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Ayahuasca TalksAyahuasca Talks AnnouncementHello Ayahuasca Talks listeners! This is just a short announcement to let you know that I will be recording more episodes, however, they will no longer be quarterly. I decided this as I’d rather bring you an episode when there’s an opportunity for a conversation that I feel is important and worthwhile rather than producing them on a schedule. So stay tuned for more great discussions on Ayahuasca Talks and thanks for listening!
2025-07-0500 min
Ayahuasca TalksAya Talks with Cailin Callaghan NDE experiencerAt the beginning of this episode and throughout, we establish the striking similarities between Ayahuasca experiences and Near Death Experiences in their effects at times and their lessons. Cailin describes her ongoing relationship with her spiritual guide Damon Michael and shares the lessons around remaining lucid in this dream of the world and how to navigate it through our focus and awareness of our thoughts. These will be familiar lessons to those who experience Ayahuasca and helpful to revisit as we integrate.
Cailin's links:
Website & Youtube channel
https://www.crackedpotpublishing.com/
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Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Henna Maria on Community, Values & Personal GrowthHenna and I talked about our journey through plant medicines from activism to a greater focus on what we would like to see and be in the world. Henna discusses how she is making her vision of a healthier, more respectful and harmonious community happen in Finland. Henna shares her experiences of bringing people together, the hurdles she has overcome in this endeavour, what she has learned and how she is using a values based agreement to create an inspired community. We talk about how we see this happening in the wider world, what we're learning from what is...2025-01-011h 16
Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Jerry Sargeant of Star MagicJerry talks about his extraordinary spiritual experiences: his NDE and other amazing out of body experiences and interactions with healing entities. We talk about love and the importance of it and the kinds of frequencies and elevated states that help us move forward in life. Jerry describes how he began to heal people at a distance and touches on the quantum nature of this healing. We discuss the reality of phenomenal healing at distances and how this indicates the power of our thoughts, focus, intentions and emotions. We talk about awareness and harnessing these aspects of ourselves to move...2024-10-011h 05
Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Tracy Ganske of the Garden of Divine CommunityTracy shares her story of working with plant medicines and how they ultimately led her to create a healing community in Costa Rica. Tracy and Rebecca share stories around some dark/difficult medicine experiences relating these experiences themselves to an initiation of sorts which make us stronger. We discuss her integration journey and some of the things that happened along the way to help her heal and prepare her for becoming the leader she is today. We talk about how our relationships help us to grow. We discuss forgiveness, inner child healing and stepping into power. We discuss some...2024-07-0143 min
Ayahuasca TalksLori Strolin of Bold Embrace shares her Integration JourneyLori shares openly about her experiences both before and mostly after Ayahuasca. She talks about her own suicidal thoughts as a result of the challenging situations that she was dealing with post-pandemic and how this led her to the medicine. We discuss the themes/issues that came up during and after her ceremony and how she addressed them. Discussion topics involve harmful thought patterns about self & others, and how this can be addressed through self discovery, self care and self love. Lori discusses her relationship with trees and how trees are great healers and teachers. Lori had trees show...2024-04-0150 min
Ayahuasca TalksIntegration Discussion with Doug Finkelstein of An Empathic SocietyIntegration Themes: Trust, Money & Social Acceptance. Doug shares the story of his integration journey beginning with him leaving the corporate financial world and creating organizations that are more aligned with his values and interests. Doug discusses some important themes of his integration path including his relationship with money, his heightened concerns over what others think of him and his empathetic nature. We talk about how his social/professional life since his plant medicine experiences with mushrooms and Ayahuasca have provided him with opportunities to work through these issues. We discuss his hypnotic journeying experiences and how they provided him...2023-12-271h 07
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
Ayahuasca TalksTammy Le Discusses her Fascinating Ayahuasca Integration JourneyTammy shares her experiences integrating Ayahuasca. She shares about how she confronted a dark energy that attached itself while she helped to facilitate a ceremony and what she learned from that. She also discusses some of the figures that showed up during her own Aya experiences and how she began to understand more about them afterwards through hypnotic journeying. Tammy shares how she healed herself by exploring and admitting her feelings and how she healed her relationships by understanding her own reactions and deciding to respond in healthier, more compassionate ways. She effectively embarked on her ancestral healing path...2023-06-3053 min
Ayahuasca TalksIntegration Discussion with Ehren CruzEhren talks about his studies of South American Indigenous cultures, the ugly realities of colonization and how this inspired him to explore plant medicines. He shared about his initial post-psychedelic experience of narcissism as a reaction to the overwhelming nature of this profound event in his life and his sense of mission. This led to him making changes motivated by the rejection of those around him. It ultimately taught him about himself and helped him to begin to grow in a more positive direction. We discuss how narcissistic themes are apparent in our society and that recognizing this helps...2023-03-1651 min
Ayahuasca TalksCreating Our Reality - Tension, Beliefs & VictimhoodA common inner physical reaction, such as tension, can produce a whole host of unintended effects that we experience as ‘reality’. Becoming conscious of the specific beliefs that cause our inner tension and how they impact the role we play in our lives, can help us reduce/eliminate suffering and create opportunities for positive change.
