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Psilocybin Mushrooms and The Ecology of Consciousness – 2 CE Credits
with Paul Stamets
ABOUT THIS PROGRAM
An Evening Event
Monday, March 29, 2021, 7:00 – 9:00 pm EST
This program can be taken individually or as part of the 6-part series, The Psychedelic Renaissance: Past, Present & Future. Recordings of past events in this series are available on demand with registration for the full program. To register for the full series, click here.
Please note CE’s are available only for classes participants attend live, not recorded sessions.
Psilocybin mushrooms have been used for hundreds, likely thousands of years. With at least 116 psilocybin active species known to date, their widespread occurrence and long history of use by numerous cultures has set the stage for modern medicine to measure their folklorically reported, therapeutic benefits.
Currently, more than 40 universities in North America and Europe have been approved for clinical studies ranging from treating depression to Alzheimer’s to addiction. Psilocybin has risen to the forefront of medical research.
This talk will cover the psilocybin movement through history into the modern epoch. It offers an overview of the most clinically significant studies, the newest research on psilocybin analogs, micro-dosing and the implications for creating a paradigm shift in the ecology of consciousness.
Will psilocybin help us be healthier, happier and better Earth citizens? Could psilocybin be the tipping point in the next quantum leap in the evolution of humans? Let’s look at the evidence together for an informed discussion.
DISCLAIMER: The Open Center, its staff, and presenters do not endorse or encourage the use of psychedelics or any other substances. Substances discussed may be illegal in your country except under very specific circumstances, such as sanctioned medical studies. Any information presented in programs is for curiosity, education and research purposes only.
SCHEDULE & LEARNING OBJECTIVES
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Note: This program will be offered online. Sessions of all our online programs will be recorded and shared with registrants after each is completed for 90 days.
CE’S AVAILABLE
Psilocybin Mushrooms and The Ecology of Consciousness
Seminar Code: NYOC-PR-005
Presenter(s): Paul Stamets
Date(s): 3/29/21 | 7:00 – 9:00 pm EST
Metro: Live Interactive Online Webinar
Pricing Information:
Continuing Education Credits (2) $15.00
Please note this fee is for the CE certificate only in addition to the program fee – $40.00
For eligible professions and to purchase the CEs click HERE.
CE certificates will be eligible for download following the course completion at www.ceuregistration.com
The course content is suitable for all levels: Introductory, Beginning, Advanced.
There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.
Refund & Cancellation Policy – click HERE. For questions or concerns, contact registration@opencenter.org.
THIS PROGRAM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. CEs ARE AVAILABLE TO THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBLE PROFESSIONS:
- Psychoanalysts
- Social Workers
- Counselors
- Creative Arts Therapists
- Educators
- Nurses
WHAT YOU’LL NEED FOR THIS COURSE
- Prerequisites: N/A
- Supplies list for the class: N/A
- Zoom Software Requirements: This is an online course that requires Zoom webinar software. Zoom is easy to use. Click HERE to make sure your computer is set-up correctly.
Psilocybin Mushrooms and The Ecology of Consciousness – 2 CE Credits
21SCMH26E- 1 Session(s)
- Mar 29 2021 7:00 PM ET
Members
$38Non-Members
$45
Paul Stamets is the author of seven books. He is an Invention Ambassador for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and was inducted into The Explorer’s Club in 2020.
Ayahuasca, Magic Mushrooms, Richard Schultes and Biodiversity Conservation – 2 CE Credits
with Mark Plotkin, PhD
ABOUT THIS PROGRAM
An Evening Event
Monday, March 22, 2021, 7:00 – 9:00 pm EST
This program can be taken individually or as part of the 6-part series, The Psychedelic Renaissance: Past, Present & Future. Recordings of past events in this series are available on demand with registration for the full program. Please note CE’s are available only for classes participants attend live, not recorded sessions..
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When Richard Schultes entered the northwest Amazon in late 1941, he was already a sophisticated and experienced ethnobotanist. After studying the therapeutic uses of peyote among the Kiowas in Oklahoma, he had traveled south to Oaxaca where he carried out groundbreaking research on magic mushrooms among the Mazatec peoples of southern Mexico. His original research objective in Colombia was to document the plants employed as arrow poisons which were then becoming important as muscle relaxants in abdominal surgery.
