Super Psychedelic

Peter is joined by Tim Sae Koo. He exited his first tech startup in 2018 and then backpacked around the world for all of 2019. Tim is an eternal student on a mission of supporting the elevation of consciousness with heart-led leaders through intentional psychedelic experiences. And he loves creating self-funded, profitable businesses while advising, mentoring, and angel investing in meaningful companies that speak to his heart.In this episode Peter & Tim talk about how & why Tim landed in Costa Rica, seeking his mom’s approval, following a vision from Ayahuasca, the Ego & work, angel investing, medicine music, Tim’s experience learning to sing, play instruments, and express rhythmic vibrations, the power of 1heart, the themes that hold driven people back, the difference between Mushrooms being the like a Child, and Ayahuasca being like a Grandmother. Tim’s Site: https://www.timsaekoo.com/ 1heart’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1heartjourneys/ 1heart’s Site: https://www.1heart.com/ 1heart’s 5 Lessons From 500 Leaders On Ayahuasca Retreats: https://www.1heart.com/five-lessons-from-guiding-five-hundred-leaders-on-ayahuasca-retreats/Reunion Sugar Beach: http://reunioncostarica.org/ Gwella’s Podcast Home: https://gwellamushrooms.blog/super-psychedelic Gwella’s Store: https://gwella.store Social Media Handles: @gwellamushrooms

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In this episode, Peter and Erin interview creative entrepreneur, strategist and medicine woman, Florencia (Flor) Bollini. Flor is the founder of NANA, a transformative medicine company that provides integrative solutions for mental health and wellness. During the episode, Flor explains how she has devoted her career to helping humans achieve their full potential through a series of lifestyle modifications, including the progressive dosing of psychoactive medicines and women empowerment. Peter, Erin and Flor discuss how a wide variety of cultural and ancestral practices lend themselves to a complete toolkit for the healing of the mind, body, heart and soul as well as the importance of women in the future of psychedelics. Flor also shares her perspective on the ideal settings for healing, and why clinics aren't always optimal for a psychedelic experience. Finally, she shares her thoughts on what it means to answer the knock of destiny at your door, and how getting out of our own way allows us to transcend the person that we think we can become.

In this episode, Peter and Erin interview Anna Rickman, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Wavepaths. Wavepaths is a company that focuses on creating music and sounds to enhance psychedelic therapy and act as a therapy in and of itself. During the episode, Anna shares the story of how some challenging times through her youth led her to seek out therapy, which in turn guided her to an experience with ayahuasca. After a handful of sessions with the plant medicine, she notes that a switch seemed to flip both in relation to her mental health and the role music can play in a psychedelic environment, which led her to co-founding Wavepaths along with Dr. Mendel Kaelen, one of the early pioneers in the space who created many of the playlists in the early psilocybin studies. Peter, Erin and Anna also discuss the concept of experience as medicine, and how Wavepaths is creating their own adaptive and generative music for psychedelic therapy. Anna shares her tips for creating a playlist for a trip outside of a clinical setting, and the characteristics of music that make it so impactful and therapeutic.

In this episode, Peter and Erin interview Tim Sae Koo, startup advisor and mentor and the founder of 1heart human accelerator, and Keith Ferrazzi, an entrepreneur and recognized global thought leader in the relational and collaborative sciences. Tim is also an angel investor for psychedelic medicine companies, planet sustainability solutions, and other initiatives that align with his values. Through his organization 1heart, he helps organize and co-host transformative psychedelic medicine retreats for heart-led leaders. Keith has introduced a new transformational operating system that he calls co-elevation, which leads to exponential change and value. Together, Tim and Keith recently created Green Light Psychedelics, a new division under Ferrazzi Greenlight, Keith’s world-class coaching firm dedicated to providing psychedelic companies with high-level coaching, consulting, and other empowering services. During the episode, Tim and Keith discuss the mission behind Green Light Psychedelics, the process of elevating human capital through the use of psychedelics, and their thoughts on the future of the industry.

In this episode, Peter and Erin interview Deanna Rogers, an integrative facilitator who helps people prepare, integrate and align on their path following ceremonies with plant medicines and psychedelics. Deanna has been working with these substances for over a decade at such locations as the Temple of the Way of Light, and with other well known influencers in this work such as Gabor Maté. And although her work has taken several different forms over the years, she has remained focused on themes of self-realization and empowerment throughout. During the discussion, Peter, Erin and Deanna discuss why the stages before and after a psychedelic experience are so critical, and how people can push past the boundaries of themselves to actively open up with plant medicines, versus the common notion of surrendering. Deanna shares more about her background and personal experiences with ayahuasca and plant medicine healing, and also offers her unique take on spirituality. Finally, Deanna shares her perspective on the future of psychedelic healing, and where she hopes to see the industry go in the future. 

In this episode, Peter and Erin sit down with Vincent, the founder of Blue Goba, a company that offers mail order magic mushrooms to all of Canada. Blue Goba believes that psilocybin mushrooms can vibrantly enhance your wellbeing, catapult your personal growth, and add depth to your life, which is why they’re passionate advocates for more safe and accessible exploration of these healing substances. During the episode, Peter, Erin and Vincent discuss the history and politics of shrooms in Canada, the multiple healing benefits of magic mushrooms like psilocybin, and the origin story behind Blue Goba. Vincent also offers his perspective on DMT, AKA the “Spirit Molecule,” and why he believes it will see continued growth in the psychedelic healing space over the coming years.

In this episode, Peter and Erin sit down with long-time psychedelics advocate, Dennis McKenna. As the author of incredible books like The Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss, a renowned lecturer, and a key investigator on the Hoasca Project, Dennis has a wealth of knowledge and experience to share about psychedelic healing. Having worked as an ethnopharmacologist in the field for over 40 years, Dennis led the first-ever biomedical investigation of Ayahuasca. He is also the founder of the McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy, a modern mystery school designed to help people awaken to the power of sacred psychedelic medicines. During the episode, Dennis shares his perspective on the past, present and future of psychedelic healing modalities, and how he hopes to see the space evolve in the coming years.

Welcome to Super Psychedelic, a new podcast by modern alternative wellness brand, Gwella. By advocating for safe, sustainable and conscious access to psychedelic healing treatments, Gwella seeks to shift the narrative surrounding these ancient healing tools. The podcast is dedicated to exploring this exciting new era of psychedelic healing, and chronicling the growing acceptance of these incredible tools in North America. Hosted by Gwella co-founders’ Peter Reitano and Erin Cochrane, Super Psychedelic takes a deep dive into the evolution of psychedelic healing in the west, and how it intersects with health, wellness and modern spirituality. It’s these conversations that highlight the emerging new world of psychedelics and allow us to speak to both the pioneers and the new age innovators shaping the current culture of this exciting space. In every episode we hope to help you, the listeners, connect the dots and be part of the conversation that is - Super Psychedelic. And please don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast.