What we’re about
Portland Psychedelic Society (PPS) is a community-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that exists to create inclusive space for psychedelic integration, education, and community building.
We hold many recurring monthly integration groups and affinity circles. We also host special events like movie screenings, workshops, speaker presentations, social gatherings, and more.
Most of our events are donation-based. Your donations help us continue to offer this programming that serves our community.
Please take a look at our list of events below and join us. We welcome those with no psychedelic experience, those with decades of experience, and everyone in between.
NOTE: Please DO NOT USE this group for solicitation of illegal substances. All such posts will be deleted and the offending members will be banned from the group.
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Visit our website for info about PPS memberships, volunteer opportunities, and much more.
Thanks for your participation and support!
Upcoming events
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BIPOC Integration Circle 🌱 Every Second Sunday 5:30-7PM (New Location)
The Marie Equi Center, 4434 SE 25th Ave., Portland, OR, USThis circle is a BIPOC only space ❤️ We are here to reflect, support one another, and integrate our personal experiences, particularly those related to psychedelics, spiritual growth, and transformation. This is a space for vulnerability, honesty, and healing. Let this be a space that we can come together with the shared intention of gaining greater understanding, clarity, and well-being.
Anyone who joins the Circle will be asked to hold a container of confidentiality as we collectively create a space for our community to come together, process, learn, and heal.
This is not a space to solicit or distribute substances. Please respect the delicate nature of these spaces and help us protect our ability to gather and honor the ground on which we gather.
Read our Guidelines for the BIPOC Integration Circle.
About your host Austin Gillespie - Austin Gillespie (any/all), adopted from South Africa and raised in Utah, draws on his South Indian, European, and American heritage in his approach to healing and personal growth. After overcoming significant trauma and substance abuse, Austin found healing through earth medicines, including psilocybin and cannabis. These transformative experiences with psychedelics and therapy inspired them to pursue a degree in clinical psychology, where they are currently a senior researching autism and substance-use-disorder.
In addition to his studies, Austin led a nonprofit for four years, using dance as a therapeutic tool to support individuals on their recovery journey. After moving to Portland, he joined Portland Psychedelic Society’s BIPOC Integration Circle to connect with the community. His journey and professional work highlight his commitment to innovative and holistic mental health practices.
About your host Emma Koko - Emma Koko (she/they), is an Aotearoa - New Zealand born with Māori (Ngāti Kahungunu) and Samoan (Leone, American Samoa) heritage. As a queer, fat woman navigating PMDD and menopause, she's experienced the transformative power of Earth medicines. By embracing the wisdom of the natural world, Emma has found solace and strength, highlighting the potential of Earth medicines for addressing complex health issues and their connection to systemic oppression. This summer, through the group Fat Girls Hiking, Emma lead and facilitated a beginners surf series for the plus-size community, empowering them to experience the joy and healing power of surfing. She fosters a supportive and inclusive environment for all, empowering individuals to embrace the healing power of the ocean. Emma's journey exemplifies the transformative potential of Earth medicines and the ocean's healing power, especially for marginalized communities.
Let's Get Free 🌱
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Portland Psychedelic Society (PPS) is a donation-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
We ask for a sliding scale donation of $0-$10 to attend this event. You are not required to pay and no one will be turned away. Cash, Card, PayPal and Venmo are accepted.
PPS Members: your seat is always free!
Visit our website for info about PPS memberships, volunteer opportunities, and much more.
Thanks for your participation and support!5 attendees
Westside Awakenings
West Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 8470 SW Oleson Rd, Portland, OR, USWestside Awakenings is an in-person opportunity to discuss all aspects of psychedelic substances. This is an introductory, discussion-oriented gathering to share information and resources.
Discussion topics will vary based on interest expressed by those attending. Potential to discuss macrodosing, microdosing, integration, history of psychedelics, current developments in psychedelic research and legalization, etc. Any discussion of personal experiences is voluntary.
About your host:
Brad Huit is a healthcare professional and certified health coach, who supports intentional and therapeutic use of psychedelic substances as a part of a larger healing process, incorporating integrated holistic practices.
