Best Mantak Chia Podcasts (2024)

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#173 - Burning Man Isn't Cool Anymore 57:17

16h ago57:17

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Today's podcast is in two parts: First, my reflections (rant) on Burning Man 2024, and second, a repost of my appearance on the Burning Man Live Podcast from a few years ago. During my solocast, I celebrate recent changes in Burning Man, read from a short section of my upcoming book about the concept of cool, and share part of Caveat Magister’s pie…

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#172 - Live From Burning Man Information Radio (Encore) 52:37

23d ago52:37

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Today’s episode is an encore presentation of a show that aired live on Burning Man Information Radio (BMIR) in 2019 to get you all juiced up for this year’s dirt rave. It features a playful conversation about vulnerability, consent, the trickster, and instant manifestation with Jax, Wolverine, and David Block, the Human Experience. Also, every year…

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#171 - Chip Conley: Midlife is also a Festival 52:05

2M ago52:05

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You know those pithy BuzzFeed listicles about being too old for music festivals? Well, the idea is rather silly. Festivals are multi-generational celebrations where children with glittering faces play alongside elders who share their wisdom. The adventure of a festival is enriched by all ages, much like how our lives are enriched by various stages …

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#170 - Camille Barton: The Urgent Art of Grief Ritual 1:17:03

4M ago1:17:03

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In a world beset by tragedy its important to learn how to grieve. If you don’t feel your feelings you’re going to have problems, but how exactly should we tend to our grief? Today, we are welcoming back Camille Barton to celebrate the publication of their first book, Tending Grief: Embodied Rituals for Holding Our Sorrow and Growing Cultures of Car…

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#169 - Tina Nance: Beyond the "Divine" Feminine 1:15:27

5M ago1:15:27

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Tina Nance, yin yoga and embodiment specialist returns to Life is a Festival to share her evolving ideas around gender, trauma healing, and embodiment. In today's episode, we continue our exploration of gender and sexuality. We dive into processing trauma within the nervous system and whether a finite amount of psychological "garbage" needs to be p…

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Ep 52: Awakening Pleasure, Embodying Radiance, and Trusting a Deeper Love 1:27:45

6M ago1:27:45

1:27:45

Lisa is interviewed by Sabrina Lynn from ReWilding and shares powerful insights and embodiment practices to create the life and intimacy you most deeply desire.By Lisa Page

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#168 - Lizz Larouge & Guinevere Rhonwen: Love's Many Colors 1:12:39

6M ago1:12:39

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Today's episode is about love and all its messy colors. Guinevere Rhonwen & Lizz Larouge created the festival Colours of Love on the island d of Koh Phangan as their wedding celebration and continued it even as they were separating. In this episode, we explore how they embraced love while parting ways at the place of their union. We cover a wide ra…

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#167 - Sami Awad & Sharon Avraham: A Lighthouse for the Middle East 1:14:54

7M ago1:14:54

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I've never had so many requests for guests to return to the show as I have for Sami and Sharon. As you may recall, a few days after the events of October 7th, I asked Midburn co-founder and artivist Sharon Avraham, and his Palestinian theme camp co-lead, peace activist Sami Awad, to come on the show and share their immediate experience. Much has ha…

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#166 - Julia Maryanska & Ian MacKenzie: From Polyagony to a Village of Lovers 1:12:47

8M ago1:12:47

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Does open relating always lead to polyagony? Or is there a way to heal the wounds of gender and experience love free from fear? Today we are revisiting an episode originally released in 2019 with Ian McKenzie and Julia Maryanska about the Love School at Tamera. Their documentary "Village of Lovers," will be available at a global streaming premiere …

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#165 - Gillian Reid: Sexual Kung Fu (Yin) 1:06:03

8M ago1:06:03

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In Part Two of our Taoist sexuality series, focusing on woman’s body’s and yin principles, I speak with the Senior Woman’s Instructor at Tao Garden, Gillian Reid. Gillian shares her insights on yin and yang energy, self-love, and intimacy. Beginning each day with gratitude and stretching, she highlights the importance of focusing on the heart and f…

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#164 - Mantak Chia: Sexual Kung Fu (Yang) 50:49

9M ago50:49

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Guys, have you ever wished that instead of ejaculating and falling asleep, you could shoot orgasmic energy up the back of your spine to revitalize your mind and experience rolling orgasms? Well, it turns out there's an ancient Taoist practice that teaches just that, and all it takes is a bit of training. After an erotic detox last year, I embarked …

