ReWild My Bio: Recent Episodes
Shawn Slade
Rewild My Bio is a self-help and alternative health podcast hosted by Shawn Slade. Shawn interviews an eclectic lineup of wild and wonderful guests who share various stories and experiences around reconnecting with the cycles of nature and the living Earth. Topics vary based on guests, including authors and bloggers, healers and biohackers, spiritual teachers and scientists, entrepreneurs and artists, wilderness guides, hunters, and wild foodies. Shawn will occasionally record solo episodes where he shares his rewilding biography and his current nature connection, ecopsychology and forest therapy research. All conversations have a common thread and highlight the individual or collective utility of rewilding either the body, mind, or soul. Most importantly, these conversations all share the positive and helpful narrative that vibrant health, happiness, and harmony for all living beings start from a healthy relationship with self and between humanity and Mother Earth.
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Today we discuss how to predict the weather so that you can stay out longer and be prepared for everything Gaia throws in your next wilderness adventure. We all know that meteorologists are notoriously wrong with their predictions. It just so happens the process of becoming your own weather person is a great way to learn and connect with your local landscape. In this episode, we discuss what barometric pressure is and how to read cloud cover and changing winds. I also share how a sit spot can assist in the process of remembering how to use intuition to predict changes in weather. I introduce the concept of the primal self and how to trust this part of ourselves to not only predict the weather but control our body's temperature. I finish by debunking some old wives' tales and sharing some that I think are worth remembering.
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SHOW RESOURCES:
Tom Brown Jr.'s Tracker School Book: The Earth Has a Soul by Carl Jung Book: The Dairy Farmers Guide to the Universe: Jung and Ecopsychology by Dennis Merritt Bioptimizers.com/rewildmybio *And use the code 'rewildmybio' at checkout to receive 10% off
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Today we discuss all things merino wool. What is it? And why you shouldn’t head into the back country or next afternoon hike without it. And perhaps most importantly why you should leave the cotton and synthetics for the gym, garden, or a night on the town when you are not planning to immerse yourself in the elements for long periods of time. I also share my experience wearing merino wool during my 96 hour vision quest in freezing temperatures and how I layered this amazing fabric to stay dry and warm. When it comes to connecting with nature through nature immersion, whether you are a bird watcher, a hunter, or new to experiencing the outdoors, having the right clothing can make a big difference in your ability to stay out and be one with the elements.
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TOPICS DISCUSSED:
Importance of being comfortable when connecting with nature; ancestral importance of clothing and modern-day clothing or fashion industry problems; EMF protection clothing from Get Lambs; Product giveaway from Bioptimizers; my experience during a vision quest wearing merino wool and hunting in merino wool; the life of a merino sheep and sustainability of merino wool; Benefits of merino wool - No smell and anti-bacterial, Moisture-wicking properties, Breathability, Insulating, UV protective, No sound, Soft and wrinkle-resistant; Product review of merino wool clothing I swear by.
SHOW RESOURCES:
Get Lambs EMF Protection Clothing Bioptimizers.com/rewildmybio *And use the code 'rewildmybio' at checkout to receive 10% off First Lite - Merino wool hunting systems Smart Wool - Pioneers in modern merino wool clothing. The best socks!
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Hello and thanks for joining. It's been a while since I have posted an episode. The reason for this episode is to share my observations from attending a scientific debate and soaking in the vibe of the peaceful protests in Ottawa Canada this past weekend. I am breaking a personal vow of silence to post this episode as I feel now is time for all Canadians to break their silence if they also oppose the mandates, vaccine passports, and divisive politics. I also discuss the need for ecopsychology as a theoretical framework to address the individual and cultural healing Canadians and Canada are in need of. I step into the role of cultural ethnographer and provide context for the Instagram lives I posted as well as share my observatory notes from the weekend. I cover the size of the protest, my interactions with locals, what I did, how the protestors were blocked in, and what the police presence was like. I share stories from the scientific debate turned scientific conference as Dr. Theresa Tam did not show up. Dr. Paul Alexander (Ph.D. - Clinical Epidemiology), Dr. Roger Hodkinson (MD), and Dr. Byram Bridle (Ph.D. - Viral Immunologist) took to the microphone while alternative press captured the two-hour presentation with questions and answer period afterward. The episode finishes with a shift to the question as to what is next as democracy and body sovereignty in Canada hang in the balance. Please share this episode far and wide.
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SHOW RESOURCES: Book: The Voice of the Earth: An Exploration of Ecopsychology by Theodore Roszak Instagram Clip: Aubrey Marcus Podcast YouTube Channel: Viva Frei Facebook Page: The Crack Pot Farmer Instagram Page: Kristen Nagle Website: Dr. Paul Alexander PhD Website: Dr. Byram Bridle PhD
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It's been a while since I have recorded a podcast. To be honest I have been scared to break my silence for fear of repercussions... that said, I told myself in March 2020 that when the vaccine passport comes (as I knew it would) I would have to break my silence. This episode is me doing just that, but before I get into the weeds of the day, I discuss how I have been enjoying being immersed in building my house on the 30 acres of land I am stewarding in the Canadian shield. I have also been enjoying laying the foundation for one of Canada's best nature connection schools through my Ph.D. research. I give a brief update of these projects before diving into the vaccine passport and all things government silliness here in Canada. Speaking of government silliness how about the 2021 Canadian election? Nothing could be more alarming than the Canadian Prime Ministers' campaign speech and JT's striking resemblance to Hitler's speeches of the 1930s. Unfortunately, no amount of logic or rational thinking will help the masses step back from the ledge... that said I do my best and if nothing more get some much needed things off my chest. The future is in our hands... what will we do with it?
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TOPICS DISCUSSED:
Shawn's reason for putting podcasting on hold, Telegram is the new social media hub for this podcast and all of Shawn's online research sharing, Shawn introduces Biooptimizers as a new sponsor of the show, The 2021 Canadian election, demonic forces within Canada's elite political parties and within health science, comments on being civilly disobedient, strategic voting doesn't work, notes on staying centred and fighting the good fight with integrity.
SHOW RESOURCES:
Show Sponsor: BioOptimizers.com/rewildmybio and use the code "rewildmybio" to save 10% on your order
CONNECT W/ SHAWN www.rewildmybio.com Sign up for the Rewild My Bio Newsletter by visiting the website here Instagram: @rewildmybio Telegram: /rewildmybio LinkedIn: @shawnslade
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The Rewild My Bio Podcast is produced by host Shawn Slade. If you have a product or service that you feel aligns well with the podcast values and want to sponsor an episode please contact Shawn via email at shawn@rewildmybio.com.
You can also become a supporter of the show by donating directly to the Rewild My Bio Patreon page. By becoming a financial supporter via Patreon you are not only helping with overhead costs associated with the production of the podcast but also indirectly supporting Shawn’s PhD research on the role nature connection has in human health and wellbeing.
Our guest today is the wild and wonderful Richard Canfield, co-host of the Life Without Bay Street Podcast and an Infinite Banking Practitioner with the Nelson Nash Institute. Richard passionately teaches and implements the infinite banking process with his clients across Canada. In this episode, we discuss how the current regime of money and banking is oppressive and hierarchal and often makes bank owners wealthy and keeps the rest of us in debt. We then discuss the process and tool of the infinite banking concept and how infinite banking mirrors principles of permaculture. We then discuss transitioning out of the rat race and into the role of bank owner of your own financial empire. If you want to create the foundation for good health then having control over your financial life is important. Or if you just want to "stick it to the man" while gaining the upper hand and financial freedom from debt slavery, then this episode is for you!
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SHOW RESOURCES: Book: Becoming Your Own Banker: Unlock the Infinite Banking Concept By R. Nelson Nash
CONNECT W/ Richard Canfield and The Wealth Without Bay Street Podcast
Podcast: https://wealthwithoutbaystreet.com/ Website: https://richardcanfield.ca/infinitebankingcanada-practitioner-richard-canfield/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wealthwithoutbaystreet/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/rcanfield1
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Village ND Website: villagenaturopaths.com Village ND Social Media: Facebook Enriched Roots Instagram: @enrichedroots
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You can also become a supporter of the show by donating directly to the Rewild My Bio Patreon page. By becoming a financial supporter via Patreon you are not only helping with overhead costs associated with the production of the podcast but also indirectly supporting Shawn’s PhD research on the role nature connection has in human health and wellbeing.
Our wild and wonderful guest is Susan Greer. Susan is the executive director of the Natural Burial Association of Ontario. She's is passionate about launching natural burial grounds all over Ontario. the Natural Burial Association builds awareness of natural burial options, supports local advocacy groups, and gently lets people know that cremation isn't as eco-friendly as they might think. So if you're mortal, this episode might interest you. In this episode, we discuss the environmental destruction caused by conventional practices, how a natural burial is for anyone and honours any faith-based traditions, how nature contact with these designated natural burial sites can assist in the grieving process, cost-saving compared to conventional options, and how a natural burial will help you regenerate soil long after your soul passes on to the next part of your journey. We also discuss some red tape that the Ontario government recently put into law surrounding burial grounds and what you can do to help this amazingly successful and emerging grassroots movement in your neck of the woods. Enjoy the show and stay wild!
SHOW RESOURCES: www.naturalburialassociation.ca
CONNECT W/ Susan Greer and the Natural Burial Association Instagram: @naturalburialassociation Facebook: @naturalburialassociation
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The Rewild My Bio Podcast is produced by host Shawn Slade. If you have a product or service that you feel aligns well with the podcast values and want to sponsor an episode please contact Shawn via email at shawn@rewildmybio.com.
You can also become a supporter of the show by donating directly to the Rewild My Bio Patreon page. By becoming a financial supporter via Patreon you are not only helping with overhead costs associated with the production of the podcast but also indirectly supporting Shawn’s PhD research on the role nature connection has in human health and wellbeing.
The wild and wonderful Wade Lightheart is our guest for episode 41. Wade is a Canadian national all-natural bodybuilding champion, a world-renown high-performance coach, former Mr. Universe competitor, and host of the Awesome Health Podcast. Wade is also an author and the co-founder and president of BiOptimizers, a digestion and health optimization company. Wade discusses the 5 stages of optimal digestion (along with warning signs of poor digestion) and we discuss the notion that our gut is like a second brain before Wade shares what we can do to heal our gut. Wade discusses how BiOptimizers tests their products and shares information about their newest product, Cogni-Biotics which is prebiotic, probiotic, blend with mental and emotional health in mind. To try a bottle or any others go to www.bioptimizers.com/rewildmybio and use the code 'rewildmybio' at checkout to receive 10% off your order. Wade also created the Biological Optimization Blueprint to help anyone who may feel confused by the endless stream of health education information on the internet. I have used their Gluten Guardian product in the past and have had a positive experience. Thank you for using this discount code to support the podcast. If you have comments or feedback about the show or any products endorsed please contact me directly at shawn@rewildmybio.com. Stick around to the end for Wade's dream for the Earth!
CONNECT WITH WADE LIGHTHEART
BiOptimizers Website www.bioptimizers.com Wade Lightheart Website www.wadelightheart.net Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bioptimizers/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BiOptimizers/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClK0WLSZILq05fAls8OEgtw The Awesome Health Podcast: https://bioptimizers.com/awesome-health-podcast/
USE CODE REWILDMYBIO AT CHECKOUT TO GET FREE COPY OF The Biological Optimization Blueprint: https://bioptimizers.com/bioptimization-blueprint/
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The Rewild My Bio Podcast is produced by host Shawn Slade. If you have a product or service that you feel aligns well with the podcast values and want to sponsor an episode please contact Shawn via email at shawn@rewildmybio.com.
You can also become a supporter of the show by donating directly to the Rewild My Bio Patreon page. By becoming a financial supporter via Patreon you are not only helping with overhead costs associated with the production of the podcast but also indirectly supporting Shawn’s PhD research on the role nature connection has in human health and wellbeing.
My guest today is the wild and wonderful Jeff Chilton. Jeff is president of Nammex a company founded in 1989 and supplies medicinal mushroom extracts to the health and wellness industry. His son Ski Chilton started Real Mushrooms which sells 100% mushroom extracts direct to consumers. In this episode, we learn from an ethnomycology pioneer who has a deep passion for the wild places mushrooms grow as well as cultivating high-quality mushroom products with integrity in the face of the shroom boom. We also go over the challenges in operating small-scale commercial mushroom cultivation businesses and how growing our own mushrooms, foraging for mushrooms, and wildcrafting our own medicine is a healthy addition to consuming mushrooms from purely commercial cultivation. Check out full show notes for links to resources that will help you test the mushroom products you currently use. Like all things in nature, a paradox exists and this episode balances the ethical concerns around the market demand for nutritional testing standards and best practices within production, with the importance of deepening our relationship with mushrooms through nature connection and putting down the distractions of modern technology and social media.
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SHOW RESOURCES: Redefining Medicinal Mushrooms Mushroom Starch Test Kit Myceliated Grain Explained in YouTube video from Jeff Full Spectrum: Truth or Marketing Hype? Study: Efficacy of Lion's Mane Book: The Mushroom Cultivator: A Practical Guide to Growing Mushrooms at Home Study: Effects of combining Shiitake, Maitake, and Reishi Study: Bioactive Ingredients in Tiger's Milk Mushroom
CONNECT W/ Jeff Chilton Nammex Website: www.nammex.com Real Mushrooms Website: www.realmushrooms.com ***RECEIVE 25% OFF ORDER WITH THIS LINK!!!
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Mansal Denton, aka "Little Beaver" is the founder of Sacred Hunting, host of the Mansal Denton Podcast, and the subject of an upcoming documentary "Below The Drop" exploring our relationship to life and death through hunting. Shawn and Richard converse with Mansal on hunting as a rite of passage and a means of connecting with nature and spirit. Mansal shares his biography and how in one early chapter of his life he felt insecure and chased a woman to Europe, which led him to prison. Struggling with shame and confusion of what it meant to be a man, he found his calling within the sacred art of hunting. He now desires to share this practice with more men and does so through the group hunt he facilitates over at www.sacredhunting.com. Please reach out and connect with Mansal if you are interested in being a participant in one of his upcoming hunts. There is a link to an upcoming shed hunt in Montanna Mansal is hosting and linked in the show notes. We define what sacred hunting is, the importance of setting intentions, how sacred hunting differs from the majority of hunting that takes a sportsman or conservation approach. We discuss modern societies' relationship with life and death, rites of passage, what a healthy and united masculine and feminine energy looks like, and making hunting a spiritual practice and way to connect us with our ancestors while communing with local ecologies in a symbiotic and mutually beneficial way.
