Toad School: Recent Episodes
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In this episode of Toad School, we are joined by Evan who is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Evan shares his challenging journey with anxiety, depression and addiction which began at a young age. He shares his story of attaining sobriety and how he has come full circle and now works at the very same facility that helped him. We talk about the stigma of psychedelics in society, especially in “12-Step” and recovery programs, and how we may feel ostracized and judged by others if we choose to use psychedelics as a healing modality. We discuss the transformational aspects of psychedelics and the challenges that come during the integration process. We talk about the need for community during the healing process while also maintaining self-autonomy and looking inward rather than looking for external validation or another person’s interpretation of our subjective experience. Evan shares his insights and transformations from his bufo experience and reminds us that we create most of our problems in our mind, so they are ultimately an illusion...
Do we really have any clue about the truth of reality? MJ joins Toad School this episode to share about her spiritual journey. MJ shares her insights from years of being a spiritual and leadership coach as well as an energy healer. We discuss embracing the ego and maintaining a harmonious partnership with the ego rather than trying to eliminate it. MJ reminds us that the role of a coach or facilitator is always to empower others. We talk about embodying the Experience and how learning to maintain a meditative baseline of Stillness and joy can help balance our lives.
Barbara Brennan School of Healing:
barbarabrennan.com
Title song:
Thai Monks by DOCTOR BOOMBOX
Toad School Artwork by:
Wassim Diouri @wyln0ut
Sue Hitzmann joins us for this episode of Toad School. Sue is an exercise physiologist, a manual therapist, a neurofascial science and research educator, founding member of the Fascia Research Society, a New York Times best-selling author, and the creator of MELT method (which is a simple self-care technique that addresses the missing link to pain-free living, hydrated and supple fascia and a stable and balanced nervous system). Sue shares her personal experience with bufo and how it has influenced her life and work. Sue also explains how 5-MeO-DMT may help clear deeply engrained neural pathways and activate “synaptic pruning” via the glial cells of the brain. Sue shares her personal spiritual journey and reminds us that we are infinite Spirit occupying a body and utilizing a mind. We talk about how choosing love will always elevate us and how the purpose of the human experience is all about the loving connection we make with each other. Sue shares her daily spiritual practices and reminds us that by fully letting go, we gain all the abundance of OurSelves.
meltmethod.com
Instagram: @suehitzmann
@meltmethod
YouTube: MELTmethod
www.youtube.com/user/MELTmethod
In this episode of Toad School, I am joined by Dr. Phil Pritting. Phil is a chiropractor, a craniosacral therapist, a musician, an aspiring Earthship builder, and is certified in Foundation Training which is a movement based therapy. Phil shares his experiences with sacred “planet” medicines and how integration is when the magic really happens. Phil shares how sacred medicines influence his life, his work and his creativity. Phil describes what craniosacral therapy is and the different things that may come up in a session. Phil then explains how building and inhabiting sustainable “living vessels” called Earthships can be a way for us to live in more harmony with the Earth
Doctor of chiropractic- https://lifewest.edu/
Craniosacral Therapist- https://www.upledger.com/
Certified in Foundation Training - https://www.foundationtraining.com/
Instagram Page - the_sacred_magic
DOCTOR BOOMBOX SoundCloud Music Page- https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/wZ3iVF7wBnWgPguaA
Earthship information - https://www.earthshipglobal.com/
Title song:
Thai Monks by DOCTOR BOOMBOX
Toad School Artwork by:
Wassim Diouri @wyln0ut
In this episode of Toad School, I am joined by Michael, a Freemason and a Catholic mystic with strong ties to Eastern philosophy. Michael is also a recovering addict. We discuss Michael’s path through recovery which led him to working with ayahuascha and bufo. Michael talks about his bufo experiences, the integration process and the lessons he’s learned from his ceremonies and his decades of in-depth spiritual studies. Michael interprets the nondual experience through his unique point-of-view and talks about how his bufo experiences mirror the Kabbalah Tree of Life. We also talk about how ego dissolutions may be more common than we think! Michael shares an interpretation of John the Baptist and we talk about how the ego death ritual is a staple of all spiritual paths and Mystery Schools. Michael discusses the lessons he’s learned through Freemasonry and how the rituals and symbols allow us to access the archetypal subconscious and our own inner wisdom. We also discuss ceremonial magic and how rituals make the spiritual tangible and shift our consciousness. Michael shares his wisdom on duality, death, infinity, and the freedom of not knowing.
Title song:
Thai Monks by DOCTOR BOOMBOX
Toad School Artwork by:
Wassim Diouri @wyln0ut