The Nutrition Translator Podcast

I was so honored to have Yael Joffee, PhD of 3x4 Genetics, join my 2024 cohort of the Sacred Food Journey. Join my 2025 cohort! NOW ENROLLING and starting in March. Click here

Join us for the Sacred Food Journey, a 4-month live online course, including an in-person Sacred Plant Medicine retreat with both Ayahuasca & Huachuma, designed to break free from the confines of diet culture and cultivate a healthier relationship with food and body image. This unique program incorporates trauma-informed practices, shamanic journeying, Sacred Plant Wisdom, and empowering somatic techniques. Learn more:  https://www.nutritiontranslator.com/sacredfoodjourney What is included? 4 months/16 weeks, 1 hour of live video lessons each week, 1 hour live Q&A, Group Coaching call every week, Weekly Somatic practices including an Ayahuasca Microdosing Practice, In Person Sacred Plant Medicine Retreat with 2 Ayahuasca Ceremonies & 1 Huachuma Ceremony (travel not included), Course Start April 29, 2024, Retreat Dates: June 19th-23rd, 2024. As a Registered Dietitian, Colleen brings a wealth of knowledge in nutrition, and the intricate relationship between food and the body. Complementing this expertise, Colleen, is also a skilled plant medicine facilitator, integrating shamanic journeying and Sacred Plant Wisdom into the healing process. Modules: 1: Creating an environment of safety. 2: Map your nervous system: Introduction to Polyvagal theory. 3: Understanding Your Window of Tolerance for Eating. 4: What parts are stopping your healing with food and body image: Introduction to internal family systems. 5 Creating your attachment blueprint and understanding your food relationship style. 6: What if I Can't "Trust" My Body: Exploring the Relationship Between Neurodivergent Individuals, Interoception and Body Image. 7: As above, So below: Preparation for sacred plant medicine. 8: What to expect: Continue preparation for the plant medicine retreat. 9: The shadow and the light: Sacred plant medicine retreat & experiential, 10-11: Integration: Guided processes for integrating insights from the retreat into daily life. 12: Toxicity in Wellness & Diet Culture. 13: Deconstructing Oppressive Systems as it relates to our food relationship. 14: Gut Health and Anti- Inflammatory Foods. 15: Real healing is multifaceted: Trauma work is not he cure-all. 16. Food Freedom: Reflection on personal growth throughout the course. The Results Await You: Break free from extremes in body image, food, and dieting. Cultivate a harmonious relationship with food and your body. Discover profound self-acceptance and food freedom. Who is this for? Open to those who identify as women only. Women seeking a deeply transformative journey with food and body image. If you are being called to work with Sacred Plant Medicine. Those ready to get off the hamster wheel of yoyo dieting. Those wanting to break free from the extremes of diet culture and foster a healthier relationship with food and body image. If you are wanting to get to the root cause & open to exploring a unique Shamanic process & path to healing. ONLY 2 SPOTS LEFT! Apply now https://colleenkuhn.typeform.com/to/hjQVrkcZ

I tried out the precision health company, Wild Health, for 3 months and it was incredibly impressive. I even made shocking nutrition changes you won't believe, based on my personal genetic testing results. I don't promote services on this podcast unless I stand by what they offer, and have tried it myself. I had Dr. Matt Dawson on the show to talk about Wild health. Wild Health is a genomics-based precision medicine program that provides personalized care based on genetics. The program analyzes your DNA, lifestyle, and biometrics to create a blueprint for optimal health. If you are looking for an longterm sustainable solution to health &  alternative to Ozempic, this would be it. https://www.wildhealth.com

My Ayahuasca teacher, Jess Gold, interviewed me for her podcast, the Cielo Community Podcast! I decided to share the interview here as well. I have been working with Jess the past 4 years and now helping to facilitate ceremony. Jess has been serving the Medicine and leading ceremonies for the last eight years and she is currently continuing her medicine path to become a Tabaquera under the tutelage Maestro Tabaquero Ernesto García de la Torres in Iquitos, Peru. 

Which is better, the in, or the out? It's actually both together. Proximity and separation. The heat and the cooling. The forgetting and the remembering. We are participants and creations of the cosmic f**k. Where we get stuck is preferring one place over the other.

The yearning, the longing, the ever becoming. It is not a singular fixed location of attaining, it's the spaces in between. Where the meadow meets the forest. The tidal pools, the transition between land and sea is where most life is born. The backing the for-thing. Which is better, the in or the out? It's actually both together. Proximity and separation. The heat and the cooling. The forgetting and the remembering. We are participants and creations of the cosmic f**k. Where we get stuck is preferring one place or the other. This is the ever unfolding mystery of the universe. Today we discuss this concept as well as relationship dynamics, monogamy vs. polyamory, intimacy, being seen, vulnerability, energy healing, psychedelic integration and sacred plant medicine, the importance of patience on the healing journey for both you and your teacher/facilitator. Kristen Hansen is a Reiki Practitioner, psylocibin facilitator, relationship coach, and host of the Ascending Masters Podcast.  Kristen's spiritual exploration began with a near death experience in 1998, opening her up to a world of trauma but also possibility. Kristen enjoys helping other find a deeper love for themselves and the world around them. She lives in the mid west with her partner of 20 years, 2 children, her dog, and cat. Follow on IG and tik tok @kristenhansen444, or schedule a service at kristenhansenhealing.com

