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Explore the transformative world of Greg Lawrence, a certified Psychedelic Integration Coach, Life Coach, and NLP Master Practitioner. Discover how he blends psychology, neuroscience, and spiritual growth philosophies to guide clients on their personal development journeys. #TransformationalCoach #PsychedelicIntegration #PersonalGrowth #NLPMaster #SpiritualDevelopment Web site: https://psychedelicintegrationspecialist.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregstep1/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100012623709820 Facebook Professional: https://www.facebook.com/psychedelicintegrationspecialist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/psychedelic_integration/ Follow me on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@all.in.all.with.alex Follow my Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/AllinAllwithAlex/ Listen to the Audio Version https://anchor.fm/alex-morris8 Subscribe to my channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYCE3hcGlcW_EA9o9P_gYbg?sub_confirmation=1 Interested in Music videos? Follow my videography channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TheVisualGoat?sub_confirmation=1 Interested in finding a new artist? Click the link below https://www.youtube.com/c/SirromTheRapper?sub_confirmation=1 Welcome to the All In All With ALex, your go-to resource for practical mental health tips, self-improvement strategies, and personal growth insights. In each episode, we explore topics like managing anxiety, overcoming depression, building self-confidence, developing healthy habits, and cultivating resilience. You'll hear from real mental health professionals, life coaches, and inspiring individuals who have overcome their own struggles. Our mission is to provide you with actionable advice, coping techniques, and empowering perspectives to help you live your best life. Whether you're dealing with a specific mental health challenge or simply want to level up your personal growth journey, this channel has something for you. Join our community of like-minded individuals seeking to prioritize their well-being and unlock their full potential. Subscribe now to stay up-to-date on new episode releases, and let us know in the comments what mental health or self-improvement topics you'd like us to cover. Don't go it alone on your journey towards better mental health and self-improvement. Tune in, get inspired, and start taking steps towards becoming the best version of yourself. Your growth and well-being are worth it! tags podcast, best podcasts, all in all with alex podcast, all in all with alex, alex morris podcast, depression podcast, mental health podcast, mental therapy podcast, mental health matters, million dollars worth of game, podcast
To shake things up a little on The Integral Stage, we are dropping down a few chakras to explore all the ins and outs of awakened sexuality, conscious relationship, and sensuously embodied spiritual practice. For episode 22, Layman is joined by Catherine Auman and Greg Lawrence of The Transpersonal Center in LA, to talk about the tantric arts, transpersonal dimensions of development, sexuality as a doorway to mystical or psychedelic experience, psychic integration before and after extended lovemaking, the science of creating a soulmate, the importance of friendship for intimate tantric sexuality, life as lovemaking, and much more. Professional website: https://www.thetranspersonalcenter.com/ Explore The Integral Stage on the Fathom app https://hello.fathom.fm/ Support The Integral Stage on Patreon! / theintegralstage Special thanks and big love to Shai Newman, the Limited Hangout guys, Brandon LaChance, Mike McElroy, Brandon Norgaard, Brendan Graham Dempsey, Francesca, and all of our other Patreon supporters!
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Greg Lawrence, Psychedelic Integration and Transformational Coach, joins the show to share the profound journey of psychedelic integration. The psychedelic experience itself can be life-altering, but the real change happens when you dive into the process of integrating these experiences. It's about exploring the insights, realizations, and sensations that emerge during your journey, delving deep to uncover the lessons they hold, and then taking transformative actions. While the initial effects of psychedelics may wear off, the majority of their benefits unfold in the afterglow, making you feel like anything is possible. You can find show notes, resources and more at: https://tinyurl.com/99y9b7ad
In this episode of Who Gives A Flux, Greg tells us their favourite and least favourite Doctor Who episodes from the New Who Era - choosing one story per New Who Doctor! Of course there are some honourable mentions along the way, otherwise it would just be too hard a task. Part 1 includes the Ninth and Tenth Doctors. Greg on socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greggfriedrice/ Instagram for Bookish Folk: https://www.instagram.com/gregoryslibrary/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greggfriedrice Who Gives A Flux on socials: (@whofluxpod) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whofluxpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/whofluxpod Mike on socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mike.honour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikehonour The music in Who Gives A Flux is royalty free and is from https://pixabay.com/ The logo was created on Canva by the marvellous Greg https://www.instagram.com/greggfriedrice/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whogivesaflux/message
In this episode of Who Gives A Flux, Greg tells us their favourite and least favourite Doctor Who episodes from the New Who Era - choosing one story per New Who Doctor! Of course there are some honourable mentions along the way, otherwise it would just be too hard a task. Part 2 includes the Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth Doctors. Greg on socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greggfriedrice/ Instagram for Bookish Folk: https://www.instagram.com/gregoryslibrary/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greggfriedrice Who Gives A Flux on socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whofluxpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/whofluxpod Mike on socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mike.honour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikehonour The music in Who Gives A Flux is royalty free and is from https://pixabay.com/ The logo was created on Canva by the marvellous Greg https://www.instagram.com/greggfriedrice/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whogivesaflux/message
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Frank & Frank learn more about Evergreen Music Studio and audio engineering from Greg Lawrence, Owner and Teacher. Greg left Moore County 20+ years ago for an audio engineering degree in New York and then to study music in Boston before moving back to NYC to record and play music. The pandemic prompted him and his family to return to Seven Lakes. He records local musicians, teaches private music lessons, primitive music enrichment classes to individuals and homeschoolers, and group classes for the Town of Southern Pines. https://www.evergreenmusic.studio/ greg@evergreenmusic.studio (646)-425-0521
Greg Lawrence is a psychedelic integration and transformational coach, speaker, educator, and integration coach for The Transpersonal Center in Los Angeles and for retreat centers around the globe. Greg shares his story of his own transformation- how psychedelics helped to pull his life out of a downward spiral of addiction, and then we get into resistance - how the mind holds us back from achieving the things that we want, why that happens, and how to overcome it. We also talk about preparation for psychedelics and how surrender can help us get the most from our experience. Learn more about Greg Lawrence: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/psychedelic_integration/ Website: https://psychedelicintegrationspecialist.com/ Learn more about the Host: Jonathan Schecter Instagram: https://instagram.com/bluemagicalchemy Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/bb53d386aca2/email-signup Learn more about the Podcast: Listen on Major Platforms Instagram: https://instagram.com/thevitalpointpodcast
Blossom Your Awesome Podcast Episode #59 Psychedelics For Spiritual Awakening With Greg LawrenceHow to do psychedelics?Have you ever thought about doing psychedelics, but don't know where to begin? Well today I'm bringing you an expert who is a psychedelics integration specialist. He helps first timers and those who are wanting to go deeper with their psychedelic experience. Some of his clients are not first timers, but regulars who find psychedelics to be healing, therapeutic, eye opening and spiritually revelatory. As you may know psychedelics are getting very popular as a means to awaken. They are being used as a therapeutic treatment to aid in healing and recovery. People are using them to have a spiritual transformation of sorts or to let go of things from their past. So if you want to know how to do psychedelics then you must watch this video where I ask in depth questions like - How do we start with psychedelics?Where do we begin with pyschedleics?Do psychedelics help with trauma?What are the best psychedelics to start with?Are mushrooms the go to psychedelics of choice?What about MDMA? How to do pyschedelics?What is the process?How do we get started?What are the best resources for this?I reached out to an expert for advice .Greg Lawrence a psychedelic integration specialist and he breaks down all the nitty gritty for us. He shares with us what we can expect. How psychedelics work in the body and how to get the most out of the experience. Timecodes00:00 - Intro00:20 - Greg's Background/How He Became A Psychedelics Integration Specialist04:08 - Had you done mushrooms before when a therapist first recommended it?04:38 - What about the mushrooms brought up a deeper self inquiry for you?07:32 - Can we use psychedelics to heal trauma?12:32 - Will mushrooms bring up baggage that we are carrying up for healing?13:38 - Talk to us about the transformational aspect of doing psychedelics?19:24 - So psychedelics help trigger emotions and feelings we have buried to begin the healing process?20:10 - Who is the ideal candidate for psychedelics?22:10 - Do things continue coming up for us with continued psychedelic use?23:30 - Recommendations - What is the best psychedelic for spiritual awakening?25:54 - There seems to a be a certain physiological and neurological aspect of ourselves that we are able to tap into with only psychedelics? Is that correct?27:29 - Transformations through psychedelics - what it's been like for you and for you to be a psychedelics integration specialist?30:13 - Resources? How to get started with a psychedelics integration specialist?31:33 - What does spirituality entail? 32:51 - There is a deep sense of grou
Welcome to the Psychedelic Conversations Podcast! Episode 46: In this episode, we sit down with Greg Lawrence to discuss the intricacies of the integration process, his approach when working with people, the current state of psychedelics, and more. 00:00 - Fire Moment 00:52 - Introduction 01:54 - Greg's Background Story 06:16 - Thoughts On The Agenda Of Psychedelics 09:57 - The Emerging Of Psychedelic Therapists 17:43 - What Does Integration Mean? 22:48 - Re-evaluating The People Around You 25:54 - The Era Of Spiritual Narcissism 29:37 - Psychedelics Being An "Instant Fix" 34:44 - Greg's Approach To Working With People 40:47 - Disengaging After Therapy 50:14 - The Current State Of Psychedelics 56:09 - Outro About Greg: Greg Lawrence is a psychedelic integration and transformational coach in Los Angeles. In addition to his private practice, Greg serves as an integration coach for the "Transpersonal Center" in Los Angeles and various retreat centers. He has been facilitating integration circles for PsychedeLiA in Los Angeles for over five years and is a member of Innerspace Integration's Provider Network. Connect with Greg: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/psychedelic_integration/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/psychedelicintegrationspecialist YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PsychedelicIntegrationSpecialist Thank you so much for joining us! Psychedelic Conversations Podcast is designed to educate, inform, and expand awareness. For more information, please head over to https://www.psychedelicconversations.com Please share with your friends or leave a review so that we can reach more people and feel free to join us in our private Facebook group to keep the conversation going. https://www.facebook.com/groups/psychedelicconversations This show is for information purposes only and is not intended to provide mental health or medical advice. About Susan Guner: Susan is a trained somatic, trauma-informed holistic psychotherapist with a mindfulness-based approach grounded in Transpersonal Psychology that focuses on holistic perspective through introspection, insight, and empathetic self-exploration to increase self-awareness, allowing the integration of the mind, body and spirit aspects of human experience in personal growth and development. Connect with Susan: Website: https://www.psychedelicconversations.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/susan.guner LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-guner/ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/susanguner Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/susanguner Blog: https://susanguner.medium.com/ Podcast: https://anchor.fm/susan-guner #PsychedelicConversations #SusanGuner #GregLawrence #PsychedelicPodcast #Microdosing #PsychedelicScience #PlantMedicines #PsychedelicResearch #Entheogens
Today I, Martin discussed my fitness journey from November last year to where I am today. The conversation includes body fat, muscle mass, what to eat, and the fitness plan I have been on. We were delighted to have a special guest Greg Lawrence from F3 on the call as well. Resources mentioned:F3 NationFia Nation FitTrackJoin us virtually every Monday at 10AM to hear the live recording of IGNITE Birmingham Click or dial in usingwww.ULECx.com/conference205-582-7042Disclaimer: All opinions expressed on this podcast including the team and guests are solely their opinions. Host and guest may maintain positions in the companies and securities discussed.This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as specific investment advice for any individual or organization.
• Greg Markell Lawrence and Sean Bani Yisrael, Owners, Markell-Bani Fine Wines & Sparkling Beverages. Markell-Bani is the brainchild of two lifelong friends and Cincinnati natives, Greg Markell Lawrence and Sean Bani Yisrael who endeavored to create a spirits brand that would serve the interests of an under represented African-American community.
