Worldcongress of the Hedonist International

Worldcongress of the Hedonist International

Non-duality and the psychedelic vision
2022-05-27 , Space
Language: English

The connection between psychedelic experience and non-duality as taught by Sufism, Advaita Vedanta, Buddhism, Taoism, pantheism and many mystics. How for some, the psychedelic experience can be very similar to mystical experiences reported by practitioners of the above mentioned disciplines.

Born in 1949 in South Africa. Studied psychology and anthropology at Witwatersrand University, Johannesburg. Learned yoga, meditation, vedanta and tantra in India and England. Body-psychotherapy training with Gerda Boyesen and David Boadella in London and Berlin. Student of Karlfried Graf von Dürckheim in Rütte, Black Forest. Worked as a body-psychotherapist, trainer and couples therapist in England, USA and Germany for many years.

Contact improvisation with Steve Paxton, Pete Brooks und Linda Hartley in London. Initiated as a sangoma (traditional healer) in South Africa.

Trance and yoga workshops at congresses and in clubs. Special field of interest is non-duality and research into consciousness. Also the connection between healing, therapy, shamanism, trance states, intuition and creativity.

Life-long musician. Has recently taken to DJ’ing in clubs and at festivals.

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