Zendo Manual 2017 - Zendo Project · 4 2. Sitting, not guiding - Be a calm meditative presence of...
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TRAINING MANUAL
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ThefollowingmanualdetailsstandardproceduresforZendovolunteerservices.
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TABLEOFCONTENTS1. TheZendoProjectMissionStatement p.3
2. PrinciplesofPsychedelicHarmReduction p.3
3. Ethics p.5
4. DifficultiesRequiringAdditionalAssistance p.7
5. SelfCare p.7
6. Volunteers’Roles p.9
7. ShiftMeetingsandTransitions p.12
8. FeedbackForms p.12
9. AdmittingandDischargingGuests p.13
AppendixA:Howtoworkwithdifficultpsychedelicexperiences p.14
AppendixB:IntegratingaPsychedelicExperience p.18
AppendixC:MedicalGuide p.20
AppendixD:InteractingwithLawEnforcement p.22
AppendixE:Radioprotocol p.22
AppendixF:Décorandspacekeeping p.26
AppendixG:Suggestedreading p.28
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THEZENDOPROJECTMISSIONSTATEMENT
Itisourmissionto:1) ProvideasupportivespaceforGuestsundergoingdifficultpsychedelicexperiences
orotherpsychologicalemergenciesinordertohelpturnthoseexperiencesintoopportunitiesforlearningandpersonalgrowth,andtoreducethenumberofdrug-relatedpsychiatrichospitalizations;
2) Createanenvironmentwherevolunteerscanworkalongsideoneanothertoimprovetheirharmreductionskillsandreceivetrainingandfeedback;and
3) Demonstratethatsafe,productivepsychedelicexperiencesarepossiblewithouttheneedforlawenforcement-basedpolicies.
BeingaZendoVolunteer
TheZendofulfillsitsmissiontoprovideharmreductionservicesthroughthededicationandcommitmentofitsmanyvolunteers.ThankyouforofferingyourtimeandcaretotheZendoandourguests!Bysigningupasavolunteeryoucommittoshowupontime,soberandalertforthevolunteertrainingandallofyourscheduledshifts.Ifanemergencyorcrisisarisesandyouarenotabletoupholdyourcommitment,notifyaZendoorganizerassoonaspossible.ThismanualwillhelpyouunderstandtheprinciplesofHarmReduction,howtheZendooperates,andwhatyouneedtoknowforyourshifts.
PRINCIPLESOFPSYCHEDELICHARMREDUCTIONEveryyearmillionsofpeoplewillusepsychedelics,manyforthefirsttime.Someofthesepsychedelicexperienceswillbedifficultones.Eventhoughsocietyhastermedtheseexperiences"badtrips,”adifficultpsychedelicexperienceisnotnecessarilyabadone.Thechallengingsituationcanbeseenasanopportunityfortransformation.Apsychedelicexperienceisinfluencedbythesetandsetting.Setreferstothedrugaswellasthemindsetofthepersontakingit.Whatisthedose,duration,andpurityofthedrug?Whatistheperson’sintention,theiremotionalstate,andtheirpreviousexperiencewiththesubstance?Settingreferstothephysicalenvironment:noise,lighting,otherpeople,familiarity,safety.Changesinsetandsettingcanradicallyshiftapsychedelicexperience.Therearefourbasicprinciplesofharmreduction:
1. Createasafespace–Trytocreateacalmenvironment,mostimportantly,bebeingacalmpresence.Askwhatwouldmakethemmostcomfortable.Offerblanketsandwater.Askpermissionbeforetouchingsomeoneinanyway.Keeppersonalinformationinconfidence.
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2. Sitting,notguiding-Beacalmmeditativepresenceofacceptance,compassion,andcaring.Promotefeelingsoftrustandsecurity.Lettheperson’sunfoldingexperiencebetheguide.Don’ttrytogetaheadoftheprocess.Exploredistressingissuesastheyemerge,butsimplybeingwiththepersoncanprovidesupport.
3. Talkthrough,notdown–Withoutdistractingfromtheexperience,helptheperson
connectwithwhattheyarefeeling.Invitethepersontotaketheopportunitytoexplorewhat’shappeningandencouragethemtotrynottoresistit.
4. Difficultisnotthesameasbad–Challengingexperiencescanwindupbeingour
mostvaluable,andmayleadtolearningandgrowth.Considerthatitmaybehappeningforanimportantreason.Suggestthattheyapproachthefearanddifficultaspectsoftheirexperiencewithcuriosity.
ProvideCompassionateListeningWhenprovidingserviceintheZendo,volunteersshouldremaincalmandopentotheneedsofGuestswithoutfussingoverthem.Guestsshouldbegreetedwarmlyandwelcomedbyvolunteerswhorefrainfromanypatronizing,orjudgmentalapproach.Guestswilloftenfeelbetterbysimplyhavingaquietconversationwithsomeonewhowilltrulylistentothemandtalkaboutwhatevertheyaregoingthrough.Whenwesay"listen",wemeanreallylistentotheGuest.ThinkcarefullyaboutwhatGueststellyou,andavoidanyinstincttowardsbeingdismissiveorbelittlingoftheirexperiencesandconcerns.Guestsinanexpandedstateofconsciousnessareoftenexquisitelysensitivetothereactionsofthosecaringforthem.RememberthatsomeGuestswhovisittheZendomayappeartobealtered,butmaynotneedordesireanycareexceptbasichospitality.Sometimesitmaybebesttodonothingbutbepresent.RememberthatGuestsarecomingintoanareawheretheymaynotknowanyone.Somedegreeofself-disclosuremaybeappropriatewhenyouareworkingwiththem.
• LetGuestsknowthatyouarelisteningandthatyoucareaboutthem.• Guestsmaywanttodiscusssensitiveorpersonaltopics;SittersshouldgiveGuests
permissiontoexploretheseissuesinconfidence,whilemaintainingtheirownemotionalandphysicalboundaries.
• EncourageGueststoexploretheirself-awarenessandaskthemtoconfirmorclarifyyourunderstandingoftheirsituation.
• RespondtoGuestsinawaythatshowsthatyouunderstand,oraregenuinelytryingtounderstandwhattheyaresaying.
• Behonestaboutyourfeelingsconcerningtheirsuggestionsforresolutionoftheirdistress.
• EncourageGueststodiscusstheirownperceivedemotionalstrengthsandresources.
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• Explorewhattheywouldconsideragoodoutcometotheirsituation.• AskGueststothinkabouttheconsequencesoftheiractions,notjustforthemselves,
butalsoforothers.• IfaGuestindicatesthattheymaydosomethingthatimpactstheirwell-beingand
safety,invitetheGuesttoexplainthesituationasclearlyandcalmlyastheycan.Seekhelpifneeded.
• SuggesttoGueststhattheymaywanttowaituntilaftertheirpsychedelicexperiencehasresolvedtoassesstheirdecisionsinaclearerlight.
• GivingaGuestthetimetotalkabouttheirconcernswilloftenhelpthemfeellessfearful.
• EncourageGueststoengageinformsofartisticself-expression:writing,drawing,etc.
• IfaGuestfeelsanxiousortense,youmightencouragethemtotakedeep,slowbreathsorengageinsomeformofmovementthatreleasestightlywoundenergy.
• Guestsshouldbegiventheopportunitytoexpressthemselvesand/orreleaseexcessenergybywhatevermeanstheyfeelisnecessary-suchasmakingnoises,crying,singing,chanting,ormovingaroundinwhateverwayisusefultothemwithoutdisturbingothers.
• Sometimes,invitingtheGuesttotakeawalkwithyoumaybecalming,especiallyiftheZendoiscrowded.
• SittersshouldalsobeopentoavarietyofapproachesthatcanhelpshifttheGuest'sexperienceofdistresstoapositiveoutcome.
• Sittersshouldfeelcomfortableutilizingself-disclosure.• Makingjokesandhavingasenseofhumorcanoftenbeveryhelpful.
ETHICSInordertoprovideaconsistentlevelofcompassionatecare,Zendovolunteersmustembraceimpeccableethicalstandardswhileprovidingservice.GuestswhovisittheZendomaybeinavulnerablestate,andtheymustbetreatedwithcareanddignity.
