Expanded States of Consciousness World Summit

SCHEDULE

April 13th, 11:00 am ET

Preparation Session

Attend this live Q&A session designed to show you how to get the absolute most from your week. We will center and ground together, and start the week inspired and prepared. Bring your questions! If you can't attend live, you will be able to watch the replay.

DAY 1

Expanded States & Healing Trauma

🗓️10 am ET: Meditation and Breathwork Session

🗓️ 12 pm ET: Live Interactive Masterclass with Amoda Maa: The Radiance of Being: Discovering the Light Within

(available to HeartMind Live members and lifetime access purchasers)

Today's Sessions:

Atira Tan focuses on somatic wisdom and the safe, conscious use of plant medicine as a path to empowerment and embodied growth.
Bessel van der Kolk, MD bridges trauma and resilience, explaining the biological and psychological pathways that support long term healing and recovery.
Richard Schwartz, PhD explores the inner world through parts work. He explains how understanding exile, manager, and firefighter parts can lead to self integration and emotional harmony.
Drea Pennington Wasio, MD shares how expanded states of consciousness can awaken empowerment and support spiritual evolution.
Thomas Hübl, PhD discusses transcending personal and collective trauma. He shows how healing the nervous system allows the soul’s brilliance to emerge for collective restoration.
Stephen Porges, PhD explains the social engagement system and physiological safety. He shows how nervous system regulation supports expanded states of awareness and connection.
Alex Howard explores how shifts in self perception can move people beyond trauma identity and into lasting transformation.
Shai Tubali, PhD emphasizes the expansive nature of consciousness and how inner clarity can resolve conflict and shape a meaningful future.

DAY 2

Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy

🗓️10 am ET: Meditation and Breathwork Session

🗓️ 12 pm ET: Live Interactive Masterclass - Katja Cahoon: How to Safely Harness the Power of Psychedelic Therapy

(available to HeartMind Live members and lifetime access purchasers)

Today's Sessions:

Rosalind Watts, PhD and Gita Vaid, MD explore the emerging field of psychedelic assisted psychotherapy and its promise for healing complex and treatment-resistant forms of human suffering.
Robin Carhart-Harris, PhD examines the entropic brain theory and explains how psychedelics influence neuroplasticity and reshape mental health paradigms.
Matthew Johnson, PhD discusses the ethical dimensions of psychedelic use and the profound shifts in self-identity that these experiences can support.
Pedram Shojai, OMD shares how ancient wisdom and modern science can work together in the responsible and intentional use of psychedelics.
Sunny Strasburg, LMFT explains how narrative work and archetypes can deepen integration after psychedelic experiences.
Ingmar Gorman, PhD provides insight into the neurobiological effects of MDMA and highlights the importance of the therapeutic relationship in psychedelic therapy.
Ron Siegel, PsyD explores mindfulness and psychedelic therapy as complementary tools for easing mental suffering and strengthening connectedness.
Saj Razvi, LPC focuses on body centered approaches in psychedelic psychotherapy and the healing potential of expanded states of consciousness.

DAY 3

Psychedelic Assisted Therapy/Psychedelics

🗓️10 am ET: Meditation and Breathwork Session

🗓️ 12 pm ET: Live Interactive Masterclass - DaeEss Dréa Pennington Wasio, MD: The Medicine Doesn’t Do the Work Alone: Prep, Parts, and the Long Arc of Integration

(available to HeartMind Live members and lifetime access purchasers)

Today's Sessions:

Andrew Weil, MD shares a vision for a new model of mental and emotional health care. He explains how integrative medicine and responsible psychedelic use can reshape treatment frameworks.
Monnica Williams, PhD explores the intersection of race and culture within psychedelic therapy and highlights the need for equity and cultural awareness in clinical spaces.
David Nutt, DM examines the overlap between the symptom patterns and brain activity seen in meditation and psilocybin experiences.
James Fadiman clarifies how microdosing differs from traditional psychedelic use and explains its potential benefits and limitations.
Sara Reed shares practical preparation methods for safely entering expanded states of consciousness.
Christopher Bache, PhD teaches on psychedelic cosmology and the deeper spiritual insights that can arise through expanded awareness.
Michael Mithoefer, MD and Annie Mithoefer, BSN discuss the importance of trust, safety, and collaboration between therapists and participants in psychedelic assisted therapy.
Christopher Timmermann, PhD explores the role of community and music in shaping and guiding psychedelic experiences.
Paul Austin teaches on the many applications of psychedelics and emphasizes the need for integrity and responsibility within the psychedelic renaissance.