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#163 - Colette Pervette: Why Are All My Friends Becoming Dominatrixes? 1:07:06

9M ago1:07:06

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Lately I've noticed a curious trend: many of my female friends, particularly those from the Burning Man community, are exploring a path of sexual healing by becoming Professional Dommes. To shed light on this phenomenon, I spoke to Colette Pervette, a professional dominatrix and the mentor behind MistressClass, an immersive program designed to guid…

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#162 - Ilana Gilovich-Wave: Requiem for Sleep No More 1:06:24

10M ago1:06:24

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Today we're immersing into immersive experience design through one of the world's most iconic theatrical experiences, Sleep No More. Joining the production right out of college, my guest Ilana Gilovich-Wave is now Sleep No More’s Chief Storyteller. In today’s episode, I chat with Ilana about Sleep No More, immersive experience design, and carving o…

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#161 - Darragh Stewart: The Indigenous Medicine of Ireland 1:01:04

10M ago1:01:04

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Apparently, ancient Ireland was like the Amazon, with impenetrable forests navigable only by rivers, deep mysticism, and its very own indigenous medicine, the psychedelic Liberty Cap mushrooms. Today on the show, recorded in Southern Ireland, I’m speaking with Darragh Stewart. Darragh is not only a molecular biologist and a passionate advocate of C…

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#160 - Natalie Sanandaji: The Good Souls of the Nova Festival 1:12:46

11M ago1:12:46

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On October 7th, Natalie Sanandaji, a Persian Jew from New York, attended a psytrance festival, to dance and feel the acceptance she only finds among her fellow peace-loving trancers. The events of that day and what has followed are deeply etched in our global consciousness. Today on Life is a Festival, Natalie tells her story. Our conversation toda…

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#159 - Sharon Avraham & Sami Awad: The Prayers of an Israeli and a Palestinian Burner 55:02

12M ago55:02

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In light of the recent tragic events in Israel, particularly the horrific attack at Nova festival, I wanted to offer the global festival community a conversation centered on hope. Today's Life is a Festival episode features Sharon Avraham, co-founder of Midburn, and his theme camp co-producer, Palestinian activist Sami Awad, as they extend a call f…

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#158 - Tyler Hanson: Shenanigans! The Art of Immersive Experience Design 1:14:45

12M ago1:14:45

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Today we dive deep into the magical world of shenanigans — or immersive experience design for the uninitiated — with our guest, Tyler Hanson, the brain behind Kulturehaus, a trailblazing agency for festival immersive imagineers. On the show, we explore the crucial role of humor in human survival. We take a historical journey of immersive art from t…

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#157 - Marian Goodell et al: Inside Burning Man’s Worst Case Scenario 2:20:03

1y ago2:20:03

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Burning Man 2023 was many things, most of which were not accurately portrayed in the media. We experienced a weather event that united us, tested our resilience, and sparked a renewed sense of purpose while also accelerating a critical examination of where Burning Man stands in the broader context of sustainability. Today on the show, I've asked fi…

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#156 - Caveat Magister - At Burning Man, We're All Amateurs 1:26:13

1y ago1:26:13

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Happy procrastination week, my fellow burners! In aid of my own procrastination, I've repurposed an early episode, which is still my favorite on the subject of Burning Man. In this interview, I discuss the philosophy of Black Rock City with Burning Man’s Philosopher Laureate, Caveat Magister (the pen name of Benjamin Wachs). Additionally, I offer a…

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#155 - Max Stossel: Romancing the Muse 1:19:57

1y ago1:19:57

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My guest today is Max Stossel, an award-winning poet who was named by Forbes as one of the best storytellers of the year. Max and I are talking about one of my all-time favorite subjects: our relationship with the creative muse. You might learn a thing or two about getting unstuck creatively, but at the very least, you are about to hear some except…

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#154 - Eviatar Frankel: Facing Death with Grace 1:11:47

1y ago1:11:47

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Today's episode is dedicated to my dear friend, Eviatar Frankel, who died a week ago from complications related to a rare lymphoma. I was privileged to sit with Ev in a men's circle throughout his battle with cancer. Each week, and in countless private conversations, he displayed remarkable grace. This podcast features readings from Eviatar's perso…

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# 153 - Dennis Walker (Mycopreneur): The Court Jester of the Psychedelic Renaissance 1:06:24

