Many of us experience ego death through psychedelics, but what happens when someone actually dies and returns to share their insights? Kyle Buller, co-founder of Psychedelics Today, had his life transformed at 16 after a traumatic snowboarding accident left him with a profound near-death experience (NDE). In this episode, Kyle shares his journey from navigating his NDE to exploring altered states of consciousness through psychedelics, transpersonal psychology, and Holotropic Breathwork.

Kyle and Lana discuss how these extraordinary states can catalyze personal transformation, the critical importance of integration, and why taking time to slow down is essential for practitioners and explorers alike. In the meat of this conversation, they also explore the concept of spiritual emergence, a phenomenon where transformative experiences can lead to personal crises or growth, and how to navigate the fine line between awakening and overwhelm. Together, they examine the responsibility of psychedelic work and the need for cultural frameworks to support those undergoing these profound shifts.

Topics Covered:

• Gaps in the psychedelic education space
• Supporting individuals through different phases of psychedelic work
• Why bother having an expanded state of consciousness
• How to make the most out of challenging psychedelic experiences
• Pumping the breaks on transformational work and grounding into the everyday
• How Kyles NDE at age 16 changes his perspective on life and death
• Spiritual emergence and emergency: when mystical experiences create crisis
• Common symptoms, challenges and experiences during a spiritual emergence
• Ego Inflation as Spiritual Emergency
• Advocates of psychedelics need to be honest about the challenges
• Kyle’s deeply destabilizing experience with LSD (depersonalization & derealization)

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Show Links:

• Vital Psychedelic Training: Learn more here
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• Books: Spiritual Emergency: When Personal Transformation Becomes a Crisis and The Stormy Search for the Self by Stanislav and Christina Grof
• Spiritual Emergence as Ego Inflation (Jules Evans article about Sowilo Retreats)

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Are you feeling like the work isn’t working? Do you feel worse, rather than better? What if I told you that this is perfectly normal? Join me as we explore the reality that sometimes, before we reap the benefits of our healing journeys, we must confront the discomfort and emotional turbulence that arise.

Using the framework of the Hero’s Journey, we discuss how this process is not just about finding relief but engaging with the deeper wounds that psychedelics illuminate. By understanding that this discomfort is a natural part of the healing process, we can embrace the journey and recognize that facing our inner challenges is a sign of progress. Whether you're navigating your own healing or supporting others, this episode aims to validate your experience and encourage you to keep moving forward.

What You’ll Learn:

• The stages of the Hero's Journey and how they mirror our psychedelic experiences.
• Why it’s normal to feel overwhelmed or frustrated during the healing process.
• The importance of facing discomfort and how it signifies progress.
• How emotions are energy in motion and the necessity of feeling to heal.
• The significance of support systems during challenging times.

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Show Links:

• Apply for 1:1 Coaching with Lana
• Zoë Pawlak Oracle deck
• Episode 97: Heart Centered Living (5-MeO Integration Update)
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In this episode, Lana interviews Kayse Gehret, a microdosing guide with over 30 years of experience in the healing arts, to explore the transformative potential of microdosing mushrooms. Kayse shares her journey into microdosing, highlighting how her work has evolved from a personal practice to founding the Microdosing for Healing community. Together, they discuss how microdosing offers subtle yet profound healing, why it's often a better starting point than macrodosing, and how group microdosing amplifies the entire experience.

Throughout the conversation, Kayse explains the wide range of reasons people turn to microdosing—spanning beyond mental health to include spiritual development, relationship enhancement, and even physical healing. The two also delve into managing expectations on a microdosing journey, the critical role of intuition and energy, and how Kayse’s deep connection with psilocybin-containing mushrooms has shaped her work. If you’re curious about the potential of microdosing and its broader applications, this episode offers rich insights into its power and practice.

Topics Covered:

• Kayse's 30 years of experience in the healing arts that led her to focus on microdosing.
• Why healing should be a core part of everyone’s life.
• The unique benefits of microdosing compared to macrodosing.
• How group microdosing amplifies the experience.
• Non-mental health reasons people are turning to microdosing.
• Conditions that show positive responses to microdosing.
• How focusing too much on mental processing can block emotional healing.
• Energy and intuition as a tool for a microdosing practitioner.
• Managing expectations and projections on a microdosing journey
• The energy of psilocybin containing mushrooms

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In this episode, we dive into the unspoken and messy realities of working with psychedelics. While many conversations focus on the profound healing and life-changing potential of these substances, this episode balances that narrative with some grounded real world truths. Lana explores how psychedelics offer us not a quick fix for our suffering, but rather a fulfilling lifelong journey of self-discovery and transformation that requires dedication and deep personal work. It’s a path that demands preparation, integration, and a willingness to confront difficult emotions and uncomfortable truths about oneself.

