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Co-founders of Ceremonia, a non profit psychedelic church, Austin Mao + Chuchu join me in this epic conversation. We explore the need for structure and discernment in finding the right guides for your journey.
We emphasize the importance of preparation and integration in these deep journeys, offering valuable insights into the path of healing and growth.
I really enjoyed dropping in with these two and I’m stoked to share our conversation with you.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
The origins of Ceremonia, a non-profit psychedelic church
The legal formalities in hosting + participating in a psychedelic retreat
Behind the scenes of running a non-profit
The importance of preparation and integration in the context of psychedelic retreats
Balancing spiritual growth and bypassing during a psychedelic journey
The complexities of integrating psychedelic experiences and the likelihood to uncover unresolved emotional issues
Navigating the potential pitfalls of spiritual bypassing
How Chuchu and Austin’s partnership enhances the facilitation process and the overall experience
What signs to look for when vetting a facilitator or ceremony space
Advice for individuals who are considering participating in a psychedelic retreat for the first time, and what should they look for in a reputable and safe retreat center
And more!
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Vetting Your Practitioner: https://learn.sexloveyoga.com/Vetting%20Your%20Guide
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Austin Mao is an entrepreneur, author, poet, and keynote speaker on the intersection of science and spirituality, psychology and shamanism.
He is a co-founder of Ceremonia, a non-profit psychedelic church facilitating change makers and creators through what 96% of alumni share as the most profound experience of their lives. He has guided more than 400 founders including Fortune 500 executives, Silicon Valley Unicorn founders, and major blockchain leaders through their transformation towards living a life of inspired creativity, purpose, and peace.
Austin Mao shares a process of “Modern Enlightenment”–a path to Awaken, Heal, and Manifest–that is informed by the most advanced technologies of psychotherapy and neuroscience combined with ancient shamanistic wisdom and spiritual traditions. He shares a range of direct experience with some of the most prominent business leaders of the modern world, helping them harness their inner power to create greater impact through love and inspired creation.
Chuchu is a transformative guide in the realms of psychedelic integration and relationship coaching, has brought love, inner connection, and improved relationships to visionary leaders from TED, ETH, Trip.com, Alibaba, and more. With expertise in Plant Medicine/Psychedelics, IFS, Gestalt therapy, Tantra, Shamanism, and ancient spiritual wisdom, Chuchu co-founded Ceremonia—a non-profit psychedelic church in Colorado. Through Ceremonia's endurable transformational programs, they seamlessly integrate the most proven technologies of psychotherapy, neuroscience, and plant medicine, combined with ancient shamanistic wisdom. Chuchu is also a lover, artist, designer, and dancer who passionately creates beauty in spaces, experiences, and fashion. Having overcome numerous adversities, starting businesses from a young age, and embodying values of love, freedom, and service, Chuchu's mission is to empower individuals, helping them discover their inner power and ability to create. Chuchu's core values encompass love, freedom, and service, with a mission to embody these principles and scale their impactful work, with Ceremonia as a platform, Chuchu continues to scale their impactful work, transforming lives with the power of love, service, and remembrance.
IG: https://www.instagram.com/chuchuwithlove/ Website: www.ceremoniacircle.org
City: Denver, CO / Los Angeles, CA
Today we dive into topics that are sensitive + complex in nature- discussing the black male brute archetype, how it came about + perpetuates across history and how it impacts sexual expression, tenderness, + platonic touch for men.
THIS episode depicts the impact to us + the culture at large when we don’t take the time to understand nuance.