1y ago1:06:24

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Psychedelic Science, the largest psychedelic conference in history, put on by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, has come and gone. Today, to recap this event and to emphasize the vital role of the trickster in the psychedelic movement, I'm speaking with Dennis Walker, the Instagram satirist well-known for his roastings of a…

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#152 - Phil Wolfson: Is Recreational Ketamine Therapeutic? 1:23:11

1y ago1:23:11

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Today on the show, I'm speaking with the Godfather of ketamine therapy, author of The Ketamine Papers, and creator of the ketamine lozenge, Dr. Phil Wolfson. This episode marks the first time Phil has shared his insights on this mercurial molecule for those who use it recreationally, or as he prefers to term it, "ground use." As Phil stresses on th…

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#151 - Sophie Strand: A Mythic Probiotic for Masculinity 1:08:16

1+ y ago1:08:16

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Today on the show, I'm in conversation with Sophie Strand, the mistress of mycelial masculinity and author of The Flowering Wand. Healthy masculinity has been a passion of mine for years and it was an honor to learn from this neo-troubadour animist and her poetic insights. During our discussion, we discuss the androgynous rockstar Dionysus, modern …

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#150 - Jetta Blaine: The Marvelous Peptides of Kambo 1:10:39

1+ y ago1:10:39

1:10:39

Kambo, an Amazonian medicine derived from the secretions of the Phyllomedusa bicolor—also known as the giant monkey tree frog—has been instrumental in maintaining my mental health for the past six years. Today's guest, facilitator Jetta Blaine, helps us understand why, and it boils down to peptides.Our episode begins with essential considerations a…

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Taoist Sexual Meditation to Optimize Lovemaking (Part Two): Dr. Patti Talks to Bruce Frantzis, Taoist Lineage Master

1+ y ago

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Dr. Patti returns to talk to Bruce Frantzis about sexual chi gung (qi gong) practices. Discover why today's world creates men and women who are too tired to have sex... and what you can do to reverse this situation. You'll enjoy hearing the practice (for men and women) of rubbing on a tofu cake for developing hand and finger sensitivity. (This can …

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Sensual Sex Toys and DVDs for Men Part One with Martin Smith

1+ y ago

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Join in as Dr. Patti talks with Martin Smith, marketing director for the Sinclair Institute. Since 1991, The Sinclair Intimacy Institute™ has developed adult sex education videos covering everything from advanced sexual positions to erectile dysfunction solutions. Their best selling Better Sex Video Series has sold more than four million videos in …

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Sex Toys and DVDs for Women: An Orgasmic Revolution (Part Two): Dr. Patti Talks to Martin Smith, Marketing Director for the Sinclair Intimacy Institute

1+ y ago

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Ladies, when is the last time you checked out sexual enhancement products? If it’s been more than six months, then you’re in luck. The variety in sex toys is exploding rapidly. You can buy innovative new devices to custom fit your current relationship status, your very shape, and every mood. Some of the old favorites are more popular than ever, and…

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Super-charging Manual, Oral, and Lovemaking Pleasure with Specific “Sandbox Dates”: Dr. Patti Talks to Daka Raj, Advanced Practitioner of Expanded Orgasm

1+ y ago

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Dr. Patti talks with Daka Raj, advanced practitioner in the art of expanded orgasm, about "sandboxes". Dr. Patti has been teaching sandboxes for many years in all of her writings, as well as in her new 21 day program, Expand Her Orgasm Tonight. Sandboxes are a staple of her core teachings. What is a sandbox? Why are they so juicy? What is their val…

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Awakening to Full Body Orgasm (Part One): Dr. Patti talks to Crystal Dawn Morris, Tantric Teacher, Healer and Coach

1+ y ago

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Crystal Dawn Morris is a Certified SkyDancing Tantra Teacher, healer, and coach. Listen in as Dr. Patti and Crystal explore Tantra - a spiritual path that celebrates the body as a temple – and where our life force energy is our sexual energy. Listen to Crystal’s own journey of kundalini awakening through lovemaking. Discover how to access this kund…

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Becoming Multi-Orgasmic! (Part Two): Dr. Patti talks to Crystal Dawn Morris, Tantric Teacher, Healer and Coach

1+ y ago

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Listen in as Crystal Dawn Morris shares about enhancing your multi-orgasmic potential through Tantra. What does Crystal teach men and women to do as a routine part of learning this skill? Why is emotional clearing so important, and exactly what types of trauma can affect your sexuality? How can you clear that these energies? How does a woman develo…

