Adventures Through The Mind

Mark Haden is chair of the board for the Canadian chapter of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies  (MAPS). He, along with his colleges, are the ones working to lay the policy groundwork for the legal integration of psychedelics into society. Mark is also Adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia School of Public and Population Health; has worked for the addiction...

In this episode of ATTMind Radio, we welcome Oliver Quintanilla , director of the documentary Little Saints. The tagline for his movie is "eat a mushroom, talk to God", so you can probably assume that the content of this episode will be interesting, to say the least. His film was truly one of the most vulnerable documentaries on psychedelics I have seen (and I've seen a lot). It was great to take...

Historian and ordained Buddhist lama Mike Crowley joins us on ATTMind Radio this week to talk about his new book, The Secret Drugs Of Buddhism . We explore the historical origins of Buddhism and discuss the fabled Soma and Amrita as a concoction of psychedelics plants similar to that of Ayahuasca. We talk about the complex of connections between psychedelics in ancient civilizations and various sc...

Yalila Espinoza is an intimacy coach and integrative health educator with her Ph. D. earned in studying the erotic intelligence of plants. She comes on the show today to talk about her journey into health from past sexual abuse and her time working with various in the jungles of South America (including Ayahuasca, Coca, and multiple long-term deitas , some of which in isolation). Yalila also outli...

Alternatively, I was gonna call this episode "A big YES to Sacred Sex", but felt perhaps something a bit more specific would be relevant. But let that be an inclination as to what this episode will be offering.  Steven Seva Roland is a Canadian Tantra and Sacred Intimacy workshop facilitator, coach, mentor, and author.   We talk personal stories and practical techniques for developing deeply intim...

Kym Chi is a permaculture teacher and earth stewardship advocate. She joins us for ATTMind Radio in this episode to not only introduce us to permaculture at an introductory level but to take us beyond and explore the implications of the permaculture model to everything from social governance to spiritual growth. We talk about the ethics of permaculture, the challenge of living in the modern world...

We feature the host of Smart Drugs Smarts Podcast, Jesse Lawler , on this episode of ATTMind Radio. His show is one of the most potent and informative sources on cognitive enhancement of all sorts, in particular, what is commonly called "Nootropics" or smart drugs.  He joins us on this show to offer himself as a wealth of personal knowledge on the topic of 'cognitive enhancers' in general. He outl...

Author Stephen Gray has been in the psychedelic scene since its inception and is still offering great work into the evolving psychedelic culture. Since the 60s he has been an explorer of spirituality and conciseness expansion with "spirit plants". He comes on the show to share stories of his journey with the Native American Church, the Santo Daime and other ayahuasca based religions, as well as hi...

Devon Christie, MD joins us on ATTMind to explore how her work with interpersonal mindfulness and trauma-focused therapy applies to the integration of psychedelic experiences. But the fun doesn't stop there, she offers us a deep and important perspective on "Trauma" and the role it plays in our everyday health.  This interview explores psychedelic "shadow work", mindfulness practices, implicit mem...

I am happy to welcome Australian psychonaut and author Julian Palmer to ATTMind Radio. His book Articulations is a potent and interesting journey of though the insights on psychedelics he earned over the course of the last 15 years. In this episode, the first to be released on video, we explore the metaphysics of N,N-DMT, archetypal entities, the sentience and intelligence of plants, Organic vs. S...

Todays's guest on the podcast is emergency doctor and cannabis prescriber, Ian Mitchell . As an emergency doctor, he has worked a lot with Ketamine and I have him on the show to clear up some misunderstandings about ketamine and explore its clinical significance from its use as an anesthetic to its potential for treating depression. Of course, Ketamine is more than a clinical drug and is widely us...

Jonathan Thompson is the Founder of PsychedelicParenting.org , a resource for building community and family traditions around traditional plant sacraments in the Global North. He is also the father of 3, committed husband, and "sunlights" as Office Manager for a well-established Holistic Health practice in Mid-Michigan. He has a BS in Anthropology from Michigan State University and has spent the l...

Serge Rokhman joins us on ATTMind for this episode to discuss the philosophical paradigm of God, the brain, psychedelics and (what he calls) Tryptamine Awakened Intimacy. Serge is a researcher and technical innovator in various fields of personal, somatic, and psychological inquiry and self-development. Serge has studied deeply and widely in the fields of somatics, comparative religion, transperso...