My love affair with Ayahuasca continues... This song was adapted from the original by Johanna Warren, White Owl

Podcast Today's guest is Mohini Gima. She does work with women of color to reclaim their roots, intimacy, voice and womb so they can thrive in all relationships. In today's conversation we dive deep right away talking about toxic wellness culture and structural systems of oppression, and how that affects BIPOP communities. We discuss how systemic, ancestral, intergenerational trauma affects how we show up today in our bodies and what we can do to make a change within ourselves and also culturally, body to body. We discuss Mohini's beautiful  journey in connecting with her voice and her womb. We talk about how the yoni is connected to our kundalini energy, vagus nerve and life force. We discuss how we can channel our erotic, juicy energy and tap into BPE, big p*ssy energy! We talk about ways to create intimacy with yoni and womb, ways to connect to voice, and how to be authentic within our current system. And how to alchemize womb wounds to womb wisdom. Connect with Mohini Click Here

What if our wellness culture isn't making us well. We live in a society haunted by the idea of wholeness, perfection, getting finally getting into an untraumatized body. But what if this ideal of self actualization & getting to the highest version of ourselves is actually making us sicker, more separate & less compassionate? What about those with sicknesses with no remedies? What about those with limited resources and socioeconomically disadvantages?  What if instead of looking up for the answers, instead of striving to fix ourselves, we looked  right beneath our feet, within the soil. And looked at how inclusion, the mixing bowl, actually helps us thrive.

Since coming back from the jungles of the Amazon, I have had A LOT to reflect on and integrate. What is not talked about enough is the, "rough landing," coming home from a psychedelic or transformational experience. Along with the rough landing, the concept of spiritual materialism and spiritual bypassing can be easily missed in the spiritual community. Walking the spiritual path can be very slippery & a subtle process. We can deceive ourselves into thinking we are developing, when instead we are strengthening our self protective parts. Falling into the trap of spiritual materialism, using our practice to boost our ego, rather than to integrate it. Along with this, I have noticed that  wellness culture in general has many pitfalls including the idea of finally getting to wholeness, of perfection of finally getting to a body that walks around untraumatized and "normal." What if becoming "fixed" or "clean," wasn't the goal, but rather more inclusive and diverse. Wellness culture doesn't account for or extend compassion for those who may have illnesses that have no cure, and those who have socioeconomic disadvantages. In this episode I talk about my most recent Ayahuasca retreat, which I had the honor to co-facilitate with my teacher. This was my first time co-leading ceremony and it was beautiful, challenging and everything in between. Other topics discussed are synchronicity, purpose & shamanism.

Sweet Marosa, you had me look at all the times I've been hurt, & sit with deep sadness, grief, loss, abandonment, boundary violations, disrespect & dishonorable treatment from others & broken heartedness. I've forgiven them & myself. I saw how & where my walls of protection were built & how to let them down, one by one. I now feel a full-bodied certainty of value in this world & feel available to experience & share my love in healthy ways. I feel a sense of deep belonging in this world & confidence in myself. My heart is mended, softened & has turned into a luminescent red rose. I see the beauty & power that resides within me & how it's always been there. Gracias Marosa for your medicine, the spirit of love. In this audio I am right next to Marosa in the jungle singing to her. You might hear the sounds of the Peruvian jungle in the background. (The Shamanic Dieta: Where does a shaman get their knowledge and ability to heal others? From the spirits of the plants. How do they get this? From a tradition called a Dieta. This is a practice that is necessary for one to become a plant doctor. It is a process that invites the spirit of a plant to merge with your body and spirit, work as an ally to teach, give power & knowledge to heal others. How is this done? Dieting a plant requires undergoing a level of suffering. It involves looking at the shadow & it involves fasting food for a certain amount of time, eating a simple bland diet & being removed from all stimulation so one can mediate & concentrate on the plant spirit, building a relationship with it. This Icaro was gifted to me by Marosa after dieting w her in Peru this October.)

My Peru adventure was not what I excepted. Some things went terribly wrong, and I was put in some very dangerous situations. The jungle did eat me alive, and it made me stronger. Though the journey was unbelievably challenging on every level possible, I came out on the other side changed and completely transformed. I am glad the expedition wasn't what I expected, because in the end, it was better than I could have ever imagined. 5 weeks in the Jungle, 1 week in the mountains of Peru, 3 shamanic plant dietas, countless Ayahuasca Ceremonies, a deep dive into the great unknown & into the depths of my own body, mind and spirit taught me how I can be an even better Ayahuasca facilitator whenever that time comes, and the cleanest, clearest vessel for the medicine to shine through.

