The District House is a weekly gathering and core benefit of District216. Guests are welcome to arrive for part or all of the evening to meet community members, connect with visiting speakers, and engage in thoughtful conversations across psychedelics, wellness, creativity, and conscious culture. 💜
Topic: "The Power of Ketamine-Assisted Therapy"
Description: Ketamine-assisted therapy is opening new doors in mental health, and two practitioners at the forefront are bringing it to District House. Drs. Hofrath and Parsa will walk us through how ketamine works on the brain to dissolve old patterns, restore synaptic connections, and create the conditions for real emotional healing. From the neuroscience of synaptogenesis to the lived experience of an altered state, this conversation bridges the clinical and the deeply personal. Whether you're curious, skeptical, or already on your own healing path, this one will shift how you think about the mind.
When: Wednesday, August 5, 2026 from 5pm to 9pm (Speaker at 6:30pm)
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.)
Members are Free to attend The District House evenings, and are prioritized when we reach capacity.
Guests Welcome to purchase $25 tickets to The District House evenings.
Note: We will be filming the speaker for the District216 Change Your Lens Series. Refreshments provided.
SPEAKERS BIOS
Speakers: Dr. Michael Hofrath & Dr. Elyas Parsa
Dr. Michael Hofrath, PhD | Somatic Depth Psychologist, Shamanic Practitioner & Psychedelic-assisted Facilitator
Dr. Michael Hofrath brings over two decades of training in somatic science, shamanic traditions, and trauma healing to his work at Body Mind Wholeness Inc. in Santa Barbara. Holding a PhD in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, he specializes in EMDR, KA-EMDR, NeuroAffective Touch, and Soul Integration, supporting individuals in moving through ancestral trauma, limiting belief patterns, and cellular repatterning to return to their authentic selves. He is the co-author of the Warrior Integration Now program and former Head of Trauma and Experiential Healing for the Save-A-Warrior Foundation, with extensive experience across leading mental health and recovery facilities.
Dr. Elyas Parsa, DO | Family Medicine Physician & Ketamine-assisted Therapy Practitioner
Dr. Elyas Parsa spent fifteen years moving through every corner of medicine, from county hospitals and emergency rooms to street medicine and residency training, before arriving at the work he was always moving toward. He served twelve years at San Joaquin General Hospital, directed a Family Medicine residency program, and has practiced on three continents in four languages. Today he is the founder of Mind Balance Flow, a ketamine-assisted therapy clinic in Livermore, California, and Medical Director of Uplift All Foundation, bringing healthcare to people living on the streets. He believes the most profound medicine meets people where the nervous system finally lets go.
