Birdsong with Caiyuda

If you're going through a season of darkness, or a loss of meaning, purpose, identity, direction, fulfilment --or even any kind of intense discombobulation-- I've got you. I'm reporting from the thick of a existential crisis, as grounded and centred as possible; to rechart a map of the territory to know that there is a way through, and to hopefully provide something useful for those standing at a similar threshold. We’ll explore the hallmarks of an existential crisis, the collapse of the old, the initiatory descent, some insight into my private struggles, confronting the wounds in the underworld, the early beginnings of reorientation and re-emergence, and how to navigate it all with as much awareness, honesty and care as possible. --- CONNECT WITH CAIYUDA If you're curious about our 2026 initiatory thresholds, please send us an email introducing yourself and we'll open the thread about getting you more information. 🔹More details on Vision Quest:  https://www.caiyudakiora.com/vision-quest 🔹Join the Newsletter and get your free eBook: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/newsletter 🔹Enrol in the Visionary Medicines Program: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/visionary-medicines 🔸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caiyudakiora 🔸TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caiyudakiora 🔸YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@caiyuda 🔸Twitter: https://x.com/caiyudakiora 🔸Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/30AGOxSHAtdxs8xnCw1STa?si=fad30c997d474a07 --- AFFILIATE LINKS: Get 10% off some of the best Medicinal Mushroom, Tonic Herb & Adaptogenic Blends at Superfeast: https://www.superfeast.com.au (Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout) --- Get 10% off your Certified Organic 100% Grass Fed & Finished Beef Organ supplements at Cell Squared: https://www.cellsquared.com.au/?aff=140 (Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout) --- Get 10% off Blu Blockers and Red Light Therapies at BaxterBlue: https://www.baxterblue.com.au/?ref=CAIYUDA10 (Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout)🔹

This is the opening chapter of a new program that I've been sitting on for a while now, which I call: Anchoring The Vision... which is a step by step guide of how to ground your vision into tangible reality.  A lot of people have peak experiences and catch a glimpse of future timelines; of what could be (the greater vision), but have extreme difficulty in staying committed AND in knowing how to ground this vision into the physical world. If you want to learn how to do so with time-tested systems, frameworks, structure and more, drawing from ancient wisdom and modern mindset, consider this your program to learn exactly how to do it. If you want access to the entire first Module for free, punch your email into the link below and I'll send it out as soon as it's released. ⏩ https://www.caiyudakiora.com/vision See you in there. --- CONNECT WITH CAIYUDA 🔸Enrol in the Visionary Medicines Program: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/visionary-medicines 🔸Join the Newsletter & Access the Free 21 Page eBook: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/newsletter 🔸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caiyudakiora 🔸TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caiyudakiora 🔸YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@caiyuda 🔸Twitter: https://x.com/caiyudakiora 🔸Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/30AGOxSHAtdxs8xnCw1STa?si=fad30c997d474a07 --- AFFILIATE LINKS: Get 10% off some of the best Medicinal Mushroom, Tonic Herb & Adaptogenic Blends at Superfeast: https://www.superfeast.com.au (Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout) --- Get 10% off your Certified Organic 100% Grass Fed & Finished Beef Organ supplements at Cell Squared: https://www.cellsquared.com.au/?aff=140 (Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout) --- Get 10% off Blu Blockers and Red Light Therapies at BaxterBlue: https://www.baxterblue.com.au/?ref=CAIYUDA10 (Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout)

It's a cliché critique: that there's too many cowboys in the medicine space. And sure, the immature uninitiated cowboy has a lot of shadow. But what if that's not the full picture though? Because as we know, all archetypes have their dark and light qualities. And that's exactly what I explore with you here in this four chapter episode: 🔹The Cowboy Critique: Deconstructing the Archetype 🔹The Unintegrated Cowboy & Personal Reflections 🔹The Wild Bridgewalker: The Evolved Initiated Cowboy 🔹At the Edge of Collapse, a Bridge Appears I'll guide you through the shadow / dark qualities of the cowboy in question, followed by an intimate look at my own personal experiences of this archetype, what the mature initiated evolution of this mythic archetype might look like, and bridging the gap between old and new, tradition and innovation, and the many threads inbetween. See you in there. --- CONNECT WITH CAIYUDA 🔸Enrol in the Visionary Medicines Program: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/visionary-medicines 🔸Join the Newsletter & Access the Free 21 Page eBook: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/newsletter 🔸The Pilgrimage: Shamanic Wilderness Expeditions: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/pilgrimage 🔹Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caiyudakiora 🔹TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caiyudakiora 🔹YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@caiyuda 🔹Twitter: https://x.com/caiyudakiora 🔹Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/30AGOxSHAtdxs8xnCw1STa?si=fad30c997d474a07 --- AFFILIATE LINKS: Get 10% off some of the best Medicinal Mushroom, Tonic Herb & Adaptogenic Blends at Superfeast: https://www.superfeast.com.au (Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout) --- Get 10% off your Certified Organic 100% Grass Fed & Finished Beef Organ supplements at Cell Squared: https://www.cellsquared.com.au/?aff=140 (Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout) --- Get 10% off Blu Blockers and Red Light Therapies at BaxterBlue: https://www.baxterblue.com.au/?ref=CAIYUDA10 (Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout)

