✦ Begin
Explore What’s Aligned
North Node offers thoughtful pathways for those curious about expanded awareness, intentional change, and deeper self-exploration.
Whether you’re curious, exploring microdosing, interested in hosting, or ready for deeper work, this is a place to begin.
All conversations are exploratory
and confidential.
01 ✦ Alignment Call
I’m Not Sure Where to Begin
A complimentary conversation to explore what’s calling you forward, where you may feel ready for change, and whether this work feels aligned.
02 ✦ Microdose Support
I Want to Explore Microdosing
Thoughtful education, personalized support, and meaningful integration for those exploring intentional microdosing with clarity and context.
03 ✦ North Node™ Sessions
I Want to Host a North Node Session
Educational experiences for private groups, businesses, wellness communities, and organizations seeking thoughtful conversation around microdosing, modern psychedelic literacy, and expanded awareness.
04 ✦ North Node™ Signature Experience
I’m Ready to Go Deeper
A private guided North Node experience for those navigating transition, seeking clarity, or feeling called toward deeper transformation.
05 ✦ North Node™ Retreats
Multi-day experiences in Sedona and Boulder.
An opportunity to step outside of your usual environment and into a more intentional rhythm. Designed for those ready to reset, reconnect, and experience a different level of clarity. Limited spaces. Details released soon.
Thoughtful Exploration. Intentional Support.
All North Node offerings are grounded in education, preparation, integration, and ethical responsibility.
A short, exploratory call to understand your goals and see what feels aligned.
Ways to Explore
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Structured educational sessions exploring perception, microdosing literacy, and the internal architecture shaping how teams think, create, and lead.
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Education and personalized support for individuals exploring low-dose plant medicine practices with intention and care.
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Intimate 1:1 work with Maggie directly. For individuals ready to explore non-ordinary states of awareness in a deeply personal, fluid, and carefully held environment. Sessions are tailored entirely to you — your intentions, your readiness, your pace.
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Integration is where transformation actually lives. For individuals who have had a significant experience and are ready to translate what emerged into how they think, lead, create, and live.
Through guided conversation and practical integration practices, we work to ensure insight becomes embodied and lasting.
Where to Begin
If you’re curious about working together but unsure which path is right, a conversation is the best place to start.
We’ll explore your intentions, answer questions, and determine whether working together feels aligned.
Initial conversations are exploratory and confidential.
Questions About the Work
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North Node is an educational platform focused on awareness, perception, and personal evolution. Through workshops, immersive experiences, and guided integration, individuals and teams explore the internal patterns shaping how they think, create, and lead.
The work draws from neuroscience, contemplative practice, and emerging research around non-ordinary states of awareness to support thoughtful exploration and expanded perspective.
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No. While North Node acknowledges the growing scientific and cultural interest in psychedelic-assisted exploration, the work itself is broader.
North Node focuses on perception, awareness, and the internal frameworks shaping how we think, create, and lead. Educational workshops, immersive experiences, and integration practices draw from neuroscience, contemplative traditions, and research around non-ordinary states of awareness.
For some individuals, responsibly exploring non-ordinary states may be part of that journey. For others, the work unfolds through reflection, dialogue, and contemplative practice.
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No. North Node does not provide medical, psychological, or therapeutic services.
The work focuses on exploration, reflection, and integration rather than diagnosis or treatment. Participants seeking therapeutic support should consult a licensed healthcare professional.
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North Node works with individuals, leaders, creatives, and teams navigating meaningful moments of growth, transition, or decision.
Participants are often seeking expanded perspective, deeper self-understanding, or new ways of approaching leadership, creativity, and personal evolution.
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No prior experience is required.
Many participants are simply curious and exploring new perspectives for the first time. Experiences are designed to meet people where they are and unfold gradually through preparation, exploration, and integration.
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North Node experiences are designed with preparation, clear structure, and thoughtful integration.
Conversations prior to any engagement help determine readiness and alignment, and experiences are intentionally composed to support clarity, responsibility, and care. The emphasis is always on thoughtful exploration rather than intensity.
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This conversation is an opportunity to explore what you are navigating, ask questions, and determine whether a workshop, immersion, or another pathway may be appropriate. There is no pressure to move forward — clarity and alignment come first.
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North Node is not designed to provide answers.
The purpose of this work is to create environments where individuals can explore awareness, perception, and internal patterns with clarity and curiosity. Through reflection, dialogue, and intentional exploration, many people find that the insight they need begins to emerge naturally.
Rather than directing outcomes, the work is designed to help people reconnect with their own capacity for perspective, understanding, and choice.
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You can stay connected through the Minds On Mushrooms podcast, upcoming workshops, and future North Node offerings. If you'd like to explore working together, the best place to begin is a private conversation.
Unlock the Full Spectrum of Microdosing
Explore Within.
Expand Beyond.
If you’re curious about microdosing education, guided exploration, or immersive experiences, we can talk through where to begin.
Let’s see where your North Node leads.
Initial conversations are exploratory
and confidential.
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Maggie Kirkwood
Founder & Visionary, North Node™
Maggie is a certified psychedelic practitioner, entrepreneur, and creative director devoted to helping people reconnect with their inner light and explore the internal patterns shaping how they think, create, and lead.
Her work blends contemplative practice, neuroscience, and the responsible exploration of non-ordinary states of awareness.
As host of the Minds on Mushrooms podcast, she has spent years bringing thoughtful, grounded conversation to a space that deserves greater clarity and care.
North Node is the environment she built to take that work further, a structured practice for leaders and entrepreneurs ready to explore their inner architecture and translate insight into meaningful change.