• Volunteersmustbecalm,compassionateandalertastheyholdspaceforGuests.• RemainfocusedontheneedsofGuestsandremainattentivetochangingconditions
whileprovidingassistance.• Keepalldiscussionsandeventsinconfidence.• Askseniorvolunteersforadviceandassistanceifneeded.• Donotprovidecarewhileexcessivelyfatigued.• RequestpermissionfromaGuestbeforetouchingtheminanyway.• RequestpermissionfromaGuestbeforeusinganyspecialtechniquesinyourpeer
counselingandavoidpressuringthemintoaccepting.
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• SexualadvancesfromGuestsshouldbetactfullydeflected.• SexualadvancesfromvolunteerstowardsaGuestareforbidden.• IfyouprovideanyformofcaretoaGuest,remainwiththatpersonfortheduration
oftheirvisitunlessanothervolunteerormedicalstafftakesovertheircareorrelievesyou.
• Respectyourfellowvolunteersandstrivetobehelpful.• Seekassistancefromseniorvolunteerstoresolveanydisputesordisagreements
withothervolunteersoroutsideservices.• TreatGuestswiththecareyouwouldwantforyourselforyourownfamily.• Actwithintegrity.
AcceptandWorkWithDifficultExperiences
• Ifthereisanydoubtthattheirconditionmayrequiremedicalcare,havetheGuestcheckedoutbyamedicalprofessional.
• Anydifficultorpowerfulexperience-whetherinvolvinganalteredstateornot-canbeconsideredanopportunityforpersonalevolution.
• Notallsuchencountersareeasy,butvolunteerscanhelpGuestsremaincalmandreassured.
• RemindingtheGuestthattheirexperienceisanopportunityforgrowthcanbehelpful.
• RemembertoasktheGuestabouttheirimmediatehistorysuchaswhentheylastslept,ate,andhydrated;aswellaswhatsubstancestheymayhaveconsumed,especiallyalcohol.Askthemtodescribetheirphysicaland/ormentalstate.
• Itmayalsobehelpfultoaskthemiftheytakeprescriptionmedicationandifso,iftheyhavekeptontheirregularmedicationschedule.
• AskGuestsiftheywanttoliedownandrestortakeanap.• OffertoaccompanyGuesttooutsidecare,ifnecessary,ifyouhavealready
establishedarapportandifenoughvolunteersarepresent.• Ifpossibleandappropriate,remainwiththepersonwhiletheyarebeingcaredfor
andcontinuetoreassurethem.• IfGuestsdonotrequiremedicalcarebutaredistressed,rememberthatemotional
strugglesmaybepromptedbyanefforttofighttheexperienceinanattempttomaintaincontrol.
• Guestsmaybeconfrontedwiththeirfearsorunresolvedissuesfromthepast.Somemayattempttoavoidthisexperiencebecauseitmakesthemfeelafraid,threatenedanduncomfortable.Forothers,suchstatesmaysimplybeacaseofsensoryoverload.
• Guestsmayfeelpanickedoroverwhelmed.Fearcanquicklyescalate,aggravatingandmagnifyingtheverythoughtsandfeelingsthattheGuestistryingtoavoid.
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HelpingtoremoveorreduceresistanceandfearcanhelpshifttheGuest'smentalperspective.SuchreassurancecanhelptheGuestfocusonthepersonalgrowththatcanbegainedfromtheseexperiences.
• ConfirmwithGueststhattheyareinasafespacewheretheywillbetreatedwithcompassionandwithoutjudgment.
• Everyone'sexperiencesareunique.Bekind,attentiveandreassuring.• SomeGuestsmayhavepreexistingmentaldisturbancesthatmayremainwhentheir
distresshassubsided.• IfitappearsthattheGuestisexperiencingsubstantialmentaloremotional
difficultiesaftertheimmediatecrisis,summonmentalhealthprofessionalsorencouragetheGuesttoseeksuchcare.
DIFFICULTIESREQUIRINGADDITIONALASSISTANCEMentalIllnessNotallvisitorsintheZendocanbetreatedwithasafeplacetoreflect.WetrytohaveatleastoneMedicalVolunteeronthestaffduringeachshift.Manypsychedelicandspiritualemergenciescanmasqueradeasmoreseriouspsychiatricailments.IftheMedicalVolunteerand/orShiftLeadbelieveaGuestshouldhavemedicalcare,pleasecontactamedicontheradio.ConsultwiththeSupervisorfirst,iftimepermits.Thismostoftenhappensafteradayormoreofsymptomsthatdonotappeartobeimproving.ViolenceIfavisitordisplaysviolentbehaviortowardshimorherself,trytostopthebehaviorwithoutputtingyourselfindanger.Ifavisitordisplaysviolentbehaviortowardsothers,moveyourselfandgueststosafety.TheShiftLeadshouldcontacttheSupervisorandthedesignatedfestivalcontact(asdescribedinthetrainingandontheradiochannellist).Whenindividualsbecomeadangertothemselvesorothersoractinwaysinappropriatetotheirsurroundings,attempttodeescalatethesituationwhileprovidingboundariesforindividualsfortheirsafetyandthesafetyofthosearoundthem.Toolsforde-escalationincluderemainingcalmandcentered,involvingonlytheleastamountofpeopletoaddressthesituation(morepeople=moreenergy),guidingtheindividualtoaquiet,less-populatedspace,andremainingun-argumentativewiththeindividual.Insituationswheresecuritypersonnelarepresentorrestraintbecomesnecessary,workasateamwithsecurity,continuingtoprovideacompassionatepresenceandlimitingfearresponse.MedicalEmergenciesIfavisitorisbelievedtobeexperiencingatruemedicalemergency,theShiftLeadshouldnotifytheMedicalVolunteer,whowilldecidewhethertonotifythefestival’smedicviatheradio.
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SELF-CAREFORVOLUNTEERS
DuringtheirtimeintheZendo,volunteerswillbeexposedtotheextremeandexpansivestatesofguests.Itisimportanttohaveawarenessaroundthepotentialeffectsofthisexposureonthesitteranddeveloptoolstoavoidburnoutandcompassionfatigue,otherwiseknownassecondarytraumaticstress.Zendosittersmaywitnesspain,difficulty,distress,andthereemergenceoftraumaticmemoriesofguests.Itisimportanttomonitoryourselfcloselyandcontinuetoattendtoyourownneedswhilecaringforothers.Effectsonthesittercanbeclassifiedasphysical,mental,emotional,andenergeticandareconnectedandinterrelated.Somesignsthatyoumayneedtotakeabreakorotherwiseattendtoyourpersonalwellbeinginclude:
• Exhaustion• Fogginess,numbness,dissociation• Difficultyfocusing• Irritability• Feelingsofsicknessorphysicalpain• Extremeupsettingemotionalresponse• Feelingtriggeredbyaguest
VolunteeringintheZendocanbedemandingwork.Itisessentialthatvolunteerstakegoodcareofthemselvesinordertobefullypresenttoserveothers.DuringyourshiftintheZendo,don'tforgettodrinkwater,snack,breathe,andstretch.Ifyoufeelthatyourcalmness,patience,orpositivityisslipping,takeabreakandaskanothervolunteertotakeyourplace.IntroduceyourreplacementvolunteertotheGuestbeforeyoudepart.Youcannotbefullypresentforothersifyoudonottreatyourselfwithrespect.CheckinwiththeShiftLeadonyourshiftbeforeleavingtheZendoforanyreason.Sometoolsforself-careinclude:
• Carefullymonitoryourownfatigueandemotionalstate.• Recognizeyourpersonallimitationsandaskforhelpifneeded.• BringneededpersonalsupplieswithyouforyourZendoshiftincludinghydration,
snacks,andwarmclothing.• Donottrytoapplyskillsyoudonotpossess.• IfyoubecomeineffectivewhilecaringforaGuest,kickitsidewaysandaskanother
volunteertoreplaceorassistyou.• Beopentosuggestionsfromyourfellowvolunteers.
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• AllowyourselftobethegroundedenergythathelpstheGuesttransitiontowardtheircalm,unalteredself.
• Helppromoteharmonyamongthevolunteers.• SeektheassistanceofaShiftLeadtopromptlysettledisagreements.• Shareyourexpertisewithfellowvolunteersandencouragethemtodeveloptheir
skills.• Honoryourselfandyourfellowvolunteers.
