Conversations With The Mind

Today on the podcast we speak with Dr. Megan Oxley about intergenerational teaching and learning, collective consciousness, and the psychological sources of physical illness. She shares with us her path to becoming an emergency medical physician and her interesting pathways into the field of psychedelic healing. Megan reflects on how both psychedelics and her love for studying consciousness have informed who she is and how she shows up as a mother. What a fun and fascinating conversation with a total badass!!! So come along and join me in another journey further into that which we all have but that none of us have figured out -- the deepest recesses of our consciousness, both individual and collective. www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page michiganprogressivehealth.com askp.org --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today we speak with an amazing person, trauma surgeon, creator, father, and friend in Dr. John Moos. We discuss the vastness and intricacies of the Human Condition. We touch on his experiences as a trauma surgeon, his multiple online projects, and John tells us how he thinks about the human body, mind, and soul from the perspective of his Western Medicine training as well as through his upgraded spiritual lens after having experienced the Mystical directly through non-ordinary states of consciousness. He and I share our love of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and we compare an contrast Colorado vs. Cali livin'. So sit back, crack your favorite beverage, and prepare yourself to blast off into the mind of another for a little while. I hope you enjoy this one! It was super fun to make. www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page CMO | Greenlight Metamorphosis Center LinkedIn | John Moos Instagram @greenlight_metamorphosis Writer | Dear John, MD Instagram @dearjohnmd TikTok @dearjohnmd Facebook John Moos Founder | I Am | Soul Surgeon Instagram @iamsoulsurgeon Managing Partner | Pardee Properties Partner | Varro Venice Link Tree --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

On today's mind-expanding episode we chat with Dr. Kylie Rogalla, another seeker of Universal Truths. Kylie tells about her work exploring existential psychology and her own personal path of inner-exploration around the biggest existential questions we humans ask ourselves. We talk about grief and anticipated grief and how we can move through the grieving process and many trauma-healing practices to find ourselves stronger than before. This description is just scratching the surface, so strap in, hit that subscribe button, share the show link, and hit play.... You are about to take a ride you will never forget! www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page krogalla@uccs.edu BetterHelp.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today on this long-awaited episode I speak with return guest and dear friend Rafael Lancelotta. I ask questions about the experiences Rafael has as a self-identified non-binary [Superstar* - added by me] individual. Rafael tells me all about their recent research, experiences, and interests in the field of psychedelics and they tell us about their experiences as a new PhD student at Ohio States. We discuss the importance of Social Work in the modern world and how it is needed now more than ever amidst a divisive tribal atmosphere in this country. Get yourself a cool drink, kick back in your favorite chair, and enjoy the show!! www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page *Please reach out to me via the above website if you wish to get in contact with Rafael ***Please support my friend Jeff Niccum's GoFundMe to help him battle his rare olfactory cancer since his insurance is not covering any of his treatments. Let's show the world that community compassion is still the best way to get our fellow man the help they need. Power to the People!! https://gofund.me/38b5afc9 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today on the show we talk with multiple award-winning human, Shivani Kaushik. Shivani is a friend and fellow Social Work PhD cohort member and comes to the show to discuss DEATH & DYING!!! Super spooky and timely for this Halloween season 2021. But all fear-inducing stereotypical culturally stigmatized thoughts about death aside, Shivani tells me about her work to bring dignity to the dying in correctional settings and her work exploring the benefits and effects of peer-support inmate-to-inmate programs designed to ease and assist in the natural dying process when in incarcerated settings. We discuss some aspects of her Canadian culture in comparison to the United States including the private prison industry, rehabilitative models of corrections, and punitive models of corrections. We talk about how important it will need to be in the future that we begin talking about death in a more constructive and beneficial way, rather than the current cultural programming narratives. www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTYube Page shivani.kaushik@colostate.edu Shivani's Professional Bio - https://www.chhs.colostate.edu/bio-page/shivani-kaushik-8087 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today, on the BIGGEST award-winningest 100th Podcast Episode premier deluxe release, we speak with friend of the show, Kevin Matthews. Keven, a return guest, spoke a bit about re-democratizing aspects of politics through his new online platform VoteNature.org. We talk drug policy and reform including touching on the subject of Legalization/Decriminalization/Regulated/Unregulated-or Both for future drug reform and Kevin shared with us about all of the different projects he has recently been active with. Kevin and I share some personal stories of healing from recent and riff on the BIG existential questions!! You'll definitely want to get down on some of this today!! Hope you enjoy! DO IT!!! PLEASE LIKE, SHARE, AND SUBSCRIBE!!! Full Audio Version www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page www.VoteNature.org @psukev @votenature ON ALL SOCIAL MEDIA, FACEBOOK, AND INSTA --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

