Baltimore Psychedelic Society

A Women's Circle is a safe and sacred space for women to come together and embrace each other's uniqueness, use our voices to express what we need and hold space for one another as we share our lived experiences.

Women have been gathering in circles throughout history. When we participate in a women’s circle, we carry on the tradition of our female ancestors by forming a sacred community to celebrate the feminine.
Our women’s circle welcomes all humans, cis or trans, who feel themselves to be a woman. We hope to have a wide variety of generations represented in our circles so that we may learn from one another throughout the various stages of life.

The women’s circle gives each participant a chance to speak their truth without judgment. We embrace women as our sisters by lifting each other up. Sharing with supportive, empowering women can help to release our burdens and lighten our load. When women gather and speak their truth, it is a powerful thing that can create dramatic shifts within ourselves, within our families and within our communities.

The women’s circle is a chance to focus on self-love. We are taking the time to nurture ourselves. The circle is a time to rest, to connect with sisters, and focus on physical, mental and spiritual well being. It is a time for healing.

We welcome you, exactly as you are.

The circles are facilitated by Kiley and Mandi. We will meet virtually on the first Monday of every month from 7pm-8:30pm. We will also hold in-person gatherings occasionally so that we can find deeper connection to one another.

We will begin with Community Guidelines, introductions and a brief meditation to bring us all together. The rest is up to us to co-create together.

Please join us on ZOOM: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85669021033

With this circle, BPS aims to provide an intentionally safe and supportive space for anyone identifying as a man (cis men, trans men, anyone who was indoctrinated into masculinity regardless of gender). The meetings will be facilitated by Hyun and Gabe. We are offering 2 men's circles per month - one in person and one online. Note that this is not an integration circle, but feel free to bring issues that your experiences helped surface into this space.

Our society does not offer men emotional support and a safe space to be vulnerable, so we believe that such a space is needed. A space to find the balance between our sacred masculine and sacred feminine natures, learn their relationship to each other, and accept them both without shame. A space to openly share what we are facing and feeling and be supported through it. When we are talking about relationships, grief, depression, love, trauma, anger, joy, and other things that evoke strong feelings, it's important for men to be able to show our emotions and not have to suppress everything all the time. We have both personally struggled with this and understand the difficulty in expressing yourself when we've been conditioned for so long to "be strong" and "suppress, suppress, suppress." This men's circle is here to provide a compassionate, judgement free, and accepting environment for anyone that chooses to attend. We may also incorporate some movement and simple breathing practices to help everyone settle into the space. It is open to men of all races, ages, backgrounds, sexualities, experiences, etc.

The men's circle is free to attend and will be held at St. Luke's Church on the Avenue in the room directly behind the main sanctuary. We will start the meeting with introductions, guidelines, and move into a grounding exercise to help us all settle into the space.
Masks will not be required during the event, but wear what makes you comfortable. Please be respectful of the boundaries and distance of others. The church has chairs, but if you'd prefer to bring something else to sit on, please do so.

To be clear, we are not trained professionals. We are not therapists, psychologists, or psychiatrists. We are individuals that believe in the power of support. We are here to try and normalize the idea that it's okay to ask for help and be vulnerable, which men often struggle with. By having a place for men to potentially start healing themselves, we can start to help our friends, families, and communities. If you do decide to attend, we encourage you to come with an open heart and mind.

Note: This circle is not religiously affiliated.

The Baltimore Psychedelic Society's "Trans/Non-Binary/Questioning Psychedelic Integration Group" meeting is open to all trans, non-binary, and gender nonconforming people, as well as gender questioning folks. This is a safe space to discuss and integrate psychedelic experiences as a gender-nonconforming person. The group is led by experienced facilitators in the trans community. The group will meet via Zoom every third Monday of the month from 7 - 9 pm (EST). (Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/TransIntegration)