I got to meet the spirit of Redwood this past July, AKA a shamanic dieta with Rojo Caspi (Redwood). Redwood's teachings and wisdom came through my dreams, through the whispers of nature, meditation and synchronicities during our communion together. I had dreams of my dog & sister dying which felt so real I cried for hours. I had visions during my meditations of red blood washing down a wall, symbolizing the red in redwood, blood, death & beauty in what can come from death. I pulled the death card 3x. Redwood said to me: "I am teaching you about life, death the cycle of life, & rebirth. I hold the maternal energy of the earth. I watch as things die, are reborn and how everything connects and comes together again over years and years of stillness. Everything comes together, and it will be ok. Open your heart and let the walls down. As you remember this you can stand firmly and sturdy though the years. Breathe and trust. Redwood said the path I am on will only get harder & that I have much to learn. It will be a lot to hold, but you can do it. You are not alone. Let the medicine in. The Magician is on intimate terms with death. Death always precedes rebirth and rebirth is your goal." Redwood gifted me this melody many weeks before this dieta, little did I know it was from Redwood. The melody came back and Icaro structure came together all at once during a meditation during the dieta. It made sense why it had to wait until now. I sang it in Ayahuasca ceremony the first time a couple days after. As soon as I started I could feel the room shift. Afterwards one of the passengers told me as he was purging during the Icaro, a space opened up in his heart which has been blocked for many years. Gracias Rojo Caspi for your medicine and thank you for letting me be a vessel for your medicine to come through. 

Liminality is the place of no longer and the not yet. Liminal spaces are where the magic happens. This can also be a place of great discomfort. A place sometimes called, ‘crazy space.” Being in a liminal space can be incredibly uncomfortable for most. Brains crave homeostasis and predictability, and liminal space is everything but this. Death, divorce, loss, illness, the space in between making a decision are considered liminal spaces. This Ayahuasca path that I am on is forcing me to find ways to be in a permanent liminal space. A place between two realms, with one foot in this world and another in the spirit realm. I am having to hold so many paradoxes, that to my human mind if feels very confusing and scares the heck out of me. The shaman must know how to voyage inside herself & the great unknown without getting lost. To then steward others through these spaces. In the liminal space it is easy to feel lost. This is where I find myself at currently, learning to navigate and accept this liminal space. To find center in the groundless ground. One could say that I am losing my mind, but that is exactly what this space calls forth, crazy making. And in this place I am finding is so much power, so much wisdom, so much transformation, so much magic. It is a place where anything is possible.

Ayahuasca icaros, or ikaros, are traditional indigenous Amazonian songs that are performed as accompaniment to sacred plant healing ceremonies. They are musical prayers that embody the powers of spirits of plants and animals, deities, ancestors, and elemental forces. Channeled into this reality by Ayahuasca facilitators and Shamans, they are employed as efficient healing agents, powerful spirit weapons, or ineffable realm creators. Shamans learn icaros through years of training and communing with the plants, whose powers they are to use in healing or divinatory purposes. This training is commonly known as the ‘dieta,' During the ‘dieta,' shamans spend days & weeks in isolation from the community (but, not uncommonly, alongside other shamans in training), fasting on a basic diet which includes rice & plantains with no salt. They commune with the Master Plant once or a few times per day slowly gathering power, insight, and knowledge from the spirit world. Aside from food, they abstain from all other activities as well, leaving ample space for the Master Plant Teacher lessons to come through. Over the course of their training, future shamans slowly establish a strong connection with their plant teachers. As this resonance grows, the dreams, artistic inspiration and aptitude of the shaman diversify and develop as well. At some point, the apprentices are gifted with songs and chants, which they are to use for calling forth the lost souls and their spirit allies, and strengthening or modulating the actions of the plant spirits. I was gifted this haunting Icaro while I dieted an organic version of Agua De Florida. Florida Water is a mixture of several plants and has been used for centuries by healers for protection, cleansing and personal rituals. It is known as the Shaman's cleanse.

Today I have on the show Andrea Lee. Andrea Lee, B.S.N., R.N. is the founder and CEO of Mindful Cube, a consulting company dedicated to helping individuals learn skills to live more fully in the present moment by skillfully working with difficult thoughts, sensations and emotions that arise. She is also an RN who has spent the majority of her career building oncology nurse navigation programs that bridge gaps in our fragmented healthcare system and improve quality of care for patients and providers. Andrea has been working with ayahuasca and plant medicine for almost 3 years now and is in the process of learning to become an ayahuasca  facilitator & shaman. I have been lucky enough to be on the shamanic path with Andrea the past 3 years. Topics we cover are: what it requires to become an Ayahuasca facilitator and shaman, working with plants spirits, what a shamanic dieta is & the importance of it in becoming a facilitator, working with unpredictability & the liminal state of groundlessness, teachings from the Redwood tree, more teachings from Ayahuasca just from last weekend, perfectionism, self doubt, shame, following your purpose. Enjoy!Connect with Andrea for Kambo, mindfulness coaching or sound healing: andrea@mindfulcube.com

This podcast is an update on my life and musing on Ayahuasca's teachings, following your calling/purpose, different types of relating - monogamous and non-monogamous, conscious relationships, manifestation, courage, trauma healing, interoception and faulty signals our bodies can give us due to past trauma, and how to listen your intuition & following your heart. Note: I know that Top Gun is the Navy, not the Air Force! This podcast is a vulnerable one & it's not perfect & much more going into these ponderings that weren't presented today! 

