Visual Imagery and Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness The study is now live! - Open to anyone who has meditation experience, or psychedelic experience such as magic mushrooms (psilocybin), DMT, Ayahuasca, or 5-MeO-DMT - Takes around 20-30 minutes - DESKTOP/LAPTOP ONLY - PRIZE DRAW: 3x £100 Gift Cards Link for the study: https://tinyurl.com/vinos-study As this is the first widespread empirical survey of its kind, we really appreciate any assistance we can receive in ensuring participation is substantial. If you could please forward the following information to anyone you feel would be eligible to participate, we would be even more thankful. We would really appreciate your help in circulating the poster and the link (If you post online, please ADD THE LINK as well as the image).

This weekend, a monk, Swami Atmajnanananda is visiting Austin. His name means “one who finds bliss in Self knowledge” Talks are at the following times Friday 7PM Saturday and Sunday 10PM Location: 13508 Broadmeade Ave, Austin Link with more info: https://www.vedantaaustin.org/

A nun is visiting Austin and giving a spiritual talk on September 15 (Pravarajika Divyanandaprana). She is one of the most famous spiritual speakers online. The organizers are looking for a rough headcount to decide the venue. If you think you may attend, it would be great if you could indicate here: https://forms.gle/bF81VRTtvtFBf4L27

For a couple of weeks, I’ve been drinking tea before meditation. A monk recommended it. He said unlike coffee, tea not only makes us awake, but also has Theanine which calms us down; coffee is for work and tea is for meditation. And practically, there does seem to be a big difference between coffee and tea. And it’s been doing wonders for my practice. The routine also helps. Making tea is a morning ritual. And my brain expects to meditate immediately afterwards. I have a specific spot in my apartment (created by moving my couch to make a little nook), some incense, my meditation cushion and specific clothes All this puts the mind in the mood Now, of course, we meditate to transform how we act in life, not just to keep it on the cushion. So it was recommended that after meditation, I stay in the mood for a little while. Read a book. Stay quiet while doing work etc. It’s been working for me

Hi everyone, Tonight at 7pm we're trying something new. Our Evening Sit will be a full hour together. We'll start with a 10 minute check in, sit in silence for 30 minutes, close with a short dharma talk, then check out together. It's a deeper format designed to support your practice and build real community. Hope to see you tonight. Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/5489790088 — Brandon