2023-02-1309 min
Ayahuasca TalksAnnouncement of New Quarterly Podcast Schedule2023-02-0800 min
Ayahuasca TalksAyahuasca Integration Discussion with Jared Rinehart: Anger, Flow, Love and MoreJared shares his experiences of coming back from his Ayahuasca ceremonies and the transitional period that took place in his life as he moved out of his traditional military career into a career path that was more reflective of his gifts. We discuss the inner voice and guidance we have received since our Aya experience and how it shows up for us – often with humour. Jared explains how he responded to his anger issues and worked through his feelings as he found his way to a more authentic career. We share our experiences with taking what can be perceived as...2022-11-3052 min
Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Dr. Greg Brown on Anger, Inner Constructs & Social EvolutionWe discuss some of the important messages and themes that shaped Greg’s integration journey including ‘You Cannot Fail’. We discuss how the idea of failure in life can prevent us from taking chances and how the idea of failing is introduced to us very early in life via school exams etc. Greg shares a story about how he internalized a minor incident when he was young and how that impacted him in life. We talk about anger – why it’s there and how it’s connected to inner beliefs that may be dissolved but how it can be helpful at c...2022-11-0154 min
Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Mike Mallozzi - Balanced Relationships, Individuality & Opportunities for GrowthThis discussion encompasses a few themes: healing and/or moving away from unbalanced relationships & the grief associated with that, recognizing challenging situations as opportunities to apply themes that came up in ceremony and seeing/feeling what lies beneath the surface of relationships or situations. We talk about recognizing our intuitive abilities and applying them to assist along the integrative path rather than falling back into familiar patterns. We also cover the topic of respect for each person's uniqueness and creating opportunities for us to do this in a way that inspires connection rather than conflict.
2022-09-3052 min
Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Dr Helen Mosimann-Kogan: Integration & EvolutionOur discussion begins with being called to the medicine, what this felt like. We talk about how the process of integration involves many chaotic episodes that are the prelude to a rebirth and that this is how we can interpret the events that are externalized in the world right now. We talk about the evolution that is taking place from being a follower society to being more self reliant and focused within and as Helen puts it, finding our inner shaman.. We discuss ways of moving through these times and how these cycles always lead to better opportunities for...2022-08-3157 min
Ayahuasca TalksAyahuasca Integration Discussion with Vyolet Wylde about Natural Intelligence, Unity & PerspectiveIn this episode, we discuss the power of fluid perspectives – of being open to changes in worldview and perspectives. Vyolet shares the changes she made in her life, the challenges she faced and how this transition ultimately moved her forward. We talk about the power of surrender and trust that things will work out in the end. Vyolet reaffirms how the problems she anticipated in making these changes were resolved once she made them. We discuss how these challenges can be gifts in disguise. By honouring the nudges we get to make changes in our lives, we are rewarded do...2022-08-0158 min
Ayahuasca TalksCreativity, Integration & Personal Growth Discussion with Emileena PedigoEmileena and Rebecca discuss the value of creativity. Plant medicines and psychedelics celebrate and cultivate the creativity within us. Creativity is often discouraged or devalued in society and those who have this particular talent are often guided away from pursuing it professionally. However, most of the products that benefit us originated from someone’s creativity, so if we limit creativity to a small category of people, we do so to our own detriment. It’s understood that solving problems creatively can be beneficial so it’s no wonder that medicines cultivate this in us – this secret super power. Studies show tha...2022-06-2852 min
Ayahuasca TalksIntegration Discussion with Judith SudholterJudith and I share our thoughts on the true nature of the long and often challenging path of integration. It can become a way of life. We share about our patterns and how they often continue to emerge in different ways to remind us and to help us work on these things as part of our integration. It can be difficult when patterns emerge again and it's important to remember that we have made progress and that this is part of growth. We explain the importance of self-compassion, support and community.
2022-05-3047 min
Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Dr. Joe Tafur of the Church of the Eagle and CondorWe discuss a more expansive concept of illness that we discover through Ayahuasca. We talk about both individual illnesses and how this relates to the greater illness of humanity and the opportunities we have to heal it. The ACEs study that is known to the mainstream world of medicine indicates a clear connection between childhood abuse/trauma and illness. Dr. Tafur talks about getting to the root cause of illness and how this unfolds with medicine and work with various medicines including Ayahuasca. Conditions like depression and crohn’s disease can be messengers bringing into our awareness something deeper th...2022-04-2935 min
Ayahuasca TalksKyle Buller of Psychedelics Today: Spiritual Emergence/Emergency DiscussionKyle shares his NDE (near death experience) and his spiritual emergence following this event. We talk about our individual experiences of spiritual emergence/emergency and Kyle provides an explanation of the difference between the two. We discuss the similarities between NDEs and medicine experiences as well. We talk about the pull that we often feel to be back in the blissful/peaceful states we can experience in NDEs and medicine/psychedelic journeys. We discuss the difficulties navigating spiritual emergence without guidance. Kyle reflects on what he has learned about spiritual emergence and different ways of referencing it such as...2022-03-3157 min
Ayahuasca TalksSebastien Fouillade of Leadershipedelics Podcast & Rebecca Hayden on AuthenticitySebastien Fouillade of Leadershipedelics & Rebecca Hayden discuss living more authentically. Plant medicine experiences often emphasize our uniqueness and how important it is for us to discover and honour our authentic selves – to live our lives accordingly and to reflect this in everything we do. We talk about our personal experiences of self discovery and the process of becoming more authentic. We discuss the resistance we encounter and how this and many other triggers along the way can be opportunities for growth and serve as sign posts to guide us in the right direction. We share about the gifts and po...2022-02-2524 min
Ayahuasca TalksFawning Trauma Response with Dr. Xiaojue HuXiaojue & Rebecca discuss the 'fawning' response to trauma which is a lesser known characteristic of trauma behaviour. They talk about their own experiences of this response and the impact it has had on their habits and personal growth. The discussion touches on different aspects and root causes of this response, everyday examples and the larger implications of this on a societal level.