Ayahuasca forms the foundation of the indigenous plant medicine traditions of the Western Amazonian Shamanism, but the dieta plays a crucial role in building upon that foundation. It could be considered the support beams of the tradition, upon which the rest of the structure is built. So what is a dieta? In simple terms, a dieta is a contract made between a curandero, or student of curanderismo, and a particular plant spirit. For several days the dieter communes with the plant with no other distractions. No salt, sugar, spices, sex, touching others, electronics, or distractions. Food choices are limited to plantains, veggies and also fish if not vegetarian. The purpose of the dieta is to build a relationship with the plant spirit, and just like with building relationships with other people, the more sincere, honest, and well-intentioned attention a dieter gives to the plant spirit, the better the relationship will be. The spirit of the plant can be felt on subtle levels and dieters can become more aware of those sensations by directing their attention to them. A special bond is formed, a friendship between the dieter and the plant spirit. It is through this friendship that the curandero or student receives benefit from the relationship, the fruits of the dieta. This new friend provides information, guidance, and energy to assist in their personal healing process & can then call in these spirits into Ayahuasca ceremony to assist the passengers in their healing process. When dieting Sequoia last September, I experienced this massive tree as a gentle giant. His spirit was a beautiful purple color and this sweet melody came to me softly as I was looking out the window into the bright sky. As I hummed the melody the words & teachings came shortly after. Sequoia brings a sense of grounding and stability. If you are feeling swept up by life right now, listen to this Icaro to help calm your sweet soul back to your heart. Much love, Colleen

Today I have on the show Randy Havens! You may know him best from Stranger Things (2016) playing middle school teacher, Mr. Clarke, Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) playing Dr. Tim Mancini, and Instant Family (2018) playing Michael. I know Randy because we have been drinking Ayahuasca together for about a year. I wanted to invite Randy on to talk all things, stranger things…including the very strange world of Ayahuasca! https://www.instagram.com/mrrandyhavens/

Manifesting is a big buzz word in the spiritual & self-help community. Today's podcast I discuss what manifesting is, how manifesting advice can be problematic, what keeps us from getting the food freedom we desire and how to actually manifest food freedom. How to get the food freedom you desire might surprise you!

I would like to share an Icaro, (medicine song) that is sung in Ayahuasca ceremony in the Mestizo tradition. I call in 2 trees in for protection, Ayahuma (the cannonball tree), and Lupuna Blanca. Ayahuma is regarded as an immensely grounding master plant that can help you to gain resilience and wisdom through releasing past trauma and stored emotion. The warming protective qualities of the Ayahuma spirit can help us access previously unchartered levels of vulnerability. For me, Ayahuma created a wall of protection around me and is like my tree boyfriend :) representing the Sacred Masculine. Lupuna is one of the biggest trees in the Amazon. It stands tall and proud and reminds us to do the same. Connect to this tree to bring you strength, courage, expansion and self-value. For me, when dieting Lupuna, she brought in sparkling, white magic and helped me connect back to my power.In the song you will hear Spanish lyrics like Poderosa Medicina, which means powerful medicine, Poderoso icaroini, which means powerful icaro, Limpia limpia cuerpocito, which means clean our bodies, Limpia limpia shungoini, clean our hearts, Limpia limpia sentidito, which means clean our thoughts/emotions, and Pura Medicina, which means we are calling in medicine that is pure with love. I recommend to not listen to this icaro while driving. Sending you so much love in your healing journey my friend! Love, Colleen

Hi friends! It has been a couple weeks since I have posted. Life has thrown me some challenges to work through, and I have been taking the past 2 months to sit with the pain & turn it into a big lesson. This poem describes the profound insight on grief that was given to me, and embodied in me this past weekend as I sat with Mother Ayahuasca. If you are suffering right now, I understand how dark it can get. In this darkness there is immense beauty, & you can see it, but only if you choose to see it. Take it one day at a time, one moment at a time. What you are experiencing won't last forever, dear one. You are so incredibly loved and worthy of receiving the love you deserve.  Within your suffering & pain there is something to be discovered, something to be looked at. You might find that by leaning into the pain with support, you will discover the beauty there.

