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FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #213 ~ The End of FAR OUTSummary: This is a hard episode to publish. Often times we are asked to let go of the old before the new can be born. On the final episode of FAR OUT we share why we feel it's time to let go of FAR OUT. Deep thanks to everyone who has been a part of this wonderful journey. Support this podcast:Discount link to purchase organic, raw ceremonial-grade cacao ethically sourced in Guatemala (a portion of proceeds support this podcast)Connect with us:Website: www.thefarout.lifeEmail us at info@thefarout.lifeWild Within @ www.t...2023-06-2840 minFAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #212 ~ Becoming a Student AgainSummary: When we began apprenticing with ayahuasqueros three years ago, we stepped into a period of intensive training. That training has deepened and broadened over the past year to include other supportive and complementary modalities including men's and women's work, vision quests and for Alasdair, recently beginning a year-long training in Hakomi, a somatic psychotherapy. Mentioned on this episode:IllumanRichard RohrFAR OUT 197 ~ How Do We Raise Healthy Men?Upcoming Free Wild Within Online EventsAnimas Valley InstituteFAR OUT #207 ~ A March Recap: Desert Vision Quest, Women's Tantra Retreat & Medicine Work in the RainforestFAR OUT #97 ~ Your Body is not t...2023-06-1456 minFAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #211 ~ Doing the Work to Shift the CultureSummary: Fresh off a five-week period of deep work, including guiding three, back-to-back-to-back retreats your cohosts reflect on marriage, "the work" and what's needed to shift our cultural consciousness. Mentioned on this episode:Wild Within Support this podcast:Discount link to purchase organic, raw ceremonial-grade cacao ethically sourced in Guatemala (a portion of proceeds support this podcast)Become a patron at: https://www.patreon.com/thefaroutcoupleMake one-time donation with PayPal (our account is aplambeck22@gmail.com)Leave a review on iTunes!Share this episode with a friend! :DConnect with us:Website: ww...2023-05-311h 05FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #210 ~ Leaving the Forest: Surrendering to MysterySummary: What happens when Mystery calls? From the liminal, shapeshifting space of something coming to an end your cohosts explore what it means to open to new possibilities. Mentioned on this episode:The Secret Teachings of Plants: The Intelligence of the Heart in the Direct Perception of Nature by Stephen BuhnerSupport this podcast:Discount link to purchase organic, raw ceremonial-grade cacao ethically sourced in Guatemala (a portion of proceeds support this podcast)Become a patron at: https://www.patreon.com/thefaroutcoupleMake one-time donation with PayPal (our account is aplambeck22@gmail.com)Leave a r...2023-05-1754 minFAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #209 ~ Preparing for Hard ConversationsSummary: An hour after recording this episode, we sat down with people we care about for a very difficult conversation. In the spirit of talking about what's most alive for us on this podcast and being honest about the hard parts of our journey, we talk about the messy process of preparing for tough and stressful conversations where the stakes are often high. Support this podcast:Discount link to purchase organic, raw ceremonial-grade cacao ethically sourced in Guatemala (a portion of proceeds support this podcast)Become a patron at: https://www.patreon.com/thefaroutcoupleMake one-time donation w...2023-05-0351 minFAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #208 ~ Fire in the Belly: Tracking Anger, Rage & FrustrationSummary: As a culture we avoid talking about, expressing or feeling our anger. The closest we often get to it is saying we feel "frustrated" or "irritated." This inevitably leads to it spilling out sideways in unhealthy and unconscious ways. It also keeps us disconnected from a potent and vital source of energy. In this episode, we face our anger head on and discuss how we work with this tricky and powerful emotion.Support this podcast:Discount link to purchase organic, raw ceremonial-grade cacao ethically sourced in Guatemala (a portion of proceeds support this podcast)Become...2023-04-191h 10FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #207 ~ A March Recap: Desert Vision Quest, Women's Tantra Retreat & Medicine Work in the Rain ForestSummary: From the Sonoran Desert in Arizona to the Rain Forest in the Pacific Northwest to the Hudson Valley in New York - your cohosts recap where their work has taken them, both externally and internally, over the month of March. Mentioned on this episode:FAR OUT #205 ~ Alasdair Goes on a Vision QuestGila MonsterAnimas Valley InstituteSupport this podcast:Discount link to purchase organic, raw ceremonial-grade cacao ethically sourced in Guatemala (a portion of proceeds support this podcast)Become a patron at: https://www.patreon.com/thefaroutcoupleMake one-time donation with PayPal (our account is a...2023-04-051h 02FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #206 ~ Leaving Community and Stepping Back Into ItSummary: We discuss what happened to our relationships when we began to travel and the ways we're returning---albeit differently---to community these days. Mentioned on this episode:Animas Valley InstituteThe Gene KeysThe EnneagramSupport this podcast:Discount link to purchase organic, raw ceremonial-grade cacao ethically sourced in Guatemala (a portion of proceeds support this podcast)Become a patron at: https://www.patreon.com/thefaroutcoupleMake one-time donation with PayPal (our account is aplambeck22@gmail.com)Leave a review on iTunes!Share this episode with a friend! :DConnect with us:Website: www.thefarout.lifeEmail u...2023-03-2259 minFAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #205 ~ Alasdair Goes on a Vision QuestSummary: Alasdair shares the mysterious events that have led him to journey to the Sonoran Desert to participate in a vision quest.Mentioned on this episode:Animas Valley InstituteFAR OUT #74 ~ Exploring Ayahuasca: Drinking it for the First Time Support this podcast:Discount link to purchase organic, raw ceremonial-grade cacao ethically sourced in Guatemala (a portion of proceeds support this podcast)Become a patron at: https://www.patreon.com/thefaroutcoupleMake one-time donation with PayPal (our account is aplambeck22@gmail.com)Leave a review on iTunes!Share this episode with a friend! :DConnect with u...2023-03-0851 minFAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #204 ~ Embracing LimitsSummary: We reflect on the new pace of the podcast and how that's related to a deeper shift in the way we live and work lately. Mentioned on this episode:Oregon: Awaken with Wild WithinFacing the Dragon: Confronting Personal and Spiritual Grandiosity by Robert MooreSupport this podcast:Discount link to purchase organic, raw ceremonial-grade cacao ethically sourced in Guatemala (a portion of proceeds support this podcast)Become a patron at: https://www.patreon.com/thefaroutcoupleMake one-time donation with PayPal (our account is aplambeck22@gmail.com)Leave a review on iTunes!Share this episode w...2023-02-2256 minFAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #203 ~ Handleless Mugs, Corduroy Pants & CommunicationSummary: Alasdair and Julie-Roxane reflect on the strange fact that for the first time in 8 years they both have jobs. Mentioned on this episode:Oregon: Awaken w/ Wild WithinFull Moon Shamanic Cacao Ceremony w/ Wild WithinAll upcoming community events w/ Wild WithinDare To Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. by Brené BrownNonviolent CommunicationThe 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success by Jim DethmerInternal Family SystemsMBTIEnneagramSupport this podcast:Discount link to purchase organic, raw ceremonial-grade cacao ethically sourced in Guatemala (a portion of proceeds support this podcast)Become a patron at...2023-02-081h 13FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #202 ~ Go Get a Job Punk! Work, Trauma, Grandiosity and Finding Our Zone of GeniusSummary: Alasdair and Julie-Roxane reflect on the strange fact that for the first time in 8 years they both have jobs. Mentioned on this episode:The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level by Gay HendricksLinchpin: Are You Indispensable? by Seth GodinSupport this podcast:Discount link to purchase organic, raw ceremonial-grade cacao ethically sourced in Guatemala (a portion of proceeds support this podcast)Become a patron at: https://www.patreon.com/thefaroutcoupleMake one-time donation with PayPal (our account is aplambeck22@gmail.com)Leave a review on iTunes!Share th...2023-01-251h 02FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #201 ~ Taking it Slow & Feeling GriefSummary: Coming out of our two month sabbatical we talk about the traps of productivity, embracing our limits and the need to grieve. Mentioned on this episode:Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Olver BurkemanThe Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief by Francis WellerFAR OUT #197 ~ How Do We Raise Healthy Men?FAR OUT #34 ~ Reclaiming My Body: Going Off Birth ControlSupport this