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What Your Partner Wants You Know about Mind-Blowing Orgasms: Dr. Patti talks to Lou Paget, Best-selling Author and Certified Sex Educator

1+ y ago

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Lou Paget is a Certified Sex Educator and grassroots researcher. She is the Best selling author of FIVE books, translated into TWENTY-SIX languages and represented in over SIXTY countries with over THREE million copies sold. Among her books are Orgasms: How to Have Them, Give Them, and Keep Them Coming, and The Big “O”. What is an orgasm? Why is on…

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Tantalizing Techniques to Keep the Fires Burning All Year Long: Dr. Patti talks to Lou Paget, Best-selling Author and Certified Sex Educator

1+ y ago

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Dr. Patti returns to talk with Lou Paget, a Certified Sex Educator and grassroots researcher. Would you like to keep the passion even more alive and energized within your relationship? Here’s your chance. What do men and women secretly say about the other gender? What do they really want? How can you spice things up in the bedroom? How can you use …

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Squirt Your Heart Out – Every Woman Can! Dr. Patti Talks to Tallulah Sulis, Somatic Educator, Filmmaker, and Creator of “Squirt Your Heart Out”

1+ y ago

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Today on the show we are talking to Tallulah Sulis about Female Ejaculation – that expulsion of fluids, also known as “squirting”, or “gushing”. It’s the “wetness” women can experience during pleasurable and often intense orgasms. But what is female ejaculation, really? Can every woman really do this? What is the range of experience possible? And h…

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Female Ejaculation for Pleasure, Healing, and Connection: Dr. Patti Talks to Tallulah Sulis, Somatic Educator, Filmmaker, and Creator of “Squirt Your Heart Out”

1+ y ago

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Today on the show we are talking to Tallulah Sulis again about Female Ejaculation. Female Ejaculation – or squirting - can be enjoyed for pleasure, healing, and connection. Tallulah has just released Squirt Your Heart Out: Unleash Your Explosive Sexual Power (SquirtYourHeartOut.com) so we have the expert with us now! Women everywhere report having …

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#149 - Nick Powers: The Revolution Will Be a Carnival 1:17:16

1+ y ago1:17:16

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Would you believe that carnivals are a crucial element of social movements? Indeed, today's guest, Professor Nick Powers, suggests that by emphasizing fun, sacrilege, and even the grotesque, we can safeguard social justice against dogmatism and self-righteousness, preventing its co-option. During our conversation, Nick and I reminisce about our ear…

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[Repost] Mitchell Gomez: How to Stop Fentanyl Deaths 59:39

1+ y ago59:39

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Today is National Fentanyl Awareness Day, and I believe this issue to be the most pressing concern facing our community of cognitive liberty. I use drugs and psychedelics to explore my consciousness, and many of the people I love do the same. The issue of fentanyl adulteration and the 100,000 deaths categorized as overdoses in 2020 indicate that th…

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#148 - Snow Raven: The Unexpected Sweetness of Darkness 1:13:19

1+ y ago1:13:19

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People in conscious communities often pay lip service to shadow work, but what does it truly mean to embrace darkness—both the darkness of the world and within our own hearts? Snow Raven (Haar Suor), a member of the shamanic Sakha people from Arctic Siberia, knows darkness intimately, and it has inspired her transformative music from America's Got …

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#147 - Victorien Mulliez: The Path of Joy 1:15:58

1+ y ago1:15:58

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Victorien is one of the most joyful people I know. The French DJ, flutist, and social impact entrepreneur seems to have a few things figured out. From Vipassana meditation to sobriety, he shares his secrets with us today. On the show, we begin by discussing the nature of joy and despair. Victorien shares his tools for cultivating joy, starting with…

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#146 - Stephen Jenkinson: Personal Growth Won't Save Us 1:28:56

1+ y ago1:28:56

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Today's conversation is a serious one, yet it is approached with the poetic grace that only Stephen Jenkinson can deliver. Personal growth and healing alone won't shield us from impending catastrophes, but perhaps embracing them might... just maybe. In this episode, we discuss why personal growth for its own sake can resemble a tumor and examine th…

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#145 - Ian MacKenzie: The Masculine Longing for Mythic Imagination 1:08:49