On today's award winning episode of the Conversations With the Mind Podcast, we speak with very special guest Dr. Jen Currin-McCulloch. Jen and I discuss the importance of the Mind-Body connection and find ourselves deep in the weeds discussing existential questions as well as discussing the concept of finding and living into one's life purpose. Jen tells us all about her research into hope and meaning-making as well as her COVID research into the impact that pets have had on people during their time in isolation. Super interesting!!! We share our love for doggies too. Jen and I also discuss how we can find benefit and positive gains from experiences of suffering if we can find ways to change how we think about challenging times. Check it out! It was a super fun and informative conversation. jen.currin-mcculloch@colostate.edu www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today we speak with esteemed guest Sean McAllister. Sean and I discuss his work as a lawyer focusing on cannabis and psychedelics and his work on numerous national decriminalization campaigns. He and I discuss his long history of drug policy reform advocacy and the the struggles and successes of these ventures as well as what the future holds and how you, the listeners, can help move these issues forward. Sean and I discuss his personal stories of trauma and healing through alternative states of consciousness and try to sort out the differences between Mind and Consciousness. What a great show!! Please like, share, and subscribe!! www.mcallistergarfield.com www.chacruna.net sean@mcallistergarfield.com YouTube Mind-Ops Page www.Mind-Ops.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today we speak with esteemed guest Tiffany Banks. Tiffany and I are both in the same PhD cohort at the School of Social Work at Colorado State University. She specializes in research and advocacy for individuals who are neurodiverse, a much needed field of study. Tiffany and I discuss her work in the field and then dig deep into my work on the Mystical Experience. Tiffany has some great questions regarding my research topic that we sort through as I attempt to make it clearer for her and for the listeners what it is exactly that I am studying. We discuss social norms in a changing society and talk to each other and the listeners about the importance of finding your passion in this life. www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page tiffany.banks@colostate.edu --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today we speak with esteemed guest Sara Gael with whom I serve on the Denver Psilocybin Policy Review Panel. Sara and I talk about her psychedelic origins and what got her interested in the study of consciousness and the application of harm reduction strategies for challenging experiences. We cover some of her amazing career working for MAPS (the Multi-Disciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies), some of her ground breaking past projects, and some of her new and upcoming projects in this space. We speak a bit about Astrology and connect on a number of different ideas as well. I hope you enjoy it! PLEASE LIKE, SHARE< and SUBSCRIBE!! www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page zendoproject.org re-membering.org --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

On today's fantabulous episode of the Conversations With the Mind Podcast, we speak with good friend, fellow Ketamine Therapist, and long-time explorer of Consciousness, Jason Sienknecht. Wow, what an amazing show this was as we delved into the deep recesses of our individual and collective consciousness. Jason reflects on his years of experience as a psychonaut exploring his and others' consciousness and he shares some of his most transformative stories of his journeys. I ask Jason about his experience being a twin and if there are any instances of "strange happenings" between them through their shared genetic connections. We talk about the modern addiction to mental illnesses in our Western Societies and how it is perpetuating continued individual and collective suffering at some of the greatest levels we've seen in history. And lastly, Jason shares with us his passion for sacred texts and poetry and how it has helped him in his life for deeper self-understanding. jstnick@hotmail.com www.wholeness.com www.pratigroup.org www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