Greg Lawrence is a Certified Psychedelic Integration Coach, Community Integration Circle Facilitator and leader in the Los Angeles psychedelic community. He helps people make lasting changes by assisting them in integrating the insights and lessons gained during the psychedelic experience into their daily lives.https://psychedelicintegrationspecialist.com
Research into the therapeutic use of psychedelics has gained speed in the past decade. Findings from research indicate substances such as psilocybin, LSD and MDMA have substantial, lasting benefits for many people who have mental health issues like depression, anxiety, and PTSD. These changes take place on two levels: 1) There are changes that take place to the neuronal structure and neural networks, and 2) There are changes that occur in our sense of meaning-making, sense of self and our worldview…that persist years after taking the substance. In a sense, it is like reprogramming the operating system of the brain. As we over identify with the voice(s) in our head, we often miss the finer mental details like emotions, visuals, how thoughts work, the tone of voice of the voices, the source of the voices, meta awarenesses and so on. Join Dr. John as he discusses the use of psychedelics with Greg Lawrence - a Psychedelic Integration and Transformational Coach. Topics covered include: What sorts of mental illnesses are contraindicated for use of psychedelics? What’s the difference between a sitter and a guide for someone taking psychedelics? How important is setting an intention prior to a trip? What are some sample intentions? What is a reasonable dosage for a therapeutic trip for mushrooms (psilocybin)? Does weight, or age or prior experience matter? What do you tell clients to expect? How do you help normalize the anxiety they feel prior to taking a psychedelic? What is a good trip? A bad trip (or challenging experience)? How should one deal with a bad trip in the moment? What is the range of an effective dose of psilocybin when microdosing? What effects can people expect? What are the situations where people should NOT microdose? How do you compare the experience of mushrooms vs. LSD? DMT? If you like what you've heard at The Evolved Caveman podcast, support us by subscribing, leaving reviews on Apple podcasts. Every review helps to get the message out! Please share the podcast with friends and colleagues. Follow Dr. John Schinnerer on | Instagram | Instagram.com/@TheEvolvedCaveman | Facebook | Facebook.com/Anger.Management.Expert | Twitter | Twitter.com/@JohnSchin | LinkedIn | Linkedin.com/in/DrJohnSchinnerer Or join the email list by visiting: GuideToSelf.com Please visit our YouTube channel and remember to Like & Subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/user/jschinnerer Editing/Mixing/Mastering by: Brian Donat of B/Line Studios www.BLineStudios.com Music by: Zak Gay http://otonamimusic.com/
Our guest tonight on Inner Journey with Greg Friedman is Greg Lawrence. Greg is a Psychedelic Integration and Transformational Coach, Energy Worker, and active member of the Southern California psychedelic community. In addition to his private practice he works as a Psychedelic Integration Coach with:•The Transpersonal Counseling Center, a psychotherapy practice located in Los Angeles, as well as two organizations that focus on psychedelic advocacy, education, harm reduction and integration:•Psychedelic Experience Integration (PsychedeLiA), where I do integration work with clients one-on-one and also facilitate bi-weekly Community Integration Circles; and•Innerspace Integration, where I serve as a member of their Integration Support Network.And we spend the entire program unpacking what all of that means.
Research is underway, after many decades, psychedelics are back in the spotlight for academics and physicians to discover safe ways to cure people with trauma and mental illnesses. Some states in the US are decriminalizing them. However, in the past 2 episodes, I've covered that.In this episode, we dive a little bit deeper into how we can heal, integrate and transform our lives. It's not just for the mentally ill, but even for all of us. There are self-discovery and transformation that can be done. We are all buried in everyday life that we don't get to understand who we are anymore. Isn't it time we get back in touch with ourselves before life passes us by?Here in this episode, we will learn,- How we can find where we need to heal- If psychedelics is right for us- What is the experience could be- How to integrate what we learned - How to know when we conclude the help from psychedelicsGreg Lawrence is a psychedelic integration and transformation coach. He runs a practice called Psychedelic Integration Specialist. He tells us how he used it for himself to heal and helps people to discover themselves and take that back into their daily lives. This is not an episode for recreational use, but a way to find out who we really are and be in touch again with yourself, your true self. Subscribe to the weekly/monthly newsletter here.I've started a BuyMeCoffee sponsorship so it would be great if you could contribute to the podcast. I'll make a shout-out to you on the send you a special thank you email!Guest: Greg LawrenceHost: Takatoshi Shibayama (LinkedIn | Twitter)Music: ShowNing (Website)
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Personally teach and influence at least one million people.We are a multifaceted Health and Wellness company that specializes in Corporate Wellness and Culture Consulting, Industry Speaking engagements and Continuing education for the industry.We Help corporations by solving the most costly problems they have with Productivity and Health Care while creating a culture that thrives on accomplishment and community.We help organizations think outside of the box and gain tools that allow them to be nimble and strong as tides and markets shift.We Up level the skills and tools of other practitioners by providing them continuing education that actually leads to greater success and standing in the business community.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Ari Gronich 0:07 Welcome back to another episode of create a new tomorrow. I'm your host, Ari Gronich and I have with me, Greg Lawrence and Greg is a psychedelic integration and transformational coach. He's talks about clinical research, micro dosing, the importance of preparation and integration. What would you, Greg, you know, like to share about how you got into this field? And what about it is makes it so passionate for you?Greg Lawrence 0:38 Wow. Well, I mean, I got into it through experience about six years ago. Well, I should back up and say that I used psychedelics in my late teens through my late 20s. And unfortunately, in my late 20s, I also got mixed up with hard drugs, my life spiraled out of control pretty quickly. So I managed to scrape myself off of the bottom of the barrel and quit drugs, cold turkey, I realized at that time, I had a lot of unresolved childhood trauma I hadn't dealt with, and I basically been hiding for a long time. So I started working with a psychotherapist, personal coach. And somewhere in there, I was smoking cigarettes and trying to quit. And my coach said, I think so assignment helps with that. So I got some magic mushrooms and took them and had some epiphanies about what was going on in my life and the causes of the misery I was experiencing. And I thought, okay, now that I know where that came from, everything is going to change. And in about four or five weeks or so everything was just the same as it was. That happened a couple more times, then I stumbled across the concept of integration, and started going to integration groups, integration circles. And that's where we take the lesson from the experience, we try to integrate it into our lives by making some sort of shift or change in our lives. And I became fascinated with this. So I started studying it, I began leading the integration circles, I started working with people one on one, I eventually got certified as a psychedelic integration coach, and I've been a full time coach for almost three years now.Ari Gronich 2:08 That's awesome. So, you know, tell me what's the difference between the recreational use of psilocybin or other psychedelics and the, the therapy side of utilizing these medicines for taking care of emotional trauma and releasing, and so on, because, like you, I was a child doing certain things, and and I find that as an adult, those experiences are much richer and greater and create more of a permanent change for me. So talk to us a little bit about the difference between the recreational side and the therapeutic side.Greg Lawrence 3:01 Well, I first want to say that I, you know, there are a large part of the psychedelic community that uses the word recreational sort of a pejorative, like that's not the way you're supposed to do it. I don't believe that there shouldn't be any shoulds, around psychedelic. And I realized I used the word should to say that. But once you are safe and responsible, which means that you are not bringing harm to yourself or another person, I think if you want to experience a museum, a movie, some movie, or some food and other person's body, nature, whatever you want through the lens of a psychedelic, I think that that's fantastic. People should be free to explore their consciousness in the world in the way that they want.Ari Gronich 3:40 Got it. So one of the things that I utilize in my practice has been psychedelic therapy with bodywork and deep emotional release, breath work. And I've, I've always found that the issues are in the tissues. And when you combine those two things, you can really, really get permanent clearing of the issues that are in the tissues, because you're breathing it out, the body's being moved through it, the places where the traumas are, are being literally touched. So there's like a spotlight on those places. And then the medicine does its work of allowing those things and those traumas to release. Have you ever experienced that or heard of that kindGreg Lawrence 4:39 of work? Yeah, I do energy work myself. I practice personally trauma release exercises. So I realized there is both a psychological and a somatic component to the issues that people are facing, and that trauma is held in the body. So in the work that I do with people in preparing them or helping them to work with these medicines, because what I do is I work with people before and after, as an integration coach, I help prepare them for any experience. And I help them integrate the experience the middle part they do on their own or with someone else. So in my preparation, sometimes I try to determine which mode which would be better for a particular person. Because there is a way from disconnecting from the story in your head, and just experiencing what's happening in your body as issues come up. There is a way of diving deeper into the story in your head to see what kind of resolution you can get. And there's a combination of the two or you can be experiencing something in your body won't, you know, you can experience the past in your body while you're in the present in your head. So all those can be very helpful. But yeah, there's a significant somatic component. I think, too, especially trauma.Ari Gronich 5:47 Absolutely. I've, I think Burning Man was my first experience with psilocybin in a therapeutic healing, you know, manner. And I think I was about 2627 at the time. And we had somebody who couldn't hear out of her ear, since she was like five years old. And about a two and a half, three hour session. We were done, she could hear out of her ear. It was really fascinating. And that's what interested me originally in psilocybin and psychedelics as therapeutic healing tools. What about micro dosing? And I know this is becoming especially within like the Silicon Valley crowd, it's becoming a pretty regular thing to do micro dosing of these, these things, what are the effects? What are the side effects, if any? What is it that you're experiencing with a micro dose of a psychedelic?Greg Lawrence 6:56 Well, I just first want to say that micro dosing has exploded outside of Silicon Valley. So I take monitor and take part in a lot of online groups, and a lot of Facebook groups and online forums that are specifically about micro dosing. And there are people coming to these groups every day, dealing with issues like anxiety, depression, OCD, traumatic brain injury, you know, childhood trauma, and these are people who aren't even considering using psychedelics in the classic sense, they just want to take advantage of the effects of micro dosing. And I also want to say that there is scant scientific evidence that micro dosing actually has an effect just because there's been almost no research done on it. It's still in process. But you know, for all we know, a lot of these things are the placebo or placebo effect if they are fantastic. Yay, placebo, I sayAri Gronich 7:46 this kind of a medicine, weight reliance, like if somebody is heavier or lighter, or does that not matter much.Greg Lawrence 7:56 psychedelics have very little to do with body mass, weight, height, etc. They're sort of like psychotropic drugs like antidepressants, there's a standard dosage, but you know, three grams of mushrooms can really send a 300 pound person into the sky and do nothing for 100 pound person depends on the person's receptors, their own tolerance, etc.Ari Gronich 8:19 Okay, so what is the chemistry that happens in your brain when you are micro dosing and when you're macro dosing,Greg Lawrence 8:26 micro dosing, we don't have as much evidence about exactly what happens when you take the medicine. But for a standard dose of say, serotonergic psychedelics, LSD, psilocybin, mescaline. They are serotonin agonists. So they will latch on to your serotonin receptors. serotonin is known as the feel good neurotransmitter, it's the feel good chemical. These substances don't release more serotonin into your system, they just kind of mimic serotonin. Once they grab onto that receptor and start mimicking serotonin, what happens on the other side is not exactly clear. physiologically. There are a lot of technical things that happen. What basically happens, though, is that difficult things start to try to come to the surface for you sort of the opposite of the action of an antidepressant antidepressant takes those difficult feelings and tries to just push them down here, so you don't have to deal with them. psychedelics do the opposite. They try to bring them to the surface so that you'll experience them process them.Ari Gronich 9:26 So it sounds like it's basically turning the light into the dark. You know, like you put a flashlight in where you've been dark and so all of a sudden, you can see what is going on and spotlight it correct.Greg Lawrence 9:41 Yeah, psychedelics are what are called nonspecific amplifiers of consciousness. So what will often happen is something that is bothering you that you've been suppressing something you didn't realize what's important to you something that is a problem for you that you've been ignoring will come to the surface. I'll give you a Perfect example of this young man who who called me he had had a difficult journey on mushrooms. And the following happened to him. He grew up in a small town in the Midwest at the same friends all of his life, went through grade school all the way through high school with them. good looking guy, very athletic, very popular, always had girlfriends ton of