Join us every third Monday of the month at 7:00 pm, at West Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
Note: Entrance is via the lower-level, outside door, accessible via outside stairs next to the upper-level entrance or via a steep-driveway down to the exterior entrance. This driveway can be temporarily used to drop off those with mobility needs, and then the car parked in the upper lot.
Look for the multi-colored sign on the lower-level exterior door to enter.
Soliciting, offering or consuming any illegal substances during the gathering is prohibited.
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Portland Psychedelic Society (PPS) is a donation-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
We ask for a sliding scale donation of $0-$10 to attend this event. You are not required to pay and no one will be turned away. Cash, Card, PayPal and Venmo are accepted.
PPS Members: your seat is always free!
Visit our website for info about PPS memberships, volunteer opportunities, and much more.
Thanks for your participation and support!10 attendees
Breath Work Guidance
PNW Integrative Center, 840 SE Washington St, Portland, OR, USJoin PPS for a monthly in-person breath work class @ PNW Integrative Center (Previously Seamsters).
Breath work is a self led psychedelic experience and powerful modality for healing, a great practice for grounding, and a fun activity to explore. My sessions contain a spectrum of disciplines, including elements of Wim Hof and Circular breathing. In breath work, we have a tool to renew and invigorate energies within ourselves and develop a calm and clear state of mind. Breath work can be used for both ‘in the moment’ activation, as well as an attribute to an ongoing healing process.
About your host -
Geoff Falkenberg is an intuitive breath work practitioner versed in several Eastern and Western breath work modalities. He has been experiencing, studying, and leading breath work as a means of somatic healing for over 5 years.
Geoff values sharing the breath work experience and the healing that can be found in the practice. Our bodies have an inherent ability to heal, and through the simple act of structured breathing we can engage with, calm, and ground our nervous system, which can have a cascading effect in leading ourselves through both mental and physical healing.
What to Expect -
- Please do not eat a heavy meal within an hour before the session.
- Easy fitting clothing is best.
- Yoga matts and blankets are available, feel free to bring your own as well
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Portland Psychedelic Society (PPS) is a donation-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
We ask for a sliding scale donation of $0-$10 to attend this event. You are not required to pay and no one will be turned away. Cash, Card, PayPal and Venmo are accepted.
PPS Members: your seat is always free!
Visit our website for info about PPS memberships, volunteer opportunities, and much more.
Thanks for your participation and support!18 attendees
Meditating for the Psychedelic Journey
InnerTrek Service Center, 11 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Suite 601, Portland, OR, USInnerTrek Service Center
11 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Suite 601
Portland, OR 97232
(South-most building at the east end of the Burnside Bridge)
You're invited to an evening of community meditation and discussion for the preparation and integration of psychedelic journeys.
We will start with brief instruction and guidance into a simple, heart-warming meditation practice, leading into silent sitting in this practice (~30mins) followed by group discussion.
Topics are centered around the role psychedelics can play in settling deeper into the experience of inner peace, challenges and rewards encountered before, during and after journeying, and digging more into the experience of peace every day.
This is an open space for curious minds and open hearts — whether you're deep in the work or just beginning to explore.
All are invited to make themselves comfortable sitting on the provided pillows, back jacks or chairs. However, participants are welcome to bring their own meditation cushions, pillows, or props.
As with all events, please plan to arrive early or on-time so we can begin promptly.
NOTE: This event is also posted elsewhere on Meetup, where others besides here have RSVP'd to it.
In the decades since learning these techniques, Scott has participated in and led countless sessions centered around their practice.
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Portland Psychedelic Society (PPS) is a donation-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
We ask for a sliding scale donation of $0-$10 to attend this event. You are not required to pay and no one will be turned away. Cash, Card, PayPal and Venmo are accepted.
PPS Members: your seat is always free!
Visit our website for info about PPS memberships, volunteer opportunities, and much more.
Thanks for your participation and support!14 attendees
Past events
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