An author and master storyteller, Michael Sanders travels us through his transformational experiences drinking Ayahuasca in Jungles of Peru. In an engaging narrative, Michael takes us in and through his first Ayahuasca experience with all the psychedelic nuances intact. What follows is a discussion about the objective validity of ayahuasca visions and entity and the power of storytelling to inspir...

Shivoso Phoenix joins ATTMind Radio this week to speak about what it means to create an extraordinary relationship and the most common hurdles we face in achieving such a connection; the influence childhood experiences have on how we relate as adults; the "deeper purpose of relationships"; polyamory & monogamy; and the transcendental power of lovemaking. Shivoso is relationship coach with 4+ years...

Dr. Ben Sessa is a leader in the field of Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy (particularly MDMA) in the UK. Specializing in psychiatry, child psychiatry, and pharmacology, he's been using his medical degree to research psychedelics for the last 10 years. Join us in this episode as we go into the current face of psychedelics in academia, The life cycle of childhood trauma into PTSD, the potential o...

This is an episode for the parents amongst us. Renee Frances is an award winning author of a children's book titled 'A Visit From The goodnight Fairy', which intends to help small children sleep better by supporting them in overcoming bedtime anxiety. Most recently she completed a successful kickstarter campaign for her new book 'The Goodnight Fairy Helps Via Change Her Dreams' which intends to te...

This week's guest is Sasha Cobra , an internationally-recognized teacher on human sexuality and what it means to act in alignment with one's authenticity. With a lucid quality, Sasha articulates model for human integrity as it pertains to Relating, Sexuality, and Spirituality. We also discuss masculine and feminine energies in the body and in the universe, the most common hurdle men and woman face...

This week's guest is Dr. Rory Mac Sweeney , The Dream Warrior. Lucid Dreaming expert, host of the Reality Check Podcast , completive martial artist, and doctor (say what?), Rory brings an amazing selection of insight to the show this week. From his website: Dr Rory Mac Sweeney is an explorer of the Dream World. After over 20 years of martial arts training and achieving 2 European gold medals, he h...

Author and film producer Rak Razam is a special guest for a special show this week. This is not an interview but a conversation recorded between the two of us while we were both in the Peruvian Amazon on a plant 'dieta' retreat at Dios Ayahuasca Sanciones.  This episode, (recorded September 17, 2014 in Peru) is admittedly one of far-out ideas, speculation, and heavy vernacular. From Terence McKenn...

Author, musician, visionary artist (his art is on this show's cover), and the host of The Entheogenic Evolution Podcast  Martin W. Ball Joins us this episode to talk about 5-Me0-DMT, the nearly- religious fundamentalism around Terrence McKenna, the role of the Ego, and your true nature in non-duality. This is a potent episode with some controversial topics and a conversation I am excited to share....

This interview is with Benton Rooks, author of the TRETA-YUGA graphic novel trilogy, a writer for Reality Sandwich and Disinfo, and a generally awesome guy. In 2014 he co-coined the term "entheodelic storytelling" with Graham Hancock, shamanic filmmaker/author Rak Razam, and Jeremy D. Johnson, editor of the psychedelic culture section of RS. We speak about the often-marginalized power of the story...

In this episode, we speak with Jonathan Dickinson  about the history and current use of the powerful entheogen Iboga in Gabon West Africa, Iboga's neurological actions and medical potential as well as the environmental instability of the current iboga trade and where GITA fits into the global iboga culture. Jonathan is the Executive Director of the Global Ibogaine Therapy Alliance (GITA). Since 20...

In this episode, we will talk with Margarita Kozheznikova, professional dancer, performer, choreographer, movement researcher and event facilitator. We talk about the depths of Contact Improvisation (aka Contact Dance), the skin as a sensory organ, somatics as a form of perception, the importance of movement complexity for emotional health, the body as a vessel of consciousness, the 'bodymind', an...

For our first ever episode, we will welcome the Peter McCoy, one of the founding members of the group Radical Mycology and the author of the soon to be released book of the same name. We talk about what Radical Mycology is all about, the history of fungi in human cultures, the mushroom life cycle as a metaphor for human life and interactions, how we can work with the fungi kingdom to heal our worl...