Brandon Pitcher is an award-winning developer, change agent, and educator; sharing his passion for social and ecological entrepreneurship, systems thinking, and sustainability for over 15 years. Brandon is the CEO of Blue Circle Developments, one of the larger players in the hemp and cbd world in the US and the first fully certified organic hemp producer.

In this episode of CBD radio, we dig into all sorts of things about cbd and the hemp industry in general. We talk about his background, his company, where he sees things going, what challenges they’re facing now, the legal situation of the industry, some of the other companies they’re invested in, and what he sees coming in the future for the industry.

Show notes:

1:45 - Background on how Brandon got involved in the industry.

4:00 - Being the first certified organic cbd producer in the US.

4:45 - Some of the other companies that Blue Circle developments have under their umbrella.

8:00 - Forward thinking, research, etc.

9:15 - What does Brandon believe?

10:45 - Where does CBD stand legally right now in the US?

13:00 - The industrial hemp farming act.

15:30 - Biggest challenges in the industry right now.

16:45 - What it took to get certified as organic.

19:15 - What’s the difference between organic and not?

22:00 - What the process of investing in new companies look like for you?

25:00 - Is his company more front facing with clients or more focused on managing the parts that are?

26:00 - What are some of the things you’re seeing people have success using CBD with?

29:15 - Moving from anecdotal evidence to proof.

30:15 - How the US and Canadian hemp industries interact.

32:00 - Where you can grow hemp in the US right now.

33:00 - Differences between cannabis and hemp as far as the law goes.

34:15 - Using hemp flower (buds) for smoking vs producing cbd oil.

36:00 - Where Brandon sees the industry going over the coming years.

36:45 - Blue Circle developments goals for their own growth.

38:30 - Advice for those thinking of getting into the industry.

40:00 - More about Evo Hemp

41:30 - How hemp hearts differ from hemp cbd products.

42:30 - How can people learn more about hemp and cbd?

43:30 - What are they excited about going forward?

45:00 - How to connect with Brandon and his company: www.bluecircledevelopment.com

45:45 - Acknowledging Brandon.

46:15 - Brandon’s question for you listening.

 

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Hiroko Demichelis is the founder of the Vancouver Brain Lab and co-founder of Moment Meditation. I was lucky enough to sit down with her recently and chat about her story and meditation while also simultaneously doing a little test on the effect of the Grind Bar on brain function.

We dig into all sort of interesting stuff about brain function, meditation, and how pain inspired Hiroko to learn about all of this. And, we get our first pieces of evidence about the effects of the Grind Bar on focus and anxiety in this interview. Definitely worth a listen!

Show notes

3:15 ~ What does Hiroko believe?

7:00 ~ Why did she start the Vancouver Brain Lab originally?

15:45 ~ What do you measure when looking at people’s brain waves?

22:00 ~ Eating the Grind Bar and talking about cannabinoids.

23:30 ~ Testing for types of people that cannabis could be not so good for.

25:45 ~ More about Moment Meditation studio.

31:00 ~ Do you prescribe meditation for patients at the Brain Lab?

32:!5 ~ The benefits of meditating with a group.

35:00 ~ Who’s benefiting most from coming to Moment?

37:00 ~ Results from our test post Grind Bar.

43:00 ~ Acknowledging Hiroko

44:15 ~ Hiroko’s question for you listening.

 

Connect with Hiroko and find out more about her work:

http://www.vancouverbrainlab.com/

http://momentmeditation.com/

https://www.facebook.com/momentmeditation/

 

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“If you weren’t afraid and you weren’t anxious, what would you do differently in your life?”

Tim JP Collins is the host of the Anxiety Podcast and does 1 on 1 coaching and workshops all around this topic. In this episode Tim shares his story of his own life collapsing under the weight of his anxiety, and how he’s rebuilt himself and how he now helps people all over the world learn about and deal with their own struggles with anxiety.

We dig into how learning to love himself more, and take care of himself and his health played a huge role in this, how meditation has helped him out, and much more!