However, he also hoped to solve the mysteries of ayahuasca which had been first stumbled across by his boyhood idol Richard Spruce almost a century before. Schultes’ vast experiences with his indigenous colleagues in both temperate and tropical America taught him that there is an inextricable link between biological and cultural diversity. Inspired by this vision, the Amazon Conservation Team has helped create a new conservation methodology: biocultural conservation. This talk focuses on the development and implementation of this approach.
For a brief view into the history of research with psilocybin mushrooms, read Ezra Klein’s recent piece in the New York Times; written by reason of Oregon’s Measure 109, which would approve their use in a controlled therapeutic setting.
SCHEDULE & LEARNING OBJECTIVES
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Note: This program will be offered online. Sessions of all our online programs will be recorded and shared with registrants after each is completed for 90 days.
CEs AVAILABLE
Ayahuasca, Magic Mushrooms, Richard Schultes and Biodiversity Conservation
Seminar Code: NYOC-PR-002
Presenter(s): Mark Plotkin, Ph.D.
Date(s): 3/22/21 | 7:00 – 9:00 pm EST
Metro: Live Interactive Online Webinar
Pricing Information:
Continuing Education Credits (2) $15.00
Please note this fee is for the CE certificate only in addition to the program fee – $40.00
For eligible professions and to purchase the CEs click HERE.
CE certificates will be eligible for download following the course completion at www.ceuregistration.com
The course content is suitable for all levels: Introductory, Beginning, Advanced.
There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.
Refund & Cancellation Policy – click HERE. For questions or concerns, contact registration@opencenter.org.
THIS PROGRAM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. CEs ARE AVAILABLE TO THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBLE PROFESSIONS:
- Psychoanalysts
- Social Workers
- Counselors
- Creative Arts Therapists
- Educators
- Nurses
WHAT YOU’LL NEED FOR THIS COURSE
- Prerequisites: N/A
- Supplies list for the class: N/A
- Zoom Software Requirements: This is an online course that requires Zoom webinar software. Zoom is easy to use. Click HERE to make sure your computer is set-up correctly.
Ayahuasca, Magic Mushrooms, Richard Schultes and Biodiversity Conservation – 2 CE Credits
21SCMH25E- 1 Session(s)
- Mar 22 2021 7:00 PM ET
Members
$38Non-Members
$45
Mark Plotkin, PhD, was educated at Harvard, Yale and Tufts, and was one of the legendary Richard Schultes’ last students.
An Overview of Psilocybin Research at Johns Hopkins: Its History, Current state and Future Directions – 2 CE’S
with Bill Richards, PhD and Albert Garcia-Romeu, PhD from the Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research
ABOUT THIS PROGRAM
An Evening Event
Monday, March 8, 2021, 7:00 – 9:00 pm EST
This program can be taken individually or as part of the 6-part series, The Psychedelic Renaissance: Past, Present & Future. Recordings of past events in this series are available on demand with registration for the full program. To register for the full series, click here.
Please note CE’s are available only for classes participants attend live, not recorded sessions.
During this event two leading investigators in the field offer an overview of contemporary psilocybin research studies at Johns Hopkins, including findings on psilocybin for distress in cancer patients, for helping people quit smoking and in treating depression, as well as spiritual and wellbeing benefits in healthy volunteers. The role and effects of psychedelic-occasioned mystical experiences will also be discussed, along with a consideration of the broader history of the field, and its potential future impacts on mental healthcare and culture at large.
Click HERE to read Meet the Teacher: Bill Richards, PhD.
Click HERE to read Meet the Teacher: Albert Garcia-Romeu, PhD.
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DISCLAIMER: The Open Center, its staff, and presenters do not endorse or encourage the use of psychedelics or any other substances. Substances discussed may be illegal in your country except under very specific circumstances, such as sanctioned medical studies. Any information presented in programs is for curiosity, education and research purposes only.
SCHEDULE & LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Click HEREÂ
Note: This program will be offered online. Sessions of all our online programs will be recorded and shared with registrants after each is completed for 90 days.
CE’S AVAILABLE
An Overview of Psilocybin Research at Johns Hopkins: History, Current State, Future
Seminar Code: NYOC-PR-006
Presenter(s): William Richards Ph.D. and Albert Garcia-Romeu, Ph.D.