VOLUNTEERS’ROLESSupervisorTheSupervisormanagesallcomponentsoftheZendo.Itistheirjobtomakesurethatvolunteershavewhattheyneed.Theycoordinateshifts,attendsomepre-andpost-shiftmeetings,andattendtoanyspecialsituations.Duringbusytimes,theymaytaketheroleofSitter.TheSupervisorwillhaveoneoftheradiosatalltimes.MedicalLeadWestrivetohaveatleastoneMedicalVolunteeroneachshift.Medicalvolunteerswilltakeasupportiveapproachtointervention,providingfundamentalbackupsupportandsupervisiontoSittersandtheShiftLead.WhileMedicalVolunteersmaychoosetobeSitters,theyshouldremainavailabletoansweranymedical-relatedquestions.ThemedicalteamwillnotprovidemajormedicalcareintheZendo.TheywilltriageGuestswhoneedmedicalattentiontothedesignatedmedicalcarefacilityonsite.ShiftLeadEachshiftwillbeassignedaShiftLead.TheShiftLeadistheprimarypersoninchargeofleadingtheZendospaceduringtheshift.TheShiftLeadissomeonewhohaspastharm-reductionexperienceandhasdemonstratedthattheyunderstandtheZendomissionandtheprinciplesofpeerpsychedelictherapy.Allvolunteers,nomatterwhatrole,shouldbeopentoreceivingfeedbackfromothersontheteam;thisisalearningexperienceforeveryoneinvolved.
• Leadapre-shiftmeeting.• Appointalog-keeperfortheshift.• DesignateaSitterorSittersforeachGuest.• Ifstaffingpermits,theidealsituationisamale/femaleco-therapistteam.• SupervisetheteamofSittersandassistandanswerquestionsasnecessary.Pay
closeattentionandofferextrasupportformoredifficultvisitors.
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• RemainmobileandengagedintheentirevibeoftheZendo(sometimesitmaybenecessarytostepinandassistwithavisitorforanamountoftime,butgenerallytrytobeavailableandsupervisingeveryoneinthespace).
• ProvidefeedbacktoSitters,orfacilitatefeedbackbetweenSitters.• Leadadebriefingmeetingattheendofshift(thisisre-assignedtotheLogkeeperif
theShiftLeadisnotreadytoleave)• Makejudgmentcallsandnotifymedicalstaffifadditionalinterventionisrequired• Ifavisitorisbelievedtobeexperiencingatruemedicalemergency,theShift
LeadshouldconsulttheMedicalVolunteerintheZendoandnotifythefestival’smedicalteamontheradio.
Logkeeper/GuardianALogkeeper/GuardianwillbedesignatedforeachshiftandwillbestationedattheentranceoftheZendo.TheLogkeeperwillgathervaluableinformationthatwillbereferencedbothduringandaftertheevent,toanalyzeareasofimprovement.TheLogkeepershouldmakesurethattheZendoitselfiscleanandstockedwithsupplies.TheLogkeepermaybeassignedbytheShiftLeadtoassistwithvisitors.
• IntroduceGueststotheZendo• Makesureyouoranothervolunteerisalwaysatthedoor.• WelcomeGuestskindlyandwithcompassion.• Serveasa“bouncer”,keepingonlookersorwanderersoutoftheZendowhodonot
belongintheZendo• KeeprecordsofeachGuestthatcomesintotheZendo(formswillbeprovided).• PayattentiontowhatishappeningwitheachGuest.• TrytocollectinformationabouteachGuest’scamplocationandfriends’names.• CheckinwithSittersneartheendofeachshifttoreceivenecessaryinformationto
updateincomingSittersfromnextshift.• Attheendoftheshift,attendupcomingshift’spre-shiftmeetingtoinformthenew
sittersaboutthestatusofcurrentGuests.SitterTheSitter’smainresponsibilityistoassistGuestsintheZendo.TheSittershouldstrivetobeacalmandhelpfulpresence.Whenstaffingpermits,ideallywewillassignamale/femaleco-therapistteamforeachGuest.ManyGueststhatarriveintheZendoareNOTundergoingapsychedelicexperience,butitisnotalwaysclear.ItisimportanttotreatallGuestswiththesamerespect,kindness,andhelpfulness—whethertheyhavearrivedbecausetheyaredrunk,tired,lost,cold,havingrelationshipproblems,offtheirmedications,orundergoingapsychedelicexperience.ItisnottheSitter’sjobtodistractavisitorwhoisundergoingapsychedelicemergency,butinsteadtoholdasafespaceforthemtoallowtheirexperiencetounfold.TheSittershouldutilizeanyskillsthattheyfeelcomfortableusinginhelping
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theirGueststofeelsafetoexploretheirexperience.TheSitterisencouragedtocalluponanotherSitterortheShiftLeadiftheyfeelthatadditionalassistanceorasecondopinionisusefulinservingtheGuest.TheSittershouldconsultwiththeShiftLeadifthereisanyquestionofaGuesthavingatruemedicalemergencyoramentalillnessrequiringoutsideassistance.
• Maintainacalm,compassionate,andlovingpresence.• AttendtoGuest’sphysicalneedsforcomfortandwarmth;e.g.blankets,water,food,
ahug,etc.• AttendtoGuest’spsychologicalneedsbylistening,remindingthemthattheyareina
safespace,andencouragingthemtogointotheirexperience• Conductyourselfinaccordancewiththeprincipalsofharmreductionthatare
providedinthismanualandwillbeexpandeduponinthetraining.• Ifavisitorisbelievedtobeexperiencingatruemedicalemergency,theSitter
shouldtelltheShiftLeadandtheMedicalVolunteerimmediately.SpaceKeeper-RoletaskstobecompletedbyShiftLeadifnoSpaceKeeperisscheduledTheroleofthespacekeeperistomaintainthecleanliness,organizationandgoodfeelingoftheZendo.Thisrolecanbefilledbyasitterbutneedstobetendedtointermittently.Ifthespacekeeperiswithaguest,requestingthehelpofafreevolunteermaybenecessary.ThedetailsofimportanttaskscanbefoundintheZendoCleanlinesssectionofthemanual.
• KeyanoveralleyeontheZendospace,andattendtoanyneedsofcleanlinessandorganization.
• Askforhelpontasksneedingcompleted.• LookoverthetasklistintheZendoCleanlinesssectionandmakesureeachitemhas
beencaredfor.• EncourageanyvolunteerswhoarenotsittingwithGueststohelpspiffupthespace
duringthelast30minutesoftheshift.• Keepthealtarfresh.• Sagethespaceoccasionally,ifneeded.• Helpkeepthespacefeelinggood!
GreeterTheGreeterisstationedattheZendoInformationaltableandwillgreetanyonewhoapproachestheZendospace.Often,peoplearejustcuriousaboutthepurposeofthespaceandthisisanopportunityforthegreetertoinformpeopleabouttheZendoandpsychedelicharmreduction.Othertimes,youwilldirectGuests(andthefriendsthatarewiththem)totheLogkeeper/GuardianorShiftLead,whowillassisttheGuestfromthere.
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• Informcuriouspassers-byaboutthepurposeoftheZendo.• FamiliarizeyourselfwiththecontentintheZendoInformationalHandbook(tobe
provided)• BecomeknowledgeableaboutZendoFAQ’s.ConsultInformationalHandbookas
neededandaskSupervisororShiftleadforassistancewithquestionsyoudon’tknoworcan’tfindtheanswerto.
SHIFTMEETINGSANDTRANSITIONSPRE-SHIFTMEETINGVolunteersshouldarrive15minutesbeforethestartoftheirscheduledshifttoconductapre-shiftmeetingledbytheShiftLeadoftheupcomingshift.Eachvolunteershouldintroduceher/himselftothegroupandsharewhatspecialskillstheyhavetocontribute,whatqualificationstheyhave,andwherethey’reat.AtthismeetingitwillbeconfirmedthattheshifthasaLogkeeper.TheLogkeeperfromthepreviousshiftshouldbeinattendanceforthismeetingtodebriefeveryoneonthestatusofcurrentGuests,andshowthenewLogkeeperwhattodo.SHIFTTRANSITIONAfterthepre-shiftmeeting,theShiftLeadoftheupcomingshiftwillassignSitterstoworkwithcurrentGuests.ItisalwayspreferablethatSittersremainwiththeirGuestforthedurationoftheGuest’sstay,butweunderstandthatthisisnotalwayspossible.TheSitterfromthepreviousvisitshouldintroducethenewSittertotheGuest.TheLogkeeperfromthepreviousshiftshouldupdatetheLogkeeperfromtheupcomingshiftonthecurrentstatusofthelog.POST-SHIFTMEETINGVolunteersshouldplanonstaying15minutesaftertheendoftheirscheduledshiftforadebriefingmeeting.Thismeetingwillbeginassoonasthenewshifthasfinishedtheirpre-shiftmeetingandbeenintroducedtovisitors.TheShiftLeadshouldleadthismeeting.Thepurposeofthepost-shiftmeetingistodebriefandshareinformationamongtheZendovolunteers.ThisisatimeforeachvolunteertosharewhattheirexperiencewasintheZendoandprovideeachotherwithfeedbackontheirwork.ThismeetingshouldbeheldatadistancefarenoughawayfromtheZendoastonotbeaudibletocurrentvisitors.
