The Wild Within
Welcome to the Wild Within, a podcast exploring personal and collective transformation and how to live a fully awakened life while activating your purpose, potential, and greatest expression in the world.
Through conversations on mindset and mysticism, holistic psychology, shamanic healing, and the nature of consciousness and reality, we will explore what it means to "wake up" in a world that's quickly shifting around us, and how to navigate your own evolving Self in these times.
I’m your host Kristen Yates, and I believe we’re moving through a consciousness shift on the planet that’s calling upon us all to wake up our inner power and reconnect to our truth and true nature within.
My intention with this podcast is to share ideas and energy from fellow healers and thought leaders in the consciousness movement, and plant seeds of inspiration to co-create the new Earth we all know deep down is possible.
The Wild Within
The Healing Power of Huachuma (San Pedro) Cactus w/ Sergey Baranov
Ep. 9: Huachuma Cactus (or San Pedro as it is often known) is a magical and deeply healing plant medicine that I've been working with here in Peru. In this episode, I sat down with Sergey Baranov, founder of Huachuma Wasi, a healing center in the Sacred Valley, to talk about his journey with the medicine, what led him on the shamanic path, and the healing medicine of Huachuma that has the power to truly change the lives of those who meet it.
We dive into:
- Sergey's relentless quest for spiritual meaning in early life
- The power of following the deep soul calling to our purpose
- What brought Sergey onto the shamanic path to medicine work
- The healing power of psychedelic medicines
- What distinguishes plant medicine from other forms of psychedelics
- The importance of experience over solely empirical research
- How Huachuma stands out among plant medicines
- The magical nature of plant spirits and how they can help us heal
- Finding your own truth and inner compass within
- How to find an aligned guide for medicine work
- How the Cactus House came to be
- Sergey's guidance on how to best work with Huachuma medicine
Resources from this Episode:
Sergey's Website:
https://www.huachumawasi.com/
Sergey's Books:
Path: Seeking Truth in a World of Lies
The Mescaline Confession
And if you're interested in joining a soul quest to the Sacred Valley in late 2020 to work with Huachuma medicine and journey through the sacred sites of Peru, send me an email at:
kyates8@gmail.com