Let’s change the cultural narrative by inspiring conversation. If you resonate with this episode be sure to share the podcast or leave me a review.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
The contextual factors that influence the processing of trauma, including aspects like race, gender, location, and ability
The pervasive influence of systemic racism, gender expectations, and societal biases that hinder safe expression and emotional completeness
Aaron's personal journey, navigating the layers of his sexual story as a Black male in the United States
The exploration of our familial legacies, uncovering the unconscious narratives we inherit and continue to carry
The damaging impact of the "black brute" narrative on our sexuality and our experience of touch
How systemic oppression has limited access to touch for BIPOC individuals
The value of community as a resource to reconnect with our authentic selves
The absence of tenderness and platonic touch within the Black community
Common narratives that emerge in Aaron's work and the influence of homophobia
Tracing trauma through various mediums, including pornography and music, and the importance of vulnerability and embracing our full humanity in our erotic experiences
The construction of traditional masculinity and the factors that threaten this identity
Embodied consent practices in the context of tender touch, exploring what is often missed and nuanced
The supportive role of the kink community for those who have been chronically untouched
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AARON JOHNSON is a facilitator, public speaker, and touch specialist who practices closeness as a way to break down barriers between people. As co-founder of both Holistic Resistance and Grief to Action, Aaron takes the time to hold the stories of black people around homophobia, transphobia, internalized racism, and those that are Chronically UnderTouched. Because the purchasing, selling, lynching, and commoditization of the sexual energy of black bodies is a part of historical and present American culture, the long term impact of those trauma stories should be acknowledged and held as a map for our collective healing.
Stay Connected with Aaron:
https://www.holisticresistance.com/
https://www.grieftoaction.com/
https://www.instagram.com/holistic_resistance/
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My 4-week course, ALCHEMY, is now open for enrollment. Sex Love Psychedelics: Alchemy is a four-week LIVE course, taking you through the experience of sex as psychedelic with teachings in tantra, embodiment, + BDSM. Join here. https://learn.sexloveyoga.com/alchemy
Have different desires than your lover? Does this mean that you're not compatible? Does this mean you can’t have the sex life that we desire?
Worry not, my lovers. I really believe in the power of all of us having the sex life of our dreams. ....And I also understand how threatening it can feel when our partner doesn't have the same desires that we do… Tune into this ep to hear the strategies for negotiating for threesomes and sex fantasies.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL HEAR:
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The maestro of play party ceremonies, Yossef Sagi joins me to share about the healing + evolution that occurs in the nuance of love, of sex. Tantra and BDSM help us discover our personal patterns, desires, + fantasies.
Starting the first week of October, Yossef will be one of my guest teachers for my course: Sex Love Psychedelics: Alchemy. In this episode you’ll see these ways that we apply spiritual theory into practical applications.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
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Yossef Sagi
A curious mystic at heart, Yossef is on a mission to create a permission field for all beings to feel loved and accepted in their full expression. The focus of Yossef’s work is through the complex lens of human sexuality. This starts with deconstructing the causes of sexual shame and creating space for the exploration of our truest desires while maintaining healthy boundaries.
Yossef employs a wide variety of modalities (coaching, somatics, Tantra, BDSM, consent frameworks, and sex education) and shape-shifts between them to create unique experiences that pierce straight to the soul.
Yossef (AKA Daddy Magick) hosts Mystery Temple - a personal development workshop disguised as Los Angeles’ fastest growing conscious sex party; facilitates sacred sexuality and consent workshops at festivals and conventions; and works with individuals and couples on healing their relationship to their eros.
www.YossefSagi.com
IG: @yossefsagi
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Check out my experience from 2023 Burningman with reference to the Eleusinian Mysteries here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxDrwvLLzu4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
My 4-week course, ALCHEMY, is now open for enrollment. Sex Love Psychedelics: Alchemy is a four-week LIVE course, taking you through the experience of sex as psychedelic with teachings in tantra, embodiment, + BDSM. Join here. https://learn.sexloveyoga.com/alchemy
I'm here to debunk myths about ketamine and reveal its healing potential within couples' therapy. This episode offers a peek into what it's really like to work with me in a couples’ session, guiding you through the full journey's arc – from preparation to integration. It's more than just the dose; it's a holistic experience.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
Dr. Cat's personal experience with ketamine
The role of ketamine in nurturing closeness among couples and its capacity to heighten empathy
A look into a psychedelic assisted therapy ketamine session designed for couples
The significance of preparation, integration, and rituals that lend coherence to the transformative voyage
The arc of the session - offering a comprehensive transformation
Defining your “why” and setting intentions as a compass to guide your journey
The importance of vetting facilitators to ensure their energy aligns with your intentions
Testing for fentanyl contamination in powdered substances
Choosing the right setting: private ketamine assisted therapy, group therapy, and ketamine clinics for a tailored experience
The lasting changes ketamine can bring when guided by a therapist.