TOPICS DISCUSSED: What is sacred hunting? Hunting with intention; Indigenous/ Naturalistic life way for healing; Facing adversity and thriving; Being of service to community; plant medicine ceremonies and hunting; rites of passage; ritual and hunting; Connecting with local ecologies and food; Men's work.
SHOW RESOURCES: Ishmael: A Novel by Daniel Quinn
CONNECT W/ Mansal Denton www.sacredhunting.com Instagram: @mansaldenton Facebook: @sacredhunting Twitter: @mansaldenton
CONNECT W/ SHAWN www.rewildmybio.com Sign up for the Rewild My Bio Newsletter by visiting the website here Instagram: @rewildmybio Telegram: /rewildmybio LinkedIn: @shawnslade
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The Rewild My Bio Podcast is produced by host Shawn Slade. If you have a product or service that you feel aligns well with the podcast values and want to sponsor an episode please contact Shawn via email at shawn@rewildmybio.com.
You can also become a supporter of the show by donating directly to the Rewild My Bio Patreon page. By becoming a financial supporter via Patreon you are not only helping with overhead costs associated with the production of the podcast but also indirectly supporting Shawn’s PhD research on the role nature connection has in human health and wellbeing.
This past week I went from meat poor, to very rich. In this episode of Rewild My Bio I tell my story of how I recently secured venison for my freezer via roadkill. I go over a check list of safety precautions you can take when processing roadkill for consumption. Stop by the show notes at rewildmybio.com/roadkill for a transcript of things to consider so that you can put food on your table and make the best out of an unfortunate situation. If you found this episode helpful please rate and review the podcast on the platform of your choice. This helps me make the podcast better and helps others find the show. Stay Wild!
Topics Discussed:
Suspending judgment and staying open to the idea of consuming roadkill; Roadkill carpaccio; Gross vs. good food; Know the law; safe collection and stopping to breathe and connect; Use your senses to assess for freshness to ensure safe consumption; Assess for external and internal damage; Look out for tainted meat, bugs, and maggots; Have your bug out bag with supplies; Choose the gutless method if you suspect major internal organ trauma; Blessing and thanking your animal; Processing and butchering; Cooking.
Tips for procuring meat from a roadkill whitetail deer 1. Safe collection: Take a breath and be aware of the surroundings and be mindful of traffic. 2. Know the law: Some states and provinces require tags and in others, it is illegal to collect roadkill or possess any dead wild animal. Look into your local regulations. 3. Freshness: Only take roadkill that you can deem is fresh enough for safe consumption. The climate you find the animal in will determine what senses will be important to pay attention to. Use all your senses (including your intuition or sixth sense). You definitely want to use your eyes and nose. Check to see if the animal’s eyes are clear, if milky or cloudy the animal has been dead for a while. Check the elasticity of the skin, it should be able to pull away from the muscle and the animal should not be in full rigor mortis though some stiffness should be expected after a few hours or if the animal has been sitting out all night. Do not take meat that is covered in bugs or maggots. 4. Assess for external and internal damage: Be aware of whether there was internal damage and if the stomach acid and contents leaked as this could spoil and/or taint the meat. Look for road rash and cut away any meat that has coagulated blood or bone fragments. Be careful not to cut yourself on the sharp bone. 5. Be prepared: Have your bug out bag ready by having a bag full of knives, rubber gloves, game bags, and even having a cooler in your vehicle to collect small game or store meat that has been cut off of animals that couldn’t be 100% salvaged. If you are on foot, a backpack with knives and game bags is ideal and if you find a larger animal like a deer hopefully you can phone a friend for help. 6. Processing and Butchering: If you do not know the time of death it is best to try to process the meat as soon as possible so to get it cooled. It is best that you remove the animal from the side of the road for processing and do it in a safe way that is respectful to non-hunters. Choose the gutless method if you suspect a lot of internal damage otherwise continue to gut as normal for whitetail deer. Impact damage will determine how you go about butchering the animal for your freezer. The MeatEater Fish and Game Cookbook is a great resource for butchering big and small game. 7. Thanking and blessing the animal: With procuring any wild foods it is important to pay respect and honour the plant, animal, and place you are harvesting from. If you are a hunter and have a usual gratitude practice for when you kill an animal, it seems appropriate to honour your roadkill in the same fashion. An attitude of gratitude helps us stay open to receiving the many gifts of Mother Earth and is a noble step in helping the animal transition to the spirit realm and onto your dinner plate. 8. Cooking the animal: If you were unsure of how long the animal was dead for, or if you have any indication that the meat was on the verge of spoilage be sure to cook your roadkill thoroughly. When in doubt throw it out. Things can change from the time of processing to the table. Maybe your excitement for finding a deer overshadowed your better judgement. If you feel that the meat is not safe to consume or not fresh properly dispose of it.
Resources:
Book for recipes and butchering help: MeatEater Fish and Game Cookbook Website: Keeping a dead animal in Ontario
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The Rewild My Bio Podcast is produced by host Shawn Slade. If you have a product or service that you feel aligns well with the podcast values and want to sponsor an episode please contact Shawn via email at shawn@rewildmybio.com.
You can also become a supporter of the show by donating directly to the Rewild My Bio Patreon page. By becoming a financial supporter via Patreon you are not only helping with overhead costs associated with the production of the podcast but also indirectly supporting Shawn’s PhD research on the role nature connection has in human health and wellbeing.
My wild and wonderful guest on this episode of Rewild My Bio is James Alofs. James is a Mandarin Chinese and English bilingual actor that has recently relocated back from China to Ontario. He has over 300 thousand followers on Chinese social media, acted in 6 feature films and 11 television series in China, and co-hosted a nationally broadcast talk show in China. He currently lives between Muskoka and Toronto and is producing and writing a historical drama that he will be pitching to networks this year in the US. He is very well researched on a number of important environmental issues right here in Ontario and he fills us in on his experience and knowledge on environmental issues in China. In fact, James’ youtube and Instagram videos on various topics in conservation have become very popular from China to Canada and we discuss several current environmental issues that he has been sharing and is all linked in the show notes. In this episode, we hear about James' acting career, the current TV series he is creating, his return to the wilderness of Ontario after returning home from China, and finish with a plethora of resources for individuals who want to become involved in protecting our natural resources and regenerating air, water, and soil.
TOPICS DISCUSSED: James’ story going from an MBA and corporate gig to becoming a film and television actor in China. James nature connection and contact opportunities while living in China. Poor air quality in China and overpopulation leading to environmental degradation. New national park system in China and Siberian Tigers. Rewilding in China and cultural differences in access and usage of deep wilderness. James’ current TV series Thor’s Angels and the rewilding thread throughout. James’ story from Veganism and unlearning from watching Cowspiracy. Hunting as a means of nature connection and not supporting conventional farming. James’ positive early childhood nature experiences fishing and how that developed into him protecting nature and creating advocacy videos. James shares many websites and how he stays current on environmental issues and politics. We discuss how the Ontario government is using Minister Zoning Orders to bypass environmental assessments. The importance of protecting the Green Belt in Ontario for the health of the Great Lakes and production of food. Stop Highway 413 petition from Environmental Defence. Species at risk laws are under attack due to loosening restrictions on the logging industry. Responsible and ecological forestry. Camping with Apex predators and the thrill and awe that comes from it. How to find James online. James’ wildest dream for the Earth.
SHOW RESOURCES: Siberian Tigers in Chinese National Parks Amur leopard spotted in NE China reserve Book: The Sixth Mass Extinction an Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert Book: The Nature Principle Reconnecting with Life in a Virtual Age by Richard Louv Book: The Eternal Frontier by Tim Flannery Environmental Defense of Ontario Environmental Defence - Stop HWY 413 Sign Petition to stop HWY 413 Advocate for Nature - www.ontarionature.org The Nature Conservancy Yours To Protect
CONNECT W/ JAMES ALOFS Instagram: @jamesalofs Tik Tok: @james.alofs Twitter: @jamesalofs
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Have questions, comments, or want to request a guest? I would love to hear from you. Contact me through the website here.
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The Rewild My Bio Podcast is produced by host Shawn Slade. If you have a product or service that you feel aligns well with the podcast values and want to sponsor an episode please contact Shawn via email at shawn@rewildmybio.com.
You can also become a supporter of the show by donating directly to the Rewild My Bio Patreon page. By becoming a financial supporter via Patreon you are not only helping with overhead costs associated with the production of the podcast but also indirectly supporting Shawn’s PhD research on the role nature connection has in human health and wellbeing.
What's up you wild and wonderful people! Today's episode is fully inspired by listener Q&A and feedback that I have received as of late. I enjoyed putting this one together and it is my hope that by doing more solo casts I can share what is exciting in my world of nature connection and rewilding. In today's episode I do just that, focus on the good things in my life, and as Henry David Thoreau "all good things are wild and free". Some of the good and exciting stuff happening in my life is up North on the LAND I am stewarding in the Canadian Shield. This year I am looking at building a cabin, outdoor bath, and sauna, as well as cutting trails, creating a bushcraft camp in the woods, and regenerating hardwoods that were forested by the previous owner of the property. Lots of opportunities to mind my own business and work with my hands! I discuss some of the rewilding practices I am focused on for the coming months and how I am getting my daily dose of nearby nature for positive mental health. I then get into the importance of preparation given the uncertain times we still find ourselves in. I discuss how my breathwork practice and saving seeds are two important areas to consider when preparing for what nature may throw at you. I answer listener and online questions (more so accusations or assumptions) about me seeming to have set up shop in the "anti-masker" camp, which sparks a whole conversation on finding and defining truth. I end this topic with some positive notes about deleting Twitter, keeping it sunny online, supporting local and small businesses, and how to best avoid polarization and walk in truth. I finish off this episode by going over a recommendation from some research I have been studying on how to get the most out of nature connection through regulating our emotions and being mindful in nature.
Resources:
Book: Walden by Henry David Thoreau Seed Retailer: William Dam Seeds Website: JP Sears Book: Breath by James Nestor Buteyko Breathing Online Courses Organization: Alpha Canada Previous Episode: Ep. #3 Returning to the LAND w/ Dr. Richard Vuksinic Previous Episode: Ep. #17 Rewire Your Bio w. Dr. Kristina Kastelanac YouTube: Rocket Stove Wildlife Conservation Organization: Forests Ontario - 50 Million Tree Program Wildlife Conservation Organization: Ducks Unlimited Research paper: Lumber et al., 2017 - Beyond Knowing Nature...
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Today my wild and wonderful guest is Colin Jackson. If you are looking for an online health coach to kickstart your 2021 or you want to join Colin's weekly online breathing classes please contact him directly. In his return to the podcast, Colin (Instagram @colindjacks) shares his 2020 journey and discusses what it was like expanding his fitness facility in early 2020, then being locked down and deemed nonessential, and evolving his business into the online world. If you or someone you know had to say goodbye to something you loved in 2020 this episode is definitely worth a listen. My guest shares how having a solid footing in his connection with God/Creator, tools like psilocybin mushrooms, and access to some remote backcountry wilderness afforded Colin the ability to face his fears, surrender, and accept some hard truths in 2020. In the process, he was able to get more clear on what he is and that he is much bigger than Colin the health coach, husband, and entrepreneur. We also discuss Colin's spiritual practices and cultural background as both Cree First Nation and as a "White" man of European descent, and how that has lead Colin to gain a deeper and nuanced understanding of the illusion of separation that is highly palpable as we start 2021. His story may be helpful for those that see themselves as victims of top-down policy that impinge on basic rights and freedoms using the reclaiming of indigenous lands as a case for conversation. We finish the episode with Colin's dream for the Earth which is one focused on harmony. Enjoy the show!
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TOPICS DISCUSSED: Colin’s goals as a fitness facility for 2020; Downfalls of tying one’s identity with occupation; Shawn and Colin's experience silencing the ego and finding your deeper meaning through letting go; minding your own business; Switching from brick and mortar to online health coaching; Backcountry wilderness and a heroic dose of psilocybin; Surrender and letting go of resistance as the mechanism within psychedelic therapy for mental health; Remembering your a more than XYZ and processing emotions so peace and love are guiding star; Colin's life experience as both an indigenous and white man and how that has impacted his spiritual practices; Fear is the cause of doing things that; Shawn and Colin’s spiritual spectrum; Colin’s childhood growing up as Cree smudging and doing sweat lodges, finding Christianity, and how he experiences God today; The illusion of separation; The concept of land ownership vs. stewardship; Colin’s wildest dream for the Earth is one of harmony; How to find Colin.
SHOW RESOURCES: Research Paper: The potential synergistic affects between psychedelic administration in nature contact for the improvement of mental health. Ep. 2 Rewild Your Vision for 2020 with Colin Jackson BoFIT FitnessEp. 29 Breathing In Nature and the Stoic Breath w/ Steve Beattie Book: A Course in Miracles by Helen Shucman Book: Ultimate Journey by Robert Munroe
CONNECT W/ COLIN JACKSON Instagram: @colindjacks Instagram: @bpmhealthcoaching
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For the last show of 2020 I have compiled some of my guest's answers to the question I ask at the end of each episode, “What is your wildest dream for the Earth?” A bit of a heavy question to drop on someone at the end of a conversation but this show embraces topics that carry some weight. I am grateful for my guest's inspiring and hopeful answers. Big ideas lead to big change and after a year of doing this podcast, it is clear that we need some change if we want to live in harmony with ourselves, others, and Mother Earth once again. Some of the core themes explored in this episode are personal development, self-actualization, opportunity, unity, harmony, stewardship, environmentalism, and nature connection. I could not think of a more beautiful way to wrap up the first year of the podcast than to share this episode and my wildest dream for the Earth with you all at the end. Thanks to all who have subscribed or downloaded an episode over the past year and to those of you that continue to share content from rewildmybio.com with friends. Thanks to my many guests for sharing their knowledge and passion and donating their time. Thanks to my co-hosts this year Richard and Tyler who also share their wildest dream for the Earth. I am looking forward to adding more content and episodes in 2021. If you want to stay in the loop please sign up for the newsletter by visiting the website. Thanks again and happy solstice and happy holidays!