Imelda Almqvist is an international teacher of Sacred Art and Seiðr/Old Norse Traditions (the ancestral wisdom teachings of Northern Europe). ⁠She has her own Forest School in Sweden, in a remote place where the Forest Meets the Sea and where wolves (sometimes) howl at night. Imelda appears in a TV program, titled Ice Age Shaman, made for the Smithsonian Museum, in the series Mystic Britain, talking about Mesolithic arctic deer shamanism. She has also presented her work on Sounds True and The Shift Network.  Her five non-fiction books include: 🔹Natural Born Shamans: A Spiritual Toolkit for Life (2016) 🔹Sacred Art: A Hollow Bone for Spirit (2019) 🔹Medicine of the Imagination: Dwelling in Possibility (2020) 🔹North Sea Water In My Veins: The Pre-Christian spirituality of the Low Countries (2022) 🔹Portals, Patterns and Pathways - A Handbook for Rune Magicians (May 2026) The Green Bear is her series of picture books for children, aged 3 – 8 years. The Scandinavian stories and vibrant artwork invite children to explore enchanting parallel worlds and to keep their sense of magic alive as they grow up. She is currently working on a book about Inuit deities and mythology. --- TOPICS WE COVER IN THIS EPISODE: 🔹Writing as a Spiritual Practice 🔹Dream journaling since teenage years 🔹Writing as spirit-led, not a conscious decision 🔹Imelda's forest school as a place for spiritual and shamanic development 🔹Sitting on grave mounds as an ancestral practice 🔹Imelda's painting sabbatical in Greenland under the northern lights 🔹Ceremonial work in Greenland honoring local deities like Sedna and Sila 🔹Reconnecting with neglected deities and ancestral spirits 🔹How imagination serves as an interface for spiritual connection 🔹The importance of discernment between real connection vs projected fantasy 🔹Imelda's time connecting with the Arctic people, including the Sami 🔹The complex dynamics of ancient tradition vs modern lifestyle 🔹The impact of historical trauma on indigenous cultures 🔹Imelda's initiation into elderhood 🔹Embracing the Hag archetype as Baba Yaga's daughter 🔹And much more... --- CONNECT WITH CAIYUDA 🔸Enrol in the Visionary Medicines Program: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/visionary-medicines 🔸Join the Newsletter & Access the Free 21 Page eBook: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/newsletter 🔸YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@caiyuda 🔸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caiyudakiora 🔸TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caiyudakiora 🔸Twitter: https://x.com/caiyudakiora 🔸Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/30AGOxSHAtdxs8xnCw1STa?si=fad30c997d474a07 --- CONNECT WITH IMELDA: 🔸Website: https://www.shaman-healer-painter.co.uk 🔸Substack: https://imeldaalmqvist.substack.com 🔸YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@imeldaalmqvistTHEPREGNANTHAG 🔸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/almqvistimelda 🔸Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/imelda.almqvist --- AFFILIATE LINKS: Get 10% off some of the best Medicinal Mushroom, Tonic Herb & Adaptogenic Blends at Superfeast: https://www.superfeast.com.au (Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout) --- Get 10% off your Certified Organic 100% Grass Fed & Finished Beef Organ supplements at Cell Squared: https://www.cellsquared.com.au/?aff=140 (Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout) --- Get 10% off Blu Blockers and Red Light Therapies at BaxterBlue: https://www.baxterblue.com.au/?ref=CAIYUDA10 (Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout)

