15 min
Music
Crest: a consciousness-altering visual music piece
An immersive music-and-visuals piece by East Forest called Crest, designed to alter consciousness and containing strobing light effects.
About the teacher
East Forest
East Forest is Krishna-Trevor Oswalt, who has been recording under the name since 2008 across more than thirty releases. He studied film at Vassar and took an MFA at the Moscow Art Theatre, a background he says still shapes how his concerts are built.
His best-known work is Music for Mushrooms, a five-hour album written to accompany a complete psilocybin session; the documentary of the same name, which he directed and scored, played theatrically in over a hundred markets in 2024. His compositions are also used in clinical research, including studies at UCSF.
He has recorded with Ram Dass and worked with Jon Hopkins, Laraaji, Krishna Das, Peter Broderick and Nick Mulvey, among others. He teaches on the faculty of the Esalen Institute and tours internationally.
“My heart tells me that our destiny is a potential, and it requires that we choose it.”East Forest
Upcoming events
Meet East Forest in person.
Talks, day programmes and retreats currently listed in the Paths Are Many calendar.
Talks & videos
Watch before you attend.
Short introductions and longer conversations, to hear this teacher in their own words.
14 min
Documentary
Recording "Nature" with Ram Dass: behind the scenes
Behind-the-scenes footage of East Forest recording the track Nature using Ram Dass's voice recordings, together with a live performance.
95 min
Documentary
Music For Mushrooms (full film, with director commentary)
The full film Music For Mushrooms, East Forest's award-winning documentary on music and psychedelic practice, presented here with his real-time director commentary.
3 min
Meditation
Lovingly: a simple guided meditation
A short, simple musically guided meditation by East Forest called Lovingly.
15 min
Meditation
Knowing (with a capital K): 15-minute guided meditation
A 15-minute musically guided meditation led by East Forest called Knowing (with a capital K).
6 min
Music
Provenance: Deep Sound Meditation, live
A live-recorded deep sound meditation performance by East Forest, paired with original visuals.
Listen
Recordings from East Forest.
Talks, guided meditations and podcast conversations, playing from the platform this teacher publishes them on.
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Music for Mushrooms: A Soundtrack for the Psychedelic Practitioner
A full-length ambient album by East Forest made to accompany extended psychedelic practice sessions.
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Ram Dass
A full album pairing East Forest's music with recordings of Ram Dass's spoken teachings.
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Music to Die To
A full ambient album by East Forest composed for contemplating death and the end of life.
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Path
The wider context.
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Nothing exists apart
The Path of Interconnectedness
The recognition that no self, body or living thing exists in isolation, and that healing, for a person or a planet, begins by remembering our belonging to the whole.
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