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Entheogens & Recovery From My Addiction

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You will hear me use the terms Psychedelics and Entheogens interchangeably. Most will relate closer to Psychedelics as that term was coined by Dr. Humphrey Osmond in the 50’s and let’s be honest, it really defined the 60’s. In an effort to distance the movement from the recreational use of psychedelics a new term arose in the late 70’s by Carl A. P. Ruck, a mythology scholar, called Entheogens derived from the greek en (within) theo (divine) and gen (creates). Put more simply, divine medicine. A much more fitting term for the maturity with which these plant medicines are being studied and used to treat a multitude of mental and physical health disorders/trauma. While it may be confusing to most how the use of Entheogens can help with addiction recovery but that’s more about your perception of these plants and how they’ve been portrayed in the news and media. Is it weird to you that…

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Somebody Training
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Somebody Training

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If you don’t already know who Ram Dass is, take a quick stroll through his life’s work. It’s quite the journey. He not only played a quintessential role in the counter culture of the 60’s but also had a profound affect on the baby boomers much later in life. He is a hugely influential figure in my own spiritual journey and I’ve used his teachings not just to help shape my own concept of God but understand myself as well (Ram Dass would argue they are the same). In fact, as I listen to him speak I find I’m drawn to lean in hard. Maybe it just speaks to me in a way faith never has, maybe he’s just good with words, maybe it’s that a Harvard Professor with a PhD in psychiatry also believes in God and has dedicated his whole life to teaching others the mystical world that…

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Love Yourself, Love Everyone

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My first vacation with my family after opening up about my alcoholism and becoming part of the AA community was not what I expected. It wasn’t full of love. In fact, it was the complete opposite. I had dreamt up scenarios of how proud my mother would be of me, how my brothers and sisters would congratulate me on such an accomplishment, the small town of Duck in the Outer Banks where we vacation would have a ticker tape parade celebrating my return, my dad would see what I did and be inspired to do the same. None of that happened. No one even mentioned it. Not a word. Some of them actually looked at me like there was something wrong with me or that I had a considerable overreaction to what I considered abuse. So, as alcoholics do, my resentments started to grow. As the week wore on I…

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Breathwork

My First Breathwork Workshop

Addiction

How I found Witalij Martynow I have been learning meditation over the last few months and finally starting to see some results. I am very much a beginner but I have used a variety of techniques to slow my mind down and increase my overall awareness which has noticeably started to spill into work and personal life positively. In fact, it’s become a regular habit before a big meeting or a particularly contentious call for me to sit and meditate for 5 to 10 minutes to get my head straight and my nerves calm. It beats taking Xanax any day and arguably way more effective. So why not give breathwork a try. A good friend of mine who I have not seen in a few years contacted me last week and we reconnected. Now, this is one of my old drinking buddies and to my surprise we’re both along similar spiritual…

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