Monthly SB Integration Circle 🌸 2PM

This meeting is at 2:00p at La Mesa Park, 295 Meigs Rd.

This meetup will be facilitated by out friend Maxwell Darwin. Maxwell has tons of personal experience and knowledge in the space and has been supporting our monthly meetup since 2024. See you there!

Comments from Maxwell:

Hi everybody! I’m so excited to support the circle by hosting this session. I’ve been into this since 2011, and love to lean into the philosophical, and spiritual aspects of these medicines.

For this upcoming meeting, I wanted to open the meeting space with a conversation starter. We’ll use this as our launch point and from there, the conversation will evolve and expand.

Topic for May 11:

Psychedelics and Mental Health

• If you’ve used psychedelics, have you noticed any shifts in your overall mental health since your first use?

• If you’re newer to psychedelics, do you anticipate any shifts?

• Do you currently have any ongoing practices that involve psychedelics to maintain positive mental health?

This topic has been selected to parallel the theme of the upcoming District 216 Marquee Event - Sat. May 17th

We come together creating a safe space to talk about altered states of consciousness that are induced by psychedelics and/or spiritual practice. Join our growing consciousness community to receive support, guidance, share stories and resources. Catch up on recent psychedelic research for treating depression, addiction, PTSD, anxiety, and more. Learn about popular techniques such as micro dosing. We share safety strategies, psychedelic space navigation tools, and integration techniques that will bring growth and healing into your life.

This is an open meeting for anyone that is curious or has experience with psychedelic and plant medicines. Must be over 18 to attend.

Meetings will include a talking circle and may include other activities such as intention setting, meditation and music. There will be space to connect with other like-minded community members. No substances are used/served at our meetings.

Community Agreement: We do not encourage or condone any illegal activities, the purchase, sale, transfer, or use of any illegal substances, or partaking in any unlawful activities related to illegal substances. Please do not bring, buy, sell, transfer, or arrive on any illegal substances, or swap information on how to acquire them.

Thank you for respecting our safe community space.

Recommended Resources

Books

-How To Change Your Mind; What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addictions, Depression and Transcendence by Michael Pollan

https://www.marcusbooks.com/book/9780735224155

-The Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide by James Fadiman

https://www.marcusbooks.com/book/9781594774027

Podcasts

-Michael Pollan – Exploring the New Science of Psychedelics; The Tim Ferris Show #313

https://tim.blog/2018/05/06/michael-pollan-how-to-change-your-mind/

-Dr. Gabor Mate – New Paradigms, Ayahuasca, and Redefining Addiction; Tim Ferris Show #298

https://tim.blog/2018/02/20/gabor-mate/

-Beyond The Frontier of Psychedelic Medicine with Matthew Johnson Aubrey Marcus #374

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-the-frontier-of-psychedelic-science-w/id521945322?i=1000575648895

-All Things Ketamine, The Most Comprehensive Podcast Ever – Dr. John Krystal 4 hrs

https://tim.blog/2022/09/30/dr-john-krystal-ketamine/

Documentary

-A Trip of Compassion Actual footage of MDMA sessions in therapy. It is Excellent.

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/tripofcompassion

Websites

1. https://thethirdwave.co/ Many detailed articles on psychedelics and psychedelic practices. Weekly newsletter.
2. https://decrimca.org/newsletter/ Mushroom and psychedelic legalization in CA. They also have a good newsletter with resources for learning about access to mushrooms.
3. https://maps.org/ Many resources for learning about psychedlics
4. https://rollsafe.org/ MDMA safety and tips
5. https://tripsafe.org/ Information for safe trips, including testing kits, how to deal with difficult trips, and tips for sitters.
6. https://www.erowid.org/ Information on all drugs. Website is a bit dated.
7. https://www.meetup.com/Aware-Project-Rethinking-Psychedelics-Meetup/
8. https://www.meetup.com/Psychedelic-Experience-Integration/