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Psychedelic Peer Support and the Zendo Project: Winter Update and Testimonials
This article was written by Sara Gael, M.A. and appeared in the MAPS Bulletin Winter 2019: Vol 29, No. 3 This August marked the Zendo Project’s eighth consecutive year at Burning Man. Over the course of the event, Zendo Project volunteers served 546 guests in Black Rock City, providing around-the-clock psychedelic peer support services in…
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Archetypes of the Feminine in Psychedelic Peer Support
This article was written by Brooke Balliett, LMFT and Sara Gael, M.A.and appeared in the MAPS Bulletin Spring 2019: Vol 29, No. 1 The Zendo Project has provided specialized harm reduction services for those experiencing psychedelic and emotional crises at events in the U.S., Europe, Central America, and Africa. The project has grown into a…
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The Zendo Project: Six Years of Psychedelic Peer Support
This article was written by Sara Gael, M.A., and Ryan Jay Beauregard and appeared in the MAPS Bulletin Winter 2018: Vol 28, No. 3 The Zendo Project provides a supportive environment and specialized care designed to transform challenging psychedelic experiences into valuable learning opportunities. We work to reduce the number of unnecessary psychiatric hospitalizations and arrests and…
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The Zendo Project: Evolving Psychedelic Support Since 2012
This article was written by Ryan Jay Beauregard and appeared in the MAPS Bulletin Spring 2018: Vol 28, No. 1 Special Edition: Breakthrough A History Beyond the Zendo Project During the Zendo Project’s Psychedelic Harm Reduction workshop at the Psychedelic Science 2017 Conference, I got to watch one of my elders and heroines share about…
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Zendo Project 2017: Co-Creating a Community of Compassionate Care
This article was written by Sara Gael, M.A., & Ryan Beauregard and appeared in the MAPS Bulletin Winter 2017: Vol. 27 No. 3 Annual Report 2017 was the Zendo Project’s sixth year in operation, providing psychedelic peer counseling at festivals and events worldwide. We provided services at more events this year than in any year…
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Sitting, Not Guiding: The Power of Non-Directive Support
This article was written by Erica Zelfand, N.D. and Timothy Crespi, L.P.C., C.A.D.C. and appeared in the MAPS Bulletin, Summer 2017: Vol. 27, No. 2 Research Edition An hour after eating psilocybin mushrooms at a festival, Olivia notices her left hand is shaking. She can stop it with effort, but prefers to just let it…
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Understanding and Working with Difficult Psychedelic Experiences
This article was written by Sara Gael, M.A.and appeared in the MAPS Bulletin Spring 2017: Vol 27, No. 1 Special Edition: Psychedelic Science Challenging psychedelic experiences are not uncommon. The very nature of the psychedelic state, with its limitless sensations, expressions, and dynamics, can be disorienting, confusing, and at times frightening. The same elements that…
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Hand in Hand: How Psychedelic Harm Reduction Is Making a Difference Now
This article was written by Shannon Clare Petitt, M.A., M.F.T.I. and appeared in the MAPS Bulletin, Winter 2016: Vol. 26 No. 3 Annual Report The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) continues to make huge strides towards the goal of establishing psychedelics as legal medicines. In advancing the cause of psychedelic therapy, the organization has also…
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AfrikaBurn: An International Incubator for Psychedelic Harm Reduction
This article was written by Ryan Jay Beauregard and appeared in MAPS Bulletin, Summer 2016: Vol. 26, No. 2 Research Edition AfrikaBurn is an annual regional Burning Man event started in 2006 by a group of South Africans whose lives were forever changed at Burning Man. With the support of a few amazing individuals within the…