Tida is the founder and director of somaa.org an Indian ethnobotanical research community and educational service, he is also head of the thank you plant medicine movement in India. Here we discuss his work in cultivating the Ayahuasca vine for future generations in India, the ayahuasca journey, and how the mysterious "Somaa" could have been Ayahuasca all along. We also discuss the benefits of this medicine on mental health and some of the nuances of the spiritual path.   

Martin is author of numerous books, both fiction and non-fiction, on the nature of entheogenic experience and non-dual realisation and liberation. He is the host of The Entheogenic Evolution podcast, co-founder and organiser of the annual Exploring Psychedelics Conference, and is also a visionary artist and musician.   He is considered one of the world's leading authorities on 5-MeO-DMT and the application of psychedelic medicines for the purpose of non-dual realization and liberation. His Ph.D. is in the field of Religious Studies, which he teaches as an adjunct professor in southern Oregon. His latest book entheogenic liberation will be the topic of discussion for today.   

Rupert Sheldrake is a biologist and author best known for his hypothesis of morphic resonance. At Cambridge University he worked in developmental biology as a Fellow of Clare College.   In his latest book “ways to go beyond and why they work", Rupert writes as both a scientist and a spiritual explorer, he looks at several spiritual practices that are personally transformative and have scientifically measurable effects. He combines the latest scientific research with his extensive knowledge of mystical traditions around the world to show how we may tune into more-than-human realms of consciousness through psychedelics, such as ayahuasca, and by taking cannabis.   He also shows how everyday activities can have mystical dimensions, including sports and learning from animals. He discusses traditional religious practices such as fasting, prayer, and the celebration of festivals and holy days.

In this episode we deep dive with Dr. Rick Strassman touching on his famous studies with DMT, the spirit molecule, his life in the study of DMT and spirituality, his relationship with Terence Mckenna, and his views on life and death.   Dr. Rick Strassman is an American clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. He has held a fellowship in clinical psychopharmacology research at the University of California and was a Professor of Psychiatry for eleven years at the University of New Mexico.  From 1990 to 1995, Dr. Strassman conducted U.S. government–approved and funded clinical research at the University of New Mexico in which he injected 60 volunteers with DMT, one of the most powerful psychedelics known to man. His detailed account of those sessions is an extraordinary inquiry into the nature of the human mind and the therapeutic potential of psychedelics. He is author of numerous books including DMT the spirit molecule, DMT & the soul of prophecy, and his latest book Joseph levy escapes death.  

Today's discussion is with Mr. Dick Khan, author of DMT & My occult mind. DMT and My Occult Mind thoughtfully and rationally investigates the very real possibility of a parallel occult kingdom.  Dick Khan offers a breathtaking new-age account of discovery. With fearless determination to investigate occult realities with rational focus, he creates a feeling and a sense of awe and inspiration. He encourages us all to look at the world around us and say, “I wonder…”

In episode 7 we meet Jeffrey Wium, Jeffrey is the founder of the living wisdom project and awakenings health and wellness. Originally, from northern California, Jeffrey worked in the media for many years, later leaving this career to follow his calling in 2005 to begin his education in Andean energy medicine in the highlands of Peru.   He offers programs and training globally, providing an integrative approach to awakening consciousness and holistic healing based on quantum healing, somatic rebalancing, bio-energétic integration, shamanic practice, yoga, meditation, and animistic consciousness.  

Episode 6 features Christopher M. Bache, Chris is an emeritus professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Youngstown State University where he taught for 33 years. An emeritus Fellow at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, he is also adjunct faculty at the California Institute of Integral Studies and on the advisory board for Grof Transpersonal Training and the Grof Foundation.   An award-winning teacher and international speaker, he is the author of a number of books including Life cycles, dark night early dawn, and the book we will be discussing today - LSD and the mind of the universe: diamonds from heaven. In which Chris catalogs his epic journey over 20 years, where he engaged in 73 high dose LSD sessions (working at 500-600mcg)

Alan Clements is a world dharma teacher, performing artist, human rights activist, and the founder of the World Dharma vision. As one of the first Westerners to ordain as a Buddhist monk in Burma, he lived in a monastery for many years training in Buddhist psychology and mindfulness meditation  Here we discuss his book, the impact of psychedelics on his life and world view, its relationship with Buddhism and other religions, consciousness, and human extinction.   Subscribing to our channel "The Naked Guru Experience" really helps in the production of more conversations like this:   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv_MsYFGi-RHrNajHqqUJ6A  

Addiction, Alcoholism, AA, Self Healing, Yoga & Transformational Recovery. All discussed in this episode of The Naked Guru Experience with Scott Bauer.  Scott speaks of a time when he was homeless in New York and the epic transformation he underwent through the power of yoga and how he ended up starting his shale and recovery program in Bali.  A funny and gripping interview detailing the ups and downs of addiction and transformation. A close look at the mechanisms of recovery that can help in everyones lives.  

Indigenous tribes of Borneo, climate change, cultural preservation, Indonesia & sustainability all discussed in this episode fo The Naked Guru Experience.  A unique and insightful interview with David Metcalf, one of the few westerners to venture into the Indonesian wilderness and visits Indigenous tribes.