*~*UPCOMING EVENTS*~*

Join Sahffi and the community of Baltimore Psychedelic Society for an evening of “Medicine Music Meditation,” a unique guided meditation experience where audiences will be invited to sit in silent meditation during the duration of a medicine music concert performance.

These concerts are designed to help you open your heart and relax your soul, with offerings of original and traditional medicine music and channeled messages. A group environment allows the listener to absorb the vibration of the sound and meanings of the words in a more focused and connected way, which in turn helps facilitate a deeper meditative experience.

Our meditation will move into sing-alongs and dancing at the end to move and enjoy the energy we create together. Please join us!

This is a donation-based event! There are a few ways that you can contribute.
Please donate through our BPS Eventbrite page.

You can donate to Sahffi directly via electronic payment.
Venmo is @Sahffi-Lynne
PayPal use "Friends and Family" to sahffi@sahffi.com

We are also accepting cash donations the day of the event. If you are unable to contribute at this time, we welcome you wholeheartedly!

About Sahffi:
Sahffi Lynne (she/they) is an international singer/songwriter, musician and private voice teacher who considers their musical offerings medicine to open and connect hearts around the world. Sahffi leads a pathway for healing with her original channeled music and guides those ready to release their authentic voice and their fears using her own “Vocal Ladder” teaching method. With a performance degree from The Peabody Conservatory of Music, a #1 song in Botswana and South Africa in 2010, six independently released albums, and recent grants from the MusiCares Foundation of the Recording Academy, Maryland State Arts Council, and Baltimore County Arts & Sciences Commission, Sahffi continues to nourish their passion to open and connect hearts around the world. https://www.sahffi.com

To Bring:
~Yoga mat, cushions, pillows, blankets, camp chairs; whatever you need to be comfortable to sit and/or lie on the ground for meditation.
~water bottle
~instruments for community sing-along
~mosquito repellent

Testimonials:
“Thank you so much for your beautiful, soul-touching music! It was a magical experience!”
- Anna Poiarkova
“Your music was so grounding, supportive, and nurturing. Looking forward to your return!”
- Wendy Brown of Earth Pulse Yoga

How to Find Us:
Please use the address 3500 Parkdale Ave in your GPS to find the nearest street parking. We will be in the Zen Meditation Garden, which will be a short walk from your car.
Once parked, you will continue to walk down the paved road, towards Druid Hill Park. On the left, you will see a trail that will lead you across a small creek, then up a hill to the Zen Garden. This walk should take just a few minutes, but it is up a slightly steep incline. Please let us know ahead of time if you need assistance to access the space and we will be happy to help.

Movie Premiere - AWARE: Glimpses of Consciousness
Wednesday, October 13th
7:00pm-9:30pm
The Charles Theater
1711 N Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
$13

BPS is honored to sponsor the documentary, AWARE: Glimpses of Consciousness. AWARE follows six brilliant researchers approaching the mystery from radically different perspectives, opening as a science film but emerging beyond the explicable. They contemplate questions such as: What is consciousness? Is it in all living beings? Why are we predisposed for mystical experience? And what happens when we die?

The movie will be followed by an expert panel which will include psychedelic researchers, study participants and the movie's producers.

Tickets can be purchased through The Charles Theater. 

Ecstatic Dance in the Park
Sunday, October 17th
4:00-6:30pm
Zen Meditation Garden
3500 Parkdale Ave
Baltimore, MD 21211
$20

Join us for an evening of art and community in a beautiful, natural setting. Back by popular demand, we are thrilled to bring you our second Ecstatic Dance event in the beautiful Zen Meditation Garden.

Ecstatic Dance has been a form of creative expression throughout human history. It provides a chance to lose yourself in the rhythmic beat of the music, allowing your body to express itself and move freely in whatever way it desires. Dance is a way to experience life fully and completely in the present moment, and can bring profound meditative and even trance-like states. Dance can bring a greater connection to ourselves, mind, body and spirit, and it helps deepen our connection with others. It is a way to relieve stress and get in touch with emotions. This is a sober event, so that you can allow yourself to fully experience everything that comes up.

