Ep. 49 | Ceremonial & Therapeutic Power of Psychedelic Medicine with Dr. Ellen Vora & Dr. Tanmeet Sethi, Part 1 of 2
Board-certified psychiatrist, Dr. Ellen Vora, and integrative physician, Dr. Tanmeet Sethi, join Dr. Avanti for an impactful and insightful two-part conversation on psychedelics and plant medicine. In this first episode, they talk about the mechanisms behind how treatments like ketamine, psilocybin, and Ayahuasca work — explaining in simple terms how we have a decreased stress response to trauma, and how the reversal of PTSD is possible. They also discuss why ceremony and community experiences are so powerful for a society that is deeply starved of ritual, and how these medicines allow for a greater feeling of interconnectedness.
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Today on The Healing Catalyst:
The mechanism of how psychedelics & plant medicines work
History of plant medicine in indigenous cultures
The power of quieting our ‘Default Mode Network’ in a psychedelic ceremony
Overcoming illusions of the mind for a feeling of peace & connectedness
Why sacred & therapeutic ceremonies offer profound healing
Having gratitude for modern and ancient medicine and care
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Avanti’s Book: The Health Catalyst
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Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh is an Ayurveda Wellness Expert on a mission to show how Ayurveda can be a health catalyst for achieving optimal wellness in modern life.
Over the two decades of her training, study, and research, Dr. Kumar-Singh has shared her expertise with Fortune 500 companies at elite undergraduate and graduate institutions and prestigious industry and medical conferences. She has been featured in the Huffington Post, goop, Thrive Global and mindbodygreen, and served as the co-lead facilitator of the Faculty Scholars Program in Integrative Healthcare at the OSHER Center for Integrative Medicine at Northwestern Medicine. Dr. Kumar-Singh is also the author of The Longevity Formula and The Health Catalyst.
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