Date(s): 3/8/21 | 7:00 – 9:00 pm EST
Metro: Live Interactive Online Webinar
Pricing Information:
Continuing Education Credits (2) $15.00
Please note this fee is for the CE certificate only in addition to the program fee – $40.00
For eligible professions and to purchase the CEs click HERE.
CE certificates will be eligible for download following the course completion at www.ceuregistration.com
The course content is suitable for all levels: Introductory, Beginning, Advanced.
There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.
Refund & Cancellation Policy – click HERE. For questions or concerns, contact registration@opencenter.org.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED FOR THIS COURSE
- Prerequisites: N/A
- Supplies list for the class: N/A
- Zoom Software Requirements: This is an online course that requires Zoom webinar software. Zoom is easy to use. Click HERE to make sure your computer is set-up correctly.
An Overview of Psilocybin Research at Johns Hopkins: Its History, Current state and Future Directions – 2 CE’S
21SCMH24E- 1 Session(s)
- Mar 08 2021 7:00 PM ET
Members
$38Non-Members
$45
Albert Garcia-Romeu, PhD is a member of the Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences faculty at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Bill Richards, PhD is a psychologist with graduate training in religion.
MDMA-assisted Therapy for PTSD: Its History, Research Data, Therapeutic Approach and Future – 2 CE’S
with Rick Doblin, PhD, Michael Mithoefer, MD, and Annie Mithoefer, BSA
ABOUT THIS PROGRAM
An Evening Event
Monday, March 15, 2021, 7:00 – 9:00 pm EST
This program can be taken individually or as part of the 6-part series, The Psychedelic Renaissance: Past, Present & Future. Recordings of past events in this series are available on demand with registration for the full program. To register for the full series, click here.
Please note CE’s are available only for classes participants attend live, not recorded sessions.
For almost two decades, MAPS (The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) has been conducting FDA-regulated drug development research into MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD in the United States, Switzerland, Israel and Canada. We have completed Phase 1 and Phase 2 studies and the first of two Phase 3 studies, with very promising results.
We’re also starting research in five countries in Europe and England for approval by the European Medicines Agency in England, Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, the Czech Republic and Norway. The FDA has awarded Breakthrough Therapy designation to MDMA-assisted Therapy for PTSD.
This evening will address the history of MDMA, our safety and efficacy data, information about mechanisms of action and our therapeutic approach and possible post-approval regulations. We currently anticipate FDA approval around the end of 2022 or early 2023. Approval in Europe would be a year or so later, depending on the availability of funding.
DISCLAIMER: The Open Center, its staff, and presenters do not endorse or encourage the use of psychedelics or any other substances. Substances discussed may be illegal in your country except under very specific circumstances, such as sanctioned medical studies. Any information presented in programs is for curiosity, education and research purposes only.
SCHEDULE & LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Click HEREÂ
Note: This program will be offered online. Sessions of all our online programs will be recorded and shared with registrants after each is completed for 90 days.
CE’S AVAILABLE
MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD
Seminar Code: NYOC-PR-004
Presenter(s): Rick Doblin, Ph.D., Michael Mithoefer, MD and Annie Mithoefer, BSN
Date(s): 3/15/21 | 7:00 – 9:00 pm EST
Metro: Live Interactive Online Webinar
Pricing Information:
Continuing Education Credits (2) $15.00
Please note this fee is for the CE certificate only in addition to the program fee – $40.00
For eligible professions and to purchase the CEs click HERE.
CE certificates will be eligible for download following the course completion at www.ceuregistration.com
The course content is suitable for all levels: Introductory, Beginning, Advanced.
There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.
Refund & Cancellation Policy – click HERE. For questions or concerns, contact registration@opencenter.org.
THIS PROGRAM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. CEs ARE AVAILABLE TO THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBLE PROFESSIONS:
- Psychoanalysts
- Social Workers
- Counselors
- Creative Arts Therapists
- Educators
- Nurses
WHAT YOU’LL NEED FOR THIS COURSE
- Prerequisites: N/A
- Supplies list for the class: N/A
- Zoom Software Requirements: This is an online course that requires Zoom webinar software. Zoom is easy to use. Click HERE to make sure your computer is set-up correctly.