Dr. Cat's upcoming couples and femme-focused ketamine retreats in 2024
How generational trauma shapes our capacity to embrace love and profound intimacy
discernment skills to distinguish between healthy and toxic relationships, fostering emotional well-being
Stigmas surrounding ketamine, recognizing its potential to foster intimacy and redefine the scope of therapy – embracing ceremony, celebration, and sensuality.
ABOUT YOUR HOST
Dr. Cat Meyer, PsyD, LMFT is a licensed psychotherapist specializing in sex, trauma, and ketamine-assisted therapy, author, yoga teacher, and international speaker dedicated to evolving the relationship we have surrounding sexuality and our bodies. She is the host of podcast Sex Love Psychedelics and the founder of SexLoveYoga.com an online platform for education and programs on relationships, sexuality, and embodiment.
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Upcoming 2024 couples and femme-only ketamine retreats hosted by yours truly. If you're ready to embrace profound transformation alongside your partner, join the waitlist! https://learn.sexloveyoga.com/RetreatWaitlist
FREE guide for vetting your psychedelic practitioner: https://learn.sexloveyoga.com/Vetting%20Your%20Guide
Let’s not speed up the process + skip over the very real + important fact around who is facilitating for you. Vetting who you are working with supports your safety + deepest surrender for healing. I’ve created a guide for you with questions to ask yourself + your facilitator, whether that be in the sex or psychedelics space.
Energetic lovemaking guide + Sex and Relationship coach Bibi Brzoka joins me explore the concept of energy + how it affects our body, our love, + even the vibrance on our life. My life changed when I realized that sex was energy. No longer was it just this experience of friction between body parts, but that we could penetrate with the invisible, yet palpable extension of energy.
There’s some juicy energetic practices + practical tips within this conversation. All of which highlight truly how sex IS psychedelic.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
Bibi also answers our audience's questions:
What can I do if my guy can’t kiss?
I’m trying to do a regular masturbation practice, but I get bored after a few minutes. help!
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Bibi is VITA certified Love, Sex and Relationship coach, holistic sexuality international speaker and energetic lovemaking guide. She has presented her trailblazing, disruptive approach to sexuality throughout the world; including events like Mindvalley Summit and A-Fest, Summit LA, YPO and EO forums, and publications like Vogue, Elle Magazine and Marie Claire. Her heart-opening and taboo-crushing courses create spaces for conversation and plant seeds for exploration of conscious sexuality. Through her offerings of online courses, group workshops, speaking engagements, lectures and one on one work, in both English and Spanish, she serves clients from around the world in their transformation to both thriving single individuals and loving couples. In her free time she kites surfs, reads books and explores the world.
WANT MORE?
FREE guide for vetting your psychedelic practitioner: https://learn.sexloveyoga.com/Vetting%20Your%20Guide
Let’s not speed up the process + skip over the very real + important fact around who is facilitating for you. Vetting who you are working with supports your safety + deepest surrender for healing. I’ve created a guide for you with questions to ask yourself + your facilitator, whether that be in the sex or psychedelics space.
Dr. Melissa Barker is an advocate for psychedelics + the improvement of protocols for complex PTSD. In this episode, you’ll hear our personal experiences with trauma, therapy + how psychedelics helped.