Throughout the episode, Lana emphasizes that psychedelics will often show you what you don’t want to see, and that healing is not always pleasant or straightforward. From the importance of integration to the understanding that sometimes psychedelics can make things worse before they get better, this discussion serves as a reality check for those considering psychedelics as part of their healing journey. If you're ready to hear the unsexy, raw side of psychedelics, this episode offers insights from Lana’s years of experience and from others on the path.

Topics Covered:

• The need for some harsh and uncomfortable real world insights about psychedelics
• Psychedelics are a doorway to a lifelong journey of self discovery and healing (not a quick fix)
• The role of prep and integration to ground in the work
• Why this work is inherently spiritual
• Why science will never be able to fully understand psychedelics
• Meeting your (uncomfortable) growth edge with psychedelics
• Engaging in psychedelic work is a very personal decision
• Sometimes psychedelics make things worse

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Show Links:

• 1:1 Coaching with Lana - Apply Now
• Episode 93: How to know if you’re ready to go deeper with psychedelics (Spotify | Apple | YouTube)

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In this fourth episode of The Journey series, I interview a former coaching client, Kimberly, who shares her transformative journey of integrating coaching with her Plant Path. Based in New York City, Kimberly shares her connection to her intuition, her dedication to the natural world, and her efforts to build a community space for healing. Through her diet with the master plants, Noya Rao and Ayahuasca, and subsequent coaching, she explores moving from healing to transformation and the importance of intuition and energetic flow state.

Together, we discuss the nuances of energy work, the significance of integration, and the interplay between shadow work and entrepreneurial pursuits. Kimberly emphasizes the importance of rest, community, and listening to one's body in the integration process. As a student at Columbia University, she teaches others how to excavate their inner knowing while building her project, HAI House, a community space to offer integrative healing services. The episode concludes with Kimberly reflecting on her ongoing journey and the importance of living a fully integrated life.

Topics Covered:

• Kimberly’s story of devotion to the Plant Path
• The journey of moving from healing into transformation
• Managing city living while being on the Plant Path
• How coaching supported Kimberly’s Ayahuasca integration
• Coming into coaching when you’re already in an expanded state
• Cultivating a genuine connection to intuition
• Stillness and awareness as key practices to intuitive living
• The importance of sitting with your sparkle and light
• Shadow work while on the entrepreneurial journey
• Why you need rest and silence during integration

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Show Links:

• Apply for coaching with Lana
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• Belief System Work episode (Spotify | Apple | YouTube)
• Seven Levels of Consciousness episode (Spotify | Apple | YouTube)
• How to hear yourself at Colombia University
• haihouse.org - community integration events in NYC

Where to find Kimberly:

• www.haihouse.org
• www.howtohearyourself.com
• @haihouseheals

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I have a very exciting announcement today: I am launching a new company called Kanna Wellness, inspired by the simple Mediterranean approach to well-being. To set the stage, I share about my personal journey with Kanna, describing how it helped me during a challenging integration period. This episode also includes detailed information about Kanna, its effects, dosage guidelines, and practical tips on incorporating it into daily life and recreational settings. 

My enthusiasm for the plant grew over time, especially when my mom started feeling its anti-anxiety benefits. Since my mom also loves the plant, Kanna Wellness is a family-owned business started with my parents, aimed at bringing high-quality Kanna extract to the Canadian market. Visit kannawellness.com to support us!

Topics Covered:

• How I built a relationship with Kanna during integration
• What inspired me to start Kanna Wellness with my mom
• What is Kanna? An overview of the plant
  • Therapeutic and recreational use cases for Kanna
  • The felt effects of Kanna
  • The adaptogenic nature of Kanna
• What separates our extract from other Kanna products on the market
• Tips for how to get started with Kanna
• Dosage information for Kanna depending on use case

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• kannawellness.com use LANA for 10% off
• 1:1 Coaching with Lana

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👉 Integration Journal to Help Make Sense of Your Journey
👉 Ceremony Checklist for Safe Plant Medicine Journeys
👉 Psychedelic Journey & Psychedelic Integration Playlist

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In this episode, I am focusing on Iboga and 5-MeO-DMT, two of the most potent substances known to humankind. This episode is to serve as a guide for people who are unsure of which heavy hitting psychedelic to work with. My theory is that while these two medicines are complete polar opposites, together, they offer a whole and complete picture of what this human existence is all about. Both help us answer important questions from different angles.

I provide an in-depth comparison of Iboga and 5-MeO-DMT, discussing:

• what the medicine is
• origin
• ethical considerations
• use cases
• the experience
• duration
• energy of the medicine
• preparation process
• integration considerations
• physical effects
• who it's best suited for
• how to know if you're ready for each one.