You're going to love this new episode of the Conversations With The Mind Podcast!!! Today we interview Nicole Blanchette, a PhD student working in the fields of clinical mental health and sport and performance psychology. We talk about her current research project focusing on female combat athletes. Nicole tells us about her more than 10 year experience with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai and her challenges in overcoming a double hip injury as well as other challenges. We discuss her experience as a therapist both in New York City and how it compares to therapy work in a small town community and the possible factors underlying heightened numbers of mental illness in bigger cities. What a fascinating conversation. Thank you Nicole for sharing your extensive wisdom and knowledge. Full Audio Version www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page nblanchette@students.uws.edu --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

On today's award winning episode of the Conversations With The Mind Podcast, we speak with Milena Casamassima about her interests in Social Work and Public Health and how her interests have changed or been enhanced during the global pandemic. We talk about different views and approaches towards COVID and the next phase of overcoming this virus. She and I delve deep into our shared interest around drug policy reform, harm-reduction, and safe use sites as means to change our public perception of healthy drug use for our modern society. We also dig into the idea of policing, not only for the drug war, but also in general and how policing is viewed and experienced differently by different groups of people in our country. Lastly, i ask Milena about her opinions around the difference between healthy masculinity and toxic masculinity and we try to find a healthy pathway for everyone to embrace and promote healthy and productive manifestations of masculine energy in our changing world. What a fun show!! Thanks Milena for joining us! m.casamassima@colostate.edu Mind-Ops YouTube Page www.Mind-Ops.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

On today's AMAZING episode of the Conversations With The Mind Podcast, we speak with esteemed guests Dr. Jim Fadiman and Adam Bramlage in a whirlwind of consciousness topics. Jim tells us both stories about his life and of the world of psychedelics back in the 60's and 70's up until today. Jim discusses his newest book about Consciousness and the Self. Adam talks to us about his collaborations with Jim in the realm of microdosing and his company Flo State micro. We talk about the healing potentials of altered states and even more exciting, the potentials that these states of being have for enhancing our everyday performance and evolution as humans in our lifetimes. We go deep in this one and cover so many fun topics. So grateful to share virtual space with these two innovators of the mind. www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page https://www.facebook.com/Flow-State-Micro-108772037547630/ https://www.jamesfadiman.com/ @Jfadiman on Twitter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Fadiman https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-fadiman-0b0733 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

On today's episode of the Conversations With The Mind Podcast I speak with my 'Metaphysics of the Self' professor at Colorado State University, Dr. Matthew MacKenzie. Matt is the current Chair of the Philosophy Department at CSU and teaches a variety of interesting subjects including Metaphysics of the Self, Philosophy of the Mind, and takes much of his philosophical expertise from the Indian, Buddhist, and Contemporary Western Philosophical Traditions. On today's show we discuss the Self and Consciousness at great depths and look at constructs such as; the Embodied Self, the Life-Mind Continuity Thesis, the Advaita Tradition of Indian Thought, and Emergence. Matt talks with me about how he thinks 'Living a Wise Life' could look as a philosophy of living. We parse out individualism and egoism and Matt tells me all about his upcoming book Embodied Luminosity which he is still writing and his personal philosophy of a multi-dimensional network-based self which is best explored through an interdisciplinary lens. I hope you all enjoy this deep conversation and that you all find some value in the conversation. matt.mackenzie@colostate.edu https://colostate.academia.edu/MatthewMacKenzie (for more of his publications) www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Ready to go on a ride within the mind of Spencer Bath? Well today on the show that is exactly what we do. We talk about dozens of alternative theories on history as well as on today's events which I found very compelling to think about and consider. We talk about the possibility that COVID and the way it is being handled is a planned action against the human population meant to divide and isolate us and prepare us for an ushering of further future restrictions. We talk all things mind-control and dig into the history around this malicious practice as well as how it is possibly being used in today's world through parasitic magic. Spencer delves into numerous topics that surround the potential of a 'great reset' and the 4th industrial revolution which includes globalism, climate control, and ideas that have been presented by some of the world's richest and most influential figures that, on the surface seem good, but may have ulterior motives driving them which could be disastrous. He talks about esoteric politics, it's roots, and how our voting is a form of signing away spiritual energy and consent so that others can use them as they wish. This and so much more!! Lastly, we talk a lot of solution. We attempt to reduce the attitude of fear towards these topics and promote greater awareness and personal and collective healing and give some strategies to do so. Fun times. Spencer - noxmente1358@gmail.com www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today on this Pulitzer Prize winning episode of the podcast we speak with Sean Lawlor, a good friend, freelance journalist, and traveler of inner and outer worlds. Sean and I talk about his journalistic endeavors and how he uses his fiction writing to not only aid in his personal exploration of his many selves as well as a tool for personal therapeutics, but how he utilizes his writing to assist others in their own similar processes. We both share stories of consciousness exploration through our psychedelic adventures and tap into the monomyth, the great Hero's Journey that we all are living both individually and collectively to try to hack our stories for health benefits. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!!! sean.p.lawlor.com Instagram - @seanplawlor www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

