ALPS Foundation

Awareness Lectures on Psychedelics in Switzerland

We educate professionals and the public on
evidence-based psychedelic research and therapy.

The biggest factor that makes us human is undeniably our sense of community and our continuous search for connection. Psychedelics have the potential not only to create connections in the brain, but also to connect humans to themselves, to each other and to the environment too.

“To consider something rational and reasonable only if it appears to be so in relation to the broadest and deepest norms - those that are considered most essential for the individual and society.”

Arne Næss - Life’s Philosophy (download ebook)

Upcoming ALPS events

ALPS Events

May 6

6 May 2023

EventForum Bern

ALPS Student Forum 23

6 May 2023

EventForum Bern

A one day conference for students all around Switzerland who are interested in psychedelic research and therapy.

6 May 2023

EventForum Bern

Events and talks in Switzerland

Events in Switzerland

[Seminar] FRONTIERS IN PSYCHEDELIC SCIENCE

Jan 31

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[Seminar] FRONTIERS IN PSYCHEDELIC SCIENCE

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This transdisciplinary seminar brings together experts from different fields such as neuroscience, psychology & psychotherapy, philosophy and consciousness research to advance the critical dialogue about recent developments and future directions in psychedelic research.

Public lectures by invited speakers will be complemented by plenary discussions.

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Apr 14

Bicycle Day 2023

SAVE THE DATE:

Am 14. April 2023 feiern wir das 80-jährige Jubiläum von LSD in Basel. Wir freuen uns, Ihnen ein spannendes Programm mit Beiträgen zu LSD in Forschung, Therapie und Gesellschaft zu präsentieren. Erstmals gibt es auch parallel ein eigenes Programm in französischer Sprache. Gemeinsam tanzen wir dann nach einem Klangreisekonzert zum Sound der Neuronauten.

Le 14 avril 2023, nous fêterons le 80e anniversaire du LSD à Bâle. Nous nous réjouissons de vous résenter un programme passionnant avec des contributions autour de la recherche avec ce molecule, en thérapie et dans la société. Pour la première fois, il y aura également en parallèle un programme spécifique en langue française. Ensemble, nous danserons ensuite au son des neuronautes après un concert de voyage sonore.

From our Blog . . .

Blog

16 Dec 2022

Do psychedelics really produce a mystical experience?

16 Dec 2022

Currently, in the field of psychedelic research, the most popular psychometrically validated instrument is the “Five Dimensions of Altered States of Consciousness Questionnaire” (5D-ASC), closely followed by Mystical Experience Questionnaire (MEQ30). The latter is used to analyse the general phenomenon of a mystical experience, what the underlying neural mechanisms of it are, and whether it can predict therapeutic efficacy. But how come so many people describe psychedelic experiences as mystical? Or maybe the question is, who started to use this terminology and why?