A Complimentary Half-Day Gathering Exploring the Future of Psychedelic Care

In conjunction with The Synthesis Institute's Psychedelic Practitioner Core Training, get $700 off using code PPCTPSYCHSOCIETY.

Join Us Live on Saturday 28th February to Explore Hard-Won Learnings, Emerging Opportunities, and Your Role in this Evolving Ecosystem

After decades of prohibition and stigma, psychedelics are experiencing a cultural resurgence.

Well-respected institutions are dedicating significant resources to research, state legislatures are debating decriminalization and legal frameworks, and multiple substances are advancing toward FDA approval.

‍Public perception has shifted dramatically. What was once dismissed as dangerous is now increasingly framed as medicine.

‍For those who have championed this movement from the margins for decades, this represents a hard-won victory many feared might not arrive in their lifetime.

‍Yet as momentum builds and access expands, the same pioneering leaders now grapple with harder questions:

Are we moving too fast?
How do we honor lineage while building infrastructure?
What does it look like to scale access without compromising safety, ethics, or the sacred?

Join us for an unprecedented gathering of leading voices to explore the evolution of the field and discover what this inflection point means for the next chapter of psychedelic work.

Session 1

The Evolving Psychedelic Ecosystem

From Origins to Emergence: Tracing the Arc of the Movement

16:00 - 17:15 GMT | 75 minutes

Facilitated panel conversation featuring: Rick Doblin, Ph.D. & Dr. Rosalind Watts

This opening conversation places us within the larger story of psychedelics, tracing the movement from early enthusiasm to a more mature, integrated ecosystem. Drawing on decades of research, advocacy, and cultural engagement, our panelists will explore how the field arrived at this moment and what possibilities lie ahead.

**For those exploring entry into this field, this session offers rare access to the wisdom of pioneers who have shaped the current landscape and are uniquely positioned to illuminate pathways forward. ** Our panelists will share insights into how they've navigated this work, what they've learned from both breakthroughs and setbacks, and what they see as the most promising—and challenging—directions for the field's future.

This conversation examines the defining tensions of our time: healing and commerce, access and equity, excitement and sobriety, and medicalization and community-based care. Explored by leaders who have lived through multiple phases of this movement, this session anchors the conference in shared understanding while offering practical wisdom for those seeking to find their place within it.

You will walk away with:

A clear understanding of the psychedelic ecosystem’s past, present, and emerging future.
An appreciation of the field’s complexity, including its opportunities, tensions, limitations, and growing pains.
Perspective on what maturity looks like in how institutions and communities engage with this work
Vision for what the ecosystem could become in the future if we nurture the right seeds, practices, and values
Necessary context that will help you orient to the more practice-focused sessions that follow
Clarity and inspiration for discerning your own path within this movement

SESSION 2:

Practitioners as Stewards of the Ecosystem

The Many Paths of Psychedelic Practice—and the Living Fabric That Unites Them

17:30 - 19:00 GMT | 90 minutes

Panel discussion with live Q&A Featuring : Will Siu, MD; Sara Oke; Daniel Shankin; Glauber Loures de Assis, Ph.D.; Hattie Wells

As the field matures, so too must our understanding of what it means to practice within it. This session brings together a diverse panel of practitioners—spanning clinical therapy, retreat facilitation, harm reduction, research, integration, and ceremonial work—to explore the lived reality of psychedelic practice.

Moving from the visionary arc of Session 1, our panelists will share what it actually looks like to hold space in this field: the competencies required, the ethical dilemmas faced, the mistakes made and lessons learned, and the shared values that guide responsible practice across vastly different contexts.

This session explores the real challenges, responsibilities, and ongoing development required to serve with integrity in a pluralistic and rapidly shifting landscape.

You will walk away with:

A deeper understanding of the diverse roles within the psychedelic ecosystem and how different modalities, contexts, and traditions inform the work.
A realistic picture of what a life of psychedelic service entails.
Clarification on values, ethics, and core competencies that sustain ethical practice.
Insight into the lived experiences of practitioners and the complexity of psychedelic work.

SESSION 3:

Your Role in the Psychedelic Ecosystem

An Experiential Closing: Clarifying Your Path of Service

19:10 - 20:00 GMT | 50 minutes

Guided visualization and reflective inquiry

Facilitated by: Philip Carr-Gomm
After a morning of visionary dialogue and practical wisdom, this closing session invites participants into personal reflection and integration. Led by a gifted facilitator, this experiential process combines guided visualization, contemplative inquiry, and space to clarify your role in and relationship to the psychedelic field.

This is an opportunity to turn inward and ask:

_ What role am I uniquely positioned to play? _

_ What do I need to develop or deepen to serve well? _

_ How can I grow into a path that aligns with my values, gifts, and limitations? _

Whether you are actively practicing, in training, or exploring your calling to this work, this session provides a reflective close to the day, helping you integrate the insights shared and clarify your own next steps with greater purpose and alignment.

Is This Event For You?

Whether you're deepening your practice, exploring a vocational path, or seeking to deepen your understanding of this field, this three-part event series is designed for you.

Over the course of one morning, you will:

**Cultivate an understanding of the current psychedelic landscape ** and how it has evolved in recent years
Gain a nuanced perspective on the psychedelic's unfolding future , including emerging opportunities for those aspiring to or already working in the field
**Discover the many roles ** within the ecosystem and how diverse modalities, lineages, and contexts shape the path of practice.
Clarify your relationship to this work and the role you might play within the ecosystem
Connect with a global community of practitioners , researchers, and advocates advancing this field with integrity

Complimentary Access

to All Three Live Sessions

Join us live on Saturday, February 28th, for the full 4-hour experience, including all three sessions and short breaks in between.

Lifetime Access

to All Session Recordings

Can't attend live or want to revisit the conversations? All registered participants will receive lifetime access to video recordings of all three sessions through the Synthesis Institute's online learning platform.

Integration Session

A Community-Facilitated Space for Reflection and Connection

In the week following the main event, we invite you to join a complimentary Integration Session to reflect, connect, and explore what emerged in community.

Guided by Synthesis Learning Facilitators, this 75-minute session gathers participants in small, facilitated breakout groups, offering a taste of the reflective, relational learning at the heart of our Practitioner Training.

Open to all registered participants. Details will be shared via email.