008 | Steve Rio: Facilitating 5-MeO-DMT Ceremonies, Dying Before Death, and Having A Psychedelic Mindset in the Psychedelic Industry

Welcome, Steve Rio! Steve is such an impressive human being: a social impact entrepreneur, transformational guide, and musician. Steve has focused his life's work on helping people realize their full potential and raise consciousness. In this episode, we explore the toad medicine (aka 5-MeO-DMT), where the psychedelic industry is heading, and profound ego-death experiences. Tune in for: Steve’s journey with psychedelics, consciousness, and opening a psychedelic retreat centerWhat is 5-MeO-DMT/toad medicine?Ethical issues around toad medicineSynthetic vs. organic psychedelicsThe unique rituals and protocols at Enfold Institute retreatsThe type of people commonly called to Steve’s retreatsSteve’s first experience with 5-MeO-DMT and how that lead to the development of their protocol at Enfold InstituteHow Steve and his wife came to curate their retreat approach at Enfold InstituteEgo death and “dying before you die”Advocating for bringing psychedelics to the market with reverence as they become mainstreamMentioned in the episode:My Full Review of Enfold Institute Check out episode 79 for my trip report at EnfoldAnd my second interview with Steve in 2024An Urgent Plea to Users of Psychedelics: Let’s consider a more ethical menu of plants and compounds (Article)Hamilton’s PharmacopiaConsciousness Medicine (book)Stan Grof's work (books) [1, 2, 3, 4]Where to find Steve:Enfold Institute Nature of Work @steverio@enfoldinstitute@natureofwork.co
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