What do science, psychedelics and spirituality need to do with digital dance music? Greater than you would possibly suppose.
These three themes have been entrance and heart in Austin, referred to as the “Dwell 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 pageant. From Might 28–30, hundreds 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 yr, the occasion hosts a group pushed by the identical values that pulse by way of EDM tradition: pleasure, connection and the liberty to evolve. “Dwelling longer solely issues should you can really feel pleasure, connection, and objective whereas doing it,” reads one of many occasion’s guiding philosophies, courtesy of Asprey.
And identical to rave tradition has lengthy explored altered states as a gateway to therapeutic and unity, so too did this summit. At one level, the enduring Steve Aoki appeared and DJed a mid-conference dance social gathering to place these mind-blowing well being discoveries to make use of.
Audio system unpacked all the things from “Unlocking the Quantum Mind: How Neuroplasticity, Brainwaves, and DNA Work together” to “Hack Your Love Life: Optimize for Togetherness, Keep away from Remorse,” plus deep dives like “Rewiring the Mind: The Energy of Forgiveness, Neurofeedback and Ketamine.”
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In a session titled “Revolutionizing Psychological Efficiency: The World’s First Psychedelic-Assisted Neurofeedback Expertise,” the group from Asprey’s 40 Years of Zen model showcased how ketamine, when mixed with neurofeedback, can rewire the mind. The method, they stated, has the flexibility to heal trauma, improve neuroplasticity and unlock suppressed feelings for readability.
Elsewhere, dietary biochemist Shawn Wells spotlighted MDMA’s rising medical function in treating PTSD, nervousness and despair—not not like 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 Efficiency,” during which he mapped out what he calls the thoughts’s “management panel.” He described a toolkit of neurofeedback, breathwork, psychedelics and extra that collectively enable 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 an excellent deeper dive. In keeping with the web site, it is “an upgraded expertise for these dedicated to elevating each physique and thoughts, efficiency and consciousness.”
You’ll find out extra about subsequent yr’s occasion here.
