Who we are
The Santa Fe Psychedelic Society is a community chapter founded in 2022, part of the Global Psychedelic Society network. We are a peer-led space for education, honest dialogue, and integration support.
Our mission
Why we gather
We exist to create a community space where people can explore the emerging landscape of psychedelic research and experience with honesty, care, and rigor. Our gatherings are not ceremonies or therapy sessions. They are peer conversations, grounded in mutual respect and harm reduction.
We believe that integration is the heart of this work. Not the peak experience itself, but what we do with it afterward. How we carry insight into daily life. How we relate to each other. How we tend to ourselves and our communities.
We are committed to holding space for the full complexity of this terrain. Its promise and its risks. Its long history and its uncertain present. We want this to be a place for honest conversation about our evolving relationship with a landscape still in motion, without claiming more than has been earned.
Our guiding values
Radical inclusivity
However you have come to these conversations, there is room for you here. The curious, the cautious, those long with this work, those newly arrived. No one needs to qualify to belong.
Integrity
We try to say what we mean. We try to acknowledge what we do not know. In a field crowded with certainty, we hold to the slower work of being honest.
Honoring Indigenous wisdom
Many of the practices and substances we discuss have deep roots in Indigenous traditions. We approach this history with humility, gratitude, and a commitment to reciprocity.
Integration as practice
The deeper work happens slowly, in the weeks and months after. We honor that quieter labor, the practice of weaving new understanding into everyday life.
Ecological healing
These experiences often awaken a felt sense of belonging to the natural world. We hold our responsibility to that world, and to the generations that follow, as part of the practice.
Harm reduction
We meet people where they are. We share accurate information. We support safer choices. There is no judgment in this room.
How we began
Our story
The Santa Fe Psychedelic Society was founded in 2022 by Gina Devani, a Santa Fe-based board-certified holistic counselor who had been working informally with community members seeking integration support for years. What began as small living room conversations grew into a recognized chapter of the Global Psychedelic Society network, now gathering monthly.
Santa Fe, with its deep history at the intersection of Indigenous cultures, contemplative traditions, and artistic community, is a particularly fertile ground for this kind of gathering. The city's character shapes our character: unhurried, curious, and anchored in place.
We are part of a global network of chapters spanning dozens of cities, sharing resources, speakers, and a common commitment to thoughtful, community-based engagement with this landscape.
Founder
Gina Devani
Gina Devani is a board-certified holistic counselor and community organizer based in Santa Fe. With roots in contemplative practice and over a decade of work in supportive and educational settings, she brings a grounded, relational approach to building community around complex and sensitive terrain.
Gina founded SFPS out of a desire to create infrastructure for the integration conversations she was already having informally. She is committed to the long view: building a community that is trustworthy, inclusive, and built to last.
She can be reached through our contact page.
Before you come
What to expect at our gatherings
A peer conversation, not a ceremony
Our gatherings are educational and community-oriented. We do not facilitate substance use. We do not conduct ceremonies. We are a space for dialogue, not for facilitated experience.
A warm, low-pressure environment
You do not need experience, credentials, or a particular perspective to attend. You are welcome whether you are deeply curious, cautiously skeptical, or somewhere in between.
Structured and open time
Each gathering typically includes a brief presentation or prompt, followed by facilitated small-group conversation and open mixing. Sessions run roughly two hours.
Confidentiality as a norm
What is shared in the room stays in the room. We ask all attendees to honor this practice.
Stay in touch
Intentional dispatches
Allow us to share in community with you. A note ahead of each gathering, a reminder a few days before, and a word of gratitude for the speaker who joined us. A few times a month, sent with intention.
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