friends. He said he never had to try too hard to do anything. The major he wanted to take in college was different than that of his friends. So he ended up going out of state where he knew nobody. Suddenly the guy is 19. And he has no friends and no prospects and doesn't know what do you realize is I've never had to make friends from scratch. It just always has been there. And he's kind of lonely and a little bit desperate. Luckily, he finds these three guys were just great. he clicks with them immediately. They like to joke around with him. They include him as part of their gang. And he's hanging out with these guys for a couple of weeks. And they say, Hey, we're going to go to the forest and do mushrooms this weekend, would you like to go? He says, Yeah, I'd like that. He's been hearing about this, he wants to try it. They go to the forest, they find a spot, they take the mushrooms. And about 45 minutes later, while they're all talking, this guy realizes these are terrible people. They're not joking around with me, they're insulting me and where I'm from. They're racist, or misogynist. They're just not the kind of people I want to be with at all. So he spent about three hours being around these people who made him feel very unsafe, that was the bad experience he had. But that just shows you what happens in our everyday consciousness. There are things that bother us every day that we just sort of put to the side, we take these substances, and that says, hey, this thing is bothering you, you really need to look at it. Because everything looks fine on the surface. But there's a feeling that something's just not right, that might be might manifest as anxiety, depression, just a feeling of unease. Being stuck having to deal with procrastination, maybe I'm not getting along in my relationships with people. These all cause issues, but they're things that we're suppressing and putting in the background. psychedelics will bring those things into light for us, as you say.Unknown Speaker 12:04 Awesome. SoAri Gronich 12:08 societal effects. So what do you think that the benefit to society itself, is when people begin to experiment more and heal their traumas, more from using psychedelics?Greg Lawrence 12:30 Well, I think it's very much like when people start down a path of personal or spiritual development. So there are two theories, I think you could say about when people start down that path. One is that I have 57 problems. And next week, I have 52. And a few weeks, I have 48. And then I have 37. And pretty soon I have 28 problems. And nothing outside of me has changed. All this changes my perception of what is a problem, when I'm making a problem out of it. The other theory is that I still have those 57 problems, it's just not a problem that I have them anymore. But I would say the societal effect is that I stopped perceiving that I have so many problems, ROM das said, the only thing that I can do for you is work on myself, the only thing that you can do for me is work on yourself. So when I have less problems, and you have less problems, there are two things that happen. The first thing is that there are less problems in the world. Now you and I each have you have 28, and I have 35. But there's not 114 anymore, so there are less problems in the world. The other thing that happens is now I know what kinds of things I might want to address, because if I have 57 problems, and I go out trying to solve all of those, I'm trying to solve Phantom problems in there somewhere. I'm trying to solve something that just seems like a problem to me. The more I can cut that down, the more I can focus on what might be real problems outside of myself, what things what kind of things I might want to see change, what kind of things I might want to contribute to what kind of world I want to see. That's the societal. The major one.Ari Gronich 14:03 Very cool, very cool. So at the end of my interviews, I always ask the same question. And that's three to four tips, tricks, actionable steps that somebody can take immediately to create a new tomorrow today for themselves and activate their vision for a better world.Greg Lawrence 14:24 There are two that I would give. One is to be more mindful whenever possible. So think about what you are doing as much as possible and don't be on autopilot. Move the trash can put your keys in a different place, park your car somewhere else. take a different route. When you go to the store, do anything you can to wake yourself up, brush your teeth with your non dominant hand, change your habits, stop doing things the same way. You've always done them because it has you on autopilot and you are responding to your environment in a particular way rather than thinking about what you're doing. The second is to cultivate an under Standing of the fact that it's okay to feel your feelings that there is no such thing as a wrong thought or emotion. There is no such thing as a wrong thought or emotion. You don't have to act on them. But the fact that you're angry, the fact that you feel hatred towards someone, the fact that you are ashamed of something, all of those things are perfectly welcome. And they will resolve themselves. Trying not to resolve them, is what keeps them in us and keeps us tied up. So learning to be mindful, feeling our feelings, untangle both of those things together a good mindfulness meditation practice would be very helpful.Ari Gronich 15:39 That's awesome. Yeah, sometimes I'll play ping pong left handed just to shift my my energy, especially when i get i do i do that with tennis also, just when i when i get stuck in that rut, you know, of playing and I'm, all of a sudden, I'm in this perpetual motion of of not doing what I know to do, I'll switch just to reset myself. So I love that. I also like, you know, writing with both hands at the same time, or shaking hands to write with the opposite hand, works the other side of your brain. And those are all very good things. And I never thought of really trying to do that while while in a psychedelic journey. But that might be an interesting experiment, as well as is switching hands while in the journey because that would trigger that other side of the brain that's maybe been non active or less active or deactivated. So it'd be an interesting experiment as well switch sides and see how well you write with the opposite side. You know, while in that in that space, because maybe cut girl for you.Greg Lawrence 17:00 I never thought of that. I definitely write better women psychedelics, for some reason. My writing is more legible. Is it? Is it? Yeah,Ari Gronich 17:09 I have doctor writing so. So you can I can hardly read my own writing. When I get into doctor mode, and I'm filling out, you know, forms and things like that. But it's, it's just an interesting thought that that you popped in my head was, okay, so what if we switched hands? while experiencing that? Are we going to switch because we're switching sides of brains? When we switch hands? Do we switch thoughts? Do we switch experiences? Do we switch to the things that we're not that are not in that automatic experience of life? You know,Unknown Speaker 17:46 I like that,Ari Gronich 17:47 how many people here in the audience have have experienced driving somewhere, and all of a sudden, you're on your way to work, but you were going somewhere else. But just the automatic response of I go this way, and I go to work, and all of a sudden you're like, Oh, wait, that's not where I was going? IGreg Lawrence 18:06 gotta go, sir. Yeah, or driving for two hours and realize you don't remember it? one bit of driving?Ari Gronich 18:14 Yeah, I always I, I've had that experience. I had that experience. Actually, once. When I did a vision quest, I was up on the mountain for four days, no food, no water, sweat lodges on both sides of the sweat. So I was completely dehydrated and completely into that spirit world. And when I was driving back, I was up in the mountains of Ohio, going back into LA. And if you can imagine the mountains of Ohio a very rural kind of environment, and then you get on the freeway going to LA and it's a very different experience. And it felt to me like I was not driving at all It felt like I was in the middle of a video game. And everything was coming towards me instead of me going forward. It was really fascinating. And then I was like, how did I? I'm like, I'm almost home. How did I get here? interesting experience. But yeah, I like it. Well, thank you, you know, so much for being on Greg. Is there anything? If anybody wants to get a hold of you? How did they get ahold of you? They want to experience or or just learn more about this, this adventure of plant medicines.Greg Lawrence 19:31 And you can find me at psychedelicintegrationspecialists.com and on Facebook, I'm psychedelic integration specialists. And you can always reach me at Greg@psychedelicintegrationspecialists calm. It's a lot of typing, but it works. Awesome.Ari Gronich 19:45 Thank you so much for being here. I really appreciate you coming on. And, you know, this is a controversial subject. And it's not something that I actually took lightly when I decided to invite Greg on I wanted to give you a perspective of what's possible in the world when we stopped closing our minds and start opening them up to those to those possibilities, and very cautiously and very safely and with a lot of education and research. And I just I wanted I was, I was just very sure that I wanted to have Greg on here because I wanted this perspective to to make it to the audience. So thank you so much for being here. Gray. I appreciate you. Remember, we're creating a new tomorrow today, take some actionable steps. Hopefully you have gotten a lot out of this episode. My name is Ari Gronich. I'm your host remember to LIKE subscribe, review rate comments, we want to start conversations about these things. And you know, just expand on the knowledge and expand on the shift. So let's create a new tomorrow today. And I'm your host Ari Gronich, thank you so much for being here. And we'll see you next time.
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What would you, Greg, you know, like to share about how you got into this field, and what about it is makes it so passionate for you?Greg Lawrence 1:36 Wow. Well, I mean, I got into it through experience about six years ago. Well, I should back up and say that I use psychedelics in my late teens through my late 20s. And unfortunately, in my late 20s, I also got mixed up with hard drugs, my life spiraled out of control pretty quickly. So I managed to scrape myself off of the bottom of the barrel and quit drugs, cold turkey, everything except cannabis cannabis, which I've used for many years after that, when I moved away from where I was, I stopped using everything but cannabis, and I live basically a suburban lifestyle for about 25 years. And about six years ago, my life got turned upside down through personal tragedy. I realized at that time, I had a lot of unresolved childhood trauma I hadn't dealt with, and I basically been hiding for a long time. So I started working with a psychotherapist, personal coach, and somewhere in there where I was smoking cigarettes and trying to quit, and my coach said, I think soul assignment helps with that. So I got some magic mushrooms and took them and had some epiphanies about what was going on in my life and the causes of the misery I was experiencing. And I thought, okay, now that I know where that came from, everything is going to change. And in about four or five weeks or so everything was just the same as it was. That happened a couple more times, then I stumbled across the concept of integration, and started going to integration groups, integration circles. And that's where we take the lesson from the experience, we try to integrate it into our lives by making some sort of shift or change in our lives. And I became fascinated with this. So I started studying it, I began leading the integration circles, I started working with people one on one, I eventually got certified as a psychedelic integration coach. And I've been a full time coach for almost three years now. But it was because it was something that was very helpful to me, you know, I was able to take the experiences that I had, and make some changes and shifts in my life, don't get me to where I am now, which is about 180 degrees from where I was six years ago, is a very angry, impatient person who wasn't very good in relationships, all that's changed for me. So it's a personal passion. And, you know, it is my passion to help pass this on to other people. I think this can be life changing.Ari Gronich 3:48 That's awesome. So, you know, tell me, what's the difference between the recreational use of psilocybin or other psychedelics and the, the therapy side of utilizing these medicines for taking care of emotional trauma and releasing, and so on, because, like you, I was a child doing certain things and and I find that as an adult, those experiences are much richer and greater and create more of a permanent change for me. So talk to us a little bit about the difference between the recreational side and the therapeutic side.Greg Lawrence 4:40 Well, I first want to say that I you know, there are a large part of the psychedelic community that uses the word recreational sort of a pejorative, like that's not the way you're supposed to do it. I don't believe that there should be any shoulds around psychedelic and I realized I use the word should to say that but Once you are safe and responsible, which means that you are not bringing harm to yourself or another person, I think if you want to experience a museum, a movie, some movie, or some food and other person's body nature, whatever you want through the lens of a psychedelic, I think that that's fantastic. People should be free to explore their consciousness in the world in a way that they want. But there is sometimes a thin line between recreational use and intentional use, I'll call it and maybe a little bit thicker line between intentional use and therapeutic use. So unintentional use, we spend a lot of time setting intentions, we try to pay attention to what's going on during the experience, and we try to integrate it afterwards. And therapeutic use, it might go a little bit deeper, we might actually use eyeshades and headphones with carefully curated music, we make sure that the person is prepared ahead of time for the experience, and especially prepared for any possibly disturbing images or memories, or anything that might scare or upset them. Because that's a very important part of the process for them to understand that that is part of the process. And it's something to be experienced, not something to run from. And I would say in therapeutic use when you talk about things like the clinical studies that are going on with places like maps, and in places like NYU, Johns Hopkins, and so forth. There is a significant therapeutic component on each side of each experience. So you will have therapy beforehand, to prepare you sort of explore what's going on with you and see what your issues are a lot of therapy after the experience to help integrate that experience.Ari Gronich 6:35 What about therapy during the experience, that'sGreg Lawrence 6:38 known as psycholytic therapy. And that's not something that's done very much. There are a few places in Europe that do this with MDMA. It's not something that's done much with psychedelics like LSD or psilocybin. They don't really lend themselves to therapy. And really, there is a