Welcome back to another episode of Free Ideas! In todays chat I'll be speaking with Dr. Stacy Berman who specializes in the field of psychoneuroimmunology. Psychoneuroimmunology is the term used to describe the interactions between the emotional state, ones psychological processes, nervous system function, and the immune system. Investigations into these interactions have documented that the mind and attitude play a significant role in the functioning of the immune system.

I find this field to be a fascinating topic of study and personally for me, it has come more into focus in recent years as we have watched certain narratives dominate mainstream thought around health and disease in ways that may not actually benefit those who take such claims as absolute truth. Stacy Berman is a super bright and warm hearted human who is truly a joy to speak with and definitely has a profound light to shed on these topics, which you'll hear in this episode. Some background on Stacy from her website reads as follows:

"Many people got to know Stacy Berman by getting their asses handed to them at one of her Stacy's Bootcamp sessions in Central Park. A pioneer in the fitness industry called a "NYC fitness icon" by Forbes Magazine, Stacy trail-blazed the way for the global boutique fitness

craze we see today. It was during her rise in the fitness arena and her own that Stacy realized spiritual and mental healing is not only as imperative as physical wellness, but that they are irrevocably intertwined. This began her work in psychoneuroimmundlogy. Stacy now holds a PhD in Natural Medicine, apprenticed to a Hopi medicine woman for 8 years, works with Plant Medicine, is a movement and somatic specialist, sex expert, a Reiki Master, trained in Bioresonance Analysis of Health, ACMOS Method, and Compassionate Inquiry practitioner. Stacy has studied under Dr. Pillai, Dr. Joe Dispenza, Dr. Amit Goswami, Dr. Gabor Mate, MD. Dr. Baskaran Pillai, Dr. Thomas Sculz, MD and Dr. Bruce Lipton. Stacy has over twenty six years of experience in the health, healing and wellness industry where she worked with a broad spectrum of people who not only heal but feel alive."

There were so many moments of insight in this conversation and I'm so grateful to be able to share it with you now. Thanks so much for tuning in!

Stacy Berman Website

https://www.stacyberman.com/

All music for this episode was recorded and produced by Rex Costello

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This conversation is with a dear friend and an astoundingly inspired soul who goes by the name of Dreamer. Dreamer and his wife Amara are the founders the WILD HEART NATURE SCHOOL, located in Bend, Oregon. A few excepts from their website read as follows:

"Wildheart Nature School offers transformational experiences in the beautiful wild land of central Oregon. We offer a variety of camps, classes and events year-round for children, teens and adults.

"At wild heart we believe that every adventure into the woods is an exercise in imagination and opens the door for a compelling story to be woven. Our students learn to speak the language of nature that is innate to their ancestral heritage, giving them access to a world of mystery, adventure and discovery. We transform the experience of being outdoors into an opportunity for learning through observation, artistic expression, and active imagination. By asking the right questions at the right moments, we teach our students how to engage the miraculous world around them and to engage deeply with the mystery that is life on planet earth…"

"We support all participants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We prioritize equity and inclusion through our scholarship program."

I'm stoked to be releasing this episode now as its an anniversary to last year when Dreamer, myself and a group pf close friends were camping in the same zone Im camping in now along with many of the same soul family. Unfortunately Dreamer and Amara couldn't make it down south where we are this time due to their extra busy school season and of course tending to their fresh baby boy, Augustine. Dreamer and myself are both new fathers as of 2022 and so the first hour or so of this convo is us sharing stories around our early initiation into fatherhood. This chat was recorded in February 2023 and I was surprised to see that it ended up being over 3 hours long but seemed to fly by when we originally spoke. I'm super happy to share this one with the you now, so without further ado I give you, Dreamer and his free ideas.

