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The Western Scientific Understanding of Psychedelics

Skippy Mesirow

When 2 dates — see below
Time 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Where Multiple venues — see dates below
Cost Free

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Wednesday, July 1, 2026 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM · True Nature | Carbondale, Colorado
Thursday, July 2, 2026 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM · SANCTUM | Aspen, Colorado

About this event

Join us for an engaging four-part series exploring the history, healing, and potential impact of psychedelic medicines on our collective and planetary future.

Psychedelics are rapidly moving from the fringe of society into the center of modern conversations around healing, leadership, consciousness, performance, spirituality, and human transformation. This four-part series explores where these medicines come from, what science is teaching us, how the legal landscape is evolving, and why many believe psychedelics may play an important role in the future of human flourishing.

Designed to be evidence based, experiential, and accessible to both the naïve and experienced, this series helps participants build a clear, nuanced understanding of one of the most important cultural shifts of our time. Join us for one session or the entire series.

Over the last several decades, researchers, clinicians, and neuroscientists have begun developing a modern scientific understanding of how psychedelics impact the brain, body, behavior, trauma, depression, addiction, consciousness, and human perception.

This session explores the rise, collapse, and resurgence of psychedelic research, examining both the promise and limitations of current science while helping participants understand what researchers actually know — and what remains uncertain — about these powerful substances.

Your speaker

Skippy Mesirow

Skippy Mesirow

Speaker

Skippy Mesirow is the founder of SANCTUM, creator of THE COURAGE METHOD™, and a former member of Colorado's Natural Medicine Advisory Board, where he helped shape the state's regulated psychedelic framework.

For more than 15 years, he has facilitated leadership development and transformational work with executives, elected officials, nonprofit leaders, founders, and high-impact organizations. His work integrates psychedelic education, executive coaching, somatic practice, trauma-informed care, mindfulness, and group facilitation into highly experiential learning environments designed to help people think more clearly, relate more honestly, and lead more consciously.

He is also the host of the Civic Courage Lab Podcast, featuring conversations with leaders including Byron Katie, David Allen, and Rick Doblin.

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What you'll leave with

  • A clearer understanding of the neuroscience and psychology of psychedelics.
  • Context for the rise, suppression, and resurgence of psychedelic research.
  • Greater understanding of current clinical applications and research findings.
  • A more nuanced perspective on both the promise and limitations of psychedelic science.
  • Clarity around what researchers know — and what remains uncertain.

Join us — it's free

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 · Thursday, July 2, 2026
Multiple venues — see dates below

  • Free admission — open to the public
  • RSVP encouraged as space is limited
  • Participants may attend one session or the full four-part series
  • RSVP for True Nature (Carbondale): truenaturehealingarts.com/events-workshops/2026/6/24/psychedelics-the-future-of-human-consciousness-part-1-with-skippy-mesirow-mz66t
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