 

Show Notes

 

2:15 ~ What does Tim believe?

5:30 ~ What does Tim do in the world?

8:30 ~ More about his story and what lead to him snapping and the anxiety taking over.

10:00 ~ The blow up.

16:00 ~ Being an anxiety detective.

18:00 ~ What comes after finding out about people’s anxiety?

20:00 ~ What were the shifts Tim made once he decided to make a change?

29:45 ~ What does it actually feel like to have anxiety?

32:30 ~ The 3 Cs of dealing with anxiety.

Curiosity

Courage

Compassion

42:45 ~ Meditation and anxiety.

44:45 ~ Minute meditation exercise.

47:00 ~ How has meditation helped with your anxiety?

49:00 ~ Free guided meditation on Tim’s website: http://www.timjpcollins.com/podcast/

50:00 ~ Fav podcasts:

James Altucher: http://www.jamesaltucher.com/category/the-james-altucher-show/

Tim Ferriss: http://tim.blog/podcast/

Lewis Howes: https://lewishowes.com/blog/

Bulletproof radio: https://blog.bulletproof.com/category/podcasts/

ManTalks: http://mantalks.com/podcast/  

52:00 ~ Transformational books:

Rich on paper, poor on life: http://amzn.to/2qv5eWM

The power of now: http://amzn.to/2rdH0RL

The four hour work week: http://amzn.to/2rdGwv0

53:45 ~ Reading now:

Anxiety and teenagers: http://amzn.to/2qAePL2

Anatomy of an epidemic: http://amzn.to/2ry8Zi6

55:15 ~ What is Tim excited about right now?

56:30 ~ Connect with Tim: www.anxietypodcast.com

58:30 ~ Acknowledgement.

59:15 ~ Tim’s question for you listening!

 

“If you weren’t afraid and you weren’t anxious, what would you do differently in your life?”

 

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What an interesting journey down the rabbit hole this interview was. Thomas Hatsis is a psychedelic researcher and explorer that I was lucky enough to connect with at the recent Cannabis Hemp Conference here in Vancouver.

We dig into Thomas’s book, the Witches’ Ointment, his history with psychedelics, some interesting history about cannabis that I hadn’t heard before, how cannabis improves his creativity and sex life, and loads more. I could’ve kept going for a while with this guy. Such a wealth of knowledge and experience in the world of psychedelics and entheogens.

If you’re at all into this world, definitely check this one out. It’s dope.

 

Show notes

2:00 ~ What does Thomas believe?

3:00 ~ How did he get into the world of psychedelics and entheogens?

5:45 ~ When did he start writing the book?

7:30 ~ More about his book, The Witches’ Ointment (http://amzn.to/2q7WyoI)

11:00 ~ What is the Witches’ Ointment?

13:30 ~ How does this ointment compare to a psychedelic like ayahuasca or dmt?

16:45 ~ Experience with this ointment vs a regular lucid dream.

18:45 ~ How did you first get into experimenting with these herbs?

21:30 ~ Why would someone want to use this witches’ ointment?

24:45 ~ Brief history of psychedelics.

26:45 ~ Thomas’ description of a bit of the history of cannabis.

30:45 ~ His personal experience with cannabis.

34:00 ~ How cannabis can help enhance sex.

36:15 ~ What is mandrake?

38:15 ~ What does mandrake feel like?

39:00 ~ What about henbane?

40:00 ~ Thomas’ strong potion (mandrake, henbane, cannabis, and psilocybin) and why he uses it.

43:45 ~ Microdosing psychedelics for performance.

45:30 ~ Cannabis, meditation and creativity.

51:00 ~ How cannabis can help improve / deepen your meditation.

54:00 ~ Talking about religion.

55:30 ~ Changing your mind.

58:45 ~ “Stop complaining and start doing magic and you can do whatever you want.”

1:00:00 ~ Why now is the psychedelic renaissance.

