Through The Veil with Alex Nelson

#037 || Madeline Griffin || Ayahuasca & Starting Spirituality

October 6th, 2021  |  1 hr 11 mins

aubrey marcus, ayahuasca, consciousness, ecstatic dance, entheogen, plant medicine, psychedelics, spirituality, yoga

Madeline Griffin is the founder of Conscious Curious and the event planner for Aubrey Marcus. Beyond that, she is one of the most powerful individuals I've ever met when it comes to GETTING SHIT DONE. In this episode we explore her recent Ayahuasca experience at Soltara, as well as her business Conscious Curious.

You can connect with Madeline on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/conscious.curious/?hl=en

You can find me...
On Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/alexanderdiesel
or Book Coaching at www.throughtheveil.co

As always, if you enjoyed the episode, please consider sharing with a friend and leaving a review on iTunes!

#027 || Rocky Caravelli || Awakening Within the Dream

June 11th, 2020  |  1 hr 56 mins

addiction, ayahuasca, breathing, iboga, ibogaine, opiod epidemic, psychedelics, psychology, trauma

Rocky Caravelli is the owner of the Awakening In The Dream House ibogaine facility. He has a wonderful story of addiction, transformation through the medicine, and reconnection with family and self.

You can connect with him here:
https://www.awakeninginthedream.com/index.html

You can find me and my coaching offerings at:
www.throughtheveil.co

#025 || Asha Caravelli || Ibogaine, The Master Medicine

May 13th, 2020  |  1 hr 28 mins

addiction, ayahuasca, breathing, iboga, ibogaine, opiod epidemic, psychedelics, psychology, trauma

Asha Caravelli is an Ibogaine facilitator with 10+ years of experience. In this episode we go into her personal history, how she and her ex-husband Rocky had their path lead them to Ibogaine treatment, and some of how the psychedelic compound works!

Interested in Ibogaine treatment? You can find more information and apply here:
https://www.awakeninginthedream.com/index.html

As always you can find me at www.throughtheveil.co
or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/alexanderdiesel/?hl=en

#024 || Joshua Nesta || Exhale Your Addictions

April 30th, 2020  |  59 mins 38 secs

addiction, ayahuasca, breathing, breathwork, psychedelics, psychology, trauma

Joshua Nesta is a certified Gamma Breathwork instructor and personal coach. His journey to get to where he is today is beyond interesting, from his struggles with his mothers addiction, to how he overcame MASSIVE adversity early in life to become successful.

You can connect with Josh on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/joshnesta/?hl=en

As always you can find me at www.throughtheveil.co
or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/alexanderdiesel/?hl=en

In this episode we cover:
[02:30] - Josh’s wild upbringing.
[08:00] - Josh walks in on his mother using drugs. Their house gets foreclosed.
[10:30] - Abundance mentality leads to Josh going to Peru, doing Ayahuasca for the 1st time.
[11:45] - Addiction surfaces for Josh, pulling him back down.
[14:00] - How participating in Sober October helps Josh get clarity on his purpose.
[21:00] - Alex explains how trauma can be stored in the body.
[29:00] - Alex talks about how trauma affects our ability to moderate our vices.
[35:00] - Different plant medicines & healing modalities for different issues.
[40:00] - What is breathwork?
[45:00] - Josh leads us through a quick 10 minute breathwork session.

#023 || Hallie Rose || Thoughts, Truths, & Transformations

April 22nd, 2020  |  1 hr 47 mins

ayahuasca, business, entrepreneurship, growth, plant medicine, psychedelics, transformation, truth

Hallie is the host of The Thought Room podcast, founder of Lunar Wild, and just a general all-around badass. We first met in 2019 during the Fit For Service mastermind and ever since I've been massively inspired by Hallie's journey.