Ep. 10 w/ Gillian Mandich PhD - Speaker, author and happiness researcher Ep. 12 w/ Erick Godsey - Podcaster, Coach at Fit for Service, and Student of evolutionary and Jungian psychology Ep. 13 w/ Dr. Kresimir Jug - Podcaster and Doctor of Chiropractic at Gainsborough Family Chiropractic in London ON Ep. 15 w/ Micah Mortali - Author of the book: Rewilding and Awakening in Nature and Director at Kripalu's School of Yoga Ep. 17 w/ Dr. Kristina Kastelanac ND - Creator of Body Wise Insights and Naturopathic Doctor at Village Naturopaths in London ON Ep. 17 w/ Mitchell Stern - Co-founder of Station Cold Brew Coffee and men's mental health advocate Ep. 20 w/ Kyle Buller - Co-founder of Psychedelics Today Ep. 22 w/ Snappy Homefry - Musician and producer at Play House Studio Ep. 23 w/ Brennan Vogel PhD - Climate change adaptation researcher Ep. 24 w/ Dr. Lindsay Martins ND in London ON, and Hallie Rose Founder of Lunar Wild and podcaster Ep. 26 w/ Dr. Kim Bretz ND in Waterloo ON Ep. 29 w/ Steve Beattie of Breathing in Nature, creator of the Stoic Breath Ep. 30 w/ Angie Aristone and Roderick Alan - Flow Coach and Authors of Consciousness Becomes You Ep. 31 w/ Malcolm Saunders of The Light Cellar in Calgary Alberta and author of Elixir Life Ep. 32 w/ Drake Larsen of Three Ridges Ecological Farm in Aylmer Ontario Ep. 33 w/ Zachary McCready of Humble Warrior Clothing Company
Connect with Dr. Richard Vuksinic ND Village ND Website: villagenaturopaths.com Village ND Social Media: Facebook Enriched Roots Instagram: @enrichedroots
Connect with Tyler Bryden tylerbryden.com Instagram: @tyler_bryden LinkedIn: Tyler Bryden Facebook: @iamtylerbryden Connect with SPEAK: speakai.co Connect with SixFive Interactive Digital Marketing: sixfive.co
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My guest is the wild and wonderful Zach McCready one of the original outlaws of health. You can find Zach at King of Swords on his blog and sign up for his newsletter to keep up with Zach’s upcoming book and all things Humble Warrior Clothing. An amazing company that you can support if you are looking to help those less fortunate this holiday season. Head over to the show notes at rewildmybio.com/starvethebeast for more info on how to support this worthy initiative in London Ontario Canada. In this episode, We discuss what has changed in the world of outlawed health topics since Zach and I last podcasted together years ago. We also dive into how corporate interests often trump democracy and community level grassroots movements by dissecting the rise of the cannabis industry. We discuss the role the Chinese Communist Party has played in the current pandemic and how something does not sit right with the whole Bat Soup narrative we are spoon-fed… pun intended! Whether you have been dissecting and digesting pandemic information with a scientific lens or you are listening to and following your gut, all signs point to corruption, greed, and pure evil pulling the strings in government, media, academia, and within institutions like the WHO and the CDC. That is of course if you are privy to the idea that capitalism and democracy are dead and the pandemic has been in a sense planned as a means to usher in tighter government control in the Western world. Sit back roll up a spliff and take a red pill of hard truths as you listen to this timely and important episode. But don’t worry this is far from a doom and gloom podcast, my guest comes equipped with resources galore and practical tips to help you rely less on big brother and at the same time starve the beast and make strong, free, and healthy local communities. Please check out the show notes for tons of resources to fill you in on some of the back stories of this alternative narrative that is being censored out of existence on the internet… but act fast before this podcast gets “fact checked” and erased by Dr. Evil… I mean Bill Gates minions. Enjoy the show!
Topics Discussed: Zach and Shawn discuss podcast they co-hosted together in the past and Outlawed health topics today; how Zach became involved in health activism and GMO‘s; Zach’s book king of swords unleashing sacred masculinity; top down approach and false leaders versus grassroots movements; The woke left and modern day authoritarian policies through academia and science; The theory of 2020; The shadow war going on in the model citizen of health in 2020; how corporations influence laws; how the main stream narrative focusses on turning people against one another; how to starve the beast, embrace minimalism find contentment with owning less things; Invest charities and not for profits that you agree with; pay less taxes and buy local; grow your own food; Humble Warrior Clothing and donating to homeless; Buying second hand clothes; The great reset and the great awakening; Finding someone who knows how to grow food and hunt; Zach’s wildest dream for the Earth is one that we stay open to new stories and myths.
Resources:
Zach's Blog: King of Swords - https://kingofswords.net/
Humble Warrior Clothing - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/humblewarriorcc/humble-warrior-clothing-co-street-wear-that-cares
British Medical Journal Article: Covid-19 Politicisation, "Corruption" and Suppression of Science - https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m4425 The Koffie Company Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/p/CIekBMWB8eV/
Humble warrior clothing - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/humblewarriorcc/humble-warrior-clothing-co-street-wear-that-cares
Hybrid fitness centre - https://hybridfitness.ca/
Dr. Mike hart - https://mikehartmd.com/
Three Gorges Dam - https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2020/09/01/commentary/world-commentary/big-china-disaster/
Retail store: Spirituality in You - https://www.facebook.com/universalfriend/
George Orwell - 1984 - https://www.amazon.ca/1984-George-Orwell/dp/0451524934
Mike Austin Tattoo - https://www.facebook.com/longwoodstrailtattoo/?rf=215219328508966
World Economic Forum - Welcome to 2030 - https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/11/how-life-could-change-2030/
David Icke Presentation on Saturn and Satan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWqccrYX7WI&feature=youtu.be
Dr. Shiva https://shiva4senate.com/
MPP Randy Hillier - https://www.randyhilliermpp.com/
Fauci on the Couchie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-MHKiZdx_Y&feature=share
Secret Military Documents: Trudeau invited Chinese troops to train at Canadian military bases - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7YuTGEb3H8&feature=share
Plandemic - Awaken with JP Sears Show - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5iIlrnL54E0iuR4fkAM2oY?context=spotify%3Ashow%3A7g5daJpAMjtE8H4Iwm9cSc&si=wlm0CDpbQFasACx4sLurqQ
Folks lock away your money! Canadian Finance minister wants access to Canadian savings. - https://youtu.be/hBMEpCHXqCs
Your guide to the great monetary reset - the Corbett Report https://youtu.be/ZwGQBR2NOeE
Chinese vaccine company executives worked in program now targeted by western intelligence agencies - https://globalnews.ca/news/7483970/cansino-nrc-covid-vaccine/
Record cash floods democrats black groups amid protests and pandemic. - https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/01/actblue-june-protests-coronavirus-347492
Doug Ford loves Walmart - https://youtu.be/B-yd9tTj39c
Darrel Wolfe - https://www.docofdetox.com/
Del Bigtree - https://thehighwire.com/
Sean Whalen - https://seanwhalen.com/
Contact Zach Personal Instagram: @swordsandspliffs Humble Warrior Clothing Instagram: @humblewarriorclothingco
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My Wild and Wonderful guest today is Drake Larsen of Three Ridges Ecological Farm. We are also joined with long time friend and contributor to the show Dr. Richard Vuksinic ND. In this episode, we take a laid-back and informal approach to a complex topic; the ever evolving world of Ecological Farming. This was a great episode to kick off a topic I believe has the power to not only feed humanity but heal the Earth and all living beings in the process.
We hope to have Drake back to dive deeper into some of the topics we discuss and plenty of others as Drake has a wealth of knowledge and experience in all things rewilding and living in connection with the Earth.
In short, we cover Drake’s fascinating biography and how nature immersion from a young age and shooting a banded goose lead way to a life of travel and adventure, conservation and regeneration, and most notably re-connection.
Through reconnection, Drake has been afforded the opportunity to meet his wife Sara and create the best ecological farm in Canada, but also cultivate a greater sense of self and purpose in the process.
Drake shares his knowledge on topics from carbon cycling, Silvopasture, the dark side of aspects of the vegan life way, views on carbon taxes, and how to raise animals to live their full biological expectation. Not to mention we discuss in depth how the lamb raised on his farm lived to make them taste so good. We close with Drakes's wildest dream for the Earth which centers around his “3R’s” - Reconnection, Resilience, and Regeneration.
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Topics Discussed:
Full moon Halloween lamb roast; Biological expectation of sheep and ecological farming; Drake's story returning to the land; cultivating oneself through working with animals and the local landscape; Drake's work into soil health advocacy in Iowa; Why ecological farming and regenerating soil is needed to feed the world in the future; Sustainable agriculture Drake's childhood nature experiencing lead to his research work in conservation and running a hunting outfitting business in Iowa; shooting a banded Goose and working with the Hudson Bay Project; Missing the boat on conservation agriculture and regenerating local ecosystem; How animal husbandry and raising livestock can be part of restoring microbial diversity; Silvopasture as a regenerative practice; Building ecosystems and food productivity in ecological farming; Resilience for productivity and benefit to future generations as a guidepost for an ecological farmer; monoculture, modern-day meat-eating and downfalls of the vegan narrative; Enhancing the carbon cycling via soil and native grass growth via ruminant animal grazing; Microbial diversity from ecological farms cycle carbon better than monoculture farms; Healthy soil aggregates for roots and creating habitat; Capturing water via Elemental Ecosystems; Changing farming and land management practices to move carbon into the ground via slow pools over taxing human made carbon emissions; Soil growth as solution to climate change; Barriers to transitioning or creating an ecological farm, cost, change of productivity mindset and going with the flow; Drake's wildest dream for the Earth is one of his Three R's - Reconnection, Resilience, and Regeneration.
Resources:
Book: Folks, This Ain't Normal By Joel Salatin Book: Game Management By Aldo Leopold Conservation Organization: Ducks Unlimited Conservation Organization: The Hudson Bay Project Silvopasture Resource: Article Scientific Paper: Carbon Cycling by William Horwath Water Retention via Elemental Ecosystems Zach Weiss
Connect with Drake: Three Ridges Ecological Farm: threeridges.farm Instagram: @threeridgesfarm Facebook: /threeridgesfarm
Connect with Dr. Richard Vuksinic ND Village ND Website: villagenaturopaths.com Village ND Social Media: Facebook Enriched Roots Instagram: @enrichedroots
Connect with Shawn www.rewildmybio.com Instagram: @rewildmybio Twitter: @shawnslade Telegram: /rewildmybio LinkedIn: @shawnslade Sign up for the Rewild My Bio Newsletter by visiting the website here.
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Welcome to The ReWild My Bio Podcast. This is Part 1 of the first episode of the show where I your host, Shawn Slade introduce myself and some of the topics and subjects we will be discussing as well as some of the philosophical foundations and core themes of the show.
Topics Discussed:
Welcome to the show; Irony of podcasting to rewild; Why does this podcast exist?; philosophical foundations of the show; brief introduction of host biography and experience rewilding; core concepts of the show, critical social theory and health promotion, the bio-medical model of health care; placebo effect; this show has an anti-anarchy take on human rewilding; rewilding our biology, Biophilia hypothesis, rewilding our mind and soul; socially responsible business practices and social entrepreneurship; Wilderness based therapies such as earthing, sungazing, and forest bathing; Seasonal and ancestral diets, and fasting; Local food security, permaculture, hunting and foraging wild food, access to publicly owned natural spaces with clean water, air, and healthy wild life populations; primitive skills and tangible survival skills; Sedentary behaviour, physical activity, natural and functional movement; Functional, integrative, evolutionary, and alternative medicine; Bacteria, Mitochondria, and Microbiome health; Current topics in health promotion and public health, health science literacy, and education; Expanding human consciousness, Earth based spirituality, entheogens for spiritual health and healing; Community service, Connecting and enriching relationships with friends, family, and community; Logistics and complimentary resources.
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My wild and wonderful guests today Malcolm Saunders. Malcolm is the founder and creative visionary of the Light Cellar, a specialty superfood shop, elixir bar, and teaching kitchen based in Calgary Alberta Canada. He is the author of the book Elixir Life: Where Modern Nutrition Meets Ancient Herbal Wisdom - a practical guide to help you craft your own nourishing beverages. In this episode we Malcolm shares his insight on intuitive eating which is a skill he picked up as a Jazz musician. Through his travels and experimentation with varying degrees of plant-based diets, he found healing in the traditional diet of his ancestors and the four food groups that very across culture, Plants, Animals, Bacteria, Fungus; Malcolm discusses how our bodies know when, and how much to eat if we listen to it and that our ancestors’ traditional diet tells us what to eat. He breaks down his food lens which is the SCOPE principle, an acronym that stands for Science, Culture, Opinion, and Personal Experience. This was a great episode for someone that is feeling frustrated with current health policies that fall short of empowering individuals to take control of their health. Please stop by the lightcellar.ca to pick up your free copy of Malcolm’s book: Elixir Life: Learn How To Craft Your Own Nourishing Herbal Beverages. Just use the code ‘rewild’ at checkout. Please see below to get in contact with Malcolm.
Topics Discussed: Malcolm’s life journey into health food entrepreneurship and teaching; Jazz music and intuition in Malcolm’s life; Following your gut; The Scientific method and subjective knowing; Malcolm covers his way of looking at Food and Nutrition SCOPE - Science, Culture, Opinion, and Personal Experience; eating whole foods; The Standard American Diet and Disease; Four food groups of cultural diets - Plants, Animals, Bacteria, Fungi; What are elixirs?; Fermentation; Foraging mushrooms; The Great Reset; Malcolm's wildest dream for the Earth.
