Zendo Project at Envision Festival: Psychedelic Peer Support

The Zendo Project provides harm reduction services for festival attendees experiencing challenging psychedelic states. Peer counseling is offered through a structured model grounded infour key pillars: creating a safe space, sitting rather than guiding, talking through experiences instead of attempting to suppress them, and normalizing difficult experiences as an integral, non-inherently negative part of the process. These techniques prioritize emotional support and presence to help individuals navigate intense psychological territory during events like the Envision Festival in Costa Rica.