podcast:Discount link to purchase organic, raw ceremonial-grade cacao ethically sourced in Guatemala (a portion of proceeds support this podcast)Become a patron a...2023-01-111h 06FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #200 ~ Four Years of FAR OUTSummary: On this special 200th episode we reflect on the journey we've been on over the last four years while this podcast has been going. Support this podcast:Discount link to purchase organic, raw ceremonial-grade cacao ethically sourced in Guatemala (a portion of proceeds support this podcast)Become a patron at: https://www.patreon.com/thefaroutcoupleMake one-time donation with PayPal (our account is aplambeck22@gmail.com)Leave a review on iTunes!Share this episode with a friend! :DConnect with us:Website: www.thefarout.lifeEmail us at info@thefarout.lifeWild Within @ www.thewildwithin.org2023-01-041h 05FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #197 ~ How Do We Raise Healthy Men?Summary: Alasdair shares his recent experience at a Men's Rite of Passage and why he's been seeking out initiation.Mentioned in this Episode:Illuman.orgAnimas.orgRichard RohrEnneagramBill PlotkinStephen Jenkinson Elderhood in a Time of TroubleSupport this podcast:Discount link to purchase organic, raw ceremonial-grade cacao ethically sourced in Guatemala (a portion of proceeds support this podcast)Become a patron at: https://www.patreon.com/thefaroutcoupleMake one-time donation with PayPal (our account is aplambeck22@gmail.com)Leave a review on iTunes!Share this episode with a friend! :DConnect with us:Website...2022-12-1455 minFAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #196 ~ Welcoming the Sister of Death: Musings on Sleep & TransformationSummary: Julie-Roxane explores her lif- long love affair with food and how it has become one of her spiritual practices.Mentioned in this Episode:FAR OUT #45 ~ The Art of Creative WaitingSupport this podcast:Discount link to purchase organic, raw ceremonial-grade cacao ethically sourced in Guatemala (a portion of proceeds support this podcast)Become a patron at: https://www.patreon.com/thefaroutcoupleMake one-time donation with PayPal (our account is aplambeck22@gmail.com)Leave a review on iTunes!Share this episode with a friend! :DConnect with us:Website: www.thefarout.lifeEmail us...2022-12-071h 13FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #195 ~ A Life Inspired by Food: Julie-Roxane on NourishmentSummary: Julie-Roxane explores her life-long love affair with food and how it has become one of her spiritual practices.Mentioned in this Episode:Slowdown FarmsteadSupport this podcast:Discount link to purchase organic, raw ceremonial-grade cacao ethically sourced in Guatemala (a portion of proceeds support this podcast)Become a patron at: https://www.patreon.com/thefaroutcoupleMake one-time donation with PayPal (our account is aplambeck22@gmail.com)Leave a review on iTunes!Share this episode with a friend! :DConnect with us:Website: www.thefarout.lifeEmail us at info@thefarout.lifeWild Within @ www...2022-11-301h 12FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #194 ~ Holiday Grab BagSummary: In a whimsical spirit this week, your cohosts share some life updates, rag on dermatologists and the Rings of Power and answer a handful of "get to know you" questions. Mentioned in this Episode:Alasdair's Goodreads profileThe Hidden Messages in Water by Masaru EmotoSupport this podcast:Discount link to purchase organic, raw ceremonial-grade cacao ethically sourced in Guatemala (a portion of proceeds support this podcast)Become a patron at: https://www.patreon.com/thefaroutcoupleMake one-time donation with PayPal (our account is aplambeck22@gmail.com)Leave a review on iTunes!Share this episode w...2022-11-231h 05FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #186 ~ Go First: The Alchemy of Men's Work with Lou RedmondSummary: Lou and Alasdair discuss their own journey into the world of men's work. They share what scared them about participating in men's only spaces when they first began, the medicine of being with other men, and why they still do it now. Mentioned on this episode:Wild Man Within program Oct 23 - Dec 11.Richard RohrMichael SingerEVRYMANIron John: A Book About Men by Robert BlyKing, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine by Robert Moore & Douglas GilletteGabor MatéDr. David HawkinsUpcoming Events & Offerings:Oct. 6-9: Wild Convergence: Catawissa CreekOct. 9-13: Ka...2022-09-281h 13FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning Home[Repost] FAR OUT #117 ~ This is Not the FAR OUT CoupleListen and explore:The "why" behind this podcast and how it has evolved over the last two yearsTraumatic stories from Alasdair and Julie-Roxane's childhoodOur peeing habits and that one time Alasdair peed himselfAlasdair's most despised nickname in high schoolWho is plant medicine NOT for?When to lean into resistance and when to take the path of least resistanceWhat adjustments have been toughest for us about living in a truck camper?Our biggest challenges currentlyMentioned on this episode:Eighth Grade by Bo BurnhamJordan B. PetersonCrossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity by David...2022-08-311h 36FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning Home[Repost] FAR OUT #97 ~ Your Body is not the Obstacle, It's the Way: Will Johnson on the Posture of MeditationListen and explore:Why posture is so important in meditation (but rarely taught)Meditation as a direct path to embodiment and remembering our True NatureChanneling the force of gravity vs. fighting itThe three foundational elements of of any sitting practiceA simple exercise you can do at home to start experiencing the Buddha's insight of AniccaThe "shimmer" and the "Great Wide Open"Why things often are most difficult right before we let them goWhere western meditation practices seem to be straying from the pathThe underlying truths meditation and psychedelics seem are both pointing toA common stage in meditation that...2022-08-171h 57
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #178 ~ Don't Become the Best, Become the OnlySummary: Julie-Roxane shares what it was like to drink ayahuasca with her mom. Alasdair and Julie-Roxane explore the value in using different metaphors for our life's work like work as a territory rather than a hierarchy. They discuss the multiplier effect, curiosity as a divine spirit and the loneliness we must grapple with when embracing our soul's work. Mentioned on this episode:FAR OUT #120 ~ What's Your Medicine?The DarkHorse PodcastDear Theo: The Autobiography of Vincent Van GoghJordan B. PetersonDavid WhyteUpcoming Offerings:July 5-12: Wild Within Yosemite: InitiationJuly 19-26: Wild Within Yosemite: AdvancedOct 6-9: W...2022-06-011h 08
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #176 ~ How to Pursue the Adventure of Your LifeSummary: Fresh off leading back-to-back retreats, Alasdair and Julie-Roxane reflect on the energetic workout retreats offer, why they are so powerful, the demands of holding alchemical containers, and the ways they see their work evolving. Mentioned on this episode:The Secret Teachings of Plants: The Intelligence of the Heart in the Direct Perception of Nature by Stephen Harrod BuhnerUpcoming Offerings:July 5-12: Wild Within Yosemite: InitiationJuly 19-26: Wild Within Yosemite: AdvancedOct 6-9: Pennsylvania: CommunitasSupport this podcast:Discount link to purchase organic, raw ceremonial-grade cacao ethically sourced in Guatemala (a portion o...2022-05-1857 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #175 ~ If You Want Wealth, Create It for OthersSummary: Alasdair's self-described "fall from grace" has the Far Out couple musing on the archetype of the generative king. They discuss apprenticeship and what they've seen as the most effective way to establish oneself in a new vocation that may otherwise be hard to enter and some of the pitfalls that can occur. Mentioned on this episode:Resurrecting Jesus: Embodying the Spirit of a Revolutionary Mystic - AdyashantiThe King (movie) FAR OUT #72 ~ Don't Ask "Why Me?" Ask "For What?" with Mayan Entrepreneur Anita Cortez ChacUpcoming Offerings:July 5-12: Wild Within Yosemite: InitiationJuly 19-26: Wi...2022-05-1158 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #172 ~ Life Update: When Health Falls ApartSummary: The last 5 months have been pretty intense for us. Alasdair shares about his ongoing health crisis and the challenges and uncertainties that's evoked. Julie-Roxane shares about the growth spurt she's been experiencing and how it's been supporting Alasdair at the same time. Mentioned on this episode:Heal Your TribeBill PlotkinUpcoming Offerings:May 5-9: Wild Within Oregon: AwakenMay 9-13: Kambo Retreat in OregonJuly 5-12: Wild Within Yosemite: InitiationJuly 19-26: Wild Within Yosemite: AdvancedSupport this podcast:Discount link to purchase organic, raw ceremonial-grade cacao ethically sourced in Guatemala (a portion of p...2022-04-2057 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #167 ~ Kambo 101: Introduction to the Warrior Frog MedicineSummary: We provide a basic introduction into Kambo. We discuss what Kambo is, how it's applied, who it's for (and who it isn't for), our training and experience and how we work with Kambo in ceremony. Mentioned on this episode:FAR OUT #101 ~ Kambito Kambocito: Surrender to the FrogHeal Your TribeHeal Your Tribe Trainer Profile: Alasdair & Julie-RoxaneUpcoming Offerings:March 29 - 31: Kambo inoculation (Molalla, OR)April 15-17: Kambo Facilitator Training (Greater Portland, OR Area)April 29 - May 1: Women's Gathering in Washington (free to join, location TBD)May 5-9: Wild Within Oregon: AwakenMay 9-13: Kambo Retreat in...2022-03-161h 22
