{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64d42c307ff9110011769cd9/69c41b88a3dddd45e98f181c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Psychedelics, Dark Rooms & the Science of Consciousness: From Military Awakening to Functional Medicine | Dr Gregory Lazelle","description":"<p>What happens when a 19-year-old soldier experiences a spontaneous spiritual awakening in the middle of military training, with no context, no teacher, and no map?</p><p><br></p><p>Dr Gregory Lazelle is a chiropractor and functional medicine specialist who has spent decades bridging the gap between neuroscience, spirituality, and human optimisation. In this conversation, Joe and Greg go deep on some of the most fascinating and rarely discussed territories of consciousness, healing, and personal transformation.</p><p><br></p><p>From surviving a kundalini awakening in the military, to hundreds of ayahuasca ceremonies in Peru, to extended dark room retreats and Network Spinal therapy, Greg brings hard-won wisdom, clinical expertise, and rare lived experience to every topic.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode:</p><ul><li>How a spontaneous spiritual awakening at 19 completely derailed, and ultimately defined, Greg's life</li><li>The neuroscience of meditation: why your brain needs to be functioning properly before deep practice</li><li>Attention vs awareness: the distinction that changes how you meditate forever</li><li>Psychedelics and the nervous system: why intention and integration matter more than the ceremony itself</li><li>The real red flags to watch for when choosing a psychedelic facilitator or retreat</li><li>Dark room retreats: what happens in the brain after 8–10 days of complete darkness, melatonin, and possible endogenous DMT</li><li>The ego as a spiritual conduit, not something to destroy, but to refine</li><li>Network Spinal: the bodywork technology Greg uses to integrate psychedelic experiences</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>\"Everything happens in its own time. You can't force things no matter how hard you want it.\"</em>— Dr Gregory Lazelle</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe for weekly conversations on spirituality, mindset, personal growth, health, consciousness, entrepreneurship, and the art of living well.</p><p><br></p><p>🎙️ Find Greg on Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/dr.greg.global/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@dr.greg.global</a> | Search \"Dr Gregory Lazelle\"</p><p>📲 Follow Joe Motion: <a href=\"www.instagram.com/joemotionmindset\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@joemotionmindset</a></p><p>📩 Guests &amp; collabs: joemo@posteo.co</p><p><br></p><p>This episode contains an educational discussion of plant medicine and psychedelic experiences. Nothing shared constitutes medical advice. Please consult a healthcare professional for personal guidance.</p>","author_name":"Joe Motion"}