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I was honored to participate in this Bioneers 2020 Panel Session titled “Sacred Medicines, Creativity, Evolution & the Paradigm Shift”! In this panel, I spoke with other panelists knowledgeable about the changing legal and social landscape of...

Françoise Bourzat has been bridging the divide between western psychology and indigenous wisdom in collaboration with healers in Huaulta de Jiminez, Mexico for the past 30 years. She is a co-founder of the Center for Consciousness Medicine, which trains people to...

World Happiness Festival About the World Happiness Fest: The World Happiness Fest is an annual 6 day Happiness Celebration. This series of events is the most diverse, and polycentric global happiness forum, reaching over 10M people in 2021 in over 40 countries. The...

The hallucinogenic compound psilocybin is undergoing a renaissance-not as a recreational drug but as a potential treatment for mental health conditions. We follow the journey of one participant of a scientific study into the psychedelic drug's effect on depression.

The passing of Measure 109 in Oregon was a pivotal moment for the psychedelic movement. By 2023, qualified practitioners will be able to legally administer psilocybin for therapeutic purposes. In this episode, Laura Dawn speaks with psychedelic pioneer Francoise...

In February, we filmed this unique cross-cultural conversation, comparing Mazatec healing traditions and Western psychotherapy. We are excited to present this very special episode, featuring: Eugenia Casimiro, Mazatec healerFrançoise Bourzat, guide & authorIn...

Françoise Bourzat is a counselor in the San Francisco Bay Area. In collaboration with healers in Huautla de Jimenez, Mexico, she has practiced and guided ceremonies with sacred mushrooms for the last 30 years. She teaches at CIIS in San Francisco, runs online courses...

Françoise Bourzat is counsellor trained in Somatic Psychology And body-centred psychotherapy. And she works as a guide for people working with expanded states of consciousness for healing.  She now trains others to be therapists and facilitators and teaches at the...

The premise is simple: Two highly accomplished women in Psyolcybin therapy - one in scientific research and the other in traditional medicine - come together to share and compare notes. The theory is a bit more complicated: the discourse that unfolds in this episode...