2022-01-3133 min
Ayahuasca TalksResponding to the Darkness Within to Live in a More Loving StateThis special episode features a discussion about exploring and shedding the darkness within to achieve a more joyful and loving existence. Rebecca Hayden describes experiences of confronting and letting go of dark energies while in different states after medicine experiences. This is a discussion that took place with Michael Kokal in 2020 and delves into the possibilities of what can be achieved in meditative, sleep and hypnogogic states involving profound transformational confrontations with dark entities and the work that is achieved through doing this. This is also a discussion about the everyday experiences we have in this life that can...2021-12-3122 min
Ayahuasca TalksHealing Through the Eye of the Storm with Dan Motoc & Rebecca HaydenThis discussion is about healing from the inside out through challenging times. We talk about outer reflections of things that we need to heal - issues such as control which is coming up a lot now. We discuss moving through trauma into empowerment. Other topics such as shadow work and empathy come up as we discuss our own healing journeys and tools that anyone can use to help them through these difficult times. We end by emphasizing the power of humour and harnessing this to help us move through our healing journey.
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Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Katherine CoderKatherine shares some of her story and how she came to practice personal sovereignty. We discuss the struggles and gifts that have come with this unprecedented time and share the lessons that most resonate because of it. We touch on things like 'psychic attacks', give everyday examples and reveal how even this kind of experience can make us stronger. We talk about our experience with depression and how it helped us heal. We discuss how we make decisions, conscious and unconscious agreements, personal power, responsibility and surrender.
2021-10-3155 min
Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Angela BenckAngela and I discuss connecting with inner wisdom to make sense of conflicting in–formation. Inner knowing always helps us recognize truth. We offer ideas of ways to connect with what is ‘yes’ or what our own truth feels like in our body or in our experience. We discuss how this is an exciting time as it is an invitation to grow beyond where we’re at now. We liken this time to the great detox and what we often experience as the Herxheimer reaction when we’re making progress. We talk about the importance of joy and allowing ourselves...2021-09-2954 min
Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Shannon Hernandez of Great Spirit FarmShannon & I discuss our current social polarization as an opportunity for us to confront and heal some underlying issues that have impacted our social experience for a long time. We talk about control stemming from fear and the conditioning legacy that is revealed through typical childhood and parenting experiences. We provide examples of how we can change this and how we can approach this time in a way that may help us to bring about a more harmonious existence. We talk about labels, how dehumanizing they can be and how much more we are than these limiting descriptions of...2021-08-301h 05
Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Luc Van Poelje of Psychedelic InsightsWe discuss our experiences of inner & outer conflict and the opportunities that lie in the provoking experiences all around us today. We talk about how psychedelic and spiritual experiences reveal to us that our inner experience or state reflects outwards and how we manifest opportunities to learn, sometimes in the form of events or people in our lives who challenge us in uncomfortable ways. Luc talks about fear as the driver of all aggression and how this understanding may bring us closer to responding in healthier ways to controversial events. As always we talk about the power of love...2021-07-3057 min
Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Maya Abou ChedidMaya and I discuss the healing process in these times of upheaval. We talk about upheaval and provocation as part of the healing process and an aspect of shamanic healing that we have experienced personally and that we see playing out in the world today. We discuss world events as seen through the lens of a healing process. We share our own journeys that involve trauma, victimhood and ultimately, choosing to stand in our power. We explore our relationship with power, recognizing where we're at with it and changing it to facilitate the emergence from victimhood into personal power...2021-06-221h 10
Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with John Folak Aka ’The Traveling Nobody’Our discussion centres around things falling apart so that they can be recreated in a better way – the concept of rebirth playing out in our lives and in the integrative process. Instead of looking at depression as an illness, we explore the idea of seeing depression and other difficult states as an indicator or signal telling us that change is needed and underway. Depression is often a natural reaction to unhealthy experiences and events coming to a head. We talk about the integration process as becoming who we are and living authentically. We discuss practical situations we have encountered in...2021-05-251h 09
Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Jonathan Dickinson of Ceiba IbogaineJonathan and Rebecca discuss different approaches to psychedelics: clinical, traditional and the many variations of these practices. Jonathan voices concerns about clinical set and setting and the implications of this with respect to the clinical approach to psychedelics and plant medicines. We talk about the idea of having a relationship with the medicines and how this concept may not be adopted by everyone. We agree that we’re all just finding our way with these phenomenal medicines and that one size does not fit all. We talk about how the DSM identifies mental conditions/illness decided based on a co...2021-04-111h 04
Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Tanya Lynn of Sistership CircleIn honour of International Women's Day, Tanya and Rebecca discuss the rise of the divine feminine as a healing and growing experience for both men and women as we all have both qualities and have favoured the masculine over the feminine to our own detriment. We discuss stepping into our power and approaching this time of social discord as an opportunity for us to learn and grow into a place where we can accept if not embrace everyone’s unique points of view as the medicines teach us to appreciate our uniqueness. We talk about how children embody such wo...2021-03-091h 03
Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Sami ScebbaSami and I talk about learning through our experiences post Ayahuasca and situations that arise at times (such as covid) to give us the opportunity to create better states of being. We talk about constructs and the flexible nature of reality. Sami talks about connecting with a spiritual presence. He shares a story about seeing a future, very powerful version of himself in a hypnosis journey – the healer within and the fact that becoming that person is the journey he is on. We discuss the responsive nature of these experiences and of reality itself. Themes: acceptance - letting go – surr...2021-02-241h 06
Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Greg Lake of entheoconnect.comGreg shares how before plant medicines, he struggled with addictions then discovered psilocybin and through this, he began to heal and journey with other medicines including Ayahuasca. He talks about how Bufo and Ayahuasca inspired him to create an online platform called entheoconnect.com for all entheogen explorers to connect and interact safely in an atmosphere that reflects the spirit of the medicines. We talked about the challenges in general after medicine experiences coming into the social fray and how much more difficult it is these days. We talk about responding to the social divisions, conflict and chaos by...2021-01-191h 00
Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Tim Sae Koo of 1Heart AcceleratorTim and I take stock of this year and its challenges and how we can use many of the things we've learned through Ayahuasca to meet these challenges. We discuss the inspiring possibilities that exist in this time of transition or incubation. We talk about how we're sharing a global experience and how some of the events we're seeing in the world reflect issues we need to work on personally and how we can grow through it. We bring the concept of creating our own reality into the discussion to help us gain perspective and to help us consider...2020-12-2053 min
Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Rachael Phillips of AyahuascaMicrodosing.comRachael shares how she found Ayahuasca after a shocking discovery and break up of her marriage followed by self-abusive behaviour. Eventually Rachael began to trust her own intuition and decided to participate in Ayahuasca ceremonies during which she felt divine unconditional love. She continued to pursue ceremonies in Peru and Ayahuasca ultimately called her to offer the Ayahuasca vine as a microdosing option. Rachael discusses her integrative journey with this supportive microdosing practice. We discuss the integrative concepts of surrender, being aware of resistance, coming to terms with the love underlying a lot of relationships that may be difficult...2020-11-291h 01
Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Jeremiah Josey of the Thorium NetworkJeremiah shares about his experience with a dark entity who took over his body during ceremony and taught him about how he created the groundwork for allowing darker energies in. Part of the education of this allowing of darker energies to take over involved passively watching darker or violent movies. We discuss this and our role in allowing darker energies into our experience and how to change that. We talk about the empowering nature of moving from passive involvement with these elements to conscious awareness and decisions based on this awareness. I share what Ayahuasca taught me about the...2020-10-2656 min
Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Catherine Adunni Mother JaguarCatherine shares a powerful story of how she discovered her higher self - the divine within – after she attempted suicide. Later, she discovering Ayahuasca and we discuss the kinds of lessons she learned about the importance of focusing within and self love as a means of healing sexual trauma, anger and improving her life experience. We discuss the how powerful our words and thoughts are, how our inner experience reflects outwards and how innerwork can change this outer experience for the better.
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2020-09-301h 00
Curious Chimps Podcast#51 Rediscovering Self Through Ayahuasca with, Rebecca HaydenRebecca Hayden is a speaker, host of Ayahuasca Talks, teacher, and mental health advocate. Drawing from her own personal experiences with debilitating depression and recovery through shamanism, Rebecca shares insights that inspire an empowering change in perspective towards life experiences as they relate to the mental state.
