February 06, 2023

Ep. 389 Virtual Reality as a Tool for End-of-Life Anxiety and Pain with Gregory Roufa and Lama Karma

59 minutes

Learn how virtual reality technology can be utilized in a powerful way to ease distress and find meaning for people facing life-limiting illness.

My two guests, Gregory Roufa and Lama Karma, both work for Anuma, a company specializing in developing sacred experiences in virtual reality. Gregory is the co-founder and CEO at Anuma and Karma is an experience designer. They discuss the work Anuma is doing to create VR experiences that can benefit patients facing serious illness, particularly at the end of life, without the use of drugs. Learn more at the website:

www.anuma.com

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This episode includes:

What is Virtual Reality

What equipment is used for a VR experience

The inspiration behind Anuma

What is a “self-transcendent” experience

How to use VR in a beneficial rather than a harmful way

What to expect from the Clear Light Program

Why a transcendent experience can be helpful for anxiety at the end of life

Results seen so far from Anuma’s studies

How to work with Anuma as a facilitator on pilot projects or as a capital partner

How Virtual Reality has similar effects to a medium dose of psychedelic medication (and is legal and available now)

Links mentioned in this episode:

Previous interview on psychedelics at the end of life

Nature Article on group VR experiences

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