Psychedelic Sangha Bardo Bath: Early Show (3pm)

Find a comfortable position, relax, and prepare to experience the Bardo as described in the Tibetan Book of Dead and later adapted for psychedelic trip sessions by Drs. Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzner, and Richard Alpert.

Take an immersive trip of the senses with live vibraphone soundscapes performed by Sonic Shaman CHRIS DINGMAN. And original Dharma Art visuals by YOSUH JONES and AUBREY NEHRING .

DOC KELLEY and ERIKA ROSENBERG Ph. D. will be your meditation guides through the Bardo of dying into the Luminous Bardo of Dharmata, and back again—renewed, refreshed, and rebirthed. It is within this last Bardo that one has typically has powerful visions, but also the chance to experience the nature of mind.

After the show, we'll hold space for an integration circle to support a safe and open conversation about death and dying.

This event is sound bath style. Meditation pillows and pads will be available, but you are welcome to bring blankets, yoga mats, etc. We also invite attendees to bring offerings of flowers for the Psychedelic Buddhist altar installation.

"Trust your divinity trust your brain trust your companions. Whenever in doubt turn off your mind relax float downstream.”

— The Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead

Doors: 2:30
Show: 3pm sharp!

Chris Dingman is known for his distinctive approach to the instrument, at once sonically rich and conceptually expansive. In his captivating solo performances, he casts an enveloping atmosphere, creating layers of simultaneous sound that take listeners on a journey to a transcendent place. Chris has worked with the legendary artists Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter, as well as many other of today’s jazz and world music luminaries. Based in NYC since 2002, Chris had been documenting his solo improvisations privately for many years. When his father entered hospice care in 2018, he created the 5-hour extended album Peace. This led to an ongoing evolution of his solo music and his critically acclaimed albums Journeys Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. Chris actively tours and has performed around the world. He has been profiled by NPR, the New York Times, AMNY, and many other publications, and has received fellowships and grants from Chamber Music America, New Music USA, South Arts, and the Thelonious Monk Institute.

Yosuh Jones is a multimedia artist from St. Petersburg, Florida, based currently in the Midwest. He works in acrylic painting but also explores collage, mixed media, and more recently animation and video art. His works emphasize color, fluidity, and space. Some recurring themes include nature, Buddhist or Eastern religious imagery and concepts, and an array of symbols and psychedelic imagery with a folk art feel or simplicity. He employs styles ranging from abstract to classical, surrealistic to representational.

Aubrey Nehring is an artist, animator, and designer based in Seattle, Washington. He has created work for advertising, educational and informational videos, posters, cards, t-shirts, and album cover art. He has enjoyed collaborating with many great folks on animation, motion design, music video projects, and providing visual projections for live music events.

Erika Rosenberg, PhD is a Bay Area scientist, author, teacher, and psychonaut who seeks to help people understand themselves and one another better, connect with one another, find peace and joy in life, and suffer less. Erika is a co- creator of the Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) program at Stanford University, Founding Faculty at The Compassion Institute, and faculty at The Nyingma Institute, Berkeley. Erika has taught at places as diverse as Google, Inc., Lerab Ling Monastery, LucasFilm, Upaya Zen Center, and Burning Man. She has published numerous books, scientific articles and chapters on facial expression, emotion, meditation, and volunteers in psychedelic harm reduction through the Zendo Project and Psychedelic Survivors Group.

Christopher “Doc” Kelley received a PhD in Religion from Columbia University where he studied Indo-Tibetan Buddhism with Robert A. F. Thurman. He is a scholar of Buddhism and a part-time professor in religious studies at Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts, The New School University, and Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara. He is also the co-founder of Psychedelic Sangha.

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