Episodes
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Melissa Stangl & Sylvia Bringas
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Monday Apr 11, 2022
In this episode, Erick sat down with Melissa Stangl and Sylvia Bringas from Soltara Healing Center to riff about the power of peak experiences, how they demand you to break your old stories, and the process of integration. They also dive into how we can balance our relationship with social media and use it as a tool for expansion. On that note, Melissa and Sylvia have co-founded an incredible online community called The Maloca. You can learn more about The Maloca below.
Melissa Stangl is the Co-Founder and COO of Soltara Healing Center and the Co-Founder of The Maloca. After spending years working in scientific labs and corporate offices, Melissa realized the healing and transformative potential of working responsibly with psychedelics and plant medicine. In 2015, she consciously chose to leave Corporate America and moved to live and work in the Amazon jungle. Melissa has since used her background in engineering, science, and management to help advance the plant medicine and psychedelic movements – first by helping run a top-rated ayahuasca center in Peru, and now as Founding Partner and COO for Soltara Healing Center, a Shipibo-led ayahuasca center in Costa Rica, with a focus on integration.
Sylvia Bringas is the Co-Founder of The Maloca. She is also a trauma-informed and initiated spiritual worker helping highly sensitive people navigate the complexities of a neurotypical world. She helps individuals reclaim their sensitivities to re-mystify their lives and live vitally alive–mind, body, and spirit. Her interests, connection, and natural aptitude in nature, art, and myths captivated her at a young age. They imprinted within her perception and felt understanding that there is more to life than what we perceive with our mind. And she is dedicated to using these skills to facilitate healing for all those courageously walking the path
Instagram | @sylviabringas_
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Soltara Healing Center
Website: https://soltara.co
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soltarahealingcenter/
The Maloca Community Platform
Website: https://themaloca.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.maloca/
More details and a detailed description of the Maloca are below
Soltara Healing Center
Website: https://soltara.co
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soltarahealingcenter/
The Maloca Community Platform
Website: https://themaloca.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.maloca/
Books Mentioned in the Intro:
The Sandman - Neil Gaiman
American Gods - Neil Gaiman
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The Maloca is an inclusive community gathering space centered around you. Feel safe to express yourself in a supportive community! Foster long-term connections with like-minded individuals who share interests in holistic wellness, psychedelics, integration, spiritual growth, mental health, and more.
Join groups related to personal interests, spend time with your community, stay up to date with relevant live events from practitioners and experts, and discover new practices to support your life.
The Maloca is built on 3 pillars, brought together in one integrative virtual space:
1. Community
Enjoy all the benefits of a social network in a private, safe, and supportive environment:
- Check-in & share your experiences on the live feed
- Find others near you through a community directory
- Send private messages
- Join groups based on interest topics, Soltara retreat cohorts, classes, and more!
- Discover local events and activities
2. Curated Resources & Support
- Connect with trusted practitioners and healers in our network of verified partners
- Learn from experts & teachers across different facets of holistic & psychedelic healing
- Dive deeply into courses, articles, podcasts, & educational media
- Participate in regular live events
3. Reciprocity
We support each other & flow from individual to collective healing. Discover organizations doing amazing work protecting our Earth, supporting indigenous communities, helping our veterans, & paying it forward. Healing teaches us that all of life is interwoven & connected, and we all have a part to play. If you don’t know where to start, we got you!
And, if you're feeling the call to ayahuasca plant medicine in a safe & supportive container, under the guidance of Shipibo healers and with extensive integration support, you can learn more about Soltara Healing Center at soltara.co, or give us a call anytime at 1-800-397-1730.
We honor your journey and look forward to supporting you!
Friday Apr 01, 2022
David Gilbert
Friday Apr 01, 2022
Friday Apr 01, 2022
This week we have David Gilbert on the podcast. David is a performance and life coach that assists his clients in embodying their peak state of performance. He specializes in the use of peak states (i.e., flow) to maximize productivity and life satisfaction.
David also recently launched The Golden Life, an online community that applies the practices of peak performers and principles of spiritual alchemy for personal transformation. Here members develop their ability to see the treasure that lies behind our greatest pains and struggles, find accountability partners in the pursuit of optimal experience, and learn how to alchemize the power of peak states into daily life.
In this episode, David and Erick break down the importance of peak states, integration, and embodying personal transformation by showing up and making change in our communities.
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Connect with David Gilbert
Email | david@goldenlifecoaching.com
Website | www.goldenlife.com
Community | www.goldenlife.commmunity
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Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Hayden Mora’s Myth
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
This week we have my good friend Hayden Mora on the show. I met Hayden through Fit For Service and wanted to bring him on to talk about how we can contend with ideas we don’t agree with in good faith. In this episode, we lay the ground work for having difficult conversations with people we disagree with, and we walk through an example of what one of these conversations might look like.
A quote from Hayden’s recent article on Medium sums our conversation up perfectly…
“I’m not suggesting we water down our truths, if anything, I think we need to bring fuller, more nuanced, more vulnerable versions of our truth to one another. I am arguing though - that we must find ways in which we do not allow our passion and conviction for creating a more beautiful world - to be a part and parcel of a process in which we undermine the humanity of those who disagree about what that world could be.”
