Howl in the Wilderness

Part one of my conversation with author Thomas Moore.   Thomas Moore is the author of the number one New York Times bestseller Care of the Soul. He has written twenty-four other books about bringing soul to personal life and culture, deepening spirituality, humanizing medicine, finding meaningful work, imagining sexuality with soul and doing religion in a fresh way.   In this episode we speak abou...

There are some podcasts that don't get released for some reason. Sometimes the sound quality isn't great. Sometimes the interview doesn't go particularly well. And sometimes the episode just doesn't seem to fit into the flow of the season (which is something I don't plan out but rather just let evolve according to my interests at the time). That said, I think some of the conversations might be int...

There are some podcasts that don't get released for some reason. Sometimes the sound quality isn't great. Sometimes the interview doesn't go particularly well. And sometimes the episode just doesn't seem to fit into the flow of the season (which is something I don't plan out but rather just let evolve according to my interests at the time). That said, I think some of the conversations might be int...

Max Gimblett was born in 1935 in New Zealand and moved to New York City in the 1970s where he’s maintained a studio ever since. He is one of New Zealand’s most recognized painters and continues to exhibit regularly in the US and throughout New Zealand.  He is well represented in major collections around the world, most significantly in the permanent collection of the Guggenheim and Museum of Moder...

Jazmin Pirozek is a Cree Ethnobotanist and Traditional Healer serving Northern Ontario indigenous populations in Canada through teaching and aiding in the remembering of plant medicine teachings lost due to colonization. Her work has carried her to South America where she learns Amazonian plant medicines from Maestro Juan Flores Salazaar. Jazmin is the founder of Maiinganung Healing Centre in Cana...

Danielle Tarantola , founder and director of Yoga Foundation and teaching since 1998, is certified by the Krishnamacharya Healing Yoga Foundation at Teacher, Teacher Trainer, and Yoga Therapist levels.  She aligns with the powerful and practical teachings of Krishnamacharya as learned directly through TKV Desikachar and his primary students in Chennai, South India, over 13 trips to Krishnamacharya...

Shawn Dinkel is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Certified Addiction Counselor (CACII) in the state of Colorado. Over the past 14+ years, he has facilitated more than 9,000 therapy sessions, 5,000 of those in group therapy. In this conversation, Shawn and I explore the roots of men’s anger issues and the key to resolving them. Vulnerability and the ability to express primary emotions is at...

Stephen Jenkinson is an activist, teacher, author, and farmer. He has a master's degree in theology from Harvard University and a master's degree in social work from the University of Toronto. He is the author of many books including Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul, and, most recently, Come of Age: The Case for Elderhood in a Time of Trouble. For the past few years Stephen has been touri...

Carlos Suárez Álvarez is a Spanish journalist and ethnographer with a degree in Amazonian studies from the Unversidad Nacional de Columbia. Since 2007 he has lived in the Colombian city of Leticia on the banks of the Amazon River. He is the author of the Ayahuasca trilogy which includes the project “Ayahuasca, Iquitos and Monster Vorax”, a series of multimedia books that studies the phenomenon of...

Don Rosenthal is the author of The Uncharted Journey, and Learning to Love, which he co-authored with his partner of 48 years Martha.  For the past 30 years, Don and Martha have counselled couples and individuals in the Art of Relationship, their approach to intimate relationship as a spiritual path. In this conversation, Don talks about how he got started working with couples after his time livin...

**Early release for Patreons only** ***Now with timestamped show notes!*** Molly Lannon Kenny is a teacher, therapist, and writer who has dedicated her life to the collective reclamation and liberation of the human spirit.   She believes in the inherent worthiness of all beings and uses her passion, knowledge and experience to inspire collective care and well-being. In the late 1990s, combining he...

