What do science, psychedelics and spirituality need to do with digital dance music? Greater than you may assume.
These three themes had been entrance and heart in Austin, referred to as the “Live Music Capital of the World,” at Dave Asprey’s thirteenth annual Biohacking Convention, a gathering that felt much less like a tech summit and extra like a future-forward wellness competition. From Might 28–30, 1000’s got here collectively to discover cutting-edge instruments for upgrading and optimizing the human expertise by way of biohacking, a time period coined by Asprey over a decade in the past.
12 months after 12 months, the occasion hosts a neighborhood pushed by the identical values that pulse by way of EDM tradition: pleasure, connection and the liberty to evolve. “Living longer only matters if you can feel joy, connection, and purpose while doing it,” reads one of many occasion’s guiding philosophies, courtesy of Asprey.
And similar to rave tradition has lengthy explored altered states as a gateway to therapeutic and unity, so too did this summit. At one level, the long-lasting Steve Aoki appeared and DJed a mid-conference dance celebration to place these mind-blowing well being discoveries to make use of.
Audio system unpacked every part from “Unlocking the Quantum Brain: How Neuroplasticity, Brainwaves, and DNA Interact” to “Hack Your Love Life: Optimize for Togetherness, Keep away from Remorse,” plus deep dives like “Rewiring the Brain: The Power of Forgiveness, Neurofeedback and Ketamine.”
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In a session titled “Revolutionizing Mental Performance: The World’s First Psychedelic-Assisted Neurofeedback Experience,” the workforce from Asprey’s 40 Years of Zen model showcased how ketamine, when mixed with neurofeedback, can rewire the mind. The method, they mentioned, has the flexibility to heal trauma, improve neuroplasticity and unlock suppressed feelings for readability.
Elsewhere, dietary biochemist Shawn Wells spotlighted MDMA’s rising medical position in treating PTSD, anxiousness and despair—not in contrast to the substance’s presence on dancefloors, the place it’s lengthy been used to dissolve boundaries and amplify empathy. The important thing distinction? Science is lastly catching up.
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The convention reached its apex with Asprey’s keynote, “Harnessing Altered States for Peak Performance,” through which he mapped out what he calls the thoughts’s “control panel.” He described a toolkit of neurofeedback, breathwork, psychedelics and extra that collectively permit us to reset outdated patterns and entry circulation states at will.
In different phrases, the instruments could also be evolving, however the prevailing purpose stays: get out of your head, into your physique, and join, each with your self and others.
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Asprey’s subsequent convention, rebranded to BEYOND, returns to the Fairmont Austin in 2026 and guarantees a fair deeper dive. In keeping with the web site, it is “an upgraded experience for those committed to elevating both body and mind, performance and consciousness.”
Yow will discover out extra about subsequent 12 months’s occasion right here.