Thank you everyone for your questions about plant medicine.   I enjoyed your emails, texts, and even those questions that I got while coming and going from yoga class. :) To help us explore these questions together, I’ve brought some amazing guests together for a podcast series about healing through plant medicine.  Today’s guest is my dear friend Sam Liebowitz. Sam was a guest previously on my other podcast, Positive on Publishing (LINK TO HIS EP).   Sam returns to discuss his work in energy medicine and other healing modalities. Sam reveals his many projects as a multifaceted human on a mission to help others.  Listen carefully for a discussion of Sam’s beta program around integration and healing in community.   Our discussion unveils 9 powerful mantras; enjoy the interview! Mantra #1: Learning about healing can unveil the Healer underneath. Mantra #2:  You can heal and be healed in many ways/ many modalities.   Mantra #3:  The Healer and the Healee co-create the healing (with the Healee, not the Healer, truly driving the process) Mantra #4:  Facilitation is not fixing.   Mantra #5: Facilitation is about holding space and creating safety for healing. Mantra #6: Facilitation is about seeing people as already whole without expectations Mantra #7: Preparation is key   Mantra #8: Less can be more (going slow can be the fastest way)   Mantra #9: Follow-up (integration) is crucial.  Sam mentions four key elements: rest, whole foods, hydration, and movement; a fifth would be spending time in nature. Please listen carefully to Sam discuss the need for caution and discernment when thinking about plant medicines.   The Medicine Wheel Sam described the medicine wheel as containing the four elements of heart, mind, body, and spirit.   In balance, they are: Heart (water): self-love and connection to others Mind (fire):  analytics and planning Body (earth):  feeling grounded and safe in one's body Spirit (air): feeling connected to something greater than one’s self   Heart (water): example- MDMA Mind (fire):  example- psilocybin Body (earth):  example- San Pedro Spirit (air):  example- ayahuasca   More about Sam Sam Liebowitz, known as The Conscious Consultant, is a facilitator, mentor, speaker, healer, serial entrepreneur, and author of the #1 best-selling empowerment book, Everyday Awakening. He has been in business since 1993 and has owned several successful businesses. His current ventures include Talking Alternative Broadcasting, and Double Diamond Wellness in Manhattan. Sam has lectured in several venues in New York City, including being a featured speaker at TEDxUpperWestSide in 2016.     What is fun for Sam Liebowitz? Surprising people when they least expect it!     CONNECT WITH Sam About his integration program: https://www.doublediamondwellness.com/ (See contact) www.TalkRadio.nyc www.TheConsciousConsultant.com www.EverydayAwakeningBook.com