Connect with Malcolm: Light Cellar Website: lightcellar.ca Instagram: @lightcellar Facebook: @thelightcellar YouTube: @thelightcellar
Malcolm Instgram: @themalchemist
Connect with Shawn: www.rewildmybio.com Instagram: @rewildmybio Twitter: @shawnslade Telegram: /rewildmybio LinkedIn: @shawnslade Sign up for the Rewild My Bio Newsletter by visiting the website here.
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The content and views expressed in this show are not to be intended to replace the medical advice of your doctor or licensed health professional. Content and information provided on this show are intended for educational purposes only and the listener is expected to always do their own research before trying anything you hear on the Rewild My Bio Podcast.
This is a special installment for the Rewild My Bio Podcast because it is not like our regular episodes. This is the second of many meditations prerecorded live in the studio to help you remain balanced, centered, and connected to the Earth throughout your day. Please download and save this episode in your podcast platform of choice to come back to it as you need it. If you want to receive a copy of this meditation in MP3 format then please sign up for the newsletter at rewildmybio.com. There is time for silence throughout and at the end of the meditation.
In this guided meditation you will be introduced to the spirit or frequency and vibration of each of the elements - Air, Fire, Water, Earth, and Ether. The meditation begins with a body scan and release of all tension and then each of the elements is welcomed into our energy field so we can deepen our relationship with the elements that make up life on this planet. This meditation can deepen your connection to the living Earth and is best if it can be practiced outdoors or with a plant if you are indoors. It is very possible that these elements will try to communicate with you during or after this meditation to help you with your day or life questions you have been reflecting on. Do your best to listen for them and their guidance and direction. In this meditation, we will be using specific breathing techniques to help us connect with each of the elements. These breaths and hand mudras will aid you in calling forth the spirit, or frequency and vibration, of Air, Fire, Water, Earth, and Aether, into this practice and your life for greater relaxation, insight, and to increase your connection with nature.
My wild and wonderful guests today are Angie Aristone and Roderick Alan authors of the book Consciousness Becomes You. This husband and wife duo from London Ontario join me in the studio to discuss the art and science of expanding our consciousness. We dive into how it is in our human nature to access flow states and we can do that by curiosity, play, focus, without striving or trying. We discuss the brain waves of being in a flow state, as well as Angie and Rod's "Focus Based Flow" and why practicing achieving a flow state can be beneficial for one's life. The topic of Burning Man comes up and how one can use that experience as an opportunity to live in a world of flow state where you can manifest just about anything. Best of all my guests share their wildest dreams and believe that we are now in the midst of transitioning to a more interconnected and intuitive human civilization. If you are looking at sharpening your innate ability to expand your consciousness beyond what you thought was possible then you don't want to miss this episode. Check out all of Angie's courses and coaching at her website at angiearistone.com. Enjoy the show.
Topics Discussed: Discussing terminology in telepathy and intuition; Angie’s biography and work as a conscious living coach; Angie and Rod’s academic research into consciousness and altered states of consciousness at King’s College at Western University in London Ontario; Where does telepathic information come from? And does individual consciousness survive after death? The benefits of Flow States for mental health and wellbeing; Having our telepathic abilities suppressed in childhood and relearning our sixth sense; Beta brainwaves and the ego, Alpha/Theta brain waves and intuitive/flow states, Gamma brain waves and information downloads; Human performance and flow; Curiosity, play, focus, and not trying; Burning Man and experiencing flow states; Focus based flow and morphic resonance and the default state of consciousness; Angie’s mediumship work, flow coaching, 12 week intuitive development program; Angie and Rod’s wildest dream for the Earth.
Connect with Angie: Angie's Website: https://angiearistone.com/ Instagram @angie_aristone
Resources: Angie’s Website Book - Consciousness Becomes You By Angie Aristone and Roderick Alan Dr. Imants Baruss King’s College at Western University Book - Seth Speaks by Jane Roberts Book - Morphic Resonance by Rupert Sheldrake Book - Sacred Economics by Charles Eisenstein Book - Discover Your Psychic Type by Sherrie Dillard
Connect with Shawn: www.rewildmybio.com Instagram: @rewildmybio Twitter: @shawnslade Telegram: /rewildmybio LinkedIn: @shawnslade Sign up for the Rewild My Bio Newsletter by visiting the website here.
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Special thanks to Ian Dummer of En’D Productions for the ReWild My Bio theme song, to Kyle Stiers for the logo and artwork, and to Mike Budinsky of Urban Grind Media for the photo's and video's and Tyler Bryden of SixFive Interactive for keeping a rewilder connected online.
This is a special installment for the Rewild My Bio Podcast because it is not like our regular episodes. This is the first of many meditations prerecorded live in the studio to help you remain balanced and centered throughout your day. Please download and save this episode in your podcast platform of choice to come back to it as you need it. If you want to receive a copy of this meditation in MP3 format then please sign up for the newsletter at rewildmybio.com
This guided meditation is a 25 minute seated practice to help you ground yourself in the Earth element by embodying the mountain archetype. Mountain meditations can help us ground ourselves and access inner strength and stability when we are faced with stressful and difficult circumstances. By becoming the mountain we are more able to witness the events in our life with non-judgmental awareness rather than being reactive to our experiences, thoughts, and emotions. Unmoving peace, centeredness, stoicism, and eternal beauty are some core qualities this meditation explores. Through creating and visualizing a mountain and merging with that mountain this meditation allows us to witness the storms in our life as the mountain witnesses the changing of the seasons and weather; with unmoving peace, strength, and knowing that all things in nature change.
All meditations begin with mindful attention to the breath, body scan and release of tension, and an acknowledgment of the elements of air, fire, water, earth, and ether. There is time for silence throughout and at the end of the meditation.
My guest today is the wild and wonderful Steve Beattie, spirit guide and founder of Breathing In Nature and the Stoic Breath. Steve teaches us all about his extensive breath work training and online programming. In fact he was so kind to offer listeners a 25% discount of all products and services at breathinginnature.com. See below for coupon code.
Steve guides humans on their journey within. To explore the deepest and darkest corners of their psyche and to become whole again. So I had to have him on the show to explain how we can move stuck emotion and thus root of many illnesses through our breath. We go into the history of ancient breath work practices as well as modern practices like the Wim Hof Method. Steve is also a Fascial Stretch Therapist and has been an outdoor youth mentor with Project DARE and Outward Bound. We get into the positive benefit breath work has for our mental health and Steve shares his story into healing an inflammatory condition through nothing but his breath and the will to say the words, "I am not sick". Steve believes, as do I, that Our breath is the link between our mind and our body. Steve has studied many different breath work modalities over the years; from ancient shamanic practices of India to the more modern practices like Wim Hof. What was once grounded in mysticism is now understood by science and more and more people are turning to breath work as a tool to know thy self, expand consciousness, and heal body, soul, and spirit. Steve teaches breath work to individuals and groups as a way to boost physical performance, find their mental edge, and achieve a deep state of meditation. Steve teaches us that breath awareness is the first step towards total body awareness and healing.
Head over to breathinginnature.com and use the code 'rewild' to receive 25% off all products and services. Please check out the Stoic Breath. It is a masterpiece and gem if you have been doing breath work for a while and want something new and powerful, or if you are new to breath work and want an experienced guide, the Stoic Breath and Breathing In Nature programs are truly an amazing educational and immersive experience.
Sit back take a deep mindful breath as we discuss breathing in nature. Enjoy the show!
Topics Discussed: Project DARE; Outward Bound; Ontario camping - car camping, portaging; Stop Highway 413; Connecting with self and nature through breath work - Steve's journey into breath work; Finding your blockage in breath work; What is stoicism?; Breath work and stretching sore muscles; Processing trauma and moving energy so it doesn't get stuck and cause illness; Some of the science supporting health benefits of breath work exercises; Brain waves and Flow State; The history and different modalities of breath work; How and Why Steve created The Stoic Breath; Shadow work and breath work; Breathing with the rhythm of the Earth, The Schuman Resonance; Steve's practical tips for breathing when under stress; What is Steve's wildest dream for the Earth?
Resources: Use the code 'rewild' to receive 25% off all products and services at breathinginnature.com Project DARE Outward Bound Provincial Parks of Ontario Petition to Stop Highway 413
Connect with Steve Website: www.breathinginnature.com Facebook: /breathinginnature Instagram: @breathinginnature LinkedIn: Steven Beattie
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Special thanks to Ian Dummer of En’D Productions for the ReWild My Bio theme song, to Kyle Stiers for the logo and artwork, and to Mike Budinsky of Urban Grind Media for the photo's and video's and Tyler Bryden of SixFive Interactive for keeping a rewilder connected online.
We are discussing the wild and wonderful world of fermented food today on the Rewild My Bio podcast. A big part of my journey into rewilding stems from my passion for fermented foods. My passion for making sauerkraut and kombucha turned into a profession in 2015 when I co-founded Booch Organic Kombucha an Ontario craft kombucha brewery in London Ontario Canada. When I started my PhD it was to research the health benefits of fermented food, however my passion fermented into nature connection and the role bacteria play for not only human health but the health of the Earth. Join me in this episode as I go through parts of a lecture I delivered at the Guelph Organic Conference and Trade Show.
Join me in this episode as I share my research into the research question, "Do masks worn in the public able to stop the transmission of COVID-19"? I share my process for digging up systematic reviews and assess the weight for and against wearing masks in the public. I discuss what type of masks are out there and their pro's and con's. I describe how the N95 the only mask designed to protect the wearer along with some of the harms of prolonged N95 mask wearing.
Post production note: At the time of release masks became mandated in Elgin County.
My guest today is the wild and wonderful Dr. Kim Bretz along with co-host Dr. Richard Vuksinic. Kim is a naturopathic doctor working and living in the Waterloo Region of Ontario Canada. She is a consultant and adjunct faculty at the University of Waterloo, Pharmacy. She is a passionate international public speaker, having presented to multiple corporations and agencies, and is a guest lecturer for Canadian universities in the areas of health promotion, function foods and natural health care products. She also runs continuing education for healthcare professionals in the area of the microbiota, strain specific probiotics and gastrointestinal health. In this episode we cover research in the rapidly evolving field of the microbiome. We offer practical earth based tips to help you reconnect with the diverse world of microbes living on us, in us, and around us for optimal health and vitality. We discuss the opportunity within medicine for an interdisciplinary approach to health care in the post Covid world with microbial diversity and nature connection as an important piece to health and vitality for humans and the Earth. Enjoy the show!
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Topics Discussed: Getting your hands in soil for microbial diversity. Kim’s journey into studying the microbiome and probiotics. our evolution with microbes, viruses, fungi, and yeast. Nature deficit disorder and our microbiome. hormesis. Bacteria an d autoimmunity. The relationship between soil and the gut microbiome. The old friends hypothesis and International travel. The paradigm shift that is to come from scientific research on human and soil bacteria interactions. redoing the studies in the monkey wrench that micro biome research throws into current discourse. Basic principles we can do to impact healthy gut microbiome. Getting outdoors, use less chemicals in deliberate ways, avoiding using chemicals that are gonna kill more of our bacteria and using soap. Eating for our micro biome. The importance of fibre for butyrate and comparing western diet with tribal diets. looking past diet dogma. Beyond calories in - food as energy and information. hypothesizing on what microbe depleted chemically sprayed soil has on our microbiota. How this knowledge could change human understanding of Nature connectedness. discussion on changing dietary preferences for feeding the microbiome. Cravings from the micrombiome. experimenting with fermented foods and negative outcomes early on. what is happening with fermented food, digestion, and health. Multidisciplinary approach to healthcare microbiome. rental chickens. Kim’s dream for the earth. The End.
Connect with Dr. Kim Bretz ND Website: drkimbretznd.com Instagram: @drkimbretznd Facebook: /Fundamentalsofhealth
Connect with Dr. Richard Vuksinic ND Website: villagenaturopaths.com Village ND Social Media: Facebook
Connect with Shawn www.rewildmybio.com Instagram: @rewildmybio Twitter: @shawnslade Telegram: /rewildmybio LinkedIn: @shawnslade Sign up for the Rewild My Bio Newsletter by visiting the website here.
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Special thanks to Ian Dummer of En’D Productions for the ReWild My Bio theme song, to Kyle Stiers for the logo and artwork, and to Mike Budinsky of Urban Grind Media for the photo's and video's and Tyler Bryden of SixFive Interactive for keeping a rewilder connected online.
On this episode I emerge from the wilderness and back "on the grid" after a couple of wild and wonderful weeks up on the LAND. I give a podcast update in regards to some logistics with delivery of the podcast and in short will be posting every two weeks instead of weekly. This is happening as a way to focus on my Forest Therapy research and working on the LAND. I also discuss some changes to the social media channels used for the dissemination of this show and discuss some new ways the Rewild My Bio community can interact as well as stay current with adventures from the LAND. Adventures that can only happen once the battery in your vehicle goes dead and you get the chance to fully immerse in nature. Being away for most of the protests currently taking place I take the opportunity to comment on the social justice and a video I watched that resonates with me. Enjoy the episode! Please leave a rating and review and download and share past episodes.
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Topics Discussed: Posting of episodes is every two weeks while Shawn focuses on PhD research, writing, and learning from the LAND. No more Rewild My Bio on Facebook, New Rewild My Bio channel on Telegram. Shawn shares stories from the LAND hosting family and friends, working on an outhouse, fishing, vehicle breakdowns, encounters with a black bear cub, and accidentally shooting himself in the testicles with bear spray. Finish with attention to a YouTube video from Hotep Jesus that resonated with Shawn regarding Black Lives Matter. Check out the show resources for links! Next weeks episode.
Show Resources: Website: Madawaska Valley Coffee Company Podcast: The Life Stylist Podcast with Luke Storey Podcast: Ram Dass, Heare and Now Podcast: Rewild My Bio Ep. 14 What is Building Biology? W/ Stephen Collette YouTube: Hotep's Four Step Plan to End the Riots Forever Podcast: Joe Rogan Experience: #1318
Connect with Shawn www.rewildmybio.com Instagram: @rewildmybio Twitter: @shawnslade Telegram: /rewildmybio LinkedIn: @shawnslade Sign up for the Rewild My Bio Newsletter by visiting the website here.
