March 31 – April 5, 2019
From the event website:
Join author Michael Pollan, MAPS founder Rick Doblin, psychiatrist Julie Holland, neurobiologist David Presti, UK psychiatrist Ben Sessa (PLEASE SEE NOTE), youth safety advocate Marsha Rosenbaum, Project CBD’s Martin A. Lee, Buddhist writer Allan Badiner, and special guests author James Fadiman and UC Berkeley psychiatrist Kristi Panik, as we explore the challenges and opportunities unique to this moment in history. Stanislav Grof, who lived and taught at Esalen for 14 years, will join us remotely to open the conversation.
This workshop provides an opportunity to hear the latest research findings as well as interactive sessions to explore new topics as they arise. Together we will examine the remarkable potential of these substances as tools for healing and self-discovery. Some sessions will be filmed.
Please direct inquiries about this event to 831-667-3000 or info@esalen.org.
For more information, visit the event website.
PLEASE NOTE
Readers of this page should be aware that the UK’s Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service determined that Ben Sessa’s fitness to practice is impaired and suspended his medical license for 12 months. Sessa admitted to “engaging in a sexual relationship with Patient A, who had previously been a patient of Dr Sessa’s and who was vulnerable due to a variety of mental health conditions, of which Dr Sessa was aware.”
MAPS fully supports the decision of MPTS. We have retained this page as originally published in alignment with our commitment to transparency, but encourage readers to learn more about the MPTS decision.