Living Medicine Institute

09/03/2026

Experiential learning can be powerful. It also needs to be held with care.

At The Living Medicine Institute, the work is grounded in trauma-informed and resiliency-focused frameworks. That means we do not assume that depth is always helpful simply because it is intense, and we do not treat activation as proof that something important is happening.

Instead, we pay attention to pacing, choice, relationship, bodily cues, and the conditions that help a person remain connected to themselves while approaching meaningful material.

The retreat includes somatically focused teaching and practice so that participants can recognize the nervous system as part of the clinical picture. You will be invited to notice your own signals, preferences, and boundaries, and to consider how those same principles support clients in altered states.

Resiliency is also central. The work is not only about what has been wounded; it is about the capacities, relationships, and internal resources that help a person move through experience with greater steadiness.

Direct experience without a strong container can become overwhelming. Direct experience held within preparation, skilled support, choice, and integration can become a meaningful teacher. The retreat is designed around that difference.

Read more about the retreat approach, and save 20% on tuition today → https://tinyurl.com/mr3tzd46

09/02/2026

There are only 12 seats for our September Clinical Training Retreat.

If you’re considering joining us, now is the time to apply. 🌿

Our small-group format allows space for a meaningful, immersive experience and we need time to set up a meeting before the retreat.

📍 September 24–27, 2026 | Asheville, NC
Apply soon → https://tinyurl.com/mr3tzd46

09/02/2026

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09/02/2026

If you’ve been considering KAP training, this may be the perfect time. I deeply believe in this work, and this week we would love to make that pathway a little more accessible for you.

This week we are offering 20% off tuition for the September Experiential Training Retreat, as well as 20% off our next Level One Clinical Intensive.

If you have been curious about KAP, considering how it might fit into your practice, or looking for training that goes beyond lectures and protocols, I would be very happy to talk with you!

You do not need to know yet whether this is the right next step. Reaching out can simply be the beginning of the conversation.

Learn more here: https://tinyurl.com/mr3tzd46

Join us for a uniquely experiential ketamine- assisted psychotherapy training outside of Asheville, NC.

09/01/2026

What if healing isn’t about transcending the human experience. but descending more fully into it?

In the newest episode of Living Medicine, Dr. Sandy Newes sits down with Dr. Rohini Kanniganti, MD, MSPH, HMDC — board-certified family physician, hospice and palliative care specialist, and faculty at the Integrative Psychiatry Institute — for a conversation that weaves together the body, relationship, sacred presence, and the surprising role ketamine can play at the end of life.

Dr. Kanniganti shares her REST framework — Relational, Embodied, Sacred Tending — and makes a compelling case that real integration doesn’t happen in the mind alone. It happens in the nervous system, in community, and in the warmth of genuine connection with others.

Whether you work in palliative care, sit with clients in medicine sessions, or are simply curious about what a more embodied, relational approach to psychedelic therapy could look like — this one is worth your time.

🎧 Listen now on YouTube, Spotify, or the link in our bio.

09/01/2026

Curious how you can elevate your practice? Sandy Newes invites you to a uniquely experiential KAP training, and explains what sets Living Medicine Institute apart from other trainings.

Our Introductory Fall Training Retreat is fast approaching. This retreat is specifically for clinicians or medical professionals who want to grow their practice and explore how Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy works in a safe, legal, and effective way.

Our retreat groups are intentionally small, and we incorporate nature connection, group process, and teach from a trauma and resilience framework to support your work.

When: September 24-27, 2026
Where: Near Asheville, North Carolina

Enrollment is open, and space is limited! Reach out via the contact form on the LMI website, or reach out directly to Sandy Newes at [email protected] with questions or to setup a 1-on-1 informational session.

-Living Medicine Institute

09/01/2026

You don’t need prior psychedelic experience to begin.

If you’re a licensed clinician or medical professional curious about ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP), you can start with a strong clinical foundation, curiosity, and a willingness to learn.

Our training is designed to help you build the knowledge, skills, and confidence to begin exploring KAP in your practice.

No prior psychedelic experience required.

Apply now → https://tinyurl.com/mr3tzd46

08/31/2026

One of the most important parts of the retreat is the opportunity to move from participant to therapist sitter.

During the experiential work, participants practice in pairs. You will have the opportunity to support a peer while a trained therapist is present as backup if needed.

That structure matters. It gives you room to try the Level One skills in a real setting without being left alone with the responsibility. You can notice what feels natural, where you become uncertain, and how your own reactions influence the way you show up.

It also lets you experience both sides of the therapeutic relationship. As a participant, you feel what supports safety, trust, and spaciousness. As a sitter, you begin learning how to offer those qualities intentionally.

This paired practice moves the training beyond simply watching someone else facilitate. It becomes an applied learning experience - one where feedback, reflection, and support are available close to the moment they are most useful.

For clinicians who already know how to be present with vulnerability, this is often where existing strengths become easier to translate into the altered-state setting.

Learn about the hands-on practice model: https://tinyurl.com/mr3tzd46

08/25/2026

What happens when clinical training becomes an experience you can truly feel?

Our retreats are designed to go beyond learning about KAP—giving clinicians the opportunity to deepen their skills, experience the work firsthand, and learn in a supportive, immersive environment.

🌿 September 24–27, 2026 | Asheville, NC
Limited spots available → Apply now. https://tinyurl.com/mr3tzd46

08/24/2026

Psychedelic therapy is often described as an inward journey, but healing also happens through the body, relationships, and community. Integration can deepen when these connections are treated as part of the therapeutic process. What can change when psychedelic-assisted therapy becomes more relational, embodied, and sacred?

Dr. Rohini Kanniganti, a board-certified family physician specializing in hospice and palliative care and psychedelic-assisted therapy, believes healing deepens through safety, attunement, and connection. Her REST framework — relational, embodied, sacred tending — encourages people to slow down, soften into the body, and tend to what is present rather than trying to transcend it. In palliative care, ketamine-assisted therapy may also help address pain, depression, existential distress, and fear around dying. Dr. Kanniganti’s approach points toward psychedelic care rooted in embodiment, community, and compassionate presence.

In this episode of Living Medicine, Dr. Sandy Newes talks with Rohini Kanniganti, MD, MSPH, HMDC, Associate Medical Director and Physician at Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Care, about REST and a relational, embodied approach to psychedelic therapy. Dr. Kanniganti discusses ketamine in palliative care, somatic integration, and the role of connection in healing. She also explores end-of-life care, mindfulness, and approaching death with greater peace.

Rohini Kanniganti, MD, MSPH, HMDC, is the Associate Medical Directo...