On today's award winning episode of the podcast we speak with Adam Bramlage about all things microdosing. He discusses his company Flow State Micro and his efforts to both educate and coach individuals in their personal use of microdosing psilocybin both for healing and for physical, mental, and spiritual performance enhancement. We dig into the many benefits of microdosing including but not limited to; enhanced creativity, enhanced problem solving, improvements in athletic performance, eliciting the FLOW state, and overall general mental health. We discuss the origins of the wise mushroom as well as how humans co-evolved alongside and even from the mushroom. We share stories of healing and trauma as well as sharing some laughs along the way. I have met a true friend and brother in Adam and I hope you all will too!! Please Like, Share, Donate, and Reach out to the others!!! Facebook - Flow State Micro Flow State Community Adam Bramlage Instagram - hummingbird_medicinals www.flowstatemicro.com www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

On this Nobel Prize Winning Episode we speak with superstar Melanie Jimenez. Melanie is an Austrian-born badass and she come to the show to share her numerous perspectives on American culture, Consciousness, and Jiu-Jitsu among other topics. We spend a good deal of time talking about the many ways in which the United States is just in its teenage years and how the American culture and political systems are viewed from other countries. She and I talk about her 5-MEO-DMT experience and her ongoing but fruitful Shadow Work. I also enlighten her on a few Sport Psychology concepts that are applicable to both sport and everyday life. What a fun episode this was! And thanks Melanie for being such an amazing guest! Enjoy! And as always, please LIKE, SHARE, and SPREAD the word about the podcast!! Find Melanie on Facebook AND Instagram @ melschki_jimenez www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

