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The Universe Within Podcast

von Jason Grechanik

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The Universe Within Podcast, hosted by Jason Grechanik, explores spirituality, consciousness, plant medicines, animism, shamanism, holistic health, philosophy, psychology, science, and the many related threads that shape our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.

The podcast was created to give a voice to the people doing the work—wisdom keepers, doctors, shamans, scientists, guides, facilitators, visionaries, and anthropologists who are working on the ground, day in and day out, within their respective fields and traditions.

Through open and in-depth conversations, we explore different perspectives, experiences, and ways of understanding the human experience. My hope is that these conversations inspire curiosity, offer new perspectives, and perhaps illuminate something within you.

If you enjoy the conversations, Follow and join me on this journey as we continue exploring The Universe Within.

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  1. Ep. 206 - Mingtong Gu - Qigong, Spirituality & Embodiment

    THE UNIVERSE WITHIN PODCAST — EP. 206 - MINGTONG GU In this episode, I speak with Mingtong Gu about his childhood in China during the Cultural Revolution, being adopted and moving from home to home, and eventually moving to the United State

  2. Ep. 205 - Lucas Bergendahl - Remembering Past Lives, Telepathy & The Akashic Field

    THE UNIVERSE WITHIN PODCAST — EP. 205 - LUCAS BERGENDAHL In this episode, I speak with Lucas Bergendahl about his childhood, his memories of past lives and how those memories began to fade, his experience of the dark night of the soul and t

  3. Ep. 204 - Andy Letcher - Animism, Druidry, Deep Ecology, & Plants

    THE UNIVERSE WITHIN PODCAST — EP. 204 - ANDY LETCHER In this episode, I speak with Andy Letcher about Druidry, Celtic cosmology, European ancestral traditions, animism, plants and fungi, and deep ecology. We explore the role of plants and m

  4. Ep. 203 - Alan Scheurman - Ayahuasca, Initiation, & a Critique of the Psychedelic Renaissance

    THE UNIVERSE WITHIN PODCAST — Ep. 203 - ALAN SCHEURMAN In this episode, I speak with Alan Scheurman about his journey into psychedelics, spirituality, and the Shipibo-Konibo tradition. We explore how encounters with ayahuasca and peyote cha

  5. Ep. 202 - Rakel Sanímuinaq - Inuit Shamanism, Ancestors, Nature, & Spirit

    Hey everybody! Episode 202 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with Aviaja Rakel Sanímuinaq Kristiansen. I think this one of the more beautiful conversations I’ve had on this podcast. Rakel is a shaman of the Inuit people of Greenl

  6. Ep. 201 - Adam Butler - DMT, Psychedelics, & Healing

    Hey everybody! Episode 201 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with Adam Butler. Adam and I sat down and had a really interesting conversation about his background, his struggle with depression and how that led him to DMT, what DMT

  7. Ep. 200 - Jason Grechanik - Amazonian Tobacco Medicine

    Hey everybody! Episode 200 of the show is out. This episode is a podcast I was interviewed on called The Psychedelic Podcast hosted by Paul Austin. Paul has a great podcast and I was happy to be invited on. We spoke about my work, ayahuasca

  8. Ep. 199 - Jacques Mabit - Fundador de Takiwasi, Ayahuasca y Medicina Tradicional Amazónica

    Note: For the english version, see the previous episode Hola a todos! Ya está disponible el episodio 200 del pódcast. En este episodio conversé con Jacques Mabit. Jacques es el fundador de Takiwasi, el centro de medicina tradicional amazóni

  9. Ep. 199 - Jacques Mabit - Takiwasi Founder, Ayahuasca, & Amazonian Medicine

    Hey everybody! Episode 199 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with Jacques Mabit. Jacques is the founder of the oldest and most renowned traditional Amazonian medicine center in Peru, Takiwasi. I have know about Jacques for many y

  10. Ep. 198 - Matteo Politi - Phytotherapy, Ethnobotany, & Ayahuasca

    Hey everybody! Episode 198 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with Matteo Politi. Matteo is an independent researcher who has specialized in pharmacology, phytotherpay, naturopathy, amongst other things, and for a number of years

  11. Ep. 197 - Dr. Jeff McNairy - Rythmia, Ayahuasca, Psychology, & Healing

    Hey everybody! Episode 197 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with Dr. Jeff McNairy. Jeff is the Chief Medical Operator at Rythmia, one of the larger and more well-known ayahuasca healing centers. I knew some about Rythmia but not

  12. Ep. 196 - Jason Grechanik - How Tobacco Became Poison

    Hey everybody! Episode 196 of the show is out. This episode is a podcast I was interviewed on called The Evolving Man Podcast hosted by Ben Goresky. Ben has a great podcast I was happy to come on his platform and speak about my work with to

  13. Ep. 195 - White Walking Feather aka Rob in the Pagé family - Sovereignty, Emancipation, & Relationship

    Hey everybody! Episode 195 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with White Walking Feather, also known as Rob in the Pagé family. WWF is a deeply fascinating man. I was very grateful he came on the show to share his story and wisdom

