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Dr. John Gray is a psychiatrist and synaptic biologist and an Associate Professor of Neurology at University of California Davis.  Dr. Gray is also Associate Director for UC Davis Institute for Psychedelics and Neurotherapeutics and Principal Investigator for the eponymous Gray Lab at UC Davis Center for Neuroscience.  In this in depth conversation, Dr. Gray talks about his research in synaptic plasticity in the brain and the key role it plays in neuroplasticity, or how the brain can "rewire" itself.  Dr. Gray also talks about his research on how psychedelics can induce neuroplasticity and understanding the biological mechanisms holds promise for treatment of brain disorders affecting mental health.

To learn more about Dr. John Gray and his research go to

https://neurotherapeutics.ucdavis.edu/leadership/john-gray

https://graylab.ucdavis.edu

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Theme music "The Song Of The Ocarina" composed by Paul de Senneville and performed by Raimy Salazar and Carlos Salazar.

John Roedel is the internationally renowned author of "Hey God. Hey John. What Happens When God Writes Back" and is also a gifted poet who has published five books of poetry sharing his inner life in a way that is intimately relatable and refreshing.  In this engrossing conversation, John talks about his personal crisis that tested his faith and led to an unexpected personal transformation.  Among other things, John also talks about the importance of expressing our own authenticity and opening up to becoming the fulfillment of who we truly are.

To learn more about John Roedel, his books and his writing retreats go to

https://www.johnroedel.com/

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Theme music "The Song Of The Ocarina" composed by Paul de Senneville and performed by Raimy Salazar and Carlos Salazar.

John Creger is an education consultant providing professional development for Deepened Learning.  He is co-founder of The Personal Creed Organization and author of "The Personal Creed Project and a New Vision of Learning".  As a public school teacher, John has received several awards including the James Moffett Memorial Award for Teacher Research.

 In this inspiring conversation, John shares how an irrepressible desire to reach his students in a meaningful way led to experiments and discoveries in the classroom that helped his students develop a strengthened sense of self while learning new skills.  John is now teaching other teachers and seeing his methods and ideals spreading to benefit many more students.

To learn more about John Creger and his work regarding Deepened Learning go to

https://personalcreed.com

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Theme music "The Song Of The Ocarina" composed by Paul de Senneville and performed by Raimy Salazar and Carlos Salazar.

Joan Parisi Wilcox is the author of several books including "Masters of the Living Energy" about the mystical world of the Q'ero people of Peru. Joan shares a beautiful vision learned from Andean masters of how we are on a progressive journey expanding our personal growth and awareness while experiencing our relationship with a living and conscious cosmos. Among many things, Joan talks about Pachamama, our cosmic mother, and the Inka Seed that lives in each person as their divine potential.

To learn more about Joan Parisi Wilcox and read her wonderful blog go to

https://qentiwasi.com

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Theme music "The Song Of The Ocarina" composed by Paul de Senneville and performed by Raimy Salazar and Carlos Salazar.

Annie Blackstone teaches shamanic practices through the HCH Institute in Lafayette, California.  She also teaches hypnotherapy and as a reiki master teaches reiki as well.  Annie also offers ancestral healing, brainspotting, biofield tuning, and several other modalities in her work helping others.  In this engrossing conversation, Annie shares the fundamentals of modern core shamanism and how learning these practices are helping many people become more open to the realities and helpful spirits of the unseen world while feeling a stronger connection to the natural world.

To learn more about Annie Blackstone and her work go to

https://www.annieblackstone.com/

If you're interested in shamanic training with Annie Blackstone go to

https://hchinstitute.squarespace.com/shamanic-practices

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Theme music "The Song Of The Ocarina" composed by Paul de Senneville and performed by Raimy Salazar and Carlos Salazar.

Regan Caruthers is the founder of the Aset Yoga and Wellness Center in Washington, Missouri where she practices as a spiritual mentor, inner life coach, and RYT 200 Trauma Informed Yoga Instructor.  In this engaging conversation, Regan expands on the many facets of yoga and how disciplined practice can awaken a rich and fulfilling spiritual life. 

To learn more about Regan Caruthers and classes offered to elevate mind, body and spirit at the Aset Yoga and Wellness Center go to

https://www.asetyogacenter.com/

To learn more about the Global Coherence Initiative mentioned by Regan go to

https://www.heartmath.org/gci/

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Theme music "The Song Of The Ocarina" composed by Paul de Senneville and performed by Raimy Salazar and Carlos Salazar.

Trung Cao is a masterful painter who is also a published scientific researcher.  In this thought provoking conversation Trung shares how, since an early age, his irrepressible urge to understand the world around him has led to expressing his many questions and observations in his ongoing practice of art and science.  Among many subjects, Trung elaborates on the inspirations behind his artwork, the neural networks involved with the creative process and how creative expression is essential to being human.

Original cover art for this episode is by Trung Cao.  To learn more about Trung Cao and see his work go to:

http://trungcaoart.com

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Theme music "The Song Of The Ocarina" composed by Paul de Senneville and performed by Raimy Salazar and Carlos Salazar.

Icasiana Hilda Barrs is a medicine woman, healer and spiritual guide.  In this enlightening conversation, Icasiana shares  her journey of how she broke through harmful beliefs and programming to become free of cancer and discovered her ability as a healer.  In talking about her work of 25 years, she explains how she has learned to help others in their journey to find their own capacity for self healing and self mastery.

To learn more about Icasiana Hilda Barrs and her work go to:

https://www.behind-barrs.com/

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Theme music "The Song Of The Ocarina" composed by Paul de Senneville and performed by Raimy Salazar and Carlos Salazar.

Miriam Marsolais Ph.D is a practicing psychotherapist and Jungian analyst.  Miriam speaks from her experience and training about how a person can benefit from understanding and building on the relationship between one's waking consciousness and sleeping consciousness.  She shares how her recovery from the trauma of a severe burn injury initiated her deep interest in Jungian psychology and led to her journey of helping others.  Among other things, this intriguing conversation touches on the collective unconscious, active imagination, the "shadow", and individuation.

To learn more about Miriam Marsolais Ph.D and her work go to:

https://mlmarsolais.com/mm/

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Theme music "The Song Of The Ocarina" composed by Paul de Senneville and performed by Raimy Salazar and Carlos Salazar.

Reverend Dr. John R. Mabry teaches comparative theology at the Chaplaincy Institute, an Interfaith Seminary in Berkeley, California.  Listen as Pastor John explains soteriology, the study of salvation according to different religions.  He offers fascinating details of how Native Traditions, Confucianism, Taoism, Hinduism, and Jainism all emerged in succession and how each have their own version of salvation.  Pastor John's indepth knowledge and keen insight make for a delightful conversation with a broad perspective.  Pastor John covers the major Eastern religions in this episode and promises to cover Western religions in a future episode.

To learn more about Reverend Dr. John R. Mabry and his work go to:

https://www.johnrmabry.com/

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Theme music "The Song Of The Ocarina" composed by Paul de Senneville and performed by Raimy Salazar and Carlos Salazar.