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Sacred Plant Wisdom. Journey with your hosts, Nina and her guests as we educate, inform & support the conscious and responsible use of Ayahuasca in a western context. ~ Learn about Ayahuasca assisted therapy, supervision and training at avatarhealingarts.com Disclaimer: Ayahuasca and DMT are potentially illegal substances, and we don’t encourage or condone the use of these substances where it is against the law. However, we accept that illegal drug use occurs, and believe that offering responsible harm reduction information is imperative to keeping people safe. For that reason, this guide is designed to ensure the safety of those who decide to use the substance. We don’t encourage using Ayahuasca outside of a legal or traditional context.
Episodes
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
In this exciting new episode I am talking with Greg Shanken about his healing from long term treatment resistant depression with Ayahuasca and other healing modalities. Listen in to find out how Greg recovered his ability to feel and embarked on a magical healing journey.
Don’t miss this episode!
Highlights
In the cage of depression
The Ayahuasca turning point
Recovering the ability to feel
Healing the inner child and family relationships
From isolation to reconnection
The healing power of breath
Trust and surrender
Legalizing psilocybin in Colorado
Being part of the change
Mantra for this week:
"Feeling is healing”
Remember, you are the healer and love is the medicine.
Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy Facilitator Training 2022 – Apply now!
https://www.avatarhealingarts.com/training
Look into my book: Heart Medicine, Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy and the integration process
https://www.avatarhealingarts.com/book
Join my Circle on YouTube: Healing & Awakening with Nina Izel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYTkBkcqaF4SKt07HFtZAQQ
And join my mailing list here
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Join my Club: Healing & Awakening on Clubhouse
Every second Monday 6pm EST/CT: Live Ayahuasca integration room (recorded)
On Spotify: New Paradigm Healing, Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy Podcast
https://open.spotify.com/show/1rFFUXXJqZ9DH5eCxCdaep?si=a_z69luvTKSWPu8upjbUWg&dl_branch=1
On Vimeo: Avatar Healing Arts Podcast, Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy
https://vimeo.com/newparadigmhealing
Greg Shanken
Colorado Psychedelic Society
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
In this exciting new episode I am talking with Dr Scott about what cultural appropriation really means in terms of the Ayahuasca and how to give back to the indigenous guardians of this sacred medicine.
Don’t miss this episode!
Highlights
What is cultural appropriation
The Authentic use of Ayahuasca
Sacred reciprocity
An example to follow in Ecuador with the Sacha Wasi
Creating ethical relationships
Transparency
What can you do?
Mantra for this week:
"Sooner or later, everything comes to light"
Remember, you are the healer and love is the medicine.
Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy Facilitator Training 2022 – Apply now!
https://www.avatarhealingarts.com/training
Look into my book: Heart Medicine, Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy and the integration process
https://www.avatarhealingarts.com/book
Join my Circle on YouTube: Healing & Awakening with Nina Izel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYTkBkcqaF4SKt07HFtZAQQ
And join my mailing list here
https://www.avatarhealingarts.com/contact
Join my Club: Healing & Awakening on Clubhouse
Every second Monday 6pm EST/CT: Live Ayahuasca integration room (recorded)
On Spotify: New Paradigm Healing, Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy Podcast
https://open.spotify.com/show/1rFFUXXJqZ9DH5eCxCdaep?si=a_z69luvTKSWPu8upjbUWg&dl_branch=1
On Vimeo: Avatar Healing Arts Podcast, Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy
https://vimeo.com/newparadigmhealing
Connect with Dr Scott and the Sacha Wasi in Ecaudor
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
In this exciting new episode I am talking with the founder of Ouroboros Story Hour, Bob Cohen about his awakening with the Ayahuasca and how the medicine helped him through a challenging part of his life bringing many gifts through the change.
Don’t miss this episode!
Highlights
A near death experience
The call for change
Letting go heaviness and despair
New hope
Better relationships, Renewed creativity
Finding our way again
Accessing the unconscious
The art of listening, story telling and bearing witness
Deep thinking, self reflection and sharing
Writing our new story
Taking our power back
Mantra for this week:
"So within, as without."
Remember, you are the healer and love is the medicine.
Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy Facilitator Training 2022 – Apply now!
https://www.avatarhealingarts.com/training
Look into my book: Heart Medicine, Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy and the integration process
https://www.avatarhealingarts.com/book
Join my Circle on YouTube: Healing & Awakening with Nina Izel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYTkBkcqaF4SKt07HFtZAQQ
And join my mailing list here
https://www.avatarhealingarts.com/contact
Join my Club: Healing & Awakening on Clubhouse
Every second Tuesday 5pm CST: All about Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy
On Spotify: New Paradigm Healing, Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy Podcast
https://open.spotify.com/show/1rFFUXXJqZ9DH5eCxCdaep?si=a_z69luvTKSWPu8upjbUWg&dl_branch=1
On Vimeo: Avatar Healing Arts Podcast, Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy
https://vimeo.com/newparadigmhealing
Bob Cohen – Ouroboros Story Hour
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2624199914461390
Contact: ouroborosstoryhour@gmail.com
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Mastering change with Ayahuasca
- with Steven Twohig
In this exciting new episode I am talking with Steven about his healing path with the Mother Ayahuasca and his way of helping others to go through their Hero’s Journey.
Steven spent some exciting years with Tony Robbins before he was led to the Mother Ayahuasca and currently combines cognitive behavior therapy, zen buddhism, plant medicine and coaching in his breakthrough offerings.
Don’t miss this episode!
Highlights
Ayahuasca in recovery from addiction
Accessing core wounds
What you want to heal you have to feel
The only way out is through
Soul retrieval
There are no ‘bad trips’
Going beyond our programming
The power of community in healing
Changing our story
A path back to wholeness
Mantra for this week:
"All ending is a new beginning"
Remember, you are the healer and love is the medicine.
Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy Facilitator Training 2022 – Apply now!
https://www.avatarhealingarts.com/training
Look into my book: Heart Medicine, Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy and the integration process
https://www.avatarhealingarts.com/book
Join my Circle on YouTube: Healing & Awakening with Nina Izel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYTkBkcqaF4SKt07HFtZAQQ
And join my mailing list here
https://www.avatarhealingarts.com/contact
Join my Club: Healing & Awakening on Clubhouse
Every second Tuesday 5pm CST: All about Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy
On Spotify: New Paradigm Healing, Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy Podcast
https://open.spotify.com/show/1rFFUXXJqZ9DH5eCxCdaep?si=a_z69luvTKSWPu8upjbUWg&dl_branch=1
On Vimeo: Avatar Healing Arts Podcast, Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy
https://vimeo.com/newparadigmhealing
Steven Twohig
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
In this exciting new episode I am talking with the founders of The Plant Medicine Path, Michelle and Mark and they share their journey with the Mother Ayahuasca.
Tune in to learn how the Mother Ayahuasca helped Michelle and Mark to heal themselves and change their life and also how She inspired them to create The Plant Medicine Path for people who are on the plant medicine journey!
Don’t miss this episode!
Highlights
Going deeper with Ayahuasca
Finding a different way to live our lives
Total recovery is possible, you can heal yourself!
The healing light of awareness
Integration is the key for healing and wholeness
There are many ways to integrate
Educate yourself
The truth will set you free
Mantra for this week:
"Yes, you can!"
Remember, you are the healer and love is the medicine.
Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy Facilitator Training 2022 – Apply now!
https://www.avatarhealingarts.com/training
Look into my book: Heart Medicine, Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy and the integration process
https://www.avatarhealingarts.com/book
Join my Circle on YouTube: Healing & Awakening with Nina Izel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYTkBkcqaF4SKt07HFtZAQQ
And join my mailing list here
https://www.avatarhealingarts.com/contact
Join my Club: Healing & Awakening on Clubhouse
Every second Tuesday 5pm CST: All about Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy
On Spotify: New Paradigm Healing, Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy Podcast
https://open.spotify.com/show/1rFFUXXJqZ9DH5eCxCdaep?si=a_z69luvTKSWPu8upjbUWg&dl_branch=1
On Vimeo: Avatar Healing Arts Podcast, Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy
https://vimeo.com/newparadigmhealing
The Plant Medicine Path
Friday Nov 18, 2022
Friday Nov 18, 2022
In this exciting new episode I am talking with my dear sister Bonnie again about 5 vital questions you need to ask (and answer:) before you go to an Ayahuasca ceremony.