Life has presented me this past week with an incredible amount of heartache and adversity after a very important partnership ended. I happened to be able to sit with Mother Ayahuasca Sunday evening, ever so synchronistically. After I released the overwhelming grief, I came to a place where I was completely untethered. No ground, no stability, nothing to grasp or hold on to. I have been here before in ceremony, but can tell myself it will pass and soon I will have grounding once the medicine wears off. This time I realized I have nothing to hold on to both in and out of ceremony. I was truly faced with the groundless ground. Terrified, I asked Mother Ayahuasca, "Where do I go? What do I do now? I am so lost." She whispered gently in my ear the clearest message I have ever heard, "Breathe and Trust." And so I did. Later in the ceremony I got the opportunity to sing to my teacher directly for a 1:1 energy clearing. I felt so grateful for him. For this powerful, incredible man who represents the Sacred Masculine, the dedication to uncovering truths, his purpose and most importantly, dedicating the merit of his work to all sentient beings. When I sang to him with the sound bowl by his head, I thanked him. For without his many years of work with the medicine, I wouldn't be here. I realized how powerful I am and how I need a partner who can hold a safe container for all my beauty, power and both my light and darkness. I called my King in. I can trust the flow of the universe. Life is flowing me to a more aligned path. The timing is impeccable. I am an unfolding tale, both the reader and the author. I am loved. I am never alone. I am a lighthouse, and a beacon of fire for this world to help people come back home to themselves. There is freedom in the untethering, there is freedom in the groundless ground, there is celebration in the totality of all that is. All I have to do is breathe and trust.This Icaro (medicine song) is one I wrote this week. I don't often share my music because I don't think have the best voice. I know though that it isn't about how good or bad I think I am, it is about the message behind it. I feel like it is a very important message to share. Love you all, Colleen

My Ayahuasca path continues and it only reveals itself to be harder and harder with each ceremony and each Shamanic Plant Dieta. In this podcast I discuss the 3 journeys I had last weekend, which were all completed in less than 48 hours. It was an extremely intense weekend & the second ceremony I was thrusted into a void of meaninglessness, haunting loneliness and ultimately denigrated into a pool of nothingness. It was truly the dark night of the soul experience, a deep excavation of shadow parts within me and magnificent truths of the universe. During this podcast riff on realizations that came up as I am integrating this week of the universe and of myself. What is meaninglessness? What is meaning? What's the point of it all? What about the transcendence of meaning, is that possible? I try to answer these questions and more. Thank you for following my path! Much Love, Colleen

This short story is about an Ayahuasca ceremony that I had past Friday. This ceremony was one of three in the span of less than 48 hours. On this beautiful medicine path, I have been faced with my shadows, demons and deeply unsettling & freeing truths of the universe. Ayahuasca helps us see & fully feel & experience the shadows parts within that we bury, she also helps us see reality for what it is. My ego doesn't like it, but my soul does. It's an infinite journey and never-ending process of ever expanding. Love you all, Colleen. Music credit: east forest, Passage

This podcast is an interview with a recent client and her experience working with me & competing my 90 day Trauma Informed Eating (TM) program. If you have been on the hamster wheel for years and desperate to get off the wheel in lasting way, this program is for you. This isn't a diet plan, but rather a deep dive, experiential journey in which you will find everything you need to support you on the path of conscious living & healing your relationship with food & yourself. The 90 Day Program Covers: Creating an environment conducive to accelerate your healing and releasing the compulsion with food. Attachment Blueprint & Food Relationship Style: Your attachment patterns are hidden inclinations from your childhood that inform automatic behaviors with food. Without knowing and breaking your attachment patterns, you will default back to responses that will keep you stuck & will prevent your success with having a healthy relationship with food. Releasing Immediate Pain: Learn attachment focused resources to minimize activation and polyvagal neural exercises to nurture feelings of more peace, calm and safety. Ayahuasca Vine Microdosing: There is an undeniable incredible and natural power in Ayahuasca.  An Ayahuasca ceremony can be a beautiful event, but many are hesitant to ‘go on a trip,' especially if they have no prior experience with psychedelics. Through a non-hallucinogenic, Ayahuasca Vine Microdosing ritual, you can experience the anxiety-relief, stress-reduction, and overall sense of clarity, calmness, and self-love on a daily basis.  Timeline Of Potential Dysregulatory Events & Embodiment Practices: Your body tells the story of your lived experiences where words sometimes can't speak. Learn what your body story is & learn how to feel safe in your body once again. Map Your Nervous System: Polyvagal Theory offers a way to understand the human autonomic nervous system and directly engage with our habitual patterns of response. Using a polyvagal perspective, we can bring an open heart to exploring the "ways and whys" of our daily experience with food. Profile your own nervous system to gain a deeper understanding of your body and the triggers and glimmers. What “Parts” Are Stopping Your Healing with Food? Using Internal Family Systems, an evidence-based parts therapy, and Shadow Work, to get to know your own parts that are stopping you from healing and what wound is stopping you living as your true self. Learn why they are keeping you stuck with food and then unburden them and integrate them into your true self. Releasing Toxic Shame: Using interventions to forgive yourself and release any anger, shame and guilt you are feeling about your life releasing you from seeking external approval and validation. Gut and Anti Inflammatory Health: Learn how to deeply nourish yourself without dieting. The gut is interconnected with the brain. Healing your gut and decreasing inflammation in your body with plant foods supports the process of all the emotional healing and healing GI issues such as painful bloating, constipation & diarrhea. Click here to apply today

