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The Permission SlipS2 | E17 Neil GehaniNeil Gehani is the founder of Mind Lumen, a nonprofit working to close the trust gap in psychedelic care by making ethics observable, measurable, and accountable. He's also a co-signatory of the Hopkins-Oxford HOPE consensus statement and author of "Ethics Without Borders" in The American Journal of Bioethics.
In this episode, I talk with Neil about:
Growing up in a military-style boarding school in India, separated from his parents for years at a time
Arriving in the U.S. alone at 16 with almost no cultural context
His career in Silicon Valley tech and the personal crises...
2026-10-081h 20
Ayahuasca TalksIntegration Discussion with Neil Gehani: Authenticity, Relationships & Psychedelics EthicsNeil shared openly about his early childhood and about his integration journey so far. He talks about how he has become more open and authentic. He brings up the topic of ‘transactional relationships’ and we discuss this in terms of not only our own social experience but also within the larger psychedelic industry. We talk about making mistakes and how important it is to accept this part of our reality and growth. We talk about how we can respond better to this part of life and this part of the growing psychedelic industry. We share ideas about the industry and...
2023-10-011h 09
Mind Body Health & PoliticsOne billion anxious and depressed individualsThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.orgDear listeners,Did you know that an estimated one billion people around the world suffer from some form of mental health issue? Who among us believes that our current system for treating such widespread anxiety and depression is adequate?Whenever I openly discuss psychedelic medicines with my guests on this broadcast, I am taking a risk. However, I believe it is important to shed as much light on this topic as possible, rather than keeping people in...
2023-05-1646 min
Brave to the BoneThe World Needs to Know, the Story of MindLumenNeil Gehani is an entrepreneur and software engineer and creator of MindLumen anon-profit company that is building a regenerative economy in psychedelic healing. Connecting guides to explores, in an anonymous and alternative way to the capitalism model. Neil’s passion was born in a profound psychedelic experience that left him repeating the phrase “The world needs to know.” In this episode Neil tells his story as a first-generation Indian immigrant, a story of self-discovery and creation. He is also the organizer and administrator to the California SB519 decriminalizing psychedelics in California.If you want to lear...
2022-01-1550 min
The VineEpisode #59 featuring Neil Gehani, Founder of MindlumenThe 2022 kick-off episode of The Vine features tech-industry veteran turned psychedelic entrepreneur Neil Gehani, Founder of Mindlumen, a digital psychedelic platform that offers support through vetted guides/therapists, and journey spaces in a safe and private space. Tune in for conversation around building a regenerative economy and how Decentralized Autonomous Organizations and Coops could be the way to create a radically transparent psychedelic community that is inclusive and fair.
2022-01-1448 min
Primal NatureNeil Gehani - Psychedelics, Crypto, CO-OP's, DAO's, Meaning in Business & LifeNeil Gehani is an entrepreneur and software engineer; he is also a visionary in the midst of existential transformation. He is the driving force behind MindLumen, a nascent non-profit project that aspires to provide the psychedelic renaissance with the tools it needs to develop a rigorously ethical and financially viable alternative to the current pharmaceutical model that threatens to take hold of plant medicine in the US and worldwide. We talk about facilitating the connection between guides and explorers, the promise of cryptocurrencies, the trials and tribulations of developing ethical certification protocols, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO’s), and various co...
2021-11-151h 48
Talking Innovation10-Talking Cloud with special guest Neil Gehani, industry veteran and cloud, kubernetes and cyber security expertGartner estimates by 2023, more than 70% of global organizations will be running more than two containerized applications in production. Containers and container technologies such as kubernetes are some of the hottest cloud technologies today. My guest on this special tenth episode of TalkingCloud is long-time cyber security veteran, Neil Gehani. Not only does Neil have years of technical expertise in traditional security technologies, Neil has been working with and has been focused exclusively on cloud and container technology for the past several years. Hear Neil's keen insights into this new trend in cloud computing including his top recommendations and his...
2020-03-1431 min