The Practice Podcast

Jessica Holland was needing some form of NDE or near death experience. She was tired of her path in life and came upon the "god molecule" which was from the Incilius alvarius toad secretions. These toads live in the Sonoran desert in Mexico and Arizona. When vaporized, the 5 Meo DMT in the secretions causes awareness of the divinity in all of us as well as ego dissolution. It is a quick almost fel...

Alexia Silva has an extensive background in mental health counseling primariliy in end of life scenarios and trauma. After many years of experience working with hospice, she is currently offering limited support as an end of life doula. Now her main focus is offering intuitive guidance and mediumship in her own practice where she thrives in helping guide others on their path to living their highes...

Sabrina fell into the world of healing while attempting to pursue a corporate career with Dolce & Gabbana. Visited by shamans and ancestors at various stages in her life, the path she now takes was undeniably the one she was meant to pursue. These interactions that appeared magically in her sleep led her on a journey to alternative sources of healing like Reiki, Tui Na, and Acupuncture to validate...

Donald started his unique journey in a world of unknowns following the signs that brought him one place to the next. Just as he wrote in one of his songs, "when you are lost and can't find your way, just remember there's a road." And that is exactly how Donald has lived his life, with faith that the path would unfold before him. After college, he was curiously brought from one place to the next ul...

Tu Bears is welcomed back for further questions by DT Grant and her daughter about psychic ability and whether you can control the outcome after getting warnings of what might come. This also brings up the idea of destiny versus free will. Tu Bears also tells us stories about giving a stranger advice or reassurance because she feels guided to do so. DT dives deep into the concept of spiritual suic...

I had been advised by my vedic astrologer, Mahadev, to study Jyotish or Classical Indian Astrology. I thought I would never have time for this much more spiritual form of astrology, but when COVID struck, I was immediately led to Penny and joined her classes for a number of years. Penny is a brilliant woman who fell into a spiritual practice soon after a masters at Cornell University. This led her...

Holly Scalmanini comes from a long history of meditation since early childhood. She dove into healing starting with massage and Iyengar Yoga. She then ventured to the world of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture followed by a training to help hone her natural skills in medical intuition. Eventually she has come to combine her gifts into an amalgam of the world of Chinese medicine mixed with intuition...

Listen to this episode about the gifts that Mother Ayahuasca and shamanism have to offer in Don Ron Wheelock's world and how he was called to shamanism decades ago. From a medical perspective, Ayahuasca studies, although limited, have shown longer term benefits for those with addiction, depression, anxiety, PTSD and such.  Learn about my own personal experience with Don Ron Wheelock at an Ayahuasc...

Julie Hannon is a shamanic healer found in an unusual setting of United States suburbia. She lived a life many of us can relate to with a high stress corporate job and busy family life. When adrenal fatigue struck, she left the corporate world to heal herself  but also to follow her true calling- shamanism. Learn about Julie Hannon's experiences and what she has to offer others on their own paths...

Follow Tu Bears' suggestion of having a regular spiritual practice, the best way to tap into your intuition.  After a brief consultation, the conversation shifts to an interview where we learn how Tu Bears' gifts manifested early in life. Further inquiry reveals how she comfortably and confidently confides intimate details of her clients lives in ways that help them. She also guides us on the impo...

This is my introductory episode summarizing the purpose of the practice podcast. My history of seeking personal healing led me to the field of medicine and a path of exploring healers around the world.  Inspired by the work of Anthony Bourdain, someone I always wanted to meet to explore my idea of creating a similar show following healers around the world, I bring you this podcast to assist you in...