Magic mushrooms science (Meadow)

Medical doctor explains psilocybin therapy

I remembered I was spirit experiencing a body.

(Dr. Tracy Townsend MD) Sept. 16, 2025: In this video Dr. Tracy Kim Townsend -- a licensed medical doctor, psilocybin facilitator, and co-founder of Meadow (the world’s first legal psychedelic medicine practice founded by a physician) breaks down:

• What psilocybin is,
• How it works in the brain, and
• Why leading researchers are calling it one of the most promising medicines of our time.

Dr. Tracy Kim Townsend speaks to fellow psychonauts on microdosing

⏱ TIMESTAMPS:

• 00:00 - Intro — What is psilocybin?
• 02:10 - History and cultural use of psilocybin mushrooms
• 04:30 - Psilocybin vs. antidepressants: key differences
• 07:20 - Brain science — serotonin, default mode network, neuroplasticity
• 11:00 - Research highlights: Johns Hopkins, NYU, Imperial College
• 14:30 - Integration: why the weeks after matter most
• 17:50 - My personal journey with psilocybin as a physician

DISCOVER:

Mental resonance imaging of the DMN

• What psilocybin is and the history of its use in healing and ceremony

• How psilocybin affects the brain, including serotonin receptors and the default mode network (DMN)

• Why psilocybin is non-addictive and ranked the least harmful substance in a UK drug harm study

• Breakthrough FDA designations and research from Johns Hopkins, NYU, and Imperial College London

• The difference between psilocybin and antidepressants (SSRIs) in how they impact emotions

• Neuroplasticity and why integration after a journey is key for lasting transformation.

✨Curious if psilocybin therapy might be right for you?

• Visit meadowmedicine.org to schedule a discovery call today.

✨ Key studies referenced:

• Johns Hopkins: Psilocybin for Major Depressive Disorder (JAMA Psychiatry, 2020)

• Johns Hopkins: Long-term follow-up, showing benefit out to 12 months (Journal of Psychopharmacology, 2022)

• Psilocybin vs SSRIs in Treatment-Resistant Depression (NEJM, 2022)
• UK Drug Harms Study (Lancet, 2010)

📖 Want a simple, physician-created reference? Download our Free Mushroom Dosing Guide here: meadowmedicine.org/dosing...

📌 NOTE: This video is for educational purposes only. It is not medical advice.

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• Sensationalist influencer Cleo Abram, 2024; Tracy Townsend MD, Sept. 16, 2025; Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven, CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Microdosed herb and mushrooms: BREZ

Natural entheogens bring closer to nature.

Alcohol is bad, insidiously bad. It doesn't seem that bad. "What's the big deal?" we say. One drink is numbing, two dumbing, three a downward spiral. In time drinking gets worse. Hangovers, dysfunctional coping skills, dependence, mistakes of all sorts, consequences one goes into denial about.

"But everyone drinks." Everyone does not. "Europeans do it worse, well, maybe not worse, but the US isn't the only abuser of alcohol." Look at Australia. It's liquid ignorance, rotten bread extract, you know, fermented and putrefied in a barrel. God drank.

Mother Nature prefers natural things.

Though that was really just grape juice that was starting to turn and, in those filthy times in that filthy place, fermented sauce was safer than water. Clean water is now available, and fresh grape juice is much healthier. No amount of alcohol is healthy. Oh, you didn't hear? This has been proven. The red wine myth has been debunked.

Resveratrol is in grapes, not alcohol. Higher concentrations are found in supplements and fresh juice than "wine." (Vine is vino, which is where we get wine and winos).

Synthetic drugs are bad, m'kay? Preservatives, flavorants, all of that stuff is garbage. What's good? Mother Nature.

If only Mother Nature made things pop right out of the soil or in green fields! Wait, She does? Shrooms and cannabis grow freely with beneficial medicinals? Sign me up! If only someone could gather items from the Plant Pharmacy and can them, put Mother Nature in a jar. Here's the BREZ (breezy) pitch:

Drinking has evolved

BREZ's adaptogenic formula harmonizes to elevate every moment. Brighter colors, louder laughs, and tastier snacks are often reported.

The perfect effect

This is the experience you’ve been waiting for. Each sip is a ticket to bliss – wherever and whenever. [And it comes in a can.]

What people are saying

BREZ: "Breezy" in a can? What's the catch?

"Just the right combination to create a relaxing experience while not losing any control. I love BRĒZ as a replacement to alcohol."    – Cody

"I was surprised. The microdosed formula was perfect. It provided a light, energetic buzz with no anxiety, and it tastes great."

 – Jennifer

"Awesome alcohol alternative. Citrusy and sweet with just a subtle bite – I will def be ordering more!"  – Cassie

Rating (4.9/5.0 stars)

It's got, according to try.drinkbrez.com, 4.9 out of 5.0 stars, based on 1,016 total reviews.