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Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Nathaniel Perl of Curious Chimps PodcastRebecca Hayden and Nathaniel Perl discuss fear and anger among other topics related to integrating Ayahuasca experiences. We discuss our religious introduction to spirituality and the important questions we had at a young age which were never addressed by our religious community but were ultimately addressed by Ayahuasca. We talk about the openness and innocence of children and how important that is and how we are trying to return to that state with the help of Ayahuasca. Nathaniel shares two key experiences that provide insights on the diversity and variety of spiritual paths as well as the temptation of...2020-08-251h 05
Ayahuasca TalksContact & Dialogues with Alien Entities who Teach & Guide UsWe discuss the integrative experience of ongoing dialogues with entities (spiritual and/or alien) and what that’s been like, the gifts it has brought to our lives and how it has helped us to improve our lives. We discuss the stigma around the notion of aliens, the similarities between the experiences we have with Aya, NDE’s and reports of contact with aliens. This is a big subject we may revisit in future episodes but we do cover the nature of the messages we’re getting from them – the power of letting go and how we can change the impa...2020-07-301h 04
Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Nischala Lindsay Johnson of Ever Rising Life ArtsWe begin this episode by discussing illness and spirituality and the judgement and guilt related to the idea of illness being a manifestation of various emotional issues and lessons. We talk about how some of the attitudes around this are throwbacks from some disempowering aspects of religious influences from our past. We also explore the opportunities for spiritual growth that illness presents. We discuss shamanic teachings – where we get them from – ourselves, chosen teachers or our guides/higher levels of consciousness/spirit. We talk about the dangers of putting shamans or anyone on pedestals instead of trusting ourselves and taki...2020-06-2358 min
Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Liz Collins of Anahata Healing ArtsThe prevailing theme throughout this episode is ‘the ceremony of life’ or that life IS the ceremony. Liz and I discuss difficult ceremonies and compare them to difficult times in our lives and how both can be healing even though they may seem overwhelmingly dark or difficult at the time. Liz shared about early childhood trauma and how Ayahuasca responded to this. We talk about how we respond to difficult periods in our lives, including this one as the pandemic and social distancing continues. We discuss the opportunities to heal and grow during this time and about the way we r...2020-05-2957 min
Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Kat Courtney the Afterlife CoachKat and Rebecca tackle the subject of how we're responding to the COVID-19 Coronavirus lockdown. We discuss our own struggles and how we're growing through it. We share the messages Ayahuasca has provided us with regarding this event that will help us use this time well. We talk about our old habits coming up and the importance of becoming aware of our own agendas with respect to our response to this situation and what and most importantly, how we choose to share about it. Both of us have been activists and journalists in the past and we discuss how...2020-04-191h 07
Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Spirituality Based Business Coach Beth WeinsteinBeth Weinstein and Rebecca discuss the importance of aligning with our purpose as a matter of wellbeing. Rebecca shares some of the insights she received from her most recent Ayahuasca dieta in Peru and how they relate to this discussion of the wellness aspects of serving our purpose and living a life that reflects who we are. Beth shares her own story of how she was called to help entrepreneurs who are embarking on this journey of pursuing their own purpose-driven path. We discuss the many benefits that come with taking steps towards living a life that is authentic...2020-03-261h 05
Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Dr. Vedant Arun of Nirvanic NaturalsDr. Vedant Arun & Rebecca Hayden discuss our relationship with personal power and how that unfolds in our lives. Vedant shares his story of how Ayahusca created a specific path for him to pursue working with a unique healing molecule called C60. During his journey of creating an organization that offers C60, Vedant was able to work through a lot of personal barriers relating to personal power and money. Ayahuasca often sends us on challenging missions that move us outside of our comfort zone but help us to integrate lessons and grow personally and we benefit as a result. Vedant’s...2020-02-1255 min
Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Carlos Tanner of the Ayahuasca FoundationOn this episode we discuss relationships & acknowledging different perspectives. We talk about raising kids while learning from the medicines, growing with our kids and sharing our beliefs in spirits and other entities based on our lived experiences. We discuss our relationships with plant medicines and how personal and real they are. We discuss ‘giving up’ suffering – habits, illnesses, beliefs that don’t serve us and identifying the reasons we hang onto them – the ‘payoffs’. We venture into the topic of trauma in the body and how Western medicine compartmentalizes treatment of illnesses. We delve into how powerful the mind is in creating...2020-01-301h 07
Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Jonathan Glazer about the #ThankYouPlantMedicine campaignRebecca Hayden & Jonathan Glazer discuss coming out of the entheogenic closet and telling our stories to de-stigmatize plant medicine experiences and healing modalities. We discuss the #ThankYouPlantMedicine campaign designed to not only encourage and support people who want to tell their stories but also to inspire openness and acceptance of these transformational stories that have brought about such healing, insight and growth. Join us to learn more about this campaign and the kinds of things that have already come out of it and our plans and resources to encourage people to ‘come out’ with their own stories on 2/20/2020.
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Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Lynette AllenLynette Allen and Rebecca Hayden talk about the feminine rising, Ayahuasca’s role in this and the unique opportunity for women and men to bond in a deep way through Ayahuasca. We share experiences in the workplace and discuss the positive changes we’re seeing in both men and women due to women’s changing roles. We talk about a more men friendly type of feminism and the great opportunities men have to be their best selves as a result of women becoming more open and authentic in their lives. We discuss the difference between the self-discovery and self-healing of Aya...2019-11-2957 min
Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Mitch Schultz, Director of The Spirit Molecule & Producer of From Shock to AweOur discussion is mostly about the transformative process of Ayahuasca and the things we discover about the mind and thoughts and how they impact our reality. We discuss trauma and how it affects people and the ultimate example of war veterans working through their trauma post-Ayahuasca. We touch on subjects like the atmosphere of the mind and its impact on ourselves & others. We talk about the experience of the openness and closeness we feel towards others immediately after plant medicines - which is a natural state that's under the layers we are healing - and how this openness helps...2019-10-3147 min
Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Luis Luna of the Wasiwaska Research CenterLuis and I discuss Ayahuasca and our view of reality. Our discussion is at times philosophical and leads into the topic of animistic beliefs both historical and present day representations of this understanding that all things are in some way alive. We use the example of tribes that believe in shape-shifting and extraordinary possibilities of physical transformations and how our early beliefs in life play a role in our reality. Although most of us in the Western world are discouraged from believing in these possibilities, we see representations of this in modern day movies such as Spiderman and Batman a...2019-09-271h 02
Ayahuasca TalksInterview with Alison RichardsAlison shares her experiences with Ayahuasca in Peru. She talks about the immense physical healing and benefits she received and the things she discovered about how connected we all are to our environment and each other. Her stories reveal that during ceremonies, she had shared visions with others and at times knew what they needed in their process. We talk about the power of our thoughts and intentions, appearing in others' dreams and impacting others telepathically. We also discuss the positive changes she experienced afterwards and how that unfolds in her life.
