Lauren Alderfer, PhD

Lauren Alderfer is the author of “Mindful Microdosing: A Guidebook and Journal.” She is a microdosing coach and thought-leader. She comes to the world of microdosing and the use of entheogens through the lens of her many decades of meditation. She understands the powerful lived experience of non-duality to enhance one’s presence. Deepening a connection to one’s essential nature, living with ever greater loving-kindness and wisdom, and sharing in the interconnectedness of nature and all sentient beings can be equally powerful experiences when approaching microdosing and entheogens through the heart of mindfulness.

She is the award-winning mindfulness author of Teaching from the Heart of Mindfulness. She also wrote the popular children’s book “Mindful Monkey, Happy Panda” as well as other Buddhist stories. Leaving the U.S. to start her career in Ecuador as a Fulbright English Language Fellow, Lauren lived in the Andean region for over twenty years. She then lived on the Indian subcontinent for nearly two more decades. There, Lauren was immersed in language preservation in the Tibetan refugee community. She blends a Western perspective with the deep spirituality of the East, infusing both in her personal and professional life.