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #161 ~ We Got Covid...Summary: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. In this spirit, we sit down to explore our recent experiences with the corona virus. Listen and explore:Alasdair's and Julie-Roxane's experience having covidFinally meeting Rona - what was she like?Covid as a teacher - is our response doing more harm than the virus?Choosing to trust the intelligence of the bodyHow our shamanic training has helped us heal from illnessFever as an altered state of consciousnessAntifragility and developing resilience through challenging timesAlasdair sings us an icaroMentioned on this episode:The Vaccine Moment, part o...2022-02-021h 10
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #160 ~ It's Hard to Make Friends as AdultsSummary: While Alasdair is resting in bed, Julie-Roxane sits down with Kelly, our friend and co-founder of Wild Within, to talk about the challenges (and joys) of making friends as adults.Listen and explore:Alasdair is purifying his karma, aka he's under the weatherThe different types of adult frienshipsThe lack of roadmap on how to nurture adult friendshipsHow we create trust between two human beings Our culture's obsession with the nuclear familyHow to find like-minded people that will support your growth as an adultThe power of travel, trainings and retreatsHow to create and find community around y...2022-01-261h 03
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #159 ~ Leading Retreats in Guatemala in the Times of Omicron: A RecapSummary: We sit down with Kelly, our friend and co-founder of Wild Within, to discuss the recent craziness and lessons learned after leading two powerful retreats on Lake Atitlan, in Guatemala during a COVID surge. Listen and explore:What it was like leading a 20-person, week long New Year's retreat and a 13-person Kambo retreat in GuatemalaThe challenges leading up to and on retreatAlasdair throws three vertebrae out of alignment on the second day of the retreatThe experience on retreat as a facilitator vs. a participantThe importance of setting the space and holding spaceThe surprising results w...2022-01-191h 59
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #157 ~ What About Rest?Listen and explore:The masculine and feminine as it relates to rest and workThe cultural differences in how we rest between Europeans and AmericansRest as a mindsetDifferent ways we restThe ways we struggle to restJulie-Roxane has an "Aha!" moment about her life on the podcastManaging interpersonal relationships with rest in mind"I'm so busy" - the introvert's defense mechanism The way you rest will depend on your personality and your lifestyleMentioned on this episode:FAR OUT #86 ~ Rest as a Revolutionary ActThe Free Birth Podcast: The Blood Mysteries School with Kristin Hauser and Nancy LucinaCo...2022-01-101h 03
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #156 ~ Dancing with the Mystery: 2021 in ReviewFeatured image from a street mural near Lake Atitlan, Guatemala.Listen and explore:Two important things we do for a successful annual reviewThe difference between goals and intentions and when each is appropriateWhen "manifesting" becomes an ego trap and edges on sorceryKey themes and lessons from Alasdair's and Julie-Roxane's journey in 2021The one goal Alasdair set at the beginning of 2021 and whether or not he hit itJulie-Roxane's color for 2021 and 2022Mentioned on this episode:A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca SolnitFAR OUT #8 ~ Doing a Yearly ReviewThe Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A...2021-12-291h 07
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #155 ~ The Seat of the Soul is Where the Inner World and the Outer World MeetJoin us in the New Year for Feed the Fire Within, a series of 6 facilitated online gatherings in January in which we will connect with our bodies, our intentions, and each other through cacao, embodiment meditation and meaningful conversation. Learn more and sign up here.Listen and explore:How our last dieta went and what's been going on lately over at Wild WithinThe agricultural revolution, Decartes and a brief history of disembodimentSome spiritual teachers who have influenced our views on embodimentDifferent embodiment medicines we've found: plant medicine, Kambo, wilderness, meditation, yoga, travel, in-person gatherings and moreNumbing...2021-12-221h 10
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #154 ~ Being with Family: Challenges, Rewards & ReflectionsListen and explore:Julie-Roxane visits her family in France after 2 years awayKairos, chronos and the different qualities of timeThe virtues of demanding work and why we love intensityJulie-Roxane serves Kambo to her momAlasdair's time with family over ThanksgivingDeveloping powers and sensitivities on the medicine pathThe challenge of not trying to change our familyDifferent forms of knowing and working with intuitive perceptionsMentioned on this episode:The Gap Year Podcast - Episode 7 with Oliver BurkemanOrelsan (French rapper)Richard Feynman Connect with us:Website: www.thefarout.lifeEmail us at info@thefarout.lifeWild Within @ www.thewildwithin.org2021-12-151h 10
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #153 ~ Making Mistakes: It's Not "If," It's "When"Listen and explore:"Correct it" - Julie-Roxane's recent mistakeThe fears we have of "coming clean" with our mistakes and why the truth is often exactly the oppositeMistakes are how we learn how to think for ourselves"Ask for forgiveness, not permission"Responding to mistakes: the blame game vs. curious inquiryTransmuting lead into gold: Alasdair's $5,000 mistake Why you don't want to work with someone who isn't making mistakesLife is easier when we surround ourselves with people who feel empowered to make mistakesHolding space for each other's mistakes (and holding each other accountable) is loveMentioned on this episode:2021-12-0851 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #152 - Learning From Our Plant RelativesListen and explore:What does it mean to be in right relationship with plants?The plants we are relating to these daysThe dose makes the poisonWho is in control ---the plants or us?Did plants terraform our planet? Have they evolved mechanisms to access other dimensions of reality?Learning from our plant relativesWhen we don't remember our plant friends they disappearThe irreplaceable value of being around embodied teachersMentioned on this episode:Neverwhere: A Novel by Neil GaimanBraiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall KimmererThis is Your Mind on...2021-12-0140 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #151 ~ Health: Curing Symptoms vs. Restoring WholenessListen and explore:How Alasdair is feeling todayHow we prioritize health in our financial decisionsTrusting in the wisdom of the bodyHiring and firing your health teamThe different dimensions of healthThe hard part about opening our hearts that no one talks about: it's painfulWhy numbing often has to be dealt with before we can healThe difference between curing and healingSymptoms are the body's way of talking to usMentioned on this episode:https://www.arielledemartinez.com/Yosemite Wilderness backpacking trip with Wild Withinwww.faroutkambo.comLet Your Life Speak: Listening to the Voice of Vocation by Parker J...2021-11-2454 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #150 ~ Leveling Up: The Nonlinear Path of ProgressListen and explore:Our recent Kambo inoculation and how our work with Kambo has been unfoldingWhat happened after Julie-Roxane decided to "take a break from the medicine"The joy, energy and liberation we experience in serving "higher gods""The real housewives of ayahuasca" - traps and challenges on the medicine path"Being planted": working with depressionJumping into a new reality: the nonlinear aspects of leveling upThe illusions of success and clinging to higher principlesMentioned on this episode:www.kambohealingusa.comLet Your Life Speak: Listening to the Voice of Vocation by Parker J. PalmerConnect...2021-11-171h 04
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #149 ~ Narwhals, Wilderness & 10 Years of Burning Man with Ian Q. RowanListen and explore:Why Ian hasn't cut his beard for 10 yearsThe origin of the unicornFascinating facts about Narwhals you will want to knowWhy Inuits rely on Narwhals for survival and how the oil industry threatens bothIan's journey working to conserve a region of old growth forest along the Molalla river in Oregon"I just kept burning" - what Burning Man has taught Ian about lifeMentioned on this episode:Trailer for Ian's documentary on NarwhalsTrout Creek Wilderness LodgeGrounded: A Fierce, Feminine Guide to Connecting with the Soil and Healing from the Ground Up by Erin Yu-Juin...2021-11-101h 08