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Ayahuasca TalksInterview with Amar SahotaAmar shares his story about how he came to the decision to go to Peru with his family to experience Ayahuasca. He talks about the lessons he learned and the experiences had had in each of his ceremonies. We discuss the prevalent themes of self-love, focus on self rather than others, societal programming, our own resistance to growth and the surprising power of love as the ultimate remedy. We talk about using love in dealing with darker elements and the pitfalls of reacting in kind to so-called ‘bad guys’. Amar explains how his relationship with Cannabis and his eating habi...2019-06-1954 min
Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Kerry MoranKerry shares her Ayahuasca experience which began with the revelation of her own childhood sexual trauma. We talk about challenging and difficult Ayahuasca experiences that leave people feeling traumatized and the integration that follows sometimes involving identifying emotions and trauma in the body. Other topics that come up are: attachment to negative energies & ancestral healing. We also talk about using dreams to help us address everyday issues and as an important and valuable integrative tool. We both emphasize the value and need for making time to integrate after an Ayahuasca experience.
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Ayahuasca TalksInterview with Miranda Vires & Integration DiscussionMiranda Vires shares her experiences before, during and after Ayahuasca. She shares her pre-Ayahuasca journey getting off anti-depressant medications, working towards changing long-standing habits and overcoming harmful mind states and negative attitudes towards this unusual healing modality. Miranda describes healing shame & guilt through purging in ceremony and receiving the essential lesson, message & healing of love, especially self-love. She shares her ego-death experience with Ayahuasca & becoming one with the earth, elements & everyone. We have a good discussion about integrating our Ayahuasca experiences and how that unfolds with continuing guidance from the medicine. We share stories about how this has impacted...2019-04-2300 min
Ayahuasca TalksInterview with Deanna RogersDeanna shares her experiences with Ayahuasca and her work with integration with the Temple of the Way of Light. She describes some of the process of integration and shares a wonderful dieta experience with a vital message about love with respect to those who we see as doing harm. We discuss the lesson that came out of her experience and I add my own experiences with this universal lesson as well. This is a good intro to some basic Ayahuasca integration themes.
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2019-03-2146 min
Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Angela BenckWe begin the discussion by talking about following our path/purpose, how Ayahuasca often calls us to do what resonates deeply with us and the resistance we felt in doing this. We discuss motherhood and how we have changed how we parent as a result of our experiences with Ayahuasca. We share parenting stories and lessons we learned and how we applied them with our children. We share little techniques, tools and practices we use as part of our integrative process. We talk about coming from the position of love and how powerful that is and how it's connected...2019-02-271h 00
Ayahuasca TalksInterview with Giovanni Bartolomeo of Collective EvolutionGiovanni describes his profound Ayahuasca experiences in detail including his first one involving a ‘death and rebirth’ experience and the teachings that came with it. He emphasizes the power of surrender and of being the observer in his experiences. We discuss how relationships change for the better after Ayahuasca. We also discuss purging and the fact that there is more to this experience than the physical involving both teachings and healing. We discuss bigger societal messages and the interaction we have with others in these experiences. Giovanni talks about how Ayahuasca guided and inspired him to do some of the...2019-01-2157 min
Ayahuasca TalksInterview with Quantum Physicist and Author Dr. Amit GoswamiThe interview begins part way into the discussion due to technical issues and Amit discusses the materialist scientific mindset as prejudicial. Amit shared his short lived Ayahuasca experience early on which we allude to again during this discussion but most of our discussion is devoted to exploring society's attitude towards expanded consciousness and the experiences we have beyond the physical. Amit talks about the veracity of the reports that come from near death experiences and we discuss experiences both of us have had hearing voices and how they have impacted our choices and our lives. Dr. Goswami confirms that qu...2018-12-1644 min
Ayahuasca TalksDiscussion with Matthew Pallamary & Drake RenoIn this episode, we discuss the mind, Ayahuasca, Shamanism and the many tools we use and approaches we take to integrate our Ayahuasca experiences. Matthew talks about his early experiences with the medicine, shares some personal stories and draws on many years of experience with shamanism and other disciplines to help illustrate integrative concepts and experiences. Drake shares his story about how he discovered Ayahuasca, the issues that came up and how he used NLP techniques to change the automated response patterns in his mind. He also explains some NLP concepts and how they relate to one of his...2018-11-2259 min