Jordan is a devoted practitioner of the shamanic healing arts and a teacher dedicated to the medicine path. His initiations first came through a decade of gnostic studies in Asia. After confronting severe illness, Jordan shed a career as a producer to walk the road of personal transformation, finding his medicine in shamanic study of plants. trees, breath and fasting. The “plant dieting” practices of the Amazon have radically transformed Jordan’s life, vision, health and purpose and come to him primarily through Cocama elder, William Llerena Murayari. After 7 years of mentorship under Apache elder, Iron Eagle Joe, Jordan received the name Mockingbird and was given the blessing to teach through ceremony. He carries a facilitator certification from Embodied Masculine granted under the supervision of Amir Khalighi. --- TOPICS WE COVER IN THIS EPISODE: 🔹Tobaccos dual nature of teacher and healer vs addiction and poison 🔹Romanticizing traditional practices 🔹Do indigenous folk have unhealthy relationships with tobacco? 🔹Unsafe ceremonial practices involving tobacco 🔹Shadow dynamics within tobacco / ceremonial practice 🔹Tobaccos evolutionary intelligence across species 🔹How humans aren't they only ones with nicotine receptors 🔹Different preparations and routes of administration 🔹Right relationship and reciprocity 🔹The bioelectric mechanics of tobacco purging 🔹Jordan's initiatory threshold crossings with tobacco 🔹Contextualizing Tree Diets 🔹The archetypal qualities of Oak / Birch / Sequioa 🔹The mechanisms of healing and teaching from the trees 🔹Safety profile of the trees 🔹Psychological / spiritual risks of dieting trees 🔹The nature of initiation and reflections on initiatory pathways 🔹And a stack more... --- CONNECT WITH CAIYUDA 🔸Enrol in the Visionary Medicines Program: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/visionary-medicines 🔸Join the Newsletter & Access the Free 21 Page eBook: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/newsletter 🔸YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@caiyuda 🔸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caiyudakiora 🔸TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caiyudakiora 🔸Twitter: https://x.com/caiyudakiora 🔸Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/30AGOxSHAtdxs8xnCw1STa?si=fad30c997d474a07 --- CONNECT WITH JORDAN: 🔸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mknbrd 🔸Sacred Tree Keepers Website: https://sacredtreekeepers.com 🔸Tree Diets Website: https://www.treediets.com --- AFFILIATE LINKS: Get 10% off some of the best Medicinal Mushroom, Tonic Herb & Adaptogenic Blends at Superfeast: https://www.superfeast.com.au (Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout) --- Get 10% off your Certified Organic 100% Grass Fed & Finished Beef Organ supplements at Cell Squared: https://www.cellsquared.com.au/?aff=140 (Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout) --- Get 10% off Blu Blockers and Red Light Therapies at BaxterBlue: https://www.baxterblue.com.au/?ref=CAIYUDA10 (Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout)

Otto Maier is a retreat leader with Tandava Retreats and the Head of Integration at FIVE.  Through his private practice, _Soul & Psyche_, he supports individuals in navigating both ecstatic and traumatic states of consciousness by blending Depth Psychology, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Somatic work, Non-Pathologizing frameworks, and the ongoing decolonization of the modern psyche. Otto’s integrative approach to healing and psychedelic work has been translated into educational programs for fellow therapists and guides, adapted into training curricula across the psychedelic field, and is currently being applied in research on 5-MeO-DMT.  ⁠His work centers on honoring the full range of human experience—not as something to fix, but something to be in a deep and reverent relationship with. --- Enrol in the Visionary Medicines Program: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/visionary-medicines Join the Newsletter & Access the Free 21 Page eBook: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/newsletter --- TOPICS WE COVER IN THIS EPISODE: 🔸Understanding 5-MeO-DMT Misconceptions 🔸The Nature of 5-MeO-DMT 🔸The Spirit of the Medicine 🔸Natural vs. Synthetic 5-MeO-DMT 🔸The Unique Experience of 5-MeO-DMT 🔸Collective Intentions when approaching 5-MeO 🔸Reflections on the Standardization of Dosage 🔸Does the medicine really give you what you need? 🔸Tandava and 5-MeO Education 🔸How is FIVE bridging Gaps in Psychedelic Education? 🔸FIVE's Facilitator Training Programs and Developing Competence 🔸The importance of Comprehensive Screening Protocols 🔸The Role of Trauma in Healing 🔸Understanding Wounds in the context of Initiation 🔸Integrating 5-MeO DMT Experiences 🔸Post 5-MeO reactivations (positive and negative) 🔸Somatic Embodiment Practices for Integration ---  CONNECT WITH CAIYUDA 🔹YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@caiyuda 🔹Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caiyudakiora 🔹TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caiyudakiora 🔹Twitter: https://x.com/caiyudakiora 🔹Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/30AGOxSHAtdxs8xnCw1STa?si=fad30c997d474a07 --- CONNECT WITH OTTO: 🔹Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soul_npsyche 🔹Website: https://www.soulpsyche.org/ 🔹Tandava: https://www.tandavaretreats.com/ 🔹FIVE: https://five-meo.education/ --- AFFILIATE LINKS: Get 10% off some of the best Medicinal Mushroom, Tonic Herb & Adaptogenic Blends at Superfeast: https://www.superfeast.com.au (Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout) --- Get 10% off your Certified Organic 100% Grass Fed & Finished Beef Organ supplements at Cell Squared: https://www.cellsquared.com.au/?aff=140 (Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout) --- Get 10% off Blu Blockers and Red Light Therapies at BaxterBlue: https://www.baxterblue.com.au/?ref=CAIYUDA10 (Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout)

