How long does integration actually take?

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Direct answer

The honest answer: longer than you think. The first three months are where most of the visible change happens — habits shift, relationships get renegotiated, the body settles. But integration is really a years-long practice of living what the medicine showed you. A ceremony is a doorway; integration is what you build on the other side. Weekly circles, a body practice, and honest conversations are what turn insight into a life.