Rebroadcast: Dr Gregory Devore is a clinical psychologist practicing in Portland, Oregon. He specializes in anxiety disorders, depression, OCD, ADHD & relationships. His style is all about evoking greater personal fulfillment by helping his clients overcome fear and avoidance, discover embodiment & authenticity and find a sense of safety, confidence & wholeness within themselves to create more satisfying, healthy relationships. Topics Discussed: What is attunement and why is it so important? How misattunement impacts us in adulthood and our adult relationships. Why we keep repeating certain relationship patterns. The connection between co-dependency & narcissism. The importance of co-regulation & asking for help. How to avoid toxic relationships. How to create healthy, reciprocal relationships. The process of healing shame. Connect with Greg: Website: http://drdevorephd.com/

Rebroadcast: Dr Yael Joffe is one of the world's leading experts on nutrigenomics and has dedicated the past 20 years of her life to the field.  She is the adjunct professor, at Rutgers University teaching Nutrigenomics. She got her PhD from the University of Cape Town, exploring the genetics and nutrition of obesity in South African women. She was part of the team that created the first nutrigenomic genetic test in 2000 & Co-founded venture-backed nutrigenetics startup 3X4. Topics Covered: The types of health insights that our genes can actually tell us. What the science behind DNA-based dieting currently. Current challenges in nutrigenomics and testing. How epigenetics plays into this. Problems nutrigenetic testing can solve. The future of nutrigenomics Connect with Dr. Joffe & 3x4 Genetics. Website: https://3x4genetics.com/

In Amazonian Shamanism, gaining experience with ayahuasca is important, and what is more important is learning the wisdom that the master plant teachers of the amazon and of the forests are telling us. Bringing this wisdom in and calling in the plant spirits into ayahuasca ceremony aids in deeper healing, support & protection for safe and powerful ceremonies for the participants. Today I discuss the shamanic plant dieta I recently did with one of the tallest trees in the Amazon, Lupuna Blanca. In this podcast share what profound insight I gained by just sitting and saturating myself with this plant and nothing else.  We dive deeper into the beautiful world of Ayahuasca, Amazonian Shamanism, dreamwork, plants as teachers, tapping into our own divinity & power, letting go of control and seeing your true intrinsic value. More on Dr Gagliano's work: https://www.monicagagliano.com/

In Amazonian Shamanism, gaining experience with ayahuasca is important, and what is more important is learning the wisdom that the master plant teachers of the Amazon and of the forests are telling us. Bringing this wisdom in and calling in the plant spirits into ayahuasca ceremony aids in deeper healing, support & protection for safe and powerful ceremonies for the participants. In this story I share what profound insight & wisdom I gained by just sitting in isolation & saturating myself with the one of the tallest, and most magical trees in the Amazon Rainforest, Lupuna Blanca.

Aya Kaur is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker & Coach who has as absolute passion for the healing powers and benefits of Ayahuasca. She supports individuals in their pre-ceremony and post-ceremony experiences. The most common issue with the work w Ayahuasca is not appropriately preparing and/or integrating. She has created a program that incorporates tools Mindfulness, Breathwork, Somatic Experiencing, & Internal Family Systems which are vital in the preparation, during ceremony and post ceremony./integration. Connect with Aya: https://themultidimensionaljourney.org/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/themultidimensionaljourney/

In this rebroadcast, I have "Anthony" on to talk about all things mushrooms and plant medicine. Anthony is an alias name, because a lot of what we talk about on the podcast is not yet legalized and he wants to maintain his privacy. Anthony grows in his home a magical array of DMT, Chacruna leaves, Ayahuasca, San Pedro, Salvia, Kratom, Marijuana plants and Psilocybin Mushroom Truffles and much more. He took me on a tour and I was in absolute awe & in plant medicine heaven! Topics Discussed: How to grow psilocybin truffles, Microdosing psilocybin, DMT and Ayahuasca, Benefits of microdosing and macrodosing, His encounter with Dennis McKenna, More on Kratom. Resources: Microdosing psilocybin: https://thethirdwave.co/microdosing/mushrooms/ How to grow your own psilocybin truffles: https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/17910649 (the substrate Anthony uses is corn)

Melanie Mensch is a Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and currently finishing a Facilitator training program for Numa Breathwork. She has dedicated over 20 years of her life to finding the root cause that plagued her physical and mental health and now empowers others to find answers to their own wellness questions. Melanie has had to conquer some of life's greatest challenges including severe complex childhood trauma and chronic illness. Melanie's self discovery journey sparked an internal flame within her to be of service and to help others.  Her private practice as an empowerment coach, ‘Reclaim You – Body Soul Spirit' blends the science behind how we are wired to survive and connect with a beautiful spiritual balance, she helps people feel better in their bodies and helps people heal & release childhood trauma.  Her hope and mission is to empower others to heal and reclaim their birthright of freedom in their bodies, minds and spirit.Topics Discussed: Melanie's incredible trauma survival story and healing journey. The effects of unresolved emotional/childhood trauma in the physical body, emotional, spiritual. Connecting the body back to the mind. The power of the polyvagal theory and how attachment theory relates. Relationships and healing trauma. How to start healing from your childhood wounds. Modalities for self-regulation, co-regulation and trauma healing. Connect with Melaine IG: https://www.instagram.com/melaniemensch/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC299tLfE8fPDNoPEcjdV6lA

Lessons from Ayahuasca: In running from uncertainty, spaciousness and impermanence you lose a sense of sacredness of this life, which is the essence of everything.