Wildheart Website

https://wildheartnatureschool.com/

Get in touch at - [email protected]

This episode marks another merger between my show and my partner Diona's "you've been spending time" podcast. If you're familiar with any previous episodes of my show you've probably heard me mention that between late December of 2021 and early January of 2022, Diona's mother, Elaine West, was locked in a New Jersey Hospital for 28 days and ultimatley killed due what are known as the "Center for Disease control" and "World Health Organization "Covid 19 hospital protocols" aka CDC "protocols" and WHO "guidelines" which, starting in March of 2020, were ordered and enforced within the mainstream medical establishment worldwide. See the 'Diona's Links' section down below for research sources and links pertaining to important details covered in this conversation.

This conversation is in honor of the memory of our beloved Laney as well as a prayer for justice for all family's who have been subjected to similar mistreatment.

Diona's YBST episode

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1TslsfNa69ZWHhAwGfgEDY?si=3090a9b6aed94a8c

Covid Humanity Betrayal Memory Project

https://chbmp.org/

The End of Covid (live event)

https://theendofcovid.com/

Diona's Research Links

Survival story that really made an impression on me, told by two nurses...but there are so many more!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80FWR4xdPI0

Frontline Nurse speaking out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DCAH6ld_xg

Benzodiazepines (Xanex, Klonopin, Adivan)

https://www.pulmonologyadvisor.com/home/topics/pneumonia/benzodiazepine-use-may-increase-risk-for-pneumonia/

https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/xanax-addiction/what-to-know-about-taking-xanax-when-sick/

Barcintinib

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2022/207924s006lbl.pdf

https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a618033.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/04/health/covid-drug-baricitinib.html

Remdesivir

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31022-9/fulltext

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jvchamary/2021/01/31/remdesivir-covid-coronavirus/?sh=48f110f366c2

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34252308/

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1910993

https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-2019-nCoV-Therapeutics-Remdesivir-Poster_A-2022.1

Info on Remdesivir + Ivirmectin

https://www.brightworkresearch.com/how-gilead-bought-off-the-nihs-support-of-remdesivir/

Morphine

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04522037

Finances

https://www.cms.gov/medicare/covid-19/new-covid-19-treatments-add-payment-nctap

Ivermectin

https://covid19criticalcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/FLCCC-Ivermectin-in-the-prophylaxis-and-treatment-of-COVID-19.pdf

https://covid19criticalcare.com/ivermectin/

Lianna is a musician and astrologer and in this conversation we dive deep. We not only nerd out on tons of star stuff but also get into philosophy, stories and personal transformations in our lives since 2020 and beyond, the Saturn return cycle, psyops, greater cycles of time and procession, relationships, personal development and more. Thanks for listening!

All of Lianna's Links (Astro Readings, Music, Socials etc.)

https://snipfeed.co/queenlianna

All music in this epsiode written and produced by Rex Costello

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[email protected]

This is one of my all time favorite episodes and I'm beyond stoked to share it with you here. I don't want to give much away here so I'll just say that Bim Seegers is a total legend and if you are into adventure, freedom or inspirational stories in any capacity I guarantee you'll love this conversation.

"Bim Seegers first sailed to Costa Rica on a boat in 1974. He returned with Bobbie and their children in 1999 so the kids could learn to surf in the warm water.

In 2006 they bought a 30 acre hill near Tamarindo with some family and friends. That's when the idea for building a community of homes and a small boutique resort for people who want a healthier, simpler lifestyle began.

We hope this website will not only document our adventure in building and developing, but also share our ideas, challenges, fun and new discoveries along the way.

We look forward to hearing from you and meeting you someday on the hill. After all, what is life but one grand adventure?

- Bim & Bobbi Seegers"

Thanks for listening!

