#65 - A North Star for Psychedelic Ethics | Liana Sananda (Auryn Project)

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05/07/20 • 113 min

The Psychedelic Renaissance is a profound step forward in our understanding of the mind, but there’s growing concern that important lessons and a vibrant culture may be left behind in the rush to medicalization. My guest today, Liana Sananda, has spent a lot of time considering the cultural delivery mechanism of psychedelics into society. Liana is the Development Officer of MAPS and co-founder of North Star and the Auryn Project, which just released the North Star pledge. With input from over 100 stakeholders, North Star is setting a foundation for psychedelic values for an emerging industry. The pledge is an initiative by the Auryn Project, authors of last Autumn’s “We Will Call It Pala,” a cautionary tale about the dark side of psychedelic business. On the show, we set a foundation through Liana’s own story from festivals to Occupy to the Archview Group, and MAPS. We talk about the philosophy behind North Star and the unique participatory process of becoming a signatory. We go over each of the seven invitations and how you can join this growing coalition. I also have an exciting announcement! I have been looking for a community building role in the psychedelic space and speaking regularly with Liana over the past year as I explored different organizations. I am proud to announce I’ve accepted a position leading community for Maya, a psychedelic therapy intelligence platform co-founded by my friend, David Champion. Today we are launching the Psychedelic Therapy Podcast a new show for therapists, healers and enthusiasts. If you’d like to help build it, please join us in the Psychedelic Therapy Facebook Group. The psychedelic movement is at a threshold point where it is vitally important to create an attractor coalition of value-driven leadership. However, in order to get this right we need to co-create and move at the speed of trust. LINKS North Star: https://northstar.guide/ethicspledge Auryn Project: https://aurynproject.org/ “We Will Call It Pala”: https://aurynproject.org/pala North Star Town Hall Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrcOCsrToqHtyfVS8Q1GM0wEBzPe6dqINR Maya: https://www.mayahealth.com/ The Psychedelic Therapy Podcast: https://www.mayahealth.com/podcast The Psychedelic Therapy Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2876946142342178/ TIMESTAMPS :12 - How Liana got involved in this work :20 - The cultural delivery mechanism of psychedelics into society :23 - Liana’s background in Occupy and the Cannabis industry :29 - Will psychedelics go the way of cannabis? :33 - “We Will Call It Pala” :36 - The process of creating the Northstar pledge :44 - MAPS and Northstar :50 - How the pledge starts a conversation :59 - 1. “Start Within” 1:05 - 2. “Study the Traditions” 1:09 - 3. “Create Equality and Justice” 1:12 - 4. “Focus on Process” 1:18 - 5. “Build Trust” 1:21 - 6. “Consider the Gravity” 1:26 - 7. “Pay It Forward” 1:31 - How can individuals support this pledge? 1:36 - How do we impact the “big boys” in psychedelic medicine? 1:42 - North Star Town Hall

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#64 - The Mad Scientist of House, Techno, & Love | Lee Reynolds (Desert Hearts)

Coming hot on the tail of a hugely successful digital festival, today I offer you the humor, joie de vivre, big heart, and kookiness of Papa Lee Reynolds, co-founder of Desert Hearts. On the show we get an intimate look inside the mind of a mad scientist, from his days as a BMX rider — including a stint riding for D.A.R.E. — to co-founding Southern California’s premier micro-festival. Along the way we dip our toes in 5MEO-DMT, crafting community, overcoming dark times and an amazing Sean Connery story. Lee’s outlook on life is as unconventional as they come from conspiracy theories to his thrupple relationship with his Clam Jam compatriots Zoe and Dani. Lee insists that he isn’t a role model and that’s probably a good thing considering few possess his mythic constitution. However he still has a lot to teach about staying young and living from love. So let’s get our minds over what matters, fly our freak flags, forget to grow up, and get weird enough to *maybe* believe the Earth is flat on today’s episode of Life is a Festival! Links Lee Reynolds: https://soundcloud.com/lee_reynolds Desert Hearts: https://deserthearts.us/ Desert Hearts Twitch Channel: https://www.twitch.tv/desertheartsrecords Outro Track: Lee Reynolds “Revolution Earth” https://soundcloud.com/mixmag-1/premiere-lee-reynolds-revolution-earth?in=desert-hearts-records/sets/dh062-lee-reynolds-cant-rewind-ep Timestamps :10 The root of Lee’s belief in mind over matter :17 How psychedelics like 5MEO-DMT helped Lee connect with a deeper frequency :21 Lee is know as a conspiracy theorist, how does he verify his belief? :26 Combining his Hindu and Buddhist perspectives, Lee gives everyone a chance. :31 Lee’s history as a BMX biker and how he road for D.A.R.E. after school programs :36 Lee’s love of community :41 Lee’s life in a thrupple relationship and letting your freak flag fly :49 Lee’s dark time after his BMX accident :54 DHDigitalFestival using Twitch 1:01 Lamps, plants, pineapples and the Desert Hearts necklace 1:06 Lee’s Spirit Animal and other questions from the Desert Hearts Community 1:16 The Sean Connery Story

