Introducing founders Hein Pijnnaken & Jakobien van der Weijden
We’ve literally turned the tables for this Table Talk! In this first episode of 2023, Microdosing Institute founders Hein and Jakobien are interviewed by Alex van Binsbergen.
We dive into their personal stories and how their journeys collide with the mission of Microdosing Institute to normalize the conscious and effective use of psychedelic medicines – microdosing in particular. Hein and Jakobien also discuss the most relevant developments in the microdosing community, observed through the lenses of community, therapeutic support, ancestral knowledge and modern science.
ABOUT HEIN AND JAKOBIEN
Jakobien van der Weijden is a certified holistic coach and psychedelic guide. Since 2003, she’s been in service of the psychedelic renaissance. Having worked for a smartshop, a psilocybin retreat center and several psychedelic non-profit organizations before creating Microdosing Institute as a platform for education, community and research in 2017.
Hein is a microdosing coach and NLP coach, a bridge builder and independent researcher. He has been working with psychedelics for over 30 years exploring consciousness and guiding psychedelic group sessions. Starting Microdosing Institute has been an important step on his quest to learn everything about the healing potential of microdosing.
Microdosing Table Talk Episode 8
Topics covered in this conversation:
💙 How Microdosing Institute came to life
💙 Hein’s story: early psychedelic explorer and connector
💙 A dear friend with Cluster Headaches
💙 Jakobien’s story: heroic doses but no integration
💙 Ending the cycle of people-pleasing and burnout
💙 Microdosing for ADHD, autism, depression, cluster headaches
💙 This is what continues to surprise us (even after having coached hundreds of microdosers!)
💙 Recommended books on microdosing
💙 Dr. James Fadiman
💙 What microdosing is all about: deepening connection
💙 Training program for Microdosing Coaches
💙 Why we wish to amplify indigenous voices and share ancestral knowledge
Watch the full Microdosing Table Talk on Youtube or listen via Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your preferred podcasting platform.
More conversations
- Listen to Hein en Jakobien on the Eindbazen podcast (Dutch)
- Listen to Hein on De Transformatie Podcast (Dutch)
- Listen to Jakobien on the Bedrock podcast (Dutch)
Microdose with us
- Join the next 6-Week Microdosing Intensive group program
- Learn how to microdose with our self-guided video course
- Access the replay of Jakobien’s online Psychedelic Integration Workshop
- Connect with Hein or Jakobien for 1:1 Microdosing Coaching