Life is a Festival
Transformational gatherings, the communities they build, and the teachers who help us bring that open-hearted joy home.
#178 - Benjamin: Why I Returned to Ibogaine
From Gabon to Cancún, sticking the landing on my healing journey
#173 - Burning Man Isn't Cool Anymore
Part 1: My reflections (rant) on Burning Man 2024. Part 2: My appearance on the Burning Man Live Podcast from a few years ago.
#172 - Live From Burning Man Information Radio (Encore)
Playing around at BMIR 2019 and Harm Reduction Tips for 2024
Chip Conley: Midlife is also a Festival
Life is a Festival #171
Midlife is not a crisis but a chrysalis—a time for transformation and growth.
Gillian Reid: Sexual Kung Fu (Yin)
Life is a Festival #165
In Part Two of our Taoist sexuality series, focusing on woman’s body’s and yin principles, I speak with the Senior Woman’s Instructor at Tao Garden.
Mantak Chia: Sexual Kung Fu (Yang)
Life is a Festival #164
Master Chia, a celebrated Taoist teacher, is best known for his book "The Multi-Orgasmic Man" and his expertise in the alchemy of erotic energy.
Ilana Gilovich-Wave: Requiem for Sleep No More
Life is a Festival #162
Immersing into immersive experience design with one of the world's most iconic theatrical experiences, Sleep No More.
Darragh Stewart: The Indigenous Medicine of Ireland
Life is a Festival #161
Ancient Ireland was like the Amazon, with impenetrable forests navigable only by rivers, deep mysticism, and its very own indigenous medicine, the psychedelic Liberty Cap mushrooms.
Marian Goodell et al: Inside Burning Man’s Worst Case Scenario
Life is a Festival #157
Will our changing climate stop Burning Man, or will our collective resilience and response to crisis make our community stronger.
Caveat Magister - At Burning Man, We're All Amateurs
Life is a Festival #156
Burning Man doesn’t have to be transformational.
Sophie Strand: A Mythic Probiotic for Masculinity
Life is a Festival #151
Healthy masculinity has been a passion of mine for years and it was an honor to learn from this neo-troubadour animist and her poetic insights.
Jetta Blaine: The Marvelous Peptides of Kambo
Life is a Festival #150
Kambo, an Amazonian medicine derived from the secretions of the Phyllomedusa bicolor has been instrumental in maintaining my mental health for the past six years.
Snow Raven: The Unexpected Sweetness of Darkness
Life is a Festival #148
Snow Raven knows darkness intimately, and it has inspired her shamanic music from America's Got Talent to Burning Man.
Victorien Mulliez: The Path of Joy
Life is a Festival #147
From Vipassana meditation to sobriety, Victorien shares his strategies for cultivating joy.
Stephen Jenkinson: Personal Growth Won't Save Us
Life is a Festival #146
…but perhaps embracing catastrophe might... just maybe.
How to Earn a Secure Attachment Style
Life is a Festival #142 - George Haas (Mettagroup)
Meditation teacher George Haas is preparing the path to enlightenment by healing childhood attachment injuries.
To Escape the Tyranny of the Self
Life is a Festival #141 - Benjamin
Liberation from mental health issues through the dissolution of the constructed self.
Iboga Part 2: Initiating with Iboga in Africa
Life is a Festival #140 - Apollon (Bwiti Initiations)
A conversation with a Bwiti N’ganga about how Westerns can connect with this African spiritual practice.
Iboga Part 1: Ibogaine Clinical Treatment
Life is a Festival #139 - Dr. Felipe Malacara, & Vianey Ariadna Perez (Beond Ibogaine)
Healing addiction and trauma using ibogaine HLC in a Western medical model at Beond Clinic in Cancun.