FEEDBACKFORMS
1.GUESTREPORTFORM–completedbyLogkeeper,ShiftLead,andSitter(s)
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WhentheGuestarrives,aftertheShiftLeadhasassignedtheGuestwithaSitter,theLogkeeperandSittershouldcompletethefirstpageoftheGuestReportForm.WhiletheGuestisresting,orrightaftertheGuestleavestheZendo,theSitter(s)shouldcompletetheremainingpartsoftheGuestReportForm.ItistheLogkeeper’sresponsibilitytomakesuretheGuestReportFormiscompleted.2.ON-SITEGUESTFEEDBACKFORM–completedbyGuestbeforeleavingWhentheGuestispreparingtoleavetheZendo,theSittershouldcollectasmuchinformationwiththeGuestinordertocompletetheOn-SiteGuestFeedbackForm.Ifpossible,theGuestshouldfilloutthechartandessay,nottheSitter.3.TAKE-HOMEGUESTFEEDBACKFORM–completedbyGuestafterBurningMan–SittergivestoGuestBeforetheGuestdeparts,theSittershouldgivetheGuesttheirTake-HomeGuestFeedbackForm.Thisformwillbeenclosedinastamped,addressedenvelope.GuestsareencouragedtomailthisfeedbackformtotheZendoTeamafterreflectingontheirZendoexperience,uptoamonthaftertheirvisit.GuestswhomailintheirformwillreceiveonefreeMAPS-publishedbookthatwillbemailedtothemortoafriend.4.VOLUNTEERFEEDBACKFORM–completedbyZendoVolunteersduringtheirlastshiftAttheendofyourlastshift,pleasetakeafewmomentstowriteaboutyourexperiencevolunteeringintheZendo.We’dliketohearaboutyourgeneralimpressionsandwaywecanimproveinfutureyears.You’realsoencouragedtoshareoneormoreofyourmoremeaningfulinteractionswithGuestsorotherVolunteers.
ADMITTINGANDDISCHARGINGGUESTSADMITTINGAGUESTTOTHEZENDOAtthetimeofadmittance,theShiftLeadshouldmeetwiththeGuestorthepersonbringingtheGuesttotheZendotogatherinformationabouttheGuest’scurrentpsychologicalstatus,reasonforcomingtotheZendo,anddrugstheyhavetaken.TheMedicalVolunteerwillgreeteachGuestandevaluatewhethertheirconditionismedical.Ifpossible,theLogkeepershouldacquireasmuchinformationfromtheGuestaspossiblefortheGuestReportForm.Iftherearen’tmanyGuestsintheZendo,theZendoVolunteersshouldfeelwelcometodiscusstheirexperiencestogetherandreasonsforwantingtovolunteerintheZendo.
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GUESTDEPARTUREFROMTHEZENDOAllGuestsarefreetoleaveanytimetheywish.ThebestwaytodischargeaGuestisintothecompanyofhisorherfriendsorcampmates.Ifafriendorcampmatearrivestovisitsomeone,trytoarrangeforthatpersontoreturntowalktheGuesthomewhentheyareready.Alternately,trytohaveavolunteerwalkapersonhomeifthevisitorisstillfeelingshaky.PleaseaskeachGuesttocompletetheon-sitefeedbackformandgivethemonefeedbackformenclosedinthestamped,addressedenveloptotakewiththem.IftheSitterandtheShiftLeadbelieveitisintheperson’sbestinteresttostay,butthepersonwantstoleave,theSitterandShiftLeadshouldgentlyencouragetheGuesttostay.ForsomeGuests,itmaybeappropriatetogoonawalktogether,returningifthepersonisnotyetreadytoleavealone.IftheSitterandShiftLeadbelievethatleavingtheZendomayposeanimmediatethreattothevisitor,theyshouldexplainthistotheGuest,consultwiththeMedicalVolunteerandcontactthefestival’smedicalteam.Donotattempttophysicallyrestrainanyone.AttimeofdischargefromtheZendo,theLogkeepershouldbecertainthatallpaperworkhasbeencompletedonthatvisitor.AppendixA:HOWTOWORKWITHDIFFICULTPSYCHEDELICEXPERIENCESAtruepsychedelicexperience,evenaso-calledbadtrip,issacred.Inearth-oriented,shamaniccultures,evenapsychoticbreakdown,inducedbyapsychedelic,ispartoftheinitiation.Sorememberthewayoftheancients:thisisaprocess,aprocessofawakening,healing,andultimatelycelebratinglife.ToavoidpsychologizingthepsychedelicexperienceIhaveavoidedmedicalortraditionaltherapeuticlanguage.
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Overviewofwhatwewillcover:
1. RoleoftheSitterorFacilitator2. VarietiesofPsychedelic-InducedCrises3. WorkingandBeingwithPsychedelicEmergencies4. Aftercare5. RelatedReadings
Thisisashortoverviewofthematerialwewillcoverinthishands-ontraining.Itisbasedon30yearsofexperiencesittingforpeople.Ithastherapeuticvalue,butgoesbeyondtherapyandmovesintotranspersonalandspiritualrealms.Themanualisbasedontraining,schooling,teachingsandhands-onworkwiththeleadingpeopleinthepsychedelicmovement,andonin-depthworkwithhealers/shamansfromNepal,Ecuador,andtheNavajonation.Itisbasedonmyownhealingandtherapeuticwork,usingpsychedelics,westernpsychology,bodywork,breathwork,art,anddifferenteasterntools,likemeditation,Zenkoanstudyandnaturework.1.ROLEOFTHESITTERORFACILITATORTheworkwithpsychedelics,entheogens,andplantteachersisanareaofthehealingartsthatisancientandhasbeenrediscoveredinthelast100years.Therearemanydifferentwaystoworkwithandunderstandthepsychedelicexperience.Whenweworkandsitwithapersongoingthroughapsychedelic-inducedcrisis,itisimportanttounderstandthatinacertainwaythisisadialecticrelationship,awayofrelatingthatisancient.Everypersonisapsychospiritualsystem,meaningthereisnoseparationofbody,mind,emotion,soul,imaginationandenergy.Thereforeitisveryimportanttoseeeachpersonasauniqueindividual.Thereisalwaysthetendencytooverpowertheotherwithourknowledge,wisdom,andinsight.Soletgoofallknowledgeregardingtheexperiencesthatthepersonishaving.Justbewith,listen,andobserve.Thisbringsusbacktothedialecticalrelationship,payingfullattention,allowingtheothertoexpressandcommunicatewhatevertheywant.Justbeing,withoutaputdownorjudgment.Itisimportantforthehealer/sitter/helpertobelieveinher/hiswayofworking.Thebeliefinthemethodisimportantfortheresults.Thehealer/sitterthereforeissomeonewhohashadtheirownpsychedelicexperienceandhashadsomeexperiencesittingforpeople,guidingher/hisfriends.Withoutanyexperience,itisimpossibletojustbewithsomeonehavingapsychedelicexperienceorguidingsomeonehavingapsychedeliccrisis.Itisgoodtoknowthatweallhaveblindspots
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andthereisthedangerthatwemightstoptheexperienceifwehavenotexploredthismaterialorareafraid.Rule#1,underanycondition,isthatwehonorandrespectthepersonhavingthecrisis.Evenifwedon’tunderstandwhat’shappening(thepersonhavingthecrisismightbemuchmoredevelopedthanweare,lostinworldsunknowntous,orrelivingadramawecan’tcomprehend),weserveasananchor,arestingplace,andaquietcenter.Weknowthatourpresenceishelpful.Atthismomentwedon’thavetosolvealltheproblemsandanswerallthequestionsthattheexperienceortheperson’slifepresents.Wehavetorememberthattensofmillionsofpeoplehaveusedpsychedelics,inmanydifferent,sometimesnotverysupportive,environments,andreturnedhomesafely.Withsupport,knowledge,andintegrativeworkthereisverylittledangerinthepsychedelicexperienceitself.Eventhemostfrighteningandbizarrebehavior,whenexploredandworkedwith,willturnouttobebeneficialandenlightening.Asstatedearlier,thepositiveoutcomeofourworkrequirestrustingthewisdomoftheancients,trustingthewisdomofourmodernteachersandhealers,andtrustingthebuilt-inwisdomofourbodies,mindsandsouls.Wefrequentlypickupemotionsandfeelingsandenergiesfromothers.Wewillcoverwaysofclearing,cleansing,andpurification.2.VARIETIESOFPSYCHEDELICCRISESThisisavastarea,sowewilljusttouchonit.Foramorein-depthstudy,seethereadinglist.Thereisnoclearmanifestationofanysubstanceormixtureofsubstances.Buttherearesomegeneralities.Itisveryimportanttoknowtheactivedurationofthedifferentsubstances.Allpsychedelicshaveasimilarpattern:there’sthedoorwaywithdifferentphysical,mentalandemotionalmanifestations.Thereisabuildup,thenanextendedstayonaplateau,thenthecomingdown,re-entry.Themostcommonfeltthreattosanityisthefeeling/experiencethatoneisgoingcrazy,losingone’smind,orthatthiswillneverend.Thisfeeling/experienceissupportedbychangingmentalstatesandpowerful(sometimes)changesinperception.Majorshiftsinego/personalitystructure,regardingone’sbeliefandunderstandingofoneself,theworld,andgod,arecommon.Oldtraumascanberememberedandrelived.Thesememoriescanbeofaphysicalnature(relivingone’sbirth,childhoodabuseand/orillness,memoriesoffamineand/orwar,accidents,rapearesomeofthepossibilitiesofre-emergence).Thesememoriescanalsobe
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ofanintellectual,emotionalnature(relivingverbalabuse,alackofbasicemotions,bodycontact,love,nurture,oradisassociationduetoatraumaticexperience).Thesetraumascanalsobeofatranspersonalnature,meaningphenomenathatgobeyondourpersonalidentityorbiographicalunderstandingoftheuniverse.Thesecouldbeexperiencesfromanotherlife,becomingonewiththeearthorotherlifeforms,orexperiencingthelifecycleofananimal.Onecouldleaveone’sbody,havetheexperienceofmergingwithanarchetype,orexperiencetheworldofagodoragoddess.Thememoryofaviolentdeathcanbeamosttraumaticexperience.Therecanbemanydifferent,sometimesneverexperienced,sensory,energy,andbodysensations.Thesecanrangefromhearingcolorstoseeingmusic.Itcouldbeanextremelyheightenedsenseofsmell,taste,hearingandvision.Someofthemostfrighteningmanifestationsofthepsychedelicexperienceareenergetic.Peoplegothroughpowerfulreleases,renderingtheirbodiesoutofcontrol,shaking,twistingandvibrating.Theseenergies,beingactivatedbythepsychedelicsubstances,couldberelatedtobirth,anopeningofafrozenbodypattern,bioenergetic,neo-Reichiantypeofrelease,orbeareconnectingwiththeuniversallifeforce.Thelife-forceiscalledthekundalinianditmanifestsinapowerfulopeningofthebody’senergycenter.Itcouldalsobeanintensivesexualorotheremotionalrelease.Thebodysensationsalsocoverawiderangeofsensationsandfeelings.Thiscanbethefeeling(forthefirsttimeinone’slife)ofcominghomeintothebody.Here’sasmalllistofotherpossibleexperiences:
• Relievingbirth• Rememberingdifferentdeaths• Relievingaccidents• Relivingillness• Relivingdrowning,torture,andmanyotherphysicalexperiencesfromthisand
otherlives• Relivingmysticalstates• Identifyingwithandrelivingindetailthevictimizationofhumansthroughout
history.• Leavingthebodyandtravelinginthespiritrealm• Mergingwithrocks,animals,plantsandexperiencingthepollutionanddeathofthe
planetanddifferentspecies• Mergingwithpeople,readingtheirminds,feelingtheiremotions• Beingcaughtinacertainexperience• Beingoverwhelmedbyfeelingsandemotions
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Inapsychedelicexperienceandcrisisthepersonmayreacttothehealer/sitterandprojecther/hisownfeelingsandexperiencesontothehealer/sitter.Thiscouldbeasexual,demonic,godlikeorfearfultransference.Whenthistakesplaceitisimportantjusttobewith,nottodefendthetransference.3.WORKINGWITHTHEPSYCHEDELICCRISISTheexperienceoftheperson’scrisisis,manytimes,oneoflettinggoonalllevelsofone’sbeing.Sowehavetocreateaspacewhereitispossibletobeopen,aspacethat’squiet,warm,safe,andbeautiful.Thisspaceisasimportantasthesitting/facilitatingitself.Ifpossible,haveflowers,candles,artandwritingsupplies,blankets,quietmusicandsoftlight.Payattentiontothebodylanguagewhileyoulistentowhat’sbeingexpressedverballyandemotionally.Followtheexpressionoftheperson.Iftheyhavealotofenergy,lettheenergymove,letitexpressitself(weprovideasafespace)inwhateverform:uncontrolledshaking,yogapostures,dancing,ritualistictypeofmovements,hyperventilation,kundalinityperelease.Ifthepersonwantstospeak,ifsoundscomeoutuncontrolled,supporttheexpression.Thismightbe:adifferentordeadlanguage,prayersfromthedifferentspiritualtraditions,far-outstoriesandmemories,jibberish,animalsounds,loopingsentences(repeatingoverandoverthesamewords),lamenting,cries,orscreams.Respondwhenneeded,donottakeover,tryto(ifappropriate)engageinacalmconversation,respondingtofearandanxiety.Themostappropriateresponsetoapowerfulpsychedeliccrisismightbetojustsitquietlywiththeperson,makingthemfeelsafe.Ifthepersonisstuckthereareseveraldifferentwaystorespond:
• Waitandcalmthemdownthroughtalk,knowingthedurationofthesubstancetaken
• Walkwiththem,talkingornot,untiltheycalmdown• Havethemexpresstheexperiencethroughsound• Havethemmovethroughit,throughaphysicalexpression,holdingacertainposture
orlettingthebodygo• Onecoulddosomedeep,focusedbodywork,justholdsomeone(meetingtheir
needs)orgentlymassagethem.Alwaysaskforpermissionregardinganykindofphysicalcontact.
• Haveappropriatesitterregardingmale/female,importantwhenrecallofsexualabusetakesplace.
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• Thepersoncouldrecline,eyesclosedorblindfolded,beinginasafeplace,listeningtocomfortingmusicandgroundingtheexperience.
• Iftheiremotionsareoverwhelmingthem,encouragetheirexpression.• Whenthepersoniscalmenoughorhascomebackfromtheirdifficultpsychedelic
experience,haveartsuppliesandwritingmaterialavailable.Reassurethem:
