Should You Be Taking Psychedelics? The Benefits, the Risks, and the Science. | Jay Michaelson

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<p>Featuring a meditation teacher, author, professor, and dedicated experimenter with these molecules.</p> <p> </p> <p>Jay Michaelson is a journalist, meditation teacher, rabbi, and professor of religious studies whose work for the last several years has been focused on psychedelics, meditation, and spirituality.</p> <p>Jay is a field scholar at Emory University's Center for Psychedelics and Spirituality, and a fellow at Harvard Law School's project on Psychedelic Use, Law, and Spiritual Experience. He is currently a visiting professor at Harvard Law School, teaching courses on psychedelics, law, and religion.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>In this episode we talk about:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Everything you should know about psychedelics if you're wondering whether to give them a try</li> <li>What the research shows thus far</li> <li>The differences among various compounds</li> <li>The overlap between meditation and psychedelics</li> <li>The difference between spirituality and healing</li> <li>The dizzying question of whether these medicines have a separate consciousness </li> <li>And more</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Related Episodes:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.danharris.com/p/psychedelics-and-meditation-michael-08f" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Psychedelics and Meditation | Michael Pollan - by DB - Dan Harris</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.danharris.com/p/what-to-do-about-eco-anxiety-jay-9f3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">What to do About Eco-Anxiety | Jay Michaelson</a></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Follow Dan on social:</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3tGigG5" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href="https://bit.ly/3FOA84J" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"><strong>TikTok</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Subscribe to our</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3FybRzD" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"><strong>YouTube Channel</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Our favorite playlists on:</strong> <a href= "https://spoti.fi/3Qa8kMT" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"><strong>Anxiety</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href="https://spoti.fi/3MjtMxF" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"><strong>Sleep</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href="https://spoti.fi/3QvyA5J" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"><strong>Relationships</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href="https://spoti.fi/3QxZASc" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"><strong>Most Popular Episodes</strong></a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Additional Resources:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://jaymichaelson.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Both/And with Jay Michaelson</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.danharris.com/s/meditations" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A special guided meditation from Jay to accompany this episode </a></li> <li>Two free upcoming events:</li> <li><a href= "https://psychedelics.emory.edu/events/sos-twenty-five.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Emory Science on Spiritual Health Conference</a> (free, online) </li> <li><a href="https://pjil.law.harvard.edu/annualconferences/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Harvard Symposium on Psychedelics in Monotheistic Traditions (which Jay co-chairing)</a></li> </ul> <p> </p>