You can find the full article here
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Connect with Hayden Mora
Instagram | @haydenjlmora
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Friday Mar 18, 2022
Francesca Barone’s Myth
Friday Mar 18, 2022
Friday Mar 18, 2022
This week we have my good friend Francesca Barone on the podcast. Francesca is a naturopathic medical practitioner, holistic nutritionist, and now co-founder of Anam Cara Healing Retreats. For the past few years she has been living Costa Rica, working full time for Soltara Healing Center before moving to The Sacred Valley, Perú in September of last year where she co-founded an Ayahuasca Healing Retreat Center with her partner Neils.
She now owns and operates exclusive, small-group plant medicine retreats with Ayahausca and Huachuma throughout Perú and Mexico. She is a trauma-informed practitioner, certified with Dr. Gabor Maté in Compassionate inquiry, and currently amidst her training to become a somatic experiencing practitioner.”
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Connect with Francesca Barone:
Website | AnamCaraHealingRetreats.com
Contact | Heal@AnamCaraHealingRetreats.com
Instagram | @AnamCaraRetreats
Instagram | @Followyour_bliss_
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Monday Feb 28, 2022
Benjamin & Azrya Bequer
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
This week we have Benjamin and Azrya Bequer on the podcast. Bee and Azrya are the Co-Founding Stewards of BEQOMING, a platform that provides transformational tools, media, and experiences to help people see beyond the veil of who they thought they were supposed to be and awaken their full-spectrum aliveness.
They also co-authored a book titled BEQOMING: Everything You Didn’t Know You Wanted. To purchase the special edition hardcover (not available on Amazon) please visit www.BEQOMING.me/book or download at www.Audible.com/BEQOMING.
This book is fucking dope… Do yourself a favor and grab a copy.
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Connect with Benjamin and Azrya:
Website: www.BEQOMING.me
IG: @BEQOMING
IG: @AzryaBequer
IG: @BenjaminBequer
Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
The Gene Keys - Richard Rudd
The Second Mountain - David Brooks
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Friday Feb 11, 2022
Paul Johnson’s Myth
Friday Feb 11, 2022
Friday Feb 11, 2022
This week we have my friend and brother from FFS, Paul Johnson, on the show. Paul battled with Lyme Disease for 20 years and the healing story he tells on this episode is truly incredible. He is now fully off medication and is living a life of wholeness and health. You’re going to love this one. Enjoy
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Connect with Paul:
Website | pjmaven.com
Instagram | @pj_maven
Twitter | @teamjohnson
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Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Instagram Live Q&A (January 15, 2022)
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
This is a recording of the IG Live Erick did on 1/15/2022. In the intro, Erick breaks down his recent discoveries and thoughts regarding Covid, the state of the world, and the power of questioning our stories. Then things get a little lighter as he answers the fire questions ya’ll always bring to these lives. Topics include meaning, discipline, dreams, and relationships… just the simple things. Thanks for listening.
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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
JRE #1757 - Dr. Robert Malone, MD
Awakening from the Meaning Crisis - John Vervaeke
How To Do the Work - Nicole LePara
Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior - Chogyam Trungpa
The Smell of Rain on Dust - Martín Prechtel
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Thursday Jan 13, 2022
Instagram Live Q&A (December 19, 2021)
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
Whattup Fam! It’s been a minute. This podcast is a recording of the IG Live Erick did on 12/19/2021. Ya’ll ask some great questions, and we’re going to try to post more of these on the podcast in the future. We’re building a studio, and there’s a lot of exciting things in the works, so get ready. Love.
As always, this episode is brought to you by my newsletter and my journaling course
I have finally finished and launched The Dharma Journal. This is how I live my life, and I’m so excited to share it with you. https://thedharmajournal.com
Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
Recapture the Rapture - Jamie Wheel
Prometheus Rising - Robert Anton Wilson
The Smell of Rain on Dust - Martín Prechtel
To the Edge of Sorrow - Aharon Appelfeld
He, She, & We - Robert Johnson
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Friday Nov 19, 2021
Ben Stewart‘s Myth
Friday Nov 19, 2021
Friday Nov 19, 2021
This week we have artist Ben Stewart on the podcast. Ben has created some incredible films and series, including DMT Quest, Kymatica, Esoteric Agenda, Ungrip, Waking Infinity & Psychedelica. Most recently, Ben directed Awake In The Darkness, a film following Aubrey Marcus through 6 days in complete darkness.
In this episode, we dive into a bit of Ben’s process on Awake in The Darkness and his journey as a musician and filmmaker. Ben really brought the heat in this one. There are so many gems in this episode, including “one of the best linguistic jazz dances in podcast history”
You can check out the documentary for free at www.aubreymarcus.com
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I have finally finished and launched The Dharma Journal. This is how I live my life, and I’m so excited to share it with you. https://thedharmajournal.com
Connect with Ben Stewart
Instagram | @benjosephstewart
Gaia | Ben Stewart
Website | https://www.benjosephstewart.com
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Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Sarah Sullivan‘s Myth
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
This week we have Sarah Sullivan on the podcast. Sarah is a spiritual activist, focused on combining social change and spirituality. She works on transforming the way the government works, and previously served as a writer for President Obama and the first Chief of Staff of the U.S. Digital Service in the Obama White House. She is the recent author of Away From Home: Youth Experiences of Institutional Placements in Foster Care. She is a kundalini yoga practitioner and teacher, and an advanced student of Dr. Joe Dispenza.
This was truly one of the most powerful podcasts I’ve recorded. Sarah drops some absolute fire in this episode and we’re so excited for this to be out in the world.
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Connect with Sarah Sullivan
Instagram | @sarahsullivane
Book | Away From Home
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