About us
Portland Psychedelic Society (PPS) is a community-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to creating inclusive spaces for psychedelic education, integration, advocacy, and meaningful community connection.
Through our recurring PPS Community Nights at The Haven, special events, and broader community ecosystem, we aim to cultivate thoughtful, grounded, and accessible opportunities for learning, reflection, relationship-building, and personal growth. We believe community itself is an essential part of healing, belonging, and cultural transformation.
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Our Recurring Anchor Programs
PPS Community Nights at The Haven are our recurring monthly programs designed to create a consistent rhythm of community gathering and engagement. They include:
- Education Program
- Community Salon
- Paths to Integration
- Advocacy Forum
We welcome those with no psychedelic experience, those with decades of experience, and everyone in between.
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Important Registration Information
PPS primarily uses Meetup for community visibility, outreach, and event discovery.
Official PPS Community Nights and other PPS-produced events require registration through our Neon event platform. RSVP’ing on Meetup alone does not reserve a space for ticketed PPS events.
When applicable, please use the registration link provided within each event description to complete your registration and reserve your spot.
Most PPS events operate on a sliding-scale or donation-based model in an effort to keep programming accessible while sustaining the ongoing work of the organization.
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Affiliate & Community Events
In addition to official PPS programming, this Meetup page may also feature affiliated community events hosted by aligned facilitators, organizers, and partner organizations throughout the region.
These affiliate events are independently organized and operated. Registration processes, pricing, facilitation styles, and event policies may vary by organizer. PPS helps spotlight these offerings as part of a broader ecosystem of psychedelic community care and connection, but PPS is not responsible for the direct oversight, facilitation, or management of affiliate events.
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Community Ethos
We encourage all members and event participants to review our Community Ethos before attending events:
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Community Guidelines
PPS does not allow the solicitation or exchange of illegal substances within this community. Posts violating this policy will be removed and offending members may be banned from the group.
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Learn More
Visit the Portland Psychedelic Society Website for information about memberships, volunteering, upcoming programs, and more.
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!
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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!
15 attendees
PPS Community Salon
The Haven, 2505 Northeast Pacific Street, Portland, OR, USPPS Community Nights at The Haven Presents
COMMUNITY SALON
Every 3rd Wednesday
The Community Salon is an open, unstructured community gathering designed to foster relaxed connection, conversation, and belonging in a welcoming social atmosphere. Think of it as a psychedelic community “third space” with café-style hours where you can drop in, meet new people, reconnect with familiar faces, and stay as long as you’d like.
Bring a friend, settle in with a book or game, spark a conversation, or organically gather with others around shared interests and ideas. Unlike our more structured educational programming, the Community Salon emphasizes informal connection, recurring community culture, and the simple value of gathering together in shared space.
Doors open at 6pm and the space will remain open late into the evening. Feel free to arrive when you can and stay as long as you'd like.
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*Important Registration Information:
Meetup is being used for discovery and event promotion only. RSVPs on Meetup do not reserve a space for this event. To attend, please register through the official event link. Space is limited and advance registration is encouraged.Logistics & Community Guidelines
- Doors open at 6:00 PM unless otherwise noted. Advance registration is encouraged, as capacity at The Haven is limited.
- PPS Community Nights are intended to cultivate respectful, inclusive, and grounded spaces for education, connection, reflection, and dialogue.
- Please help us co-create a welcoming environment by engaging with care, consent, curiosity, and mutual respect. You can review our community ethos here: PPS Community Ethos
Community-Supported Pricing
PPS Community Nights at The Haven use a simple community-supported pricing model designed to balance accessibility with long-term sustainability. Please choose the rate that best reflects your current capacity and level of support.1 attendee
Psychedelic Integration for People in Recovery
Taborspace, 5441 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR, USEvery Third Friday of the month at 5:15 pm
Taborspace Library RoomThis community gathering invites people in recovery who are interested in, or currently integrating psychedelics into their healing practice.
We will discuss how psychedelics impact addictive behaviors and risks of relapse. We will explore relationships with altered states of consciousness, sobriety vs moderation, various recovery models, and systemic pressures leading to overconsumption and addictive tendencies. The purpose of the gathering is to be in dialogue about these topics and how they impact our relationship to self, others, substances and altered states.
While we’re not requiring everyone be sober or abstinent from all substances, we do ask that everyone attending the meeting not be engaging with whatever substance that triggers the addictive behavior. Our intention for this monthly gathering is for everyone to have a confidential and safe space where people are able to self manage and discuss openly. This group offers support for people who already have an active healing process around their addiction and are looking for a community to share it with and get support from.
About the Moderators:
Julio Iñiguez is a person in long term recovery from addiction. He works as a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice supporting individuals and people in relationships as they navigate life beyond addiction. He practices ketamine assisted psychotherapy at Sequoia Center in Portland where he focuses on sitting with folks in addiction recovery as they embark on the process of psychedelic assisted therapy.
Elizabeth Hoke is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California and Oregon who has over a decade of personal and professional experience with addiction recovery. She is dedicated to helping people in need receive mental health services through Liberation Institute where therapy is provided for all on a sliding scale. Elizabeth also works with Dr. Rosonke at Rainfall Medicine, sitting with patients as they explore their relationship with addiction through the use of ketamine and psychotherapy.
https://www.liberationinstitute.org/our-clinic/team/
This event is offered by donation; no one turned away for lack of funds.
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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!
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