Kyle Buller is the co-founder of Psychedelics Today: an educational media platform and weekly podcast that explores the science and culture of the emerging psychedelic field. At the age of sixteen, Kyle suffered a near-death experience which profoundly catalyzed his path of healing and self-discovery. Kyle has a B.A. in Transpersonal Psychology, and an M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with an emphasis in somatic psychology. Kyle has extensively studied the healing potential of non-ordinary states of consciousness, shamanism, Reiki, local medicinal plants and plant medicine, Holotropic Breathwork and Transpersonal Breathwork. You can learn more about Kyle's work at psychedelicstoday.com and settingsunwellness.com  Topics Explored:  > Kyle’s near death experience at 16 years old, how that has shaped his life since > Existential questions of life, connecting with ourselves, the human experience > Non-ordinary states of consciousness > Intuition, cultivating a relationship with our inner intelligence, the intelligence of the body > Kyle’s organization Psychedelics today and the motivation behind founding it > Kyle’s first psilocybin experience: “I sat on this rock thinking: this is where I’m going to die.” > Is DMT released during near-death experiences? Does DMT feel similar to dying? > Is it possible to consciously change our internal states through the manipulation of our breathing?  Can simply changing our breath-pattern send us into altered states of consciousness? > Science/research on the medicinal and ceremonial use of psychedelic substances > The ceremonial and ritual use of psychedelic substances throughout history, how it’s shaped our culture > Drug policy, marginalizing populations within society > Understanding the power of psychedelic substances, developing frameworks for this understanding, reconnecting to our traditional roots > Research: Johns Hopkins, UCLA - psilocybin near death anxiety research; Maryland Psychiatric Institute - Bill Richards, Stan Groff; MAPS; MDMA in the Therapeutic contexts? FDA: Phase 3 clinical trials > Do we fully understand the power of these substances? Do we have proper structures in place to support it? > Self-care, harm-reduction, integration > ‘Spiritual emergence’ > Showing up for your life’s work  Show Resources: Book: Snowboarding to Nirvana - Frederick Lenz Book: DMT: The Spirit Molecule: A Doctor's Revolutionary Research into the Biology of Near-Death and Mystical Experiences - Rick Strassman, M.D.  Book: How To Change Your Mind - Michael Pollan Book: Holotropic Breathwork- Stanislav Grof Book: Spiritual Emergency: When Personal Transformation Becomes a Crisis - Stanislav Grof Lenny and Elizabeth Gibson of Dreamshadow Transpersonal Breathwork: Kyle’s breathwork teachers  Ananda Mandala Breathwork Meditation on Youtube  MAPS.org: Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies Psychedelics Today: Online Educational Portal Psychedelic Information Database: Erowid.org Podcast: Psychedelics Today Offering - If you're looking to take your psychedelic education to the next level, click the link below for Psychedelics Today's online course, Navigating Psychedelics: Lessons on Self-Care & Integration. This course provides you with an overview of psychedelic safety, preparation, harm reduction, how to navigate the psychedelic space, and the importance of self-care and integration. You will get access to 12+ masterclasses with experts in the field and a digital download of the Trip Journal and Integration Workbook.  Use the coupon code - THOUGHTROOMPOD for 15% off! https://www.psychedeliceducationcenter.com/?affcode=80460__wekc3zz   Subscribe to The Thought Room:  Apple | https://tinyurl.com/qp3mqnp Spotify | https://tinyurl.com/wxyzmdw Stitcher | https://tinyurl.com/wrxv39g Connect with Kyle Buller Kyle Buller IG | https://www.instagram.com/settingsunwellness/ Psychedelics Today IG | https://www.instagram.com/psychedelicstoday/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/Psyche