Ep. 8: Exploring Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness

Have you experienced a non-ordinary state of consciousness? How can we identify a non-ordinary state of consciousness? Stan Grof explains that “Non-ordinary states of consciousness are characterized by dramatic perceptual changes, intense and often unusual emotions, profound alterations in the thought processes and behavior, and by a variety of psychosomatic manifestations.”

In this episode, we explore:

• Why don’t we value non-ordinary states of consciousness?

• The repercussions of the imbalance between masculine and feminine energies in our society.

• Tianna’s first big non-ordinary state of consciousness experience on the psychedelic drug Ecstasy.

• Do psychedelics create an illusion or remove our veil to the true reality of Oneness?

• How these states of bliss and oneness can be experienced naturally, without psychedelics.

• So what exactly happened at the Holotropic Breathwork workshop?

TIANNA ROSER is an Usui Reiki Master Teacher, Soul Plan Practitioner and Certified Clinical Hypnotist specializing in Past Life Regression, Life Between Lives Regression and Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique (QHHT). She uses tools and processes to help people experience their true self, the source of real healing and growth. Learn more at AwakeningTransformation.com. Tianna is the author of the book, “Awakening Transformation: A Beginner’s Guide to Becoming Your Higher Self.” Her book is filled with practices to lighten your spiritual journey and accelerate growth, available on Amazon.

TIM HOWE has always been interested in unusual and strange phenomena and considers himself to be a consciousness explorer. He was born and raised in Table Rock Village, Wyoming, which happens to no longer exist. He currently makes his home in Austin, Texas where he is constantly surrounded by beautiful females (wife, daughter and cat).

Ep. 7: Holotropic Breathwork with Christine Calvert

In episode 7 we speak with Christine Calvert, a facilitator of Holotropic Breathwork workshops and sessions. Holotropic Breathwork is a healing technique using breath to expand consciousness, developed by Stanislav Grof, a psychiatrist and researcher with over 60 years of experience studying non-ordinary states of consciousness. As Christine states, “Breath as a means to expand consciousness has been happening for as far back as we go when we look at spiritual practice.”

Some of the things we cover:

• What’s happens during a Holotropic Breathwork workshop?

• How the work is intended to bring us back to the rediscovery of our wholeness.

• The power of “holding space” and allowing the inner healer to emerge.

• How, counterintuitively, amplifying our symptoms can heal us.

• Hear about Tianna’s primal scream during her workshop experience.

• The healing effect of releasing the ego identification of “who I’m supposed to be” and the freedom of being uncivilized in a safe container.

• Why does reliving a traumatic experience in this environment heal us rather than retraumatize us?

Christine Calvert, LCDC, is a licensed chemical dependency counselor and certified Holotropic Breathwork Facilitator through Grof Transpersonal Training. Her passion for the healing arts comes from her own personal spiritual and emotional healing through a variety of spiritual and therapeutic modalities. She has studied with Stanislav Grof, M.D., pioneer in Transpersonal Psychology, and co-founder of Holotropic Breathwork in which she explored (and continues to explore) consciousness and the vast domain of the human psyche. She facilitates Holotropic Breathwork workshops regularly in Austin, TX and maintains a private counseling practice in central Austin. To learn more about Christine, visit www.alchemyatx.com For information on Holotropic Breathwork workshops in the Austin area, visit http://holotropicatx.com/breathwork/ For information on Holotropic Breathwork worldwide, visit http://www.holotropic.com

Ep. 4 Part 2: Blurring the Lines Between Dreaming & Waking Consciousness

Dreams are a rich topic, endlessly fascinating. In this episode we deepen our talk on dreams and the impact they have on our lives. Here’s some of the things we discuss:

• How to remember our dreams.

• Have you ever had a shared remembered dream with another person?

• Are waking consciousness and dream consciousness truly two separate things? What happens if we blur those distinctions? Can we interpret our waking life symbolically the way we do our dreaming life?

• What are healing dreams?

• How a dream can powerfully change the way you feel in waking life.

• We also reveal some of the most meaningful, pivotal dreams of our lives.

• Movie mentioned: Richard Linklater’s “Waking Life,” which asks the question, Are we sleep-walking through our waking state or wake-walking through our dreams?