Ayahuasca TalksFEATURED: Discussion with Dr. Xiaojue Hu & Dr. Rachel HarrisIn this first episode of the new format of Ayahuasca Talks, Rebecca Hayden, Rachel Harris & Xiaojue Hu discuss the kinds of shifts we have experienced with Ayahuasca. We talk about the unique therapeutic benefits of Ayahuasca and how this empowering teacher plant helps us to heal ourselves by educating us as about how we create our own problems and how to do things differently. We share personal examples of the kinds of insights we have gained from our experiences both during ceremony and afterwards and the work that we do and that is possible post Ayahuasca to improve our...2018-11-0352 minAyahuasca TalksInterview with Lynette Allen April 11, 2018Lynette Allen is a women's life coach who has written several books on the subject and has now begun her journey with Ayahuasca. Lynette shares her initial concerns about the medicine before she had her own experience with it. She shares her own experience and talks about the kinds of changes she has witnessed as a result of her involvement with this teaching medicine. She speaks passionately about the immense possibilities of the medicine in terms of personal growth. She describes in vivid detail an experience of removing her own toxic energy with Ayahuasca. We discuss looking into these...2018-10-1857 minAyahuasca TalksInterview with Nimea Ariana, January 17, 2018Nimea Ariana shares the experiences that led up to her taking Ayahuasca. She details some extraordinary connections, interactions and phenomenal episodes that took place in her life before Ayahuasca – things that were difficult to process and understand but were compelling and ultimately led to more profound experiences, Ayahuasca being one of them. We discussed the gifts and challenges that come along with these extraordinary connections and experiences and how we have navigated them. Nimea shares some of the details of her Ayahusca experiences and we discuss some of the themes and messages that have come out of these experiences....2018-10-1455 minAyahuasca TalksDean Jenkins interview January 31, 2018Dean talks about life before and after Ayahuasca. He shares his struggles with learning difficulties and physical challenges before Ayahuasca and the changes that took place afterwards. He discusses how he healed himself and the extraordinary experiences he had both in ceremonies and post Ayahuasca. We both discuss a heightened awareness of some underlying themes in social situations and making decisions not to participate in unhealthy behaviours. Dean talked about the difference in his energy level and attitudes after Ayahuasca and how this has benefited him in every way. In the end it became clear that the early challenges...2018-10-1155 min
Ayahuasca TalksInterview with Dr Rachel Harris, Psychologist June 7, 2017Psychologist Dr. Rachel Harris describes her experiences with Ayahuasca and then discusses her extensive study that focuses on people's experiences after Ayahuasca. Many people are having extraordinary experiences after taking plant medicines - including, interacting with the spirit Ayahuasca (I'm not the only one! ;-) We had some technical issues during this show where Rachel had difficulty hearing me so there are times when my voice and hers overlap. Overall, the content comes through well on this edited version of the show. Enjoy!
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2018-08-2351 minAyahuasca TalksInterview with Jonny SmallsJonny shares his story about how he struggled with addiction and how Ayahuasca helped him to address the deeper issues behind the addiction. He talks about his visions and insights he received from Ayahuasca and how they helped him to repair relationships with others in his life. Jonny reveals how Aya helped him to understand himself better and he talks about how his life has changed since doing the medicine. We get into discussions about our inner world of the mind and how important it is to become aware of it. We talk about becoming more aware of our...2018-01-0159 minAyahuasca TalksInterview with Dan Cleland, November 8, 2017an shares his experience and talks about the changes that Ayahuasca has brought about in his life and the lives of those around him. We end up exploring the tremendous capacity of Ayahuasca to bring people together and erase some of the dividing lines we have created in our societies. It was such a powerful discussion in the end about the larger implications of the positive changes that Ayahuasca is bringing about and the incredible possibilities that are unfolding as a result of this medicine spreading throughout the world.
Visit www.rebeccahayden.com for more Ayahuasca Integration...2017-11-0858 minAyahuasca TalksDrew Houchin November 1, 2017Drew shares his story of struggling with addictions and overcoming them with the help of Ayahuasca. Drew talks about the difficulties in sharing his plans to do Ayahuasca with his family and friends given his struggle with addictions and the common misconceptions about Ayahuasca as a drug. He also shares some intriguing stories about shared dreams and other inspiring changes in his personal life and relationships due to Ayahuasca. We get into some discussion about integration and about the kind of future we envision given all of the profound changes happening with this psychedelic renaissance. Instead of being counter-culture...2017-11-011h 00
Ayahuasca TalksLuis & Alexandra Robledo Oct 25 2017Luis describes his experiences with Ayahuasca and the work he was asked to do afterwards including a long period of celibacy. He tells a fascinating story about a dream he had that revealed to him the face of the woman he would soon meet and marry! His wife, Alexandra also shares her experiences with Ayahuasca and describes a spiritual death & re-birth that brought about some big changes in perspective. It was a wonderful discussion full of profound insights.