The term psychedelic, meaning “mind manifesting,” is often framed through the lens of cognitive experience - the brain-mind. But what if “mind” includes not just the brain, but the heart, the gut, the body, and beyond? The recreational scene has a fixation on the visuals, the novelty, the highs, the fun - and while I'm not necessarily against recreational use, I think this part of the psychedelic culture could use some deeper contextualization to begin inhabiting a more full expression of what these experiences can truly offer. We explore that, and more, in this weeks episode. --- Enrol in the Visionary Medicines Program: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/visionary-medicines Join the Newsletter & Access the Free 21 Page eBook: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/newsletter Vision Quest - Vic, Aus 2025: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/vision-quest   ---    CONNECT WITH CAIYUDA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@caiyuda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caiyudakiora TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caiyudakiora Twitter: https://x.com/caiyudakiora Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/30AGOxSHAtdxs8xnCw1STa?si=fad30c997d474a07   ---   AFFILIATE LINKS: Get 10% off some of the best Medicinal Mushroom, Tonic Herb & Adaptogenic Blends at Superfeast: https://www.superfeast.com.au (Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout) --- Get 10% off your Certified Organic 100% Grass Fed & Finished Beef Organ supplements at Cell Squared: https://www.cellsquared.com.au/?aff=140 (Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout) --- Get 10% off Blu Blockers and Red Light Therapies at BaxterBlue: https://www.baxterblue.com.au/?ref=CAIYUDA10 (Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout)

Are you involved in sacred ceremony, plant medicine, psychedelics, and the exchange of money for these offerings?   If so, tune into this episode where Caiyuda expands upon the recent social media drama, teasing apart some nuance and providing perspective on the converging themes of financial exchange, ceremony, transaction, reciprocity, culture, integrity, predatory behaviour and more.   Enrol in the Visionary Medicines Program: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/visionary-medicines Join the Newsletter & Access the Free 21 Page eBook: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/newsletter   ---   Money, Ceremony & The Predator Path: A Modern Inquiry   Section I: Money & The Sacred (Why is this Conversation so Charged?) Section II: Transaction, Reciprocity & The Stories We Inhabit Section III: Expanding the Context (Destruction, Privilege & Listening through Times of Change) Section IV: Pricing as a Portal, Payment as an Invitation Section V: Visibility, Vocation & Sacred Relating   ---    CONNECT WITH CAIYUDA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@caiyuda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caiyudakiora TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caiyudakiora Twitter: https://x.com/caiyudakiora Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/30AGOxSHAtdxs8xnCw1STa?si=fad30c997d474a07   ---   AFFILIATE LINKS: Get 10% off some of the best Medicinal Mushroom, Tonic Herb & Adaptogenic Blends at Superfeast: https://www.superfeast.com.au (Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout) --- Get 10% off your Certified Organic 100% Grass Fed & Finished Beef Organ supplements at Cell Squared: https://www.cellsquared.com.au/?aff=140 (Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout) --- Get 10% off Blu Blockers and Red Light Therapies at BaxterBlue: https://www.baxterblue.com.au/?ref=CAIYUDA10 (Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout)