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #148 ~ Going Our Separate Ways Listen and explore:Updates: Experiments with a keto diet and our first dedicated medicine space!Marriage is like a base camp from which we can climb our own peaksHow relationships can cramp our ability to grow and ways we've noticed that occurring in our own relationshipCrutching, spider traps and other dangerous energy patterns to be aware of in relationshipSome of the forces moving us to spend more time apartJulie-Roxane's experience spending more time apartAlasdair's experience spending more time apartThe importance of spiritual practices and a sangha for working with energy patterns that no longer serve usA s...2021-11-0357 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #147 ~ Work is Love Made VisiblePhoto is of Trout Creek running through the forest we are currently living in. Listen and explore:Our upcoming international trips and eventsThe turning point Alasdair and Julie-Roxane have recently experienced in their workBuilding momentum in business: getting the fly wheel goingThe trap of perfectionism and how it's shown up in the past for Julie-RoxaneThe economy of gift-giving and work as a practice in giving our giftsThe infinite game: business as a "going concern"The 1,000 day rule when starting a new businessWhy the obstacles and challenges you face are actually your biggest business opportunityThe reward of g...2021-10-271h 10
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #146 ~ Soul, Initiation & Changing the Name of the PodcastListen and explore:How the podcast got its name and why we feel we've outgrown itWhat it means to be FAR OUTThe long term benefit of blogging or podcasting consistently The role wilderness plays in communing with soul and spirit Our modern problem: we live in a society of adolescents The powerful technology of initiation and returning to soulWhere we see our work taking us Mentioned on this episode:Soulcraft: Crossing into the Mysteries of Nature and Psyche by Bill PlotkinNature and the Human Soul: Cultivating Wholeness and Community in a Fragmented World by Bill PlotkinTrue Self...2021-10-2059 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #145 ~ The Path of Least ResistanceListen and explore:Julie-Roxane is finally a green card holder!Aligning with Truth and the path of least resistanceThe error in mistaking the path of least resistance as passivityThe error in mistaking all resistance as a force to break throughInner resistance and outer resistance and what we can learn from eachWhat happens when we align with the ego's plans and what happens when we align with life's plansSurrendering to greater forces than the egoIs resistance a sign we are headed in the right direction or that we are out of alignment?Mentioned on this episode:The...2021-10-131h 06
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #144 ~ The Problem with Surrounding Yourself with Like-Minded PeopleListen and explore:The problems with surrounding yourself with like-minded peopleWhat happened when Alasdair surrounded himself with like-minded peopleEcho chambers, bubbles and why social media magnifies the problemThe center will not hold: how can we hold nuanced positions in the current climate?Why shared values foster healthy disagreement and a more broad and diverse perspectiveThe slavery of ideologies and the freedom in valuesWhy building communities and businesses around values is so importantHow do we find like-valued communities?Value-signaling: how can we identify and filter out bad actors?Mentioned on this episode:Tristan Harris - The Social...2021-10-0644 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #143 ~ We're Not Selling the Camper After All [Life Update]Featured image is of us enjoying the view from Cloud's Rest during our Wild Within Yosemite retreat.Listen and explore:Why we chose not to sell the camper right when someone wanted to buy itThe unexpected place we're now calling homeWhat is mythic time and how can we experience it more?Dreams as catalysts and hindrancesDispelling illusions: the art of identifying and letting go of expectationsThe uncommon skill of working your options ("tilling the soil")What made the move back into the camper so miserable for Julie-RoxaneMentioned on this episode:Heal Your TribeOur...2021-09-291h 09
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #142 ~ Exploring Ayahuasca: Zach & Jess Poitra on Pura Medicina, Brujeria & Becoming the Hollow Bone (Episode 10)Listen and explore:Dedicating your life to serviceWhat is Pura Medicina?Heal Your Tribe's Kambo facilitator trainingA working definition of BrujeriaZach's checklist for finding a qualified ayahuasca facilitator and spotting brujosFighting sorcerers on the astral plain during ayahuasca ceremonyLoving-kindness and the importance of building the bodhicitta body for holding spaceWhat does it mean in shamanism to be the hollow bone?What the biggest challenge for Zach and Jess has been in their line of workMentioned on this episode:Intelligence in Nature: An Inquiry into Knowledge by Jeremy NarbyAlberto VilloldoThe Mandala Training programHeal Your TribeSoo...You...2021-09-231h 14
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #141 ~ Living Your Life Like a Weed DealerListen and explore:Why Alasdair is a SlytherinInterests and curiosity as bridges to new realmsRelating with our interests as deities, spirits or entitiesLiving your life as an unpredictable adventureWhy the opportunity to solve bigger problems is a privilegeSoul, spirit and finding our unique niche in the worldOne of Alasdair's biggest lessons working in a start upLiving creatively: how to be a chef with your lifeThe multiplier effect: don't become the best, become the onlyMentioned on this episode:The Surrender Experiment: My Journey Into Life's Perfection by Michael SingerJames HillmanBill PlotkinConnect with us:...2021-09-151h 02
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #140 ~ Yosemite 2021 Recap: Consciousness Expanding Journeys into Wilderness MedicineListen and explore:What it feels like to be back at work after a two-year hiatusWilderness medicine: the universal healing quality of natureThe necessity of faith as a facilitator in group workBeing in a business partnership: the second most intimate relationship in our livesWhy Kelly and Alasdair lead these trips despite the long hours, low pay, risks and challenges"Oh my God, this is my job!"Wilderness medicine as one, long psychedelic journeyWhat people experienced on these trips that's missing in most people's everyday livesWhat's the most effective way to market a small business with integrity?Alasdair responds...2021-09-081h 49
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning Home[Repost] FAR OUT #71 ~ What's the deal with French people and food?!Listen and explore:How to drink less wine and not know itWhat it means to have "your ass surrounded in noodles"The crazy shit the French do with cheese in the Alps called RacletteWhat it means to be "buttered"French insults -- why are they so crass?The difference between French and American habits toward foodMentioned on this episode:Join us and RippleOut Retreats for a sacred pilgrimage across France and Spain in September (18 - 27)Decline of the West by Oswald SpenglerCaitlin Shoemaker on Youtube (food videos)Connect with us:Website: www.thefarout.l...2021-09-011h 21
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning Home[Repost] FAR OUT #95 ~ Birth is Not a Medical Event, It's a Sacred Portal: Changing our Narrative About Birth with Emilee SaldayaListen and explore:Birth as a rite of passage and a vehicle for transformationHow birth makes or breaks usWhy a woman-centered birth affects everythingThe unexamined risks of birthing in captivityWhat happens at a hospital birthThe problem with licensed midwiferyWhy a natural birth is not possible outside of your homeThe ways we teach woman not to trust their instincts from an early ageWhat kind of elder do you want to be?Mentioned on this episode:The Free Birth Society PodcastRadical Birth Keeper SchoolThe Complete Guide to Free BirthFree Birth Society on InstagramFreebirthsociety.comConnect with us:2021-08-251h 24
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning Home[Repost] FAR OUT #10 ~ Making Space for DepressionJulie-Roxane and Alasdair sit down to talk about 2019 and end up having an impromptu conversation about depression and how they make space for it in their lives and in their relationship.Listen to this episode and explore:How 2019 began for Alasdair (6:38)How pain helps us change (8:00)Giving space in a relationship when we're in different places (10:44)The value of depression (11:48)How depression is similar to an acid trip (12:40)The problem with numbing (13:14)Loving by letting be (14:01)Alasdair ends up comparing depression to an acid trip again (16:40)Our engagement and moving to a new phase of life (18:45...2021-08-1140 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning Home[Repost] FAR OUT #46 ~ Going to a nudist camp with my mother in law?!Listen and explore:Julie-Roxane asks a very strange question---at least it was to her American husband.What's weird about going to a nudist camp for the first time in France with your mother-in-law?How it went + the highlightsA few reflections on how we live our lives sparked from our time in the nudeListen to the end for a special surprise! :)Mentioned on this episode:Wild Within Yosemite - where Alasdair & Julie-Roxane met Jess.Connect with us:Website: www.thefarout.lifeEmail us at info@thefarout.lifeAlasdair @ www.alasdairplambeck.comSupport this podcast:Discount l...2021-08-041h 01
