Psychedelic Awareness Salon: Native American Shamanism and Traditional Chinese Medicine (Feb 2016)

The Aware Project (www.awareproject.org) hosts a series of monthly Psychedelic Awareness Salon events in Los Angeles. We are creating a connected and educated community that feels passionately about balancing the conversation about psychedelics. TITLE: Native American Shamanism and Traditional Chinese Medicine: Bridging the Gap Between Healing Traditions Talk Description: Ashley compares the parallels and aspects of ritual between chinese indigenous tradition of daoism and the indigenous traditions of south american shamanism. To accomplish this, Ashley will consider different aspects of ceremony from both a daoist and shamanic point of view. She will look at initiation and training of the daoist priest and the shipibo shaman. She will discuss the role of music, incantation or song, good and evil spirits and of course, magic! Ashley is currently completing her Doctorate from Emperor’s College of Traditional Chinese Medicine with her thesis and research on ‘Ayahuasca and the Treatment of Shen Disturbance (Psychological Disorders).’ www.ashleytomasino.com If you like what the Aware Project is up to, support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/awareproject