We will begin with a community circle, to set a few basic expectations and guidelines so that everyone feels safe and supported throughout this event. We will begin to move and stretch our bodies together, then as the music begins, we will explore movement on our own.
We will also end with a community circle to close and share our experiences.

Now onto the music! We are excited to be partnering with James Nasty again for this event! He played an amazing set last time that took us on a magical journey.

Baltimore, Maryland resident James Nasty excels at producing and DJing Baltimore club music while maintaining roots in turntablism and open format Djing. Nasty is locally iconic and globally respected. Voted the “Best DJ In a Club” in the Baltimore City Paper twice, he’s favored by Bmore club inventor Scottie B and is in heavy rotation during legends KW Griff and Pork Chop’s club mixes on Baltimore radio station 92Q. Globally, he's spun for Boiler Room and gained support from the likes of Bassnectar, Mace Pled, A-Trak, GTA, Anna Lunoe, Sirius XM Shade 45’s DJ Wonder, L-Vis
1990, Dj Uniique, Dave Nada / Nadastrom, Gorgon City and more. Time Out Singapore says "Stop being so serious and get loose to James Nasty. This is the kind of stuff coming out of Baltimore that’s really popular but still manages to break all the rules.

THIS IS A TICKETED EVENT. Please make your reservation through Eventbrite. We have a few energy-exchange tickets available for those who might be experiencing financial hardship. Please message us directly if you would like more details.

This is a beautiful space that we have been gifted to use for our events. LEAVE NO TRACE! We will all agree to take great care of the space and strive to leave it in excellent condition. Please be respectful of surrounding neighbors. They are aware of and in support of this event!

Community Integration Circle
Online via Zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82326494426
Tuesday, October 19th
7:00-9:00pm
Free

You are invited to join BPS for our Integration Talking Circle.

*Please plan to arrive on time, as we will not admit anyone to the circle after 7:05pm. This helps to create a safe container for vulnerable sharing.*

We offer a compassionate, welcoming place to land following your journey. It is a safe space to join in community to dialogue about explorations, transformation, safe practice, and touching into your higher intelligence. We firmly believe that the psychedelic experience is a way to connect deeply with yourself and the Circle is a path to integrating that experience.

We resonate with Entheogenic Research Integration & Education’s definition of integration: “the process by which the material accessed and insights gained in a [psychedelic] experience are incorporated over time into one’s life in a way that benefits the individual and their community.”

Supportive guidelines will be read at the beginning of the circle to ensure we agree with them. They encourage a supportive environment and safe container for the circle.

Please note that although Zoom is a relatively private platform, total security cannot be assured. Please use your own judgment and wisdom in deciding to share. Participants will be screened before entering the Zoom space.

Community Meet & Greet
Sunday, November 7th
3:00-5:00pm
Zen Meditation Garden
3500 Parkdale Ave
Baltimore, MD 21211
Free

We would love to provide the space and opportunity to connect with others who share similar interests, make new friends and swap stories.

We will spend an hour as a whole group to discuss upcoming events and other ideas that folks would like to bring to the table. The rest of the time will be spent chatting, laughing & getting to know each other a little better! Feel free to bring a friend, an instrument, a flow toy or anything else that feels right!

We will meet at the Zen Meditation Garden in Woodberry, which is large and mostly shaded with plenty of room to spread out. There is street parking on Parkdale Drive and Druid Park Drive.

How to find us:
Use the address 3500 Parkdale Avenue to find street parking closest to our location. From there, walk towards the paved road leading to Druid Hill park. There will be a marked trail a little further up on the left, which leads up a hill to the Zen Garden. Please message us if you have any questions about parking or finding us!

Just a friendly reminder that our events are not the place to source drugs/plant medicines/illegal substances. Let's keep our gathering spaces safe. Hope to see you all there.