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning Home[Repost] FAR OUT #33 ~ Going through life's thresholds with Danny van LeeuwenListen and explore:The importance of holding space and being there when others cross thresholds.The way Danny and his family chose a back to the land life"You've come a long way buddy": Danny's Men's Lib groupWhat life on land looked like: the financial situation, growing food and slaughtering chickens, the toilet situationWhat homeschooling looked like for them and how his kids are doing these daysWhy they left the land?Danny's career moving from individual health to organizational healthTraveling together towards best healthLearning what works for your health as an experimentHow to manage manageable stress?Mike, Danny's...2021-07-281h 16
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #139 ~ What Does it Mean to Live a Life of Service?Listen and explore:We're taking a short break for summer: new episodes of the podcast will air on Wednesday, September 8th, 2021. Peeling the layers of the ego backAligning our ego with something greaterIn service to what?The wanderer and the apprentice: stages of developmentWhen Alasdair first heard the call to serviceWhen Julie-Roxane first heard the call to serviceBecoming a student againThe challenges we are experiencing in striving to live a life of serviceMentioned on this episode:This Jungian Life PodcastFAR OUT #74: Exploring Ayahuasca: Drinking it for the First Time (Episode 1)Nature and the Human Soul: C...2021-07-211h 05
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #138 ~ Wilderness & the Four Facets of NatureListen and explore:Does Julie-Roxane need to cry?Why we need wild placesWilderness as medicineWhat does it mean to serve Wilderness?How we've lost touch with our wild natureThe four facets of nature: wild world, body, emotions, imaginationUsing the the four facets to design our retreats at Wild WithinMentioned on this episode:Bill Plotkin and the Animas instituteFAR OUT #120 ~ What is Your Medicine?Touching Enlightenment: Finding Realization in the Body by Reginald RayWild WithinConnect with us:Website: www.thefarout.lifeEmail us at info@thefarout.lifeAlasdair @ www.alasdairplambeck.comSupport this podcast:2021-07-1454 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #137 ~ We're Selling the Camper [Life Update]Listen and explore:Why we're selling the truck camper just when things got goodWhere we're going (we think)Listening to ego vs. our higher selves/intuition and how each feelsTransitioning from wanderer to apprenticeWe bought a car!Masculine and feminine energies in our relationshipNonviolent communication, the Observer and shadow in relationship dynamicsMentioned on this episode:The Path to Interesting: 6 Steps for Following Your Intuition (Alasdair's blog)Bo Burnham (All 3 of his comedy specials can be found on Netflix)Connect with us:Website: www.thefarout.lifeEmail us at info@thefarout.lifeAlasdair @ www.alasdairplambeck.com2021-07-071h 06
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #136 ~ 3 Nutrients for a Fulfilling Life: Beyond, Becoming & BelongingMentioned on this episode:Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (movie)The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth by Scott PeckRecapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex and Death in a World That's Lost It Mind by Jamie Wheal Wild WithinConnect with us:Website: www.thefarout.lifeEmail us at info@thefarout.lifeAlasdair @ www.alasdairplambeck.comSupport this podcast:Discount link to purchase organic, raw ceremonial-grade cacao locally sourced in Guatemala (a portion of proceeds support this podcast)Become a patron at: https://www.patreon.com/thefaroutcoupleMake one-time d...2021-06-3052 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #135 ~ What is Your Restorative Niche?Photo taken by Alasdair in the Caucasus mountains in Georgia (the country). Listen and explore:A brief summary of extraversion and introversionYou are not an ambivertThe extravert bias in our Western culture and what this means for introvertsHiding in the restroom as an introvert during a business conferenceSelf-awareness and approaching situations based on your personality preferencesWhat is a restorative niche? Why can we all benefit from them?Alasdair's and Julie-Roxane's restorative niches at work and homeSelf-care means being a friend to yourselfJulie-Roxane flashes Alasdair on the podcastMentioned on this episode:Quiet: The Power of...2021-06-2355 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #134 ~ Faith, Vision and Business: Building Wild WithinListen and explore:Spiritual growth & the business pathHow the pandemic affected Alasdair's business, or, is it doomed?Wild Within's revenue for 2020 and projected revenue for 2021Growing pains, "good problems to have" and transcending your current limitationsStraddling the line between what's actual and what's possible"Chewing glass and looking into the void"Trust in business partnershipsIs this foolishness or is this faith?The grand adventure: living your one, wild lifeMentioned on this episode:Finding a Better Life (part 1) - Alasdair & Julie-Roxane are interviewed on Simon Ratcliffe's podcast Turning the TablesA True Story of Being a Woman...2021-06-161h 06
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #133 ~ Ups and Downs from the Road in the Northwest [Life Update]Listen and explore:Our favorite board games of all timeThe lack of elders and initiation rites in contemporary societyWhere we've been and what we've been doing over the last monthDieting the Juniper tree in the Oregon high desert Kambo and announcing new Kambo dates in Oregon in AugustSome of the questions we're currently facing with our journey and lifestyleWhat god do you serve?Trusting our own intuition and learning to trust each other'sSurfing the wave: staying in the sweet spot of an unpredictable journeyMentioned on this episode:FAR OUT #126 ~ Exploring Ayahuasca: Shamanic Dietas - When S...2021-06-091h 05
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #132 ~ Integration Practices: A Path Toward Lasting ChangeListen and explore:Integration is the practice of bringing separate parts together as a wholeWhen is integration useful?Different forms integration may take Cultivating the art of listening to ourselves and acting on the messages we receiveBuilding faith in our natural intelligence and processIdeas for integration practices and some of the ones we've exploredMentioned on this episode:FAR OUT #130 ~ Françoise Bourzat on the Healing Power of Expanded States of ConsciousnessConnect with us:Website: www.thefarout.lifeEmail us at info@thefarout.lifeAlasdair @ www.alasdairplambeck.comSupport this podcast:Discount link to...2021-06-0257 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #131 ~ Being a Foreigner in a Foreign Land: The Journey of ImmigratingListen and explore:Julie-Roxane's early relationship with U.S. cultureThe sense of destiny Julie-Roxane has experienced with the U.S. and the English languageThe challenges Julie-Roxane has faced immigrating to the U.S.What it's been like to have one life in France and another in the U.S.The questions of identity that have come up while immigratingThe fear of forgetting one's roots and being forgottenMentioned on this episode:FAR OUT#97 ~ Your Body is not the Obstacle, It's the Way: Will Johnson on the Posture of MeditationJoin our free book club over at Wild...2021-05-2655 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #130 ~ Françoise Bourzat on the Healing Power of Expanded States of ConsciousnessListen and explore:The importance of having an experienced guide when entering expanded states of consciousnessRespecting tradition and lineage and blending it with our own individual creativity and life journeyDifferent ways to journey into expanded states of consciousnessWhy psychedelics are such a powerful modality to work with for healing and transformationFrançoise's journey to becoming a healer and guideSurrender and faith as foundational elements for working with entheogensConnecting with our inner healerThe power of intention and attention in preparing for and integrating journeys into expanded consciousnessMentioned on this episode:Consciousness Medicine: Indigenous Wisdom, Entheogens, and E...2021-05-1952 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #129 ~ 7 Things You Need to Know Before Going Into a Business PartnershipListen and explore:#1: A business partnership is like a marriage without the sex#2: Plan for failure#3: Everything is on the table#4: If you aren't having hard conversations you aren't doing it right#5: Don't work with a jerk#6: Take baby steps and feel it out slowly#7: Do it for loveMentioned on this episode:FAR OUT#97 ~ Your Body is not the Obstacle, It's the Way: Will Johnson on the Posture of MeditationJoin our free book club over at Wild WithinDiscover Your Wild Gifts: 4-week personality workshop with Wild WithinConnect with us:Website: www.thefarout...2021-05-1250 