrange their own accommodation:

  • A stay in a fully-immersive, jungle retreat, 15 minutes outside of central Tulum with a cenote, Temezcal, and lots of beautiful wildlife
  • A boutique hotel in town, steps from restaurants, shops, and local cultural sites

 

For those who cannot travel, we offer Virtual Retreats:

  • Support in creating a healing, psychedelic container digitally, within your home or in another appropriate space in your area
  • Support with coordination of therapeutic wrap-around care, nutritional support, etc., to facilitate a local retreat experience 

 

Post-Retreat Integration Support

 

 

Three post-medicine sessions to support the integration of healing changes back into your daily life.

One post-retreat digital integration session after your return home. 

Continuing guidance on your personal self-care routine, and daily practices to help you sustainably hold your new neurological support structures, even if when feeling stretched too thin or challenged by life.

Sleep Support! Reset your relationship with nature's great healer, and learn how to connect to your dreams to improve your waking life.

Support with the ongoing use of other plant medicines such as Medicinal Cannabis (CBD, THC, or other therapeutic terpenes), medicinal mushrooms, other adaptogens and other healing techniques like micro-dosing.

Education on natural tools such as personalized mindfulness or breathwork practices to relax, relieve stress, and better handle the demands of life.

Optional additional support sessions as needed to support your continuing integration journey.

 

Personalized Nutritional Therapy Guidance 

 

Your body is a complete whole, with real physical and nutritional needs. When you meet these with food, healing outcomes are drastically affected, supportive of mental stability, sobriety, and emotional wellness.

Get off the hamster wheel and finally learn how to understand your unique body's needs to make nutritional choices from a place of self-love, rather than restriction or compulsivity.

Customized dietary suggestions, recipes, and shopping guides that help you feed your true cravings without compromising on the therapeutic benefits of real, whole foods.

East Meets West: an Integration of epigenetic science and traditional plant medicines.

Guidance on proper nutrient supplementation to reinforce nervous system growth and change.

Get That Glow: learn about how and when to eat to maximize healing and keep your body youthful.

Interested In A Single Medicine Session Or One-Off Digital Integration Support?  

 

For some individuals, a full-length retreat isn't what's called for. 

 

Perhaps you can't travel to Mexico, or you already have an established practice of working with psychedelics or other complementary therapies, so a smaller container feels more appropriate for you.

 

Maybe you just want to dip your toe into the deeper waters and try a smaller experience.

 

As psychedelic medicine becomes more popular, many different kinds of experiences and containers are arising, with varying approaches and levels of skill and support from the practitioners. 

 

If you have had an experience with psychedelic medicine before, but didn't get the proper support, or perhaps you journeyed alone and feel you have more to process, Lauren offers 1:1 digital integration and preparation support sessions.

 

These can be wonderful to help provide a safe place to explore what's happening inside you after you enter your period of growth, which often can be uncomfortable without the proper support.

 

Most healing is relational healing because most wounding happens in relationship. This is what creating a safe psychedelic container is about.

 

 

Lauren offers mini-retreats, both digitally and in Mexico that are a condensed, yet deeply potent container for supporting personal growth and healing. 

 

  • The format is the same as the longer retreats:
  • A full 90-minute, in-depth Preparatory Assessment, including optional functional lab orders and assessments, epigenetic testing, and nutritional counseling and coaching
  • One 90-minute Preparatory Coaching Session to help educate and prepare you for the medicine work
  • One Medicine-Assisted Session including the cost of and safe access to medicinal tools
  • One 90-minute Integration Session to help support you after your session, to support you in bringing the healing from your Medicine Session into your daily life, including guidance on proper nutritional therapy and nutrient supplementation to reinforce nervous system growth and change.

*Additional Preparatory and Integration Sessions are available upon request and as Lauren may advise given your unique needs. 

 

** If you are interested in the facilitation of a smaller group session, or would require support for an existing retreat, click the button below to learn more. 

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 Integration is more than just psychological tools, it's about creating a healthy lifestyle through food + wellness that you don't have to escape from. 

Don't wait to invest in yourself! I have spent so much time and money on diets, self-help books, and gym memberships. The cost of working with Lauren was a fraction of that and it has changed my life.

– Jennifer –

I feel really good, just like myself again. I've lost 15 lbs, my skin is GLOWING, and people keep telling me I look great. I just tell them I'm finally taking care of me.

– Elise –

I have been working with Lauren for six months and the impact of the work I have done with her is clear--I am sleeping well, I feel good, and my heart is at peace. This world needs more people like her...

– Yolanda –

1:1 Virtual Retreats
  
This program is for you if:

  • You recognize the need for individualized support to help you feel the way you want to and are ready for a deep dive.
  • You have a supportive network established with supportive friends, and family, or are in a therapeutic relationship with a licensed mental health counselor or other coach or therapist.
  • You have done significant healing work on yourself through talk or cognitive therapies or other alternative wellness therapies and techniques to support your physical body and mental health and/or self-study into healing books or classes and workshops. You generally feel you have made progress in your healing, but feel you have reached a plateau or are ready to enter radical receivership. 
  • Travel to Mexico feels unrealistic with your life schedule or budget.
  • You feel you would do best with the ability to gradually space out your healing work to fit the pace of your life.
  • You prefer a digital-only format for ease, privacy and convenience.
  • You are ready to make positive changes around your self-care habits and would like someone to help manage all of those kinds of choices with you so you feel supported instead of alone.
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Private Retreats in Tulum, Mexico

 
This program is for you if:

  • You have been feeling the need for deep and lasting change and are overwhelmed, confused or unsure where or how to get started.
  • You know that you have more complex health and wellness issues, such as chronic or autoimmune disease, long-standing symptoms, substance use disorders or addictive patterning, mood disorders, the desire to take less of your medications, a history of abuse or adverse childhood events, etc., and you feel you need personalized attention and support.
  • You know that you need a customized program and feel you are ready to receive.
  • You don’t feel as comfortable or that you would be served as well by being in a small group dynamic.
  • You tend to feel more supported or 'heard' when working with someone in person.
  • You have a busy schedule and/or will need flexibility and on-demand support.
  • You are ready to invest in yourself financially and emotionally.
  • You are open to traveling to the lush and tranquil jungle of Tulum, Mexico, or working digitally via Zoom to engage in deep, psychedelic work.
  • You are interested in the deeper regenerative experience of the plant and energy medicine of the Yuccatán, and want to experience the food, bodywork, and ancient healing culture that the international wellness destination of Tulum has to offer. 
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