These 5 steps will support you to stay safe and take the most out of your Ayahuasca experience.
Don’t miss this episode!
Highlights
WHY – why do you want to work with the Mother Ayahuasca? what is your intention for your Ayahuasca Journeys,
WHAT – what is in the Ayahuasca brew, who prepared it and how it was prepared
WHERE – where is the Ayahuasca ceremony, in what kind of environment
WHO – who is serving the medicine, holding the sacred space, facilitating the experience
HOW – how to prepare for and integrate your experience? Practical considerations
5 Steps for responsible preparation (Ayahuasca Journey)
Mantra for this week:
"What you put in, you get out"
Remember, you are the healer and love is the medicine.
Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy Facilitator Training 2022 – Apply now!
https://www.avatarhealingarts.com/training
Look into my book: Heart Medicine, Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy and the integration process
https://www.avatarhealingarts.com/book
Join my Circle on YouTube: Healing & Awakening with Nina Izel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYTkBkcqaF4SKt07HFtZAQQ
And join my mailing list here
https://www.avatarhealingarts.com/contact
Join my Club: Healing & Awakening on Clubhouse
Every second Tuesday 5pm CST: All about Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy
On Spotify: New Paradigm Healing, Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy Podcast
https://open.spotify.com/show/1rFFUXXJqZ9DH5eCxCdaep?si=a_z69luvTKSWPu8upjbUWg&dl_branch=1
On Vimeo: Avatar Healing Arts Podcast, Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy
https://vimeo.com/newparadigmhealing
Bonnie Divina Maa
Saturday Nov 12, 2022
Saturday Nov 12, 2022
In this exciting new episode I am talking with Fabrizio Dimitri biomedical researcher and scientific explorer about his journey with Ayahausca toward freedom and opening an Ayahuasca retreat center in Peru.
Don’t miss this episode!
Highlights
Working with reputable and experienced healers
Exploring our reality with Ayahuasca
Transcending the fear of death
Interconnectedness
Non-dual consciousness and personal growth
Flow and synchronicities
Healing our community and creating a better world
Mantra for this week:
"Heal yourself, heal the world"
Remember, you are the healer and love is the medicine.
Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy Facilitator Training 2022 – Apply now!
https://www.avatarhealingarts.com/training
Look into my book: Heart Medicine, Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy and the integration process
https://www.avatarhealingarts.com/book
Join my Circle on YouTube: Healing & Awakening with Nina Izel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYTkBkcqaF4SKt07HFtZAQQ
And join my mailing list here
https://www.avatarhealingarts.com/contact
Join my Club: Healing & Awakening on Clubhouse
Every second Tuesday 5pm CST: All about Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy
On Spotify: New Paradigm Healing, Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy Podcast
https://open.spotify.com/show/1rFFUXXJqZ9DH5eCxCdaep?si=a_z69luvTKSWPu8upjbUWg&dl_branch=1
On Vimeo: Avatar Healing Arts Podcast, Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy
https://vimeo.com/newparadigmhealing
Fabrizio Dimitri
Friday Sep 16, 2022
Friday Sep 16, 2022
In this exciting new episode I am talking with Alex Theberge psychotherapist, psychedelic integration specialist, experienced guide, healer, space holder about his journey with Plant medicine toward freedom and stepping into his higher path of service in the healing field.
Don’t miss this episode!
Highlights
A deeper understanding of what healing is with the Ayahuasca
Going to the source in Peru and learning from Elders
Integrating different worlds
Healing in altered states
Going deeper with the powerful and transformative Ayahuasca
What is psychedelic integration?
Healing is a participatory process
Safety, container and guidance
Ayahuasca is not a quick fix but a powerful catalyst for change
We are the healers
The gifts of the healing process
Mantra for this week:
"The more you put in, the more you get out"
Remember, you are the healer and love is the medicine.
Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy Facilitator Training 2022 – Apply now!
https://www.avatarhealingarts.com/training
Look into my book: Heart Medicine, Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy and the integration process
https://www.avatarhealingarts.com/book
Join my Circle on YouTube: Healing & Awakening with Nina Izel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYTkBkcqaF4SKt07HFtZAQQ
And join my mailing list here
https://www.avatarhealingarts.com/contact
Join my Club: Healing & Awakening on Clubhouse
Every second Tuesday 5pm CST: All about Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy
On Spotify: New Paradigm Healing, Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy Podcast
https://open.spotify.com/show/1rFFUXXJqZ9DH5eCxCdaep?si=a_z69luvTKSWPu8upjbUWg&dl_branch=1
On Vimeo: Avatar Healing Arts Podcast, Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy
https://vimeo.com/newparadigmhealing
Alex Theberge
Thursday Aug 18, 2022
Thursday Aug 18, 2022
In this exciting new episode I am talking with Patrick Prohaska Spiritual Counselor, Author, Mystic about his experience of expanding his consciousness with the Mother Ayahuasca and supporting others on their healing path.
Don’t miss this episode!
Highlights
A dive into plant medicine and embracing our spiritual side
The plants are calling us to support our healing and growth when we are ready and open
Ayahuasca the loving but stern Mother who teaches us
Expanding our consciousness with Ayahuasca, seeing through the illusions
The trap of the spiritual Ego and relying on the medicine
Ayahuasca’s built in intelligence adjusting to each individual’s special needs
Integration is key to long lasting change and real growth
Emotional release, healing and integration
Reclaiming our right to feel, connecting with our emotional guidance system
The importance of an experienced integration guide
Guiding vs enabling a client
Sexual healing, Sexual trauma, shame, guilt and control
Creating healthy and loving relationships
Accessing suppressed childhood trauma with Ayahuasca
Integrating the fragmented self
Mantra for this week:
"Support and help is always available – reach out!"
Remember, you are the healer and love is the medicine.
Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy Facilitator Training 2022 – Apply now!
https://www.avatarhealingarts.com/training
Look into my book: Heart Medicine, Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy and the integration process
https://www.avatarhealingarts.com/book
Join my Circle on YouTube: Healing & Awakening with Nina Izel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYTkBkcqaF4SKt07HFtZAQQ
And join my mailing list here
https://www.avatarhealingarts.com/contact
Join my Club: Healing & Awakening on Clubhouse
Every second Tuesday 5pm CST: All about Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy
On Spotify: New Paradigm Healing, Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy Podcast
https://open.spotify.com/show/1rFFUXXJqZ9DH5eCxCdaep?si=a_z69luvTKSWPu8upjbUWg&dl_branch=1
On Vimeo: Avatar Healing Arts Podcast, Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy
https://vimeo.com/newparadigmhealing
Patrick Prohaska
Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
In this exciting new episode I am talking with Edgar Esparza from Starquest about his experience of awakening with the Ayahuasca and through shamanic traditions of Mexico.
Find out about the importance of working with Elders and consecrating Plant Medicine in a safe and sacred setting.
Don’t miss this episode!
Highlights
Remembering who you are with Ayahuasca
What is the meaning of life?
Plant medicine and the secrets of manifestation
Primal languages and spiritual communication
Everything is connected – respect for all life
The vision of Starquest
Following the spiritually correct way to connect with our ancestors
The Elders are the guardians and anchors
Importance of a safe place to consecrate medicine in a good way
Syncretism, merging the old and the new
Educating the next generation of wisdom keepers
Reciprocity: Rescue native youth program
Mantra for this week:
"The Elders are the Avatars of our Ancestors."
Remember, you are the healer and love is the medicine.
Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy Facilitator Training 2022 – Apply now!
https://www.avatarhealingarts.com/training
Look into my book: Heart Medicine, Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy and the integration process
https://www.avatarhealingarts.com/book
Join my Circle on YouTube: Healing & Awakening with Nina Izel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYTkBkcqaF4SKt07HFtZAQQ
And join my mailing list here
https://www.avatarhealingarts.com/contact
Join my Club: Healing & Awakening on Clubhouse
Every second Tuesday 5pm CST: All about Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy
On Spotify: New Paradigm Healing, Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy Podcast
https://open.spotify.com/show/1rFFUXXJqZ9DH5eCxCdaep?si=a_z69luvTKSWPu8upjbUWg&dl_branch=1
On Vimeo: Avatar Healing Arts Podcast, Ayahuasca Assisted Therapy
https://vimeo.com/newparadigmhealing
Edgar Esparza - Starquest