"Tasty and breezy! I’m definitely a fan. The flavor is really nice and refreshing, and it made me feel so mellow and peaceful without being tired or anxious. Highly recommend!" - Kristen E. More

Cholesterol good for us: avoid frying

Forbidden Cures (Dr. Wallach)

This sounds crazy. "Everyone" knows cholesterol is bad. That's why the body makes it and makes so much of it and uses it for so many things. The fact is, Dr. Joel Wallach (criticalhealthnews.com) has been singing the praises of cholesterol for a long time. The body could not live without it. It makes hormones from it. If we have too much bad cholesterol, that is almost certainly from bad lifestyle choices, like eating fried foods, rancid oils, dead oils, filtered vegetable seed oils, all of which are very harmful. Fats are good, but know the difference between fats that heal and fats that kill. Good oils real olive oil (a fruit), real avocado (the fruit, not the oil), virgin coconut milk, hemp seed oil (a balanced vegan source of essential fatty acids, Omega 3, 6, and 9), borage seed oil, evening primrose oil, rosehip oil, cacao fat, sea buckthorn, and others. Anything in a plastic bottle exposed to light, heat, or air is dead, rancid, and toxic. Throw it out, and do not eat foods made with it or microwaved. One of the worst things a person can do is take allopathic statin drugs, which lower cholesterol -- which the body is making to save itself, to fight free radical damage, to heal from fried, burned/oxidized, bad, rancid oils -- production. If we avoid oxidized (microwaved, overcooked, stale, exposed to heat, air, light and other oxidizers) foods, instead choosing fresh, alkalinizing, greens, fruits, and things in their natural/unaltered state, the body has many fewer reasons to make so much cholesterol.

• Jimmy Dore, MikeMacRae.com, Mel K (jimmydore.com); Seth Auberon, Pfc. Sandoval, Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Physical immortality now: DNA longevity

I edited my DNA on a secret island (to be able to live forever)

(Bryan Johnson) June 14, 2024: I flew to Prospera, Honduras, for gene therapy that might change the future of humanity by making me live longer than 120 years. Thanks to our friends at Minicircle for their groundbreaking work: minicircle.clinic.

(Bryan Johnson) Before and after my $2 million anti-aging routine

Who is this would-be immortal?

Does Bryan Johnson’s $2 million biohacking routine work? We test it | Hard Reset

Plant based vegan gives life so gets more life

(Freethink) Premiered Dec. 7, 2023: Who has ever heard about the $2 million yearly price tag Mormon and Blueprint CEO Bryan Johnson pays to reduce his biological age? His effort to wind back the clock to age 18 again includes fasting [cleansing], a plethora of supplements, and strict adherence to his workout regime and plant-based diet. But how attainable is this routine for someone who doesn’t have millions to spend? Follow along as we try to biohack our way to Bryan Johnson level fitness over the span of 30 days.

About the episode: 18-hour fast, 100 supplements, bizarre tech -- we tried Bryan Johnson’s age-reversal routine for 1 month.

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Wild Mushroom Hunt, spiritual uses (2/24)

Dhr. Seven, Ananda (Dharma Buddhist Meditation), Jen B., Wisdom Quarterly

Wild plants and mushrooms

Let's go on a Mushroom Hunt, Ethnobotanical Nature Walk, Forest Meditation: Saturday, Feb. 24, 10:00 am-12:00 pm ($25.00).

This walkabout focuses on identifying wild medicinal mushrooms and plants and includes discussion of the therapeutic, shamanic, entheogenic, hallucinogenic, and psychedelic uses of plants that offer alternative treatments.

The native and non-native plants in our local environment have many surprising uses.

This leisurely stroll with guided meditation offers a chance to see and identify various mushrooms in this gloriously wet period. The weather has the mycelium running and fruiting bodies emerging from the ground, like we learned at last week's Wild Mushroom Fair at the LA Arboretum.

"Ego death"?

For a moment, I saw what was real!

Q: Why would anyone want the ego to die, even temporarily? A: The ego is an illusion (maya), an unreality, a painful mirage. That's why. Of course, the ego will never believe it. The ego won't let the ego die. But DMT, the "spirit molecule," makes it see what ultimately real and what is not. This could be enough for a start on a journey to Truth, the Beyond, the Beyond the Beyond. Or one may cling to the fleeting even worse than before, spiraling in delusion, taking the unreal for real, the impermanent for permanent, the disappointing for pleasure with a promise of fulfillment.