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #128 ~ How We Manage Our Money as a Married CoupleListen and explore:Join our free book club discussing Susan Cain's Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop TalkingHow we managed our money before getting married"The Board" - a simple solution for managing money and relationships with partners, friends or familyThe importance of knowing what your default action The spending trap we can fall into when we share a joint account for purchasesWhy we chose to share our income but keep our personal accounts separateThe psycho-spiritual benefits of making the shift to share all of our income as a married couple and as b...2021-05-0555 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #127 ~ Being That Kind of PersonListen and explore:Our recent time on BLM land in Sequoia National ForestThe single event that inspired Alasdair to start picking up trash roughly 8 years agoThe entropy problem or why a problem can't be solved at the same level of consciousness it was created atThree different ways we can approach trash in our environmentsThe golden practice: one piece of trash a day Transmuting lead to gold: why we believe picking up trash actually improves our experience of a placeCultivating a relationship with our environment by caring for itLeaving a place better than we found it as a practice a...2021-04-2855 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #126 ~ Exploring Ayahuasca: Shamanic Dietas - When Soul is Present, Nature is Alive (Episode 9)Listen and explore:Upcoming Kambo inoculations, retreats and workshopsWhat is a shamanic dieta?Why shamanic dietas are foundational for students of ayahuascaPlants we've dietedThe powerful benefits we've experienced from dietaWhat it means to open up a relationship with a plantThe Anima Mundi and seeing the world as ensouledThe difference between soul and spiritAlasdair sees Brad Pitt's face in an oak treeGrowing roots as well as branches: how the practice of dieta has healed and strengthened usMentioned on this episode:Foundation Series by Isaac AsimovDepth PsychologyFAR OUT #76: Exploring Ayahuasca: Working with the Medicine (Episode 2)Braiding Sweetgrass...2021-04-211h 05
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #125 ~ What We Do Instead of Health InsuranceListen and explore:What originally led Alasdair to seek alternatives to health insuranceAlasdair's recent, glowing health care experience from the desert in New MexicoDon't be afraid to fire your doctorThe four elements of Alasdair's health care strategyAn affordable option to traditional health insurance plansThe value of tela-medicine for full-time travelersA free way to save money on prescriptions (whether you have insurance or not)Covering major downside while maximizing your freedom to choose who you work withJulie-Roxane's experience of French health care and how it compares to the U.S.The only company we use these days for international...2021-04-1459 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #124 ~ 5 Stages We've Gone Through While Working for OurselvesListen and explore:Julie-Roxane gets a racoon onesie & Alasdair buys 50 lbs of cacaoThe walking away stageThe wandering stageThe ramen noodle stageThe spaghetti on the wall stageThe pruning stageMentioned on this episode:DISCOUNT LINK TO PURCHASE KEITH'S CACAOMaps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief - Jordan B. PetersonHow Will You Measure Your Life? - Clayten ChristensenSeth Godin's The Podcasting WorkshopFAR OUT #17 ~ Selling BlackberriesConnect with us:Website: www.thefarout.lifeEmail us at info@thefarout.lifeOn Instagram: @thefaroutcoupleJulie-Roxane on Instagram: @julieroxaneAlasdair @ www.alasdairplambeck.comSupport this podcast:Become a patron at: https://www.p...2021-04-071h 09
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #123 ~ 4 Months on the Road: A Peek Into Work & Life in a Truck CamperListen and explore:Where we've been over the last four monthsKeeping our spiritual practices alive on the roadTravel, flexibility and creative spontaneityThe unique flavor of freedom truck camper life affordsWorking on the road: what's changedDesigning work that's aligned with a traveling lifestyleBeing in flow for months: feeling you are in the right place at the right timeOutgrowing problems you can't solveMentioned on this episode:www.thewildwithin.orgThe Rubin Report youtube channelConnect with us:Website: www.thefarout.lifeEmail us at info@thefarout.lifeOn Instagram: @thefaroutcoupleJulie-Roxane on Instagram: @julieroxaneAlasdair @ www.alasdairplambeck.comSupport...2021-03-311h 05
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #122 ~ I & We: The Challenge of Individuation in RelationshipListen and explore:Guatemala new year's retreat & join our free book clubThree types of relationshipsRelationship as a base campWhere resentment can originate from in relationshipGrounding a relationship in each other's spiritual growthThe risks and rewards of finding our own way in relationshipThe shockingly small amount of time JR and Alasdair have spent apart in the past 4 yearsThe challenge of sharing a small living space togetherMentioned on this episode:The Way of the Superior Man: A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work, and Sexual Desire by David DeidaThe Road Less Traveled: A New...2021-03-2455 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #121 ~ What's the Strangest Place You've Ever Been? (And Other FAR OUT Banter)Listen and explore:Join us in July on our upcoming Yosemite retreatUpdate from Joshua TreeThe places we've never been and most want to goWhere we most want to go back to before we dieJulie-Roxane's ideal day in the cityJulie-Roxane's first ThanksgivingOur favorite movies, books, mealsThe one super power we'd pickMentioned on this episode:FAR OUT #81 ~ Derek Sivers on Identity, Freedom & Singing the Counter Melodywww.thewildwithin.org (Alasdair's company)Yosemite video & backpacking adventure FAR OUT #55 ~ What it Means to be Highly SensitiveMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklFoundation by Isaac AsimovRedwall: A Tale from Redwall b...2021-03-171h 04
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #120 ~ What is Your Medicine?Listen and explore:Life update from Ruidoso, New MexicoHow does one become a healer?The power in asking what is your medicine?Medicine as an ongoing dialogue with yourself, others and the worldMedicine is deeply personal and also not youAnswering the question: the medicine pathJulie-Roxane's medicineAlasdair's medicineMentioned on this episode:DISCOUNT LINK TO PURCHASE KEITH'S CACAOFAR OUT #69 ~ Chocolate Shaman Keith Wilson on Cacao: The Food for the ShiftFAR OUT #97 ~ Your Body is not the Obstacle, It's the Way: Will Johnson on the Posture of MeditationCrossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity by D...2021-03-101h 18
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #119 ~ Are We Having Kids?Listen and explore:Where we each stand currently on the kid conversationWhere we started when we met back in IndiaThe evolution of the kid conversation: challenges and breakthroughsAlasdair's fears around having kidsJulie-Roxane's spirit babiesComparing the masculine and the feminine in relationshipMentioned on this episode:FAR OUT #16 ~ The Story of How We MetEnemy (movie Alasdair mentioned w/ Jake Gyllenhaal)FAR OUT #63 ~ The Shadow Work of MarriageSpirit Babies: How to Communicate with the Child You're Meant to Have by Walter MakichenConnect with us:Website: www.thefarout.lifeEmail us at info@thefarout.lifeOn Instagram: @thefaroutcoupleJulie-Roxane...2021-03-0359 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #118 ~ Integrating Spiritual ExperiencesListen and explore:Surviving the "snowpocalypse" in our camper in San AntonioAlasdair pees in the truck and it goes badThe challenges we're experiencing after returning from a recent week-long retreatHow profound experiences of connection can lead to heightened sense of disconnection and lonelinessThe importance of taking time for yourself after a retreat or journeyIntegration and compartmentalization: the two choices we have after a spiritual experience How do you describe China to someone who's never been?The work you do for yourself is also for othersReturning to the present as the bridge for true connectionMentioned on this e...2021-02-2456 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #117 ~ This is Not the FAR OUT CoupleListen and explore:The "why" behind this podcast and how it has evolved over the last two yearsTraumatic stories from Alasdair and Julie-Roxane's childhoodOur peeing habits and that one time Alasdair peed himselfAlasdair's most despised nickname in high schoolWho is plant medicine NOT for?When to lean into resistance and when to take the path of least resistanceWhat adjustments have been toughest for us about living in a truck camper?Our biggest challenges currentlyMentioned on this episode:Eighth Grade by Bo BurnhamJordan B. PetersonCrossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity by David...2021-02-171h 34