Lessons from Ayahuasca: What if you fell into infinity? What would catch you? Listen to this story to find out.

In today's episode I talk about a recent Ayahuasca retreat where I got to learn astonishing lessons of impermanence, uncertainty & acceptance in this and also an understanding of the Bodhicitta mind (Bodhicitta, translated as “awakening mind” or “open heart,” is the commitment to embark on a path of awakening, one dedicated to the liberation all beings. Bodhicitta is born of compassion, the desire to free all beings from suffering, even those who wish us harm or consider us enemies). Go on a journey with me as a tell the story and reflections of 2 recent Ayahuasca ceremonies and more about where I currently am in my Ayahuasca apprenticeship training. I am humbled to even being lucky enough to create a podcast like this one, with the experiences I have had so far with Grandmother Ayahuasca.-Colleen

The nutrition world is just rife with misinformation, leading to confusion, mistrust of health professionals, and poor dietary decisions. Educating yourself by separating fact from fiction when it comes to nutrition can help you feel more empowered to develop a nutritious and sustainable dietary pattern that works for your individual needs. Today I talk about the top 12 nutrition myths.Connect with Colleen:Colleen's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nutritiontranslator/Colleen's Website https://www.nutritiontranslator.com/Work with Colleen 1:1 https://colleenkuhn.typeform.com/to/Q5xWVJ

Nobody escapes being wounded. We all are wounded people, whether physically, emotionally, mentally, or spiritually. The main question is not “How can we hide our wounds?” so we don't have to be embarrassed, but “How can we put our woundedness in the service of others?” When our wounds cease to be a source of shame, and become a source of healing, we have become wounded healers.Whether you yourself are wanting to be of service to others and help people in their healing or you are looking for a spiritual healer or coach to help you on your healing journey, here are 14 signs to look for in a trusted, credible healer. Hint: it doesn't' have anything to do with how many certificates and credentials they have behind their name.

I'm very excited to announce: beLoved Dec 2-5, 2021, A Women's Wellness Adventure in Sedona, ArizonaI will be co-facilitating w @beleafretreat @abcey @maggieeortlieb a night, 4 day luxe retreat experience for conscious and adventurous women. With the beautiful backdrop of red rock formations, beLoved is a women's wellness & adventure retreat held a gorgeous private home in Sedona, AZ. Spend your days here re-connecting to yourself and others by strengthening your mind, body, and soul.  We will focus this weekend's themes on self-love, consciousness, compassion, and gratitude. You will recalibrate the tools needed to walk through life more calmly and with purpose, as well as deepen your understanding of our natural world and how interconnected we all are, all the while having deep discussions with new friends. Shift your perspective on guided exploratory hikes, experience radical self-care, reignite your yoga practice, set your personal self-love mantras, experience a powerful breathwork ecstatic dance, massage, aromatherapy, a cacao ceremony and a sound healing journey, learn meditation & mindfulness exercises, and embark upon uniquely created workshops on nutrition & conscious living. You'll be treated to whole, plant-rich food that includes fresh, nutrient-dense delicious ingredients by renowned private chef @dori_empowered_wellness and take part in a plant-based cooking class where you will learn lots of new techniques, tips and tricks! Unwind at night with a soak in the tub while stargazing, and experience a communal exploration of soul-full healing. Return home having reset and restored your heart, body, and mind, sparked your creativity & purpose, and experienced the quiet, healing power of nature & established a deep connection with other like minded women, making them friends for life. We curate an experience of safety by inviting & choosing a select group of women on the conscious path.Click here to lean more! 

GS Youngblood is a coach for men in relationship, a former Silicon Valley executive,  & founder of a tech company that he eventually sold,  the author of two books (including the recently published “The Masculine in Relationship”).  His teachings are based on 12 years as a student and creator in the realm of the Masculine-Feminine dynamic, as well as principles he pulls from a variety of fields: psychology, martial arts, tango, meditation, and BDSMTopics Discussed: How does a strong woman need men to show up? Mistakes men are making when women start to express their pain. How can the masculine should respond vs. react. The importance of the masculine bringing this energy into a relationship. How the masculine can provide structure in the relationship and why this is important. How the masculine can make the feminine feel safe. Why healthy masculine leadership does not equal misogyny. The significance of leadership & owning needs, preferences, opinions, boundaries. Discussion on polyamory.Connect with GS:https://www.gsyoungblood.com/

How do you know the difference between intuition and trauma? This is a question that I get asked on a regular basis and a question that has been a priority in answering along my own healing journey. Today I reveal some very personal updates on my life & relationships that I have only to a couple people. Get an inside look at my journey towards following my intuition, what that looks like and the importance of doing this. Learn how you can learn to start following your intuition yourself.