• Ego death

Wear comfortable footwear. We’ll meet in Pasadena, near the Rose Bowl, at a predesignated location provided at registration. This is a group event, but individual tours may also be arranged. RSVP:

• Wild Mushroom Foraging, Psychedelic Uses, Shamanic Plant Healing, Sun, Feb 18, 2024, 7:00 PM | Meetup
• Wild Mushroom Foraging, Psychedelic Uses, Shamanic Plant Healing, Sat, Feb 24, 2024, 10:00 AM | Meetup
• WILD PLANTS & MUSHROOMS: Ethnobotanical Walk – School of Self-Reliance

Herbs and gardening with Kat Maier

Sarah Holmes, Herbal Highway (KPFK), Kat Maier Sacred Plant Traditions Home - Herbal Studies in Charlottesville, VA; Ananda (Dharma Buddhist Meditation), Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Overnight, on the Roy of Hollywood Tuckman show "Something's Happening" (A, Hour 2, 12/5/23), The Herbal Highway, out of Berkeley, was playing. It's a show all about herbs and medicinal plants. The latest guest was herbalist Kat Maier (Sacred Plant Traditions).

Energetic Herbalism (Kat Maier)

Plants are the ultimate alchemists, and the land a plant calls home is part of its medicine story.

This is where apothecary and healing practice begins. When we harvest and work with a medicine, we are gathering so much more than simply the leaf, flower, or root.

Come discover the ease and grace of the oldest medicine on the planet and remember how familiar it actually is.

Consultations

Experience a unique intake where Kat Maier blends her deep intuitive skills with over 30 years as a clinical herbalist and a background in biomedicine. Mentorship sessions are also available. All are sessions are virtual. Herbal students gather flowers.

In-Person Classes

Ah, the joy to be in community again. All are invited to join in person with the plants, guest teachers, and a beloved community. Take a look at our day, weekend, and three-month long series. 

Online Classes

Variety is truly the spice of life, and that is what there is online in these offerings. Listen to Kat’s favorite topics along with wonderful guest teachers taking us into profound yet practical teachings.

NOT TO BE MISSED

• Kat’s new Advanced Clinical Teaching: Crafting Your Herbal Practice
• Skills and support to nurture clients, their practice, and community
• Creating the Container: Tending Self, Client, and Community, January – March 2024

The Heart of the Craft: Assessing the Story April – May 2024

Sacred Plant Traditions offerings are crafted to deepen understanding and relationship with plant medicines. We are a woman-owned business, committed to providing safe space for all members of the community. We recognize the need for and continue to deepen our own personal work around the injustices of racism, colonialism, sexism, and gender discrimination.

Sacred Plant Traditions is located on the unceded lands of the Monacan Nation, in what is now called the neighborhood of Belmont, in the town of Charlottesville, in the state of Virginia, on our one and only Planet Earth.

All are also invited to come visit our sweet UpS Botanical Sanctuary. If living on colonized/occupied land, we invite you to research the history of the land and the Indigenous people who lived, or may still live, there. One tool that may help research is the Native Land Map

• Sacred Plant Traditions Home - Herbal Studies in Charlottesville, VA

Hypnosis treats many ailments (LAist)

Dr. Spiegel, host Larry Mantle, AirTalk; Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Hypnosis has been used [successfully] to treat many ailments, but it still has a reputation to battle

Scientists are inching closer to understanding how hypnosis can be used as a treatment for digestive disorders like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease.

Though its reputation hasn’t always been credible, hypnosis research dates back to the 1770s, when “Mesmerism” was being tested to treat all kinds of ailments.

Today, we know much more about hypnosis, also called "hypnotherapy." It is used to treat

• sleep problems,
• chronic pain,
• depression,
• anxiety

and unlike so many other allopathic treatments out there, research suggests that hypnosis is often cost-effective and free of harmful side-effects.

Joining AirTalk today to discuss how hypnosis is used and how it compares to CBT and other psychotherapy techniques is TKTK and Prof. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science David Spiegel, from the Stanford University School of Medicine. AUDIO:

• LAist: NPR News for So. California, 89.3 FM (kpcc.org)
• Overcrowded animal shelters across the US
• Sleeping pods part of homeless solution like Reno
• Teen mental health decline from too much info?
• NBA season tournament quarterfinals
• Embarrassing objects of emotional attachment

Develop and practice Reiki skills (10/18)

Kerri Draper, Huntington Beach Reiki, Santa Ana, California; Dhr. Seven, Ananda (Dharma Buddhist Meditation, Disclosure Project), Jen B. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Enjoy an evening of meditation, Reiju ("attunement"), and Reiki energy healing. We start the evening with a very brief meditation then practice Reiki on each other, taking turns on the massage table.

The chakras are energy centers of the body.

The instructor attunes everyone during the healing session and is available to work with anyone who wishes. Groups of three form to alternate hands on healing.

This is a great time to meet others in the group and practice healing skills. For those who are new to Reiki, come enjoy a night of healing.