theory that there's an inner healer within, you know, within you, that knows the issues better than anyone else could try to guess. So sometimes I started with MDMA, but in the vast majority of experiences, people have an internal experience, and then they do the therapy before afterwards. And before.Ari Gronich 7:11 Got it. So one of the things that I utilize in my practice has been psychedelic therapy with bodywork and deep emotional release breathwork. And I've, I've always found that the issues are in the tissues. And when you combine those two things, you can really, really get permanent clearing of the issues that are in the tissues, because you're breathing it out, the body's being moved through it, the places where the traumas are, are being literally touched. So there's like a spotlight on those places. And then the medicine does its work of allowing those things and those traumas to release. Have you ever experienced that or heard of that kindGreg Lawrence 8:10 of work? Yeah, I do energy work myself, I practice personally trauma release exercises. So I realize there is both a psychological and a somatic component to the issues that people are facing. And that trauma is held in the body. So in the work that I do with people in preparing them or helping them to work with these medicines, because what I do is I work with people before and after, as an integration coach, I help prepare them for any experience. And I help them integrate the experience the middle part they do on their own or with someone else. So in my preparation, sometimes I try to determine which mode which would be better for a particular person. Because there is a way from disconnecting from the story in your head, and just experiencing what's happening in your body as issues come up. There is a way of diving deeper into the story in your head to see what kind of resolution you can get. And there's a combination of the two where you can be experiencing something and your body will you know, you can experience the past in your body while you're in the present in your head. So all those can be very helpful. But yeah, there's a significant somatic component. I think, too, especially trauma.Ari Gronich 9:18 Absolutely. I've I think Burning Man was my first experience with psilocybin in a therapeutic healing, you know, manner. And I think I was about 2627 at the time. And we had somebody who couldn't hear out of her ear since she was like five years old, and about a two and a half, three hour session. We were done. She could hear out of her ear. It was really fascinating. And that's what interested me originally in psilocybin and psychedelics as therapeutic healing tools. What about micro dosing? And I know this is becoming especially within like the Silicon Valley crowd, it's becoming a pretty regular thing to do micro dosing of these, these things, what are the effects? What are the side effects? if any? What is it that you're experiencing with a micro dose of a psychedelic?Greg Lawrence 10:27 Well, I just first want to say that micro dosing has exploded outside of Silicon Valley. So I take monitor and take part in a lot of online groups, and a lot of Facebook groups and online forums that are specifically about micro dosing. And there are people coming to these groups every day, dealing with issues like anxiety, depression, OCD, traumatic brain injury, you know, childhood trauma. And these are people who aren't even considering using psychedelics in the classic sense, they just want to take advantage of the effects of micro dosing. And I also want to say that there is scant scientific evidence that micro dosing actually has an effect just because there's been almost no research done on it. It's still in process. But you know, for all we know, a lot of these things are the placebo or placebo effect, if they are fantastic. Yay, placebo, I say. But micro dosing is the consumption of sub perceptual amounts of generally, LSD or psilocybin, people microdose all kinds of substances, but we're generally talking about LSD or psilocybin, when someone says micro dosing, the effects are generally not felt. And that's kind of the idea. You know, psychedelics are sort of a cathartic experience, they do what therapy does, they bring the unconscious to the conscious, so difficult emotional and psychological material surfaces very gradually in therapy, and eventually, we feel kind of crappy, we process these things, and we feel our feelings, we get it out of us. psychedelics want to do this very quickly. Micro dosing does this very gradually in the background, so there's not too much for some people. It's very comparable to taking a nootropic or a smart drug, where you just feel kind of sharp, on together, it's very easy to forget that you've microdose when you're doing classic micro dosing, you might just feel good, I'm just having a great day. And then oh, yeah, I did a micro dose this morning, you might just feel good, better or not as bad. Some people see pretty immediate relief from things like anxiety and depression, symptoms of OCD. And some people you know, conditions like bipolar, usually contraindications for using psychedelics, but people with bipolar disorder, or micro dosing and getting some benefit from it. I want to say that people with those disorders should use caution when they're micro dosing, you should always do always do plenty of research and find out what the risks are. But so far, as far as drugs go, physiologically, psilocybin is one of the safest substances you can take. You know, I've seen a chart when they show the relative safety of different drugs based on things like emergency room visits, 911 calls, psilocybin is at the bottom, it's underneath aspirin and tobacco, it's one of the safest things physiologically that you can take. So taking in minute quantities. So far hasn't been shown to have any ill effects physiologically. Now, micro dosing can do things like bring emotions close to the surface. Some of these things are dose dependent. So some cautions I give people is that if you do a little bit extra, if you go somewhere between a micro dose and a regular dose, you could get stuck in a sort of an uncomfortable space where things are starting to come up. But you never get to that place where they start processing. So you can just be sort of jittery, anxious, nervous, sweaty, just uncomfortable in general, emotions can be close to the surface. So in these forums, I regularly see people saying things like, you know, expected micro dosing to be sort of calming to me, but I find that I'm very irritable, I'm crying for no reason, I'm angry at my children having trouble controlling myself. I'm sweating a lot. I'm not comfortable, I'm not sleeping, I'm too tired. Many of the times I see these things are dose dependent, people are just taking too much. So it's generally advisable to take about one 10th of a normal dose that is, in general, somewhere around 10 micrograms of LSD, although people do less or more, and it's somewhere around 100 or 200 milligrams of psilocybin, although people do less or more, it's got a lot to do with tolerance, your specific conditions, your environment, etc. There's no standard microdose just like there's no standard dose of psychedelics,Ari Gronich 14:35 right, is it is this kind of a medicine weight reliance, like if somebody is heavier or lighter, or does that not matter muchGreg Lawrence 14:47 psychedelics have very little to do with body mass, weight, height, etc. They're sort of like psychotropic drugs like antidepressants. There's a standard dosage but you know, three grams of mushrooms can really send a 300 pound person into the sky and do nothing for 100 pound person depends on the person's receptors, their own tolerance, etc.Ari Gronich 15:09 Okay, so what is the chemistry that happens in your brain when you are micro dosing and when you're macro dosing,Greg Lawrence 15:17 micro dosing, we don't have as much evidence about exactly what happens when you take the medicine. But for a standard dose of say serotonergic, psychedelics, LSD, psilocybin, mescaline. They are serotonin agonists. So they will latch on to your serotonin receptors. serotonin is known as the feel good neurotransmitter, it's the feel good chemical. These substances don't release more serotonin into your system, they just kind of mimic serotonin. Once they grab onto that receptor and start mimicking serotonin, what happens on the other side is not exactly clear, physiologically. There are a lot of technical things that happen. What basically happens though, is that difficult things start to try to come to the surface for you sort of the opposite of the action of an antidepressant antidepressant takes those difficult feelings and tries to just push them down here, so you don't have to deal with them. psychedelics do the opposite. We try to bring them to the surface so that you'll experience them process them.Ari Gronich 16:17 So it sounds like it's basically turning the light into the dark, you know, like you put a flashlight in where you've been dark. And so all of a sudden, you can see what is going on and spotlight itGreg Lawrence 16:30 correct. Yeah, psychedelics are what are called nonspecific amplifiers of consciousness. So what will often happen is something that is bothering you that you've been suppressing something you didn't realize was important to you. Something that is a problem for you that you've been ignoring, will come to the surface. I'll give you a perfect example of this. young man who who called me he had had a difficult journey on mushrooms. And the following happened to him. He grew up in a small town in the Midwest at the same friends all of his life, went through grade school all the way through high school with them. good looking guy, very athletic, very popular, always had girlfriends ton of friends. He said he never had to try too hard to do anything. The major he wanted to take in college was different than that of his friends. So he ended up going out of state where he knew nobody. Suddenly the guy is 19. And he has no friends and no prospects and doesn't know what to do. He realizes I've never had to make friends from scratch. It just always has been there. And he's kind of lonely and a little bit desperate. Luckily, he finds these three guys were just great. he clicks with them immediately. They like to joke around with him. They include him as part of their gang. And he's hanging out with these guys for a couple of weeks. And they say, Hey, we're going to go to the forest and do mushrooms this weekend, would you like to go? He says, Yeah, I'd like that. He's been hearing about this, he wants to try it. They go to the forest, they find a spot, they take the mushrooms. And about 45 minutes later, while they're all talking, this guy realized this, these are terrible people. They're not joking around with me, they're insulting me and where I'm from. They're racist or misogynist. They're just not the kind of people I want to be with at all. So he spent about three hours being around these people who made him feel very unsafe. That was the bad experience he had. But that just shows you what happens in our everyday consciousness. There are things that bother us every day that we just sort of put to the side, we take these substances, and it says, Hey, this thing is bothering you, you really need to look at it. Because everything looks fine on the surface. But there's a feeling in us that something's just not right, that might be might manifest as anxiety, depression, just a feeling of unease. Being stuck having to deal with procrastination, maybe I'm not getting along in my relationships with people. These all cause issues, but they're things that we're suppressing and putting in the background. psychedelics will bring those things into light for us, as you say.Unknown Speaker 18:55 Awesome. SoAri Gronich 18:57 let's, uh, you know, you're talking about college. So I have kids in college. They obviously have had experiences the kids that I know, with, with psychedelics, with other kinds of things. But as an as a college student, who's experimenting with their minds, what are the precautions other than, like, you kind of brought it up with making sure that the space and the people you're with are safe for you, but what are the other kinds of precautions that you would give to kids that are attempting to experiment with these things and may or may not really know the power of them?Greg Lawrence 19:46 Yeah, firstly, I would say that although I am what I would consider to be a psychedelic advocate psychedelics are not for everyone. So I would advise anyone to do their research and find out if they have any psychological, medical or physical contrary indication. Because they don't work for everyone. if they have any significant psychological issues, they might want to also look up a therapist in case anything difficult comes up so they can work that out with them afterwards, you definitely want to pay attention to a separate setting. So set is my psychological set, how I'm feeling, how things are going for me what kind of problems Am I might have right now. And setting is my physical studying, including the people around me. Now I said psychedelics are amplifiers. If you are going to do psychedelics, if you're going to be around someone that you don't like, just be aware of the fact that that's going to be amplified for you. And that might make things make things very difficult, should always be comfortable with the people you're going to do psychedelics with, if you're going to do them with other people, I would say that you should do them with at least a sitter, if you have not experienced these substances before, in case you need assistance in some way.Ari Gronich 20:55 Kind of like my driver.Greg Lawrence 20:57 I'm sorry, whatAri Gronich 20:58 kind of like a designated driver.Greg Lawrence 21:00 Yeah, should be someone who has experience with psychedelics, preferably, so that they understand what you're going through, who knows what to do and what not to do. Because once having a difficult time, sometimes it should be talked through it and not down or out of it. Sometimes people have to process something. So telling someone that a difficult memory wasn't that bad is not what you should be doing. When something's going on, someone's going through that experience, holding their hand, getting them some water, keeping them safe, all allowable things, but don't try to characterize their experience. But you just want someone who's going to be there in case you need help in some way. And I would also say that intention setting is very important. You know, you don't go in trying to control the experience. But do do think you do think at a very high level. What is it? I'm trying to get from this experience? Where am I going? What am I wanting? Okay, soAri Gronich 21:49 what you're saying, what I'm hearing, is that you want to be really cognizant of what it is that you're doing. And make sure you've researched enough. Make sure that you have somebody here somebody in your space that's safe, and somebody that's in your space that is already done what you're about to do so that you have a guide,Unknown Speaker 22:24 basically,Greg Lawrence 22:24 correct. Yeah, rather than a guide, I would say someone just to be there to make sure that you're safe.Ari Gronich 22:30 Okay. So Iosco is a little bit different you have to have kind of a guide, right? Have you had any experience with Iowa SCA and and what's your take on kind of the differences between the twoGreg