Chapter
Exploring the Mechanisms Behind Unconventional Practices
2:07:56 - 2:24:03 (16:07)
The speaker shares personal experiences with alternative practices, such as tuning forks and massage therapy, and questions the mechanisms behind their effects. They also challenge the notion of labeling something as placebo, as it does not fully explain how it works.
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The guest shares his personal experience with 5-MeO DMT, discussing its potential therapeutic use and the risks involved, emphasizing that the experience is hard to put into words.
2:07:56 - 2:09:29 (01:32)
Summary
The guest shares his personal experience with 5-MeO DMT, discussing its potential therapeutic use and the risks involved, emphasizing that the experience is hard to put into words.
ChapterExploring the Mechanisms Behind Unconventional Practices
Episode#641: Roland Griffiths, PhD — Life’s Ultimate Glide Path, An Unexpected Stage IV Diagnosis, Facing Death, How Meditation and Psychedelics Can Help, and The Art of Living a Life of Gratitude
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
A massage therapist in Montreal used tuning forks on a customer's head during a massage session, which instantly induced a spontaneous five-MEO experience.
2:09:29 - 2:14:41 (05:12)
Summary
A massage therapist in Montreal used tuning forks on a customer's head during a massage session, which instantly induced a spontaneous five-MEO experience. While some may argue that it was just a placebo effect, it doesn't explain how it happened.
ChapterExploring the Mechanisms Behind Unconventional Practices
Episode#641: Roland Griffiths, PhD — Life’s Ultimate Glide Path, An Unexpected Stage IV Diagnosis, Facing Death, How Meditation and Psychedelics Can Help, and The Art of Living a Life of Gratitude
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
This podcast discusses the different mechanistic approaches to altered states of consciousness, exploring the effects of psychedelics, meditation, and breathwork.
2:14:41 - 2:20:22 (05:40)
Summary
This podcast discusses the different mechanistic approaches to altered states of consciousness, exploring the effects of psychedelics, meditation, and breathwork. The speaker emphasizes the need for comparative experimental work to understand the brain changes that accompany various altered states.
ChapterExploring the Mechanisms Behind Unconventional Practices
Episode#641: Roland Griffiths, PhD — Life’s Ultimate Glide Path, An Unexpected Stage IV Diagnosis, Facing Death, How Meditation and Psychedelics Can Help, and The Art of Living a Life of Gratitude
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker shares his experience of incorporating breath work into his meditation practice, leading to an extroverted practice focused on present moment awareness.
2:20:22 - 2:24:03 (03:41)
Summary
The speaker shares his experience of incorporating breath work into his meditation practice, leading to an extroverted practice focused on present moment awareness. He also mentions that he enjoys Insight Meditation for its lack of theological or dogmatic practices.