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ReWild My Bio is produced by host Shawn Slade. If you have a product or service that aligns with the show’s values and want to sponsor an episode please contact Shawn via email at shawn@rewildmybio.com.
Special thanks to Ian Dummer of En’D Productions for the ReWild My Bio theme song, to Kyle Stiers for the logo and artwork, and to Mike Budinsky of Urban Grind Media for the photo's and video's and Tyler Bryden of SixFive Interactive for keeping a rewilder connected online.
I would like to introduce two wild and wonderful women for episode twenty-four, Lindsay Martens, Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, and Hallie Rose, Founder of Lunar Wild and host of The Thought Room Podcast. In this episode we discuss women's menstrual cycles, and fertility through the western biomedical model approach and offer an alternative health perspective with attention on ancient wisdom, self-care practices, naturopathic medicine, and traditional Chinese medicine to name a few. We pay close attention to cultural norms and values in the west and how a more holistic and nature connected mindset can help women reclaim control over their bodies and understand their unique rhythm, so they can ultimately become more whole and show up in their life with more vitality and joy. I want to thank my guests for sharing their personal health journey and for their service helping women better navigate and understand this ancient biological and spiritual right of passage.
Topics Discussed: The taboo nature of women’s Health and more so men discussing it, Hallie’s journal entry that started Lunar Wild, Lindsay‘s biography into naturopathic medicine and focus on women’s health and fertility,  Understanding your unique personal menstrual cycle, Discussion on infertility, Hallie's story and journey through the medical system, Some of the contraindications of the birth control pill, The hormone system explained, Who’s job is it to educate children on sex, puberty, and procreation? Embracing the rhythms of the menstrual cycle as a whole, How to track your cycle and seeking help if irregular, What if you’re living a "healthy lifestyle" and still not regular? Working on mental, emotional and spiritual health, Miscarriages, Seed cycling, Feminine personal hygiene products, Cramps and TCM/ movement of Chi, Being a woman in 2020, How my guests tap into their wild soul for good health, Hallie and Lindsey's wildest dream for the Earth.
Resources: Article: Wisdom of the Menstrual Cycle by Dr. Christiane Northrup MD Book: Pottenger's Cats: A Study in Nutrition by Francis Pottenger Discount Code: 10% off Lunar Wild gift box by using code rewildmybio at checkout www.lunarwild.com
Connect with Dr. Lindsay Martens ND Website: www.drlindsaymartens.com Instagram: @lindsaymnd Facebook: /LindsayMartensND
Connect with Hallie Rose Instagram: @hallie_rosebud
Lunar Wild Website: www.lunarwild.com Instagram: @lunarwild Facebook: /lunarwild
The Thought Room Website: www.thoughtroompodcast.com Instagram: @thoughtroompodcast Facebook: /thoughtroompodcast Twitter: @thoughtroompod YouTube: bit.ly/ThoughtRoomYouTube
Connect with Shawn www.rewildmybio.com Instagram: @rewildmybio Facebook: @rewildmybio Twitter: @shawnslade LinkedIn: @shawnslade Sign up for the Rewild My Bio Newsletter by visiting the website here.
Have questions, comments, or want to request a guest? I would love to hear from you. Contact me through the website here.
Please subscribe to the show and leave a 5 star rating if you have enjoyed this episode. Apple Google Spotify Stitcher
ReWild My Bio is produced by host Shawn Slade. If you have a product or service that aligns with the show’s values and want to sponsor an episode please contact Shawn via email at shawn@rewildmybio.com.
Special thanks to Ian Dummer of En’D Productions for the ReWild My Bio theme song, to Kyle Stiers for the logo and artwork, and to Mike Budinsky of Urban Grind Media for the photo's and video's and Tyler Bryden of SixFive Interactive for keeping a rewilder connected online.
My guest this week is the wild and wonderful Dr. Brennan Vogel. Brennan is a professor in the centre for environment and sustainability at Western University. His research focus is in the area of Climate Change Adaptation. In this episode we discuss a recent paper Brennan published titled, “Institutions, Indigenous Peoples, and Climate Change Adaptation in the Canadian Arctic" published in GeoJournal. It is a launching point for our discussion and opens the door to a philosophical conversation on how to proceed out of economic lockdown and into a world where voices and perspectives of marginalized people have a platform and means to make policy change through grassroots movements. Movements that end systemic oppression and environmental destruction. A timely episode recorded for World Environment Day which was June 5th, I decided to postpone the release of this episode as an act of solidarity with Black Lives Matter and to honour Blackout Tuesday. This episode was recorded before the murder of George Floyd. I believe it is timely because of the focus on how language shapes the world around us and how when it comes to climate change and living with the cycles of nature, an indigenous world view and the Inuit principles we discuss offer solutions to mitigate human made greenhouse gasses as well as adapt to climate change in a way that traditional patriarchal structures and systems have been reluctant to incorporate... well until now perhaps.
Topics Discussed: Brennan's interest in environmental issues; Brennan's professional research in climate change adaptation; Philosophy of adapting to climate change as opposed to mitigating; The idea of carbon taxes; incentivizing change rather than penalizing change; Shutting down the economy to fundamentally change the resources we use to create energy; The indigenous worldview of climate change for the Inuit people; Purpose of Brennan's recent publication; Indigenous groups are leading the way with grassroots changes for the environment across Canada; Group discussion on acknowledging privilege; The economic shut down data on environmental impact; Concluding questions.
Show Resources:
Vogel, B., & Bullock, R. C. L. (2020). Institutions, indigenous peoples, and climate change adaptation in the Canadian Arctic. GeoJournal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-020-10212-5 CBC Article on Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction During COVID-19 Economic Shutdown: https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/co2-emissions-pandemic-1.5575391
Connect with Brennan Vogel PhD LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brennanvogel1979/?originalSubdomain=ca
Connect with Richard Vuksinic Website: villagenaturopaths.com Village ND Social Media: Facebook
Connect with Shawn www.rewildmybio.com Instagram: @rewildmybio Facebook: @rewildmybio Twitter: @shawnslade LinkedIn: @shawnslade Sign up for the Rewild My Bio Newsletter by visiting the website here.
Have questions, comments, or want to request a guest? I would love to hear from you. Contact me through the website here.
Please subscribe to the show and leave a 5 star rating if you have enjoyed this episode. Apple Google Spotify Stitcher
ReWild My Bio is produced by host Shawn Slade. If you have a product or service that aligns with the show’s values and want to sponsor an episode please contact Shawn via email at shawn@rewildmybio.com.
Special thanks to Ian Dummer of En’D Productions for the ReWild My Bio theme song, to Kyle Stiers for the logo and artwork, and to Mike Budinsky of Urban Grind Media for the photo's and video's and Tyler Bryden of SixFive Interactive for keeping a rewilder connected online.
My wild and wonderful guest is Snappy Homefry. Playing in bands, performing coast to coast as Synapps, and producing music at Play House Studio in Toronto Ontario is what Snappy does. When he dreams of the Earth he see's humans living in harmony with Mother Earth. The accumulation of his experience as a multi-instrumentalist, performer and producer/engineer has giving birth to Synapps, a Globally influenced, Psychedelic Bass Music producer/DJ guided by the Sacred elements of Nature and Cosmic Harmony. Aligned with Ecstatic Dance and transformative festival culture, Synapps has shared stages with Desert Dwellers, The Human Experience, Andreilien, Adham Shaikh, Kaminanda, SOOHAN and continues to grow with Bass music communities with sets at Lucidity Festival, Beloved and LiB, Future Forest and Harvest Festival. Join us in this episode as we talk about ecstatic dance, sound healing, and stories from his recent 40 day and 40 night writing retreat in deep connection with the natural world. Enjoy the episode!
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Topics Discussed: Intro, Shawn's exciting announcement; Snappy's love for music; Music as a somatic cue for emotional intelligence; Vibration and music is what we are; Synapps Album: Outter reaches of inner space; Writing retreat at the Living Centre; Musical inspiration from nature; Sound healing and Finding your voice; Biofield Tuning with tuning forks; Binaural beats; Harmony of a forest; Ecstatic Dance; Music and dance being medicine during pandemic; Finding the soul song; what's one thing we can learn from the pandemic; Morning practice to create harmony; Snappy's wildest dream of the Earth.
Resources: Album: Outer Reaches of Inner Space on Band Camp Educational Institute: The Living Centre in London, Ontario Website: Biofield Tuning Book: Tuning the Human Biofield: Healing with Vibrational Sound Therapy Toronto Ecstatic Dance Website
Connect with Snappy Homefry Website: http://playhousestudio.ca/ Band Camp: https://synapps.bandcamp.com/ Instagram: @synappsmusic Facebook: /synappsmusic
Connect with Shawn www.rewildmybio.com Instagram: @rewildmybio Facebook: @rewildmybio Twitter: @shawnslade LinkedIn: @shawnslade Sign up for the Rewild My Bio Newsletter by visiting the website here.
Have questions, comments, or want to request a guest? I would love to hear from you. Contact me through the website here.
Please subscribe to the show and leave a 5 star rating if you have enjoyed this episode. Apple Google Spotify Stitcher
ReWild My Bio is produced by host Shawn Slade. If you have a product or service that aligns with the show’s values and want to sponsor an episode please contact Shawn via email at shawn@rewildmybio.com.
Special thanks to Ian Dummer of En’D Productions for the ReWild My Bio theme song, to Kyle Stiers for the logo and artwork, and to Mike Budinsky of Urban Grind Media for the photo's and video's and Tyler Bryden of SixFive Interactive for keeping a rewilder connected online.
My guest today is the wild and wonderful Shawn Solo... long lost brother to Han. I couldn't resist the cheesy pun. This episode is a solo episode where I draw the line between conspiracy theory and critical social theory and how the two can be mistaken for one another. Critical theory seeks to disrupt and challenge the status quo and create change through emancipation and acknowledging a reality mediated by power relations that are socially and historically constituted. How is this relevant to the current pandemic? Biomedical dominance within healthcare, corporate news media misinformation, and world government and elitist agenda's have together suppressed the rights and freedoms of many in face of a viral pandemic. Or so I see it. Do they have a right to lock us in our homes when the outcome could be more harmful than the viral sickness we isolated from? I like to live my life in an informed way so that I enjoy a lifestyle that makes me happy. This has lead to me valuing control over my body and natural medicine, being honest when I speak and desiring others to do the same, and democracy where elected officials are not bought and paid for by billionaires and multi-national corporations... So yeah, I have 99 problems and the handling of this lockdown is one. Buckle up and join me as I get this lockdown life off my chest. Enjoy the show!
Topics Discussed: Intro; I'm not a conspiracy theorist; negative mental health as downside of physical distancing; I Am Not Afraid Of You.com; Nature deficit disorder and horizontal gene transfer; the economic impact on small business and health; stopping the economy for vulnerable people and repercussions for vulnerable people; critical theory vs. conspiracy theory; Censorship and Modern day book burning; The theory of 2020; system's biology, Natural and functional medicine as opposed to the status quo biomedical model; Non-native EMF's; Importance of Health Science literacy; Fear, nature connection, and community cohesion;
Resources: Website: The London Real TV Rose/Icke 3 on The London Real Paper: Isolation negative health Book: Vaccines, Autoimmunity, and the Changing Nature of Child Illness By Dr. Tom Cowan Book: EMF'd by Dr. Joseph Mercola Movie: V For Vendetta
Connect with Shawn www.rewildmybio.com Instagram: @rewildmybio Facebook: @rewildmybio Twitter: @shawnslade LinkedIn: @shawnslade Sign up for the Rewild My Bio Newsletter by visiting the website here.
Have questions, comments, or want to request a guest? I would love to hear from you. Contact me through the website here.
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ReWild My Bio is produced by host Shawn Slade. If you have a product or service that aligns with the show’s values and want to sponsor an episode please contact Shawn via email at shawn@rewildmybio.com.
Special thanks to Ian Dummer of En’D Productions for the ReWild My Bio theme song, to Kyle Stiers for the logo and artwork, and Tyler Bryden of SixFive Interactive Digital Marketing.
My guest today is the wild and wonderful Kyle Buller. He is Co-Founder of Psychedelics Today, an education website that offers a weekly podcast and online courses. At the age of sixteen, Kyle suffered a near-death experience which almost took his life. After this traumatic accident, Kyle’s life changed and he began seeing the world through a new lens. The world and his life did not make sense anymore, nor did the world look the same. This loss of self-pushed Kyle to seek a path of self-discovery and healing. Kyle subsequently earned his B.A. in Transpersonal Psychology from Burlington College, where he focused on studying the healing potential of non-ordinary states of consciousness by exploring shamanism, Reiki, local medicinal plants and plant medicine, Holotropic Breathwork. Kyle has been studying breathwork since October 2010 with Lenny and Elizabeth Gibson of Dreamshadow Transpersonal Breathwork. Kyle earned his M.S. in clinical mental health counseling with an emphasis in somatic psychology. Kyle’s clinical background in mental health consists of working with at-risk teenagers in crisis and with individuals experiencing an early-episode of psychosis and providing counseling to undergraduate/graduate students in a university setting. Kyle also facilitates Transpersonal Breathwork workshops. We discuss these things as well as psychedelics and Nature Connection. See show notes for discount code. Enjoy the show!
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Topics Discussed: Kyle’s near death experience, integrating near death experience through psychedelic use, Holotropic breath work, risk and vulnerability with discussing psychedelics today, Harm reduction and spiritual emergence, psychedelic experience or psychotic break, how the current psychological paradigm is changing, Defining “altered states/non-ordinary states” of consciousness as holotropic states of consciousness, The history of psychedelics and it’s use in shamanism, psychedelics in the nature vs. clinical setting, nature connection and psychedelics, recognizing the ecological self through nature based psychedelic experiences, synthetic vs. natural substances, Psychedelics Today educational courses and podcast, Transpersonal phenomenon or psychopathology, how Kyle uses psychedelics holotropic breath work and other means to find flow state, The idea of space ship earth and how to combine technology and a return to nature.
