What happens when a high-achieving corporate executive, obsessed with movement and success, reaches complete burnout? For Michael Sanders, the answer came in the form of a life-changing experience deep in the Amazon rainforest. In this episode, Michael shares his incredible transformation—from a driven advertising VP and startup founder to an explorer of consciousness, author, and advocate for decentralized technologies.

Michael takes us through his intense personal journey of pushing himself to the limit, only to find healing through meditation, play, and ultimately, an ayahuasca ceremony that completely rewired his perception of love, reality, and existence. He describes his vivid encounters with otherworldly beings, his realization that love is the fundamental force of the universe, and how that understanding has shaped his life ever since.

We also explore how his psychedelic experiences influenced his path into blockchain and Web3, leading him to work alongside Ethereum’s founder, Vitalik Buterin. Finally, Michael opens up about his father’s unexpected passing and how a deeply personal mushroom ceremony allowed him to grieve, heal generational wounds, and release years of stored shame from his body.

This is a powerful conversation on transformation, surrender, and the profound wisdom that can be accessed when we quiet the mind and open the heart.

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• Ayahuasca: An Executive’s Enlightenment by Michael Sanders

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In this introspective first episode of 2025, Tonya shares her profound personal transformation journey that began in September 2024. She recounts how facilitating the Ethereal Reset retreat in Greece catalyzed profound internal shifts, leading to a period of intense physical and spiritual cleansing and the re-writing of her personal mythology.

Key moments include:

• What Personal Mythology is and why it's important we evaluate the myths we live by
• A spontaneous 5-day water fast combined with parasite cleansing
• Ancestral healing: A powerful quantum coaching session that cleared 13 generations of ancestral limiting beliefs
• A mystical encounter with her spirit animal, the hummingbird, marking a significant timeline shift
• Revelations through dream work and the Gene Keys, particularly connecting with the 22nd gene key of Grace
• A transformative dream experience and how to practice Dream Incubation

Tonya discusses how these experiences coincided with Pluto’s shift into Aquarius, marking the beginning of a transformative 44-year era. She explores the concept of “spiritual emergency” as described by Stanislav Grof, suggesting that many non-ordinary states of consciousness are evolutionary crises rather than mental illness.

The episode concludes with Tonya’s emerging new personal mythology centered on grace, courage, and living through the heart. She hints at upcoming offerings and invites listeners interested in walking similar transformative paths to join her newsletter for updates.

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One of a person's most distinguishing features is their hair. Dianna Cohen's luxury haircare brand, Crown Affair, crafts love letters to hair and self-care through their intentionally made hair-care products. Today, Dianna shares the integrity of her brand vision, how she stays inspired, the journey of haircare, and the power of ritual.

Staying inspired and active as a founder can be a difficult balance to strike. Dianna shares how she connects to inspiration daily and her favorite places to look. The key to striking this balance is tapping into what excites you and staying clear on your goals. Dianna reminds us that great things take time, from building an empowering hair ritual to building a powerful brand, and the practices along the way matter the most.

Dianna discusses how she created a culture within Crown Affair built on feminine energy and empowerment. She intentionally approaches time by never rushing, returning to the present, and moving slower. These philosophies underline Crown Affair’s workplace culture and products. Throughout her career, intuition has played an important role in her business decisions and trajectory. By learning to trust her intuition and her team, her business has expanded more than she could have imagined.

A key part of showing up as our most empowered self every day is how we engage in grounding and embodiment practices. Diana’s favorite daily grounding habits include stretching, reading, looking at art, journaling, gua sha, and brushing her hair. She especially enjoys being in her partner’s calming presence. Having a steady partner can really support the nervous system during times of chaos as an entrepreneur. Committed to helping women feel their best, in this episode, Diana shares ways to lift ourselves and each other.

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Topics Covered:

• Rituals to stay inspired
• The journey of great hair
• Reflections on time
• Demystifying haircare
• Role of intuition in business
• Diana’s daily rituals

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• Follow The Crown Affair on Instagram: @crownaffair
• Learn more on The Crown Affair’s website: crownaffair.com

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Everyone has the ability to access psychic capacities should they choose. Gaby Azorsky calls on her psychic gifts across her work as a healing arts practitioner and medicine woman, weaving together Reiki, meditation, clairvoyance, and folk herbalism. Today, Gaby shares how living by her intuition has changed her life, ways to build a sacred practice, and an invitation to access your psychic potential.

We begin with a tarot pull. The tarot mirrors what we’re currently experiencing and can provide fresh perspectives on that experience. We each describe how we interpret the tarot’s messages. Gaby shares her story of learning to tune in, a journey beautifully supported by her tarot, meditation, reiki, and altar work practices. Gaby explains how her practices often shift according to the month or season, but meditating in some way remains constant. An altar practice can symbolize a daily devotion to dreams, Goddess, or anything else in your practice. Gaby suggests different ways to begin creating your sacred space.