Lawrence 22:46 you know, psychedelics end up taking you to sort of the same place in a different way, you know, it's getting to the same location or different vehicle, I have lost could can have a very heavy body load. Meaning I feel it in my body that often causes people to purge in one way or another that made through faith through vomiting, diarrhea, sweating, crying, what have you, but I watched it can be a very difficult experience to have a very difficult substance to work with. But also all the psychedelics can is generally done like you said, in a group setting, under the supervision of a shaman or a facilitator. shaman tends to be an indigenous person who has a lineage she's learned from facilitator, someone who's learned how to work with the medicine. And they generally there's generally live music played in the form of Ikaros. Those are songs that were written by Alaska for I Alaska that have a lot of power can help guide the music through your body or help get you through difficult situations. So I mean, my cautions would be the same as they would with any other psychedelic, make sure it's for you. And there are some physiological considerations with Iosco too. There are certain foods you shouldn't be eating and certain medications you can't be taking before you do Iosco that should all be given to you by a facilitator or shaman before you ever sit with the medicine.Ari Gronich 24:09 Right? me what I guess what I was trying to get two was the chemical difference. I know Iosco is being used quite a lot in some places to get people clean off of heroin and opioids. And so I was just trying to draw out some of the chemical differences between what happens in your brain for when you know, with these different substances, because each one they take you to fairly similar places. However, the chemical storm that happens in your brain might be a little bit shifted.Greg Lawrence 24:48 You know, I uh, wasco is a combination of DMT, a DMT, containing plant dimethyltryptamine and an MA o inhibitor because there's an enzyme in your called mono amine oxidize, and that will kill certain things to keep it from getting into your body, including DMT. So when you take an MA o inhibitor, it allows the DMT to be metabolized by your body. So chemically, it's probably a little bit different, but how it works psychologically, what it does, once you get in you is different for every person. You know, we all have defenses built up against words. So if I don't think that I am deserving of love, literally everyone around me until they tell me that I am, but it just doesn't get through. So psychedelics will do some very novel and unusual things with us, they might play games or simulations, they might make us feel a certain way provoke emotions in us, they might show us stories or metaphors, or myths of some kind. They may show us our own lives from a detached perspective, but they'll do a lot of things to get messages through to us that we wouldn't get otherwise. So what happens when you take a psychedelic of any kind is different for every person every time they take it?Unknown Speaker 26:02 Absolutely. SoAri Gronich 26:04 let's go through some of the different psychedelics and what what you might want to take each one for, like, I know this big trend and combo are frog medicine. You know, you have pod masculine, you know, LSD, MDMA, to CB, the Alexander Shogun medicines. So what is it that each one like if you were to have a menu item, you know, you go into a restaurant and you have menu, and it you know, has all the different kinds and then it would have a description on the, you know, the thing that you might want to take this one for versus this one versus that one.Greg Lawrence 26:50 I don't like assigning a purpose, except that I will say that there is you mentioned, heroin and opioid addiction. So there's a substance called Ibogaine. This is the active ingredient and a root bark from West Africa called Iboga. It's an extremely powerful psychedelic, it may leave someone basically immobilized for 24 to 36 hours. It's very hard on the heart and the liver, people actually have to have an EKG and a liver panel done before they undergo this treatment. But Ibogaine has been shown to be very effective in addressing opioid and heroin addiction, because it goes into resets the receptors and it sort of takes you through a journey that lets you see what happened to get you where you are. And it usually almost eliminates or completely eliminates any desire to the substance once you come out. So that is a very powerful substance that is used for psycho spiritual purposes and in addition to be using for addiction, but it's a very powerful and sometimes dangerous substance, there have been hundreds of deaths from people who should not have been taking that substance due to something like a cardiac condition or medication they were taking or some sort of drug that they were on that they shouldn't have been at the time. There is a substance called Five m e o DMT. That is a substance that is a short acting, you know, 15 to 45 minutes, but in a sufficient dose it it produces an instantaneous ego death. So, the thing that makes me think that I am Greg and not a part of the universe sort of disappears for a while not become one with everything. There is also a danger sometimes of doing too much of that substance, people can become ungrounded unbalanced and, you know, a lot of integration and a lot of care afterwards, you know, having your world sort of taken apart in front of you and then put back together can be difficult to times. I would say the facilitation is key in that you should always work with the skilled experienced facilitator when working with that substance.Ari Gronich 28:51 There is in in DMTGreg Lawrence 28:53 that is another short acting rapid onset psychedelic that you think through vaporizing through smoking basically, and works instantaneously for anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes, and is highly visual and psychedelic. People have reported things like talking to entities or entering into other universes living other lifetimes to very powerful substance. Then I would sort of stack in the classic psychedelics. Oh, excuse me, I should mention MDMA. MDMA is sort of methamphetamine. But it's an pathogen. It's a heart opener. It's what's being used in the in the studies for clinical treatment resistant PTSD for veterans by maps, the multidisciplinary Association for psychological for scientific studies, excuse me, psychedelic studies. Sometimes when people have severe p. e, it's hard for them to even talk about what happened to them without being thrown back into the event. Under the influence of MDMA, MDMA, people are actually able to view their trauma with their fight or flight response. Once down, it slows down the amygdala, lets you see your trauma back then. And you hear and understand that that was then and this is now in your safe now. And helps people rapidly get to the point where they can start working with therapists on the issue once they've spoken about it.Ari Gronich 30:14 So let's say someone that I would, sorry, let's say somebody was, somebody had been sexually abused, right? When they were a child. And now they're, they're experiencing relationship issues and things and, you know, they, they feel like they've gotten over that experience that doesn't necessarily trigger them, they can talk about it, and so on and so forth. But then, they still are having relationship issues, is that something that might be of support for somebody who's experiencing that kind of a trauma over and over and over again, in their minds?Greg Lawrence 30:58 Well, I do want to point out that all of these studies, for instance, with maps, these are called MDMA, it's called MDMA assisted psychotherapy. So it's never a therapy assisted psychedelics and psychedelic assisted therapy, the therapy is a very important component, someone with the kind of issues that you're describing might benefit from working with a coach or a psychotherapist, but certainly a substance like MDMA, or a substance like a classic psychedelic of LSD or psilocybin, something like that could be useful to someone if they're prepared to use it in an intentional way. And sometimes they don't even have to be prepared to use an intention away, sometimes things come to you and those experiences, but it's very important. Once again, to integrate those experiences afterwards, I can be shown the exact moment when my trauma was born, that doesn't necessarily do anything for me to resolve that trauma that doesn't fix the patterns that are resulting from that.Unknown Speaker 31:54 So what doesGreg Lawrence 31:56 psychotherapy does, you know, I work with a combination of I'm not a therapist, I'm a coach, but I work with cognitive behavioral therapy, neuro linguistic programming, and a number of personal and spiritual development disciplines to help people break patterns to make changes in their lives to basically have choices. You know, when something happens to us, we tend to dig a very deep neural pathway that says, This is what I'm going to do when this happens to me, I'm going this way, it just becomes automatic after a while, it's like putting on a seatbelt in the car, you don't think about it anymore. It's just what happens. What we have to do is use the same mechanism that Doug that grew to dig another group, so at least you have some choice sometimes, so that you are more mindful and aware of what you are doing. So that you have another choice besides the automatic choice that used to happen all the time.Ari Gronich 32:43 All right, so do we know if those neural pathways actually atrophy or if they, the trauma, neural pathway atrophies if you create the other, the other?Greg Lawrence 32:56 You know, one of the things that happens in the aftermath of a psychedelic experience is called neuroplasticity, that is the ability to easily form new neural pathways, new habits, patterns, new ways of thinking, being and doing. So if you can take advantage of those and you start using those new neural pathways, yes, after a while the other ones sort of fade and well, sort of atrophy. They're not guaranteed to go away. But that is something that happens in that process.Ari Gronich 33:22 Gotcha. So do you think that it's, I know, you're an advocate. But let's say there's a lot of trauma obviously, going on in the world right now. And, you know, my personal belief is that if more people were to experiment with these kinds of ways of doing therapy, we'd have a lot less problems and a lot more understanding and love and care for, you know, our communities, because we'll have a much broader perspective. So I know it's starting to get a little more mainstream to legalize in some of the liberal states. But you know, what, what is? What is the reason why we would want psychedelics to remain illegal? Because there's got to be at least one reason. And then what are the reasons that making them legal, are going to be beneficial? And then the last part of that is, should the legality be therapeutic only or should it be a combination of recreational and medical?Greg Lawrence 34:42 Well, there is an answer to one of your questions in your question, and that is, what is the problem with them becoming legal? The problem that some people have with them becoming legal is that they are sometimes and so let's take the map studies. If the map the map studies are in phase three, now clinical excuse Using MDMA assisted therapy to treat treatment resistant PTSD. Now, if those studies go well, in phase three, this could be a prescribed herbal treatment in 2021, or 2022. When that happens, that means that MDMA will be available by prescription in a very lengthy protocol, that's probably going to cost somewhere between 15 and $20,000 per round of treatment. Okay, so now we have MDMA, sort of in the public domain, but still not available to me. I'm a very strong believer in cognitive liberty. There is no truth to the assertion that psychedelics have no medical value, that they are highly prone to abuse and all the other reasons that were given to make them schedule one. They were made schedule one for various reasons, but not for the reasons that were stated by the government. I personally believe one of the very big reasons they were taken out of the public domain is because people were walking off the battlefield in Vietnam. In a country that is built on consumerism, a country that is built on capitalism has to have an operating army, and can't have people on mass saying, I am not going to a foreign country to kill people for you. That's one reason they were taken out of the public domain. So I believe in cognitive liberty, I believe that these substances that do not harm me should be available, available to me, with all the usual precautions, and so forth. I mean, the things that I can go and buy right now from a store, I can buy alcohol, as much as I would like to drink myself into a stupor and kill myself with it. It's almost impossible to do that with psychedelics, but those are not available to me. So, this is one problem that people have with legalization as legalization sometimes leads to medicalization, I can get these to a doctor, I can get them through an authority, I can get them through an intermediary. Mushrooms grow in the ground, no one should be able to come between me and a substance that grows on the ground. That helps me to explore my own consciousness. That's my belief. Okay, next part of that question. Next part was, what is the problem with legalization you asked? Right, butAri Gronich 37:10 the medical versus recreational? So I'm asking I get your belief. But I'm asking what are the reasons to go against that belief that you have what what is what is the excuse? What is the reason for keeping that substance away? IsGreg Lawrence 37:31 there a do want me to take the counter position?Ari Gronich 37:33 Is there Yes, I do. Is there a danger of having a psychological break? This is some of the fears that people are having. So yes, I want you to take a contra position to your own position.Greg Lawrence 37:45 The counter position is that psychologically, that psychedelics should be used with caution, they are not for everyone, everyone is not going to be prepared to use them. And things like bad trips usually come from people who shouldn't be taking psychedelics, who has some sort of contrary indication, we're not properly prepared for that experience. They can unbalance people, they can throw them into a state of unease, and they can bring up latent mental illness people. Someone with dormant psychosis can have that activated by a psychedelic experience. So yes, there should be caution education and a big wrapper of harm reduction around these substances.Ari Gronich 38:23 So basically, what I'm hearing is that any of the reasons why you would not want to do something, are for the reason of safety. And most of that safety can be alleviated with education.Greg Lawrence 38:45 I believe that, but I also believe that there's nothing that's forever. So I hear memes, like, you know, all politicians need to take LSD or cops need to do a walk or something like that. That's not how it works. These things are amplifiers of consciousness and of ego. So there are plenty of racist and nationalist who takes psychedelics and it strengthens their worldview. It doesn't automatically fix everything for us. Someone has to want to heal, they have have got to have a desire to change. If you want them to change the use of these substances, they