Mark Nara is the founder of Tattoo Pathway: an educational resource created to guide both clients and tattoo professionals toward a deeper, more meaningful approach to tattooing—one rooted in growth, intention, and sacred practice.  Mark has been walking this path for roughly two decades, starting with an old-school apprenticeship before transitioning into more of a spiritual apprenticeship with a traditional holy man, which opened a new chapter of integrating tattooing with spiritual reality.  Enrol in the Visionary Medicines Program: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/visionary-medicines Join the Newsletter & Access the Free 21 Page eBook: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/newsletter --- TOPICS WE COVER IN THIS EPISODE: 🔹Tattoos as a pathway to explore identity and belonging 🔹The evolution of tattoo culture reflecting broader societal changes 🔹Tattoo as a communal practice, not just an individual one 🔹The role of tattoo artists VS tattoo guides 🔹The contemporary tattoo scene is still in its infancy, lacking depth and structure 🔹Understanding the 'why' behind a tattoo is crucial 🔹Tattoo as a rite of passage 🔹Marks journey of spiritual initiation and apprenticeship 🔹The role of sweat lodge, vision quest and psychedelics on Mark's journey 🔹Mark's throat tattoo: the cicada 🔹Caiyuda's first tattoo experience 🔹The skin as an interface between internal and external identities 🔹Revisiting tattoos can reveal layers of self that need to be addressed 🔹Tattoo placement and their energetic implications 🔹Understanding the coherence of tattoos can enhance one's sense of belonging 🔹Caiyuda's journey of laser tattoo removal 🔹Post tattoo identity disorder (PTID) 🔹All tattoos, even regrettable ones, hold intrinsic value 🔹Community connection is vital in the tattoo journey 🔹Cultural and historical contexts can enrich our understanding of tattooing 🔹Self-responsibility as a foundational aspect of tattoo work ---  CONNECT WITH CAIYUDA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@caiyuda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caiyudakiora TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caiyudakiora Twitter: https://x.com/caiyudakiora Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/30AGOxSHAtdxs8xnCw1STa?si=fad30c997d474a07 --- CONNECT WITH MARK: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themarkofnara/ Website: https://themarkofnara.com/ Tattoo Pathway: https://tattoopathway.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TattooPathway --- AFFILIATE LINKS: Get 10% off some of the best Medicinal Mushroom, Tonic Herb & Adaptogenic Blends at Superfeast: https://www.superfeast.com.au (Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout) --- Get 10% off your Certified Organic 100% Grass Fed & Finished Beef Organ supplements at Cell Squared: https://www.cellsquared.com.au/?aff=140 (Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout) --- Get 10% off Blu Blockers and Red Light Therapies at BaxterBlue: https://www.baxterblue.com.au/?ref=CAIYUDA10 (Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout)

Luis Piazzetta is a medicine musician and the founder of Beyond Sounds - a school of medicine music. His musical journey began at the age of four, leading him from the heart of Brazilian culture to recording studios worldwide, where he has supported over 50 artists in expressing their creativity and recording their albums. Recently, his focus has shifted to Beyond Sounds, an online platform blending music and medicine. Through this project, he explores how music can expand consciousness, teaching and inviting indigenous representatives to share their traditions and deepen our understanding of their world. Inspired by his jungle expeditions and traditional initiations, Piazzetta's music emanates from a place of reverence and connection, inviting listeners to immerse themselves in emotion and embrace the joy of being alive. --- Enrol in the Visionary Medicines Program: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/visionary-medicines Join the Newsletter & Access the Free 21 Page eBook: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/newsletter --- TOPICS WE COVER IN THIS EPISODE: Musical Heritage and Family Influence The Healing Power of Music Voice and Healing in Medicine Music The Power of Music and Creative Expression Overcoming Limiting Beliefs in Singing The Intersection of Music, Self-Worth, and Validation Singing in Medicine Spaces: A Transformative Experience Understanding Medicine Music: Definition and Intent Prayer vs. Performance in Medicine Music Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriation in Music The Role of Language in Prayer and Music Tuning into the Energy of the Space Navigating Confusion and Holding Space The Power of Presence in Ceremony The Role of Silence in Healing Music Understanding Rhythm and Its Importance Beyond Sounds: A Journey into Medicine Music Luis Sings Us A Prayer to End The Episode ---  CONNECT WITH CAIYUDA YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@caiyuda INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/caiyudakiora TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@caiyudakiora TWITTER: https://x.com/caiyudakiora SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/30AGOxSHAtdxs8xnCw1STa?si=fad30c997d474a07 --- CONNECT WITH LUIS: WEBSITE: https://www.beyondsounds.school INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/luispiazzetta https://www.instagram.com/beyondsounds.school YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@beyond_sounds WHATSAPP: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Lf90NUpfFqjEYsMhBLJwZh?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAacnfCy3VJGUnUztpx2Om8QUTzR_BTf_-y9rAmf4NMKO38OhvyaNtgMyX7F7-A_aem_SjrOTB34V4Z6qVRX4ZqFfw --- AFFILIATE LINKS: Get 10% off some of the best Medicinal Mushroom, Tonic Herb & Adaptogenic Blends at Superfeast: https://www.superfeast.com.au (Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout) --- Get 10% off your Certified Organic 100% Grass Fed & Finished Beef Organ supplements at Cell Squared: https://www.cellsquared.com.au/?aff=140 (Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout) --- Get 10% off Blu Blockers and Red Light Therapies at BaxterBlue: https://www.baxterblue.com.au/?ref=CAIYUDA10 (Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout)

