INTRO:
Can plant medicine such as Ayahuasca help our marriages? In this episode I interview two very experienced guests who have both done over 500 ceremonies with this sacred medicine. We dive deep into this question, highlighting Ayahuasca’s strengths as a healing modality and where this medicine may fall short when it comes to interpersonal relationships.
SHOWNOTES:
- Jayson’s early Ayahuasca experiences [2:30]
- Intro to Geoff Hanzlik [4:50]
- Intro to Richard Furr [5:45]
- Beginning of interview [6:50]
- Geoff shares how early depression lead him to Ayahuasca [8:40]
They said to me, it’s something they would give both to their best friend, and to their worst enemy. – Geoff [9:30]
- Richard shares how he entered the Ayahuasca path [11:35]
- What exactly is Ayahuasca? [14:20]
- Potential dangers and downsides of Ayahuasca [17:35]
[bctt tweet=”Ayahuasca definitely can open the floodgates of the unconscious – Richard Furr”]
- Can this medicine “make you more sensitive”? [22:45]
- Is group processing needed before and after ceremonies? [25:00]
- Bringing therapy into the conversation [26:00]
- The greatest thing the medicine taught Jayson [28:50]
- Does Ayahuasca help with our intimate relationships? [30:55]
- How would one use Ayahuasca to help their relationship life? [39:30]
[bctt tweet=”It’s very rapid change…therapy combined with Ayahuasca can be really powerful – Geoff Hanzlik”]
- Richard helps those struggling to integrate their Ayahuasca experience [44:15]
- Inner depth healing vs. developing relational skills – [48:00]
- Ayahuasca is not a ‘quick fix’ [51:10]
- “This isn’t a ‘dabblers’ path” [54:50]
- Richard shares the dangers of pushing Ayahuasca on others [1:00:00]
- How are relational dynamics addressed in spiritual communities? [1:05:00]
Virtually everything that could trigger me in a relationship, has a deeper source inside of myself – Richard [1:10:15]
- Conclusion/outro [1:11:45]
HELPFUL LINKS:
Renowned Doctor Gabor Mate on Psychedelics and Unlocking the Unconscious
A short documentary on Santo Daime
What LSD, Ayahuasca & My Wife Taught Me About Intimacy
How Do We Integrate The Ayahuasca Experience?
ABOUT:
Geoff Hanzlik, M.S.W. is a psychotherapist in private practice in Boulder, Colorado. He also runs a consulting practice for professionals called Tidal Coaching. From 1998 until 2013, Geoff participated in 500+ rituals in the Santo Daime religion as a musician, facilitator, and student. He lives with his wife and 2 children in Boulder.
Geoff Hanzlick’s Website
Richard Furr is a psychotherapist, trauma healing specialist, and consultant in Boulder, Colorado. He loves spending time in nature and exploring relational intimacy with his partner and close friends. Richard has extensive experience with shamanic healing including training with Stanislav Grof and also underwent a 15 year shamanic initiation/spiritual emergency that included, among many other things, over 500 ayahuasca ceremonies. Richard specializes in working with spiritual emergency, high intensity fear states, birth trauma and healthy integration of challenging medicine experiences. Richard hosts 1-on-1 and small group psychotherapy and healing intensives and has clients from around the world.
Interesting and inspiring stuff. Always good to share introspective lights on the shadows carried by communities. Thanks for the podcast.
Thanks for listening Henry =)