Resources: Psychedelics Today Website: www.psychedlicstoday.com Book: DMT, The Spirit Molecule by Dr. Rick Strassman Dr. Stanislav Grof Website Book: The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche Boom: The Way of the Shaman by Michael Harner Documentary: Fantastic Fungi by Paul Stamets Research Organization: Multi-disciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) Research Organization: Compass Pathways TEDx Talk: From Egoism to Ecoism Psychedelics and Nature Connection by Dr. Sam Gandy Study: Increased Nature Relatedness and Decreased Authoritarian Political Views After Psilocybin For Treatment-Resistant Depression First Author Taylor Lyons Discount code for all Psychedelics Today Online Courses. Use Discount Code: "rewildmybio" at checkout to receive 20% off your course.
Connect with Kyle Buller Psychedelics Today Website: psychedelicstoday.com Personal Website: settingsunwellness.com Instagram: @settingsunwellness Facebook: /kyle.buller1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-buller-8a2a7262/ Twitter: @settingsunwellness
Connect with Psychedelics Today: Instagram: @psychedelicstoday Facebook: /psychedelicstoday Twitter: @psychedelicstoday
Connect with Tyler Bryden tylerbryden.com Instagram: @tyler_bryden LinkedIn: Tyler Bryden Facebook: @iamtylerbryden Connect with SPEAK: speakai.co Connect with SixFive Interactive Digital Marketing: sixfive.co
Connect with Shawn www.rewildmybio.com Instagram: @rewildmybio Facebook: @rewildmybio Twitter: @shawnslade LinkedIn: @shawnslade Sign up for the Rewild My Bio Newsletter by visiting the website here.
Have questions, comments, or want to request a guest? I would love to hear from you. Contact me through the website here.
Please subscribe to the show and leave a 5 star rating if you have enjoyed this episode. Apple Google Spotify Stitcher
ReWild My Bio is produced by host Shawn Slade. If you have a product or service that aligns with the show’s values and want to sponsor an episode please contact Shawn via email at shawn@rewildmybio.com.
Special thanks to Ian Dummer of En’D Productions for the ReWild My Bio theme song, to Kyle Stiers for the logo and artwork, and Tyler Bryden of SixFive Interactive Digital Marketing.
My wild and wonderful guest today is Hank Shaw. In this episode we get into Hank's journey into hunting, foraging, and fishing as well as plenty of tips to turn your wild harvest into incredible dishes. We discuss what Hank has noticed change in the wild food scene throughout his many years as a chef and student of the land. We dive into ethical issues with foraging public and private land and Hank gives us a rundown on some techniques in food preparation and preservation as well as how to take some less glamorous cuts of wild game create delicious meals. If you are into hunting, foraging, fishing, and cooking then this episode is for you. Enjoy the show!
Topics Discussed: How Shawn got into hunting; How Hank got into hunting, foraging and fishing; When Hank got into cooking, writing, and learning the land; who is getting involved in wild food; Importance of sharing knowledge and giving credit with recipes and techniques; What Hank has Seen change in wild food; Wild plant extinction or over harvesting fiddleheads and ramps; Ethics in foraging with private and public land; Hanks love for the southwest in the Sonoran desert for its abundance in wild food; Working with wild carbohydrate sources ethically and as a means of sustainable food production; Introducing diversity into the diet;; Duck hunting as a calorie rich and delicious food source; How to render duck fat; Cooking offal for picky eaters, health, and primal urges; Hanks love for fishing; Butchering and processing your own meat. 
Resources: Buy Hank's Books here. Hank's Duck Confit Recipe Hank's Kidney Recipe Blog Pickled Walnuts Recipe Hank's How to render Duck Fat Video
Connect with Hank Shaw Website: huntgathercook.com Instagram: @huntgathercook Facebook: /huntgathercook
Connect with Richard Vuksinic Website: villagenaturopaths.com Village ND Social Media: Facebook
Connect with Shawn www.rewildmybio.com Instagram: @rewildmybio Facebook: @rewildmybio Twitter: @shawnslade LinkedIn: @shawnslade Sign up for the Rewild My Bio Newsletter by visiting the website here.
Have questions, comments, or want to request a guest? I would love to hear from you. Contact me through the website here.
Please subscribe to the show and leave a 5 star rating if you have enjoyed this episode. Apple Google Spotify Stitcher
ReWild My Bio is produced by host Shawn Slade. If you have a product or service that aligns with the show’s values and want to sponsor an episode please contact Shawn via email at shawn@rewildmybio.com.
Special thanks to Ian Dummer of En’D Productions for the ReWild My Bio theme song, to Kyle Stiers for the logo and artwork, and to Mike Budinsky of Urban Grind Media for the photo's and video's and Tyler Bryden of SixFive Interactive for keeping a rewilder connected online.
My wild and wonderful guest today is Mitchell Stern, a mental health advocate, and co-founder of Station Beverage Traders also known as Canada's Cold Brew Coffee company based out of Toronto Ontario. But Mitch is much more than just the cold brew coffee guy, he is a creative at heart and a model new age entrepreneur. He does this through sharing his personal mental health story and to be of service to his community in more ways than running an environmentally conscious and socially responsible business. We are joined by Tyler Bryden who was on Ep. 4 as Tyler is also a mental health advocate and entrepreneur. Recorded remotely just days into lockdown the discussion dives into the uncertainty that lies ahead for small local businesses and entrepreneurs. We share lessons we learned from starting small businesses and how we coped and worked at improving mental health in times of stress and uncertainty. Main take home is that we are still learning these lessons and they never stop. Enjoy the show!
Topics Discussed: To work or not to work, The creation of Station Cold Brew, Station Cold Brew on Dragons Den on Netflix, creativity entrepreneurship today,  separating self from business success, creating boundaries, mental health repercussions of always being on, The importance of having mentorship and asking for help in stressful times, Mitch’s mental health journey, coming off of pharmaceutical medication, experiencing hi’s and low’s in business and in life, Tyler‘s mental health journey, adjusting and adapting to life with no economic momentum for small business owners, from growth to survival mode in the current economy, men’s health and entrepreneurship, on checking ego in entrepreneurship, A man’s desire to fix things and social entrepreneurship, how do you stay balanced between business and self? - tools and tips, exploring creativity outside of creating a business, Tyler likes to achieve flow state in all of his doings, finding balance with art, The cyclical nature of building resilience, Mitch's dream for the Earth is unity amongst humans - connection, environmental consequences need to be considered of current pandemic. 
Resources: National Post Article Referenced Book: Love Languages by Gary Chapman Use the code REWILDMYBIO to receive 20% off your order at www.stationcoldbrew.com Forest City Psychedelics - Community Interest Group
Connect with Mitchell Stern Website: stationcoldbrew.com Instagram: @stationcoldbrew Facebook: /Stationcoldbrew Twtter: @stationcoldbrew Instagram: @mitchellstern
Connect with Tyler Bryden tylerbryden.com Instagram: @tyler_bryden LinkedIn: Tyler Bryden Facebook: @iamtylerbryden Connect with SPEAK: speakai.co Connect with SixFive Interactive Digital Marketing: sixfive.co
Connect with Shawn www.rewildmybio.com Instagram: @rewildmybio Facebook: @rewildmybio Twitter: @shawnslade LinkedIn: @shawnslade Sign up for the Rewild My Bio Newsletter by visiting the website here.
Have questions, comments, or want to request a guest? I would love to hear from you. Contact me through the website here.
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My guest today is the wild and wonderful Kristina Kastelanac ND. Dr. Kristina is a knowledgeable and gifted healer and medical intuitive and creator of Body Wise Insights an online program and community aimed at supporting mind-body connection through Somatic Experience (SE). Kristina goal is to help you unwind triggers so you can suffer less and transform your physical, mental, and emotional symptoms, and move the needle on your big projects and wildest dreams. Specifically we discuss polyvagal theory, our reptilian and mammalian brains, the evolutionary biology and the nervous system, and tie that all into the present day coronavirus climate and what we can do to rewire our nervous system so we are not in chronic state of fight, flight, or freeze. This is a great episode if you are wanting to learn how to find and stand in your power through rewiring and rewilding your biology. Enjoy the show!
Topics Discussed:
Kristina’s journey into Naturopathic medicine; the current collective state of fight, flight, and freeze; Kristina’s journey into somatic experience and polyvagal theory; Building resilience through taking ownership of patterns and habits; Polyvagal theory and the fallacy of brain body dualism; What is Polyvagal Theory? The evolutionary biology of our vagus nerve, reptilian brain, and nervous system; The potential drawback of herd mentality during COVID19 pandemic; Fear is natural… now how to curiously be with it; Shawn and Richard’s experience as an example of polyvagal theory and knowing and acknowledging individual truth; Observing and tracking sensation and emotions is key to taking control of our life; Sit spot meditation in nature as a tool for knowing what connection and harmony feels like; Building internal awareness in order to unwind fight, flight, freeze, patterns in our body; Individuation and interconnectivity; Building community and connection is a loaded term; Kristina’s shares Body Wise Insights and other exercise we can use to check in with ourselves; How Kristina taps into her wild soul and her wildest dream for the Earth.
Show Resources: Body Wise Insights - https://www.bodywiseinsights.com/ Somatic Experience - Website Steven Levine - Website Steven Porges - Book - The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory Book - Coyotes Guide to Connecting with Nature Insight Timer Meditation App
Connect with Dr. Kristina Kastelanac Body Wise Insights: https://www.bodywiseinsights.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/body_wise_insights/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KristinaKastelanacND/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO25plQQerwt583OmoDliUQ Website: villagenaturopaths.com Village ND Social Media: Facebook
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This week the wild and wonderful Dr. Rich and myself dive into the topic of foraging. We discuss three plants abundant in our neck of the woods and many others in early spring; dandelion, garlic mustard, and wood nettle. I am grateful for Richards knowledge on medicinal and edible wild plants and for sharing some tasty and medicinal uses in this episode. We begin with a note on ethics in wild crafting which is an important and ongoing consideration for anyone harvesting wild edibles and medicinals. If you are looking to get into foraging this episode will offer inspiration through stories as well as practical tips on harvesting and preparation of these three plants. Try Richards Garlic Mustard Pesto by combining 4 cups garlic mustard greens, 3 cups raw sun flower seeds, 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast, Olive oil (as much as you need to make it the consistency that you want), salt to taste, blend it all together in food processor. Enjoy the pesto and this episode!
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My guest today is the wild and wonderful Micah Mortali. Micah Mortali is the author of the book "Rewilding: Meditations, Practices, and Skills for Awakening in Nature", which is published by Sounds True. He holds a master’s degree from Goddard College and is the founder of the Kripalu School of Mindful Outdoor Leadership and the Director of the Kripalu Schools. Today’s episode is a great overview of many rewilding practices covered in Micah’s book and many practices that can help keep us stay centred right now and going forward. What I love most about this episode is the depth of conversation and the ideas generated around how rewilding holds many answers for humanity and Mother Earth right now. Stick around to the end for a great nature connection meditation you can do in your home. Enjoy the show!
Topics Discussed:
Intro; Desire for nature connection during quarantine and fragility of modern society; Micah’s journey into Yoga nature connection work; Nature deficit disorder and yoga removed from nature; Meditation in nature and biophilia; Fascination attention and meditating in nature; Sit spot mediation and place blindness; Animal medicine, species loneliness, synchronicities, and dreams; Civilization and disconnection of nature; Economic and geographic rewilding; Communing with the fire element; Fire birthing through modern and ancestral skills; Micah’s rewilding practice that keeps him connected; Micah’s dream for the people of 2230 which is inspired by the Haudenosaunee concept of the seventh generation; How to find Micah’s book and Kripalu Center.
Show Resources:
The Coronation Essay by Charles Eisenstein, Waldorf school, The Road Book by Cormac McCarthy, Last Child In The Woods Book By Richard Louv, 8 Shields Institute, Dharma Bums Book by Jack Kerouac, Kripalu School of Mindful Outdoor Leadership, Tom Brown Jr.’s Tracker School
Connect with Micah Mortali Website: https://micahmortali.com/ Kripalu Center Website: https://kripalu.org/about/kripalu/faculty/micah-mortali Book on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Rewilding-Meditations-Practices-Skills-Awakening/dp/1683643259 Follow Micah on Instagram
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My wild and wonderful guest this week is Stephen Collette. He is a building biologist who specializes in green building consulting and air quality testing. He is also the host of the Your Healthy House Podcast. Been spending a lot of time indoors lately? Who knows how long physical distancing will be a thing and if more people start working from home, I predict more people will be contacting someone like Stephen. And rightfully so, building biology is important stuff. Stephen stumbled across building biology when his families health became a concern from an old home they had lived in. In this episode we discuss everything from Junk EMF, air quality, biophilia so much more. You will also hear how Stephen's assessment will help you understand how your home might be impacting your biology and where you can make changes. If you have allergies to mould, food sensitivities, skin problems, asthma this episode is a great resource for you or anyone who is looking to make your home a healthy extension of your biology. Enjoy the episode!
Topics Discussed:
Show Resources: Safe Living Technologies, JRS Smart Router, Rainbow Cleaning System,
Connect with Stephen Collette Website: http://www.yourhealthyhouse.ca/index.php www.buildingbiologyinstitute.org
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Special thanks to Ian Dummer of En’D Productions for the ReWild My Bio theme song, to Kyle Stiers for the logo and art work, and to Mike Budinsky of Urban Grind Media for the photo's and video's and Tyler Bryden of SixFive Interactive for keeping a rewilder connected online.