Let's talk all things cactus, ceremony and healing - with Bei Tretiakov. --- Enrol in the Visionary Medicines Program: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/visionary-medicines Join the Newsletter & Access the Free 21 Page eBook: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/newsletter --- TOPICS WE COVER IN THIS EPISODE: Diving deep into Mysticism & Consciousness The psychotic, the mystic and the uninitiated The relationship between human consciousness and plant consciousness How plant medicines can help us with problem solving processes and novel solutions "The role of plants is to save society" the inbuilt desire to alter consciousness San pedro cactus as understanding time as non-linear The symbiosis between beekeepers and their bees Are we as humans a virus to the planet? The choice to be creative or destructive Bei's early relationship with San Pedro Cactus Drinking medicine in the spiritual centre of the universe Huachuma and the body-mind-voice-speech complex San pedro cleaning the body-mind-spirit Purging the body through the visual cortex "These plants dont make people sick, people make themselves sick" Attuning to the idea of coherent innovation The role of a sponsor and prayer in Red Road ceremonies The role of San Pedro in spiritual stamina, focus and personal power The dynamics of ceremonial design Red cedar, the Lao Gong point, prayer and intentions Ayahuasca, cannabis and hops as feminine spirits San pedro as grandfather Ram Das - how do you want to die? How different geographical environments affect the characteristics of San Pedro Bei's take on the difference between Pachanoi, Bridgesii, Peruvianus Dialling down sympathetic cues to explore hyperspace The ceremonial framework of "less is more" and safety of the nervous system Working with music and the natural catharsis cycle of the body Music vs no music during journeys The morphogenetic field of certain mantras Poor boundaries and power dynamics within seekers and facilitators Bei's unshakeable faith in San Pedro's healing capacity Prohibition of plant medicines are a crime against humanity The importance of normalizing plant medicine conversations A final prayer to wrap up the convo ---  YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@caiyuda INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/caiyudakiora TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@caiyudakiora TWITTER: https://x.com/caiyudakiora SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/30AGOxSHAtdxs8xnCw1STa?si=fad30c997d474a07 --- CONNECT WITH BEI: blessthesuninourheart@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/anopportunitytoheal --- AFFILIATE LINKS: Get 10% off some of the best Medicinal Mushroom, Tonic Herb & Adaptogenic Blends at Superfeast: https://www.superfeast.com.au Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout --- Get 10% off your Certified Organic 100% Grass Fed & Finished Beef Organ supplements at Cell Squared: https://www.cellsquared.com.au Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout  

These aren't your usual truths. And honestly, the second one might seem strange, but it's crucial to understand if you want to level up on your exploration and awakening journey... --- DOWNLOAD the FREE eBOOK "13 Secrets of Becoming (and Choosing) A Visionary Medicine Facilitator": https://www.caiyudakiora.com/newsletter JOIN THE VISIONARY MEDICINES PROGRAM: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/visionary-medicines ---  YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@caiyuda INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/caiyudakiora TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@caiyudakiora TWITTER: https://x.com/caiyudakiora SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/30AGOxSHAtdxs8xnCw1STa?si=fad30c997d474a07 --- AFFILIATE LINKS: Get 10% off some of the best medicinal mushroom, tonic herb and adaptogenic blends at Superfeast: https://www.superfeast.com.au Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout

This is huge mistake in the new-age community. Denouncing materialism because you think it’s “unspiritual”. The irony is that you say you’re content, yet you secretly long for something more. In this episode I offer a few insights to help you stop hiding behind your spirituality as a shield against ambition. --- DOWNLOAD the FREE BOOK "13 Secrets of Becoming (and Choosing) A Visionary Medicine Facilitator": https://www.caiyudakiora.com/newsletter VISIONARY MEDICINES PROGRAM: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/visionary-medicines ---  YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@caiyuda INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/caiyudakiora TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@caiyudakiora TWITTER: https://x.com/caiyudakiora SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/30AGOxSHAtdxs8xnCw1STa?si=fad30c997d474a07 --- AFFILIATE LINKS: Get 10% off some of the best medicinal mushroom, tonic herb and adaptogenic blends at Superfeast: https://www.superfeast.com.au Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout

Most people have been taught a very limited understanding of what "mind" is AND how it works.   We typically think of mind as being locked inside our skulls – just our brain doing its thing.  But this understanding of "mind fields" - particularly if you're an energetically sensitive person, can help change everything...   --- DOWNLOAD the FREE BOOK "13 Secrets of Becoming (and Choosing) A Visionary Medicine Facilitator": https://www.caiyudakiora.com/newsletter JOIN OUR VISIONARY MEDICINES PROGRAM: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/visionary-medicines ---  YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@caiyuda INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/caiyudakiora TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@caiyudakiora TWITTER: https://x.com/caiyudakiora SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/30AGOxSHAtdxs8xnCw1STa?si=fad30c997d474a07 --- AFFILIATE LINKS: Get 10% off some of the best medicinal mushroom, tonic herb and adaptogenic blends at Superfeast: https://www.superfeast.com.au Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout

If you're interested in sacred shamanic medicines and you care about following your dreams and manifesting your vision-for-life, this is for you. Most people desire to call in their dream life, that's obvious, especially so when you've had life changing medicine journeys and gain a glimpse of greater potentials. But how you go about it all will determine whether you rise to your own definition of success, or remain stuck living a life of complacency and mediocrity. What I've found is that there are three major problems holding people back from creating their dream life. In this episode I'll share those insights alongside several powerful frameworks that you can implement immediately to get you closer to actually realizing your dreams, especially so if you're someone who values the medicine path in conjunction with creating a vision-led life.   --- VALUES: https://caiyudakiora.com/values --- DOWNLOAD the FREE BOOK "13 Secrets of Becoming (and Choosing) A Visionary Medicine Facilitator": https://www.caiyudakiora.com/newsletter JOIN OUR VISIONARY MEDICINES PROGRAM: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/visionary-medicines ---  YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@caiyuda INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/caiyudakiora TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@caiyudakiora TWITTER: https://x.com/caiyudakiora SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/30AGOxSHAtdxs8xnCw1STa?si=fad30c997d474a07 --- AFFILIATE LINKS: Get 10% off some of the best medicinal mushroom, tonic herb and adaptogenic blends at Superfeast: https://www.superfeast.com.au Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout

2025 is almost here. And while most people have big dreams, they continue to live a life of mediocrity. Don't spend another year being one of them. You need intentional action. You need purposeful direction. Stop the distractions and stagnation. Stop the procrastination and confusion. You need vision. Here's how you can cultivate it. Solocast 10: 2024 --- NEWSLETTER: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/newsletter VISION QUEST: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/vision-quest THE PILGRIMAGE: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/pilgrimage YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@caiyuda INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/caiyudakiora TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@caiyudakiora TWITTER: https://x.com/caiyudakiora SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/30AGOxSHAtdxs8xnCw1STa?si=fad30c997d474a07 --- AFFILIATE LINKS: Get 10% off some of the best medicinal mushroom, tonic herb and adaptogenic blends at Superfeast: https://www.superfeast.com.au Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout.

It’s been over a decade now since I started this journey in the shamanic healing arts for awakening and higher consciousness. And it's really over the past few years, with THIS year in particular, that the gears have shifted in a big way. The Pilgrimage, Vision Quest, Kayaking with Whales, Interstate Journeys, Body Transformations, Further developing Esoteric Faculties of Mind, Desert Dreaming, Heavy Grieving... This year has been a huge one, and it feels right to acknowledge this past season of my life on the podcast and share it with you all. There's a fair bit of gold in this one - I reckon you'll gain some great insights and find it to be a valuable listen. Thanks for tuning in, I appreciate it. Solocast #9: 2024 --- NEWSLETTER: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/newsletter VISION QUEST: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/vision-quest THE PILGRIMAGE: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/pilgrimage INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/caiyudakiora TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@caiyudakiora TWITTER: https://x.com/caiyudakiora SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/30AGOxSHAtdxs8xnCw1STa?si=fad30c997d474a07 --- AFFILIATE LINKS: Get 10% off some of the best medicinal mushroom, tonic herb and adaptogenic blends at Superfeast: https://www.superfeast.com.au Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout.

This is the story of my Personal Pilgrimage and Vision Quest in the Central Australian Desert. For several days and nights I fasted in a small circle, in solitude, on top of sandy red desert dunes. The desert is harsh and my Quest was gruelling. Fierce winds whipped my tarp into a frenzy, the scorching sun was relentless, and the incessant attack of flies was next level. The days were unbearably long, and the nights ticked over slow as slow.   Despite the sleep deprivation and extreme conditions, the desert landscape is punctuated by a beauty beyond words. Rainbow bee-eaters darted between trees. Dawn and dusk brought a radiant palette of pastel colours. Wind gave ancient voice to the needle-like foliage of desert oak. Shooting stars careened across vast night sky. The veil of perception thinned, giving rise to mystical encounters with desert spirits.   You can expect to hear about all of this, including some of the challenges I faced, some of the themes such as grief and worthiness that I was presented with, some of the big questions that I was tussling with and got some clarity on, the importance of mystical encounters with the divine, the various emanations and qualities of the desert, my developing relationship with the wind, some insight and wisdom for high-level creatives, and a whole lot more. Enjoy the ride. Solocast #8: 2024 --- NEWSLETTER: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/newsletter AWAKENING THE SEER WITHIN: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/awakening-the-seer UPCOMING EVENTS: https://caiyudakiora.com/upcoming-events VISION QUEST: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/vision-quest THE PILGRIMAGE: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/pilgrimage INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/caiyudakiora TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@caiyudakiora SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/30AGOxSHAtdxs8xnCw1STa?si=fad30c997d474a07 --- AFFILIATE LINKS: Get 10% off some of the best medicinal mushroom, tonic herb and adaptogenic blends at Superfeast: https://www.superfeast.com.au Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout.