If you have a loved one experiencing the pain of trauma + sexual assault, perhaps this will provide the words they need to hear.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
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“Trauma is not the monster in the room. Trauma is the catalyst to growth and inner transformation.” – Dr. Melissa Barker
Dr. Melissa Barker, EdD is an entrepreneur, activist, and emerging voice in the growing psychedelics movement. Dr. Barker is the founder of The Phoenix Project, a community-led mental health tech platform created by survivors for survivors.
Dr. Barker holds a doctorate in Transformative Leadership. Her doctoral dissertation (Leading Through the Dark: Hope and Healing after Personal and Collective Trauma) focuses on how trauma survivors are finding sustainable healing, especially in the shadow of the pandemic.
From 2018 to 2019, she served on the Board of Directors for STAND! For Families Free of Violence, a Bay-area nonprofit supporting survivors of domestic abuse.
In 2014, Dr. Barker filed a Title IX Civil Rights case against UC Berkeley for mishandling sexual violence cases on the college campus. In total, 31 brave survivors came forward, and four years later, the Office of Civil Rights found UC Berkeley had violated Title IX.
Dr. Barker’s personal experience of sexual violence and her resulting PTSD diagnosis led her to explore such modalities as somatic therapy, IFS, and mindfulness-based psychotherapy. She eventually discovered the incredible therapeutic power of psychedelics and began implementing them to integrate her trauma.
Her experiences with ketamine, MDMA/MDA, psilocybin, and LSD (alongside her work helping other survivors) spurred her into a deeper understanding of what healing from sexual trauma, abuse and violence means for women, particularly in today’s current climate.
She is now in the process of developing a new iteration of The Phoenix Project that utilizes revolutionary tech to support psychedelic integration for trauma survivors and to connect them with the community and resources they need.
Dr. Barker has been featured in HuffPost, Forbes, Nasdaq, and as one of Thrive Global’s “Social Impact and Nonprofit Leaders to Watch”. She’s been interviewed on Third Wave and Only One in the Room podcasts. She was a featured Mentor on the psychedelics track at SXSW in 2023.
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Guide for vetting your psychedelic practitioner: https://learn.sexloveyoga.com/Vetting%20Your%20Guide
Join me for an erotic couples retreat where you and your beloved explore the sacred arts of tantra and BDSM and unlock its synergistic power in the bedroom and beyond... Love + Leather: https://learn.sexloveyoga.com/LoveAndLeather
Whether you're in a non-monogamous relationship, or if you’re just curious, this episode is for you. Irene Morning, MS (she/her) is a somatic pleasure coach, intimacy educator, and bestselling author of The Polyamory Paradox: Finding Your Confidence in Consensual Non-Monogamy.
We get into the nuances of non-monogamous relating and how you can support yourself + your loves with compassion + care.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
Irene even answers some questions directly from our audience:
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Irene Morning, MS (she/her) is a somatic pleasure coach, intimacy educator, and bestselling author of The Polyamory Paradox: Finding Your Confidence in Consensual Non-Monogamy. She weaves together extensive training in somatic healing and sexual health counseling with her lived experience of being queer, kinky, and polyamorous to help others create relationships that fulfill their unique desires and needs. In addition to her private coaching practice and writing, Irene is the founder and creator of Pleasure Coven (an ongoing group program for femmes reclaiming pleasure) as well as Vice President / Managing Director of Curiosity Bears (a sex-positive events community-based in Southern California). Both her work and personal life revolve around the belief that centering our own pleasure is not only healing on an individual level but also in service of interdependence and collective well-being.
http://www.irenemorning.com
Book (The Polyamory Paradox: Finding Your Confidence in Consensual Non-Monogamy): https://a.co/d/c3UE97J
IG: https://www.instagram.com/irene_morning/
YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0KDzcIl2guF5m6vED8MPWg
WANT MORE?
