The Flying Sage Podcast

Welcome to Episode 33 of the The Flying Sage Podcast! In this episode we will be speaking again Mehran Seyed Emami. Mehran was one of the first few guests on The Flying Sage podcast so if you have not heard his story already, I would encourage you to go listen to Episode 5. Mehran Seyed Emami is an Iranian Canadian trauma-informed therapist, Registered Clinical Counsellor, and MDMA-assisted psycho...

Welcome to Episode 32 of the The Flying Sage Podcast! In this episode we will be speaking with David Malmo Levine on How Prohibition Creates Harm. David became a pot activist in 1993, after having visited Holland in 1990 and Berkeley, California in 1992. Reading the book Emperor Wears No Clothes made David realize that cannabis was the co-evolutionary plant partner of humanity, and that the re-leg...

Welcome to the Episode 31 of the The Flying Sage Podcast! It’s been a little while so we are excited to be back! In this episode we will be speaking with Gabriel Largaespada. Gabo is a somatic practitioner specializing in breakup recovery and relational repair for men. Before launching his coaching practice, he spent years as a movement coach at Restore Human in Vancouver and later became a breath...

Welcome to Episode 30 of the The Flying Sage Podcast! In this episode you will be hearing live audio from an in-person seminar we hosted in Vancouver. Our guests for this seminar included Dana Harvey, Angela Leong, Dana Larsen and Michael Oliver. In this episode we discussed the intersection between business, leadership and psychedelics and we hope you find the conversation interesting and insight...

Welcome to Episode 29 episode of the The Flying Sage Podcast! In this episode we will be speaking with Dave Hodges. Dave Hodges is the founder of the Church of Ambrosia, an interfaith organization that believes magic mushrooms and cannabis are divine sacraments which facilitate connection with God. Zide Door, the religion's first church, in Oakland, California, has more than 120,000 members. Unlik...

Welcome to Episode 28 of the The Flying Sage Podcast! In this episode we will be sharing live audio from one of our recent Expansion Seminars in Vancouver sponsored by Dose Osmosis on the topic of Sex and Psychedelics. This month, we invited together a bright panel of professionals including Daka Ziji, Phoenix Amara, Sonia Semyonova, Angela Leong and Daniel Kline who all shared their perspectives...

Welcome to Episode 27 of the The Flying Sage Podcast! In this episode we will be speaking with Acacea Lewis. Acacea Lewis is a dedicated researcher and educator with over 11 years of extensive experience in the study, cultivation, and facilitation of psilocybin mushroom use and other entheogenic substances. Her journey began as an aspiring physicist, later transitioning into a profound exploration...

Welcome to Episode 26 of the The Flying Sage Podcast! In this episode we will be speaking with Aga Postawska. Aga is a trauma informed Breathwork practitioner, Kambo and Bufo facilitator, and mushroom medicine guide. She has over 10 years of professional experience working in the realm of holistic healing and expanded states of consciousness. She is a playful explorer of our inner worlds and is pa...

Welcome to episode twenty five of the The Flying Sage Podcast! In this episode we will be speaking with Devon Christie. It is important to note that this conversation was recorded in July of 2024 before the announcement from the FDA that they rejected the proposal from Lykos for MDMA Assisted Psychotherapy. Since that decision was made, a lot has changed in the world of psychedelic therapy but non...

Welcome to the Episode 24 of the The Flying Sage Podcast! In this episode we will be speaking with Joe Moore. Joe Moore co-founded Psychedelics Today in 2016 with Kyle Buller. As CEO, Joe has co-created one of the planet's best-known psychedelic podcasts and training platforms. He combines over 20 years of avid psychedelic study and training with over 20 years of experience in software and multina...

Welcome to Episode 23 of the The Flying Sage Podcast! In this episode you will be hearing a live recording from our previous Expansion Seminar back in May. Our Expansion Seminars are events that we host in-person in Vancouver every month or so where we bring luminaries in our community to come and speak to rotating topics related to psychedelics. In this conversation, we addressed the following qu...

Welcome to Episode 22 of the The Flying Sage Podcast! In this episode we will be speaking with Michael O ‘Neil. Michael is a psychedelic therapist and integration guide. He provides somatic psychedelic therapy working mostly with 3MMC in groups and with individuals. He has written an integration manual for guides working with altered states modalities and he specializes in working with men, sexual...