1. Thiswillpass,thisisaprocess.2. Thisisanexperienceotherpeoplehavehad.
Therewillbesupportafterwards.4.AFTERCARETherearemanywaystointegratetheexperienceandtocontinueworkingwiththeopeningthattookplace.Itisimportanttocompleteanyunfinishedgestalt.Furtherreadingshouldbeencouraged,andthepersonshouldworkwithatrainedpractitionertocompletetheexperience.Thiscouldbe:
• Transpersonally-orientedpsychotherapy• HolotropicBreathwork• ShamanicIntegrationwork• Differentformsofbodywork• Differentformsofenergyreleasework• Workwitharchetypes• Differentartforms,makingmusic,dancing,painting,sculpting• Meditationandotherspiritualpractices(followingtheimagesorinsightsofthe
experience)Therearecertainmedicalconditionsthatshouldbetreatedbythemedicalmanagement.Therecanbemedicalpre-existingconditionsthatareadversetothetakingofpsychedelics.Someofthemostcommonare:pregnancy,mentalillness,cardiovascularproblemslikeabnormalbloodpressureorotherheartproblems,recentsurgeriesand/oraccidents,andepilepsy.AppendixB:INTEGRATINGAPSYCHEDELICEXPERIENCEBySaraGaelGirónApsychedelictripdoesnotendafterasubstancewearsoff,ratheritcontinuesonthroughtheprocessofintegration.Integrationisthephasewithinwhichanindividualassimilatesandincorporatesanexperienceintotheirpsyche,body,andlife.Inpsychotherapeutictermsintegrationisaprocessofmakingthesubconsciousconscious.Afterapsychedelicexperience,integrationistheprocessofreorganizingtheselftoincludethematerialexperiencedduringthealteredstate.Theintegrationphasehasnodefinitivetimeframe.In
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fact,itcanbesaidthatonceonehasingestedapsychedelicsubstance,theywillbeintegratingtheexperiencefortheirentirelifetime!SomeGuestsstayintheZendountilaftertheycomedownfromatripandarewithusthroughtheacuteintegrationphase.Somepeoplecomeseekingsupportwiththeintegrationofapreviousexperience.Ineithercase,helpinganindividualprocessandintegratetheirexperiencecanbehugelyhelpful,especiallyiftheexperiencewasdifficult,extremelymindaltering,ordisruptivetotheirlifeorrelationships.Thefollowingtoolscanbeusedtosupporttheintegrationprocess:INTENTIONThepsychedelicexperiencereallybeginswhenwechoosetoingestasubstance.Intentionsfortakingapsychedelicmedicineaffecttheentireexperience,allthewaythroughintegrationandarethethreadsthattiethewholeexperiencetogether.Havingaclearintention(ex.toaccessmycreativity,tohelphealmyrelationshipwithmyfamily,toexplorestucklifepatterns,toconnectwithothers,toplay,etc.)setsthestageforapositiveexperience.Whenpossible,weencouragepeopletodevelopclarityaroundintentionsbeforetakingasubstance.However,intheZendowemostoftenseepeopleafterthefact.Intentionisstilljustasimportantduringintegrationasitisinthepre-journeyphase.Helpfulquestionsyoucanaskinclude:
• Nowthatyouhavehadthisexperience,whatwouldyouliketoremember/carryforward/complete?
• Whatvisions/informationareyoubringinghometoyourcommunity?• Howcanyoumanifestthesevisionsonthephysicalplane?Inyourlife?Work?
Relationships?• Whatwasyourintentionbeforetakingthesubstance?(Thereisalwayssome
intention,evenifitwasn’tconsciouslyconsideredatthetime).Howdidyourexperiencereflectyourintention?
• Howdoesyourexperienceaffectyouridentity?Whoisthepersonyouwanttobecomeinyourlifeandhowcanthisexperiencecontributetoyourgrowthandexpansion?
• Whatareyourintentionsinlifeandhowdidthisexperiencecontributetoyourlargergoalsanddesires?
Focusingontheexperienceasapositivelife-changingevent(evenifitdidn’tfeellikeone)canhelptheGuestfocusonpotentialoutcomesandhelpthemconnectwithhowtousetheexperienceasacatalystforchangeandtransformationintheirlives.Intentionsettinghelpsanindividualusewhattheyhavelearnedduringthejourneytomanifestchangeintheirlives.
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COMMUNITYOneofthemostdifficultaspectsofintegrationisreturningtoasocietythatdoesn’tunderstandorsupportpsychedelicexploration.Infact,re-enteringsocietycanfeellikeastarkcontrastbetweentheinterconnected,transpersonalstateofthepsychedelicexperience.Therefore,oneofmostimportanttoolsforsuccessfulintegrationisasupportive,understandingcommunity.TheZendoisacommunityspacewhereGuestscancometofeelthissupportiveconnectionwithotherswhocanholdtheirstorieswithrespectandreverence.Listening,mirroring,andreflectingsomeone’sstoryhelpsthemfeelseenandunderstoodandincorporatestheexperienceintotheirpsycheandlife.Storiesaresacred.Remindanindividualthattheirstoriesareimportant,notjustforthem,butalsoforthecollective.Creatingacommunityculturewhereweshareourvisionsandrevelationswitheachotherisprofoundandnecessarynotjustfortheindividualbutalsofortheircommunity.WeencourageourGueststoconnectwithandbuildsupportivecommunitiesaroundthemselveswhentheyreturnhomefromtheevent.Wesupporttheminseekingprofessionalhelpifnecessary.EMBODIMENTItisrelativelyeasytoingestasubstanceandhaveamind-alteringexperience.Therealworkbeginswhenwetrytocarrywhatwehavelearnedbacktoourdailylivesandcommunities.Embodimentistheprocessofintegratingknowledge,wisdom,andexperienceintothefabricofone’sbeing.Itistheprocesswherebyideasbecomeactualbeliefs,practices,andbehavior.OnethingthatcanbehelpfulistoremindtheGuestthattheegomindcannotpossiblycomprehendandmakesenseofthetotalityofapeakexperience.Whenwetrytomentallyunderstandeveryaspectoftheexperience,wecanbecomeanxious,depressed,etc.Thebodyandthehearthavethecapacitytoholdourmostintenselifeexperiencesincludingthegrief,trauma,ecstasy,overwhelmingemotions,andrevelationsthatcancomewithpsychedelicuse.Toolsforembodimentinclude:art,movement,talking,music,dance,poetry,writing,thelanguageofsymbolsandarchetypes,spendingtimeinnature,bodywork,somatictherapy,etc.Itisnevertoolatetobeginthisprocess.AppendixC:MEDICALGUIDEMEDICALVOLUNTEERRESPONSIBILITY
TheMedicalVolunteerwillberesponsibleforassessingthemedicalstatusofeachZendoguestupontheiradmittance,keepinganoverallideaofthecurrentconditionofeachguestduringtheirstay.
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MembersoftheZendoTeammayprovidebasiclifesupport,regardlessoftheirmedicalexperience.Thisinvolvesmaintainingapatentairway,rescuebreathingandCPR.TheMedicalVolunteerwillberesponsibleforcontactingEmergencyServiceswhennecessary,usingtheMURSradio(seeradiomanualforspecificinstructions).
AstheMedicalVolunteeritisyourdecisiontocontactESD.First,takenecessarystepstogettheguestintoaprivatecontrolledspacewhereyouwillbeabletotransfercaretoESDappropriatelyandwithoutdisruptingotherguestsasmuchaspossible.MakesureyouhaveothervolunteerswithyouanddictatethehelpyouneedtothemwhileyoumaketheESDcall.Inthefield,theambulanceisusedforthistypeofprivatecontrolledspace.AttheZendo,itcouldbejustoutsidethedoororinoneoftheothermoreprivatespaces.
Emergencymedicalattentionisrequiredforapatientshowingsignsof:• Feverhigherthan103°F• Confusion• Sluggishness(lethargy)• Headache• Seizures• Difficultybreathing• Chestorabdominalpains• Fainting• Nourineinthelast12hoursDEHYDRATIONVolunteersshouldbeawareofthesymptomsofdehydration:
• Increasedthirst• Drymouthandswollentongue• Weakness• Dizziness• Palpitations(feelingthattheheartisjumpingorpounding)• Confusion• Sluggishnessfainting• Fainting• Inabilitytosweat• Decreasedurineoutput• Urinediscoloration;ifhighlyconcentratedandyelloworamberSKINTURGORDecreasedskinturgoror“doughyskin”isalatesignindehydrationthatoccurswithmoderatetoseveredehydration.Todetermineskinturgor,grasptheskinonthebackofthehand,lowerarm,abdomen,orfrontofthechestbetweentwofingerssothatitistented
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up.Holdtheskinupforafewseconds,thenrelease.Skinwithnormalturgorsnapsrapidlybacktoitsnormalposition.Skinwithdecreasedturgorremainselevatedandreturnsslowlytoitsnormalposition.ESD
TheEmergencyServicesDepartment(ESD)coordinatesallprofessionalemergencyresourcesontheplaya24hoursaday,includingrequeststooutsideagencies.ESDresponsibilitiescoverallresponsesinthefieldincludingbutnotlimitedtofire,medical,orpsychiatricemergencies.ESDandLEAL(LawEnforcementAgencyLiaison)togetherprovidetheprimaryinterfacebetweenalloutsidehealthandsafetyagenciesandtheBurningManorganization,bothontheplayaandyear-round.ItoperatesasaUnifiedCommandPostcoordinatingallemergencyresponseswithinBlackRockCityfortheESDandalliedagencies,suchasHumboldtGeneralHospital(HGH),theBureauofLandManagement(BLM),andlawenforcement.ESDprovidesfourbranchesofservice--Fire,Medical,Communications,andMentalHealth.RAMPART(BurningManonlyRampartGeneralisthefieldhospitalforBurningMan.TheemployeesofHumboldtGeneralHospitalmakeupthestaffofbothitscomprehensiveon-sitemedicalclinicandahighperformanceALSambulanceserviceoverthecourseoftheevent.