My guest this week is the wild and wonderful Dr. Kresimir Jug. He is a Doctor of Chiropractic and the host of the Make Your Monday Awesome podcast. In this episode we discuss how through acknowledging fear and taking responsibility for emotions and actions we have everything we need to be awesome. No really, life becomes awe inspiring when we can know what we value and pursue that in a way that is good for ourselves and benefits the community we are a part of... no matter how scary the path may be. We have an honest discussion around honesty and masculinity, accepting what is present to transmute fear into something beneficial, so that we do not one day wake up in a life that was constructed through fearful thoughts and reactions. Paradox is one of the few constants in life and in this episode we breakdown the paradox of where awesome and fear intersect. Enjoy the show!
Topics Discussed:
Kresimir’s personal health journey and his professional background in chiropractic; The idea that our bodies are strong and need to heal; How Kresimir reacted to a cancer diagnosis as a teenager; Acknowledging being afraid, seeking clarity and creating certainty; Story about being OK with being uncomfortable and accepting what is; Difficulties with projecting and taking things personally; Acknowledging and working with fear is a practice, not something one arrives at; Being honest on social media; Kresimir and Shawn on honesty, telling the truth, and keeping things close to the heart; Taking a count of what is present as a means of overcoming and transmuting fear; Taking responsibility of life to overcome chronic fear; Letting go and experiencing a mini ego death during Shawn‘s vision quest; Learning how to experience peace and that it’s possible; "It’s gonna be OK", holding space rather than false reassurance during uncertainty; Discussing pillars of health; All about defining values first to determine if health is even a goal for you; Spend most your time pursuing things you value; Don’t try to go do something because you think you have to; Waking up to a life that’s not yours; A healthy view on money, and individuation; Make Monday Awesome podcast; Trading security for freedom; Taking individual responsibility to benefit the community and the collective; Poet humanism, respecting the uniqueness of the individual is Kresimir‘s wildest dream for the Earth.<
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Resources: Book: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
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My wild and wonderful guest is Erick Godsey. Erick is a student of the psyche, dreams, myths, and Jungian Psychology. He is also writer, mindset coach and host of the podcast The Myths That Make Us. In today’s episode we discuss the process of individuation, synchronicities, and the hero’s journey. This episode recorded before the Covid-19 pandemic seems almost prophetic and a timely episode for us all if we want to seize this opportunity to become a more complete and whole individual. We discuss how you can hear and answer the call to step into your highest self. We discuss what the Ego is and did so in a beautifully poetic way that blends Jungian psychology, spirituality, and nature connection. If you are into personal development and living your best life than you do not want to miss this episode. Enjoy the show!
Topics Discussed: Intro; Meeting Erick at Soltara Healing Center; Erick’s wild biography and life after sports with psychology and philosophy; Individuation and integrating the shadow, The hero’s journey and Jung’s acorn analogy; Evolutionary biology and psychology; What is the ego’s evolutionary function; Did we have an ego in hunter gatherer times?; Primal function of the ego and our microbiome; Distinguishing between the ego and the soul; The ego during a flow state; Erick’s first synchronistic experience; Shawn’s psychedelic synchronistic experience; the resurgence of Jung’s work and the psychedelic experience; Negativity bias and journaling; reclaiming our wild soul through dreamwork; Erick’s wildest dream for the Earth and how he taps into his wild soul.
Resources: Erick's Podcast: The Myths That Make Us, Book: Man and His Symbols By Carl J Jung, Soltara Healing Centre, Journal Club: Fucking Smile Foundation, Fit For Service Mastermind, Onnit
Connect with Erick Website: erickgodsey.com Instagram: @erickgodsey
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This episode is in addition to our regular weekly episode where I dive into what I currently know about COVID-19 provide some food for thought regarding possible causes of this virus (EMF pollution and overpopulation) and the need for us to hear the call from mother Earth and reconnect with her for good health and healing. I share science on how nature connection practices can help boost our immune systems. I do my best to speak without censorship while still calling attention to the fact that we as a species need to learn from this. We need to come together and use this opportunity to set out on a new path as a species... one that is reconnected with the living Earth. Stay healthy, stay safe, and stay wild out there my friends!
Topics Discussed: How I censored myself; Shawn’s life purpose; The scientific landscape leading up to this is part of problem; We need to think for ourselves what is true in these times; Shawn tries to make people smile in the longest grocery store line ever; Mullin leaf as toilet paper; Is the coronavirus fake news?; We all need a kick in the ass now and then; What exactly is a virus?; The history of electrification and disease in humans; Are we supposed to live in cities with 3200 people per square mile? Are we going to rise up to the call of the Earth?; My background in international relations and the theory of 2020; Digesting knowledge from science and then sitting on it and meditating to be able to quiet the noise and think for our self what is true; Possibility of martial law and freedom;
Resources:
Ep. #1.1 Welcome to Rewild My Bio w/ Shawn Slade Ep. #1.2 What is Rewilding? w/ Shawn Slade EMF Pollution Video Coronavirus is Grab a Tree and Hold On Book: The Next 100 Years by George Friedman
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Special thanks to Ian Dummer of En’D Productions for the ReWild My Bio theme song, to Kyle Stiers for the logo and art work, and to Mike Budinsky of Urban Grind Media for the photo's and video's and Tyler Bryden of SixFive Interactive for keeping a rewilder connected online.
Today’s guest is the wild and wonderful Dr. Gillian Mandich. We discuss all things Happiness just in time for World Happiness Day Friday March 20th. We could all use a little happiness right about now and in this episode we share stories and science that will help you cultivate happiness. We spend a lot of time discussing how connecting with family, and friends is an important pre determinant for happiness and how reconnecting with community, nature, and ourself we can tap into reserves of primal happiness that humans enjoyed until modern day distractions and expectations we put on ourself and others. We also discuss how having a shared sense of camaraderie and struggle increases happiness. Gillian has a white paper coming out Friday March 20th on happiness in the workplace. Enjoy the show!
Connect with Gillian http://www.gillianmandich.com/ Instagram: @gillianmandich Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gillianmandich Twitter: @gillianmandich Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwRMsEUqB8Ra1TT7dSP25XQ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillianmandich/ Topics Discussed: Intro: dog, family and happiness; what Shawn knows about the coronavirus; Gillian’s PhD adventure into the field of Happiness and Health; Community and happiness; happiness through adversity; Modern day distractions and getting quiet in nature and then knowing what makes us happy; Are people happy; Sustainable happiness;
Show Resources: Find A Spring with https://findaspring.com/, Please subscribe to the show and leave a 5 star rating if you have enjoyed this episode. Apple Google Spotify Stitcher
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ReWild My Bio is produced by host Shawn Slade. If you have a product or service that aligns with the show’s values and want to sponsor an episode please contact Shawn via email at shawn@rewildmybio.com.
Special thanks to Ian Dummer of En’D Productions for the ReWild My Bio theme song, to Kyle Stiers for the logo and art work, and to Mike Budinsky of Urban Grind Media for the photo's and video's and Tyler Bryden of SixFive Interactive for keeping a rewilder connected online.
Today my wild and wonderful co-host Dr. Richard Vuksinic and I discuss all things sauna. From sauna history, to how to get the most out of your sauna session, we have you covered in this complete guide to using a sauna. We go over some fascinating research that shows how 3-5 sauna sessions a week could help protect your cardiovascular system and much more. This is a great follow up to Episode 8 where we discuss mitochondria health and it is the second instalment in a series of episodes Richard and I will be doing on how we can reconnect with practices we evolved with to build resilience individually and collectively. Thanks for listening!
Topics Discussed: Intro; Mindful fire starting and longevity; Lakota tradition and the gift of the sweat lodge; transcultural history of sweating; Shawn's experience in sweat lodge; What are health benefits of sauna?; What is detoxing? Can we detox?; Research shows cardiovascular benefits of regular sauna; Sauna for athletes, immunity, skin health, de-stressing and creating cellular resilience; Contraindications; Difference between low heat and high heat; how to use contrast bathing to up the benefits of sauna; Sauna frequency, intensity, and duration; EMF exposure and sauna's and building your own; how to rewild your sugary electrolyte beverage with a post sauna maple water elixir.
Connect with Richard Vuksinic Website: villagenaturopaths.com Village ND Social Media: Facebook
Connect with Shawn www.rewildmybio.com Instagram: @rewildmybio Facebook: @rewildmybio Twitter: @shawnslade LinkedIn: @shawnslade
Resources: Book: A Man Among the Helpers by Salvatore Gencarelle, Eight Shields Institute, Study: Association Sauna Bathing and Fatal Cardiovascular and All-Cause-Mortality Events, Study: Heat Exposure Elevates Plasma Immunoreactive Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone Levels in Men, Study: Endocrine Effects of Repeated Sauna Bathing,
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Today my wild and wonderful co-host Dr. Richard Vuksinic and I dive deep into cellular metabolism as it pertains to our evolutionary biology and rewilding. Why is cellular metabolism important? How is it relevant to rewilding? The story of how we evolved from a single celled organism and became able to create energy from oxygen is where we begin. It is important because the story of these ancient bacteria we call mitochondria are why we are here in this form today. Plus understanding how these ancient bacterium evolved and working with that through rewilding practices can decrease cellular dysfunction and rewrite the current cultural biography the west has with aging. When we engage in activities that are commonly considered to be part of a rewilding lifestyle we are by default building resilient mitochondria. Healthy mitochondria function has its benefits, like aging well and enhanced longevity. However building stronger mitochondria that are more resilient is a byproduct of rewilding, not necessarily the main reason one seeks to reconnect with the land and their local environment. But it is a darn good one and worth exploring in detail! And though it is true all living things will die, by engaging in some of the rewilding practices we speak about today we can age well and live optimally well into older age. Enjoy the Show.
Topics Discussed: Intro; Story of evolution; Richard speaks about his clinical observations with mitochondrial degradation leading to illness and disfunction; Collaboration over competition throughout evolution; Death of Patriarchy and mitochondria's relationship to the divine feminine; Mitochondria defined and how they make energy; Endosymbiosis theory; A more holistic and functional medicine approach to mitochondrial function; How our mitochondria evolved to be resilient and how domestication could be weakening our mitochondria; biochemical individuality, geolocation and building resilience through technology and ancient nature connection practices and techniques; Detoxing and eliminating vs adding resilience through hormesis; nature connection can ameliorate mitochondrial disfunction; Cellular autophagy and the cell danger response; 'how a rewilding lifestyle and evolutionary medicine can create mitochondrial resilience; Shawn and Richard talk about their experience aging; The end.
Resources: (Working on this for you right now... be up soon!)
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Today’s guest is the wild and wonderful me… with sort of a bonus episode recorded the day after Valentines Day. Putting myself and my thoughts and beliefs out there in the most vulnerable way I have done yet on this show. This episode is about my take on what love means inspired from a recent plant medicine journey facilitated by Soltara Healing Centre. I recorded this as my contribution to the “Thank You Plant Medicine Day” initiative that was held on February 20th. 2020. Years of professional interest on the topic of Love and of course life experience and painful teachings have developed my capacity to Love and my understanding of Love. Now, my Love for self, others, and the Earth is something I am more mindful of as a gauge of how aligned with the flow of Unconditional Love (LOVE) I am throughout my day/life. I believe that after having a strong sense of the source of our Love we can know where to shine our Love flashlight in this life. From my deep nature connection work and my recent work with Ayahuasca I have a knowing that LOVE is the fabric of the Universe. I can also see we can all cultivate this LOVE in a way that will add purpose, peace, and presence to our life. I find if I want to cultivate this love I need to keep up with my daily spiritual practices and spend time connecting with the land. That said, learning from pain through the egoic realms of Love is one of the greatest teachers I have ever had, and I realize now that if we choose to acknowledge, sit with, learn and move our pain we can be more Loving of self and by doing so, we are more Loving towards each other and the natural world. Essentially our Love can heal ourselves and heal the world. Once we learn from the pain teacher and integrate that into our life we can more easily orientate ourselves to the omnipresence and flow of eternal LOVE and we free ourselves from suffering and over identifying with our pain. Enjoy the Show… Love you!
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Shawn learning form hard lessons and years as a health coach; Shawn gives his experience of love in all things; Shawn’s story of his second Ayahuasca ceremony on The Thought Room Podcast; Shawn’s intention for his third ceremony, “Teach me about Love and Show me Unconditional Love (LOVE)”; Ayahuasca’s teaching for Shawn about LOVE, love is in all things, the web of LOVE, have to accept Love in order to give Love; What is the source of our Love?; LOVE doesn’t hurt unless Ego is involved; Hold space and have compassion to cultivate LOVE for self and others; Pain exists from Ego’s interaction with field of LOVE, LOVE is Eternal, Compassion is King, Pain is Teacher; Burn out and Shawn learning how to sustainable cultivate of LOVE; Rule of 50/50 in relationship and how connecting with nature can recharge the soul; Importance of knowing what we Love through our pain and doing shadow work; Love is increased and we have a greater capacity for Love by working through challenging times; Mother’s love for a child is deep; Spiritual permaculture; Realms of Love, Ego and LOVE realm, Love from the I, We, World/Community realms; Creation of Ego/Personality and controlling our flow of Love in the I, We, World/Community realms of Love; Western culture and inflated Ego and pain teaching us; Love, lust, capitalism and environmental degradation; World Love and rewilding; Manifesting LOVE in the world realm of Love; Love and learn from where you are at; LOVE and personal boundaries; Tools for cultivating LOVE, Practicing Self-Love, Do what you Love without expectations on self or others; Identify with pain for too long and acting from fear is the path to the dark side; Gratitude journaling and adversity, tasting the bitter so we can know and the sweet and respect them both; Shawn’s wildest dream for the Earth.
Link to Show Resources:
Soltara Healing Centre, The Thought Room Podcast - Episode 10 The Healing Power of Nature w/ Shawn Slade, Paul Chek YouTube Video - Love As First Principle, CHEK Institute: Holistic Lifestyle Coaching Certification, Book - How to Eat Move and Be Healthy by Paul Chek, Canfit Pro Conference and Tradeshow
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ReWild My Bio is produced by host Shawn Slade. If you have a product or service that aligns with the show’s values and want to sponsor an episode please contact Shawn via email at shawn@rewildmybio.com.
Special thanks to Ian Dummer of En’D Productions for the ReWild My Bio theme song, to Kyle Stiers for the logo and art work, and to Mike Budinsky of Urban Grind Media for the photo's and video's and Tyler Bryden of SixFive Interactive for keeping a rewilder connected online.