Join me for an erotic couples retreat where you and your beloved explore the sacred arts of tantra and BDSM and unlock its synergistic power in the bedroom and beyond... Love + Leather: https://learn.sexloveyoga.com/LoveAndLeather
Indigenously trained shaman, CFA charterholder, + chief investment officer for a billion-dollar portfolio, Sylvia Benito joins me to connect the consciousness to capital.
We dive into psychedelic tourism and some of the questions + considerations we need to have as we both build out psychedelic companies, but also change the relationships we have with money (and sex) for ourselves. ...It's juicy. You'll love it.
In this episode you’ll hear:
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Sylvia Benito connects consciousness to capital. An indigenously trained shaman, a CFA charterholder, and Chief Investment Officer for a billion-dollar portfolio, Sylvia is known as a master of the energetic realm. Her passion is to connect spiritual awakening to the most mundane aspects of life, to take these insights into the high-stakes boardroom and into everyday life. Today she manages investments for family offices and continues to practice as a shaman, building bridges between the material and the mystical.
https://www.sylviabenito.com/
https://www.instagram.com/sylvia__benito/
LINKS FROM THE SHOW
Vetting Your Sex or Psychedelics Facilitator: https://learn.sexloveyoga.com/Vetting%20Your%20Guide
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If you’ve been desiring to experience orgasm for yourself, embody the archetype of the seductress, reach transcendent states in sex, + develop a deep devotion to your own body + inner landscape-- My 6 week Erotically Undone course is for you. Good sex + cultivating those skills takes time + devotion. Take this course at your own pace. https://learn.sexloveyoga.com/EroticallyUndone
Microdosing. It’s hot. It’s trendy. You might hear that you neighbor or daughter started doing it. But what is it good for + how do we do it in the most effective way?
Paul Austin, one of the most prominent voices in the world of psychedelics joins me on the show to cover our microdosing foundations. Paul is the founder of Third Wave + author of Mastering Microdosing: How to Use Sub Perceptual Psychedelics to Heal Trauma, Improve Performance, and Transform Your Life.
If you’re passionate about psychedelics, you’ll want to save this one, pause, play back, take notes, + leave me a sexy review. I just know it.
In this episode you’ll hear:
Paul’s life work: Safe and effective psychedelic experiences
Microdosing Collective - What exactly constitutes a microdose?
Different protocols for microdosing + microdosing beyond LSD + Psilocybin
The benefits for following a microdosing protocol
How to cultivate the skill of working with psychedelics
Common mistakes people make in doing this practice
Non psychedelic contemplative modalities for ongoing spiritual hygiene
Learning the language of psychedelics: Mythos, poetry, archetypes and symbols
The importance of a trusted therapist, coach or community to help you integrate
A look inside the Third Wave Coaching Training Program
Psychedelic facilitators, coaches, therapists - Vetting process
Paul also answers questions for our Sex Love Yoga audience:
Are there any herbs that amplify the psilocybin experience?
I get a terrible stomach ache when I do mushrooms or acid, any tips?
I love MDMA, but I feel depressed the two days after. Is there something that can support this?
Links from the show:
Sex Love Psychedelics Course: https://learn.sexloveyoga.com/SexLovePsychedelics
Sex + Psychedelics survey link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Q9FDNM2
Guide for vetting your psychedelic practitioner: https://learn.sexloveyoga.com/Vetting%20Your%20Guide
Paul’s new book: https://summit.healthoptimisation.com/page/2272656/2023-tickets?promo=DRCAT
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Paul F. Austin is one of the most prominent voices in the world of psychedelics.
As the founder of Third Wave, he has educated millions on the importance of safe and effective psychedelic experiences. A pioneer at the intersection of microdosing, personal transformation, and professional success, he has been featured in Forbes, Rolling Stone, and the BBC's Worklife.
Paul helps others use microdosing as a tool for professional development and increased self-awareness by treating the use of psychedelics as a skill refined through mentorship and courageous exploration.
He is also the author of Mastering Microdosing: How to Use Sub Perceptual Psychedelics to Heal Trauma, Improve Performance, and Transform Your Life
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