ALPS Podcast on Psychedelic Science
Vanja Palmers - Zen Monk - Interview on Meditation and Psychedelics - Alps Conference 2023
29 Oct 2023
Vanja Palmers was born in Austria and grew up in Switzerland. His career as a student at the University of Zürich and as the founder of a successful business start up came to a sudden halt when he ingested a few micrograms of a certain fungi derivative aka LSD. After a few years of being a Hippie and a Yogi, he ended up becoming a Zen person, specializing in being nobody special, making effort towards effortless, traceless praxis…. with mediocre success - Felsentor and Puregg (two meditation centers) as well as some animal rights campaigns and institutions have materialized. For more info on Vanja Palmers: Descending the Mountain - a tender film exploring psilocybin and the nature of consciousness Felsentor Meditation Center in Switzerland Puregg - Meditation Center in Austria This interview was recorded during the Alps Conference 2023 on Psychedelic Science in Geneva, Switzerland in October 2023. More info on the Alps Conference 2023 - Website - Twitter - Facebook - Instagram - Youtube
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