In this special AMA episode, Paul F. Austin answers the most common, and most nuanced questions emerging from recent trainings, webinars, and community sessions. Drawing from a decade of experience in microdosing, facilitation, and practitioner training, Paul explores how to choose the right microdosing protocol, the relationship between nervous system health and performance, the role of psychedelics in coaching, and the ethical boundaries practitioners must uphold. He also discusses SSRI tapering, creativity, leadership, and how to guide clients through integration with clarity and skill.

Highlights

• How to choose a microdosing protocol
• Why nervous system health comes first
• Microdosing vs. macrodosing for integration
• SSRIs, tapering, and safe sequencing
• Creativity and leadership with microdosing
• Embodiment as the key to integration
• Coaching vs. therapy in psychedelic work
• Ethical boundaries for practitioners

Episode Links

• Free Webinar on Dec 11, 2025: Social Media, Psychedelics, and the Law: What Practitioners Need to Know
• Practitioner Certification Program
• Microdosing Practitioner Certification

In this episode of The Psychedelic Podcast, Paul F. Austin speaks with Chen Lizra, founder of the Power of Somatic Intelligence. A somatic coach, TED Speaker, and plant medicine facilitator, Chen bridges embodiment, trauma healing, and shamanic wisdom to help high achievers reconnect with the body's innate intelligence.

Find full show notes and links here:
https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/episode-331/?ref=278

Drawing from her own healing journey and decades of work in the Amazon, Chen shares how somatic intelligence allows us to regulate the nervous system, dissolve ancestral imprints, and reclaim authentic power. She and Paul explore how movement, breath, and plant medicine can open pathways to emotional mastery and feminine embodiment.

Chen Lizra is the founder of The Power of Somatic Intelligence, a somatic coach, TED Speaker, professional dancer, and plant medicine facilitator helping high achievers heal their nervous systems and release emotional blocks. With more than 30 years of experience blending embodiment, somatics, and shamanic wisdom, Chen guides clients toward inner alignment and authentic expression. She also leads retreats in the Amazon with a shamanic maestra, combining plant medicine, dieta, and somatic coaching for deep transformation.

Highlights:

• How trauma lives in the body—and how to release it
• The five pillars of somatic intelligence
• Why nervous system regulation precedes spiritual awakening
• Integrating shamanic plant medicine with embodiment work
• Healing ancestral imprints through somatic awareness
• Balancing divine feminine energy and grounded power
• Moving from survival patterns to inner alignment
• The art of "feeling safe enough to feel"

Episode Links:

• Power of Somatic Intelligence
• Chen's Ayahuasca & Somatic Healing Retreat – Mention 'Third Wave Special' for $300 off.

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• The Practitioner Certification Program by Third Wave's Psychedelic Coaching Institute.
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