Heart Expansion Retreat (MDMA) in Vancouver

Michael Oliver is a community builder and psychedelic facilitator based in Vancouver BC. Since graduating with a degree in Cognitive Systems from UBC, Michael has focussed his work in advancing psychedelics. In 2020, he co-founded [The Flying Sage](https://theflyingsage.ca/), a psychedelic community and apparel brand on a mission to democratize transcendence. Michael also served as the Volunteer Coordinator and Executive Assistant for [MAPS Canada](https://mapscanada.org/) for 3 years. Michael has experimented with psychedelics for several years has had the honor and privilege of working with multiple different medicines in ceremonial, therapeutic and recreational contexts. Since a young age, Michael has seen the transformative power of psychedelic substances as a tool for personal growth and has witnessed firsthand how these amazing medicines can allow us to heal, transform and connect. Through his own practice as a facilitator of these sacred medicines, Michael seeks to offer transformative experiences to leaders, entrepreneurs and change makers who are seeking to self-actualize and step into their own transformative leadership journey.

Mehran is a trauma-informed MDMA-assisted psychotherapist based in the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples now known as the city of Vancouver. He is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC), and Certified Practitioner of Compassionate Inquiry (developed by Gabor Maté). He is a graduate of the Integral Counseling Psychology and Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research programs at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS). He is also trained in Somatic Experiencing and Holotropic Breathwork, and in his work with clients, invites a holistic and somatic (body-centered) approach, while looking through a biopsychosocial-spiritual lens.