There's a price to be paid for the rapid acceleration of transformation: the intensification of the death-rebirth process. My earliest Ayahuasca sessions fit the bill precisely, and for the first time ever, I share about those initial experiences on the podcast. Remembering these profound experiences can be a challenge, and we often experience the fading, so I offer some practical insight into how to enhance our recall and anchor our experiences into our mind-body-soul complex with more lucidity. I also riff on Rumi's wisdom, Rick Rubin and "The Creative Act", Christopher Basche's book "LSD and the Mind of The Universe: Diamonds From Heaven", and some timeless wisdom from the mountains. Enjoy the ride. Solocast #7: 2024 --- UPCOMING EVENTS: https://caiyudakiora.com/upcoming-events VISION QUEST: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/vision-quest THE PILGRIMAGE: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/pilgrimage NEWSLETTER: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/newsletter WEBSITE: https://www.caiyudakiora.com INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/caiyudakiora TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@caiyudakiora SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/30AGOxSHAtdxs8xnCw1STa?si=fad30c997d474a07 --- AFFILIATE LINKS: Get 10% off some of the best medicinal mushroom, tonic herb and adaptogenic blends at Superfeast: https://www.superfeast.com.au Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout.

If you’re interested in embodied alchemical transformation on the path of psychedelics and plant-based shamanism, sacred song, music as medicine, and becoming one with the elements, this one’s for you.   Dr Alex Pardhy is an ex Medical Doctor turned medicine woman & mentor to visionary leaders on the path of awakening.   Leaving emergency medicine in 2017, Alex trained in transformational modalities, shamanism, psychedelia and sacred medicines, tantra, shadow work and more, merging traditional healing tools with leading edge metacognitive maps & psychedelic expansion to support people in unlocking their true potential in service to global systems change.   In this episode we talk:   🔸 The path of inner alchemy and healing 🔸 The Sikhs who use cannabis as a sacrament 🔸 Spiritual chiropracting, remote healing and quantum entanglement 🔸 Addressing the sceptical mind and the need for embodied experience of plant medicines 🔸 Embodied transformation as strange terminology arising from our disconnect with the body 🔸 Shifting blocked emotional densities and drawing from the medicine wheel 🔸 Alex’s interpretation of the Andean / North American Medicine Wheel 🔸 The meaning of Alex’s last name, Pardhy 🔸 The journey of losing her voice to reclamation of sacred song 🔸 Praying through rattling and singing 🔸 The energetic qualities associated with throat constriction 🔸 Alex’s David Attenborough impersonation 🔸 The emotionality and intention behind music as medicine 🔸 The most powerful instrument of all 🔸 The Andean concept of “hucha” in the bodily chakras 🔸 Medicine songs and the different environmental contexts in which they “drop in” 🔸 Becoming “as the wind” and coalescing with the elements 🔸 Alex’s recent heroic dose of mushrooms and the powerful demands of the fire spirit 🔸 Ian MacKenzie’s Mythic Masculine Podcast and Alex’s passion of working with men 🔸 Who’s keeping you accountable and the power of coaching 🔸 Dismantling the patriarchal concepts of song that stop you from heartfelt singing 🔸 Purging songs and channelling energies that make participants feel uncomfortable 🔸 The question that Alex wishes people would ask her more about 🔸 The message from the Geisha archetype RESOURCES MENTIONED:   https://thefourwinds.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Real-Magic-Ancient-Science-Universe/dp/1524758825 https://noetic.org/blog/three-remarkable-studies-on-the-science-of-intention/ https://www.healingsounds.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dqHMbl9j3E&list=PLD6BB83B6D1F6F44B   CONNECT:   https://www.instagram.com/alchemy_with_alex https://linktr.ee/alchemywithalex   If you vibe what we're putting out, please spread the word in one way or another. A social media share / screenshot / tag would be amazing, or you could leave a review, or join the community through our in-person gatherings. --- THE PILGRIMAGE: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/pilgrimage NEWSLETTER: https://www.caiyudakiora.com/newsletter WEBSITE: https://www.caiyudakiora.com INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/caiyudakiora TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@caiyudakiora SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/30AGOxSHAtdxs8xnCw1STa?si=fad30c997d474a07 --- AFFILIATE LINKS: Get 10% off some of the best medicinal mushroom, tonic herb and adaptogenic blends at Superfeast: https://www.superfeast.com.au   Use code CAIYUDA10 at checkout.