The District House (Wed. 02/12 with Barnaby Gallagher)

The District House is a benefit of District216. Come by for a portion or all of the evening, meet amazing members + guests, and interact with speakers on a variety of topics.

Topic: "Live Your Myth: Realizing Holistic Harmony In a Cacophonous World"

Description: The distillation of over two decades of spiritual wandering, research, and practice; from my unique childhood as the only son of a lauded celebrity, to a spontaneous spiritual experience in my teens, to my years as a travelling Tea Master, and finally my introduction to Amazonian Shamanism and unique approach to Hypnotherapy informed by my extensive work with plant medicines.

When: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 from 5pm to 9pm (Speaker at 6:30pm)

Where: LoDo Studios, 216 E. Gutierrez Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(Please only park across the street on the Office Max side of the lot.)

Members are Free to attend The District House evenings, and are prioritized when we reach capacity.

Guests Welcome to purchase $50 tickets to The District House evenings.

Note: We will be filming the speaker for the District216 Change Your Lens Series. Refreshments provided.

Speaker: Barnaby Gallagher, founder Barnaby Hypnotherapy
As the son of Gallagher the Watermelon Smashing Comedian, my childhood was far different than most. I had bungee cords and a swing hanging from my living room ceiling, marbles at the bottom of our jacuzzi, and all the toys and material comforts I could ever dream of. I treasured my childhood, and appreciated the unique experiences my celebrity father was able to give to me. But as I grew older, I noticed that there was a hole in my soul that nothing money could buy was able to fill. It took me until the age of 30, and a formal education in Psychology to realize that the Garden of Eden I grew up in was not as idyllic as I believed. My fathers larger-than-life personality was a disguise which hid a deeply wounded soul that suffered from Narcissistic Personality Disorder. His keen interest that I was always entertained could never replace his near total lack of interest in me (who I was as a person, my dreams, or my emotional needs.)

My teen years were a cloud of pot smoke, video games, and failures at forging intimate relationships. I hated school, and my grades showed it, always preferring to read and learn on my own. Shortly after graduating I had no direction in life whatsoever, and depression took me.

That all changed when a girl broke my heart so profoundly that I experienced a kind of spontaneous ego death, and was thrust into an intense spiritual experience that lasted for several days. That night my juvenile atheism died forever, and I began to walk the path of a wounded healer. It has been a long road with many break downs, wrong turns, and diversions along the way.

I moved to Santa Monica and lived as a hermit before a friend that practiced Chinese Medicine introduced me to the wider visionary art community. I became a Tea Master, first serving publicly at a Los Angeles event for MAPS (The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies). Since that first tea ceremony, I traveled for years giving tea away for free at hundreds of parties and events; such as Lightning in a Bottle, Burning Man, and even on board the Queen Mary.

Now I study much stronger "tea."

Eventually I put away my tea pot, and put on a suit and tie to begin work as a Hypnotherapist, which I consider consanguineous to Shamanism. Whether we follow the rhythm of a deerskin drum or the voice of a therapist into the depths of our being, the destination and goal is the same.

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