MDMA-assisted Therapy for PTSD: Its History, Research Data, Therapeutic Approach and Future – 2 CE’S
21SCMH23E- 1 Session(s)
- Mar 15 2021 7:00 PM ET
Members
$38Non-Members
$45
Rick Doblin, PhD, is the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS).
Annie Mithoefer, B.S.N., is a Registered Nurse who is now focused primarily on training and supervising therapists conducting MAPS-sponsored clinical trials.
Michael Mithoefer, MD, is Senior Medical Director for Medical Affairs, Training and Supervision at MAPS Public Benefit Corporation.
The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name – 2 CE’s
with Brian Muraresku
ABOUT THIS PROGRAM
An Evening Event
Monday, February 22, 2021, 7:00 – 9:00 pm EST
This program can be taken individually or as part of the 6-part series, The Psychedelic Renaissance: Past, Present & Future. Recordings of past events in this series are available on demand with registration for the full program. To register for the full series, click here.
Please note CE’s are available only for classes participants attend live, not recorded sessions.
One of the most influential religious historians of the 20th century, Huston Smith, once referred to it as the “best-kept secret” in history. Did the Ancient Greeks use psychedelics as part of initiation into the Mysteries such as those at Eleusis? And did the earliest Christians inherit the same, secret tradition? Could a profound knowledge of visionary plants, herbs and fungi have passed from one generation to the next, ever since the Stone Age?
In this opening presentation of the series, Psychedelic Renaissance: Past, Present and Future, Brian Muraresku discusses his twelve-year global hunt for answers to these questions. He also reflects on what it all means for the future of medicine, religion and society at large.
From the ruins of Greece and the hidden collections of the Louvre Museum, to the catacombs under the streets of Rome and the secret archives of the Vatican, he unveils the details of his recent New York Times bestseller, The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name.
DISCLAIMER: The Open Center, its staff, and presenters do not endorse or encourage the use of psychedelics or any other substances. Substances discussed may be illegal in your country except under very specific circumstances, such as sanctioned medical studies. Any information presented in programs is for curiosity, education and research purposes only.
SCHEDULE & LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Click HEREÂ
Note: This program will be offered online. Sessions of all our online programs will be recorded and shared with registrants after each is completed for 90 days.
CE’S AVAILABLE
The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name
Seminar Code: NYOC-PR-001
Presenter(s): Brian Muraresku
Date(s): 2/22/21 | 7:00 – 9:00 pm EST
Metro: Live Interactive Online Webinar
Pricing Information:
Continuing Education Credits (2) $15.00
Please note this fee is for the CE certificate only in addition to the program fee – $40.00
For eligible professions and to purchase the CEs click HERE.
CE certificates will be eligible for download following the course completion at www.ceuregistration.com
The course content is suitable for all levels: Introductory, Beginning, Advanced.
There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.
Refund & Cancellation Policy – click HERE. For questions or concerns, contact registration@opencenter.org.
THIS PROGRAM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. CEs ARE AVAILABLE TO THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBLE PROFESSIONS:
- Psychoanalysts
- Social Workers
- Counselors
- Creative Arts Therapists
- Educators
- Nurses
WHAT YOU’LL NEED FOR THIS COURSE
- Prerequisites: N/A
- Supplies list for the class: N/A
- Zoom Software Requirements: This is an online course that requires Zoom webinar software. Zoom is easy to use. Click HERE to make sure your computer is set-up correctly
The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name – 2 CE’s
21SCMH21E- 1 Session(s)
- Feb 22 2021 7:00 PM ET
Members
$38Non-Members
$45
Brian Muraresku is the author of the best-selling book, The Immortality Key, published in September 2020. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Brown University with a degree in Latin, Greek and Sanskrit.
The Psychedelic Renaissance: Past, Present and Future – 12 CE’s
“An all-star line-up: The Psychedelic Renaissance: Past, Present and Future – The Open Center” – Michael Pollan, Author of How to Change Your Mind
ABOUT THIS PROGRAM
A Weekly Class
(6 Sessions) Mondays, February 22 – March 29, 2021, 7:00 – 9:00 pm EST
Recordings of past events in this series are available on demand with registration for the full program. Please note CE’s are available only for classes participants attend live, not recorded sessions.
