Ep. 193 - Jessica Begin - Ayahuasca, Shipibo, Santo Daime, & Apprenticeship

About this episode

In this episode, Jason Grechanik interviews Jessica Begin about her experiences with ayahuasca and the Shipibo lineage.

Hey everybody! Episode 193 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with my friend Jessica Begin. I have known Jessica for many years since we met working together at the Amazonian Shipibo ayahuasca center, The Temple of the Way of Light . Jessica has dedicated her life to a deep spiritual curiosity and calling. For many years, she has apprenticed with a well-known and respected family of Shipibo maestras, where she also helps to run their center. She has a deep and experiential knowledge of the plant medicine world, and we spoke about her journey into Santo Daime, the Shipibo lineage, the Tubu, ayahuasca, dieta, wisdom, and visions of the future. It was really a pleasure for me to reconnect with Jessica, and I know you all will gain much from her wisdom. As always, to support this podcast, get early access to shows, bonus material, and Q&As, check out my Patreon page below. Enjoy! If you enjoyed our recent episode with Dr. Nathan Bryan and are curious to try Nitric Oxide, as listeners of the show, you can receive a 10% discount on all orders from their WEBSITE at checkout by using the Coupon code: UNIVERSE To learn more about or contact Jessica, visit her website at…

People in this episode

Host: Jason Grechanik

Guest: Jessica Begin

Topics covered

• ayahuasca
• spirituality
• Shipibo
• plant medicine
• apprenticeship
• Santo Daime

Keywords

• ayahuasca
• Shipibo
• Santo Daime
• plant medicine
• spiritual journey

Sponsors

Nitric Oxide

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Temple of the Way of Light, Santo Daime, NicotianaRustica.org, Waking Lucid, Niwera Oxobo, Sovereign X Nature

Books & works: Sacred Tobacco

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