Rob Heffernan has been a participant, activist and independent researcher in the ayahuasca and psychedelic community for the past 24 years. He has been part of the Santo Daime legal committee, the Ayahuasca Defense Fund, the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicine and is a co-founder and board member of the Sacred Plant Alliance. He participates in and helps to organize sacramental churches. He is a musician, a certified breathwork facilitator, a certified integrative sound and music practitioner and trained in psychedelic assisted therapy. He has a long term involvement in Buddhist Dharma and its integration with psychedelics. For many years he managed a tech team in a global advertising/marketing company.