  14. Ep. 194 - Robert Gourlay - Structured Water and the Energy of Life

    Hey everybody! Episode 194 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with Robert Gourlay. Robert is a scientist, in, I think, the best definition of that word, someone who is an innovator, a pioneer, a philosopher, and who looks at the w

  15. Ep. 193 - Jessica Begin - Ayahuasca, Shipibo, Santo Daime, & Apprenticeship

    Hey everybody! Episode 193 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with my friend Jessica Begin. I have known Jessica for many years since we met working together at the Amazonian Shipibo ayahuasca center, The Temple of the Way of Ligh

  16. Ep. 192 - Paul Austin - Psychedelics, Religion, & Micro-dosing

    Hey everybody! Episode 192 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with Paul Austin. I was recently on Paul’s podcast, Third Wave, and was happy to welcome him on mine. We sat down and spoke about his background, being raised in a very

  17. Ep. 191 - Dr. Kelly McCann - Integrative/Environmental Medicine & Unforgetting

    Hey everybody! Episode 191 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with Dr. Kelly McCann. Dr. Kelly McCann is a board-certified physician in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, trained in Functional, Integrative, and Environmental Medici

  18. Ep. 190 - Natasja Pelgrom - Psychedelics, Facilitation, Wisdom & Ritual

    Hey everybody! Episode 190 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with Natasja Pelgrom. We sat down and spoke about her background, how at 14 years of age she had an experience with mushrooms that shaped her life, her work in the fiel

  19. Ep. 189 - Jason Grechanik - Tobacco, Cosmovisión, & the Path of Curandero

    Hey everybody! Episode 189 of the show is out. This episode is a podcast I was interviewed on called Ayahuasca Podcast hosted by Sam Believ. Sam runs an ayahuasca center in Colombia and we’ve gotten to know each-other and I was happy to com

  20. Ep. 188 - Marta Wanderlust - Motherhood, Sovereignty & Medicalization of Childbirth, Initiation, Christ & Love

    Hey everybody! Episode 188 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with my friend Marta Wanderlust for her second appearance on the podcast—the first was five years ago, back in episode 16. Since then, Marta has become a mother of two,

  21. Ep. 187 - Dr. Nathan Bryan - Nitric Oxide: A Molecule for Human Health

    Hey everybody! Episode 187 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with Dr. Nathan Bryan. Dr. Bryan is a doctor who has spent much of his life studying the effects and benefits of the molecule nitric oxide and its relationship to healt

  22. Ep. 186 - Luis Eduardo Luna - Plant Doctors, Ayahuasca, Anthropology, & Bridging of Worlds

    Hey everybody! Episode 186 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with Luis Eduardo Luna. Luis is one of the luminaries in the field of plant medicine as has a career that spans nearly seven decades. He has worked alongside and learne

  23. Ep. 185 - Dr. Aaron Hartman MD - Health, Functional Medicine, & Disease

    Hey everybody! Episode 185 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with Dr. Aaron Hartman MD. Dr. Hartman has a really grounded and holistic approach to health and I really enjoyed our conversation. We spoke about his background, medic

  24. Ep. 184 - Jason Grechanik - Iboga, Tobacco, & Plant Medicines

    Hey everybody! Episode 184 of the show is out. This episode is a podcast I was interviewed on called Beyond the Courage hosted by Robert Canis. Robert has a really good podcast about holistic healing and I was happy to join him. We spoke ab

  25. Ep. 183 - Thoryn Stephens - Plant Medicines, Consciousness, AI, Biology & Machines

    Hey everybody! Episode 183 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with Thoryn Stephens. Thoryn is the CEO and founder of http://Brain.One which is doing really interesting work in human optimization. We sat down and spoke about his li

  26. Ep. 182 - Dr Darren Schmidt DC - Metabolic Health, Nutrition, Detoxification, Parasites, & Medicine

    Hey everybody! Episode 182 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with Dr Darren Schmidt DC. Dr Schmidt was recommended to me, and I really enjoyed some of his content on YouTube. We sat down and spoke about a variety of topics, inclu

  27. Ep. 181 - Simon Borg-Olivier - Yoga: The Flow of Life & Happiness

    Hey everybody! Episode 181 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with Simon Borg-Olivier. Simon was recommended to me by a listener of the podcast and I was very happy to connect with him. We spoke about his varied life and journey a

  28. Ep. 180 - Jason Grechanik - Nature's Pharmacy: Understanding the Power of Plant Medicines

    Hey everybody! Episode 180 of the show is out. This episode is a podcast I was interviewed on called Beyond the Pills hosted by Josh Rimany. I was really happy with the interview. It was fairly concise and covered a lot of aspects of my wor

  29. Ep. 179 - Eva Hooft - Somatics, Healing & the Mind

    Hey everybody! In this episode, I spoke with Eva Hooft. Eva has an interesting story of being diagnosed with a number of childhood ailments that persisted into adulthood. After following a career in modeling she began to become disillusione

  30. Ep. 178 - Thomas Hatsis - Psychedelic Mystery Traditions, Witches & Magic

    Hey everybody! Episode 178 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with Thomas Hatsis. Thomas’ books were recommended to me a few times and he was introduced to me through a mutual friend, Peter Boghossian. Thomas wrote two very good b

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