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• Iboga Wellness Center (full review)
• Enfold Institute (full review)
• Episode 73: My First Psychedelic Ego Death: Embracing The Inner Darkness (Spotify | Apple | YouTube)

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Welcoming The Cannabinista for an engaging conversation around scarcely discussed cannabis topics. Anna Li, a prominent cannabis educator and content creator, delves into her journey with cannabis and the launch of her platform Cannabinista during the pandemic era. Anna shares insights into the nuanced benefits of cannabis for relaxation, post-workout recovery, and overcoming insomnia, as well as its complex role in promoting everyday mindfulness and empathy.

The (very fun) discussion highlights the challenges of addressing societal stigmas surrounding cannabis, the importance of mindful consumption, and the evolving landscape of cannabis culture and regulation. Anna also touches on the parallel dynamics between cannabis and psychedelics, emphasizing the importance of intentionality and education in dispelling long-standing myths and promoting informed, responsible use.

Topics Covered:

• The inception of Cannabinista and Anna’s journey with cannabis
• Benefits of using cannabis, from empathy to sex
• Cultural acceptance of drugs and choosing to hide usage from parents
• Presenting a different side of cannabis to the public
• What makes a good cannabis educator in today’s age
• Navigating censorship as a cannabis content creator
• What is mindful consumption & making recreational experiences intentional
• Pro tips to avoid the groggy cannabis hangover
• The benefits of smoking organic craft flower
• The pillars of mindful cannabis consumption
• Pros and cons of different methods for consuming cannabis
• How to take a tolerance break from cannabis
• Redefining the stereotypical “stoner”

Show Links:

• Tolerance Break guide
• Apply for 1:1 Coaching with Lana

Where to find Anna:

• Website
• Instagram
• TikTok
• YouTube

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In this solo episode with Lana, we explore importance of taking a break from psychedelics and medicine work. While these powerful tools can facilitate profound healing and transformation, there are times when stepping back can be the medicine you need. I discuss five key signs that it might be time to pause, including having too much to integrate, chasing the highs of the experience, and noticing compulsive habits forming around psychedelic use. This episode offers valuable insights for anyone who may be questioning whether they are still benefiting from their psychedelic practices.

Additionally, I provide practical strategies for how to take a break effectively, including focusing on integration, exploring other modalities, and prioritizing other areas of life. This conversation is rooted in the importance of listening to your intuition and recognizing that everyone’s journey with psychedelics is unique. If you are considering a pause for psychedelics and The Work, this episode provides guidance on finding balance and ensuring that your psychedelic experiences continue to serve your highest good.

Topics Covered: 

• The nuance of how much psychedelics is beneficial
• When you already know what you have to do
• Chasing the highs of the expanded state
• Bringing the peak experiences into the every day
• Looking at compulsive or dependent psychedelic usage
• When life starts to feel out of control
• Tips to take a break and focus on integration

Show Links:

• Apply for 1:1 coaching with Lana
• Episode 79 with Jules Evans (Spotify | Apple | YouTube)
  • Navigating challenging psychedelic experiences
• Episode 94 with Jesse West (Spotify | Apple | YouTube)
  • Navigating a challenging integration period
• Episode 102 with Krista Znebel (Spotify | Apple | YouTube)
  • Holistic nutrition during integration

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In this conversation, Joe Moore, co-founder and CEO of Psychedelics Today, discusses the evolution and impact of the psychedelics movement from both individual and societal perspectives. Joe shares his background in the field, leading into the broad-reaching work of Psychedelics Today in education, media, and events since its inception in 2016.

The discussion explores the importance of creating safe cultural containers for psychedelic experiences and their potential for addressing global crises. The conversation emphasizes the intertwined roles of individual transformation and societal change, advocating for ending the drug war and improving public education to integrate these substances meaningfully and safely into society.

Additionally, the conversation touches on the structure and goals of the VITAL training program, aiming to provide a comprehensive and diverse education for those with a professional interest in psychedelics. The overarching message underscores the power of individual actions combined with collective efforts to foster a better world.

Topics Covered:

• The journey of building a world-leading psychedelic education platform since 2016
• What it means to be “anti-drug war”
• Creating safe cultural containers for psychedelic usage
• What it will take for society at large to accept psychedelics
• How psychedelics can be used to combat greater social and environmental issues
• Seeing through the illusions to heal society at large
• The balance between individual and social healing
• What is really happening in the psychedelic underground?
• A look into Vital: Psychedelics Today’s comprehensive training for psychedelic professionals

Show Links:

• Apply for 1:1 Coaching with Lana
• Vital Psychedelic Training

Where to find Joe:

• IG: @psychedelicstoday
• Twitter: @psychedelicstoday
• Facebook, Youtube, LinkedIn: Psychedelics Today 
• Website: https://psychedelicstoday.com/
• Vital: https://www.vitalpsychedelictraining.com/

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