Name: Psychedelic Salon with April Pride and Sand Symes
Start: 2025-04-07T19:30:00-07:00
End: 2025-04-07T19:30:00-07:00
Location: The Wyncote NW Forum

Psychedelic Salon with April Pride and Sand Symes

The Sacred Path of Women and Psychedelics

Date:: Monday, April 7
Time:: 7:30 pm PDT
Cost:: $10 - $35 Sliding Scale

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Venue

: The Wyncote NW Forum
: 1119 8th Ave (Entrance off Seneca St.)
Seattle, 98101 United States + Google Map

Event Format: In-Person

Note: Town Hall events are approximately 75 minutes long.

Science

Join Town Hall and SetSet for an evening with Sand Symes, a psychedelic guide who has spent over 40 years working with women in transformational spaces and 20+ years immersed in her committed work with psychedelics.

Topics for discussion include:

· Perspectives on the spiritual intelligence of psychedelics: Sand explores how these substances may help women connect with their sense of truth and purpose.

· Ancestral healing and feminine wisdom: A discussion on the idea that psychedelics can serve as a bridge between past, present, and future generations.

· The role of surrender, intuition, and embodiment: Sand examines the view that transformation is not only about intellectual understanding but also about lived experience.

· Personal and collective liberation: Considering how psychedelic experiences may foster a sense of sovereignty, embodiment, and connection.

With decades of experience guiding women in transformational work, Sand brings a perspective that blends spiritual and practical insights. Rather than focusing on theory alone, she shares her experiences of how these medicines are understood and integrated in different contexts.

This gathering invites participants to engage with stories, reflections, and perspectives on the experiential aspects of psychedelics—elements that may not always be captured in research but are deeply felt by those who explore them.

April Pride is a serial creative entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience developing brands and products across interiors, fashion, lifestyle, cannabis, psychedelics, audio, and more. In 2015, she launched Van der Pop, an industry-defining, female-focused cannabis lifestyle brand. Van der Pop published the pioneering Women & Weed Survey exploring North American women’s perspectives on cannabis. After exiting Canopy Growth, one of world’s largest cannabis companies, April continued her advocacy for cannabis normalization through her popular podcasts, How to Do the Pot and The High Guide. Currently, April is the CEO and Founder of SetSet, an accessible psychedelic education and integration platform offering clinician-created educational guides and programs.

With over 40 years of experience, Sand Symes mentors visionary leaders, pioneers, and C-suite executives, blending ancient wisdom and modern science. She integrates Sacred Medicine practices, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and trauma research to unlock potential and foster leadership alignment. Specializing in women’s transformation, Sand helps clients align with their core values, break limiting patterns, and expand their impact. Her approach combines personalized mentoring and psychedelic integration, supporting profound breakthroughs and leadership growth. Sand has empowered women leaders for over four decades, creating ripple effects transforming industries and communities.

About Psychedelic Salon with April Pride

A Monthly Series Exploring Novel Therapeutics for Well-Being

Seattle-based cannabis and psychedelics educator & podcast host April Pride hosts a collaborative series with Town Hall Seattle focused on the emerging science of psychedelic medicine. This women-forward series highlights the potential of novel therapeutics for mental health, reproductive health, chronic pain, trauma, and overall optimization. Through engaging panel discussions, expert talks, and community conversations, April offers an accessible platform for researchers, clinicians, and advocates to share insights on psychedelics for improved human health. The series would also explore the historical context of women’s roles in plant medicine and the growing movement to incorporate psychedelics into mainstream treatment options, particularly for conditions that disproportionately affect women, such as anxiety, depression, and PTSD.

About SetSet

Seattle-based SetSet supports individuals seeking optimal experiences with psychedelic medicine. Through clincian-created DIY educational downloads and community events, SetSet makes psychedelic integration accessible for individuals and healthcare professionals. Visit getsetset.com for more information.

Presented by Town Hall Seattle and SetSet.

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