What a pleasure to have Michelle as a return guest to the show! Today we dig a little deeper into her shamanic path. She discusses her interests, healing, and organization of healing women's groups and widens my perspectives on the power of community. We talk about her journeys through motherhood and how she tries to treat each day as its own ceremony. Powerful! We talk about the need in our culture to re-wild ourselves to bring us into better balance and harmony, not only within ourselves, but also with nature and the world around us. We talk balance in the context of a technological world and how we can reconnect with ancestral energies. What a fun conversation. Thanks Michelle for joining the show again. michelle.trumble@breakingopen.org www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today we speak with esteemed guest Del Jolly. Del is a co-founder and director with Unlimited Sciences, a psychedelic research organization dedicated to studying the impacts of Decriminalization. Del comes from a position leading business development for Charlotte’s Web Hemp oil, the world’s largest CBD oil producer. Del is currently on the community board of advisors to the Realm of caring, a high impact cannabis non-profit, and was the outreach director to the Decriminalize Denver campaign, which passed a historical initiative to decriminalize psilocybin in the city of Denver. He is also a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (No-Gi) practitioner under the 10th Planet System. He tells us all about his work with Unlimited Sciences and we delve into our shared passion for BJJ as well as the potentiality of mixing psychedelics with BJJ practice and competition. Few consider the physical and mental performance enhancement potentials but we dig deep into some of the limited research on this topic as well as our own experiences and ideas for this marriage. We talk about "Psychedelic-Informed Parenting" and how the use of psychedelics and the insights gained about reality and life can be integrated into an interesting and largely healthy parenting framework. What an interesting and informative conversation. Enjoy!! www.unlimitedsciences.org Del Jolly on Facebook www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today we speak with friend and professional peer, Christine Pateros. She is a Seeker and Seer and acts as a bridge between worlds in hers and others' lives. On top of that, Chris is a painter, a Western trained Registered Nurse, a Ketamine Psychotherapist and a psychedelic researcher. She was trained in shamanic energy medicine by the indigenous peoples of Peru. What a fantastic connection and conversation we had! We get into the weeds about Ceremony and Ritual in medicine work and for use in general through our life experience, the healing potentials of altered states, and the possible landscapes of the spirit realms including all of thier otherworldly entity inhabitants. Chris discusses her training in Peru under the close direction of indigenous shaman of the area. We get into her work as a Medium and discuss alternative perspectives on Death that can bring us greater joy and compassion for ourselves and others as infinite beings in the most wonderful, yet finite vessels of experience. I loved this one. It made my heart bigger. Enjoy!!! "Christina Peteros Art" on Facebook christinapateros.com whispering-stones.com spiritfilledjourneys.com www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today we speak with friend and professional peer, Alyssa Gursky. Alyssa is an art therapist, an artist herself, and a psychedelic therapist working with Ketamine and Cannabis. We had a lovely discussion about her experiences and adventures in Colorado as well as her path of growth and learning through her time at Naropa University in Boulder, CO. We question whether this reality is actually one of the heaven realms, to be realized with a change in perception. We discuss the times of COVID-19, Black Lives Matter, and some wonderful potentials in the world of alternative healing; much needed in a time of apparent,yet illusory divide. We talk about her work within the immersive art world and her experiences of the famed Meow Wolf group, coming soon to Denver. What a wonderful conversation with an awesome slice of Consciousness!!! Enjoy and share!! psychedelicarttherapy@gmail.com www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today we speak with Andrew Walsh, a therapist in training specializing in sound therapies and psychosomatic modalities. He tells us about the science and healing potentials behind sound therapies and gives good advice for us all who are interested in using this available tool. We go into some of the history of the science of sound and its uses across the ages for healing, architecture, and connection to the Gods! We distinguish between subconscious and unconscious and unfold deeper layers of the great mystery. www.pathwei.com athomwalsh@gmail.com www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today we speak with esteemed guest, Professor Mike Bidwell. He is a BJJ blackbelt and the mind, body, and soul behind FloLife BJJ both online and in his academy in Lakewood, Colorado and is the creator of BJJ after 40. Mike and I went deep on this one and discussed all sorts of things ranging from: martial arts as a spiritual practice, warriorship in the modern age, BJJ philosophy and BJJ parenting, the intersections of BJJ/Psychedelics/Cannabis, and a positive spin on the current apocalypse. We discuss the importance of learning from everyone on our journeys through this dimension and how we can make the most of it. Enjoy folks! This one was super fun! Full Audio Version www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page Mike Bidwell Instagram/ Facebook & YouTube @bjjafter40 Main website: http://www.bjjafter40.com http://www.flolifebjj.com Instructional series available: The HeadHunter, The Bone Breaker & The Leg Strangler Available At: https://www.jiujitsubrotherhood.com/collections/bjj-books-and-videos/mike-bidwell --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today we sit down for a deep conversation with friend Ontorio Jackson. We address the state of society, politics, and human evolution. Ontorio and I cover a wide range of relevant topics and come to some personal solution and action steps to affect positive change in our modern world. Check it out! This is a good one!! ocj4@hotmail.com www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today we speak with esteemed guest, Kevin "The Soul Assassin" Ross. Kevin has long been one of my all-time favorite fighters previously having held numerous top-level Muay-Thai belts in countless promotions. We discuss a great number of topics including but not limited to; embracing challenge, persistence and adversity, social conditioning and politics, psychological return from injury, and the insides of a fighter's mind. He tells us about his upbringing and his path to get to where he's at, useful for us all. Thanks Kevin for coming on the show! This was one of my favorite conversations yet! thesoulassassin.com www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube page --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

What a treat! Today we speak with dear friend, Dr. Scott Folkman. Scott is a good friend of mine that shares interests in Jiu-Jitsu, Holistic Health, and the quest for Knowledge. We go deeper into the discussion of meta-consciousness in this episode than we have ever gone before. Truly mind-expanding!! He and I discuss a number of topics including but not limited to; free-will, simulation theory, undoing intergenerational trauma, yoga, BJJ, and the habit traps we often fall into. What a fun time!! Thanks Scott! Enjoy folks! ThisYogaJourney on YouTube www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube page --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

