The Gris Alves’ Podcast Tales of Recovery

Podcasts in the car series~ A talk on Psychedelics, their Power and my experience with them.   I am recording this while driving to LA... please be ware of a few traffic sounds. I felt the urgency to send it out asap, if you have comments regarding the car recordings please let me know. Gris@grisalveswellness.com   Please Enjoy and Share!

I had the pleasure to sit with my friend Adrian Lozano, Plant Medicine Facilitator and Integration Coach. It has been an intense ride, with lots of personal growth and expansion which he tells us about.  His journey with depression, anxiety and drinking were met by these Sacred Plants, and community, who know what we need to see, heal and integrate.    Many years later, and on the other side, we a...

Por que te niegas inmediatamente a ciertos remedios alternativos? Hace cuanto que investigaste las mentiras de la colonización, del gobierno, de la religion que esta diseñada para desconectarte con tu cuerpo?  En este episodio el tema es como nao se suele a cuestionar cuando algún medico alopata te receta ribotril, ativan, antidepresivos etc pero si te mencionan marijuana o psilocibina de inmediat...

This week on the Tales of Recovery Podcast I speak with wellness entrepreneur Sara Szunyogh, founder of Vital Life Inc.  We have a frank conversation about the realities of being an entrepreneur, the courage it takes to leave the 9-5pm lifestyle and the necessity of community. We navigate the struggles & adventures while committing to a life of freedom, meaning and wisdom seeking.      Please conn...

This week on the Tales of Recovery podcast, Marcela Valladolid joins us once again to talk about mental health, how it is tied to physical health and social/cultural programing. We talk about anxiety, and some of the tools and steps she has taken to help her get back to balance.   As working Mom's we know that this is not an easy task, may this conversation help anyone out there not feel alone in...

We begin in June again, four Mondays where we will gather in circle (online so open to ALL) at 6:30PM for practicing and embodiment of your power.  Each Monday we will break down different teachings that all really belong together but we have forgotten how to make sense off.   Our Mind/Heart/Body disconnection, Trauma, Ancestral Healing and Pleasure.  Healing is a Collective Shared Responsibility,...

Paulina Navarrete Psicologa, Mentora Espiritual.  Psicóloga de Profesión, Madre por Amor y Mentora de Conciencia.   SIganla en Instagram @paulinanavarreteg www.paulinanavarrete.com  

We either repeat or repair, and how we connect to our bodies is key. 

Ryan Lee LAC is this week's guest on the podcast. He has been an incredible source of support and healing for me in my journey and continues to help me stay grounded and balanced in my work with earth based healing arts and plant medicine.  Listen in for some great info on the body, how it functions energetically, how acupuncture woks, where it comes from and some fun personal stories of REcovery!...

Hoy tenemos a una super mujer aqui en Recuperando la Vida. Marilo Sanchez autora de el libro Mujer Soberana de tu Cuerpo" y activista del Despertar de la Consciencia femenina.  Nos encontramos en el famoso instagram y me encanto su trabajo y esencia!  Espero la disfruten igual que yo.  Siganla en @conectacontigo._  https://www.marilosanchez.com/

This week on the podcast my dear friend Shaman Aqüa, founder of the Soul Tribe Sanctuary, a nondenominational, interfaith organization that supports the safe use and access of Entheogenic Plants and Fungi.  Their primary entheogenic sacrament is Niños Santos, commonly known as psilocybin mushrooms.  Aqüa is at the studio for a live, raw and full of love conversation on life's ups and downs, healin...

Este episodio de Recuperando la Vida se grabo hoy en la Apotecaria de Jessica Sanchez en el hermoso Jardin de Terra Madre en Escondido CA. Hicimos un viaje especial para platicar con una gran mujer, Mama Semilla que nos platica parte de su camino desde el sur de Mexico a los Unitedsss, y el camino de regreso a travez de la tierra, al amor y las semillas, a su corazón ancestral.   Con tiempo, inten...

Here I am 18 months post #breastimplantEXPLANT It took a lot of advocating for my body, for my SELF.  I know I drank the koolaid 17 years ago and thought that plastic surgery was a necessary thing to do for me to ‘like ‘ my body and fit in to the social construct of what a woman is supposed to look like to be sexy, beautiful, whatever… I fucked up. I caved in. I fell into the violence of rejecting...

En este episodio con mis amigas del alma Carla y Paola Ruiz de Chavez platicamos del camino que hemos llevado juntas (e individualmente) en esta vida buscando sanar y vivir conectadas al corazón y VIVAS gozando al máximo la vida.  Claro, acompañándonoslo en las experiencias difíciles de la vida como los duelos, divorcios, adicciones, problemas con fertilidad, enfermedades y de mas.  El trabajo con...

En este episodio nos acompaña Jannet Dominguez from @TheWorldNeedsYourMagic que es una hermosura de mujer revoluciónaria,  empoderandose como mujer y a la vez, empoderando a otr@s  como emprendedora, despidiéndose del sistema opresivo de la educación tradicional, creadora de una linda comunidad de homeschoolers (o mas bien un-schoolers) y también es diseñadora de paginas de web.   Signal en Instrg...

The Village Ways is an Earth Based Healing and Sacred Medicine Retreat- with all trauma sensitive and informed modalities.  Join Gris Alves and an incredible team of healers and facilitators for a life transforming vacation in the sweet and beautiful beaches near Puerto Vallarta.  You can register at www.grisalves.com/events   The retreat includes pre-retreat intake sessions for preparing your bod...

This week on the Tales of Recovery Podcast San Diego based Yoga Teacher and Lululemon Ambassador, Jano Galindo, shares his journey into the world of yoga through drumming, his first teacher training, and his times with Bikram, Tim Miller and Sri Dharma Mittra in New York.  Jano has certified hundreds of students in his Yoga Teacher Trainings and is committed to a life of service both in yoga and i...

Regresa al podcast Tamara Ciriza a platicarnos el mensaje de los Registros Akashicos para el 2023.  La energia que nos mueve, transforma, afecta y cambia. Tomamos responsabilidad y practicas sencillas para ayudarnos en este cambio de consciencia al participar en nuestra salud integral y a la vez participamos en comunidad con la salud del nuevo mundo.   Que todos los seres sean felices, se sanen, y...

It is January and it is still winter. Regardless of gregorian calendar expectations of get your shit together and start over instantly hustle.  One day at a time, in winter, still slow and inward and harvesting the years' evolution in healing.  With pijamas and walking in some grief, here is today's episode of Tales of Recovery.    May we be soft and kind with ourselves~   G

Today on the Tales of Recovery Podcast How can we help ourselves with the holiday expectations this season? The possible grief, anxiety, demands or also the joy of it all? By being present in our bodies and FULL of self compassion. Here is a little note of some of the practices, insights and neuroscience connections that will be available in tomorrow's Mindfulness and Self Compassion for the Holid...

My guest this week on Tales of Recovery is Pat Sperry, the founder of @beflourish Global Wellness Community.   I am excited to take part in Oceans of Love event which will happne right here in San Diego on December 3rd and 4th, 2022 facilitating a Grief and Praise circle.   Pat is an Iyengar Yoga Teacher, Song Writer, has traveled the world in a heart pilgrimage (or pligrimage of the Soul as he te...

Xochitl (So-chil) Kusikuy Ashe has been a teacher and guide in one-and-one mentorships, workshops, and ceremonies both in the U.S and internationally for the las 25 years. At 16 years old she became the first female of five generations of men to be initiated into the healing traditions of her Peruvian ancestral lineage. She is a professionally trained herbalist and specializes in the ceremonial us...