“Plants of the Gods: Hallucinogens, Healing, Culture and Conservation” is a new and unique podcast focusing on the hallucinogenic plants and fungi whose impact on world culture and religion – and healing potential - is only now beginning to be appreciated as never before.
This episode discusses ayahuasca, healing and ritual.
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A new study published in Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience provides evidence that consciously controlled breathing can enhance communication between the brain and the autonomic nervous system, which regulates involuntary bodily functions such as heart rate.
These findings suggest that controlled breathing may be a powerful tool for improving emotional and physiological self-regulation.
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This article and video looks at how altered states of consciousness change our perception of time.
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The human love of novelty could be said to be little more than a desire to suppress boredom. So fearful are our minds of becoming bored that we will latch on to anything to keep ennui at bay.
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