This week my guests are the wild and wonderful Josh and Katie Pascoe of Fresh Breath! I had a blast recording this episode with my life long friends. I am very proud of their decision to quit their day jobs to pursue their wildest dream as professional musicians. These two have been playing music together for as long as I can remember so I couldn’t be more happy for them and it was a pleasure to interview them at this stage of their life adventure together. Fresh Breath is a rock-n-roll/ folk, husband and wife duo whose music is focused on spreading love and connection in the modern day. Josh said it well when he quoted Bob Marley; “One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” I was lucky enough to have them play a new song “Pull” from their upcoming album. It was a touching song Katie wrote to connect with her Father who passed away years ago. Powerful podcast full of peace, love, and Fresh Breath! In this episode we talk about their recent adventure to playing in Jamaica, their across Canada summer tour, we talk about finding music during times of heartbreak and loss, how the ancient beat of a drum has an amazing ability to drop us into the present moment, flow state and performing live music, and what music has taught them each about life. Please check out this episode and stop by www.freshbreathband.com to follow along and find upcoming tour dates. This episode is dedicated to their roady and four legged friend Shibby who passed away the day this is being released after 14 wild and crazy years! Keep rockin Shib!
Connect with Fresh Breath https://www.freshbreathband.com/
Instagram: @freshbreathband Facebook: @freshbreathband Youtube
Topics Discussed:
The wild life as professional musicians; Playing in Jamaica; Ancient healing power of music and dance; How to get into playing an instrument; When did you fall in love with Music; How Josh and Katie got into playing music, writing songs as music therapy during challenging times and heartbreak; Performing live music and experiencing flow state; Life on the road and eating plant based; What inspires lyrics; Josh and Katie perform “Pull”; Shawn missing out on the moment because of technology; Music teaches us so much about life; Josh and Katie’s relationship with living and playing shows together all the time; Obligation vs. creative flow state and everything unfolding as it is meant to be; Individuation and finding your own soul song; Opportunity to meet positive creative people who are doing good things in the world; connecting and being mindful in nature on tour; Josh’s story from the road of the ground hog day show and the man with the tattooed face; check Fresh Breaths website for tour dates and to support their beautiful music.
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ReWild My Bio is produced by host Shawn Slade. If you have a product or service that aligns with the show’s values and want to sponsor an episode please contact Shawn via email at shawn@rewildmybio.com.
Special thanks to Ian Dummer of En’D Productions for the ReWild My Bio theme song, to Kyle Stiers for the logo and art work, and to Mike Budinsky of Urban Grind Media for the photo's and video's and Tyler Bryden of SixFive Interactive for keeping a rewilder connected online.
Today my guest is the wild and wonderful Emma O’Connor or Spiritual Ninja as she is affectionately known from her work in the London Ontario Community. Emma is the founder of Spiritual Ninja Love a program that might seem ahead of its time but in actuality it is so needed in the here and now. It is no wonder why her public speaking and programming are so in demand. I see Emma’s educational message for our youth as a return to having Elders who are not abandoned and are leaders who are committed to making sure younger generations have the tools to be resilient, body, mind, and soul. Some of the tools we talk about are the 10 day silent Vipassana meditation Emma practices and the Vision Quest Emma and I participated in together. It is an amazing episode where Emma shares her lived experience and how that taught her to navigate the tough stuff. She wants us all to know, that even though our pain may shape and test us, it does not have to define us. Her greatest passion is working with youth who are often overwhelmed by emotional, social, and other life pressures. Through her alter ego - Spiritual Ninja, she is on a mission to awaken the true power inside of youth through mentorship and mindful movement programs. If you feel called to support Emma and her work with local school boards please contact her or the show. Emma is offering a discount on her programming to listeners of the show. Please contact Emma direct through her website. Emma and I thank you very much. Enjoy the show!
Connect with Emma O’Connor
https://www.spiritualninjalove.com/
Instagram: @spiritualninja.love
Facebook: @spiritualninja.love
Twitter: @NinjaSpiritual
Topics Discussed:
Intro, awkward puberty stages of podcast, Hunza people, upcoming projects and episodes; My personal thanks and congrats to Emma; Emma’s journey of spiritual awakening; Emma’s cage fighting medicine; What is Vipassana? How to practice and reclaim our power; Equanimity is the place of spaciousness and balance; Responding with love and compassion rather than reacting; Bell Let’s Talk Day should be everyday; Emma’s offering to the world; Self Awareness and resilience; Reconnecting with self is reconnecting with LOVE; We are our on healer; What resilience is to Emma; the softer side of resilience; Emma’s and Shawn’s Vision Quest and Emma’s mini death experience; Shawn speaking in tongues reminded Emma we are not alone; Tame the mind, uncage the soul; Nature nourishes; Would you rather plant medicine, or nature medicine? Cold water therapy and impermanence; Disconnection and Emma’s work with youth; You are your own healer, hero, and leader; Cuts to education impacting mental health resources for youth and post secondary students and sponsoring Spiritual Ninja Love; Leadership and reclaiming power through presence.
Resources:
Organic Traditions - Dried Bitter Apricot Kernels, Ontario Vipassana Centre, Book - Why Zibra’s Don’t Get Ulcers - By Robert Sapolsky. Spiritual Ninja Love - Mindful Movement Program, Spiritual Ninja Love - 1:1 Youth Mentorship
If you are interested in attending a Vision Quest please contact Shawn directly.
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ReWild My Bio is produced by host Shawn Slade. If you have a product or service that aligns with the show’s values and want to sponsor an episode please contact Shawn via email at shawn@rewildmybio.com.
Special thanks to Ian Dummer of En’D Productions for the ReWild My Bio theme song, to Kyle Stiers for the logo and art work, and to Mike Budinsky of Urban Grind Media for the photo's and video's and Tyler Bryden of SixFive Interactive for keeping a rewilder connected online.
Today's guest is the wild and wonderful Tyler Bryden, a hard working young entrepreneur, marketer, and software developer who owns two businesses. His first business is SixFive Interactive a digital marketing firm based out of London and Toronto Ontario. Tyler is also the founder and CEO of SpeakAI Inc the company behind Speak, an app that allows you to transcribe audio and video conversations into text and identify key words, themes, people, tones, and so much more. It is a software I am using to transcribe this podcast and my PhD research interviews. As you’ll find out I met Tyler at a start up sales incubator through the Propel Entrepreneurship Centre at Western University and have had the pleasure of getting to develop a friendship through our adventure to Burning Man in 2019. We have a common interest on many levels as Tyler is fellow community focused entrepreneur and explorer of consciousness. He is also an advocate for research on using psychedelics for positive mental health and is behind Forest City Psychedelics a meetup group for discussing current topics in psychedelics. Despite being so knowledgeable in the online world Tyler is conscious of staying well rooted in nature. Listen to show intro below or check the show intro archives on YouTube
Stream the Show or Search the Show Notes with the SPEAK Player
Connect with Tyler Bryden tylerbryden.com
Instagram: @tyler_bryden LinkedIn: Tyler Bryden Facebook: @iamtylerbryden
Connect with SPEAK: speakai.co
Connect with SixFive Interactive Digital Marketing: sixfive.co
Show Resources: Burning Man, Patreon, Book The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris, MAPS, Soltara Healing Centre, Propel Entrepreneurship Centre Class of 2016 - Western University, SPEAK by Speak AI Inc. SixFive Interactive - Online Marketing,
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ReWild My Bio is produced by host Shawn Slade. If you have a product or service that aligns with the show’s values and want to sponsor an episode please contact Shawn via email at shawn@rewildmybio.com.
Special thanks to Ian Dummer of En’D Productions for the ReWild My Bio theme song, to Kyle Stiers for the logo and art work, and to Mike Budinsky of Urban Grind Media for the photo's and video's and Tyler Bryden of SixFive Interactive for keeping a rewilder connected online.
Today’s guest is the wild and wonderful Colin Jackson. Colin is the Co-Owner of BPM Fitness in London Ontario Canada and a long time friend and colleague of mine. Colin and I share a very holistic approach to fitness and health and I admire Colin's connection to the natural and supernatural world. Colins philosophy is a truly wild perspective when it comes to what we are used to seeing in the fitness industry, especially during New Years resolution season. You won't sense the same energy you're used to experiencing in your standard gym at BPM's new facility, and today we talk to Colin about his journey into fitness, and owning a gym that sometimes smells of palo santo and sage burning. We then discuss our goal setting practices around the Winter Solstice and New Year and Colin shares the process of surrendering to the path while keeping his vision a part of his daily practice.
Connect with Colin www.bpmfitness.ca Instagram: @bpmfitness_london Facebook: @bpmfitnesslondon
Topics Discussed:
We discuss Colins journey into fitness; we talk about ways to get centred and get quiet to come up with values and goals around the Winter Solstice and new year such as, journalling, ceremony, prayer, visioning, and meditation. We also talk about the importance of community and recognizing all the goals we have accomplished. We talk about determining your beliefs and values and why you want to achieve these goals before you set them, and how to set goals from a heart centred place rather than letting the wounded ego call the shots. We talked about not attaching yourself to the outcome of the goals that you set.
Show Resources: Stretch Health Canada, Dynamic Thought
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ReWild My Bio is produced by host Shawn Slade. If you have a product or service that aligns with the show’s values and want to sponsor an episode please contact Shawn via email at shawn@rewildmybio.com.
Special thanks to Ian Dummer of En’D Productions for the ReWild My Bio theme song, to Kyle Stiers for the logo and art work, and to Mike Budinsky of Urban Grind Media and Tyler Bryden of SixFive Interactive for keeping me up to date on how to stay connected online.
Today’s guest is the wild and wonderful Richard Vuksinic. Richard is a Doctor of Naturopathic medicine and in my eyes he is actually living the dream... his dream that is! It is a story that reminds us that all things in nature come full circle. He and his wife Kristina run the Village Naturopathic Clinic. He is a friend that I am truly inspired by, not only from his connection and care for stewarding the land but also because he is a wealth of knowledge in all things holistic and alternative health. If you are thinking about buying land to rewild it, offer healing and workshops, or even to build your off grid or low environmental footprint home than you are going to love this episode! We hear all about Richards childhood Tom Sawyer days and his start to natural medicine. This is a special episode because it is the first of many we hope to do together and the start of some exciting upcoming projects we are working on, with a sole purpose of healing and helping the Earth and all the beings that call her home. Stick around to the end to meet Uncle Milan and his love for herbs!
Connect with Richard Vuksinic"
Website: villagenaturopaths.com
Social Media: Facebook
Topics Discussed:
Intro: Shawn discusses rewilding as a process and not an end point; How I met Richard; Richards childhood and early connection with the land; Worldly travels and journey into natural medicine; buying land and connecting with it; Observation, the first principle of permaculture; Fire ceremony; Building materials; Options to consider if you are building a low environmental footprint or off grid home; Talking with ticks and poison ivey; What is Richards wildest dream for himself, family, community, and the Earth?; How Richard taps into his wild soul and some daily self care routines he does for his own good health and happiness; Uncle Milan comes to introduce himself.
Show Resources: Minotair Home Air Filtration Unit, SaunaRay Far Infared Sauna, Ritech Water Systems Reverse Osmosis System, The Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra, The Book of Ceremony by Sandra Ingerman, Building Biology Institute
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ReWild My Bio is produced by host Shawn Slade. If you have a product or service that aligns with the show’s values and want to sponsor an episode please contact Shawn via email at shawn@rewildmybio.com.
Special thanks to Ian Dummer of En’D Productions for the ReWild My Bio theme song, to Kyle Stiers for the logo and art work, and to Mike Budinsky of Urban Grind Media for the photo's and video's and Tyler Bryden of SixFive Interactive for keeping a rewilder connected online.
What does rewilding mean? Is it even possible to Rewild? One thing for sure is that there is no one way to rewild. Join me in the second part of the first episode as I lay down more of the ground work for the show and try to explain how I see rewilding as spectrum that we are all on, in our own way, when we connect with nature. In this episode I invite you to mindfully connect with nature or "rewild" for health and becoming the best you possible.
I also discuss how this show is a self help and alternative health podcast through a rewilding lens and I also reiterate that the show is not a place for dogmatic beliefs or a part of any 'ism'. I give my definition of rewilding that spawns from the biophilia hypothesis and can be seen as a tool to help us reconnect with the wild parts of our body and soul for health and happiness. I discuss everything from a utopia for rewilders to the use of modern day health technologies that mimic nature (you know biohacking). We are living in wild times, and Mother Earth needs us to rewild our biology, and redefine our biography… Now!
Topics discussed: Intro: reiterate points on rewilding and capitalism, paradox of rewilding; environmental rewilding definition, George Monbiot's rewilding as a tool for Environmentalist, Shawn's knowledge (or lack there of) on science and perspectives of climate change; Shawn presents human rewilding definition from rewild.com and wikipedia and breaks them down assumptions and questions; Shawn's definition of rewilding spawned from biophilia hypothesis and seen as a tool for good healing, words on rewilding of the mind/soul; What is domestication? What is Wild? A rewilder’s Utopica and modern day technology; Finding our wild edge; rewilding social institutions; Rewilding as a spectrum, look at spectrum for nutrition, hydration, breathing, moving, sleeping, thinking, feeling and interacting with others; life hack or rewildinng practice? What is a modern day rewilder? Using modern health technologies that mimic nature; What is biohacking? Is Rewilding the new healthist trend? Intersection of rewilding and biohacking; My experience with biohacking; paradox of biohacking school of thought; Shawn examines a few similarities and differences between biohacking and rewilding; human body is the most amazing technology and communication tool; Shawn’s definition of wild hacking distinguishes between unnatural aspects of biohacking and biohacking culture; Shawn’s hope for returning to a wild soul and help the Earth
Resources: Rewild.com, Article: A Manifesto For Rewilding the World, Book: Feral: Searching for Enchantment on the Frontiers of Rewilding by George Monbiot, Pub Med Article on Evolutionary Medicine
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