"The Hill" Website

https://www.thehillinguanacaste.com/

"The Hill" instagram

https://www.instagram.com/thehill_costarica/

Bim's Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/bim.seegers

All music featured in this episode was written & produced by Rex Costello

Get in touch at

[email protected]

Today's guest is my friend the mystical, highly intelligent, warm hearted, teacher of magical medicine traditions, Roman Hannis. Roman along with his wife Cynthia are the founders of the Paititi Institute, which is a transformational healing center and traditional medicine retreat organization based primarily in the mapacho valley as well as sacred valley of Peru. In 2014 I myself attended a month long plant medicine immersion with the Paititi institute at their previous center, which was an hour or so outside of Iquitos, in the Amazon rainforest. To say the least it was one of the most profoundly transformational experiences of my life, the stories of which Im sure will make their appearance on an episode here and there in the future, after that initial month in the jungle, much of the group had become so close during the retreat, a group of maybe 9 or so of us, including Roman and Cynthia met up and spent another month adventuring through the Sacred Valley and other blessed and powerful lands in the Peruvian Andes. Those experiences are burned brightly into my heart and so today I am very grateful to have a key facilitator of many of those journeys, Roman Hanis, on the show to share his story and what brought him to the Amazon in the summer of 2001, we discuss his personal healing journey and the processes and patterns of awakening to spirit, indigenous wisdom, the evolution of consciousness, reflections on fatherhood and so much more. Some background on Paititi and their mission, written on their website reads as follows:

"Paititi", in Quechua, is an enlightened realm manifested through the awakening of our shared human heart. Through the awakened spirit of the individual comes the greatest potential for the transformation of the planet. The Paititi Institute for the Preservation of the Environment and Indigenous Culture is committed to embodying this paradigm shift and demonstrating what is possible through ordinary human efforts, in service to Mother Nature and the infinite human potential."

"Through all of our programs, we dedicate our efforts to supporting a society of deep, nurturing and true values. We serve as an intercultural bridge, supporting individuals and communities to live activated, responsible and joyful lives in harmony with both inner and outer landscapes. As humans, we are inexorably linked to the earth and each other. As part of this magnificent symbiotic organism, we are dedicated to co-creating the enlightened world we all have in our hearts."

"At our centers we are devoted to embodying a new paradigm: one where we are living in right relation with ourselves, community, our planet and the universe. A paradigm where we are humble in front of nature and each other. It is up to us to create the world we wish to live in and the choice is available to each person. We have always seen our community as a lighthouse, guiding people to their true nature and full potential and sharing this possibility with humanity."

Thanks for listening!

Paititi Website

https://paititi-institute.org/

Paititi Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/Paititi.Institute

Paititi Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/paititi_institute/

All music featured in this Episode was written & Produced by Rex Costello

Get in touch at:

[email protected]

This episode marks the first installment of a swapcast between my main squeeze, Diona and myself. Her podcast "You've Been Spending Time" first released this episode back in January of 2023 and now in honor of mother's day I'm again releasing it to free, en version alternative, unto the interwebs. In this chat we tell the birth story of our magcial little ray of sunshine, Emmit Aero, who was born in December of 2022. I'm very honored to share this one with you. Thanks for listening.

YOU'VE BEEN SPENDING TIME, with Diona West

spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/0XzQpBi42pfoIO7eIrPFtC?si=c9317f5d07874659

apple podcasts

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/youve-been-spending-time/id1635352758

All music in this episode written & produced by Rex Costello

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In this episode I speak with the radiantly illumined and truly cosmic Dr. Edith Ubuntu Chan. Edith is a Chinese medicine doctor, educator, writer, mother, and just an overall profoundly wise and open hearted soul. She is the author of "Super Wellness", 'become your own best healer', the host of her own podcast entitled "the Doctor E show" featuring guests such as Charles Eisenstein, Wim Hoff, Andrew yang and jasmuheen, she provides personal coaching services and is also the founder of the luminous education revolution program. I've been friends with Edith since around 2012 and she's been such a bright and loving light of inspiration in my life ever since. I am super, super stoked to have her on the pod where we dive into plenty of deep and far out spaces so if you are into cosmic conversations you will not want to miss this one.

