Hello Brooklyn Psychedelic Society Community! Are you interested in exploring the healing power of breath? Please join us for a Shamanic Breathwork Workshop with Rob Heffernan, held on Tuesday, November 22nd, from 6-9pm, at 456 Johnson Ave. The workshop will begin with a sound meditation, moving into an hour of breathwork, then a set time for integration afterward. If you are new to breathwork, be aware this modality can evoke altered states similar to that of the psychedelic experience, where it’s possible to reach deep levels of consciousness. Please come prepared for potential journeying ..read more

Do you want to dive into the history of psychedelics and the drug war? Do you want to explore the weirdest stories that have emerged from non-ordinary consciousness? Are you looking for new concepts and paradigms with which to process your own experiences? BPS invites you to join its Psychedelic Book Group. We hope to engage a number of topics with our selections, and to create a space for honest and curious conversation. For our next reading, we will be diving into Darwin’s Pharmacy: Sex, Plants, and the Evolution of the Noosphere by Richard Doyle. We will divide the book across two meetings ..read more

We have another Trip Tales Friday on the books in collaboration with Hemp Lab NYC! Join us on November 11th to gather in psychedelic solidarity as we connect through the weirdness and wonder of entheogenic experiences. We will be meeting at 7 pm in the backyard of Hemp Lab at 128 India St., in Greenpoint (right by Greenpoint Ave G stop). Be sure to abide by our community guidelines by allowing everyone to share, and remember that this is not a space to buy, sell, or trade illegal goods – thank you! And a huge thank you to Stephanie and the Hemp Lab team for sharing their space with us! Be sure ..read more

BPS Invites you to join us for a healing cacao ceremony. 100% Pure Ceremonial Cacao is a special and sacred plant medicine for the heart that helps us open up and heal gently, while inviting more creativity, joy and love into our lives. Cacao is an ancient plant medicine of the heart used by native peoples throughout Mexico and Central and South America, and it is now making its way out into the western world to connect us back to ourselves: our bodies, our spirits, and the earth. The ceremony provides a space and a structure to reconnect; to take a step away from the hustle of daily life and ..read more

Join us on Thursday, November 10th at 9pm for a Community Integration Circle! This will be a space of openness and support as we process our experiences through the lenses of growth, healing, and connection. Psychedelics can provide profound clarity as we look inwards towards understanding our truest selves, and as we look outwards towards understanding the world and our places within it. Peer-supported integration is a great resource to reflect upon these insights as we strive for flourishing, both individually and collectively. This circle will be facilitated by Katarina Bartel, LMSW and J ..read more

We are very excited to announce a brand new Journey Cohort, starting in October! The Cannabis Journey Cohort will be our first collective, entheogenic journey experience. All are welcome to join us on this journey of collective healing and growth. Be sure to reserve your seat before they’re gone! The Journey Cohorts are BPS’s very own community-based healing practice for before, during, and after a (legal) psychedelic experience. With up to sixteen fellow journeyers, the Cannabis Journey Cohort will take place once per week over the course of three weeks. This Cohort will be led by Katarina Ba ..read more

We’re so excited to announce another mushroom cultivation course on September 27th! In this workshop, mycologist Avery Stempel will discuss a few low tech, at home methods for growing a variety of gourmet and medicinal mushrooms. We will start with the lifecycle of some common fungi, explore ways different mushrooms impact health and mental wellbeing and look at ways mushrooms can mycoremediate toxins in the environment. We will then delve into ways various mushrooms can be grown in your kitchen, closet, backyard, or any small to large excess space. Examples of sterile techniques, transfer p ..read more

Hello Brooklyn Psychedelic Society Community! Join us on Friday, September 23rd for a very special event in collaboration with BreadxButta! During this cannabis infused sound session, Lynsey will lead us through a guided meditation and sound bath journey to help us foster an intentional relationship with cannabis. Convening right after the fall solstice, we will begin the medicine ceremony by welcoming the changing seasons and the energy of the fall months. Lynsey will then speak about the relationship between the breath and cannabis consumption, offering complimentary medicine to attendees ..read more

Do you want to dive into the history of psychedelics and the drug war? Do you want to explore the weirdest stories that have emerged from non-ordinary consciousness? Are you looking for new concepts and paradigms with which to process your own experiences? BPS invites you to join its Psychedelic Book Club. We hope to engage a number of topics with our selections, and to create a space for honest and curious conversation. For our next reading, we will be reading Pharmako Gnosis: Plant Teachers and the Poison Path by Dale Pendell. . We will read only up to page 141 for this meeting. Our hope i ..read more

Have you ever wondered about our ancestors’ experiences with psilocybin? Are you curious if sacred texts were influenced by psychedelic trips? Join us, Wednesday, August 31st at 6:30pm on Zoom, for a discussion and text study of the Talmud, as we explore references to psilocybin mushrooms!  The Talmud, written around 500 CE, is a compilation of ancient Jewish teachings considered to be sacred. Student Rabbi, Paige Lincenberg, will lead us in a discussion to deepen and enhance our own personal connection to psilocybin and Judaism. We will explore sections of the text that may point to psi ..read more