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#66 - Embodiment Practices for Healing Trauma I Tina Nance (Yoga Barn)

“How much can I feel?” When we experience trauma, whether shock trauma (too much too fast) or developmental trauma (too little too long), it is common to disassociate. The healing process begins with reconnecting to the body and courageously experiencing all that we reject and hold inside. Tina Nance, a yin yoga and yoga therapy teacher in Bali, is a true master of the art of cultivating interoception (the internal felt sense of the body) and meeting her edge with mindfulness and compassion. Two years ago I trained as a yin yoga teacher with Tina at Yoga Barn in Ubud and it is an honor to share her wisdom with you today. Our wide-ranging conversation on healing trauma weaves through Tina’s journey and my own. We talk through attachment theory, PTSD, yin yoga, Somatic Experiencing, Internal Family Systems, and above all radical compassion. Along the way we explore yin and yang, a mystical perspective on menstruation, and a menagerie of wisdom teachers. Finally we rest with how personal healing leads to service and how we can work with trauma during a time of global isolation. A student of Yin Yoga founder Sara Powers, Tina Nance has been teaching yoga and women's work globally since 2001. Tina’s current focus is embodied somatic trauma integration. She teaches in Ubud, Bali. They say you have to feel it to heal it, but with the right embodiment practices, the healing journey can be a sacred and joyful dance. LINKS Tina Nance: http://www.tinanance.com/ Yoga Barn: https://www.theyogabarn.com/ Yoga Barn classes online: https://www.facebook.com/pg/theyogabarn/videos/ Trauma and attachment theory: Somatic Experiencing (Peter Levine): https://traumahealing.org/ IFS : Internal Family Systems (Richard Schwartz): https://ifs-institute.com/ Dynamic Attachment Re-patterning experience (DARe) (Diane Poole Heller): https://dianepooleheller.com/ NARM - Neuo-Affective Relational Model (Laurence Heller): https://drlaurenceheller.com/ Kathy Kain: http://www.somaticpractice.net/ Stephen J Terrell: https://www.austinattach.com/ Aline Lapierre: http://cellularbalance.com/ Attached: https://www.amazon.com/Attached-Science-Adult-Attachment-YouFind/dp/1585429139 Wired for Love: https://www.amazon.com/Wired-Love-Understanding-Attachment-Relationship/dp/1608820580 What if the Virus is the Medicine?: https://www.kosmosjournal.org/kj_article/true-health-what-if-the-virus-is-the-medicine/ Menstrual Awareness: Alisa Vitti: https://www.floliving.com/ Alexander Pope: https://redschool.net/ Wisdom Teacher: Befriending Yourself (Jeff Foster & Matt Licata): https://www.befriendingyourself.com/ Radical Acceptance (Tara Brach): https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Acceptance-Embracing-Heart-Buddha/dp/0553380990 Non Linear Movement (Michaela Boehm): https://www.michaelaboehm.com/ TIMESTAMPS 9 From Shiatsu message to meeting the founders of yin yoga in Taiwan, Tina explores the mind body connection 17 Yin and Yang and how the pandemic creates a yin experience 24 The menstrual cycle dipping into the underworld 35 Attachment theory and Eamon’s attachment wound 40 Tina’s personal experience with trauma and the difference between PTSD and CPTSD 47 Using the Internal Family Systems model for healing 54 How to help our internal drill sergeant evolve through radical compassion 1:05 Big Ts, Little Ts and the twin wings of equanimity and compassion 1:10 Yin Yoga and somatic experiencing 1:17 Depression, anxiety and other aspects of mental health 1:21 When does the personal healing journey become self indulgent? 1:31 What practices can we use for dealing with trauma in the era of shelter-in-place?