At a time of great diversity of backgrounds, commitments, and identities, many of Jews are still carrying the wounds of religious and cultural traumas of being “not enough” or “too much” in some significant way. How can deep self-love and acceptance heal and transform our relationships with lineages and traditions which once brought us pain? How can walking the path of a Jewish mystic deepen our appreciation for psychedelic work? These programs are offered as a free community resource. If you feel moved to donate to support this work, you may do so here. Watch the community conversation here. About Lauren: Lauren Taus is a psychedelic assisted therapist, trained to work with both psychoactive compounds and plant medicines. Lauren leads Inbodied Life, a group therapy practice that also offers immersive educational programs for clinicians to learn psychedelic assisted therapy and integration in contexts that hold personal healing as essential to effective facilitation. Lauren is a lifelong student, educator and activist. For decades, Lauren's work has focused on creating aligned, and kind mind-body connections to support complete health for individuals and the collective. Lauren is a regular speaker and contributor in the larger space of psychedelic medicine. Her work has been featured in Double Blind, Chacruna, The Guardian, NY Magazine and more. Find out more about Shefa at https://www.shefaflow.org/ Connect with Lauren on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/lauren.taus/ Our intro music is an excerpt of the song ⁠Ein Od⁠ by ⁠Yosef Goldman⁠.

What is a “psychedelic experience” or an “expanded state of consciousness”? How do we understand these phenomena, both psychologically and spiritually? How can Jewish people begin to integrate the concepts and practices of “transpersonal psychology” into their own healing work and spiritual development? In this community conversation, we are joined by Dr. Ido Cohen, Psy.D, to learn about the history of this area of psychology, his journey back to Jewish wisdom and practice, and the power of visualization to transform spiritual practice. These programs are offered as a free community resource. If you feel moved to donate to support this work, you may do so here. Watch the Youtube video here. About Ido: Dr. Ido Cohen, Psy.D - serves individuals, couples and groups in San Francisco. He received his Psy.D from the California Institute of integral studies and trained at the Jung Institute In San Francisco. He works with a diverse range of challenges childhood trauma, inner critic, relational issues, lack of fulfillment, psychospiritual growth as well as psychedelic integration and preparation sessions with individuals and groups. His doctoral study researched the integration process of Ayahuasca ceremonies, while applying Jungian psychology to better understand how to support individuals in their process of change and transformation. He is the founder of “The Integration Circle” and facilitates workshops on the different dimensions of integration and the intersection of mental health, spiritual health and the entheogenic experience. Ido believes that the intersection of our psychological, emotional, somatic and spiritual dimensions can develop our relationships with our inner and outer worlds and create the changes we want to see in our life. Ido is passionate in supporting individuals to create long term, sustainable change leading to vibrant, authentic, expressive and love filled lives. Find out more about Shefa at https://www.shefaflow.org/ Connect with Ido on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dr.idocohen/ Our intro music is an excerpt of the song ⁠Ein Od⁠ by ⁠Yosef Goldman⁠.

A conversation between Shefa's founder and CEO Zac Kamenetz and Bob Otis. What does it mean to regard plants as sacred, or even as a “sacrament,”, and to create community with entheogenic plants as a necessary means for helping facilitate connection to sacred Divine presence? We welcome Bob “Otis” Stanley, Senior Pastor of the Sacred Garden Community Church, to speak about his path toward sacred plant use and his vision for helping root entheogenic spiritual communities. Bob has over 40 years of engagement with family, traditional and Western teachers guide Bob’s work with natural Sacraments, supported by degrees in psychology, sociology and Divinity (MA, University Chicago). Bob was founding Chairperson for Decriminalize Nature Oakland, is senior Pastor for Sacred Garden Community Church, co-founder of Sacred Plant Alliance, and Board Chair for Alma Institute. Resource: Youtube Video Our intro music is an excerpt of the song ⁠Ein Od⁠ by ⁠Yosef Goldman⁠.