We got to sit down today and speak with good friend, Colby Kelly. A friend from the Jiu-Jitsu and MMA world, initially, we talk about the evolution of friendship and individual paths. He and I discuss all sorts of aspects of consciousness and how it interacts with the human Ego. We talk oppression, ancestry, spirituality, and many other subjects. Thanks Colby! This was a spectacular episode!! ColbyMKelly on Instagram Colby Kelly on Facebook www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube page --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today we speak with good friend of the show, Dylan Rivard. Dylan and I go so deep into the idea of Consciousness in this one, traversing new territory. He and I speak about balance in all aspects of life and in life beyond the body. We discuss both masculine and feminine energies that reside in all of us and try to untangle the puzzle of harmony and balance around these forces. We talk on all sorts of interesting topics including but not limited to Wiccanism, and Paganism in their original and beautiful forms and have a discussion about the return to these older forms of connection with ourselves and the Earth. Thanks Dylan! This was a fun one! dylanrivard.com @dylanrivardcounseling on Facebook www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube page --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today we speak with very special guest, Mark Cunningham and dig deep into the idea of Consciousness.  We talk about numerous modalities to personal change and growth that often don't get enough attention.  He tells me about fatherhood and we discuss his past military experience.  What a great show!! innerlifeadventures.com reconnectingtoournature.com www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today we speak with good friend Katie Markley about her work as a Ketamine and Somatic-based Trauma Therapist. We discuss the necessity of suffering for certain types of personal growth and dig more deeply into Consciousness as a construct. She and I share some stories of personal transformation as well. She tells us about motherhood and what it is like to engage in psychedelic-informed parenting. Lastly, we discuss the sometimes uncomfortable but necessary process of purging to cleanse and heal. www.katiemarkley.com www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Welcome back my little bundles of joy! Today on the Conversations With The Mind Podcast, we speak with esteemed guest Dr. Cole Marta. Cole is a leading Ketamine-Assisted Therapy Practitioner, as well as a Psychedelic Researcher, holding leading positions on research teams in the Los Angeles area. Today, we get into the differences between Ketamine-Therapy and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy delving into the realms of ethics and morality along the way. He enlightens me on his personal take on the efficacy potentials hidden within the Mystical State Experience and how we might utilize trainable mental tools to extract the highest orders of learning from altered state content. We go a bit deeper into the construct of Consciousness and Existential Purpose on a philosophical level and get into some of the details for integration and application of consciousness constructs into physical reality. Ready to blow your mind once again? Hope you like this one. psychedelic.support psychedelictherapyca.com maps.org clinicaltrails.gov www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today we speak with an amazing guest in Nate Perkins. Nate and I get into his life journey and how it intersects with the West, the desert, and cactus! He shares his thoughts around his published books and speaks about the story behind the story. He an I delve deep into cultural appropriation, chaos magic, and Western living. Books: Cactus - 2018, The Way Cities Feel To Us Now - 2019, Wallop - 2020 www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today we speak with very special guests Dylan Quick, Joe Hittle, and Josh Barratt of the Denver-based instrumental band The Arturo Complex.  These are the guys who created all of the music for the podcast so by now you should be familiar with some of their work.  We discuss their individual journeys of self-discovery and how their individual paths have helped to inform and create the musical alchemy they engage in today.  We talk about their new album, now available for streaming, and the process it takes for them to create such amazing work.  We talk about the intentions of sharing a message between musician and music listener and the non-verbal energetic collaboration the band engages in with their audiences.  Thanks for coming on the show guys! www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page The Arturo Complex on Facebook arturocomplexofficial@gmail.com https://the arturocomplexdenver.bandcamp.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today we conversate with very special guest Jason Vetrano who holds an unusually refreshing wealth of musical experience and knowledge.  We delve into many topics related to music's ability to transform consciousness and its many uses as an intentional tool for change processes and healing.  Jason delights us with his memories and experiences of the start of the techno genre of music in Detroit during the 80's and the role he played in it.  He shares his experiences of collective consciousness during music events and how he literally reads the energy off the crowd to taylor his musical prescription to the needs of the group.  What an informative and exciting talk! Thanks Jason! www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today we speak with return guest Brad Smith after his return from Peru and his "Jungle Journey." We go super deep into the nature of Consciousness and delve into other related topics such as; Shamanism, Counselling, Conscious Dying, and the idea of a Western Altered States Culture. Brad tells us how his ideas about consciousness, tradition, and ritual have changed since returning from his international trainings and self-explorations. He shares with us how we can attempt to maintain clarity and grounding in our daily modern lives after reflecting on our past. And I get some of my existential shit worked out on the air as Brad and I pick apart some of the hardest questions we all ask ourselves from time to time about the nature of existence. www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page bradsmith647@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today we speak with Jessica Breeman, active member of PRaTI (Psychedelic Research and Training Institute), a board member of DanceSafe, and a Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy training program developer about a huge range of topics. We spend nearly the entire first half rapping about Consciousness and our own formative Awakening experiences. The second half is full of great information about drug policy reform efforts, our psychedelic vision for the future of humanity, and the role that Social Work plays in the new revolution of consciousness expansion. One of the most fun podcast to date!! Enjoy! www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page www.dancesafe.org https://pratigroup.org ftir.dancesafe.org --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today we speak with esteemed guest Dr. Michael Winkelman, a well published author on Consciousness. He and I connect across the equator while he speaks to us from Brazil, his home for the last 10 years. We talk shop on Consciousness and how it interacts and utilizes the mechanisms of the human brain to channel experiential phenomena. We attempt to cover a great deal of the BIG existential questions about existence and our purpose here at this time in space and do a pretty good job in only an hour. This one will need to be unpacked through more than one listening and examination. Enjoy!!! www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page www.michaelwinkelman.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

