Modern Spirit Podcast

Great interview with my friends and colleagues, Ray and Amalia Baca. Together we started the Ocotillo Center for Integrative Medicine, which continues to evolve. Raymond Alonzo “Two Bears” Baca describes himself as a Christian Taoist, walking the Red Road. I call him a Medicine Man and a Breathworker. Amalia Baca obtained her doctorate's from the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine & Health Sciences in Tempe, Arizona. Dr. Baca has developed a strong passion for providing medical care to families, using advanced medical technologies as well as traditional & indigenous healing methods. Together their experiences with sacred ceremony, with & without entheogens, have blessed them with opportunities to help others with their healing work and post-integration. Breathwork has become a big part of that integration, and in this episode, they share their expertise with our audience. Enjoy this profound episode!

Wonderful discussion with my old friend, research and spiritual mentor Dr. Paul Mills. Paul J. Mills was Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health and Director of the Center of Excellence for Research and Training in Integrative Health. He was also Chief of the UC San Diego Behavioral Medicine Division, Director of the UC San Diego Clinical Research Biomarker Laboratory, and Co-director of the UC San Diego Clinical and Translational Research Institute’s Translational Research Technology (TRT) Program. He is currently serving as Director of Research for the Chopra Foundation. He has expertise in Integrative Medicine, Traditional Medical systems, and psychoneuroimmune processes in wellness and disease, publishing numerous manuscripts and book chapters on these topics. Dr. Paul Mills has been an inspirational figure in many lives, we look back on his career and forward to his continued work bridging the spiritual and the scientific. Enjoy.

Great interview with my old friend and Modern Spirit Board Member Dr. Shamini Jain PhD. Dr. Shamini Jain is the Founder and CEO of the Consciousness and Healing Initiative (CHI), a collaborative accelerator that facilitates the transdisciplinary science and real-world application of consciousness and healing practices. As a clinical psychologist, as well as a research scientist in the fields of psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) and integrative medicine for over a decade, Shamini formed CHI through a deep understanding that major systemic transformations, which will place healing at the center of medicine and scientific inquiry, will most rapidly occur through a networked approach that fosters collaboration and innovation among key stakeholders. Rennaissance woman Shamini Jain guides us into her fascinating work with CHI and the world of evidence-based biofield therapies…helping us to understand how energy healing techniques are finding their way back into modern healthcare. Always a joy to talk with Shamini, please join us.

Thought-provoking interview with my friend and colleague educator and researcher Ronan Hallowell M.A., Ed.D. Ronan is Assistant Professor of Clinical Medical Education at the USC School of Medicine. As a member of the Learning Sciences Team in the Department of Medical Education at Keck, he works with colleagues to provide a suite of curriculum and instruction services to faculty and administrators that includes instructional design and faculty development. He currently serves as a Co-Investigator on a digital health literacy grant funded by the AMA as part of its Accelerating Change in Medical Education initiative. Dr. Hallowell also conducts research on physician professional identity formation, curriculum design and cross-cultural perspectives on medicine. He is a student of the world’s wisdom traditions and a ceremonial singer in the Lakota Native American tradition. We explore the hot topics of structural racism and cultural competency, and how do we prepare the next generation of healthcare providers to be more sophisticated with these topics. How can indigenous wisdom guide us into a deeper compassion?

Claudia Cuentas, Cantante, Terapista, Educadora comparta su alegría y su sabiduria en este fanscinante conversación sobre el valor de la medicina ancestral en nuestro mundo moderno. Sobre donde entra la espiritualidad y el misticismo en la práctica de la pscicología y la terapía. Aprende más sobre Claudia, originalmente de Peru, y escucha su musica inspirante en la pagina claudiacuentas.com

David Schumann, joins us for a very special interview. David Schumann is a mathematician, engineer, researcher, and writer working in the fields of natural health, green energy, science, spirituality, and technology. He received his B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Arizona and spent fifteen years in the pyrotechnic device business as engineer and program lead. His company, Synergy Energy Systems, was formed in 2008 to consult, develop innovative products, and publish information around his varied interests. He began his project Living with Radiation (livingwithradiation.com) in 2011 in response to the Fukushima nuclear disaster and self-published his first book on nuclear radiation and health in 2014. His second book was published in 2019 on the Takata airbag scandal. Join us for an illuminating and evidence-based discussion about the health risks of electromagnetic and cellular radiation and the growing 5G network.

Rael Cahn, MD PhD, joins us for a fascinating interview. Dr. Cahn is a clinician scientist at the USC Brain and Creativity Institute. He has extensive personal experience as a meditation practitioner and experience teaching mindfulness meditation practices to clinicians and patients alike. His research expertise is in the neuroscience of meditation and altered states of consciousness. Dr. Cahn is the Principal Investigator of the Modern Spirit Epigenetics Project, please support his work through the Modern Spirit Epigenetics Project Crowdfund. Join us for a fascinating discussion of altered states of consciousness, meditation research, brain waves and the EEG, psychedelic medicine, and much more.