AppendixD:INTERACTINGWITHLAWENFORCEMENT
IflawenforcementorganizationsarriveattheZendo,theSupervisor,Co-Supervisor,orShiftLeadshouldbethepointofcontact.Pleaseremindthemthatitisasafespacewherepeopleinvulnerablestatesareseekingrest.SuggestthatanylawenforcementactivitiesordiscussionstakeplaceoutsidetheZendo.NoneoftheZendoteamshouldhaveanyillegalsubstancesintheirpossessionwhentheyareinsidetheZendo.AppendixE:RADIOPROTOCOLZENDORADIOS
Forteamcommunicationontheplaya,theZendohasbeenprovidedwith15handheldUHFbusinessbandradiosandonemobileradiostation,aswellasMURSradiosfortheemergencycontactofESD.RadioswillbeassignedtokeymembersoftheZendoTeamincludingboththeMedicalVolunteerandShiftLeaderoneveryrotation.
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KEYMEMBERS&CALLSIGNSCallsign VolunteermemberCORD ZendocoordinatorPEDALS ArtcardriverMEDZendo ZendoMedicalVolunteerLEADZendo ShiftLeadVolunteerattheZENDO
RADIOUSEPROTOCOLS
1.PresenceofRangers,ESD,LEO,orotherpartyrepresentingtheL.L.C.,ContactCOORD,followedbySTAFFZENDOandSTAFFTEAifCOORDdoesnotrespond.2.STAFFINGPROBLEMSIfavolunteerisunabletomakeashiftorhastoleaveearly,orifavolunteerdoesnotarriveforascheduledshiftandtheyareaKEYMEMBER,thencontactshouldbemadebyeitherLEADorMEDtotheircorrespondingSTAFFmember.Also,ifthespaceisparticularlybusyandourabilitytoproperlyserveguestscannotbeadequatelyhelpedbytransferrequests,contactshouldbemadetothecorrespondingSTAFFmemberfollowedbyCOORDtoassist.3.GUESTTRANSFERSThisyearwewillhaveanartcar,Cloud9,andwewillbecollaboratingwiththeTeaHouseatSoftLandingat9:15&B.Overflowtransportationforguestswillbepossibleviaradiorequests.Wecantransportguestsfromspacetospace,orfromCloud9totheZendoorTeaHouse.TherequesttransmissionshouldbemadebetweenLEADandPEDALS.InitialcontactshouldbemadefromLEADtoLEADrequestingfortheadmittanceofguests,makingsuretoincludeanumberandanideaoftheguest’sstate(makingsuretoremembertheNO-NO’s).OnceaTransporthasbeenagreeduponbetweenLEADS,theLEADisresponsibleforcontactingPEDALSandrequestingatransfer.PEDALSwillbebringinggueststobothspacesthroughouttheburn.ItistheresponsibilityofPEDALStocoordinatethearrivalofgueststoaspacebeforeadrop-offismade.PEDALSwillinitiatecontactwiththeLEADattheclosestspace.TherewillbearedyurtnearthemainZendowhereguestsneedingfurtherattentionorprivacycanbehelped.PEDALSandLEADshouldkeepthisinmindwhendecidingtomaketransferrequestsandusethisasatooltoappropriatelyaccommodateguests.
4.ADVICEUsetheradiosforcontactbetweenKeyMemberswhenadviceisneeded.Forexample,MEDmayneedadvicebeforemakingadecisiontocallESD.MEDandLEADmayneedassistancehelpingaguestwhorequiresmoreattention.UsetheradiowithdiscretionandremembertheNO-NO’s,ifconversationsareextended,goDirectviaoneofouradminchannels.
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5.TECHNICALSmalltasks,suchasgettingmorewaterorbasicsupplies,shouldbehandledbyvolunteersonshiftandshouldnotrequireradiocommunication.Anytechnicalissues,includingthesolar-poweredcoolingsystemintheZendocanbedirectedtowardsTECH.Therewillbetwoassignedtechvolunteersonradiosupport.AnyonecaninitiateatechnicalrequestbycallingforTECH1followedbyTECH2.IfnoresponsefromTECH1orTECH2,techproblemscanbedirectedtowardsCOORD.
RadioOperation
OurradiosareMotorolaBusinessbandPushToTalkradioscapableofbroadcastingon12pre-selectedfrequencies.Handheldradioswillbelabeledandwillbekeptonthechargingstation.Selecttheproperradioforyourpositionatthebeginningofyourshiftandreturnittothechargingstationattheendofyourshift. ControlsTherearetwoknobsatthetopofeachradio,oneturnstheunitonandcontrolsvolume.Thesecondknobselectsoneofthe12pre-programmedchannels.WewillfunctionononePRIMARYchannelforalluse,andoneADMINchannelforextendedmessages.Thechannelnumbersweareusingwillbeonamarker-boardnexttotheradiosandmaybechangedatanytimebyTECH1.Thereisonebuttononthesideoftheradio.Pushandholdtotalkandreleasetolisten.Eachradiowillalsohaveoneextensionlapelspeaker/micthatcanbeclippedontotheshirtforeasieruse.Thelapelalsohasonelargebuttonthatyoupushandholdtotalkandreleasetolisten. INITIATINGACALLTomakearadiocalltoanotherVolunteer,waituntilthechannelisclearandthenclearlynametheirCallSigntwicefollowedbyyourCallSign.Forexample,ifCOORDwantstogetaholdofTECH1heshouldsay,“CORD,CORD,TECH1.”Tech1willrespond,“COORD,goforTECH1.” LISTENListentomakesurethechannelisclearandthatyouarenotinterruptingsomethingimportant.Onlyonepersoncantalkonthechannelatatime,soifyoutransmitwhensomebodyelseistalking,youbothlose.Similarly,donotinterruptemergencyradiotrafficwithlowprioritymessages. PUSHPushandholdthebuttononthesideofyourradioorshouldermictoletthesystemknowthatyouwanttotransmit. PAUSE
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Waituntilyouhearthebeepfromyourradiothattellsyouit’sreadyforyoutotalk. TALK Speakcalmly,slowly,andclearly.TheZendoTeamwillfunctionononePRIMARYchannelforalluse,andoneADMINchannelforextendedmessages.ThechannelnumberswillbedisplayednexttotheradiosandmaybechangedatanytimebyTECH1. CommonPhrases ALLCOMAllcomisacallfor“allstations”andisacluetoyouthatsomethingimportantisabouttofollow.Forexample,TECH1mightsay,“AllcomthisisTECH1.WearemovingADMINto4.”Thiswouldmeanthatouradminchannelismovingtochannel4andtheradiochannelkeyshouldbechanged.
BREAKBREAKBREAKSometimesachannelcangetbusy.Ifyouneedtousethechannelandthereisanextendedconversationblockingyouruse,continuouslycall“BreakBreakBreak”toclearthechannel.Ifyouhear“BreakBreakBreak”ceaseallcommunicationuntilthe“BreakBreakBreak”callhasstopped. OpenMicIfthetalkbuttonoftheradioislockedonordepresseditwillblockanyothertransmissionsfromcomingthroughtheradio.Ifyouhearanopenmic,checkyourradioandanyoneelsearoundyouwhohasone. UseDiscretionKnowwhattosayandwhatnottosay.Allradiotrafficismonitoredbylawenforcementorotheroutsideagencies,aswellasGuests(fellowburners)andotherdepartments.Ageneralruleisthatwedon’tsayanythingontheradiothatwewouldn’twanttoseeonthefrontpageaftertheburn.Avoidsayinganyofthefollowingontheradio:
PROFANITYOfanykind
DEATHorDEAD“DEATH”OR“DEAD,”—thismaydrawunwantedattention.Insteadrequestanimmediateface-to-facewithCOORDandMED1MED2.
