After struggling with addiction, Carlos Tanner heeded the call to sit with grandmother ayahuasca in Peru, knowing this would be his path of healing. Shortly after that, he was invited to move into a shaman's home and apprenticed with him for 4 years. This eventually led him to start the Ayahuasca Foundation in 2009, offering retreats and educational training programs within the Shipibo lineage. 

In this conversation, we explore some nuanced and complex topics, including:

• The misunderstanding we have around the concept of “tradition” 
• Understanding trauma from a shamanic perspective 
• How ceremony acts as a catalyst for enhancing consciousness
• Do these sacred plant medicines discriminate between skin color and language spoken? 
• The placebo effect and the role that consciousness plays in the healing process
• How consciousness profoundly influences our experience of reality 
• The understanding of trauma from a shamanic perspective
• How we have forgotten that we are inherently a part of nature
• The ayahuasca foundations 4 and 8-week programs.

Resources 

• Click here to access the full episode transcript and list of resources
• Ayahuasca Foundation Website
• Four Week Empowerment Course at the Ayahuasca Foundation
• Eight Week Initiation Course at the Ayahuasca Foundation
• Access 8-Day Free Microdosing Course Here
• Access 4 playlists for psychedelic journey’s and beyond.

Music Feature

Rainbow Light by Tara Davina. Click here to listen on Spotify.