Quick Breather #2 - Dave Asprey, the Cleveland Clinic, Psychedelic Alpha on one year post FDA, Luisa de Álvarez de Toledo, Rick Doblin on touch, Hunt Priest and Rick Doblin again.

In order of mentions in this quick breather…

1. NY Post on Dave Asprey and Grof:

“It felt like tripping balls — my mind was on a hyperdrive tour of the universe. But there were no drugs involved,” Asprey wrote about his first experience in “Heavily Meditated.”

The article from the Cleveland Clinic that gives an entirely misleading, simplified overview of Holotropic Breathwork:

2.

https://psychedelicalpha.com/news/one-year-after-fdas-mdma-rejection-insiders-and-observers-reflect

https://www.psychedelicarchive.com/archive/psychoanalysis1957

“This article holds significant historical importance as it represents one of the earliest documented attempts to integrate the use of psychedelic substances, specifically LSD, into the framework of Freudian psychoanalysis. Alvarez de Toledo outlines the theoretical foundations and practical applications of this “combined” therapeutic approach, followed by two case studies presented by Fontana and Perez Morales, which serve to illustrate the potential benefits and challenges of incorporating LSD into psychoanalytic treatment.”

3.

Correcting the Record On the Deposition of an Episcopal Priest