# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Walking the Medicine Path: Huachuma (San Pedro)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 05 Sep, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 05 Sep, 2026 at 11:30 am (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: An Educational Series: Huachuma (San Pedro) — Heart, Healing & ConnectionAbout this EventWhat does it mean to approach a sacred medicine with knowledge, respect, and intention?Join The Medicine Way for Session Two of Walking the Medicine Path, an ongoing educational series exploring psychedelic and sacred medicines through the lenses of cultural tradition, contemporary research, harm reduction, and intentional practice.This month, we turn our attention to Huachuma, also known as San Pedro—a mescaline-containing cactus with a long history of ceremonial and healing use within Indigenous traditions of the Andes.Often associated with connection—to self, community, the natural world, and the heart—Huachuma invites us to explore not only the medicine itself, but the importance of relationship, preparation, responsibility, and integration when approaching non-ordinary states of consciousness.Together, we will explore:🌵 History & Cultural Context — Traditional uses of Huachuma and its relationship to Andean healing traditions🧠 Science & Current Research — Mescaline, psychedelic states, and what emerging research can—and cannot yet—tell us🛡️ Harm Reduction & Safety — Potential risks, contraindications, Medic*tion considerations, and informed decision-making🌿 Set & Setting — How mindset, environment, relationships, and the ceremonial container can influence an experience💛 Preparation — Considering the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of preparing for psychedelic experiences🏔️ Nature as Teacher — Exploring Huachuma's longstanding relationship with land, nature, connection, and embodied experience🌱 Integration — What happens after the experience and how insights can be thoughtfully incorporated into everyday life📚 Continued Learning — Resources and current research for those wishing to deepen their understandingNo previous experience with psychedelic medicines is necessary, and you do not need to have attended Session One to participate.This is an educational and harm-reduction-focused gathering. Our intention is not to encourage psychedelic use, but to create an informed and respectful space where curiosity, cultural understanding, science, safety, and meaningful conversation can meet.About the FacilitatorAndrea Taahaabaah Twitchell is the founder of The Medicine Way and brings a background in clinical counseling, art therapy, therapeutic bodywork, somatic and spiritual practices, and Indigenous-informed approaches to healing. Her work bridges traditional perspectives with contemporary psychological understanding, emphasizing relationship, embodiment, harm reduction, and integration.Come curious. Leave informed. Continue walking the medicine path with greater awareness, respect, and intention.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tempe/walking-the-medicine-path-huachuma-san-pedro/100001999053409561
- **Event Categories**: fitness, science-fair, Art, Nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0
- **Event Highlights**: 
  - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
  - Location: Pyle Adult Recreation Center
  - Languages: English

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Tempe
- **state**: AZ
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Pyle Adult Recreation Center
- **lat**: 33.3922914
- **long**: -111.9294627
- **full address**: Pyle Adult Recreation Center, 655 East Southern Avenue, Tempe, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Walking the Medicine Path: Huachuma (San Pedro) being held?
  - **A:** Walking the Medicine Path: Huachuma (San Pedro) takes place on Sat, 05 Sep, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sat, 05 Sep, 2026 at 11:30 am at Pyle Adult Recreation Center, 655 East Southern Avenue, Tempe, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Walking the Medicine Path: Huachuma (San Pedro)?
  - **A:** Walking the Medicine Path: Huachuma (San Pedro) is organized by Andrea Taahaabaah Twitchell.

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