This unique series of evening presentations addresses the history of psychedelics from classical antiquity and among Amazonian shamans through current research investigating the therapeutic value of psilocybin, MDMA and other compounds for clinical applications including PTSD, addiction, existential distress in palliative care and clinical depression. Implications for the utilization of these novel therapies for the future of healthcare will be addressed.
We are living in the midst of a renaissance of research into psychedelic (or entheogenic) substances. Decades of promising research into their extraordinary benefits for numerous medical conditions were brought to a stop in the 1970s, amid the cultural turbulence of the era. In recent years, we have witnessed a reemergence of scientific and clinical research with promising findings at premier institutions including Johns Hopkins, NYU and UCLA.
At a time when we may be seeing the limitations of modern psychiatry’s medicine cabinet, these novel compounds and ancient medicines are in the process of returning to a status of respect and recognition within medical research. Many of those who take them under carefully controlled clinical research conditions report having extremely meaningful and therapeutic experiences, leading to promising implications for various forms of clinical suffering.
Join us as we provide a broad context and invigorating conversation for understanding these extraordinary substances, from their possible role in the mystery centers of Ancient Greece, their integral place among the indigenous cultures of the Western Hemisphere, and to their current place in modern medical research.
DISCLAIMER: The Open Center, its staff and presenters do not endorse or encourage the use of psychedelics or any other substances. Substances discussed may be illegal in your country except under very specific circumstances, such as sanctioned medical studies. Any information presented in programs is for curiosity, education and research purposes only.
Moderator | Speaker
Anthony P. Bossis, Phd
CLASS SCHEDULE
Week 1: The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name – 2 CE’s
Week 2: The Utility of Psychedelics in the Treatment of End-of-Life Emotional Suffering: A Promising Therapeutic Paradigm – 2 CE’s
Week 3: An Overview of Psilocybin Research at Johns Hopkins: Its History, Current state and Future Directions – 2 CE’s
Week 4: MDMA-assisted Therapy for PTSD: Its History, Research Data, Therapeutic Approach and Future – 2 CE’s
Week 5: Ayahuasca, Magic Mushrooms, Richard Schultes and Biodiversity Conservation – 2 CE’s
Week 6: Psilocybin Mushrooms and The Ecology of Consciousness – 2 CE’s
SCHEDULE & LEARNING OBJECTIVES
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Note: This program will be offered online. Sessions of all our online programs will be recorded and shared with registrants after each is completed for 90 days.
In case you missed it, you can view the recent Open Center LIVE, The Contemporary Psychedelic Resurgence with Anthony Bossis HERE.
CE’S AVAILABLE
The Psychedelic Renaissance: Past, Present and Future
Seminar Code: NYOC-PR-ALL
Presenter(s): Mark Plotkin, Ph.D., Anthony P. Bossis, Ph.D., Rick Doblin, Ph.D., Michael Mithoefer, MD, Annie Mithoefer, BSN, William Richards Ph.D. and Albert Garcia-Romeu, Ph.D.
Date(s): 2/22/21, 3/1/21, 3/8/21, 3/15/21, 3/22/21 and 3/29/21
Metro: Live Interactive Online Webinar
Pricing Information:
Continuing Education Credits (12) $40.00
Please note this fee is for the CE certificate only in addition to the program fee – $40.00
For eligible professions and to purchase the CEs click HERE.
CE certificates will be eligible for download following the course completion at www.ceuregistration.com
The course content is suitable for all levels: Introductory, Beginning, Advanced.
There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.
Refund & Cancellation Policy – click HERE. For questions or concerns, contact registration@opencenter.org.
THIS PROGRAM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. CEs ARE AVAILABLE TO THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBLE PROFESSIONS:
- Psychoanalysts
- Social Workers
- Counselors
- Creative Arts Therapists
- Educators
- Nurses
SPONSORSHIP
Sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact marketing@opencenter.org.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED FOR THIS COURSE
- Prerequisites: N/A
- Supplies list for the class: N/A
- Zoom Software Requirements: This is an online course that requires Zoom webinar software. Zoom is easy to use. Click HERE to make sure your computer is set-up correctly.
The Psychedelic Renaissance: Past, Present and Future – 12 CE’s
21SCMH20X- 6 Session(s)
- Feb 22 2021 7:00 PM ET
Members
$195Non-Members
$230
