The District House (Wed. 9/18 with Douglas Finkelstein & Mychal Prieto)

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: "Slow the F*ck Down w/ Cannabis, Yoga, & Breathwork"

When: Wednesday, September 18th, 2024 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.

Speakers: Douglas Finkelstein & Mychal Prieto

Douglas: For years, I struggled to find a path of fulfillment. In 2016, while working as a stock trader and dealing with the debilitating side effects of a decade-long reliance on prescription Medic*tion, I stumbled upon an online support community that changed my life. Inspired by their stories, I abandoned the Medic*tion and embarked on a transformative journey of self-exploration through plant medicine.

My first psychedelic mushroom journey awakened my instinct for self-discovery, driving me to establish two inward growth communities: An Empathic Society, a non-profit providing consultations for safe plant medicine use, and Slow The Fuck Down, focused on stress relief through cannabis, yoga, and breathwork.

Since then, I have won The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest (twice!), and continue to empower others to explore and align with their true selves.

Mychal: I am an ex-collegiate athlete with an education in Kinesiology & Exercise Science. Since 2011, I have been a Functional Strength coach and became a Certified Strong First Instructor in 2014. After completing my 200-hour Holistic Yoga Flow teacher training with Travis Eliot and Lauren Eckstrom, I began teaching yoga.

I work with private clients, a plethora of celebrities, and major corporations, helping my students increase strength, mobility, body-awareness, and self-confidence through conscious movement that focuses on form and technique.

In addition to my 10+ years of experience training with kettlebells, I am also a certified TRX and Animal Flow instructor. From functional strength training to yoga, I use a wide variety of methods to help my students move pain-free with confidence.

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