Visionary Convergence 2015 ~ Los Angeles

Thank you everyone for helping create a wonderful event!
Please check back in the coming weeks for a recap of Visionary Convergence.

Preliminary Program Outline

Friday, September 25, 2015 Doors open at 5 pm
Reception & light refreshments 6 – 7 pm
Opening Music &
Visionary Convergence Invocation
7 – 7:20 pm
Welcome to Visionary Convergence & Opening Talk 7:20 – 7:50 pm
Keynote Address by Kathleen Harrison 8 – 9 pm
Conversation & Connection in Lounge 9 – 9:30 pm
Music 9 - 9:30 pm
 
Saturday, September 26, 2015 Doors open at 8 am
Reception & Continental Breakfast 8 – 8:50 am
Presentations and Forums in Three Rooms:
Auditorium, Hospitality & Studio
9 am – 12:40 pm
Lunch: Meal Tickets for catered organic lunch will be available for advance purchase or lunch on your own 12:40 – 2:00 pm
Lunchtime Film Screenings 12:40 – 2:00 pm
Presentations & Forums in Three Rooms:
Auditorium, Hospitality & Studio
2 – 6 pm
Hosted Dinner with Presenters: Tickets for Hosted Dinner will be available for advance purchase or dinner on your own 6:30 - 8:15 pm
Evening Performances 8:15 - 10 pm
 
Sunday, September 27, 2015 Doors open at 8 am
Reception & Continental Breakfast 8 – 8:50 am
Presentations and Forums in Three Rooms:
Auditorium, Hospitality & Studio
9 am – 12:40 pm
Lunch: Meal Tickets for catered organic lunch will be available for advance purchase or lunch on your own 12:40 – 2:00 pm
Lunchtime Film Screenings 12:40 – 2:00 pm
Presentations & Forums in Three Rooms:
Auditorium, Hospitality & Studio
2 – 6 pm
Closing Music & Visionary Concluding Talk 6 - 6:30 pm
 
Monday, September 28, 2015 Special Workshops
Sweeping the Mountain of Nerves:
Finding & Keeping Balance with
Traditional Techniques & Ritual
with Kathleen Harrison, MA
Time to be announced
Registration opens April 7th
Icaros: Singing the Powers of Nature
with Susana Bustos, PhD
Time to be announced
Registration opens April 7th
Erotic Vines: Embodied Integration For Authentic Intimacy in Your Relationships
with Dr. Yalila Espinoza
Time to be announced
Registration opens April 7th
 

Presentations Preview

Keynote: Evolving Traditions: Ancient Psychedelic Species Meet Modern Cultures — Plus the Changing Global Landscape for Psilocybin Mushrooms
by  Kathleen Harrison, MA

Psychedelics in the Anthropocene: The Sixties was just a Dress Rehearsal
by  Allan Badiner

The Potential of Sacred Plants for Psychotherapy and Personal Development
by  Anja Loizaga-Velder, PhD

Eleusis Reimagined: Embracing European Shamanic Traditions in Modern Community Rituals
by  Annie Oak, MS

Film Screening: Ayahuasca: Operación Ignorancia (Operation Ignorance)
Q & A with filmmaker Benjamin De Loenen

Iboga: Bwiti vs. the West
by  Benjamin De Loenen

Life After AYA2014: Challenges of the Globalization of Ayahuasca
by  Benjamin De Loenen

Clinical Development of Plant Medicines and Plant-Derived Semi-Synthetic Compounds as Regulated by FDA
by  Berra Yazar-Klosinski, PhD

Reflections on the Entrance of Indigenous Peoples into the Urban Circuit of Ayahuasca Consumption in Brazil
by  Bia Labate, PhD

Ayahuasca, Psychiatric Distress and the Meaning of Life: Results from a Pilot Study in Peru
by  Brad Adams, PhD

A Higher Power: What can ayahuasca communities learn from 12-step fellowships?
by Brian Anderson, MD, MSC

Panel: Ayahuasca and Women’s Health
Moderated by Celina M. De Leon, MPH (cand.)

Yagé as Traditional Medicine among the Kamentsa of Alto Putumayo, Colombia
by  Celina M. De Leon, MPH (cand.)

Ayahuasca in the Media
by Chris Kilham

Hacking The Cosmic Motherboard
by Chris Kilham

Finding Our Way In: Healing with plant wisdom
by Cvita Mamic

Psychiatric Renaissance – Psychedelics and
the Emergence of Soul Centered Medicine
by Dan Engle, MD

Kitchen Chemists & Capitalism: Questioning Psychedelic Dogmas and the Exceptionalism of Ayahuasca
by David Nickles

Consumption or Contribution?
The commodification of psychedelics as colonialization of plant medicines
by  Dimitri Mugianis

Ancient Wisdom for the Modern World: Finding and Using Local Medicinal Plants
by  Erica Wohldmann, PhD

A Dialogue About Ayahuasca
with  Jeremy Narby, PhD, via Skype

Epigenetics and the House of Spirits
by  Joe Tafur, MD

The Role of Spiritual Healing in Modern Healthcare
by  Joe Tafur, MD

Realizing Transformation: Intention and Integration--The Alchemical Gold of Plant Medicine Wisdom
by  John Harrison, MA, PsyD(c)

Entheogenic First Aid: How we minimize risk and optimize outcomes
by Julie Megler, MSN, NP-BC

Who is Cannabis? Her Persona & Role in Personal & Cultural Experience
by  Kathleen Harrison, MA

The Science of Ayahuasca: Philosophical &
Political Challenges
by  Kenneth Tupper, PhD and Bia Labate, PhD

Open Source Reality: Emergence of a Meta-Myth
by  Mitch Schultz

Ayahuasca clinical research in the U.S.:
Can we meet FDA and DEA regulations?
by  Leanna J. Standish, ND, PhD

Ayahuasca and Consciousness Science
by  Leanna J. Standish, ND, PhD

Legal Cannabis Saving Lives
by  Norton Arbeláez, JD

New Regulatory Approaches to Plant Medicine
by  Norton Arbeláez, JD

Cannabis is a Superfood: Opportunities and Challenges As Cannabis Becomes Today’s Hottest Medicinal and Culinary Herb
by  Robyn Griggs Lawrence

The Sacred Mushroom:
The Making of a Medicine Woman
by  Shonagh Home

Integration: Rooting the plant teachings in daily life
by  Susana Bustos, PhD

Considering Integration In Advance of the Psychedelic Experience
by  Terra Celeste

The Evolution of Addiction Recovery:
Ayahuasca as Catalyst for the 12 Steps
by  Todd Youngs

Magic, Mystery and Our Daily Lives
by  Vicki Kraft, MA, MFT

Erotic Vines: Plant teachers + Tantric Initiations = Authentic Relationships
by  Yalila Espinoza, PhD, RSW

Panel: Plant Teachers and Entheogenic Learning

Visionary Convergence 2015 Sponsored by:

Nihue Rao Centro Espiritual

Visionary Convergence 2015 Supported by:

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Runa

Visionary Convergence 2015 in Alliance with:

Botanical Dimensions
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