DAY 4

Breathwork

🗓️10 am ET: Meditation and Breathwork Session

🗓️ 12 pm ET: Live Interactive Masterclass - Matthew Johnson, PhD: Lessons in Psychedelic Therapy

(available to HeartMind Live members and lifetime access purchasers)

Today's Sessions:

Stanislav Grof, MD, PhD and Brigitte Grof, PhD explore how Holotropic Breathwork supports creative liberation and the healing of traumatic experiences. They explain how non ordinary states accessed through breath can open pathways to deep transformation.
Kathleen Booker teaches on the energizing power of breathwork to unlock love, abundance, and success while building trust and emotional openness.
Michael Stone explains how breathwork bridges ancient wisdom and modern science to support whole person well being.
Sondra Ray presents breathwork as a catalyst for trauma healing and improved relationships through conscious breathing practice.
Niraj Naik discusses the role of music in breathwork journeys and how sound can engage somatic intelligence. He also cautions against relying on artificial methods to reach blissful states.
Ashanna Solaris and Dana Dharma Devi share how breathwork invites us to gently welcome every emotion as part of the healing process rather than chasing emotional release.
AyoHandy-Kendi explains how specific breath techniques can help address childhood trauma, addiction, and grief.
Judith Kravitz, PhD shows how conscious breathing can release suppressed emotions and restore inner balance.

DAY 5

Plant Medicine and Shamanism

🗓️10 am ET: Meditation and Breathwork Session

Today's Sessions:

Marie Mbouni, MD opens the day by highlighting creative expression as a path to holistic success. She speaks about surrender as a gateway to profound emotional and spiritual healing.
Xochitl Ashe brings forward ancestral wisdom from Peruvian and Andean traditions. She emphasizes authenticity, spiritual abundance, and honoring lineage within modern healing spaces.
Nick Polizzi explores how expanded consciousness can dissolve self imposed limits. He also stresses ethical respect when engaging with Indigenous healing traditions.
Lakshmi Narayan discusses the meeting point between ancient shamanic traditions and modern digital life. She offers grounded ways to integrate psychedelic insight into daily practice.
Tom Garcia, DC focuses on discerning true inner wisdom during plant medicine ceremonies. He explains how to strengthen intuition and spiritual connection with clarity.
Grandmother Moetu-Taiha shares teachings on interconnectedness and the healing power of names. She speaks about ancestral support and sacred identity in the spiritual journey.
Aaron Donne advocates using psychedelics to strengthen human connection and restore inner balance.
Christina Pratt offers guidance on interpreting symbolic language and communication within expanded states of consciousness.

DAY 6

Plant Medicine and Shamanism

🗓️10 am ET: Meditation and Breathwork Session

Today's Sessions:

Paul Stamets opens the day by sharing the power of fungi and their potential to reshape medicine, ecology, and human health. He explains how mycelial networks mirror natural intelligence and global connection.
Grandmother Flordemayo speaks about honoring ancestry, interpreting dream symbolism for guidance, and embracing our shared responsibility for peace and harmony on Earth.
Dennis McKenna, PhD explores the preservation of Indigenous wisdom and the co evolutionary relationship between humans and psychoactive plants. He highlights the scientific and cultural value of this sacred knowledge.
Joe Tafur, MD explains how plant medicine supports emotional and physical healing. He connects this work to research in psycho neuro immunology and integrative health.
Sandra Ingerman presents the practice of soul retrieval and shows how shamanic tools can support daily life, personal healing, and environmental care.
John Lockley shares insight into the shamanic calling within African traditions and the responsibilities that come with spiritual initiation.
Katherine MacLean, PhD discusses mindfulness and psychedelic assisted therapy as complementary paths for self exploration and spiritual growth. She explains how their synergy can create safe and meaningful transformation.
Carlos Tanner explores how Ayahuasca ceremonies can transform healing by honoring emotion, consciousness, and ceremonial structure.
Shonagh Home celebrates the connection between nature, poetry, and the spirit realm. She emphasizes creativity and shadow work as essential for deep self awareness and integration.

DAY 7

Science of Expanded States of Consciousness

🗓️10 am ET: Meditation and Breathwork Session

🗓️ 12 pm ET: Live Interactive Masterclass - Carlos Tanner: Beyond Set & Setting, Honoring Ancestral Traditions

(available to HeartMind Live members and lifetime access purchasers)

Today's Sessions:

Daniel Siegel, MD opens the day by explaining how expanded awareness can reshape self perception and help integrate traumatic experience. He connects consciousness with brain integration and emotional healing.
Joan Borysenko, PhD explores how positive emotions influence expanded states and support resilience at both the psychological and biological level.
Rick Hanson, PhD discusses practical methods for strengthening positive neuroplasticity to build lasting wellbeing, happiness, and inner peace.
Sundar Balasubramanian, PhD highlights the measurable benefits of pranayama breathwork and explains how conscious breathing influences physiology and cognition.
John Vervaeke, PhD addresses the modern meaning crisis and offers practices drawn from ancient wisdom and cognitive science to restore belonging and improve decision making.
Rollin McCraty, PhD presents heart brain coherence as a pathway to emotional maturity and expanded consciousness.
Steve Farrell explores universal consciousness as an antidote to loneliness and division. He shares grounded ways to live with greater awareness and collective responsibility.
Peter Russell calls for a rise in collective awareness and a shift in thinking that supports both personal growth and global transformation.

