Dharma K

An exploration of spirituality, meditation, yoga, and consciousness

dharma k program

April 22nd – 27th, 2025 at Menla in NY

Presenting Our Third Dharma K Program—an exploration of spirituality, meditation, yoga, and consciousness in concert with the ego dissolution properties of the legal psychedelic medicine ketamine. Our aim is to share with each other and to experience the impact of ketamine on contemplative practice and realization, emptiness and fullness, silence and connection, community and compassion, tolerance and respect for differences, love, and empathy. The ketamine experiences will be embedded in a program of meditation, explorations of the integration of contemplative and psychedelic practices, community building, and exploration of the clinical applications of ketamine combined with contemplative practice. The event will be largely experiential in an environment designed to be safe and supportive, with a commitment to maintaining confidentiality of personal disclosures.  

Dharma K 3.0 will be held at the Menla Retreat Center in Phoenicia, New York between 4 PM on April 22nd and noon on April 27. To help create a safe, intimate experience, enrollment will be limited to 20.  The program is sponsored by the non-profit Ketamine Training Center of the Ketamine Research Foundation and by the Menla Retreat Center.

We are requesting that applicants have some experience with both mindfulness or other contemplative practices and psychedelic medicine, though not necessarily ketamine. While this is designed to be a mutual exploration and is open to all, mental health professionals will also have the opportunity to learn about and discuss clinical applications and earn CE credits. This program will therefore inform and enrich clinical practice with ketamine but is not a full substitute for learning the therapeutics of Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy in one of our formal training programs.

Participants will have the opportunity to personally experience ketamine at different doses in the context of contemplative practice, as well as to sit for others. Our plan is to administer ketamine as an intramuscular injection. If anyone would prefer oral administration, that will also be provided.

Organizers are Ron Siegel and Phil Wolfson in association with Gina Arons, Will Hamilton, Lisa Sherman, and Gita Vaid. 

We wish to make this program as accessible financially as possible and is therefore designed to be non-profit. While the maximum (and initial) cost will be $3000 plus room and board at Menla, tuition will be partially refunded based on total actual enrollment and expenses. The KRF BIPOC scholarship fund will also offer scholarships and there will be limited general scholarship support by application acceptance to the program.  

Continuing Education Credits and CMEs will also be offered for professionals seeking a clinical training component. The maximum cost will be $350. Since the program is non-profit, partial rebates will be offered based on final number of participants electing credits. Participants seeking credit will be asked to attend a pre-retreat zoom session offering an introduction to Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy, as well as break-out sessions during the retreat to discuss the clinical integration of ketamine and contemplative practice.

There is a non-refundable $100 application fee, plus a $400 deposit which will be applied toward tuition if you are admitted to the program. On acceptance, you will be given a link to select and pay for your room and board at Menla. 

A link to Phil’s Tricycle paper on Buddhism and intoxication is posted here: https://tricycle.org/article/was-buddha-atheist/

Other papers will be suggested as we move towards April.  We welcome your suggestions.

We welcome you to our unique and exciting program and to the conscious and loving community we will form together.

Application Process

  • Welcome to the KTC Application Process. It is designed to be comprehensive to enable selection of participants who will grow from the training and have it inform their practices. Your responses are held in full confidence.

    Confidential Personal and Medical Information
    It is essential that we be aware of any medical conditions, medications, supplements, life experiences or habits that can influence your experience with KTC. Our interest is in helping you have a safe and beneficial experience.
    Please fill out the following as completely as possible. This information is confidential.

    Saving your work
    Please note that the application is a bit lengthy. If you are interrupted and would like to save your work so you can finish it at a later time, please scroll down to the bottom of the form where you will see a link next to the submit button to save and continue the form later. If you click this it will save all the work you’ve done up to that point and give you a custom link you can return to for up to 30 days. You can also request that the custom link be emailed to you once you’ve clicked on the “save and continue later” link.










  • Please note that the application fee is non-refundable





  • This $400 deposit will be applied to Tuition upon acceptance.

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  • Please describe and indicate the substance(s) involved.
  • Please describe any concerns that might affect your ketamine experiences with KTC.


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  • Integration


    This work may lead to profound shifts in your life and it is ideal to have a framework of resources in place ahead of time to support you before, during and after sessions. Having support to help you integrate the experience can help you to get the most benefit from the work.

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  • Please read and sign: I understand that accurate reporting of the above information is necessary to help ensure that I have a safe and beneficial experience. I realize that failure to provide accurate information may compromise my experience, and I have answered this questionnaire truthfully to the best of my ability. I am responsible for my health and I understand that my participation in this event may pose some risks. To the best of my knowledge, I am in good physical condition and I am not aware of any physical or psychological infirmity, which would place me at risk to participate in any way. In the event of a medical emergency, I agree to seek emergency medical care and give permission to initiate contact with emergency medical providers. I will utilize appropriate support so that I may optimize the benefit of this experience, and reduce any risks. In consideration of being allowed to participate in this event, I hereby RELEASE, WAIVE, DISCHARGE AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE the event’s leader, organizers, hosts and participants from any and all liability, claims, demands, or course of action whatsoever arising out of, or related to any loss, damage, or injury, including death, that may be sustained by me, or to any property belonging to me whether caused by the negligence of release, or otherwise, while participating in this event, or while in, on or upon the premises where the event is being conducted. I agree to indemnify and hold harmless those with whom I engage this work. I VOLUNTARILY ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY RISK OF LOSS, PROPERTY DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURY, INCLUDING DEATH, that may be sustained by me, or any loss or damage to property owned by me as a result of being engaged in the event’s activities whether caused by the negligence of release, or otherwise. In signing this release, I acknowledge and represent that I have read, understood and signed the form voluntarily; I am an adult, of at least nineteen years of age or older, and fully competent; and I execute this Release for full, adequate and complete considerations fully intending to be bound by same. This waiver applies to all present and future work with the Ketamine Training Center and its Facilitators.
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  • Further Includes: Once we receive your application you will be prompted for the application fee of $500. Your application is not complete without payment. Please remember to email your credentials to ketaminetrainingcenter@gmail.com.


  • Have you worked with Ketamine previously? Please describe in a few paragraphs your background and interest in this training. Tell us anything pertinent regarding your personal development and progress through the stages of licensure, commissioning or ordination that might relate to your interest in this program. Include descriptions of your training in therapy or spiritual direction. Please describe any previous experience with non-ordinary states of consciousness that you believe are relevant to this training program
    Please share with us briefly what you hope to do with this training in your work in the world.
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