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The Zendo Project [#12]

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English - September 27, 2015 04:20 - 1 hour - 145 MB - ★★★★ - 29 ratings
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  On this week’s episode, TWiD talks with Sara Gael and Irina Alexander of the Zendo Project about psychedelic harm reduction and their recent work at Burning Man 2015. As discussed on the episode, Zendo has four principles that they use to help people get through difficult experiences: Create a Safe Space Sitting, Not Guiding Talk Through, […]


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On this week’s episode, TWiD talks with Sara Gael and Irina Alexander of the Zendo Project about psychedelic harm reduction and their recent work at Burning Man 2015.


As discussed on the episode, Zendo has four principles that they use to help people get through difficult experiences:

Create a Safe Space
Sitting, Not Guiding
Talk Through, Not Down
Difficult is Not the Same as Bad

Calls to Action:

Volunteer for, or donate to, the Zendo Project!
Join the Amend the RAVE Act campaign!

Drug of the month: Nitrous Oxide, installment #4 (current trends)


News stories:

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Guy buys pharmaceutical company, raises prices 5000%, backs down
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Justice Sotomayor says young people shouldn’t care about legalizing marijuana

Forecasts:

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