1:01:30 ~ About PEERS - Portland Entheogenic Exploration and Research Society

1:03:00 ~ What are you reading now?

The psychedelic gospels (http://amzn.to/2q8gKXK)

Dionysus and Thrace (http://amzn.to/2q83uCv)

1:05:15 ~ Transformational books

Acid Dreams (http://amzn.to/2r7E1gF)

1:06:30 ~ Talking about CBD and the medicines we need.

1:09:00 ~ Connecting with Tom

http://psychedelicwitch.com/

1:10:30 ~ What Thomas is excited about right now.

1:17:30 ~ Acknowledgment

1:18:30 ~ Thomas’ question for you listening.

 

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Mindsets for abundance, why giving first can work, cannabis, and advice from another of the Grind Bar’s new advisors. We dig into lots of great stuff in this interview with Dan Harrison from Harrison Financial Group.

Have you ever wondered what goes on in the mind of someone who makes lots of income? Or how you can shift your own life to bring in more abundance? According to Dan, looks like one of the best ways is to give more away! This may sound odd, but in this episode, he explains why this works and how he’s creating life the way he wants it to be.

 

Show notes:

3:00 ~ A little about Dan’s business Harrison Financial Group.

5:30 ~ What does Dan believe?

9:30 ~ Dan’s financial goal now - Giving $10,000 a month to multiple charities.

11:15 ~ Why giving first?

13:00 ~ Why Dan has a goat on his vision board.

15:45 ~ Why break off and work for yourself?

19:00 ~ Thought patterns and money.

19:30 ~ Everyone’s got a different story.

21:15 ~ Mental patterns of successful people.

24:30 ~ Dan’s story of overcoming massive debt without going bankrupt.

30:00 ~ Dan’s upcoming workshop For Love and Money.

33:00 ~ How cannabis has played a part in Dan’s life.

34:00 ~ Reading over 100 books in one year.

39:00 ~ Cannabis and relationships

40:00 ~ Raising vibrations

43:00 ~ Thinking outside the box

44:30 ~ CBD, staying grounded and getting stuff done.

46:15 ~ Advice on the Grind Bar from Dan.

52:00 ~ Focusing on giving value and on the other person.

53:15 ~ Transformative books

Power of Intention - Wayne Dyer - http://amzn.to/2qkP2JW

A Course in Miracles - http://amzn.to/2pPzZEq

The Essentials - The Minimalists - http://amzn.to/2r9EzlD

Think and Grow Rich - http://amzn.to/2rjhaM5

54:00 ~ Reading now?

The Big Leap - Gay Hendricks - http://amzn.to/2r9vGbR

55:00 ~ Non Negotiables

Meditation

Setting intentions for the day

57:00 ~ What is Dan most excited about now?

1:00:00 ~ Connect with Dan

www.danharrisonconsulting.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/emoneycoach/

1:01:00 ~ Acknowledgment for Dan

1:01:45 ~ Dan’s question for you listening.

 

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It’s better to be kind than be right.

Removing barriers to love - The Vancover Cannabis Hemp Conference

You are the most important project in your life.

Jan Kasparek… What a beautiful soul. After a rather colourful upbringing and migration to Canada, Jan set his sights on being a painter. After almost being forced to give up his dream, he persisted through and trusted in himself and the universe to help him achieve his goal. He now spends his time creating some of the most beautiful paintings I’ve ever seen and spreading light day to day as he moves about the world.

So grateful to have gotten to do this interview as Jan’s been an inspiration to me for many years. He’s one of those guys that brightens a room simply by being in it. And I had a blast digging into his mind a bit and learning about how and why he lives life as he does.

Lots of gold in this one! I’m sure you’ll enjoy it!

Listen on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1197164343

Show notes:

1:30 ~ What does Jan believe?

3:30 ~ How that belief influences his art.

5:00 ~ Jan’s background - How he came to be doing such beautiful work in the world

10:00 ~ “Why did you paint that first Buddha?”

11:30 ~ “Were you into spirituality and Buddhism before starting to paint it?”

