Michael Ryoshin Sapiro, PsyD, is an ordained Zen Buddhist monk and poet, clinical psychologist, psychedelic psychotherapist, author, and meditation teacher and researcher. He is the author of Truth Medicine: Healing and Living Authentically through Psychedelic Psychotherapy. He is a Fellow at the Institute of Noetic Sciences and was core faculty at Esalen Institute and for Psychedelics Todayʼs Vital Certification Program. He is featured in a documentary by Brandow Kapelow called “An Act of Service” on ketamine treatment for first responders featured by The New York Times. Dr. Sapiro works extensively within the special operation community and with first responders. He is on the Crisis Negotiation Team and PEER Support team for the Boise Police Department, and acts a psychological consultant to SWAT Command. His work is dedicated to personal awakening for the sake of collective transformation