Stefana is Co-Director of the UK Psychedelic Society and regularly facilitates the Society’s Psychedelic Experience weekends in the Netherlands. After gaining a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford and a subsequent Masters in International Affairs she previously worked in Human Rights before following her intuition to work with psychedelics. She is also a Holistic Counsellor and a Forrest Yoga teacher. 
I recently joined Stefana to take part in a legal, ceremonial psychedelic retreat in The Netherlands using psilocybin-truffles. In this episode we explore: 
Stefana’s personal journey to working as a psychedelic facilitator
Why she transitioned from Human Rights to Psychedelics
How psychedelics helped her process her own grief 
The origins of The Psychedelic Society
Why psychedelics remain a taboo subject for many people
My personal reason for attending the psychedelic retreat
The research, evidence and hype around psychedelics
The retreat experience itself 
Vulnerability as the key to love and connection
Safety, boundaries and screening of participants 
The importance of Set, Setting and Integration
Touch as a vital healing modality
Love as being central to healing 

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