Essence to Essence, in collaboration with Toad.School, invites you into
WHOLENESS
Have you ever had tea with your soul?
What might you discover beneath the familiar?
Come with curiosity.
WHOLENESS is an intimate intentional ceremony, held across two live online circles
for preparation and integration and one in person ceremony day.
You are invited through application and suitability review.
The specific medicine held within this work is shared directly during your confidential intake.
The Journey
Each WHOLENESS gathering honours the rhythm of its season,
weaving ceremony alongside our everyday lives.
September 20 · Live Online Preparation | September 27 · In-Person Ceremony in Priddis | October 3 · Live Online Integration
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Applications are currently open for Autumn WHOLENESS 2026. Begin with a confidential intake and thoughtful suitability review.
This process offers space to explore your intentions, reflect and consider together whether your participation can be safely and responsibly supported within this container.
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Sunday, September 20 · Live online · 11:00 - 12:30 PM (Mountain Time)
A 1.5-hour circle to meet one another, co-create the shared container, and prepare practically, emotionally and spiritually for ceremony.
Together, we will gently explore the astrological themes accompanying this seasonal journey: reveal, repair, and transform.
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Sunday, September 27 · 11 AM–5 PM (Mountain Time)
An intimate ceremonial day held on private land in Priddis, followed by time for grounding, connection and a shared community dinner.
Wholeness is not the outcome. It is the ground from which we begin ♡
We will gather on the land with time to arrive, settle into the space and reconnect with the small circle before ceremony begins.The day is intentionally spacious, allowing room for individual pacing, ceremony, quiet, grounding and connection.
Afterward, we will not hurry the return. We will come back together over food and share a community meal before making our way home.
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Saturday, October 3 · Live online · 11:00 - 12:30 PM (Mountain Time)
A circle for reflection, meaning-making and exploring how your experience may become embodied within your relationships and everyday Life.
During this gathering, we will also explore whether the group feels drawn to continue an optional three-month integration circle, meeting online every two weeks. This extended journey will be shaped and offered only if there is shared interest.
Come as you are
You do not need to arrive fearless, certain or somehow spiritually prepared.
You may feel curious. Nervous. Excited. Tender. Skeptical. Quiet. Ready. Not quite ready.
All of that can have a place here.
There will be time to settle into the land, meet the small circle and find your place in the space. There is no particular experience you are supposed to have, and yours does not need to resemble anyone else's.
After ceremony, we will not hurry the return. There will be room for quiet, warmth, food, laughter, tears, conversation or simply some space around you. We will share a meal before leaving the land.
Between ceremony and integration, there is time for rest, everyday life and noticing what unfolds.
Integration comes later, with room for what happened to settle into the ordinary texture of your life.
Gently expand your relationship to the WHOLENESS already alive within you.
Held in relationship
In a circle this small, there is time for us to meet each other as heart to heart
Dr. Trina and Oasis bring different forms of knowledge and care to the circle, held together by a shared commitment to safety, sovereignty, curiosity and the dignity of each person's unique experience.
Dr. Trina Nguyen
Ceremonialist · The Dharmacist · Toad.School
Dr. Trina Nguyen, also known as The Dharmacist, is a Doctor of Pharmacy, a psychedelic safety consultant and founder of Toad.School. She brings two decades of experience across pharmacy, hospital administration and medicinal research and has provided psychedelic-safety consultations to more than one hundred journeyers and guides.
Within WHOLENESS, she brings together pharmacological knowledge, harm reduction, spiritual practice and ceremonial service.
Oasis Heart
Integration Facilitator · Essence to Essence
Oasis Heart is an Energy and Psychedelic Integration Facilitator, community builder and founder of Essence to Essence. Her work is rooted in lived experience and grounded in more than twenty years of entrepreneurship, a longstanding commitment to personal transformation, and embodied sovereignty.
Oasis brings to WHOLENESS a decade of somatic awareness practices, nervous-system literacy, shadow safety, and intentional journey preparation and integration focused on relationship and depth.