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Dr. Edith Ubuntu Chan is a consciousness & human potential coach, a Holistic Chinese Medicine Doctor, mama of two, and creator of the "Luminous Education Revolution" project. Her journey began in 2003 after a series of meditation-induced mystical experiences that changed her perceptions of human possibilities forever. Since then, she has devoted her life to unlocking the secrets to our Consciousness & Human Potential. Dr. Edith and I met about 12 years ago at a meditation retreat and have been soul-friends since. In this show, she shares riveting stories from her journeys in Dark Room, Qigong, visionary realms, conscious conception, mystical homebirth, parenting, children's education, and more. She weaves together a unique background from Applied Mathematics at Harvard University, to competitive sports, to two decades in Chinese Medicine, consciousness and human potential, to her current focus on parenting and children's education. Dr. Edith's first book "SuperWellness" features a foreword by Wim Hof and offers a distillation of her clinical experience. Her current work - "Luminous Education" - articulates the new paradigm of education for nurturing our consciousness, human potential, and the new generation of "Luminous Kids". She is currently building a world-class team to create the most advanced children education platform in the world for nurturing the new human. Join us for a fascinating conversation about consciousness, parenthood, the blossoming of the new Luminous Human.

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Related Links

Edith's Personal Website

https://www.dredithubuntu.com/

Edith's Instagram

@dredithubuntu

Luminous Education Platform

www.LuminousRevolution.com/FreeIdeas

Register with the above link and a portion of the proceeds go to supporting this podcast. If you do so, I thank you kindly and will be sending you some free art swag to boot ;)

Music in this Episode:

Intro by Rex Costello

Outro - Horsemilk - from Rex's Production Archives - performances by Ronnie Lanzilotta on bass, Julie Lens on synthesizers and Rex Costello on drums and Production

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In this episode I speak with my friend, Scott Berman who is one of the co-creators along with his wife Jill, of the Sky Cave Dark Room Retreat Center in southern Oregon. The sky cave is a solo style darkness retreat which is where participants are immersed in total darkness for the duration of their stay. Though everyone's time in the darkroom is unique there's a common pattern of people reporting profoundly transformational experiences, deep emotional releases and a powerful sense of love and expanded awareness.

A quote from the sky cave website reads:

"Retreating in total darkness is a common practice for many of the ancient spiritual traditions from around the world. Their dark rooms have appeared in many different forms — from the pyramids for the ancient Egyptians, to the catacombs for the ancient Romans and the caves for the Kogi Mamos in Colombia along with the lamas, monks, adepts and sincere practitioners throughout India, Tibet, China and other parts of the world."

We talk about common themes in the dark space, deep rest, dealing with discomfort, the tao, contemplations on the nature of consciousness, altered states, spiritual materialism and the like. Thanks for listening!

Sky Cave Website

https://www.skycaveretreats.com/

Conversations with Darkness - Sky Cave Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conversations-with-darkness/id1631974424

https://open.spotify.com/show/5KRAsQEOJ7qlnAyx8kjdJv?si=62ee7d26479b4bfa

Sky Cave Contact:

[email protected]

All music featured in this episode is original material composed by Rex Costello

Get in touch at:

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To kick off the first episode of Free Ideas I am joined by Kimberly Gamble, co-creator along with her husband, Foster Gamble, of the acclaimed documentary films, Thrive: What on Earth will it take and Thrive II: This is what it takes. Both films cover a vast array of compelling information from the physics of space time, to advancements in alternative energy technology, holistic therapies and plants medicines, UFO research, historical malfeasance by financial institutions, parasitic monopolies and corrupt governments, solutions models for sustainable systems and healthy societies, and more! In this conversation we discuss Kim's early experinces that led her to her work with thrive as well as her background as a journalist, mother, gardener, film maker, and all around visionary. We cover topics such as pscyhedelics and holistic medicines, 2020 personal experinces and the C19 fiasco, AI and future visions, family and the cycles of life, and Kim's experiences of aiding her mother in hospice as she transitions to the next dimension. Please enjoy these free ideas and thanks for listening.

Related Links:

Watch Thrive I & II

https://closed.thriveon.com/

Kim's series of videos on visionary encounters and insights around artificial intelligence

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFs0Z0nAwbGGl1MEYLcx2THDGP4Z0BVoz

All music featured in this episode are original compositions by Rex Costello

Get in touch at:

[email protected]