• Cost: usual donation is $5-20.
• Everyone is welcome.
• Disclosure Project: Learn and practice hands on healing: Reiki with Attunement, Wed, Oct 18, 2023, 7:00 PM | Meetup
• Nature Center: Learn and practice hands on healing: Reiki with Attunement, Wed, Oct 18, 2023, 7:00 PM | Meetup
• PasaDharma: Learn and practice hands on healing: Reiki with Attunement, Wed, Oct 18, 2023, 7:00 PM | Meetup
• Huntington Beach Reiki, Santa Ana
• A Modern Shaman podcast, Thu, Oct 12, 2023, 2:00 PM | Meetup
• Weekly Guided Mindfulness and Sound Bath Experience, Thu, Oct 12, 2023, 7:00 PM | Meetup

Conscious Life Expo LA this weekend

Lecture Grid, Conscious Life Expo, Schedule (consciouslifeexpo.com); Ananda (Dharma Buddhist Meditation), Dhr. Seven, Jen Bradford (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

• Get all the details and RSVP at Dharma Buddhist Meditation (Meetup)
• Free Workshop Lecture Grid (consciouslifeexpo.com)

The Jimmy Dore Show (LIVE): Bill Gates

Mike MacRae, Jimmy Dore, Kurt Metzger, Stef Zamorano (TJDS); Eds., Wisdom Quarterly

• Ivermectin is a human ‘wonder drug’ from Japan: the human use perspective - PMC (nih.gov)

Jimmy Dore Show: Pink Floyd, Vaxx (comedy)

Jimmy Dore, Mike MacRae, Kurt Metzger (The Jimmy Dore Show); Eds., Wisdom Quarterly

Wim Hof: Breathwork (video)

Wim "Ice Man" Hof (gaia.com, 7/18/20); Ellie Askew, Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

The Iceman Speaks: ...the Method (Wim Hof)

Time is running out to watch this video FREE on Gaia. It's titled "Using Breathwork to Make You Stronger and Calmer with Wim Hof." The "Ice Man" in an exclusive extended interview shares his knowledge from a journey using breathwork [yogic pranayama] coupled with cold therapy. The combination has made him mentally and physically super strong -- reaching to find the limits of human potential. WATCH

2020 Conscious Life Expo, L.A. (Feb 7-10)

Consciouslifeexpo.com; Ananda (Dharma Buddhist Meditation), Crystal Q., Wisdom Quarterly

Dharma Buddhist Meditation has a visit planned: Feb. 8, 2020

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We live in an evolving universe, in an orgasmic atomic dance of consciousness. Everything is transforming. The wise through history attempt to define the nature of reality.

Many models have been devised. Most have fallen into the historical dustbin, with others barely hanging on. This generation is co-creating a new model. No, it is not all figured out and defined. But we know the elements to be included in a future model.

It's LA's spiritual bazaar to spend money.

The central intention of the Conscious Life Expo is to participate in the conscious co-creation of a new world based on new paradigms in science, spirituality, longevity, local and global community, relationship, and health and well-being.

As we co-create a wholistic model through authentic self-expression, we participate in a powerful play of life and a passionate celebration of love.

FULL INFO: consciouslifeexpo.com

The Expo is a three-day gathering of individuals, tribes, and traditions celebrating evolving consciousness, a brainstorming session about who we are, what we're becoming, where we are, and where we're going. More

• 18th Annual Conscious Life Expo
• Dharma Buddhist Meditation, L.A.
• LAX Airport Hilton, Feb. 7-10, 2020
• Watch the 2019 speakers on GAIA

BBC: "The Power of Meditation" (video)

BBC.com via Best Documentaries, 8/27/16; Amber Larson, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

This BBC documentary explores a variety of meditation practices. It includes techniques designed to promote relaxation, build internal energy or "invisible life force" (chi, qi, ki, prana), develop concentration, compassion, love, patience, generosity, and forgiveness.

A particularly ambitious form of meditation aims at effortlessly sustained single-pointed concentration meant to enable its practitioner to enjoy an indestructible sense of well-being while engaging in any life activity.

TESTIMONIAL

"Through meditation [I] found the ability to start a new career, reconnect with old friends, and start living my life to the fullest. In short, I rebuilt my life from the bottom up. Today, just 12 years later, I'm completely fulfilled. I love what I do professionally, I have the most wonderful family and friends around me, and I feel grateful for everyday I live. For so many years I was miserable when I had all the gifts life could bestow. It took what I thought at the time was a death sentence for me to wake up and start living. I knew these 'secrets' I had uncovered could help anyone live an extraordinary life, but imagine my shock when I learned how many rich, successful, and famous people had used the EXACT same process to achieve all that he had achieved...." - Jason Stephenson

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✳️ Other videos:

👉 Meditation Mastery Secrets: https://youtu.be/AN13MfqGbQs

👉 4 Week Manifestation: https://youtu.be/K79j5FIyQbo