The District House is a benefit of District216. Come by for a portion or all of the evening, meet amazing members + guests, and interact with speakers on a variety of topics.
Topic: "The Psychedelic Path to Ecological Awakening and Nature-Relatedness"
Description: This evening, Brian Stafford will discuss the psychedelic pathway to ecological awakening and other paths to ecological awakening. He will also describe the implications of Eco-Awakening for the development of the individual and an ego- and anthropo-centric society, currently known as Western Culture.
When: Wednesday, June 11, 2025 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.
Speaker: Brian Stafford, Wilderness & Psychedelic Guide, Psychiatrist, Educator, Trainer
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Speaker: Brian Stafford, Wilderness & Psychedelic Guide, Psychiatrist, Educator, Trainer
Dr. Brian Stafford is a former endowed chair of psychiatry who currently practices as a wilderness and vision fast guide, eco-therapist, retreat and psychedelic facilitator, depth psychiatrist, poet, and thought leader. He directs the Wild Mind Eco-Depth Psychotherapy Training Program at the Animas Valley Institute. He is an adjunct professor at Pacifica Graduate Institute where he teaches human development and psychopharmacology, and psychedelics, and directs the Pacifica Retreat Certificate Programs in Depth Psychology and Psychedelics: Treatment and Transformation in an Animated Cosmos. He is the author of numerous articles and chapters and is at work on his first book, Pathways to Ecological Awakening and Eco-centric Consciousness: Finding Our Way Back Home and into the Future.
