Providing Psychedelic Care and Emotional Support
Supportive and Specialized Care for people experiencing non-ordinary states of consciousness
This year, millions of people will use psychedelics—many of them for the first time.
Taking psychedelics can result in overwhelming and uncomfortable experiences—particularly for first-time users, at high doses, or without adequate preparation and setting. Psychedelic harm reduction includes a variety of methods to help prevent and transform difficult experiences while in a non-ordinary state of consciousness.
The Zendo Project provides education on how to support someone experiencing a non-ordinary state of consciousness. We also provide care services at events around the country, helping anyone in need of emotional support.
How We Help
Psychedelic Care and Emotional Support
Mission
Zendo Project offers professional harm reduction education to communities and organizations, and provides peer support services at events to help transform difficult psychedelic experiences – and other complex emotions – into opportunities for learning and growth.
Vision
We envision a world where communities are educated, resourced, and engaged in applying harm reduction principles to support individuals exploring psychedelic states; recognizing that challenging experiences can be opportunities for self-exploration and healing.
Receive Updates via the Zendo Project Newsletter
Stay up-to-date on our volunteer opportunities, EntheoGeneration multigenerational psychedelic speaker series, virtual trainings, and other offerings and resources.
Zendo SIT Course
Sitting and Integration Training
Psychedelic Care and Harm Reduction Live Course
An expert-led course about psychedelic support and compassionate, ethical care.
Volunteer With Us
Zendo Project volunteers serve at music festivals, conferences, and other events to offer psychedelic care and emotional support. All volunteers receive specialized training before the event.
Zendo Project in the Media
How to transform hurt into healing: stories from Zendo Project
Zendo Project volunteers and staff share stories about psychedelic care and harm reduction. These stories highlight Zendo Project’s techniques, our Four Principles, and tips for transforming challenging experiences into opportunities for healing and growth.
Psychedelic Care in Recreational Settings with Valerie Beltrán
Cato de Vos of OPEN Foundation, Amanda Guzinska of PsyCareUK, and Valerie Beltran, Outreach Director for Zendo Project discuss how to provide care and emotional support to people in non-ordinary states (aka altered or expanded states) from psychedelics (eg. psilocybin, LSD, MDMA, ketamine, opioids, cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamines, etc), grief, or any intense emotional experience that…
Zendo Project Expands Offering Its Peer Support Model To Mainstream Communities
In an effort to support broader community-based mental health services, the Zendo is shifting its focus. According to Pires, the project needs to redirect its resources to have sustainable global impact and share its innovative model outside of the Burning Man container where it was incubated.