2021 Virtual Cancer Wellness School
Cancer Wellness School is a two-day online seminar. The content of this course is an adjunct to medical treatment meant to enhance and support, not replace, conventional medicine. We …
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Did you know that naturopathic doctors are not covered by Medicare? If you are or will soon be Medicare eligible, take a few minutes to share why you don’t …
Show #111 – Psychedelic Medicine
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN The collective perception of psychedelics is that they are simply best utilized for tripping balls, but the reality is they offer a wide range of …
AIMS Co-Director Dr. Standish is presenting on a panel at…
The conference this Sunday 4/25/21 at 3:10pm PST on “The Medicalization of Ayahuasca: Promises, Challenges, and Reciprocity” A Virtual Psychedelic Summit on the Globalization of Plant Medicines and …
Save The Date: Awesome medicine: Entheogenic integrative care for relief of spiritual and existential suffering in serious and chronic health conditions, trauma, and beyond
Save the Date: 4/6/21 at 8am, AIMS Co-Director Dr. Aggarwal will be giving a virtual presentation as part of UW Palliative Medicine Grand Rounds. It is open to the …
Measuring Cannabis’s Impact on Psychomotor Performance with the DRUID App
Peer-reviewed paper recently published looking at psychomotor performance with real-time cannabis use data conducted in part at AIMS Institute. We are excited to haven been chosen as a site …
Save The Date: Bringing Psychedelic medicine, including Ayahuasca Tea, into the American health care system
Save the Date: 4/21/21 at 7pm, AIMS Co-Director Dr. Standish will be giving a virtual presentation as part of Vashon Center for the Arts “Talks on the Rocks”. Stay …
Psychedelics for medical purposes: time to change your mind?
We at AIMS enjoyed this British Medical Journal blog piece very much, finding it to be an important integrative bridge perspective. One of my adult sons asked me if I …
Latest in AIMS Psilocybin Right-To-Try Effort
We have taken an additional step recently in our effort to secure psilocybin therapeutic use for two of our cancer patients under State and Federal Right to Try (RTT) …
Psychedelics: Part 2 – Sound Bite
I gave an interview for a psychology podcast by produced by University of Washington undergraduate students recently🎓🌾🔍 Psychedelics: Part 2
Psilocybin Therapy
Watch the Panel recently hosted at the UW Law School Center for Law in Science & Global Health on the Right To Try effort as a means to open …
Cannabis and Cancer at this US Federal Heath research agency
AIMS Co-Founder and Co-Director Dr Aggarwal served as an invited Guest Faculty in which he described his research and perspectives on the topic of Cannabis and Cancer at this …
Two-Track Effort To Allow Psychedelic Mushrooms In Washington State Launches Amid Broader Drug Decrim Push
Drug reform advocates won big in Oregon this year, with separate ballot measures to decriminalize possession of all drugs and legalize psychedelic mushrooms for therapeutic use passing on Election …
This Seattle Doctor Is Using Psychedelics to Treat Cancer, Anxiety, Depression and PTSD
“For a long time, I wasn’t interested in ketamine,” Sunil Aggarwal, MD, PhD explained. “But I started using it because it’s one of the only above-board psychedelics.” Typically, ketamine …
Magic mushrooms for Washington patients? New push aims to speed psilocybin to those who are dying
By JoNel Aleccia Kaiser Health News Back in March, just as anxiety over COVID-19 began spreading across the U.S., Erinn Baldeschwiler of La Conner, Skagit County, found herself facing her …
Seattle Hempfest 2020 – Cannabis, Entheogens, and Public Spiritual Health
Speakers Panel: Cannabis, Entheogens, and Public Spiritual Health Moderator: Dr. Dominic Corva Panelists: Dr. Sunil Aggarwal, Salimeh Tabrizi, Monte Levine —————- Please support Seattle Hempfest. Donate what you can …
November News
As we head into November, we encourage our community to participate in voting and other civic and community-building activities that help to move us closer to a more healthy, …
Integrating Cannabis into End-of-Life Care
Episode 69 – Integrating Cannabis into End-of-Life Care with guest Dr. Sunil Aggarwal None of the stylish cannabis advertising is directed at folks soon to die. And yet, humans …
Cannabis and the endocannabinoid system support
We are taking an in-depth look at how Cannabis and the endocannabinoid system support our health and well-being and learn more about Cannabis organic cultivation. Join Drs. Sunil Aggarwal …
The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name
A groundbreaking dive into the role psychedelics have played in the origins of Western civilization, and the real-life quest for the Holy Grail that could shake the Church to …
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)-Experiential Training for Providers
Compelling evidence has been published across the country from leading universities such as Johns Hopkins on the use of psychedelic medicines such as psilocybin, MDMA, and ketamine to treat …
Magic Mushrooms and the Future of Psychology
Magic Mushrooms and the Future of Psychology
KAP – PAY IT FORWARD
AIMS Institute is seeking donations to raise $655 to support one ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) deep dive session for low income and terminally ill AIMS patients. Because KAP is still …
Mahan Health Podcast – Dr. Standish
Spiritual Health & Cannabis Psychotherapy
Ketamine Therapy Patient Discussion
Ketamine Therapy Patient Discussion Click Here To Learn More
We are also happy to share that the practice of AIMS Institute Lead Psychotherapist Alison Draisin, PsyD, LMHC has been profiled in NWLeaf
Please check out her interview here.