Two distinct forms of reciprocity support the care, people and
practical foundations of WHOLENESS.
What sustains the experience
A required contribution of $440 CAD supports the preparation, coordination and practical elements that make the complete WHOLENESS journey possible.
Once your application has been accepted, this contribution will confirm your place in the circle.
Please send it by e-transfer to connect@essencetoessence.ca and include your full name and the word “WHOLENESS” in the memo.
The $440 Practical Care & Coordination contribution is subject to the cancellation and change policy outlined in the FAQs.
Practical Care & Event Production - $440
Ceremonial Care (dāna) - by donation
The ceremonial and relational care offered by Dr. Trina and Oasis is sustained through freely chosen donations.
Your gift is a private choice, between you and the Universal Intelligence, and may be offered through the anonymous cash box on ceremony day, or by e-transfer afterward.
There is no suggested amount, and your care remains the same, including if you are unable to or choose not to donate.
E-transfer is welcomed at connect@essencetoessence.ca. Please note “Gift" in the memo.
Frequently Asked Questions
What this is
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WHOLENESS is an intimate seasonal journey held across preparation, ceremony and integration. Each stage supports a soulful movement into ceremony and a grounded return to everyday Life.
The circle is limited to eight participants, allowing the experience to remain personal, relational and carefully held.
WHOLENESS will be offered once each season in the Calgary area, following the same preparation-to-integration format.
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Sunday, September 20 | Live Online Preparation 11:00 - 12:30 PM (Mountain Time)
Sunday, September 27 | In-Person Ceremony 11 AM–5 PM (Mountain Time) on private land in Priddis, Alberta
Saturday, October 3 | Live Online Integration 11:00–12:30 PM (Mountain Time)
Participation includes all three gatherings so that preparation, ceremony and integration can be held as one complete journey. Location will be shared with participants closer to the ceremony day.
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Within WHOLENESS, participants are supported in their relationship with a specific ceremonial medicine also known as the God/ess Molecule.
Details are shared individually during the intake and suitability process, since fit and safety are assessed person by person before any specifics are discussed.Individual experiences vary, and no particular experience or outcome is promised.
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WHOLENESS is an Essence to Essence invitation created in collaboration with toad.school.
The experiences are facilitated by Dr. Trina Nguyen - Ceremonialist, Doctor of Pharmacy and founder of Toad School, and Oasis Heart - Integration Facilitator and founder of Essence to Essence.
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The complete WHOLENESS Journey includes:
A confidential intake and suitability review
A 1.5-hour live online preparation circle
The in-person ceremony
Grounding and a shared community dinner
A live online integration circle
A private Signal group for confirmed participants and the facilitation team
Practical communication and community connection throughout the journey
Care from Dr. Trina and Oasis across the complete preparation-to-integration arc
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During the October 3 integration circle, we will explore whether the group feels drawn to continue together through an optional three-month integration offering.
If there is shared interest, this may include biweekly online group integration circles and continued access to the private Signal group.
The continuation will be offered separately through an accessible form of reciprocity.
Before you arrive
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Yes. The meal will be thoughtfully prepared to accommodate vegan and plant-based diets and will include gluten-free options.
Because the food will be prepared in a shared environment, we cannot guarantee that it will be safe for people with celiac disease or severe food allergies. Please share your dietary needs with us in advance by emailing connect@essencetoessence.ca.
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Accepted participants will receive clear instructions regarding food, hydration, caffeine, medications and other substances once they are accepted. These instructions may be personalized by your facilitators following Dr. Trina’s review of your confidential intake.
Please do not stop or change any prescribed medication without first consulting the appropriate healthcare professional.
Complete preparation guidance will be shared through the private Signal group and explored together during the live online preparation circle.
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There is no long list of things to bring along this journey.
A journal, if you'd like a place to write before or after. A blanket or shawl, both for warmth and for sitting on the land. Something small and personal, if you have an object that carries meaning for you, a stone, a photo, a written intention, whatever feels true. Dressing in layers will serve you well. Beyond that, come as you are, and we will guide you through anything more specific once your application has been accepted. -
The $440 Practical Care & Coordination contribution is non-refundable when a participant chooses to withdraw, as preparation and event costs are committed in advance.
