The Evolver

Could ayahuasca replace your therapist? Psychologist Rachel Harris, PhD, has 35 years in private practice and is an award winning academic researcher. But the most profound emotional healing of her life came from ayahuasca ceremonies. Rachel talks with Ken about her own healing journey, and how it led to the groundbreaking research presented in her book “Listening to Ayahuasca: New Hope for Depression, Addiction, PTSD, and Anxiety.”  Rachel was in the 1968 Esalen Institute Residential Program which focused on body work and meditation. From there she went on to become a psychologist and worked in both research and private psychotherapy practice. Rachel received a National Institutes of Health New Investigator's Award, published more than forty scientific studies in peer-reviewed journals, and worked as a psychological consultant to Fortune 500 companies. Rachel lives on an island off the coast of Maine and spends winters in the San Francisco Bay Area. Find out more about Rachel Harris here: http://www.listeningtoayahuasca.com Follow us on Instagram @TheEvolverPodcast. [https://www.instagram.com/theevolverpodcast] The Evolver is sponsored by The Alchemist’s Kitchen [http://www.thealchemistskitchen.com/], a botanical dispensary dedicated to the power of plants, where you can ask an herbalist to recommend the herbal remedy that’s most right for you. Theme music is “Measure by Measure,” courtesy of DJ Spooky, aka Paul D. Miller (@djspooky), from his album The Secret Song, and interstitial music is “Sunu,” by The Human Experience and Rising Appalachia, from their album “Soul Visions.”  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Recently we’ve been hearing more about “empaths”, those who pick up and internalize the feelings, the emotions, of other people. That’s how David Sauvage describes his own experience. We discuss how David discovered that much of the pain he carried was not his own, and how he learned to protect himself by creating safe boundaries, and  at times consciously processes those emotions to release them. As he came to understand his capabilities, David turned his vulnerability into a power to help heal others — through one-on-one readings, teaching, and through live performances. David has been profiled in the Guardian and on Vice TV. Find more about David Sauvage here: https://www.empath.nyc/ Follow us on Instagram @ The Evolver Podcast. The Evolver is sponsored by The Alchemist’s Kitchen, a botanical dispensary dedicated to the power of plants, where you can ask an herbalist to recommend the herbal remedy that’s most right for you. Theme music is “Measure by Measure,” courtesy of DJ Spooky, aka Paul D. Miller (@djspooky), from his album The Secret Song, and interstitial music is “Sunu,” by The Human Experience and Rising Appalachia, from their album “Soul Visions.”  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How do you get present, truly in the moment? The comedian Duncan Trussell (@duncantrussell) talks with humor and insight with Ken about his meditation practice, his connection to his guru, his time with Ram Dass, the period when he thought his stand up wasn’t funny, and the immeasurable benefits of mala beads. He’s the host of the popular podcast, The Duncan Trussell Family Hour. Follow us on Instagram at The Evolver Podcast. The Evolver is sponsored by The Alchemist’s Kitchen, a botanical dispensary dedicated to the power of plants, where you can ask an herbalist to recommend the herbal remedy that’s most right for you. Theme music is “Measure by Measure,” courtesy of DJ Spooky, aka Paul D. Miller (@djspooky), from his album The Secret Song, and interstitial music is “Sunu,” by The Human Experience and Rising Appalachia, from their album “Soul Visions.”  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Edd Edwards is a master energy medicine practitioner in the Cherokee lineage, whose capabilities have been been the subject of in-depth study by researchers from UVA, the University of Michigan, and the Rhine Research Center — and inspired the popular John Travolta movie, Phenomenon. Edd has the ability to generate and channel energy at a level that few others are capable of, which the researchers have confirmed. He attributes his capabilities to being trained from infancy by his grandmother, who comes from a line of Cherokee hands-on healers dating back hundreds of years, or more. In this lively and candid conversation, Ken talks with Edd about how he developed his capabilities, and why they can be taught to others.  To learn more about Energy Edd Edwards, please visit: https://www.eddedwards.com.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Aubrey Marcus is the author of the New York Times bestseller, Own the Day, Own Your Life, and regular guest on the Joe Rogan podcast, as well as host of his own popular biohacking podcast. They talk about Aubrey’s initiatory experience with plant spirit medicine, which set him along his unique life path, and how the insights from his work with plants led to the mission behind the company he founded with Joe Rogan, Onnit, and his new bestselling book.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For over a decade, Evolver has explored the emerging edge of consciousness culture by presenting its leading figures on its web magazine, Reality Sandwich, on online courses via Evolver Learning Lab, and at live events at The Alchemist’s Kitchen, Evolver’s botanical dispensary in Manhattan. Now Evolver co-founder Ken Jordan is making public the conversations he’s been having in private with knowledgeable and inspiring transformational thinkers and doers with a weekly podcast. It’s time to Find The Others.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.