Advisory Council

Dr. Beatriz Caiuby Labate (Bia Labate) is a queer Brazilian anthropologist based in San Francisco. She has a Ph.D. in social anthropology from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil. Her main areas of interest are the study of plant medicines, drug policy, shamanism, ritual, religion, and social justice. She is Executive Director of the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines and serves as Public Education and Culture Specialist at the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). She is also Adjunct Faculty at the East-West Psychology Program at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) and Advisor for the Veteran Mental Health Leadership Coalition and the Soltara Healing Center. Dr. Labate is a co-founder of the Interdisciplinary Group for Psychoactive Studies (NEIP) in Brazil and editor of its site. She is author, co-author, and co-editor of twenty-seven books, two special-edition journals, and several peer-reviewed articles (bialabate.net)

Yasmeen is the director of training and operations for TheraPsil, Canada's leading non-profit psilocybin training and therapy organization.

Estaban is a yoga and meditation instructor, psychotherapist, and wellness coordinator.

Surraiya is a physician, educator, and owner of an integrative medical clinic offering ketamine-assisted psychotherapy.

Pamela is a physician at Roots to Thrive, faculty at University of British Columbia and Vancouver Island University, and board member of the Psychedelic Association of Canada. She is also co-author and researcher on several psychedelic therapy projects.