don't automatically change people for the better. There are plenty of people who have their ego strengthened through the use of psychedelics. So they're definitely not a panacea. They're not for everyone. They should not be used universally. Some people just aren't going to like the experience. Some people don't wish to be introspective. Some people like themselves the way they are and they don't want to change or feel that they need to. So these are for people who believe that they might work for them. Okay,Ari Gronich 39:44 so the next question becomes what age should somebody start the process of experimenting? Because I know a lot of kids 16 should do you know 14 1516 in high school, They experiment, yet their brains are not fully developed yet. Is there damage that can be done for the young, developed brain? Or is that just a thing that we can ignore as long as they have the education of what it's for?Greg Lawrence 40:17 Well, I don't think it's a thing we can ignore him. We're a society that already puts age limits on certain substances and certain activities. So I don't think we can just take something that is a as potentially powerful as a psychedelic and take the brakes off of it. I think you're correct, that brains are not fully formed until someone's in their early 20s. Now I'm going against my own experience. I was doing psychedelics when I was 1617 years old, I believe I benefited from that. But since I've already done that, I don't have to prove anymore. No, actually, I would say that there's no definitive proof that there is harm to a person from doing psychedelics of a certain age. But there's no proof that there's not, we don't know what we don't know. So if I were to personally have to make the rules, I would say I would exercise caution in that area. Exactly where I draw that line, it's hard to say,Ari Gronich 41:07 okay, so do you think that your early childhood use of the psychedelics was a gateway to the harder drugs that you started to take afterwards? No, IGreg Lawrence 41:17 think that my trauma was a gateway to the harder drugs I started taking afterwards. And was probably one of the more sensible things that I did, you know, the drugs that I did later on helped me escape from reality. psychedelics helped to illuminate my reality. And for all I know, maybe the fact that I was doing psychedelics, becoming more aware of my issues, and not working through them, sort of tipped me into an area where I wanted to use other drugs. I have no idea.Ari Gronich 41:42 So I said, I want to play this out, because I, you know, the contrary. And the reasons for are as important, each thing is as important, right. So one of the issues that people have with marijuana is they think that it's a gateway drug. I believe that trauma, as you said, is the gateway to all bad behavior in general, trauma equals bad behavior, trauma, this trauma, that trauma and needs really, are the things that lead to the bad behavior, bad, bad results. So that's where the question comes in, is, I want to, I want both sides of the subject to be illuminated, so that if people decide I don't want this show to be a deciding factor for them, to either try or not try, right, I want them to have as much information as possible. But let me ask you this question. Because, you know, we're going through this amazing year. And I believe that, well, there's there's a lot of suicides that are happening, a lot of domestic violence that's happening, a lot of alcohol abuse that's happening during this quarantining and isolating, and I believe that psychedelics would help people who are faced with this isolation and looking for a reason to illuminate their, their traumas, because a lot of people are sitting in their trauma, and not really able to express it outwards, because they're just sitting there isolated and alone. So yeah, that's, that's what I where I want to go with that question.Greg Lawrence 43:40 Well, I would say that there are two sides to that coin. Definitely. So let's say in this, do you have people who are lonely who may not be in an ideal relationship? Um, if I become aware of the fact that there's not an ideal relationship, if that surface, if that is that is spotlighted for me through the psychedelic experience. Now, where am I? I'm not happy in the relationship. I'm going to have to go and be isolated somewhere I've sort of stuck I have limited choices right now. Same thing for someone in an abusive relationship. What do I do now? Now I'm in this time now, and then this restricted time, and I sort of stuck in this relationship. And that's been illuminated for me. I think people have more trouble now getting support for issues that may come up. So yeah, psychedelics may help some people in these situations, they may not be especially helpful in this time when people were restricted, locked down, and sort of stuck in certain situations with limited choices, and limited assistance. I think that's key always with psychedelic experience. Having some having some assistance beforehand, and afterwards, I think is key. That's where everything gets worked out. You can have things shown to you, and you can understand that something's a problem. And you can understand where your trauma came from. All these things can be perfectly obvious to you. But that doesn't change the fact that you we're reacting to what's happening in front of you based on past events. You know, changing those patterns and undoing those triggers is key to that.Ari Gronich 45:09 You know, it's interesting when I was dealing with detoxifying, I have a brain tumor that I've had since I was about seven years old, at least symptom wise, probably since I was born. It's a pituitary tumor. And it triggers all kinds of hormone imbalances and chemical imbalances in my, in my body. And so I was going through a detoxification, I lost about 140 pounds during that detox, even though doctors told me that I would never lose weight. And I would, at home, basically, take a dose of mushrooms, and then put on hypnosis, videos and brain training videos and things that are uplifting. I'd listened to Jim Rohn. And, you know, Les Brown and Tony Robbins while I was in those situations, and, and then I would have whatever explosion in a mirror that I would have for two or three hours of crying and staring in the mirror. And then I'd go back to Okay, let me integrate that a little bit. You know, it was it was an interesting experiment. Because typically, I've, I've not done that as a loan. Alone, you know, medicine, I haven't done the medicine alone. I've been in a group with a therapy, or I've done the therapy on people, but I haven't been in that process of doing it alone. I'm not sure that I would recommend it, but because it is really powerful and, and difficult. And I probably would have preferred to have had a guide or a, you know, somebody there with me that that was making sure I was okay. But, you know, what, what's your take on doing psychedelics alone. Other than microdoseGreg Lawrence 47:21 That's true. I think most of the time when I do psychedelics, I do them alone. You know, there are ceremonial settings where there are other people around, but you know, I often do them alone. I'm used to them, I know their effects. I know all the safety protocols, losing my headphone here. And I will often work with music, I'll listen to something inspirational or something educational, or listen to binary old beats, or solfeggio tones or something like that. So yeah, I do about the same thing. I'll work through my issue. Sometimes it's more fun, sometimes it's more work. But once you know how you're going to react, once you know that you're safe at a certain level, once you're aware of all the risks, and so forth, once you know how to prepare and how to integrate, then, you know, I think working alone is great. And I usually caution people, if you're going to do psychedelics with people, make sure you know who the people are in your comfort level with them. Otherwise, you're going to be projecting things outward, that is going to distract you the whole time, and can make it a very unpleasant experience.Ari Gronich 48:23 So what happens when something comes up, that's really, really hard to process and you're alone in in that,Greg Lawrence 48:30 for me personally, or for someone else,Ari Gronich 48:33 for anybody, if they're in that position of I'm doing this alone, and I'm listening to these things, and then something pops in or comes up that is just like really, really, really hard to handle that it would be nice to have somebody there to help you go through it. Is that where you where you would say, time to call me kind of thing.Greg Lawrence 49:03 Someone can do that. But I would certainly prepare someone beforehand by telling them that there is nothing that happens in the psychedelic experience that happens for any other reason than for your healing. So something difficult may come up. And if it feels like it's too much, that's just your brain telling you that it's too much. The only thing that's going to happen is there's going to be a feeling in your body and a story in your head. That's all that's going to happen. And if it's really, really bad, there's a good chance that you're pushing it away or resisting it. You know, fear of pain is often much worse than the pain would ever be. So what happens is we have a painful experience, most of the time in childhood or when we're small. And then our brainstem center protects us and says you need to stay away from them. That's very, very scary, you know, for for better or worse, our brains think would be a very bad idea for us to change. So they protect these traumas very strongly. And they put all Have guards around them. Sometimes those guards are scary feelings, like it feels like if I start getting angry, if I start getting sad, I'm just going to be carried away somewhere, it's too much. The best thing you can possibly do when it feels like you can't possibly surrender to something that happens in the psychedelic experience is to surrender to it, to let go and to fall into it, you probably didn't take too much, you probably won't be stuck where you are, you're not going to die, you're not going to start stop breathing, you're not going to go crazy. Those are all things your mind wants to tell, might want to tell you to keep you away from this scary thing. But that scary thing is what's haunting you from the inside. It's the reason that you're looking for an answer, it's a reason things don't seem quite right to you. Like there's something that needs to be fixed, why there's just something wrong with me, and I just don't fit in somehow. And I'm always going to be a little bit deficient somehow. Those are the things causing these feelings on us. So there is no such thing as a wrong thought, emotion, memory or image. They can't be wrong, they can't kill you, they can be experienced, one of the best things you can do is feel the feelings that come up. We don't like to be mad, and we don't like to be sad. We have reflexes built up to tell us not to feel these things at any cost. Sometimes, this is what's happening when something very disturbing comes up in the psychedelic experience.Ari Gronich 51:27 So are there any good techniques? So say somebody is alone and and in their? in their journey? And something comes up? Are there any techniques that they can do in order to calm that down? or express it more so that it can be integrated and released? Or is that just an after session kind of thing?Greg Lawrence 51:57 No, I think beforehand, one of the best things you can do is to build a strong mindfulness meditation practice, where you are observing what is happening in your body and in your head. While it's happening while not being attached to it. build up a strength practice like this. And pretty soon you can be watching the changes and shifts and emotions of all kinds that happen to you, without guarding against them, or thinking there's something wrong with them. This in the psychedelic experience can be valuable, because then you can observe a feeling of terror in your body and realize it's just a feeling in your body. That's human emotions, our emotions are stories tied to feelings in our bodies. So if I can get to a place of just experiencing what's going into my body, and realizing there's a story in my head that I don't have to climb into that thought it can be there and it can be okay. But I don't have to be that thought in the moment. That can be very helpful. Saving, save that I would say, breathe deeply, and relax and realize that you're going to be okay. This is happening for you. It's happening for a reason. And you're going to be okay, you're actually resolving something from the past. Breathe deeply and relax and remember that you're going to be okay. And this is going to be over soon. You know, it's like you're going through a tunnel, it may seem dark, but there's light just up the head. Just hang on, you'll be fine.Ari Gronich 53:20 Awesome. So, in, in conclusion, what are the things like the top five things that you want people to get about this medicine or these medicines and how they can be usedGreg Lawrence 53:40 for your good psychedelics can help us enjoy the world. And they can help us realize that really, for the most part, nothing's wrong. What's wrong is the way that we're thinking about things in our head. I mean, that's a common occurrence that people have. It's one of the deepest experiences I ever had was realizing at a very deep level, that right now nothing's wrong. I might feel like I need to do something or something needs to change or something needs to be adjusted. But that's just something that I've got, I have the impression of that's something that happens to me. But right now, nothing's wrong. So they can help us with things like radical acceptance. With realizing that right now, no matter how I feel, the feeling is okay. The problem is when I say Oh, shit, I feel that way. having anxiety is not a big deal. But as soon as I say, Oh my god, how do I get rid of this anxiety? Now I have a problem. Because I'm not feeling the anxiety. I'm not processing my feelings. I'm compounding with these things. I'm creating a neurosis. I'm making levels here. So I try to accept the anxiety if I can't, maybe I think there's a problem. I think I think maybe I can accept the fact that there's a problem with the anxiety. If I can accept that. Maybe I can accept the fact that I can't accept that. It's a process people should be prepared when they start to work with psychedelics, and they shouldn't be prepared to work with them material that comes up afterwards. Now I tend to overconfident about these things, someone might listen to me and say, Oh my God, I've been able a psychological material come up, it's going to be difficult, going to be scared, and then have the most beautiful experience of their life. That's also an option. I'm just here to caution because I think people are under caution. And they hear things like there's no such thing as a bad trip. So I want them to understand that if this happens during your journey, it's not a mistake. It's one of the things that happens to feature on a bug. With micro dosing, I'd like people to know that a lot of the side effects are unpleasant effects that they feel are sometimes dose dependent. So maybe look at your dose, there's a lot of misinformation online about taking as much as you can, or you're supposed to work through your anxiety or do some sort of breathing or listen to binaural beats to calm down. But really, you