If illness or an emergency prevents you from attending, please contact us as soon as possible. Depending on the timing and costs already committed, we may be able to offer a credit toward a future WHOLENESS journey, although this cannot be guaranteed.
If we cancel the gathering, your $440 contribution will be refunded in full. If the gathering is rescheduled, your contribution will transfer to the new date; if you cannot attend the new date, you may request a full refund.
If Dr. Trina or Oasis determine after payment that your participation can no longer be safely supported, your $440 contribution will be refunded.
How care is held
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WHOLENESS is held with a trauma-aware and nervous-system-conscious approach that values choice, collaboration, predictability, pacing and personal sovereignty.
You will not be required to disclose your trauma history to the group or explain a personal boundary. Invitations and optional practices may be declined without affecting the care you receive.
WHOLENESS offers ceremonial and integration support. It is not psychotherapy, medical treatment or a replacement for individualized mental-health care.
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Consent is ongoing throughout WHOLENESS. You are welcome to ask questions, name boundaries, decline an optional practice or decide not to proceed with the medicine before it is offered. Your choices will be respected without pressure or judgment.
Supportive touch will be discussed in advance and offered only with consent. If immediate physical intervention becomes necessary during ceremony to prevent injury, the facilitation team will respond according to the safety agreements established with you beforehand.
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Your confidential intake is submitted directly to Dr. Trina and used to support suitability and safety review. Information will be shared with the wider facilitation team only when needed to support your care.
Participants are asked to protect one another’s identities, stories and experiences. Photos, recordings, screenshots or identifying information may not be created or shared without the explicit permission of every person represented.
Because WHOLENESS includes group gatherings and a shared Signal chat, complete confidentiality between participants cannot be guaranteed. We support it through clear agreements, careful facilitation and ongoing reminders throughout the journey.
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We understand decolonization as both a collective responsibility and an inward practice. It invites us to examine how inherited patterns of hierarchy, domination, extraction, disconnection and cultural erasure may continue to shape our institutions, relationships and inner lives.
Colonial systems have caused distinct and ongoing harm to Indigenous peoples, lands and living traditions. They have also disrupted ancestral relationships, cultural belonging and ways of knowing across many peoples and cultures. We seek to hold these realities without treating their histories or impacts as interchangeable.
Within WHOLENESS, this means practising with humility, consent, accountability and respect for personal and cultural sovereignty. Teachings shared through cultural or ceremonial relationships are carried only within the permissions, protocols and responsibilities through which they were received. We do not claim authority from traditions that are not ours or use those relationships as credentials.
For us, decolonization is an ongoing practice of noticing, learning, repairing and choosing more relational ways of being.
How do I begin?
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The application is a confidential intake form submitted directly to Dr. Trina for review. It gives you space to share relevant health information, your intentions and any questions you may have.
Dr. Trina will review your application to determine whether your participation can be safely and responsibly supported within this container. She may contact you if further conversation or information is needed.
Submitting the form does not guarantee acceptance. If your application is accepted, your place in the circle will be confirmed once the required Practical Care & Coordination contribution of $440 CAD has been received.
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Your donation (dāna) for ceremonial facilitation is freely chosen. If a guide is helpful, you might consider $100 if resources are tight, $250 if comfortably possible, or $400 if you would like to contribute more and pay it forward.
You may give another amount or nothing at all. Your choice does not affect your welcome, care or participation.
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We are passionate about supporting access to healing, meaningful ceremonial care and ongoing integration.
If the required contribution presents a genuine financial barrier, contact us privately to explore what may be possible.Those with greater financial capacity are also welcome to offer a larger donation. These gifts sustain the people holding the work and help us create greater accessibility within future WHOLENESS circles.
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You are welcome to begin with the application and email us your questions.
Completing the form creates space for questions and, when helpful, a private conversation to support your discernment.Submitting an application does not require payment and does not commit you to participating.