Life is a Festival
Transformational gatherings, the communities they build, and the teachers who help us bring that open-hearted joy home.
Monique Shiess, Co-founder of AfrikaBurn: The Catalytic Potential of Burning Man in South Africa
Life is a Festival #143 - Monique Shiess (AfrikaBurn)
Towards real radical inclusivity and environmental stewardship at AfrikaBurn
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.
The Art of Interviewing
Life is a Festival #138 - Eamon Armstrong & Ian MacKenzie
To celebrate four years of Life is a Festival, today I’m sharing a conversation I had with my friend Ian MacKenzie about how to conduct a good interview.
The Queer Muslim Hero of Psychedelic Legalization
Life is a Festival #137 - Ismail Lourido Ali (MAPS)
From medicalization to religious exception, how should powerful psychedelic molecules enter mainstream consciousness?
The Gift of the Mayan Warrior
Life is a Festival #136: Pablo González Vargas (Mayan Warrior)
Mayan Warrior founder Pablo González Vargas talks about gifting, Mayan culture, and the challenges of bringing an art car 8,000 kilometers to That Thing in the Desert.
The Primal Movement of the Smuggler Yogi
Life is a Festival #135: Nick Brewer (Primal Moves)
The incredible life story of how a South American smuggler became a yogi and the daily practice which became his refuge and his dharma.
Pleasure is Medicine
Life is a Festival #134: Chloe Macintosh (Kama: Sex & Pleasure Education)
The importance of embodiment from erectile disfunction to the magical art of squirting.
The Neverending Healing Journey
Life is a Festival #133: Adam Andros Aronovich (Healing From Healing)
The creator of “Healing From Healing” offers us levity and a much needed reprieve from our hyper-individualistic personal development.
Every Daddy Needs a Daddy
Life is a Festival #132: Eamon Armstrong with Chloe Macintosh (Live from Burning Man)
Kink, like psychedelics and Burning Man itself, can be a powerful transformational technology, if used wisely.
The Best of Black Rock City
Life is a Festival #131: Burning Man Compilation
From Burners without Borders to the Nordic Borderland, these are some of my favorite BRC moments from Life is a Festival.
Flow States and Festival Consciousness
Life is a Festival #130: Jason Silva
The Wizard of Awe talks festival consciousness and how we, the refugees from the mundane, can unleash the brave and reckless Gods we really are at Burning Man and beyond.
Dunking on the New Age is Boring Now
Life is a Festival #129: Alex Ebert
There is much that is still valuable and relevant from the New Age.
Festivals Create Lasting Transformation
Life is a Festival #128: Dr. Molly Crockett (Crockett Lab)
A new study from Yale University confirms what all always knew was true about the power of festivals.
Building an Ethical & Sustainable Healing Practice
Life is a Festival #127: Laura Mae Northrup (Radical Healership)
From psychedelic medicine to therapy to bodywork, how do we create a practice that is both ethical and sustainable?
The Poetry of Gender
Life is a Festival #126: Janne Robinson
Feminist beat poet and author Janne Robinson discusses authenticity, gender, and her no bullshit approach to creating the life you want.
Worldbuilding for a Better World
Life is a Festival #125: Lak Mitchell (Boomtown Fair)
Few gatherings build worlds with the theatrical flair of BoomTown Fair, a choose-your-own-adventure playground in the English countryside.
Art and Irresolvable Contradictions (Live from Bombay Beach Biennale)
Life is a Festival #124: Tao Ruspoli (Bombay Beach Biennale)
Founded in 2015, Bombay Beach Biennale is a renegade celebration of art, music, and philosophy.