Laura Dawn a Microdosing mentor, visionary life coach, business consultant, author, international speaker, and has been a leader and facilitator of transformational retreats for over 10 years.She teaches business leaders, entrepreneurs, and change-makers how to mindfully explore psychedelics and sacred plant medicines as powerful visionary tools for inner transformation and creative manifestation, inspiring you to embark on the path of heart-centered leadership to influence real change.Psychedelics offer us a new set of tools to radically shift our perception of reality, dissolve old models of reality, and allow us to see ourselves and the world around us from a fresh perspective. This is exactly the kind of support humanity needs right now to help us navigate this intense transition we are collectively moving through. Today we discuss how microdosing and macrodosing sacred plant medicines can leverage creativity and problem solving. With the current state of the planet, it's up to each of us to let go of our limiting beliefs, hold an inner vision of a more harmonious future, and have the courage to transmute that vision into reality.Connect with Laura D: https://livefreelaurad.com/ Meetdelic event: https://meetdelic.com/ 20% off with code DAWNNAUT. 8-day microdosing course and music playlists for psychedelic journey's and beyond https://www.livefreelaurad.com/free-microdosing-course 

Mikaal's mission is the evolution of men across the planet in our lifetime. He helps men break through life-long fear, resistance, and self-doubt to claim the life and love they deserve in the realms of: 1) Purpose, 2) Relationship, 3) Self Mastery. His passion is to coach & inspire humans of all persuasions into the deepest embodiment of their highest potential. He curates ecstatic experiences for the adventurous few to explore the wild unknowns of psyche and soma.Topics Discussed:Answering our innermost truth and callInner obstacles to connection & intimacyHow to start to release the imprint of our parents & change the internal frequency to attract a partner you deserveHow to build a partnership to weather any storm and build lasting trustHonesty in real timeHow to create polarity in relationships, and why is this importantHolding spacePolyamory, Monogamy, Sacred UnionConnect with Mikaal:Website: https://www.mikaalbates.com/

The world is aching for feminine wisdom to come forward. The world is starving for feminine compassion and connection. The world is begging for you, as a woman, to step forward with your voice so that you can heal our planet. Women hold the key to bringing our world into greater balance and bringing back the respect for all of humanity.Learn why it has been so hard for women to find and use their voices. Learn how to find your voice and how to support the women in your life to find & use theirs.

Lauren Amaroo is the founder of CHAKTI yoga. CHAKTI is a dynamic, life changing movement connecting you to the source of who you are: LOVE. It's wild, grounding, freeing, empowering and surprisingly spiritual.CHAKTI is a practice that releases trauma, creates balance, self love and enjoyment for this life experience. Today we talk about Lauren's inspiration to create CHAKTI, spirituality, business, trauma release, somatic experiencing, plant based diets and more! Connect with Lauren:Website: https://www.chakti.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chaktiyoga/

On the healing journey to food freedom, slow is fast. Today's podcast I discuss how rushing the process can lead to falling back into old diet patterns and how slowing down can trigger beliefs that you are not making progress. On today's podcast we discover the art of slowing down, and how to not let the fears around slowing down stop us, but rather see it as an opportunity for healing.

Learn 3 secrets of getting unstuck and staying unstuck in life. Staying stuck prevents us from moving forward and accomplishing what we want in life, such as building a business, improving relationships, losing weight, optimizing health. It is painful place to be, especially when we know we have things we want to accomplish but don't know how to move forward. These 3 secrets are what I learned along the way of many years of mentorship, therapy and Ayahuasca journeys. 

Unhealed emotional trauma forces us to bridge the gap of disconnection by activating internalized shame. Shame gets interwoven in our attachment bonds, making internalized shame the conduit for loving our parent, partner, or with food. Shame then becomes the language of relating in all relationships, including with food. This is known as a shame-bonding or trauma-bonding. Today we talk about how trauma-bonding develops and how trauma bonding can also link with our relationship with foodConnect with Colleen:Colleen's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nutritiontranslator/Colleen's Website https://www.nutritiontranslator.com/Work with Colleen 1:1 https://colleenkuhn.typeform.com/to/Q5xWVJ

Join me for this mini meditation to understand how the thinking mind keeps us separate and how the experiential mind can set us freeMusic Credit: East Forest, Groundwork

Join me for more Ayahuasca revelations, realizations and recognitions. I sat with Mother Aya 3 more times this past weekend for my training program. Themes of the thinking mind vs. feeling mind, fear, surrender, acceptance, the great mystery, trust, divine masculine and feminine, opening, ancestral healing, spiritual paradoxes, through the journey the gold is revealed. 

Once you participated in your own being ignored, abandoned and neglected, because this was modeled to you early on in life. You were taught how to do this. Now, you are participating in your healing, no longer turning toward what is familiar and hurtful patterns. You are learning, and understanding how to accept and befriend yourself. Join me for this meditation to solidify your dedication to your healing path.Music Credit: East Forest, Inside