Ibogaine, Then and Now

The world is full of naturally-occurring psychedelic compounds. From the blue lotus at the edges of the Nile, and the Peyote cactus in the deserts of Central America, to the multitude of psilocybin mushrooms found across the globe, our planet is filled to the brim with trippy substances. Some have entered popular culture, either due … Read more

Never Too Late to Heal: At 71 Years Old, Leina Faced Her Childhood Trauma

Learn More About Psilocybin Mushroom Spores After 30 years as a practicing psychotherapist, Leina* has seen more than her fair share of trauma, depression, and anxiety. Yet, despite helping thousands of individuals overcome their inner challenges, she could never seem to help herself. At 71, Leina still struggled with anxiety and negativity. ”It would have … Read more

Transcript: Disconnection as Disease: Ayurveda and the Return to Balance – Nisha Khanna

Please enjoy this transcript of our interview with Dr. Nisha Khanna. Dr. Nisha Khanna blends Western medicine with the ancient practice of Ayurveda to create holistic health—emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual. Her focus is on getting to the root cause of disease and correcting imbalance, not just covering up the symptoms. In this episode, Nisha … Read more

Transcript: Staunching Spiritual Wounds: New Hope Through New Modalities – Craig Heacock

Learn More About Psilocybin Mushroom Spores Please enjoy this transcript of our interview with Craig Heacock. Dr. Craig Heacock, psychiatrist and Ketamine treatment provider, offers a counterpoint to a previous guest’s view on mental illness and psychiatric medications. While his goal is always to have patients on as few medications as possible, Craig stresses the … Read more

Riding the Crest of the Third Wave of Psychedelics

Learn More About Psilocybin Mushroom Spores We are blessed to find ourselves living at a sweet spot in psychedelic history: a point in time when ancient wisdom, legal reforms, science, and psychotherapy have come together to offer unprecedented opportunities for the safe use of these transformative substances. The psychedelic renaissance has become known as the … Read more

The Message Is Out Of The Bottle: A Psychedelic Sea-Change At ‘Breaking Convention’

Learn More About Psilocybin Mushroom Spores Community Rosalind Stone · August 28th, 2017 It felt apt to glimpse the silhouetted timbers of the celebrated nineteenth-century tea-clipper the Cutty Sark (which putatively moonlighted as an opium-trafficking vessel!) against the skyline as I arrived at Greenwich University for Breaking Convention 2017. The 4th International Conference on Psychedelic … Read more

Oakland Activists Unveil Plan To Regulate Sale of Psychedelics

Learn More About Psilocybin Mushroom Spores Community Reilly Capps · January 31st, 2020 Psychedelics like ayahuasca, peyote and mushrooms are no longer treated as crimes by law enforcement in Oakland. Today, the group that successfully lobbied to change city policy in June, Decriminalize Nature Oakland, announced it intends to take decriminalization a step further. It … Read more

#ThankYouPlantMedicine Creates Wave of Gratitude for Ayahuasca, LSD, and Mushrooms

Learn More About Psilocybin Mushroom Spores Community Reilly Capps · February 19th, 2020 Gratitude for psychedelics is flooding the Internet. Thousands of people from around the world are sharing stories of personal change: how marijuana healed childhood abuse, iboga extirpated heroin addiction, and ayahuasca replaced antidepressants. Videos and posts with the hashtag #ThankYouPlantMedicine pepper Instagram, … Read more

Important Lessons from My Microdosing Experience

Learn More About Psilocybin Mushroom Spores Community Leah van der Kooy · September 22nd, 2020 By Leah van der Kooy, Licensed Professional Counselor and Participant in Sporestore’s Microdosing Experience Program When I first enrolled in the Sporestore’s Microdosing Experience, I could not have predicted the profound psychological and spiritual changes I was about to undergo. … Read more

Finding Wisdom in Plant Medicine

Learn More About Psilocybin Mushroom Spores Community Leah van der Kooy · September 29th, 2020 By Leah van der Kooy, Licensed Professional Counselor and Participant in Sporestore’s Microdosing Experience Program What now? After completing a six-week course on microdosing plant medicine, I was left with a deep sense of conviction and curiosity that this was … Read more

Transcript: Telemedicine, Ketamine Lozenges, and Healing Depression – Casey Paleos M.D

Learn More About Psilocybin Mushroom Spores Please enjoy this transcript of our interview with Casey Paleos M.D. Dr. Casey Paleos is among the earliest researchers in the Sporestore of psychedelic study, both in ketamine and other psychedelics. In this episode, he and Paul discuss the use of ketamine in telemedicine, early psilocybin and ketamine trials, … Read more

Transcript: Myth, Mastery, and the Mystical Cure for Depression – Erick Godsey

Learn More About Psilocybin Mushroom Spores Please enjoy this transcript of our interview with Erick Godsey. Erick Godsey is on the forefront of self-optimization through physical health, reframing our stories, responsible psychedelic use, mastery, and flow. In this episode, he talks with Paul about the psychedelic experience that almost broke his brain, how he defines … Read more

Transcript: Biohacking, Self-Optimization, and Becoming Superhuman – Boomer Anderson

Learn More About Psilocybin Mushroom Spores Please enjoy this transcript of our interview with Boomer Anderson. At the age of 30, with a successful career and a highly active lifestyle, Boomer Anderson was diagnosed with cardiovascular disease. This unpleasant surprise led him on a journey to self-optimization covering everything from sleep to diet to meditation … Read more

Transcript: Plant Medicine, Community, and a 21st-Century Paradise – Ian-Michael Hébert

Learn More About Psilocybin Mushroom Spores Please enjoy this transcript of our interview with Ian-Michael Hébert. Growing up in the Golden Heart of Alaska, Ian-Michael Hébert says he “always revered the natural world as a place of healing, wisdom, and finding solace for all aspects of my being.” After facilitating the expansion of Esalen Institute, … Read more

Transcript: Psilocybin: Private Rituals, Personal Journeys – Bett Williams

Learn More About Psilocybin Mushroom Spores Please enjoy this transcript of our interview with Bett Williams. Bett Williams is a contemporary psychedelics pioneer, author, and podcast host. In this episode, she talks with Paul Austin about her introduction to mushrooms, her decades-long break from them, her re-entry into the world of psychedelics, and her experience … Read more

Transcript: Chemistry, Biosynthetics, and the Promise of Novel Psychedelic Medicines – Danny Motyka

Learn More About Psilocybin Mushroom Spores Please enjoy this transcript of our interview with Danny Motyka. With a decades-long commitment to psychedelic advocacy and research, a firsthand knowledge of the life-changing benefits of plant medicine, and his role as CEO of Psygen Labs, Danny Motyka brings a unique perspective to the future of psychedelics. In … Read more

Transcript: DMT and Addiction: Uncovering the Root Cause of Trauma – Timothy Ko

Learn More About Psilocybin Mushroom Spores Please enjoy this transcript of our interview with Timothy Ko. Timothy Ko came to the psychedelic space as a result of his deeply personal connections with depression, anxiety, and addiction. As the CEO of Entheon Biomedical, an organization working on a legal IV DMT protocol, Timothy is dedicated to … Read more