Since 2008 East Forest has been a leader of underground ‘sound meditation’ ceremonies around the world.  Recently he collaborated with Ram Dass for a series of tracks that feature new teachings from the spiritual icon backed by East Forest's lush instrumentals. 2019 also saw the release of Music For Mushrooms, "a five-hour, fully connected journey designed to musically guide a group or individual...

Jill Purce pioneered the international sound healing movement in the 1970s through her rediscovery of ancient vocal techniques, the teaching of overtone chanting, the power of group chant, and the spiritual potential of the voice as a magical instrument for healing and meditation.  She pioneered the practice of healing ancestral traumas with her Healing Family and Ancestor and Resonant Family Cons...

Conner Habib is a writer, lecturer, sex workers' rights activist, and host of the countercultural podcast, Against Everyone with Conner Habib. Conner's writing has appeared in dozens of publications, including CR Fashion Book, Salon, Slate, Vice, and more. Conner served for two years as the Vice President of the Adult Performer Advocacy Committee, which strives to improve the laws surrounding and...

Ellen Goldberg is an author, psychotherapist and internationally renowned teacher of the mystic arts of Tarot and Palmistry. In addition to founding the New York-based School of Oracles and teaching internationally for the past 30 years, Ellen has maintained a successful private practice, offering both psychotherapy and readings that blend astrology, tarot and palmistry. This was a fun and informa...

The closing meditation from a Psychedelic Sangha gathering in Montréal on April 30, 2019. This meditation is a journey to the heart, using the map of the panchamaya koshas (five sheaths) as presented in the Taittiriya Upanishad that takes us through all the layers of our being, from the physical body to our very essence, which is bliss.

A solo podcast where I speak about my mid-life wake up call; the transformative experiences I’ve had with counselling, yoga and ayahuasca; the gift of “waking up” and the continued work of “growing up”. I'd love to hear your experiences of waking up and growing up. Comment below...

John Vervaeke, PhD is an award-winning lecturer at the University of Toronto in the departments of psychology, cognitive science and Buddhist psychology. He is first author of the book Zombies in Western Culture: A 21st Century Crisis which integrates Psychology and Cognitive Science to address the meaning crisis in Western society. His ongoing YouTube lecture series Awakening from the Meaning Cri...

In my recent chat with meditation teacher and author Spring Washam we talked about what it was like writing her first book; how she worked through resistance and self-doubt with the help of her mentor, author Alice Walker; the importance of working with the right editor and writing as a spiritual practice. <3

In this candid post-interview chat (episode 01.22), Michael and I talk about growth and maturation as a teacher, being open and present to creativity and inspiration, creating sacred space and community.

In this episode I chat with writer, explorer and naturalist Peter Gorman. Peter is an award-winning journalist and former editor of High Times magazine who has written two books on Amazonian plant medicines, Ayahuasca in my Blood and Sapo in my Soul. Peter’s a true old-school raconteur and talking with him is like hanging out with a colourful uncle who has the most incredible stories — you’re neve...

It was a real treat to catch up with my friend Danny Paradise on the rare occasion that he's at home in Hawaii. In this conversation we discuss the shamanic roots of yoga, ayahuasca, music, aging gracefully and his work raising awareness for the Children of the Forest, a sanctuary and school for orphaned and abandoned kids in Thailand. Danny Paradise has been practicing Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga since...

In this episode I sit down for a chat with visionary artist, skateboarder, social activist and world-traveller Chris Dyer. In this far-reaching conversation we talk about art-making, making a living as an artist, plant medicine, the importance of mentorship, the spiritual teachings of 1980s cartoons, and lots more. Links to Chris' work: positivecreations.ca www.facebook.com/chrisdyerspositivecreat...

Dear Patrons! I'm happy to share my first ever podcast episode with you first, before it becomes available on iTunes. This podcast has been a long time coming, something I've been wanting to do for years. I meet so many amazing teachers on the Medicine Path and I've thought how great it would be to sit down with them and learn more about what they're teaching, what they've learned, and how it can...