You can find her podcast at http://thoughtroompodcast.com/
And on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/thoughtroompodcast/?hl=en

In this episode we talk about:
[5:00] Some personal hurdles and struggles Hallie has overcome.
[13:00] Hallie embarks upon her first spiritual awakening, a vision quest in the desert.
[23:00] Ayahuasca calls Hallie in, she first discovers the idea for her podcast.
[37:00] Using your internal compass to act with kindness, acting in Truth.
[42:00] Speaking Truth as a practice.
[58:00] Alex's intense psychedelic experience.
[1:07:00] Hallie talks more deeply about her Ayahuasca experience.
[1:17:00] Cautionary tales of psychedelics, best practices for psychedelics.
[1:28:00] A reminder to PLAY!

As always you can find me at www.throughtheveil.co
or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/alexanderdiesel/?hl=en

#022 || Wyly Gray || Ayahuasca for Veterans

April 14th, 2020  |  1 hr 2 mins

ayahuasca, growth, holisitic health, integrative medicine, plant medicine, psychedelics, ptsd, transformation, veteran, veterans

Wyly Gray is a US Marine and the founding director of Veterans of War ( https://www.veteransofwar.org/ ), a Non-Profit organization that helps Veterans prepare for and integrate transformative Ayahuasca experiences. This is such an important cause and I was honored to have Wyly on the podcast.

You can check them out on Instagram @veteransofwar ( https://www.instagram.com/veteransofwar/ )

In this episode we talk about:
[05:00] - How Ayahuasca is showing promise for healing brains with PTSD.
[08:10] - How Wyly overcame a miscarrage in his family and was called to Ayahuasca for the 1st time in Peru.
[15:00] - How PTSD functions on a fundamental level and how that interacts with Ayahuasca.
[21:00] - Why it’s ridiculous that the U.S. has demonized psychedelics that other cultures have used for thousands of years.
[27:00] - How making Psychedelics illegal has made them only safely accessible to those who are wealthy.
[31:30] - Current major roadblocks in legalization efforts.
[36:00] - The process Veterans of War uses for new members entering the program.

As always, you can find me either on my website www.throughtheveil.co or on Instagram @Alexanderdiesel ( https://www.instagram.com/alexanderdiesel/ )

#017 || Kaveh Kavoosi || Truth of The Inner Systems

February 4th, 2020  |  1 hr 41 mins

ayahuasca, entrepreneurship, growth, internal family systems, plant medicine, psychedelics, transformation, truth

Kaveh Kavoosi is a Emergency Medicine Doctor hailing from Toronto, Canada. In this conversation we talk deeply about the ideas of truth, impeccability, identifying your inner psychological parts, and unburdening old traumas.

#016 || Lucie Dawson || A Recipe for Life Fulfillment

January 28th, 2020  |  1 hr 4 mins

ayahuasca, chef, chefs, entrepreneurship, growth, plant medicine, psychedelics, transformation, yacht chef

Lucie Dawson is a former yacht chef, now turned entrepreneur. She has lived A LOT of life and has such a depth of wisdom from her experiences. This episode takes us through the journey of her travels, plant medicine experiences, and now re-starting from essentially scratch at age 35.

You can find her on Instagram and follow along with her journey at @luciedawson_

#012 || Ian Vogel || Ayahuasca, Psilocybin, and Plant Medicine Deep Dive

November 4th, 2019  |  1 hr 21 mins

ayahuasca, lsd, magic mushrooms, mdma, plant medicine, psilocybin, psychedelic, psychedelics, psychology, self-improvement

I first met Ian in an Ayahuasca ceremony about a year and a half ago. He was one of the facilitators and I was absolutely blown away with his presence, kindness, and ability to help guide the psychedelic experience. In this episode we dive deep into plant medicines and the many uses of them.

If you don't already follow me on Instagram you can find me @alexanderdiesel

If you want to reach out to Ian for anything plant medicine related, you can e-mail him at [email protected]

#010 || Solocast || Safe and Effective Use of Psychedelics

September 20th, 2019  |  42 mins 14 secs

ayahuasca, lsd, magic mushrooms, mdma, plant medicine, psilocybin, psychedelic, psychedelics, psychology, self-improvement

In this solo episode of the podcast I answer your questions about the safe and effective way to use psychedelics! Every week I ask my audience on Instagram a question about a topic and then I record a Q & A episode about it. If you don't already follow me on IG you can find me @alexanderdiesel.