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #116 ~ Baptism by Fire: Kambo, Sexual Trauma and Healing the FeminineListen and explore:Courtney and Rachel share their first experience working with KamboWhat drew them to work with the frogWhat is a ceremony like?How their experiences with the church influenced their receptivity to KamboCan Kambo help us heal from sexual trauma?Reconnecting with the feminine through KamboThe impact kambo has had on Courtney and Rachel's lives and healing journeysHow do they feel after?Mentioned on this episode:FAR OUT #101 ~ Kambito Kambocito: Surrender to the FrogFAR OUT #85 ~ Exploring Ayahuasca: Shaman Jess Poitra on Kambo, the Warrior Frog Medicine (Episode 4)Connect with us:Website: www...2021-02-101h 58
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #115 ~ Thinking, Feeling & Bridging the Gap in the Age of COVIDFeatured photo taken by Alasdair on the ghats of the Ganges river in Varanasi, India. Listen and explore:Alasdair gets drunk and rides a horse for the first time in Costa RicaThe different ways thinking and feeling types approach COVIDWhy the mainstream COVID conversation is often an obstacle in actually talking about COVIDThe importance of mindfulness in approaching difficult conversationsThe anatomy of a difficult conversation we had around our differing views on COVIDThe reward of leaning into difficult conversations with those we care aboutDiscerning who is worth having a tough conversation withThe danger of believing we al...2021-02-031h 21
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #114 ~ Letting Yourself DissolveWe're beginning to schedule Kambo ceremonies for 2021 across the US. If you are interested in participating, hosting a ceremony or just want to learn more, reach out to us at info@thefarout.lifeListen and explore:What is currently in the process of dissolving for AlasdairWhy dissolution can be so disorientingTimes in Alasdair's and Julie-Roxane's lives where they've faced major dissolutionThe tricky relationship between dissolution and identityThe stages of dissolution and their importanceHow do we let ourselves dissolve? Should we?Dissolution as a stage of world-formationDissolution as a process of purifying and reorganizationThe role dissolution plays...2021-01-271h 05
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #113 ~ Meeting Your Edge: Anti-Fragility and the Hero ArchetypeFeatured image is of our friend Mike enjoying the view from Cloud's Rest in Yosemite during our 2019 Yosemite Retreat. We're currently accepting applications for our 2021 retreat. Listen and explore:Alasdair gets shingles in the truck camperWhat 2020 ended up looking like for Alasdair and Julie-RoxaneBeing robust vs. being antifragileThe Hero's stance toward the unknown and why it's worth studyingThe two faces of the unknown and how our attitude toward what we don't influences how we experience itWhat's your training ground? Finding arenas where you can meet your edge and practice with the unknownThe role of elders in h...2021-01-201h 12
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #112 ~ Knowledge Without Experience is Disembodied, Experience Without Knowledge is BlindListen and explore:Why we love cacao so much (plus the cacao we prefer and how you can grab some at a discount!)Updates on truck camper life from the Chihuahua Desert, NMKnowledge and experience: two paths to learningUnconventional approaches to getting an educationThe pitfalls of too strongly emphasizing either path to learningIntegrating knowledge with experience: approaching the two approaches as a dialogueA common tension during psychedelics and travelMentioned on this episode:DISCOUNT LINK TO PURCHASE KEITH'S CACAOFAR OUT #69 ~ Chocolate Shaman Keith Wilson on Cacao: The Food for the ShiftConnect with us:W...2021-01-1356 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #111 ~ Early Days on the Road: Adjusting to a New LifeListen and explore:A progress report on Dorothy's first big road trip (her mpg almost made Alasdair cry)How a tree ripped off our solar panel a week after it was installedEarly surprises and realities of road lifeWhat you shouldn't do when you are in freezing temperatures in a truck camperDriving off the deep end - why moving into our truck camper during the onset of winter and heading to Colorado was not the easiest moveComfort and security vs. meaning and fulfillment -the trade offs we've experienced in living the way we doThe differences between Alasdair's and Julie-Roxane's...2021-01-0656 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #110 ~ Letting Go of the Seeker: A Journey from War to Spiritual Awakening with Nikola Anandamali RisticListen and explore:Nikola's early life in war-torn Yugoslavia"Philosophy saved me"Leaving academiaThe question that led to Nikola's spiritual awakening with his teacher in 2011Returning to Serbia: Nikola's complex relationship with his mother countryCultural appropriation and pathologies of ideologyThree types of wisdomEarly stages on the spiritual journeyCombining the ascetic path and the householder pathNikola's profound experience with a statue of Kuan Yin and visiting a more subtle layer of existenceNikola's upcoming book: a modern approach to spirituality in the global and digital ageMentioned on this episode:Spirit X: Spirituality for the Global and Digital...2020-12-301h 50
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #109 ~ An Encounter With Darkness: Signs You're Dealing With a Chaos AgentListen and explore:The process of installing a lithium solar system on our truck camperThe exact solar system we went withHiring "The Captain" and the nightmare that unfolded as a resultHow to know you are dealing with a chaos agentShame, isolation, evasion: the strategies of a chaos agentWhy chaos agents pose a serious threat to our communities and ourselvesThe only thing you can do when you've been caught by a chaos agentThe aftermath: two reflections on how we recover from a destabilizing encounter with darknessMentioned on this episode:AM SolarConnect with us:...2020-12-231h 14
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #108 ~ How We Decided to Live in a Truck CamperListen and explore:The pros and cons of trailers, truck campers, sprinter vans and RVs for life on the roadGetting a green card in the USAHow much we've invested in moving to the USAThe rig we bought and why we think it's such a good option for our next adventureA sure-fire way for gaining respect from old, white menA recap of the 4-month transition from living in Guatemala to living on the road in the USAMentioned on this episode:FAR OUT #9 ~ Welcome to L-TownAM SolarConnect with us:Website: www.thefarout.life Email u...2020-12-1655 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT 107 ~ Creative Dry Spells, Continuing to Show Up & Building an Intellectual HomeListen and explore:The effect going off instagram has had on Julie-Roxane's life and our relationshipWhy holding space is such an important skill in approaching change and ushering in transformationA simple habit that's greatly improved our ability to explore and discuss loaded topics together (and is actually fun)An update on where we are, when we leave and what's been happening How we think about and deal with creative dry spellsThe importance of waiting in the creative processMentioned on this episode:FAR OUT #45 ~ The Art of Creative WaitingConnect with us:Website: www.t...2020-12-0959 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #106 ~ The Healer's Journey: A Follow Up Conversation with Shawna RisticListen and explore:The challenges Shawna had to work through with valuing her services and charging for themChanging your belief system as part of the journey of a healerShawna's leap of faith that meant leaving a financially comfortable life in Kansas to standing in line for food at a public pantry in California Working with shadow and other unconscious energies as a healerUsing everyday experience to further our spiritual growthCOVID and the opportunity it presents for collective healingMentioned on this episode:Book a session with Shawna RisticShawna's upcoming workshop: Your Vibration and OthersFAR OUT #105 ~ Life A...2020-12-021h 19
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #105 ~ Life After a Near Death Experience: Following the Brightest Path with Shawna RisticListen and explore:Shawna's dark urge to explore her shadow sideShawna's death-defying accident and her miraculous recovery after a month in a comaMeeting "The Council" on the other side and what they told herShawna's subsequent journey to find the home she experienced on the other side in this worldShawna's newfound intuitive and psychic abilities and how she's learned how to harness their powers to help othersHow travel can teach you to trust your intuitionDealing with our own cynical rationalismDestiny, boundaries, cultivating faith, sharing your story and other aspects of the healer's journeyMentioned on this episode:B...2020-11-251h 40
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #104 ~ Pyschedelic Journeying as a Couple: A Conversation Between the Masculine and the FeminineListen and explore:Why Alasdair and Julie-Roxane take psychedelic retreatsThe healing power of working with psychedelics for couplesJulie-Roxane shares the story of two particular journeys that have been very significant for usWhat psychedelics we work withWhat can come up when you take psychedelics with your partnerBringing unconscious relationship patterns to the surface Exploring the masculine and feminine energiesThe importance of integration in any journeyMentioned on this episode:FAR OUT #5 ~ Taking a Psychedelic RetreatConnect with us:Website: www.thefarout.life Email us at info@thefarout.lifeOn Instagram: @thefaroutcoupleJulie-Roxane on Instagram: @julieroxaneAlasdair @ www.alasdairplambeck.co...2020-11-181h 01