1+ y ago1:08:49

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Today Ian Mackenzie returns to Life is a Festival to discuss mythopoetic masculinity. Ian is a filmmaker, essayist, and host of the Mythic Masculine Podcast and A Gathering of Stories. He is teaching a new online class called Re-storying Masculinity with Advaya which starts on March 14th. Our conversation begins with a history of the Mythopoetic Me…

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#144 - Android Jones: The Transformative Vulnerability of Loss 1:18:54

1+ y ago1:18:54

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Just over a month ago, the beloved Visionary Artist Android Jones lost his life's work and all his tools for creation in a fire on his property in Colorado. Today, Android returns to Life is a Festival to share his experience of loss, the profound opening of asking for help and his thoughts on AI art. On the program Android describes how he designe…

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#143 - Monique Shiess, Co-founder of AfrikaBurn: The Catalytic Potential of Burning Man in South Africa 1:28:28

1+ y ago1:28:28

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In 2017 I attended Afrikburn, the Burning Man regional event which takes place a few hours north of Cape Town in the Tankwa Karoo. Afterwards, I wrote an article called “Afrikburn: The Unbearable Whiteness of Burning” with the wisdom and support of Co-founder and Creative Director Monique Shiess. Today on the show, I reconnect with Monique to discu…

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#142 - How to Earn a Secure Attachment Style | George Haas (Mettagroup) 1:14:43

1+ y ago1:14:43

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Why is a Buddhist meditation teacher trying to heal attachment styles? Aren’t Buddhists supposed to be all about non-attachment? Today's guest, George Haas, has been teaching meditation since 2000, and lately focuses primarily on preparing the path to enlightenment by resolving maladaptive responses to difficult childhood experiences. On the show w…

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#141 - To Escape the Tyranny of the Self | Benjamin 1:21:49

1+ y ago1:21:49

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If you've been listening to the podcast for a while, you may know that I have a mentor and spiritual guide named Benjamin, an extraordinarily generous man who seems to have inexhaustible time for me in guiding my path forward. For many years, Benjamin has been working on a process of dissolution of the constructed self. In this conversation, Ben an…

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#140 - Iboga Part 2: Initiating with Iboga in Africa | Apollon (Bwiti Initiations) 57:30

2y ago57:30

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For Part 2 of our exploration of the psychedelic plant iboga, I have the honor of sharing a conversation with Apollon, a Bwiti N'ganga from Gabon. On the show we open with the colonial history of Gabon and the difference between Bwiti Fang in the North and Bwiti Missoko in the South. Apollon describes the meaning of Bwiti and how Westerns can conne…

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#139 - Iboga Part 1: Ibogaine Clinical Treatment | Dr. Felipe Malacara, & Vianey Ariadna Perez (Beond Ibogaine) 1:10:03

2y ago1:10:03

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In the first of a two part exploration of the psychedelic West African shrub Tabernanthe iboga, this podcast investigates the Western clinical model and the extract ibogaine HLC. I visited Beond Clinic in Cancun to discuss addiction and trauma treatment with Medical Director Dr. Felipe Malacara and Nursing Lead Vianey Ariadna Perez. On the show we …

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#138 - The Art of Interviewing | Eamon Armstrong & Ian MacKenzie 47:03

2y ago47:03

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To celebrate four years of Life is a Festival, today I’m sharing a conversation I had with my friend Ian MacKenzie about how to conduct a good interview. Whether you want to start a podcast or are simply interested in being a better conversationalist, I think you’ll find this helpful. On the show we go over how to research your guest so you can bri…

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#137 - The Queer Muslim Hero of Psychedelic Legalization | Ismail Lourido Ali (MAPS) 1:29:34

2y ago1:29:34

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As Colorado’s Natural Medicine Health Act goes to voters, it's the perfect time to consider how powerful psychedelic molecules should enter mainstream consciousness. Today on Life is a Festival Ismail Lourido Ali, Director of Policy and Advocacy for the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) explains the various pathways to leg…

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#136 - The Gift of Mayan Warrior | Pablo González Vargas (Mayan Warrior) 1:01:56

2y ago1:01:56

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Mayan Warrior is one of the most iconic mutant vehicles at Burning Man and its impact goes far beyond the Playa. This week on Life is a Festival, founder Pablo González Vargas talks about gifting, Mayan culture, and the challenges of bringing an art car 8,000 kilometers to That Thing in the Desert.On the show Pablo shares his initiation into Burnin…

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