In totday’s podcast episode, we invite you to meet Veronika - a strong and compassionate medicine woman who has dedicated herself to the art of healing. She is a graduate of the Phoenix Academy and Chiron Academy psychedelic and psychedelic integration training, and the School of Reverence psychedelic integration training programs. Additionally, Veronika has training in Advanced Applied Kinesiolog...

Welcome to Episode 20 of the The Flying Sage Podcast! In this episode you will be hearing live audio from our recent in-person Expansion Seminar in Vancouver on the topic of Psychedelics and the Sacred Feminine. This was a delightful and inspiring conversation and we are excited to be able to share it with anyone that could not attend in-person. Our panel consisted of four luminaries from here in...

Welcome to Episode 19 of the The Flying Sage Podcast! In this episode you will be hearing live audio from our recent in-person Expansion Seminar in Vancouver on the topic of Psychedelics & Trauma. During the seminar, our esteemed panelists delved into the intricate relationship between psychedelics and trauma. They shared their expertise and diverse perspectives, offering valuable insights int...

Welcome to Episode 18 of the The Flying Sage Podcast! In this episode we will be speaking with Doron & Tricia, avid members of The Flying Sage Community, about how psychedelics can be used to deepen intimacy in couples. Doron and Tricia met 33 years ago at a grocery store in Newport Beach California. After one month of knowing each other, they decided to move in together and the rest is histor...

Welcome to Episode 17 of the The Flying Sage Podcast! In this episode we will be sharing live audio from a recent Expansion Seminar we hosted in Vancouver. For this event, we explored how ketamine can be used therapeutically. Ketamine is the first legal psychedelic substance to be offered in a clinical setting in Canada. When used in a careful and mindful way, this powerful substance has shown the...

Welcome to Episode 16 of the The Flying Sage Podcast! In this episode we will be sharing live audio from an event we hosted in November of 2023. We are delighted to be sharing this because we had actually thought we lost the audio… but in a magic turn of events, it has resurfaced for your enjoyment. In this seminar, we explored the powerful interplay between Sex and Psychedelics. Sex can be such a...

Welcome to Episode 15 of the The Flying Sage Podcast! In this episode we will be speaking with Deus Fortier. Deus Fortier is an Accelerated Evolution Coach, Transformational Artist, Numa Breathwork practitioner and Plant Medicine facilitator based out of Vancouver BC. He is also a Community Leader with The Flying Sage. Deus has over 17 years of experience in the immersive study and practice in non...

Welcome to Episode 14 of the The Flying Sage Podcast! In this episode we will be providing a clip from another one of our recent Expansion Seminars. For this unique event, we hosted four panelists to discuss how psychedelics can be used to enhance performance; specifically in the domains of athletics and entrepreneurship. Our guests included Lion Carew, Dana Harvey, Liz Gleadle and Ioan Popov. Eac...

Welcome to Episode 13 of the The Flying Sage Podcast! In this episode we will be speaking with Flying Sage Community Leader Brian (Lion) Carew. Lion is a Holistic Embodiment Movement Coach deeply passionate about leading humans to live more purposeful, embodied, and holistic lives through movement, breathwork, and energy work. With 10 years of experience, Lion is now a generalist; weaving ancient...

Welcome to Episode 12 of the The Flying Sage Podcast! This is a special pre-recorded episode from one of our live Expansion Seminars in Vancouver. These seminars are opportunities for our community to come together to hear from professionals in the psychedelic space and to share resources, research and knowledge about the benefits of psychedelics and we host them once per month. For our first semi...

Welcome to Episode 11 of the The Flying Sage Podcast! In this episode we will be speaking with Andre Zamani. Andre Zamani is a cognitive neuroscience researcher at the University of British Columbia, where he investigates the neurocognitive bases of spontaneous thought using methodological tools from behavioral experimentation, neuroimaging with fMRI, neurophenomenology, and psychological theory....

Welcome to Episode 10 of the The Flying Sage Podcast! In this first double digit episode, we will be sharing live audio from our recent Expansion Seminar event in Vancouver BC. Every month, we host these seminars as opportunities to bring together experts in the field to share resources, research and knowledge about the intentional use of psychedelics. If you are in town, make sure to come to our...

Welcome to the ninth episode of the The Flying Sage Podcast! In this episode we will be speaking with Yasmeen Sadain. Yasmeen is passionate about human connection, workplace wellness, fitness, and human potential optimization. She currently serves as the Director of Training & Operations at TheraPsil. She is also the Co-Founder of Nature of Work, a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach, a Pai...