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2017-10-2549 minAyahuasca TalksDerek & Jane Snider October 18, 2017Derek and Jane describe the unusual circumstances of their experiences in Peru with Ayahuasca and their experiences with the medicine itself and then we move onto the extraordinary ongoing experiences that Jane is having with Ayahuasca. In some ways this is similar to my own so it was such a pleasure to discuss this with Jane. She shared openly about her dream work and the herbal work she continues to do with the guidance of Ayahuasca.
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2017-10-1859 minAyahuasca TalksInterview with Carlos Tanner October 11, 2017I interviewed Carlos who is located in the jungle in Peru (near Iquitos) so the sound was difficult at times but his story is a powerful one. Carlos shared about his addictions and the crisis that preceded his trip to Peru to experience Ayahuasca. He shares his phenomenal experiences with Ayahuasca during which he discovered that he's a healer. He also shares stories about seeing his future children in his Ayahuasca experiences and meeting some fascinating spiritual entities that not only he saw and interacted with his friend was aware of their presence as well. It's a wonderful story...2017-10-1159 minAyahuasca TalksInterview with Zoe HeleneZoe tells her story about how she became involved with Plant Medicines and shares her experience of Ayahuasca. She talks about early experiences that shaped her life and how Ayahuasca was an inspiration for the projects she's working on now. We discuss growing up in the '60s and '70s and Zoe talks about feminism now and then. She talks about her life, working in the jungle 'hunting for medicines' with her husband Chris Kilham, The Medicine Hunter. Zoe discuss some of the issues facing women working with Ayahuasca and Zoe offers some advice for women pursuing the...2017-09-271h 00Ayahuasca TalksInterview with Fellow Ayahuasca Traveler Corrine (Last Name Undisclosed)Corrine gets into her visceral experiences of physical healing with unique "bee beings" during her Ayahuasca experiences. These same healing creatures returned to her in several ceremonies even at different centers! She describes extraordinary physical healing work performed by these amazing beings and how this impacted her life. We also get into the power of thoughts and how our thoughts, intentions and beliefs affect us and others. It's a rich discussion full of insights and an exploration of mental health in the modern conventional world and how it contrasts with these incredibly loving and magical plant medicines.
...2017-09-2056 minAyahuasca TalksInterview with Little Owl September 13, 2017Little Owl tells the story of how she became involved with Ayahuasca and some of the events that led to her eventually holding ceremonies worldwide. Little Owl talks about new traditions and how participants in Ayahuasca journeys are now discovering and owning their own power and connecting with their 'inner shaman'. We discuss the mirror of others - how they teach us and about some the experiences she's had in group settings that have offered healing and great lessons.
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2017-09-131h 18Ayahuasca TalksGuy Crittenden & Rebecca Hayden Discuss Other Medicines Sept 6, 2017Rebecca Hayden and Guy Crittenden talk about other medicine experiences including Peyote, Cannabis, Mushrooms and Huachuma. We talk about how the plants talk to each other and how some medicines have distinctive characters associated with them. We talk about the lessons of medicines and how they work in tandem with one another. We share some early experiences with psychedelics that now have more meaning and how the medicines work with us before and after we ingest them. It's an enjoyable discussion full of interesting imagery, stories and antics of the medicines that remind us how powerful and magical they...2017-09-0659 minAyahuasca TalksGuy Crittenden Discusses Impactful Post Ayahuasca Experiences May 31, 2017Many of us who have experienced Ayahuasca know that this form of higher consciousness or entity or spirit works with us before, during and after ceremony. However, not many people discuss the experiences they have afterwards. Guy and I both talked about this and decided to share our stories on the show. The experiences can be auditory, visual and they can take many different forms and affect us in many ways. I know that there are many others out there who are having some extraordinary experiences of their own and I hope that this will help them to fell...2017-05-3158 minAyahuasca TalksGuy Crittenden May 17, 2017Rebecca Hayden interviews Guy Crittenden about his book: The Year of Drinking Magic based on his experiences with Ayahuasca. Guy shares his experiences and the ways in which they have changed his life and his outlook. Both Rebecca and Guy talk about some extraordinary things that have taken place post Ayahuasca in their lives. They agree that the book is aptly named. There are some phenomena that they have experienced that can't be explained by conventional science and many people are coming to realize through these plant medicines that there is so much more to our existence than we...2017-05-1758 minAyahuasca TalksEpisode 1 Intro to Ayahuasca Talks with Guest Host Michael CassidyAyahuasca is an plant medicine that comes from the Amazon. It is a combination of two plants brewed into a 'tea' that allows participants who drink it to access a higher form of consciousness. Rebecca talks about how she came to discover plant medicines and that she pursued them to heal from depression. She talks about the experiences she's had with these medicines and the ongoing relationship she has with them. Michael explains how he became involved with plant medicines, primarily Iboga and both Rebecca and Michael discuss the insights that came out of these experiences.
Visit...2017-01-0158 minAyahuasca TalksMichael Sanders August 2, 2017Michael Sanders, author of Ayahuasca: An Executive's Enlightenment, tells how he came to discover the medicine, describes his epic journeys and how they have changed his life and continue to shape his life in amazing ways.
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