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SEXUALASSAULT,CHILDABUSE,ELDERABUSE:Ifsomeonereportstoyou,oryoususpectasexualassault,childabuse,orelderabuse,reporttoCOORDSTAFF1andSTAFF2thatyouhaveasituationandwouldlikeassistance.IfCOORDasksformoreinformationbediscreetbutgiveanyinformationrequested. DRUGS,Pharmaceuticals,Psychedelics,Entheogens(bynameorgenerically),“overdose,”or“high.”Again,donottrytodiagnose;insteaddescribeaguestas“altered”,“disoriented”,“unresponsive”,or“unconscious”,asappropriate.(severely,slightlyusea1-10scale) FULLLEGALNAMESORIDENTIFYINGINFORMATIONINFORMATIONofGuests,realworldnames,campingareasoranyotherpersonalinformation.AppendixF:DÉCORANDSPACEKEEPINGSUPPLIES:
• Stapleguns• Thumbtacks• Decorativefabrics• Christmaslights• Clothlanterns• 3-outletsplitterwithshortextensioncords• Powerstrips• Extensioncords• Altertable• Altercloth• Alterpieces• Carpetsandrugs• Blankets• Pillows• Carpetfoam–benchpadding• 2Tables• Supplyshelf
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Fabricdrapesfromceilingcentercircletotopofwallandthendowntobenches.Fabricsshouldoverlapsignificantlyatceilingcirclebecausetheceilingwidensasitgoesout.Thiswillprovidefullcoveragewiththefabriconceilingandwalls.LIGHTS:Christmaslights(white)willhangaroundthetopofthewall.Clothlanternscanhangfromtheceilingnearthecentercircleontheceiling.POWER:TherewillbeoneprimarysourceofpowercomingintotheZendo,withoneoutlet.Thiswillbeexpandedusingalargepower-strip.Additionalextensioncordscanbepluggedinhere,ifneeded,andruntonecessarylocationswithintheZendo.Allcordsshouldbeunderthecarpettopreventtripping.Thepower-stripshouldbeaccessiblebutoutofthewayandawayfrompotentialliquidspills.Connectthreelanternstogetherelectricallywith3-outletsix-footextensioncord-thenconnectthatwithasinglelongerextensioncordtoruntothefloorpowersource.Checkthatlanternsareswitchedonandthatthelightbulbsareworkingbeforehangingisconsideredcomplete.ZENDOPAPERWORKORGANIZATION:PAPERWORK:
• Blankfeedbackformscanbefoundinthelarge,clearfilebox.Eachwillbeinitsownfile,labeled.
• FinishedpaperworkwillbegiventotheShiftLead-andtheywillplacetheformsintoasmallerblackfilelock-box.Therewillbeafilecalled:CurrentShiftPaperwork.TheTeamerLeaderwillfileallpaperworkforthecurrentshiftinthatfile,incaseitneedstobeaccessedagain.MorespecificinstructionsforShiftLeadss–seesectiononFilingPaperwork.
• Bothfileboxeswillbestoredontheshelf.FEEDBACKFORMDETAILS:
• ItisessentialthattherebeaGUESTREPORTFORMforeveryGuest.Pleasefilloutthisformbeforeyourshiftends.IfyourshiftendswhiletheGuestisstillpresent,butyouneedtodepart,pleasepasstheformontoaSitteronthenextshift.
• IfaGuestiswillingandabletofillouttheON-SITEFEEDBACKFORM,thatisgreat.Ifnot,don’tforceit,itsokayiftheydon’twanttoorifitdoesn’tfeelcorrectforyoutoask.
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• PleaseremembertogiveeachGuesttheTAKE-HOMEGUESTFEEDBACKFORMwhentheyleave.TherewillbeinstanceswhenaGuestleavesandisnotableorwillingtotaketheformwiththem.Intheseinstances,thatfine.
• Attheendofyourlastshift,pleasefillouttheVOLUNTEERFEEDBACKFORMandfileitinthefilelabeled:VolunteerFeedbackForm-FinalShift.
FILINGPAPERWORK;ShiftLead:Attheendoftheshift,theShiftLeadwillgothroughtheloggedpaperworkfromthecurrentshiftandmakesurethereiscompletedpaperworkforallGuestswhousedthespaceduringthatshift;theycancross-comparewiththeLogkeepersentrylogtomakesureeveryoneisaccountedfor.ThentheShiftLeadwillfilethatpaperworkintothespecificfilesforeachindividualfeedbackform,alsointheblackfilelock-box.IfaGueststaysbetweenshiftswitches-makeanoteontheentryloganddon’tworryaboutthatfeedbackformsforthatguest.ThenextShiftLeadonthefollowingshiftwilltakecareoffeedbackformsforremainingguests.ShiftLeadscanasktheLogkeeperforhelpwiththistask,ifneeded.TheShiftLeadwillkeeptheblackfileboxlockedforconfidentialitypurposes.ZENDOCLEANLINESS:Supplies:
• Rags• Bleachspray• Papertowels• Trashcontainers(collapsiblelaundrybaskets)• Trashbags
KeepingtheZendoorderlyandcleanprovidesGuestswiththewarmwelcometoaglowingsafespace.Weallfeelmorecomfortable,especiallywhenthingsarechaotic,inpeaceful,orderly,andcleanenvironments.Letsallworktogethertokeepourspacefeelinggood!SPIFFINGUP:Ifyouhaveextratimeduringashiftandseethingsthatcanbecleanedup,pleasegoforit!Wewillalsohavedocleanupinthelast30minutesofashift,foranySittersnotsittingwithGuests.ShiftLeads;pleaseremindyourshiftvolunteerswhenthereare30minutesleftontheshift,toensurethatthetaskslistedbelowareaddressed.Supplieswillbeinlabeledbins.Itemswillbestackedonshelf.PleasekeepthingsintheirrightfulhomeswhentheyarenotinuseJ.
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ENDOFSHIFTCLEANUP(&duringshift,iftimeallows):
• Straightenblanketsandshakeoutsideifneeded.Putpillowsagainstwalls.• Emptytrashandrecyclingifneeded,replacetrashbags.• Fill5gallonwaterdispenser• Resupplycupstack&placenearwaterdispenser• WashanydishesthathavemigratedintotheZendointhecampkitchen&return
themtotheirrightfulplaces.• Putawayextrasupplieslayingaround-usetheshelves.Putpensandpencilsback
intotheirtray.Putclipboardsinastack.Keepartsuppliestogetherandorganized.• MakesuretherearetissueboxesdispensedaroundtheZendo.• Weknowit’snotthemostfun…butpleasecheckthestatusofourpersonalporta
potty-Wewillallbeforevergrateful.MakesurethatthereisTP.Checktoseethatthesmalltrashcanisn’toverflowingandthatthingshaven’tgottentoooutofcontrol!Isn’titgreattohaveourown!
AppendixG:SUGGESTEDREADINGMAPSPsychedelicHarmReduction:http://www.maps.org/resources/responding_to_difficult_psychedelic_experiences/MAPSTreatmentManualwww.maps.org/research-archive/mdma/Manual_MDMAPTSD_30Nov11.pdfErowidPsychedelicCrisisFAQhttp://www.erowid.org/psychoactives/faqs/psychedelic_crisis_faq.shtmlTHESECRETCHIEFREVEALEDbyMyronJ.Stolaroffmaps.org/resources/responding_to_difficult_psychedelic_experiences/184Video:HowtoWorkwithDifficultPsychedelicExperienceshttp://youtu.be/1aBjoARwlOYVideo:ZendoProjectVolunteerTraining2014http://youtu.be/CphDzpr8wL8PsychedelicReflections,Ed.LesterGrinspoon&JamesB.BakalarTheAdventureofSelf-Discovery,StanislavGrofLSDPsychotherapy,StanislavGrofSpiritualEmergency,StanislavandChristinaGrof
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GreenPsychology,RalphMetznerTheUnfoldingSelf,RalphMetznerTheHealingJourney,ClaudioNaranjoTheCosmicSerpent,JeremyNarbyTheEthicsofCaring,KyleaTaylorShamanism,RogerWalshThePsychedelicExplorer’sGuide,JamesFadimanHealingwithEntactogens,TorstenPassieAspecialthankstoAnnieOakforallowingustoadoptthefollowingpartsoftheFullCircleTeaHouseManualfortheZendoProjectManual:CodeofEthics,self-care,compassionatelistening,andacceptandworkwithdifficultexperiences.Also,thankstoLinnaePonté,ChelseaRose,SaraGirón,ShannonClare,ZevicMishor,DarwinWestich,KosmiCare,andeveryonewhoseknowledgeofharmreductioncontributedtothismanual.