don't have to feel that way. You don't have to feel the dose microdosing is in the background.Ari Gronich 55:58 societal effects. So what do you think that the benefit to society itself is when people begin to experiment more and heal their traumas more from using psychedelics?Greg Lawrence 56:21 Well, I think it's very much like when people start down a path of personal or spiritual development. So there are two theories, I think you could say about when people start down that path. One is that I have 57 problems. And next week, I have 52. And a few weeks, I have 48. And then I have 37. And pretty soon I have 28 problems. And nothing outside of me has changed. All this changes my perception of what is a problem when I'm making a problem. Now, the other theory is that I still have those 57 problems, it's just not a problem that I have them anymore. But I would say the societal effect is that I stopped perceiving that I have so many problems, Rahm das said, the only thing that I can do for you is work on myself, the only thing that you can do for me is work on yourself. So when I have less problems, and you have less problems, there are two things that happen. The first thing is that there are less problems in the world. Now you and I each have you have 28, and I have 35. But there's not 114 anymore, so there are less problems in the world. The other thing that happens is now I know what kind of things I might want to address, because if I have 57 problems, and I go out trying to solve all of those, I'm trying to solve Phantom problems in there somewhere. I'm trying to solve something that just seems like a problem to me. The more I can cut that down, the more I can focus on what might be real problems outside of myself, what things what kind of things I might want to see change, what kind of things I might want to contribute to what kind of world I want to see. That's the societal. The major one.Ari Gronich 57:54 Very cool, very cool. So at the end of my interviews, I always ask the same question. And that's three to four tips, tricks, actionable steps that somebody can take immediately to create a new tomorrow today for themselves and activate their vision for a better world.Greg Lawrence 58:15 There are two that I would give. One is to be more mindful whenever possible. So think about what you are doing as much as possible and don't be on autopilot. Move the trash can put your keys in a different place, park your car somewhere else take a different route, when you go to the store, do anything you can to wake yourself up, brush your teeth with your non dominant hand, change your habits stop doing things the same way you've always done them because it has you on autopilot, and you are responding to your environment in a particular way, rather than thinking about what you're doing. The second is to cultivate an understanding of the fact that it's okay to feel your feelings that there is no such thing as a wrong thought or emotion. There is no such thing as a wrong thought or emotion. You don't have to act on them. But the fact that you're angry, the fact that you feel hatred towards someone, the fact that you are ashamed of something, all of those things are perfectly welcome. And they will resolve themselves. Trying not to resolve them is what keeps them in us and keeps us tied up. So learning to be mindful, feeling our feelings. untangle both of those things together a good mindfulness meditation practice would be very helpful.Ari Gronich 59:30 That's awesome. Yeah, sometimes I'll play ping pong left handed just to shift my my energy especially when i get i do i do that with tennis also, just when i when i get stuck in that rut, you know of playing and I'm, all of a sudden I'm in this perpetual motion of not doing what I know to do. I'll switch just to reset myself. SoUnknown Speaker 59:55 I love that.Ari Gronich 59:56 I also like you know, writing with both hands At the same time, or getting hands to write with the opposite hand, works the other side of your brain. And those are all very good things. And I never thought of really trying to do that while while in a psychedelic journey, but that might be an interesting experiment, as well as is switching hands while in the journey, because that would trigger that other side of the brain that's maybe been non active or less active or deactivated. So it'd be an interesting experiment as well switch sides and see how well you write with the opposite side. You know, while in that in that space, because maybe cut girl for you,Greg Lawrence 1:00:51 I'd never thought of that. I definitely write better women psychedelics for some reason. My writings more legible. Is it is it? Yeah,Ari Gronich 1:00:59 I have doctor writing so. So you can, I can hardly read my own writing. When I get into doctor mode, and I'm filling out, you know, forms and things like that. But that's it. It's just an interesting thought that that you popped in my head was okay, so what if we switched hands? while experiencing that? Are we going to sweat? Because we're switching sides of brains? When we switch hands? Do we switch thoughts? Do we switch experiences? Do we switch to the things that we're not that are not in that automatic experience of life? You know,Unknown Speaker 1:01:37 I like that,Ari Gronich 1:01:37 how many people here in the audience have have experienced driving somewhere, and all of a sudden, you're on your way to work, but you were going somewhere else. But just that automatic response of I go this way, and I go to work, and all of a sudden you're like, Oh, wait, that's not where I was going? IGreg Lawrence 1:01:57 gotta go, sir. Yeah, or driving for two hours and realize you don't remember it? one bit of driving?Ari Gronich 1:02:04 Yeah, I always I, I've had that experience. I had that experience. Actually, once. When I did a vision quest, I was up on the mountain for four days, no food, no water, sweat lodges on both sides of the sweat. So I was completely dehydrated, and completely into that spirit world. And when I was driving back, I was up in the mountains of Ohio, going back into LA. And if you can imagine the mountains of Ohio, very rural kind of environment, and then you get on the freeway going to LA and it's a very different experience. And it felt to me like I was not driving at all, it felt like I was in the middle of a video game. And everything was coming towards me instead of me going forward. It was really fascinating. And then I was like, how did I? I'm like, I'm almost home. How did I get here? interesting experience. But yeah, I like it. Well, thank you, you know, so much for being on Greg. Is there anything? If anybody wants to get a hold of you? How did they get ahold of you? They want to experience or, or just learn more about this, this adventure of plant medicines.Greg Lawrence 1:03:22 And you can find me at psychedelicintegrationspecialists.com And on Facebook. I'm psychedelic integration specialists. And you can always reach me at Greg@psychedelicintegrationspecialists.com. It's a lot of typing, but it works. Awesome. ThankAri Gronich 1:03:35 you so much for being here. I really appreciate you coming on. And, you know, this is a controversial subject. And it's not something that I actually took lightly when I decided to invite Greg on, I wanted to give you a perspective of what's possible in the world, when we stopped closing our minds and start opening them up to those to those possibilities, and very cautiously and very safely and with a lot of education and research. And I just I wanted I was I was just very sure that I wanted to have Greg on here because I wanted this perspective to to make it to the audience. So thank you so much for being here, Greg. I appreciate you. Remember, we're creating a new tomorrow today, take some actionable steps. Hopefully you have gotten a lot out of this episode. My name is Ari Gronich. I'm your host remember to LIKE subscribe, review rate comments, we want to start conversations about these things. And you know, just expand on the knowledge and expand on the shift. So let's create a new tomorrow today. And I'm your host, Ari Gronich, thank you so
This week we look into psychedelic substances and their usefulness. Expert and psychedelic integration specialist Greg Lawrence joins us in a fascinating discussion. An expert at maximizing peoples psychedelic experience potential. Greg is helping others to heal and become better versions of theirselves through understanding and finding meaning in their psychedelic experiences. He touches on the differences between substances and some of the misunderstanding behind psychedelics. Greg shares some of the positive attributes and history that psychedelics have assisted people with. We discuss some of the demonization of these substances. The overall positive and even life changing occurrences that can take place is remarkable. A trip one should take on this episode of In Search of Reality. https://psychedelicintegrationspecialist.com Sponsor: www.shopblackoxygen.com/reality Website: www.insearchofrealitypodcast.comFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/In-search-of-reality-podcast-103619891320439/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/insearchofrealityTwitter: www.twitter.com/@insearchreality Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdpJBb2DAPw0w9_u6vU8z8Q?view_as=subscriber
Hi, I am here with Greg Lawrence, He is a Psychedelic Integration and Transformational Coach, Energy Worker, and active member of the Southern California psychedelic community. Greg Lawrence 0:00 So I realized there is both a psychological and a somatic component to the issues that people are facing, and that trauma is held in the body. So in the work that I do with people in preparing them or helping them to work with these medicines because what I do is I work with people before and after. As an integration coach, I help prepare them for any experience when I help them integrate the experience the middle part they do on their own or with someone else. So, in my preparation, sometimes I try to determine which mode which would be better for a particular person
Greg Lawrence is a Psychedelic Integration and Transformational Coach, Energy Worker, and active member of the Southern California psychedelic community. In addition to his private practice he works as a Psychedelic Integration Coach with:-The Transpersonal Counseling Center, a psychotherapy practice located in Los Angeles, as well as two organizations that focus on psychedelic advocacy, education, harm reduction and integration:-Psychedelic Experience Integration (PsychedeLiA), integration work with clients one-on-one and also facilitates bi-weekly Community Integration Circles; and-Innerspace Integration, where he’s served as a member of their Integration Support Network.In working with people he draws upon my studies and knowledge of psychology, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, integrative coaching, meditation, breath work and energy/body work, as well as his own deep experience using psychedelics and entheogens for personal and spiritual growth.Certified Transformational Recovery and Integration Coach | Being True To YouMaster Instructor in Integrated Energy Therapy (IET) | The Center of BeingCertified Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner | Academy of Modern Applied PsychologyMore about Greg-https://psychedelicintegrationspecialist.com/greg@psychedelicintegrationspecialist.comMore about Liz-Work- https://www.lizshealingtouch.com/Radio Show- https://www.voiceofvashon.org/raise-the-vibePodcast- https://www.buzzsprout.com/958816Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/raisethevibewithlizInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/raisethevibewithliz/Support me on Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/user?u=43081730Thank you!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=43081730)
Jay chats with psychedelic integration specialist Greg Lawrence about the evolving perceptions on psychedelics and how to use them safely and effectively!
110 - Greg Lawrence is a psychedelic integration coach based out of Los Angeles, CA. Greg finds his passion in the integration process of psychedelics, as he has found it to be a vital part of the experience when used as a tool for personal evolution.Greg joins the podcast to discuss the concept of psychedelic integration, the legality of psychedelics and the potential medicinal benefits, along with what the future holds in our societal evolution with psychedelics at the forefront.Interact with Greg and find psychedelic resources at this website!Official WebsiteEvan's new book The Story of Interconnectivity: A Guide to Awakening to Your Natural State is available now! Purchase a copy below!Lulu | Amazon | Barnes & NobleIf you like the show, please subscribe & leave us a Review :)Interact with The Fifth Dimension!EvanMcDermod.orgThe Four Week TransformationThe Fifth Dimension (Instagram)YoutubeThe Fifth Dimension ShopEvan McDermod (Instagram)ParlerTelegramMake a one time donation to help keep the show running! :)PayPal | VenmoSupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/evanmcdermod)
If you've been listening over the last 10 months, you know I do a lot of field work. Like, a whole lot. And the field work load is actually why it took me so long to put this episode together! But things get real wonky this year and extra stressful with the COVID-19 pandemic. During many of our long drives I got to thinking how everyone else was handling field work during this, if they were doing field work at all, how they did it safely, and all of that. So we'll hear from 2 storytellers - Amanda Kemp and Greg Lawrence - about the challenges and solutions for their field research during this pandemic. Then I've got my own rambling story on the end. You can hear more from Amanda Kemp in Episode 56 and more from Greg Lawrence in Episode 60. - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more info! Conversations with Amanda and Greg were recorded in August 2020.
We've adventured into many "taboo" and controversial topics these past 16 episodes, and we're taking you somewhere new - into the world of PLANT MEDICINE.We've got some amazing guest experts joining to share experience and wisdom, and we are eager to invite you to join this conversationTo learn more about our guests:Greg Lawrence, Psychedelic Integration and Transformational Coach.You can reach him at greg@psychedelicintegrationspecialist.comWeb page: https://psychedelicintegrationspecialist.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/psychedelicintegrationspecialist/YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/PsychedelicIntegrationSpecialistPete or Peter Holden of Holden Farms www.HoldenFarmsCBD.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ashley-bradley9/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ashley-bradley9/support
Greg Lawrence is with SUNY Brockport and works on the Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands Monitoring Program. We talk all things wetlands, about the similarities and differences of our work in wetlands monitoring (him in the Great Lakes, me in Louisiana), and we also nerd out about birds! I had a lot of fun talking to Greg and this is an enjoyable conversation! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more info! You can find Greg Lawrence on Twitter @gregdoesscience. Recorded on 28 August 2020.
Emily speaks with Greg about why he is not sorry for leaning into the his people, discomfort, and more.
