Optimal Performance Podcast

I've done Ayahuasca around 25 times, but never with a shaman who was also a Western medical doctor.  Until recently.  Dr. Joe Tafur is a fascinating human being and author of a new book called The Fellowship of the River - A Medical Doctor's Exploration Into Traditional Amazonian Plant Medicine. Dr. Tafur and I dive into a deep conversation surrounding the power of psychedelic shamanism. Highlights: • How we need to take care of our emotional bodies in order to #liveoptimal • The interplay between western medicine an Amazonian Plant Medicine • Spiritual states, flow states and how optimal performance depends on our "soul health" • The emergence and importance of psychedelic research i.e. MAPS • The importance of spiritual healing in modern health care i.e. Modern Spirit • The difference between experimentation with psychedelics and entheogenic healing • The power of plant medicine retreats like the ones at Nihue Rao in Peru Lets take a step back though. What is Ayahuasca? Ayahuasca is a lot of things. It's a