We delve deep into so many great topics on this one! Dr. Rob Colbert and I try to tackle BIG questions such as; Is any of this even real? Can we enhance communication through shared altered states? and How can we examine the unseen aspects of ourselves for enhanced growth? Rob tells us all about the origins of the NOWAK Society, a non-profit dedicated to education and forward movement in the social consciousness and he shares about his current projects. We discuss the importance of establishing a "Western Psychedelic Culture" so as to refrain from appropriating to the maximum extent possible. Hope you like this one! We had fun making it! www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page thenowaksociety.org --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today we speak with Dr. Dustin Dippen about his formative experiences that led to his current interpretation of medicine and Consciousness. We delve into his younger years and discuss how we change over time based on new information and the social constructions we are conditioned by. Several pathways out of contemporary suffering are reviewed and some novel theories of mental and physical constructs are attempted by yours truly. Enjoy!! www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page hummingbirdpsychiatry.com hummingbirdpsychiatry@gmail.com Contact Dustin - 1-(802)-316-8116 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today we speak with esteemed guest Dr. Dennis McKenna about a great number of deep topics including his personal experiences of the living plant cycles and their influences on the Earth and Human Consciousness, We discuss how we can talk about deeper issues with the masses to raise collective Consciousness, and the Future of the Mind. We delve in and discuss the Decriminalization efforts as a pathway to greater freedom over individual Consciousness as well as a couple of his books that have helped shape my own understanding of this vast inner world. We discuss the Philosopher's Stone and other gateways to a deeper understanding of our realities. Enjoy folks!! www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page mckenna.academy hefter.org --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today we speak with Ronald Wilder about his personal growth as a self proclaimed shy introvert and how he is transforming his connections with others and the world around his by challenging his own fears and nerves. We talk about his applications of mental hacks and tools to enhance his success both inside and outside of combat sports competition. And we delve into the wonderful world of self-modification and altered states seeking through drugs we all use. Interesting stuff. Hope you enjoy!! www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today we speak with Autumn Young on a wide range of topics including the importance of making social connections and leaving others uplifted, challenge as a necessary part of personal growth, and her experiences recently in Asia. She speaks about her parental influences being raised by her father, how it has shaped her personality, and how it has influenced her passion for criminal law and juvenile diversion, to include her desires towards adoption. We speak to the importance of thinking for yourself outside of cultural programming and the linkages between human rights and the anarchist perspective. Much much more too!! www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today we speak with the Godfather of Microdosing, Dr. James Fadiman. We cover a few of his writings as they relate to consciousness and the inner selves that we all have. We discuss the nature of consciousness and how the use of psychedelics in both micro and macro doses can produce amazing, long-lasting, positive changes in peoples' lives. He and I chat about the use of microdosing in sports and specifically the combat sport of Jiu-Jitsu and the implications that these micro-technologies can have for evolving the human being. We cover the issues of prohibition as well as restrictions being imposed on our innate human freedoms, including the freedom over our own minds and connection to the spirit. He ends by informing us all of the pitfalls to avoid in the new psychedelic renaissance as well as his outlook for the future of Mind Studies. www.jamesfadiman.com info@jamesfadiman.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page www.Mind-Ops.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