DAY 8

Meditation & Non-Duality

🗓️10 am ET: Meditation and Breathwork Session

🗓️12 pm ET: Live Interactive Masterclass - Fleet Maull, PhD: Neurosomatic Mindfulness: Entering Expanded States Through the Body

(available to HeartMind Live members and lifetime access purchasers)

Today's Sessions:

Sharon Salzberg opens the day by teaching how mindfulness builds resilience and genuine happiness. She explains how steady practice strengthens empathy and emotional intelligence.
A. H. Almaas explores how deep spiritual inquiry supports psychological healing. He reveals the inherent joy of consciousness that exists beyond basic mindfulness practice.
Adyashanti guides participants to trust somatic knowing and access insight through the heart. He emphasizes direct inner experience over conceptual understanding.
Tony Nader, MD, PhD examines consciousness as a fundamental field and connects ancient wisdom with modern science. He offers a practical framework for personal growth and collective wellbeing.
Gangaji speaks about the challenges of self discovery and the risk of spiritual bypassing. She invites radical honesty as the path to freedom.
Robert Thurman, PhD discusses non duality and the experience of clear light. He presents an interconnected worldview rooted in Tibetan philosophy.
Fleet Maull, PhD focuses on dissolving the sense of separation between body and mind. He shows how unified awareness deepens healing and presence.
Amoda Maa addresses the end of suffering through direct realization. She points toward awakening beyond personal narratives and mental struggle.
Craig Hamilton reminds us that awakening is found in everyday life. He teaches that recognizing the sacred in ordinary moments leads to authentic and embodied living.

DAY 9

Expanded State Integration

🗓️10 am ET: Meditation and Breathwork Session

🗓️ 12 pm ET: Live Interactive Masterclass - Saemi Nakamura: Child Mind Transformation Work

(available to HeartMind Live members and lifetime access purchasers)

Today's Sessions:

Steven Kotler opens the day by exploring the neurobiology of flow. He explains how flow enhances performance, creativity, and even healing when applied with intention.
Dawson Church, PhD examines how anxiety can shift into elevated states of wellbeing through nervous system regulation and evidence based practices.
Ruth King shares how mindfulness meditation and compassionate awareness help uproot conditioned patterns and support conscious living.
Christopher Germer, PhD teaches the foundations of self compassion as a way to reduce suffering. He offers an affectionate breathing practice that builds emotional safety from within.
Alex Ortner introduces tapping as a practical tool for trauma release and cultivating joy. He provides guidance for simple daily integration.
Kien Vuu, MD encourages embracing life challenges as catalysts for growth and peak health. He connects mindset with cellular vitality and purpose.
Saemi Nakamura presents fractal psychology and the role of conscious creation in shaping harmonious relationships and lived reality.
Ryan Westrum, PhD highlights the importance of integration after expanded state experiences and offers frameworks for translating insight into action.
Heidi Denkers bridges NeuroDynamic Breathwork with artistic expression. She emphasizes play as a powerful path for personal transformation and embodied integration.

DAY 10

Alternative Pathways for Accessing Expanded States & Music

🗓️10 am ET: Meditation and Breathwork Session

🗓️ 12 pm ET: Live Interactive Masterclass - DaeEss Dréa Pennington Wasio, MD: Your Body Is the Instrument: Sound, Voice, and the Breath as Portals to Expanded States

(available to HeartMind Live members and lifetime access purchasers)

Today's Sessions:

Marisa Peer opens the day by emphasizing the power of reshaping self narratives. She explains how changing internal language can transform lived reality.
Krishna Das shares insight into the healing effects of mantra meditation on the brain and body. He connects repetition, rhythm, and devotion with emotional regulation and wellbeing.
Alex Grey and Allyson Grey explore the relationship between altered states and visionary art. They show how creativity can express and integrate transcendent experience.
Sue Morter, DC discusses quantum science and bioenergetics. She highlights how energy flow within the body supports regeneration and health.
Alex King-Harris teaches how music can help reset the nervous system and guide emotional states with intention.
Chris Willard, PsyD examines the role of expanded awareness in child development. He explains how these states can support emotional growth and resilience in young people.
David Starfire discusses the importance of intentional music selection within psychedelic therapy settings. He explains how sound influences emotional depth and safety.
Marci Shimoff shares practical ways to cultivate lasting happiness regardless of external conditions.
Mendel Kaelen explores how tone color, melody, rhythm, and frequency shape emotional arousal and subjective experience. He explains how sound design can guide expanded states with precision.

April 24th, 11:00 am ET

Integration Session

Attend this live Q&A session to integrate the learning and take forward the insights. We will practice together, and finish the week calm and energized for the year ahead. Bring your questions! If you can't attend live, you will be able to watch the replay.