One benefit of grounding and sacred practices is being able to tune into one or more of your claire senses which detect psychic information: clairvoyance, claircognizance, clairgustance, clairsalience, clairaudience, clairsentience, clairempathy, or clairtangency. We discuss the spectrum of subtle knowing embodied by these clairs. Gaby recalls her experience of moving from shame and embarrassment about her perceptive gifts as a child to moving to New York, finally feeling like she was with her people and reconnected to the magic of life.

Gaby recalls how mushrooms have deeply impacted her nervous and immune systems. Reishi has become a nourishing hug that she craves. Working with the Earth as a teacher, in this episode, Gaby shares many of the beautiful lessons she has learned by listening.

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Topics Covered:

• Lessons and reflections in the tarot
• Gaby’s origin story
• Meditation and sacred rituals
• Building an altar practice
• The eight claire senses
• Decision-making, intuition, and time
• Asking for signs
• Gaby’s relationship with Reishi
• Nature is the ultimate teacher

Resources Mentioned:

• The Wild Unknown Tarot by Kim Krans
• The School of the Sacred Wild
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• Follow Gaby on Instagram: @gaby.azorsky
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If you thought mycelium networks were fascinating and magical, the body’s fascia matrix is truly next level. Today, I’m joined by Bonnie Crotzer, dancer turned fascial flossing guide, to discuss just how interconnected fascia is to our entire being and how we can return it to its optimal state.

Did you know that fascia is an amazing fabric that links everything in the body? Bonnie explains what fascia is and why it’s so important (and cool!) in an easy-to-digest way. Her deep knowledge and passion for the body and how it functions is incredible. Since fascia is a conductor of electricity, the more you move your body, the more electricity you make. The science of fascia demonstrates why movement is key to strong mental health and radiant spirit.

Fascial flossing is a way to reconfigure fascia back to its healthiest state. This is achieved by engaging your muscles while you elongate, allowing the body to work on a deeper level than just stretching. This is important for the body to build strength and stability for everyone, from the hypermobile to the hyper stiff.

Bonnie encourages self-practice to begin fascia flossing and working with one-on-one practitioners or getting a lymphatic drainage massage as next steps. Caring for your fascia ensures that you maintain good circulation, which means little or no pain in the body, better oxygenation, full nutrient absorption, and adequate waste removal. There are so many benefits across digestion, the immune system and mental health, why not get flossing today?

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Topics Covered:

• The function of fascia
• Nerves and vasculature in the fascial matrix
• How fascia works with the nervous system in acupuncture
• What is fascial flossing?
• Our movement heritage and overstretching
• Interconnectedness of fascial health and well-being
• How fascia corresponds to meridians
• Chronic pain and stress manifestations
• Benefits of fascial flossing

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• Bob Cooley
• The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk
• Joanna Avison
• The Spark in the Machine by Dr. Dan Keown

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People are yearning for reconnection, and for a variety of reasons, ceremonial rituals and psychedelic sacred plants are something we are continually called back to. My guest today, Paola Castelo, is dedicated to helping others reconnect with Mexican heritage by preserving and amplifying Mexican culture through art on her online platform Vuelta Sur. In this episode, Paola opens up about how her passion for preserving Mexican culture originated, the project she is collaborating on with Fungi Foundation to preserve and honor the life and impact of shaman and poet María Sabina.

Paola shares and celebrates the rich stories of Mexican culture by collaborating with museums, contemporary artists, and master artisans to showcase their stories and offer global access to their work. Throughout our conversation, she explains the materials and formats of indigenous art and the role of artists in the ancient world.

Our discussion is focused on the story of María Sabina, a shaman and poet who introduced psilocybin mushrooms to the Western world. Paola breaks down Maria's impact and legacy on future generations and Vuelta Sur's devotion to sharing her lessons and practices. This can be demonstrated through the museum Vuelta Sur is building in collaboration with The Fungi Foundation in Maria's honor, which contains one of the most comprehensive collections of Masoretic records and textiles. She also explains how you can be involved in its creation!

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Topics Covered:

• The ways Vuelta Sur preserves and amplifies Mexican culture through art
• How Paola reconnected to her Mexican heritage, ancestry, and roots while living in Canada
• The significance of Mexican art and culture within the Latin American heritage
• The materials and formats of indigenous art from looms to pottery to textiles
• A background on the shaman and poet María Sabina and how she helped launch Mexican heritage into Western culture
• Details of the museum that is being built in Maria's honor
• What future generations can learn from María Sabina's legacy
• The resilience of ceremonial rituals and psychedelic sacred plants
• How you can be involved in the museum
• Paola’s personal connection to fungi

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• María Sabina Museum Fundraiser

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• Follow Paola on Instagram:@paola_castelo
• Follow Vuelta Sur on Instagram: @vueltasur
• Learn more on Vuelta Sur’s website: vueltasur.com
• Donate to Vuelta Sur: vueltasur.com/pages/donations

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Moving through the world without force, effort, and struggle goes against what modern society teaches most of us to believe. Emmie Rae of The Daily Rest Studio (TDR Studio) specializes in helping people embrace doing less to bring more ease into their lives and businesses. Today, Emmie shares her philosophy of rest, which includes yoga, writing, nature, human design, and one that I personally struggle with, doing nothing.