We talk with long time friend and mentor, Michael "Sully" Sullivan.  about a variety of highly relevant topics in modern culture.  We cover topics such as ethnic and cultural identity, ethnocentrism, generational education, and barrier to human evolution.  Sully and I rehash the beginnings of my MMA/Sambo?BJJ journey as he was my first real martial arts coach.  We discuss "the old ways" and "hard" vs' "soft" training and the influence of age on the use of these methods.  He breaks down for us what it means to be a warrior in today's world and what it means to get serious about training. www.Fusboxe.com Sambo 1 The Viking in Vahalla Podcast Mind-Ops YouTube Page www.Mind-Ops.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today we talk with an old college friend and his new wife.  They were married the day we recorded and my wife and I were the first couple to have dinner with them after being married.  An interesting conversation, we traverse a variety of topics speaking about the military, spirituality, higher states of being, and connection.  Kamilla shares her perspective on current issues of interest after having been raised under communism in Hungary.  Neil and I reconnect and share stories of growth since the last time we saw each other over a decade ago. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

In this episode we speak with Rosie about her personal take on faith and how she pulls strength from it to support her conscious experience of reality and conectedness with others. She talks about her work as a para-professional working with at-risk youth and their many unique needs. She talks about her approaches to overcoming her own internal struggles and gives key advice on navigating relationships with joy and success. We touch on her journey through the martial arts and the many benefits she receives in relation to her daily conscious experience. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

In this episode Adam and I talk about corporate america pros and cons from an insider and Adam's transition out of that world into small family business. We share lots of funny memories from our childhood together and Adam talks about the masks he wore back then before he knew himself. Adam opens my mind and helps educate me on the perspective of a gay man in modern U.S. society and the challenges he faced in figuring out who he was and how to live in better alignment with his Truth. We discuss the importance of mentorship experiences in identity formation and healthy growth as a human and lastly discuss our strategies for the potential of a Zombie Apocalypse. www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page The "Conversations With The Mind" Podcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today we speak with Jeremy Hastings and Tyler Alan. Warriors in their own respects, they bring an amazing viewpoint to the show as we explore topics such as Microdosing in Sport, Cannabis & BJJ Culture, Plant Intelligence and their ability to communicate with humans, and Personal Growth through Challenge Experiences. Jeremy and I rehash a little of our Jiu-Jitsu Pro Match last February where we battled it out on the big stage, with a little help from our molecule friends. What an amazing show full of great new information to integrate and connect up to our shared knowledge-base! www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support

Today we talk with very special guest and fellow Mental Health Practitioner, Lauren Ciovacco about his education at Purdue in Neuropsychology and Naropa University in Contemplative Psychotherapy and Buddhist Psychology. He and I talk at length about a variety of concepts in Buddhism that help to map Consciousness. Lauren talks about the various paradigm shifts in his mind and perceptions of reality as he transitioned through addiction, violence, and self-deception into scholarship, innovation, compassion, fatherhood, and Truth. We go really deep on this one so buckle up! You may want to listen to it a number of times to get the full detail of the conversation. laurenciovacco@gmail.com www.Mind-Ops.com Mind-Ops YouTube Page --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-lemaster/support