InsightLA: Waking Up with Psychedelics (event)

Dhr. Seven, Ananda M. (D.M.I), Pat Macpherson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly; InsightLA.org

UPCOMING L.A. PANEL: A Conversation Exploring Psychedelics and Consciousness

Ram Dass: Harvard's Dr. Dick Alpert

Waking up with Psychedelics will be an honest discussion and potentially controversial evening.

This event explores whether there is a meritorious relationship existing between ancient wisdom traditions and psychedelics.

Are mind-altering substances [psychedelic actually means "mind-making"] a legitimate means of personal transformation?

Insight LA's Trudy Goodman

It’s inarguable that many Westerners have found spirituality through the use of psychoactive substances.

It’s also true that practitioners with established contemplative disciplines incorporate mind-expanding plant medicines and chemicals as a tool to more deeply explore their consciousness.

Buddhist Geeks' Vince Horn

Beyond the mystical aspects scientists are researching the potential benefits of psychedelics as therapeutic agents for mental health issues including depression, anxiety, addiction, and end-of-life care.

On Sunday May 13, 2018, 7:15 PM-9:30 PM, Vincent Horn, Buddhist Geeks Podcast host, will moderate a panel conversation that will include two Western pioneers of Eastern traditions.
 

POC East Bay's Spring Washam

Ram Dass, the legendary 1960s spiritual teacher, will be live-streaming from Maui, Hawaii.

He will join Trudy Goodman, LA’s senior mindfulness teacher and founder of Insight LA.

They are partnering with author, teacher and healer Spring Washam and UCLA psychedelic researcher Dr. Charles Grob.

UCLA's Dr. Charles S Grob, M.D.

Each participant will be providing his or her own unique perspective on the use of psychedelics in the waking-up process. Music by Johnny Mesa.

PANEL: Vince Horn, Ram Dass, Trudy Goodman, Spring Washam, and Charles S Grob, M.D.
 

• Fee: GA: $35. Priority seating: $75
• 7:15-9:30 PM, Sunday, May 13, 2018
• Hollywood Forever Cemetery (MAP)
• 6000 Santa Monica Blvd, LA, CA, 90038
• This event is sold out. Waiting list available

InsightLA.org is a community of people dedicated to maintaining a safe and welcome, open and diverse environment that stands firmly against all racial, gender, economic, and religious biases.

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Buddhist Geeks Conference (October 2014)

Seth Auberon, Amber Larson, Wisdom Quarterly; BuddhistGeeks.com/Conference

The Buddhist Geeks Conference is taking place in Boulder, Colorado next month -- October 16-19. We're excited to share the full conference schedule now.

FULL SCHEDULE

Day 1-Thursday, October 16th

4:00 pm - Event Registration - Millenium Harvest Hotel

7:00 pm Buddhist Geeks: Exploring the Convergence - Vincent Horn - Opening Talk

7:30 pm - Zen Changes: Navigating the Converging Streams - Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara - Keynote Day 2 - Friday, October 17th

8:00 am - Track #1 - Waking Up Together: Insight Meditation - David Chernikoff - Contemplative Practice

8:00 am - Track #2 - Moving Presence - TBA - Contemplative Practice

9:00AM - Mini Break

9:30 am - Building Inclusivity in Western Buddhism - JoAnna Harper - Live Talk

9:50 am - Refuge Recovery - Noah Levine - Live Talk

10:10 am - Original Oops: Mahamudra and the Mindfulness Movement - Lama Karma - Live Talk

10:30 am - Mini Break

11:00 am - The Convergence of Buddhism and … Science?...Scientism? - Charles Tart - Keynote

11:45 am - Mindful Kids: Worldview, Practice, & Community - Susan Kaiser Greenland - Keynote

12:30 pm - Lunch

2:30 pm - Track #1 - Buddhist Geeks Hangouts - Have the conversations you want to have

2:30 pm - Track #2 - Courage @ Work: Bridging Practice & Leadership - Sam Elmore & Michael Rich - Workshop

3:30 pm - Mini Break

4:00 pm - Contemplative Technology - Vincent Horn (moderator), Mikey Siegel, Jacob Redmond, & other panelists TBA

5:30 pm - Dinner

7:30 pm - Tea Ceremony - Sip some tea and chat with fellow conference goers

Day 3 - Saturday, October 18th

8:00 am - Track #1 - Guided Meditation - Dharma Ocean Practice Leader - Contemplative Practice

8:00 am - Track #2 - Hatha Yoga - Sofia Diaz - Contemplative Practice

9:00 am - Mini Break

9:30 am - A Spoonful of Sugar Helps the Meditation Go Down - Katherine MacLean - Live Talk

9:50 am - Drawing a Path to Mindfulness - John F. Simon Jr. - Live Talk

10:10 am - Imaging Buddha - Hokai Sobol - Live Talk

10:30 am - Mini Break

11:00 am - The Gathering Dharma Cloud - Susan Piver - Keynote

11:45 am - A Pragmatist's Take on The Powers - Daniel Ingram - Keynote

12:30 pm - Lunch

2:30 pm - Track #1 - Buddhist Geeks Hangouts - Have the conversations you want to have

2:30 pm - Track #2 - Contemplative Drawing Practice - John F. Simon Jr. - Workshop

3:30 pm - Mini Break

3:45 pm - Track #1 - Buddhist Geeks Hangouts - Have the conversations you want to have

3:45 pm - Track #2 - Transforming our Relationship with Technology - Eran Globen - Workshop

5:00 pm - Identity Collapse - Chris Dancy - Keynote

6:00 pm - Dinner - Day 4 - Sunday, October 19th

9:00 am - Debugging the Source Code of the Dharma - Bodhipaksa - Live Talk

9:20 am - Achieving Insight Without the Dark Night - Culadasa - Live Talk

9:40 am - Engineering Enlightenment & Applied Contemplative Science - Mikey Siegel - Live Talk

10:00am - Mini Break

10:30 am - Dead or Alive - Hokai Sobol (moderator), Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara, & other panelists TBA

12:30pm - Buddhist Geeks: Conference Closing - Buddhist Geeks Team