Henry Kandel is an educator, yoga practitioner, and pioneer in psychedelic yoga integration.

For over three decades, Henry has explored the intersection of learning, consciousness, and transformation. As a teacher across subjects from mathematics and physics to improvisational theater, he observed a consistent pattern: anxiety inhibited learning, while practices that balanced energy—movement, breathwork, meditation—unlocked creativity and focus. He began incorporating yogic practices into every learning space, from astrophysics classrooms to improv stages, watching students transform when their energy was harmonized.

Henry's personal journey with depression stemming from childhood trauma led him deep into yoga practice. Certified as a yoga teacher and trained in esoteric forms including jnana yoga and Tibetan Dream Yoga, he spent years seeking practices that could address suffering at its roots. The breakthrough came through integrating psychedelic therapy with yogic methods—a combination that finally dissolved decades of depression and anxiety.

This transformation inspired the development of Ketamine-State Yoga and the founding of the Psychedelic Yoga community. Henry has trained therapists in psychedelic yoga methods, led workshops for the Brooklyn Psychedelic Society, and built online communities (including the KSY subreddit) dedicated to developing and sharing these practices. His book, The Yoga of the Ketamine State, details the methodology that emerged from direct experience and systematic exploration.

The PYRC represents the formalization of this work—creating rigorous structures for developing and validating methods that can benefit the broader psychedelic healing community. Henry brings together expertise in teaching, consciousness exploration, and community building to establish a "third path" that honors both ancient wisdom and contemporary understanding.