Episode 73
Tune in for an inspiring conversation with Beana Bern as she shares her transformative journey with psychedelics, from recreational use to becoming a therapeutic psilocybin guide and founder of Rootstock Retreats. High on a hilltop in the far northern reaches of Vermont, Rootstock intertwines therapeutic psychedelics, deep connection to nature, and the strength of community to facilitate profound self-discovery and healing.
Beana shares about why she wanted to live a life in sync with the land and how she created a unique, organic homestead to bring this vision to life as well. Rootstock offers work service days for community building, educational residencies in homesteading, a chemical-free, clothing-optional bathhouse dubbed 'The Oasis', and of course … psilocybin immersions.
Beana Bern is a creative, energetic, compassionate and evolving space holder, medicine guide, idea generator, imagination farmer, recovering executive, new paradigm business coach, psychonaut, eternal optimist, fire dragon, mental projector, artist and medicine woman.
Episode Highlights
Beana's journey from psychonaut to medicine guide
Beana's early psychedelic experiences
The profound impact of Beana's psychedelic experiences
Beana's transition out of corporate America
The essence of psychedelic medicine
Rootstock Retreats: creating a space for healing and transformation
The alchemy of holding space
Integrating psychedelic experiences: the role of time and nature
Beana's connection to the land
The intensity of living close to nature
Homesteading and the elemental reality
Finding ground in a fast-paced world
The power of radical authenticity
A life of service and integrity
The role of medicine in personal and collective healing
Building a new paradigm community at Rootstock
Microdosing immersions: a journey through the seasons
Beana Bern’s Links
Website: www.rootstockretreat.com
Instagram: @rootstock_retreat
Facebook: Rootstock Retreat
DISCOUNT: 33% off on Beana’s self-guided microdosing course, Microdosing Earth Medicine: Seasonal Practice in Whole Living with the coupon code “ENTELECHEY”
Resources Mentioned in This Episode
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Special thanks to Jeremy Colbert (Taragápe) for the original podcast theme music.
You can find out more about Jeremey’s work here:
taragape.com and @taragape