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #103 ~ Survival of the Fittest, Building an Anti-Library and Other Approaches to ReadingListen and explore:The books you're looking for are looking for youWhy you should be building an anti-libraryWhy you should never limit how much you spend on booksSurvival of the fittest: let books compete for your attentionThe golden rule about readingThe best place to download free booksThe Rule of Three, the Linda Effect and other filters for deciding what to readWhy reading is so important in living a creative lifeMentioned on this episode:Tiger King DocumentaryHis Dark Materials Omnibus by Phillip PullmanMidnight Sun by Stephenie MyerHow to Read a Book by Charles Van Doren & Mortimer...2020-11-111h 12
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #102 ~ Unhustle Your Life with Milena RegosListen and explore:The trap of hustlingThe Unhustle mindsetThe link between flow states and wild productivityFall in love with the fearCan we bend reality?Should you only work 3 hours a day?Building courage moment by momentDon't be the best, be the onlyAlasdair's Achille's heel: InstagramMentioned on this episode:Unhustle.comThe Unhustle PodcastMarrie ForleoTim FerrisFolk Rebellion - Jess DavisHero's Journey - Joseph CampbellHuman Potential CoachingThe Illusion of Money by Kyle CeaseZenhabits.comConnect with us:Website: www.thefarout.life Email us at info@thefarout.lifeOn Instagram: @thefaroutcoupleJulie-Roxane on Instagram: @julieroxaneAlasdair @ www.alasdairplambeck.comS...2020-11-041h 27
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #101 ~ Kambito Kambocito: Surrender to the FrogListen and explore:What is Kambo and how does one work with it?The physical, emotional, energetical and spiritual benefits of working with KamboAlasdair's and Julie-Roxane's intense first experience with KamboThe powerfully intelligent spirit of Kambo: why Alasdair calls Kambo the master surgeonTraining as a Kambo practitionerKambo's message to us (AKA why we're back in the US)Liminal space, initiation and walking into the unknownDeveloping faith and learning to surrenderShould you work with Kambo?Mentioned on this episode:FAR OUT #98 ~ Your Don't Change, You're ChangedFAR OUT #85 ~ Exploring Ayahuasca: Shaman Jess Poitra on Kambo, the Warrior Frog...2020-10-281h 25
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #100 ~ Then and Now: Our FAR OUT JourneyListen and explore:Why the name FAR OUT?Alasdair's top two valuesJulie-Roxane's top two valuesWhat this podcast is truly about at it's coreWhat caused us to start this podcastWhere we were when we began this podcast and what's changedThe future of FAR OUTMentioned on this episode:FAR OUT #1 ~ When Are You Leaving?FAR OUT #20 ~ What's Changed Since We Started a PodcastFAR OUT #50 ~ Where the podcast is goingFAR OUT #60 ~ The Spirituality of PodcastingIdentity Politics and the Marxist Lie of White Privilege (Jordan B. Peterson lecture)Connect with us:Website: www.thefarout.life Email us a...2020-10-211h 07
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT#99 ~ Diet Update: You *Can* Feel Better Than ThisListen and explore:Veganism and the risks and temptations of subscribing to an ideology What exactly do we mean when we say "feel good?"The spiritual and emotional aspects of foodDiet as an experiment rather than a set of rules and restrictionsThe difference between an apple and a poisoned appleWhy simplifying our diet has been key to healingExperience as guide: tuning into the wisdom of the bodyThe simple criteria we use now for what we eatThe massive upside we're missing out on by ignoring what we put in our bodiesMentioned on this episode:FAR OUT #29 ~ G...2020-10-141h 13
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #98 ~ You Don't Change, You're ChangedListen and explore:Why do we in the West have such a problem with purging?Purging as getting ill vs. purging as getting wellVulnerability as the door to transformationFinding the jewel in the darknessLet the purge purge youThe key ingredients to a good purgeThe obstacles to letting goHow do we let ourselves die?Mentioned on this episode:FAR OUT #76 ~ Exploring Ayahuasca: Working with the Medicine (Episode 2)David WhyteByron KatieConnect with us:Website: www.thefarout.life Email us at info@thefarout.lifeOn Instagram: @thefaroutcoupleJulie-Roxane on Instagram: @julieroxaneAlasdair @ www.alasdairplambeck.comSupport this podcast:2020-10-071h 04
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #97 ~ Your Body is not the Obstacle, It's the Way: Will Johnson on the Posture of MeditationListen and explore:Why posture is so important in meditation (but rarely taught)Meditation as a direct path to embodiment and remembering our True NatureChanneling the force of gravity vs. fighting itThe three foundational elements of of any sitting practiceA simple exercise you can do at home to start experiencing the Buddha's insight of AniccaThe "shimmer" and the "Great Wide Open"Why things often are most difficult right before we let them goWhere western meditation practices seem to be straying from the pathThe underlying truths meditation and psychedelics seem are both pointing toA common stage in meditation that...2020-09-301h 54
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #96 ~ [Life Update] Taking Yet Another Leap Into the UnknownListen and explore:What's going on in Alasdair and Julie-Roxane's businessesThe curve ball that led Alasdair and Julie-Roxane to leave paradise after thinking they'd live in Guatemala for yearsWhere Alasdair and Julie-Roxane are now and where they plan to be later this yearThe biggest purchase we've EVER made!!! We're excited about this one...The particular spirit that's been very vocal in guiding us through this moveHow money can focus our attention but also limit our possibilitiesLiving life vs. being lived by lifeMentioned on this episode:Alasdair's Mindful Money Coaching ProgramFAR OUT #58 ~ Five Money Mantras for...2020-09-2356 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #95 ~ Birth is Not a Medical Event, It's a Sacred Portal: Changing our Narrative About Birth with Emilee SaldayaListen and explore:Birth as a rite of passage and a vehicle for transformationHow birth makes or breaks usWhy a woman-centered birth affects everythingThe unexamined risks of birthing in captivityWhat happens at a hospital birthThe problem with licensed midwiferyWhy a natural birth is not possible outside of your homeThe ways we teach woman not to trust their instincts from an early ageWhat kind of elder do you want to be?Mentioned on this episode:The Free Birth Society PodcastRadical Birth Keeper SchoolThe Complete Guide to Free BirthFree Birth Society on InstagramFreebirthsociety.comConnect with us:2020-09-161h 23
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #94 ~ Rolf Potts on Vagabonding: Going through Life as a Pilgrim, not a ConsumerListen and explore:What is vagabonding?Vagabonding during the pandemicWhat it means to be time-rich and time-poorThe value of driftingShifting from an achievement mindset to an appreciation mindsetGoing from a possession life to an option-filled lifeVagabonding as a route to self-discoveryLetting go of expectations and goals and embracing serendipityWhere Rolf finds himself now after 26 years of vagabondingMentioned on this episode:Rolf's book: Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel Rolf's podcast: Deviatehttps://rolfpotts.com/Rolf on the Tim Ferris PodcastConnect with us:Website: www.thefarout.life Email us at...2020-09-091h 27
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #93 ~ Embracing a Life of Movement and StillnessListen and explore:The power of movingThe power of being stillHow busyness disconnects us from the benefits of true stillness and true movementThe ways travel has helped us work with stillness and movementCreating a life that doesn't see these two postures as either/or but both/andThe spiritual practice of listening for and learning to go with life's flowInertia, Resistance and the challenge of transitionsMentioned on this episode:FAR OUT #89 ~ How to Reach the MoonFAR OUT #86 ~ Rest as a Revolutionary ActConnect with us:Website: www.thefarout.life Email us at info@thefarout.l...2020-09-0253 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #91 ~ Let's Talk About FailureListen and explore:The difference between failing and being a failureJulie-Roxane's issue with the word failureThree ways Alasdair failed epically, all in one yearJulie-Roxane calls off an engagementTwo levels to look at failure fromFailure's relationship to the egoHow our current circumstances can be directly traced back to specific failuresMentioned on this episode:Far Out #81 ~ Derek Sivers on Identity, Freedom, and Singing the Counter MelodyFAR OUT #45 ~ The Art of Creative WaitingThe Surrender Experiment: My Journey Into Life's Perfection by Michael A. SingerConnect with us:Website: www.thefarout.life Email us at info@thefarout.l...2020-08-191h 06