If you’re working to integrate more rest into your daily life, Emmie suggests using your wellness tools most days to remove the rigid pressure of being perfect. Challenge yourself not to take in any stimulus for at least 5 minutes. The challenge of these “do nothing” practices is that we don’t get the dopamine hits that our brains crave. By releasing the grip of control, you truly work smarter and not harder in all areas of life. Emmie shares her process of working according to her energy and exactly where on the human design chart to look for structure versus non-structure insight.

As entrepreneurs, sometimes we need reminding that we created our businesses to give ourselves more freedom in life. Emmie and I discuss how the planets correspond with the days of the week and why knowing them matters. Being sensitive to these subtle energies and subtle energy in general is a superpower. To be sensitive means you have the power to alchemize your feelings into your work.

Emmie’s approach to business resonates with me so deeply. She runs a soft business, one without a strategy, customer avatars, or the marketing-speak we’ve been told we need to adopt. The key to making these choices is knowing yourself. Then you know what works best, and you’re able to be open with your team. We wrap up by discussing Emmie’s relationship with Tokyo and what life is like in her adopted city. Emmie is a genuine beacon of light, reminding us to trust our way and to trust that the parts of us deliver messages. This life is all on purpose.

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Topics Covered:

• The philosophy of rest
• Doing less brings more ease
• Rest as an antidote to the fear of failure
• Tools for stress management
• Planetary correspondences
• Embracing sensitivity
• Soft business structures
• Life in Tokyo

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• Follow Emmie Rae on Instagram: @thedailyrest
• Learn more on TDR Studio’s website: thedailyrest.com
• Book a 1:1 Soft Business Mentoring session here
• Learn more about TDR Studio’s Japan Retreat: latesummerdream.com
  
  

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You are more than what you eat. You are actually a combination of what you eat, assimilate, digest, and eliminate. Today, Holistic Health and Detox coach Meghan Swidler shares her wealth of knowledge about healing, cleansing, and detoxing. We explore how to access the elimination pathways, different types of cleanses, and how to effectively prepare for one. Having an expert guide alongside you throughout the process is deeply important because everyone’s health is unique. I highly recommend working with Meghan on your healing journey, and her latest book, From Deep Within, is a great place to start.

Industrialization changed our bodies and our world in permanent ways. The reality is our environment is toxic and burdening our systems. Our bodies are left trying to detox material that they were never meant to detox, like microplastics and pesticides, and this accumulation of waste is incredibly harmful. Cleansing our bodies has never been a more vital step to combat this and achieve a healthy state. While what we eat is so important to our health, what we eliminate is too. This is where Meghan’s expertise comes in.

Meghan realized she wanted to help others heal their bodies and upgrade their lives after going through her health journey to combat skin issues, fatigue, and more. Meghan shares that there are two stages to preparing the body for colonics and enemas: the awakening and the release. First, you awaken the built-up matter in your system via the food you eat and then release the obstruction that prevents flow. Often, people want to jump straight into a cleanse, but the food you eat in preparation is a key step. Eating more real, whole, unprocessed foods is always the best way to prepare for a cleanse as well as to nourish your body every day.

Some people may find that they are eating super clean but not achieving results. Meghan shares that this may be an indicator of toxic thoughts and a harmful emotional state. Food, movement, sleep, and stress management are the four pills of a healthy life. It's easy to optimize the already good areas, such as food, but not the other weak pillars. The beauty of the cleansing process is that it brings a lot of awareness to the reality of how we are living.

We agree that clearing our vessel is a fantastic way to increase intuition. Too often we try to find external solutions for our health when, in reality, our bodies are self-healing and regenerating under the right conditions. In this episode, Meghan teaches us how to begin creating those right conditions and step into a cleansed state of mind.

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Topics Covered:

• Meghan’s journey from venture capital start-up to Holistic Health and Detoxification Coach
• Colonics are key to healing and a spiritual gateway
• The toxic load is everywhere
• How to prepare the body for colonics and enemas
• Psyllium husk fiber and other fiber detox products
• The role of lymph in cleansing
• Preparing the colon for parasite cleansing and mold detox
• Meghan’s tools for daily cleansing

Resources Mentioned:

• Use ‘THERAINBOPODCAST’ for 15% off at checkout on Rainbo products
• Buy Meghan’s first book, From Within, on Amazon
• Buy Meghan’s second book, From Deep Withi