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Zendo Project 2013: Psychedelic Harm Reduction Update
This article was written by Linnae Ponté and appeared in the MAPS Bulletin Winter 2013 Vol. 23, No. 3 2013 Annual Report While psychedelics aren’t required for a good time at festivals, for many they are part of the celebration of free expression and self-exploration. Of course, pushing boundaries of any sort can be overwhelming, which…
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Working with Trauma: Psychedelic Harm Reduction and Transpersonal Psychotherapy
This article was written by Sara Gael, M.A. and appeared in the MAPS Bulletin, Winter 2013 Vol. 23, No. 3 2013 Annual Report As a transpersonal psychotherapist engaged in the study of altered states, I became involved with The Zendo Project seeking to support others in shifting potentially traumatic situations into opportunities for healing, growth, and…
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Psychedelic Harm Reduction 2013
This article was written by Linnae Ponté and appeared in the MAPS Bulletin Summer 2013 Vol. 23, No. 2 Research Edition This year, millions of people will use psychedelics outside of supervised medical contexts. It is not uncommon for psychedelic users to have dicult psychedelic experiences, such as due to taking too much or being in a challenging…
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Zendo Project 2012: Harm Reduction in the Black Rock Desert
This article was written by Linnae Ponte, from the Winter 2012 edition of the MAPS Bulletin. For most attendees, the yearly festival in Black Rock City, Nevada, is a break from normal life and an opportunity to build community among a thriving city of art, music, and entertainment. For me this year, it was one of…
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Lending A Hand At Burning Man: Psychedelic Emergency Services In The Black Rock Desert
This article was written by Brandy Doyle and appeared in the MAPS Bulletin, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Winter 2003). For our third project in providing psychedelic emergency services, MAPS volunteers joined 30,000 other participants in the Black Rock Desert for Burning Man 2003. Burning Man is often described as an exercise in radical self-reliance: with a…