Nov. 1 — District 216 in Santa Barbara to present Timo Brind’Amour, Dr. Samantha Morse, Camino Brillante ‘How to Hold a Personal Medicine Ceremony’
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FREE for Members; Guest Welcome to Purchase Tickets.
WEDNESDAY: Timo Brind’Amour, Dr. Samantha Morse, Camino Brillante“How to Hold a Personal Medicine Ceremony”
When: Wednesday, November 1st; 5:00pm Networking, 6:30pm Interview, Music & Presentation
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.)
FREE for Members. 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.
SPEAKER BIOS
Timo Brind’Amour, Dr. Samantha Morse, Camino Brillante
Tímo Brind’Amour has worked with the medicine for 30 years. During this time he has developed a deep understanding and appreciation for the profound changes that this work can bring for individuals, families and communities. He has worked as a spiritual teacher and minister for many years and incorporates this into his ceremonial practices. During the past year, Tímo worked directly with the Huni Kuin to support various tribes in Brazil and served as a guardian and musician for their chief, Yube, on his recent medicine tour. The experiences with the Huni Kuin people have helped to inform his approach to spiritual and ceremonial practices. Over the past 2 years, he has traveled extensively studying and practicing medicine work in Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Peru. Tímo has a particularly deep relationship with the sacred mushroom, specializing in education on how to work across the various strains.
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Samantha Morse has worked with sacred medicines for thirteen years, with a particular focus on psilocybin and ayahuasca. Her studies have been both experiential and academic. After a year-long mentorship from an indigenous Ecuadorian mushroom shaman, she embarked on a 6-month research-based study of the medicine through Third Wave’s psychedelic coaching certification. She has sat ayahuasca dieta in the jungle three times, and traveled extensively for medicine work in Peru, Guatemala, and Costa Rica. For the last two years, Samantha has worked full-time as a mushroom facilitator in Bend, Oregon, providing one-on-one therapeutic support for individuals navigating depression, anxiety, PTSD, eating disorders, OCD, addiction, and grief. She partners with psychiatric and medical practitioners, and sees herself as a bridge between therapeutic and spiritual/ceremonial approaches to the medicine.
Prior to dedicating herself full time to the medicine path, Samantha earned her PhD in literature and was a college professor. She believes the imaginative, metaphoric, and symbolic space of literature has many connections to the expansive places we can go in ceremony. She won several distinguished teaching awards due to her compassionate teaching style and student-centered approach to learning. These skills have translated well to the medicine space where Samantha’s warmth and care contribute to an incredibly safe, loving, and joyful ceremonial container.
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Camino Brillante: The medicine path led both Tímo and Samantha into a deep relationship with sacred music. Tímo plays guitar while Samantha plays charango, a 10-string Andean lute used frequently in Peruvian ayahuasca ceremonies. They study traditional medicine music from Brazil, Peru, and Mexico, and sing in Spanish, Portugues, Kaxinawá, Yawanawa, Quechua, and Nahuatl. One of the prayers that resonates most deeply with them comes from their teacher, Jaya, who asks the medicine, “Make me an instrument.” For Tímo and Samantha, it is a great joy to play music together in sacred space, and that joy suffuses the container they hold.
RECAP – Dr. Elizabeth Wolfson’s Journey into Self-Awareness and Well-Being
Last Wednesday was a night to remember at The District House, as we had the pleasure of hosting a truly enlightening evening featuring the remarkable Dr. Elizabeth Wolfson. With a packed house, eager attendees, and an engaging conversation, the event was a tremendous success. Hannah McCartney, our talented interviewer, sat down with Dr. Wolfson to delve into the fascinating world of self-awareness, well-being, and the profound impact of psychedelics and dreams.
D216 PARTNER DISCOUNT: reMIND Psychedelics Business Forum in Vegas!
District216 is proud to be out in Las Vegas again at this year’s reMind Psychedelics Business Forum on November 28th and 29th at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino.
As a sub-event of MJ Biz Con, reMind is a media and events platform focused on building, connecting and educating diverse communities that responsibly grow the business of psychedelics.
As a token of their appreciation, reMind has offered all District216 Members 15% off registration by using the code REMDISTRICT21!
All of our membership tiers, including the least expensive Online Membership($14.99/month) give access to all of our resources including a full VIDEO LIBRARY of our Change Your Lens Series Interviews from evenings at The District House, and discussion panels from our Marquee Events.
Each interview/panel is 45 to 90 minutes duration.
YOUR BRAND HERE:
At our January 20, 2024 Marquee Event:
Veterans, PTSD & Psychedelics
Contact us today to receive our Sponsorship Deck outlining various packages available to promote your brand or organization at both The District House (Wednesday evening gathering) and/or at our next District216 Marquee Event on Saturday, January 20, 2023!
Sponsors will have the unique opportunity to connect with District216 Members as well as professionals in the psychedelics community.
District216 is a members only psychedelic social club founded in Santa Barbara, CA for thinkers, creators & trailblazers. Our mission is to be a thriving community of psychedelics pioneers that exchange ideas, explore health innovations, author new policies, and grow the ecosystem into a thriving industry. Our long term vision is to advance the full legalization and normalization of psychedelics use in our daily lives, worldwide.