Episode 77 – How the Cannabis World is Dealing with COVID Personally, Economically & Spiritually
Dr. Sunil Aggarwal on using cannabis in palliative care and Michael Monarch on how the pandemic is changing the way his small dispensary does business. Sometimes in a crisis …
How Cannabis Coevolved With Humanity, And Could Save It
Click to the link below to be directed the the full article on forbes.com. How Cannabis Coevolved With Humanity, And Could Save It
COVID-19 mental health crunch puts impetus on psychedelic drug innovation, doctor says
As the deadly coronavirus pandemic continues to grow, the looming mental health crisis creates an urgent need for innovation, putting a spotlight on psychedelic-assisted treatments, says the co-founder of …
Oregon psychedelic startup tests nasal spray for PTSD, depression as legislative momentum builds
Oregon psychedelic startup tests nasal spray for PTSD, depression as legislative momentum builds
Updates from your team at AIMS, Clear Mind Integrative Health, and SMJ Consulting
Dear Patients Another week has come and gone and COVID-19 is still a major factor in our lives. None of us are immune to the frustration or disruption it …
The Stranger – April 12 2020
An interview with Dr. Sunil Aggarwal about COVID-19, respiratory illness, and whether it’s safe to consume cannabis.
Medical News Today – March 25 2020
Do turkey tail mushrooms benefit health? Jennifer Berry
A note from your psychotherapy team at AIMS
As life changes during the COVID-19 pandemic, the psychotherapy team at AIMS wants to let you know we are here for you. In addition to stressors of daily life …
Charles Einstein – March 2020
The Coronation
Thanksgiving Food Drive
Please help AIMS Institute by dropping off at our Seattle Eastlake Avenue location your donations of non-perishable food items and kitchen pantry staples to help benefit those being served …
From Shock To Awe– Discussion with Director Luc Côté
Dr. Leanna Standish, principal investigator for a planned Phase I study of ayahuasca, sat down with From Shock to Awe director Luc Côté after a recent screening in Port …
Living Every Minute
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The Stranger – November 6 2019
The Right Pot for Treating Anxiety Lester Black
What a Physician with Cancer Needs From Her Doctors
Communing with Our Integrative Medicine Peers
AIMS Team at Annual Integrative Medicine Lectures Sponsored by the Cha Chi Ming Fund and the UW Osher Center for Integrative Medicine on 10/29/19 at Ivar’s. (Photo credit: Sonia …
Fall 2019 Newsletter
We are happy to report that our clinic is now 1 year old! Here are some of our latest offerings: 1. We have resumed IV therapies, now in our …
AAHPM 2019 Class of Emerging Leaders
Dr. Aggarwal, Congratulations! It is our honor to inform you that you have been named as an Emerging Leader in Hospice and Palliative Medicine by the American Academy of …
Tangentially Speaking–Chris Ryan Podcast
Help Support Healthcare Revolutionaries Bring MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for PTSD to Seattle
HELP SUPPORT HEALTHCARE REVOLUTIONARIES TO BE AMONG THE FIRST PRESCRIBERS IN SEATTLE TO BE TRAINED IN MDMA-ASSISTED THERAPY FOR PTSD Click here to donate. We are working to bring …
We’re 6 Months Old!
Entering our 6th month of operations, we are excited to share an update about our offerings and growth at AIMS Institute: Introducing our Newest Team Members AIMS is thrilled …
The Spokesman-Review
Canadian cannabis research may encourage efforts to kick opioid habits
Natural vs induced mysticism: Do we need psychedelic drug-assisted depth psychotherapy?
Dr. Standish presented a lecture at the CARE OF SOULS CONFERENCE: THE CURA ANIMARUM on February 23, 2019. This conference was organized by the C.G. Jung Institute of Seattle …
The Stranger – Feb 13 2019
Want to Use Pot Medicinally? This Seattle Clinic Can Help Lester Black