#4: Justin Townsend, CEO of MycoMeditations - Journey into Psychedelic Retreats, Healing Trauma, and Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life.
Description
Are you curious about psychedelic retreats? Join us for an insider’s perspective with Justin Townsend, CEO of MycoMeditations, the oldest and largest psilocybin mushroom therapeutic retreat center in Jamaica. We discuss the process of safety screening, and the potential of using psychedelics to overcome trauma, ease depression, and reconnect with our authentic selves.
Justin shares his personal journey, from tech startups, to the European psychedelic underground, to learning and teaching breathwork and meditation, and then joining MycoMeditations in Jamaica. Having facilitated thousands of healing journeys, he shares how these retreats can provide unique insights into our individual and collective human condition. We probe the metaphysics of consciousness and healing and examine how psychedelics can influence belief and faith, which can alter our physiology and bring greater understanding and meaning to our lives.
As we conclude our conversation, we reflect on Carl Jung’s concept of Individuation and Integration, and the transformative stories of guests at MycoMeditations. We discuss life and work in Jamaica, and highlight the importance of surrender and authenticity. We invite you to immerse yourself in this captivating world of psychedelic therapy – a world that promises to challenge, inspire, and transform.
Caution: DON'T CONSUME PSYCHELICS WITHOUT CONSULTING YOUR PERSONAL TRUSTED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL.
Timestamps
0:17 Exploring Psychedelics
13:32 Psilocybin Retreats and Group Therapy
25:49 Background and Path to Psychedelics
40:59 Psychedelics, Mystical Experiences, and Therapeutic Potential
42:15 Roland Griffith's 3 Mediators of Psychedelic Experience
49:55 Bad Trips vs Healing Journeys
53:35 Therapeutic Healing and Transcending Rationality
1:02:16 Approaches to Trauma and Memory
1:05:26 Parental Fantasy Bond Trauma
1:13:49 Exploring Consciousness and Metaphysical Perspectives
1:21:55 Meaning of Life Questions
1:29:59 Carl Jung's Individuation and Integrating Your Shadow
1:32:33 Life In Jamaica
1:39:40 Legacy and Authenticity in Psychedelic Healing
1:45:19 The Concept of Letting Go
1:49:04 Next Episode: Psychoanalysis, Short Story Writing, and Meaning with Dr. David Merrill
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