14:00 ~ The wisdom and freedom of being child like

14:30 ~ How to cultivate that childlike outlook

16:00 ~ “You can’t hurt someone with a fully open human heart … An open heart is the most powerful instrument in existence” - Jan

16:45 ~ Some of Jan’s lessons from his childhood

18:30 ~ Full acceptance and embracing of your feelings and your fear

22:00 ~ One of Jan’s experiences of light

30:00 ~ Acknowledging and embracing darkness and fear

35:00 ~ Three paths to the truth - Meditation, Concentration, and Contemplation

38:00 ~ How to learn to listen to the wisdom of the body

40:30 ~ Why Jan makes sure to pause, especially when he doesn’t want to.

45:00 ~ One of my first experiences of being engulfed in light at my last vipassana

48:00 ~ Medication and meditation

52:00 ~ Staying detached and having fun while playing the game of investment

54:00 ~ Giving Presence

58:30 ~ What would you like to be asked that I haven’t yet?

1:00:00 ~ What book is Jan reading?

1:01:00 ~ Influential teachers

 

Eckhart Tolle

A New Earth ~ http://amzn.to/2nMEr9o

The Power of Now ~ http://amzn.to/2nsiBEE

Richard Rudd

The Gene Keys ~ http://amzn.to/2nMTKyZ

Mooji ~ https://mooji.org/

Ama, the hugging saint ~  http://amma.org/

 

1:04:00 ~ Jan’s question for you listening!

 

Connect with Jan:

http://painting.kasparec.com/

https://www.facebook.com/jan.kasparec.1 

Thank you so much for listening! I hope this episode has brought some light into your life. And if it has, head over to iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1197164343) and subscribe to the podcast so you can keep listening to these inspiring conversations!

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George Hoffmann is yet another amazing example of a man choosing to be a shining light of positivity in the world. From his work at Network Immunology to passion project teaching meditation and mindfulness in schools, to his play of doing stand-up comedy, almost everything George does is spreading light and making the world a more love-filled place.

As you can likely tell by the photo he chose to use, he is someone who very seriously values not being too serious in life :) Once again, we see how comedy and making people smile can be a wonderful way to spread light in the world!

In our interview, we dig into all sorts of stuff around wellness, meditation, mindfulness, masculine and feminine energy, comedy, living a life of purpose and much more. I’m starting to notice a trend with these interviews… haha.

Lots of gold in this one, I hope you enjoy and get some nuggets to take with you and improve your own daily life in some way.

Listen on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1197164343 

Notes

2:30 ~ What does George believe?

3:45 ~ What Network Immunology is all about.

13:00 ~ What is the day to day of your work look like?

17:30 ~ When did George start to dig into the world of meditation and mindfulness?

26:00 ~ More about George’s side project teaching about meditation and mindfulness

33:30 ~ How George is grounding these ideas and teaching them to children in schools

36:00 ~ Doing the work.

37:15 ~ Love vs Fear and taking action in spite of the fear

38:00 ~ How stand up comedy is helping George get better at acting in spite of fear

42:30 ~ Meditation is only practice for life

44:30 ~ Spiritual bypassing, staying grounded and balanced

47:30 ~ Flow

50:00 ~ Masculine and feminine energy

59:30 ~ The Maybe proverb

1:04:00 ~ Transformational books and experiences for George

1:10:00 ~ Tips for being more present in the now

1:12:00 ~ Touching on both George and my massive bike trips

1:14:00 ~ Moving and stillness for aiding in

1:17:00 ~ George’s question for you!

 

Books

A New Earth - Eckhart Tolle - http://amzn.to/2o9uWPy

 

Experiences

Hridaya Yoga - http://www.hridaya-yoga.com/

Vipassana: https://www.dhamma.org/en-US/index

 

Connect with George

Network Immunology - http://www.networkimmunology.com/

On facebook - https://www.facebook.com/jorgissimo

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgehoffmann/

 

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