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In this episode I speak with the author of “The Psilocybin Connection” Jahan Khamsehzadeh.  Jahan completed his dissertation on psychedelics while doing his doctorate in philosophy, neuroscience and consciousness.  He now leads Psilocybin mushroom guided therapy sessions with people.  He shares how western culture brings a new dynamic into the psychedelic experience and how that differs from indigenous practices. Jahan shares what is happening on a neurological level when you are ingesting psychedelics.  He shares how and why this can help us overcome trauma, anxiety, and depression.  He also shows us how Psilocybin helps create new neurons which can help in creativity and also in helping people find meaning and purpose in life. Jahan also has studied psychosomatic therapeutic practices as well.  He explains how emotions and memories can get stuck in the body which causes tension to build.  We talk about how this internal tension can create pain, mental health issues, and even lead to disease.  He shares the practice of psychosomatic therapy and how it helps recognize and release tension you are holding and lead you to a more whole life.https://psychedelicevolution.org/

In this episode I speak with founder of “Life Like Jake” Jake Thomas.  Jake helps people with achieving goals, battling addiction and creating transformation in people's lives and he usually starts with a person's diet.  Jake tells us about his own battle with addiction and the process he went through for his own transformation.   Jake lays out the numerous diets he’s tried to find out what works for him best and gives him the most health and vitality.  He tried everything from veganism to full carnivore diets in his experimentation and made sure to stay with them for at least a year to see how it affected his bodies.  He shares doing these different diets and running marathons and how it went.   Jae talks about how what we consume affects our minds.  He talks about helping people get off of prescription drugs by changing their diets.  He talks about how our diets can affect all other addictions in our life and how changing it is the first step to other transformations.  Jake shares winning bodybuilding competitions without using performance enhancing drugs.https://lifelikejake.com/

In this episode I talk with sexuality coach Naailah Auladin. Naailah helps men and women have a more holistic relationship with their sexuality. Naailah shares her background of coming out of a 17 year abusive marriage and finding out she knew nothing about her sexuality. She talks about coming from a conservative religious family and the shame and silence around sex. She shares her journey of getting more in touch sexually and helping others do the same.Naailah tells us how the different issues people have with sex in our society. Whether that is with too much shame or taboo around sex or the oversexualization like with porn. She talks about how she helps people find balance in their sexuality and rest of their life. She gives us tips on how to have guidelines when choosing to get into a relationship with someone and how those guidelines change the people you end up meeting.Naailah shares what Tantra is and how it's about living an intentional life. She tells us how bringing intention into your sex and regular life leads to more consciousness. She shares what sexual energy is and how to play around with it with your breath and how it can lead even men to have multiple orgasms. She talks about how sexual energy is the ultimate creative energy and how being aware of it can help in all aspects of your life.www.akasharevival.org

In this Episode I speak with Martin Theis.  Martin Theis is a facilitator of Shamanic journeys.  He explains what a Shamanic journey is and how he just uses a drum and some simple exercises to help people slip into an altered state of consciousness.  He shares how deep healing and learning can be done in these altered states of consciousness and what the experience usually entails.   Martin talks about in Shamanic traditions when you are in an altered state of consciousness you can sometimes see your totem animal.  He explains how all of us have a totem animal which is like a spirit animal in other traditions.  He shares how learning your totem animal will teach you so much about your own self and what you need in life to thrive. We talk about the similarities and differences between a Shamanic and Psychedelic journey.  We talk about how emotions, beliefs and traumas can stay buried in our subconscious and bodies and how altered states of consciousness can allow awareness and release of these stuff you don’t need anymore.https://www.lighttrails.co/

In this episode I speak with one of Canada’s best comedians Simon King.  Simon gives us some insight into the process of “finding your voice” as an artist.  He shares the various transformations he had to go through as a comedian to get him to where he is today.  He shares the joys and pains of that process and the importance of listening to your inner self. Simon and I talk about how comedians and most people in society are constantly chasing validation.  Whether that validation comes from our work, peers, family, or love interests we talk about how chasing validation affects our behavior and leads to jealousy and resentment.  We talk about our own journeys of releasing those heavy emotions and learning to stop chasing validation and start chasing what we want. Simon shares with us how his spirituality and belief systems have evolved in the last few years after having a child and after his father died.  He tells us how he looks at life now with deeper meaning and how that helps him approach his days.    https://www.thisissimonking.com/

In this episode I speak with author and yoga teacher Troy Hadeed.  Troy talks about all the labels we use to define ourselves in this world and how limiting they can be.  He talks about how all of our choices revolve around the preservation of our identity.  He takes this concept further and talks about how we identify with our bodies and how that gives us a deep fear subconsciously that affects all our behaviors.   Troy talks about how most of our personalities and actions are based on how we are conditioned.  He tells us how we can never truly be compassionate unless we understand their actions come from conditioning.  He talks about the truest form of privilege that someone can have is receiving love.   Troy tells us about growing up with a Middle Eastern background in Trinidad.  He talks about the shame he felt from his background and privilege that was associated with his background.  He talks about how he dealt with that shame and guilt growing up and learning to accept his privilege.  Troy tells us about how Reggae and Rastafarian culture impacted him growing up and shaped who he became.https://troyhadeed.com/Instagram - @troyhadeed