Cody shares ayahuasca ceremony stories and discusses how workaholism can alienate us from what matters most: our friends, family and loved ones. Then Cody sits down for a conversation with Poonacha Machaiah. 

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Poonacha Machaiah is CEO at the Chopra Foundation, and co-founder & CEO of Seva.Love. Poonacha is a global thought leader with a unique knowledge and ability in combining both the wellbeing and technology domain. Poonacha applies his corporate expertise from 25 years as a business executive in multiple Fortune 100 companies and entrepreneurial initiatives to addressing societal and wellbeing challenges.

Over the years Poonacha has also collaborated with luminaries such as Deepak Chopra, MD, Shekhar Kapur, AR Rahman and many, many more. 

0:05 - Disclaimer

1:50 - Cody talks about archetypes, his family and his Dad's recipe for success

3:45 - Workaholism and Adderall 

6:00 - Cody's first Ayahuasca ceremony

6:48 - Ayahuasca visions

11:49 - Ceremony; 1 year later

12:26 - Cody's mother speaks about her family and her Ayahuasca experience

14:15 - Cody and Suzette go to Costa Rica

18:06 - Cody gets the sharing stick

20:25 - Cody astral projects 

23:02 - You are ashamed because you put your work before your family...

24:28 - the word "priorities" is an oxymoron 

26:50 - Poonacha's intro

27:41 - Interview with Poonacha Machaiah

29:36 - Who am I?

30:39 - ABOVE organization, and knowing how to fail

35:32 - Modalities of wellness, meditation and Self Inquiry

37:55 - Breath as an anchor, civilization has forgotten how to breathe 

39:36 - your kids notice

40:33 - the world today has a presence problem 

43:50 - connection vs. disconnection

49:30 - Poonacha dissolves his ego with Ayahuasca

1:08:09 - Taking the learnings into psychotherapy and other modalities 

1:18:48 - Guided Self Inquiry Practice

1:20:23 - Rest in stillness, in silence, we are spiritual beings having a human experience 

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