The Aware Project (www.awareproject.org) hosts a series of monthly Psychedelic Awareness Salon events in Los Angeles and San Diego. We are creating a connected and educated community that feels passionately about balancing the conversation about psychedelics.

In honor of the birth of the psychedelic research, we are honored to host Rachel Hope, to share her story being a participant in the MAPS Phase II trials of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for the treatment of PTSD.

What is Bicycle Day?!
Bicycle Day is an international holiday that commemorates the date that Dr. Albert Hofmann first tripped on LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide-25) and bicycled home from his lab in Basel, Switzerland on April 19th, 1943. During the bicycle ride home, he experienced the psychedelic effects of LSD, making this the date of the first acid trip in history, propelling the West into the Psychedelic Age. Learn more at http://www.bicycleday.la/

SCHEDULE
Doors open at 7:00 PM for tea and mingling.
Tea provided by the I.AM.LIFE Guayusa Tea Lounge.
Presentation will begin at 8:00 PM.

TALK TITLE
Transformation: From Trauma Victim to Public Advocate
Healing PTSD with MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy

DESCRIPTION
Rachel Hope was one of the first participants treated for chronic, treatment resistant PTSD in the MAPS-sponsored clinical trial that used MDMA-assisted psychotherapy. Rachel will speak on her message of personal life-saving transformation from decades of crippling trauma, failed therapies and prescribed drugs to a sustained, drug free recovery through MDMA-assisted therapy, ecstatic dance, and public activism. The three MDMA-assisted psychotherapy sessions set the stage for Rachel to be her own healer.

This presentation will be the start of a national speaking tour, where Rachel intends to deliver the message of hope to individuals and organizations who will participate in the re-legalization of MDMA-assisted Psychotherapy and the Mental Health Revolution. You can support her efforts by recommending her presentation to organizations where she can be of influence or by supporting MAPS.

Rachel's hope is that her story will inspire those impacted by trauma and mental illness to stay alive, ask for, and advocate for the re-legalization of MDMA for clinical use.

MUSIC
Taylor Taylor. Classical guitar, warm vocals, and pop/r&b style.
www.TaylorTaylorMusic.com

TEA
Learn more about the I.AM.LIFE Guayusa Tea Lounge on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/140526806108760/

TICKETS
Pre-sale tickets are $15 and door price is $20. We have a limited number of volunteer positions if you can't afford the ticket price (please email hello@awareproject.org, first come, first serve).

VENUE
For more info about the HQ Collective, check out http://www.thecollectivehq.com/

PARKING
Street parking is available. Please be mindful of signs. Allow extra time if you can, as finding a space can be difficult.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: This group is being designed as a secure space. It is not a place to seek, encourage, or participate in the procurement of controlled substances. Do not bring, buy, sell, transfer, or arrive on any illegal substances, or swap information on how to buy them. Members who violate these basic house rules will be removed from the group and will not be allowed to attend future events.