Nuestro primer episodio en español con mi amiga y colega Sandra Nogueira-Lopes. Sandra lleva muchos años dedicado a su camino espiritual y a la sanación espiritual. Nos habla de su proceso, de la alegría y el camino espiritual, de la situación de nuestro mundo y de la vida. Por favor, disfruta.

John Quintal, spiritual seeker and Canadian heavy machine operator, shares with us about his journey into Traditional Amazonian Plant Medicine and through early-stage prostate cancer. I had met him first years ago in Peru and have been hoping to follow-up with him on his progress. Please join us for an inspiring exploration in to the path of human healing.

Benjaman has spent more than half his life as a student and practitioner of shamanism and Earth medicine. His own journey of personal healing and discovery led him to study and train with master healers and medicine people of North and South America as well as the Celtic traditions of his ancestry. These paths have helped Benjaman find his deepest, most profound healing transformation, as well as the path forward to help others do the same. Join us for this inspiring discussion. Benjaman’s podcast, Original Mythology, begins later this month, visit www.originalmythology.com to learn more.

Deirdre Kelley Lic Ac. has spent over 11 years providing health and wellness to her patients, first as a Certified Veterinary Nurse working with companion animals and wildlife, and now as an acupuncturist for both humans as well as animals. Her unique healing journey continues to inform her practice, as she learns through her own medicine. Learn more about Deirdre’s work through her website: http://brattleboroholistichealth.com/sections/acupuncture Join us for a fascinating discussion covering Deirdre’s journey into healing work, finding expanded capacity through spiritual healing, and much, much more.

Fascinating interview with artist/healer Cvita Mamic and somatic experience therapist/healer Martina Drassl. A great discussion with my spiritual sisters and Nihue Rao family Cvita and Martina, the sound quality is rough, but that's because it was recorded on location in the maloka at Nihue Rao Centro Espiritual. I think it's worth working through the parrots and roosters, always so impressed with their insights into the world of healing.

Rachel Harris, PhD, is a psychologist with both a research and a clinical background. She was in the 1968 Residential Program at Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA and remained on the staff for a number of years. During the decade she worked in academic research, Rachel received a New Investigator’s Award from the National Institutes of Health and published over forty scientific studies in peer-reviewed journals. She also worked as a psychological consultant to Fortune 500 companies including the UN. Rachel was in private psychotherapy practice for thirty-five years specializing in people interested in psychospiritual development. Rachel is the author of Listening to Ayahuasca: New Hope for Depression, Addiction, PTSD, and Anxiety. Visit Rachel at her website, https://www.listeningtoayahuasca.com. Dr. Harris is also a Modern Spirit Board Member, please support our ongoing research project, through the Modern Spirit Epigenetics Project Crowdfund. Learn more at https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/modern-spirit-epigenetics-project. Join us for a fascinating discussion covering psychedelic medicine, epigenetics of trauma healing, and the mysteries of being human, and much more.

Candace Lewis, PhD, joins us for a fascinating interview. Candace is an Alaskan native and earned her PhD in Behavioral Neuroscience at Arizona State University while investigating the effects of early life stress on addiction behavior and neuroepigenetics. Dr. Lewis received a Fulbright Fellowship to learn advanced neuroimaging and psychedelic research methods at the University Hospital of Zurich. She was also awarded the Science Foundation Arizona Bisgrove Fellowship to investigate the interplay between early experiences, epigenetics, physiology and behavior. Dr. Lewis is also a member of the Modern Spirit Research Team, please support her work through the Modern Spirit Epigenetics Project Crowdfund. Learn more at https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/modern-spirit-epigenetics-project. Join us for a fascinating discussion covering psychedelic medicine, epigenetics of trauma healing, and the mysteries of being human, and much more.

David Rabin MD, PhD, Chief Innovation Officer, Co-Inventor & Co-Founder of Apollo Neuroscience joins us for a fascinating interview. Dr. Rabin is a psychiatrist and translational neuroscientist. He is also a member of the Modern Spirit Research Advisory Board. This is our first episode of the Emotional Biology 101 miniseries, exploring the intersection between biology, emotion, and spirituality. Join us for an interesting discussion covering modern mental health, emotional healing, psychedelic and vibrational medicine and much more.

Fascinating interview with Registered Nurse and Reiki Healer Amy M. who tells us the inspiring story of her husband's healing from brain cancer. Inexplicably he was able to avoid brain surgery after reiki healing, and continues well today.

Presenting theories related to the book "Fellowship of The River," and underlying ideas behind the the Modern Spirit Epigenetics Research Project, with questions and answers from the group. Special thanks to Yale Faculty Dr. Ben Kelmendi and Dr. Jordan Sloshower.

Interview with Loretta B., cancer survivor and Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner, discussing how mystical experiences and spiritual practice played key roles in her full recovery to health.

Interview with Filmmaker Luis Robledo and Artist Alexandra Alexandra about the upcoming documentary film project "Neoshamans."