Psilocybin: A Crash Course in Mindfulness

Summary: Roland Griffiths is the lead investigator of the Psilocybin Research Initiative at Johns Hopkins and one of the United States’ leading psychopharmacologists. In the conclusion to his conversation with host Vincent Horn, Roland provides more details on the Hopkins Meditation Study, Vincent shares his personal story of psychedelic experimentation, and they discuss the risks and benefits of mixing meditation practice with the psilocybin experience. This is part two of a two part series. Listen to part one "BG 377: Meditating on Mushrooms". Episode Links: - Hopkins Meditation Study [http://hopkinsmeditation.com] - "The Trip Treatment" [ http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/02/09/trip-treatment ] - Roland R. Griffiths, Ph.D. [ http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/results/directory/profile/1311852/roland-griffiths ] - BG 377: Meditating on Mushrooms [ http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2015/12/bg-377-meditating-on-mushrooms/ ]