Greg Lawrence can be contacted at: greg@psychedelicintegrationspecialist.com (818) 216-8299 Web: https://psychedelicintegrationspecialist/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/psychedelicintegrationspecialist/ IG: psychedelic_integration https://psychedelicintegrationspecialist.com
#061. Our friend and art teacher Greg Lawrence joins us to continue an important conversation about the value of art which we touched on an episode ago. Before we took the deep dive into the subjective world of defining art, we discussed some fresh news: the XFL is BACK! OR at least that's the hope. The Rock came bounding into the sports league arena to take over like only he can; oiled up, snarling, swollen, and a big wad of cash. This can only be a good thing. Then we somehow transitioned into the world of art. Listen to us struggle and debate as we try to define art and discuss its value. With a two artist panel built into the episode, this should provide a wonderful look into the hearts and minds of some of those in the industry and those looking to enable the next generation. It's not an easy conversation to have and it still feels like we had to cut it into a consumable segment, but one thing is clear, this is a worthy conversation to have. Please join the conversation and let us know your thoughts! Voicemail link is below! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fromthemidpod/message
Greg Lawrence is a Psychedelic Integration and Transformational Coach, and Energy Worker, and is affiliated with various psychedelic integration centers such as The Transpersonal Counseling Center, Psychedelia, and Innerspace Integration. Greg’s knowledge and guidance regarding self-exploration and integration before and after psychedelic experiences is sought out because it allows people to get the most out of their experiences. In this episode we speak about microdosing iboga, particularly Greg’s method of combining small amounts of iboga with small amounts of cannabis. Specific topics discussed are: how Greg’s seizure disorder led him to discover the above method; combining psychedelics with other drugs; what it’s like to microdose with root bark, total alkaloid (TA) extract, and ibogaine HCL in addition to combining with cannabis; how to prepare before psychedelic experiences and then integrate lessons afterwards; surrender versus control during experiences; how long one should wait between experiences; and the distractive powers of the mind. Find Greg online here: website (https://psychedelicintegrationspecialist.com), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/psychedelicintegrationspecialist/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/psychedelic_integration/). Also, please visit my Podcast Supplements article regarding afterthoughts of Greg and I's conversation (https://amhouot.com/34-1-9-microdosing-iboga-with-cannabis-method-greg-lawrence/).CONNECTTwitter (https://twitter.com/AMhouot)LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amhouot/)Academia (https://independent.academia.edu/AMHouot)ResearchGate (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Am_Houot)DISCLAIMERIBOGANAUTICS podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. Efforts are made to broadcast correct information, but no guarantee is given regarding the accuracy of any statements or opinions. Contributors are not responsible for any damages arising from podcast consumption. Iboga has potential psychosomatic risks and therefore is not suitable for everyone. If wanting to consume iboga, seek out countries where it is administered legally and under professional supervision. Views discussed are not substitute for medical advice nor should be construed as best practice. Comments, suggestions, or correction of errors are welcome considering psychedelic science and related fields steadily advance.
Most podiatrists, when they reach a certain point in their career, want to volunteer or give back to the profession in some way. Some focus their attention locally, while others like the idea of helping overseas. On this episode, I talk with Greg Lawrence, the owner of Georgetown Foot Clinic in Ontario, Canada and Board Member of the Ontario Society of Chiropodists about this and a lot more. Our conversation begins by discussing the use of the words Chiropody and Podiatry in Ontario. Greg's involvement on the Organising Committee for the upcoming annual conference April 30 - May 2 Volunteering in Belize (Central America) and working with the local diabetes association. I also want to give a personal shout out to Superior Medical for helping Greg with supplies and providing instruments for his humanitarian trip. As a business owner, what were his most significant challenges Best business tip - pick a colour and use it everywhere, and eventually when people see that colour, including referrers they will immediately relate it to you. Great Tip!!! Thoughts around social media Connecting with other podiatrists around the world. The importance of giving back to the podiatry profession On this episode we mentioned: Tina Rainville - Ep 023: Extremes & Efficiency Amy Maclean - Ep 055: Finding Your Podiatry Gang Trevor Prior - Ep 061: Making Connections Through Your Career If you have any questions about this episode, please email me at tf@tysonfranklin.com Newsletter & Events To be kept up to date with my next PODIATRY MARKETING WORKSHOPS and other EVENTS, please sign up to my NEWSLETTER. I promise not to spam you with daily rubbish. Podiatry Business Mentoring If you need assistance with marketing and developing business systems, please email me at tf@tysonfranklin.com and let's see where I can help or visit the coaching and mentoring section of my website. Podiatry Legends Facebook Page I have set up a Podiatry Legends Facebook page, where I post additional business and marketing tips, information regarding podiatry events and conferences around the world. My Book It's No Secret There's Money In Podiatry. In Australia, you can order directly from my website, but if you live overseas, I would suggest Amazon or the Book Depository. Consider A Podcast Review If you enjoy the Podiatry Legends Podcast, please feel free to leave a REVIEW on iTunes, or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. It's No Secret with Dr T. Podcast If you like marketing and small business, please take a look at my other podcast; It's No Secret with Dr T. Show Sponsor is Podium If you want to learn how to get an edge over your competitors, receive more Google Reviews, and learn how to keep all your online messaging in one convenient place, then you need to visit our dedicated sponsors' page at https://try.podium.com/podiatrylegends/
Welcome to . . . Iboganautics: Unveiling the iboga experience for first-timers and shamans alike. I’m your host, AM. Thanks for checking out my podcast on all things iboga. I recorded this episode before recording the other episodes in Season 1. I thought about re-recording it for what I'm about to tell you, but this short description should suffice. Originally, I was going to produce a weekly podcast, but soon realized that that would be too frenetic, too schizophrenic for me. I needed more order to this project. Additionally, I also realized that this podcast will cease one day, whether from my own boredom (highly unlikely), my own death, or accomplishing what I set out to accomplish. I can't choose when or how I will die, but I can choose how I'm going to wrap up the Iboganautics project when I feel like I've covered all the material I wanted to cover. Applying this structure will be beneficial for you and I because each season will be like a mini-course for those in "research mode" or just curious about iboga. I decided that Iboganautics will be a seasonal podcast covering 10 seasons x roughly 8 episodes per season. In this way, each season will have an overarching theme and each episode within each season will correspond to that theme in some way. Further, I plan to release bonus episodes in between seasons that are random one-off conversations with no plan or agenda or prepared questions, just shooting the breeze with friends or whomever about iboga-related topics and more. Season 1: Considering I started out with the intention of doing a weekly podcast, Season 1's grouped topics and guests might seem a bit disorderly. If I had to tease out a theme from what I put together, however, I would say that Season 1 is kind of an extension of my master's thesis, wherein I asked how we might control the psychedelic experience. For example, Rico Mesa (ep1.2) speaks about how he controls his body using calisthenics techniques and I wonder how we can apply such methods to controlling the psychedelically intoxicated and unconstrained mind. I read all five chapters of my master's thesis (ep1.3-1.7) about the potential of modern technologies partially or fully controlling the psychedelic experience one day, and the word "control" can be swapped out for shaping, navigating, or willing parts of the experience. Dr. Claudia Schwarz-Plaschg (ep1.8) speaks about how we imagine and analogize psychedelic experiences, so the manner in which we think about these experiences is a form of control. Psychedelic Integration coach Greg Lawrence's iboga microdosing with cannabis method (ep1.9) is like a form of control, because users dip their toe into iboga headspace without experiencing the usually difficult "flood dose." Dr. Steve Katsikas (ep1.10) speaks about the phenomenology of the ibogaine treatment experience, giving future users a sense of what they might experience while on iboga, so that gives a sense of control through informed anticipation of how the experience unfolds. Last but not least, I invited Yann Guignon (ep1.1), an activist for iboga sustainability, to be my first guest to start this project on the right foot. For more information about me and my work regarding psychedelic technology and philosophy of psychedelics in general, please visit my website at https://amhouot.com/CONNECTTwitter (https://twitter.com/AMhouot)LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amhouot/)Academia (https://independent.academia.edu/AMHouot)ResearchGate (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Am_Houot)
Join Tim Ray as he interviews Psychedelic Integration & Transformational Coach, Greg Lawrence.Greg Lawrence is a Psychedelic Integration Coach and a prominent member of the Los Angeles psychedelic community. In addition to his private integration practice, he works as a coach at the Transpersonal Counseling Center (a psychotherapy practice located in Los Angeles). He also works with the following two organizations that focus on psychedelic advocacy, education, harm reduction, and integration:* PsychedeLiA Integration, where he does integration work with clients one-on-one and also facilitate bi-weekly community integration circles.* Innerspace Integration, where he serves as a member of their Integration Support Network.Greg is a Certified Psychedelic Integration and Transformational Recovery Coach, Certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner, and a Master Instructor in Integrated Energy Therapy (IET).Website: https://psychedelicintegrationspecialist.com/
Join Tim Ray as he interviews Psychedelic Integration & Transformational Coach, Greg Lawrence.Greg Lawrence is a Psychedelic Integration Coach and a prominent member of the Los Angeles psychedelic community. In addition to his private integration practice, he works as a coach at the Transpersonal Counseling Center (a psychotherapy practice located in Los Angeles). He also works with the following two organizations that focus on psychedelic advocacy, education, harm reduction, and integration:* PsychedeLiA Integration, where he does integration work with clients one-on-one and also facilitate bi-weekly community integration circles.* Innerspace Integration, where he serves as a member of their Integration Support Network.Greg is a Certified Psychedelic Integration and Transformational Recovery Coach, Certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner, and a Master Instructor in Integrated Energy Therapy (IET).Website: https://psychedelicintegrationspecialist.com/
* What are the root causes of psychological resistance in sacred medicine journeys?* What can we do to prepare for journeys?* How can we best integrate psychedelic experiences?Our guest today is Greg Lawrence, psychedelic integration and transformation coach, energy worker, certified neuro-linguistic programming practitioner and leader in the Southern California psychedelic community. He works as a psychedelic integration coach one-on-one through the Transpersonal Counseling Center, Psychedelic Experience Integration, Innerspace Integration, and facilitates community circles. Visit him at http://psychedelicintegrationspecialist.comVisit your host Tara at PeaceLoveTara.com
Greg Lawrence is a certified transformational and psychedelic integration coach who works with his clients in the preparation and integration stages of using psychedelic medicines. In our episode, we talk about psychedelic care; what to expect when taking plant medicines; and when it's a good or bad time take psychedelics personally. Greg has worked extensively with: Ayahuasca, San Pedro, Bufo/5-MeO-DMT, NN-DMT, Kambo, Iboga, Sananga and Psilocybin/magic mushrooms. If you want to get in touch, see Greg's website at www.psychedelicintegrationspecialist.com.
On the 31st Episode of the METC Podcast, I interview Greg Lawrence from the Wentzville School District. Greg is the Director of Technology within his district. We sit down and discuss change. Change can be scary. This is definitely true with technology. Technology seems to change at the blink of an eye. As educators we know that for many of us, our students tend to know more about the tech than we do. As we change/adapt with the times, Greg lays out some key character traits that can help guide us through change. Thanks to Greg Lawrence for being on the podcast. He is a fountain of knowledge, and I highly recommend following him on social media. Check him out on Twitter and Google+. Thank you for checking out our podcast. If you are enjoying what you are listening to, please share with others. Rate us on iTunes and/or Google Play. Thank you for checking us out! Episode's Guest: Greg Lawrence - Director of Technology - Wentzville School District @greglawrence Greg Lawrence on Google+ GEG of Eastern MO gafemo.org Professional Development mentioned within episode: METC Google Extravaganza - July 16-17
Portland Trail Blazers great Brandon Roy joins The Vertical Podcast with JJ Redick for a compelling interview. Roy goes deep on a career that ended far too soon because of chronic knee injuries, discussing his thoughts on how great of a player he could've been. They remember a close relationship that included Brandon wearing a Kobe Bryant jersey to a Lakers playoff game that he attended with Redick and shared agent Greg Lawrence prior to joining the NBA. Roy discusses competing against Kobe, pushing past awe and learning to attack the legend. In the 4-on-4 segment, Redick and Roy talk about their four top shooting guards ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Gentle Author of the popular blog Spitalfields Life has gained an extraordinary following in recent years, by writing hundreds of lively pen portraits of the infinite variety of people who live and work in the East End of London. As part of our Spitalfields Life Chit Chats, butchers, Joe Lawrence, Greg Lawrence and Peter Sargent present a lively look at Smithfields Market and life as a butcher from the 1960s up to the present day. If you enjoy listening to this event do take a look at the other events we have coming up.
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Joe Armstrong, Betty Sue Flowers, Harriet Rubin and David Stenn shared their memories of working with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis during her time as an editor in New York City. Greg Lawrence, author of Jackie as Editor, moderated.
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