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Modern Spirit Podcast

Modern Spirit is a nonprofit organization focused on demonstrating the value of spiritual healing in modern healthcare.

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Episode 4: Quantum Physics, Plant Medicines & the...

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2025/12/16

Dr. Joe Tafur and Natasha Pentin spoke with Edward James, Ph.D., and Joachim Keppler, Ph.D. Edward brings expertise across pharmacology, psychedelic compounds, and biochemistry. Joachim is a quantum field theory physicist, devoted to the study of consciousness and uncovering its fundamental mechanisms. With their colleagues, they published a paper together in 2022 about DMT, ayahuasca plant medicine, and human consciousness.We had many messages asking for an episode about quantum physics…so

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Episode 3: When Faith Meets Psychedelics – Spiritual...

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2025/12/02

Dr. Joe Tafur and Natasha Pentin sat down with Roman Palitsky M.Div. PhD., Director of Research Projects for Emory Spiritual Health. He’s also Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science and faculty in the Emory Center for Psychedelics and Spirituality.We discuss Spiritual, Existential, Religious, and Theological (SERT) experiences around psychedelics, how some religious people understand and experience psychedelics (the Mosaic Initiative), spiritual health

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Episode 2: Healing with Neuroscience – Cannabis,...

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2025/11/18

Dr. Joe Tafur and Natasha Pentin spoke with Canadian adult and pediatric neurologist Dr. Evan Cole Lewis to explore how epilepsy, trauma, and brain networks intertwine. We discuss pediatric epilepsy, cannabis for seizures, Functional Neurological Disorders (FND), and emerging psychedelic-assisted therapy treatments. Dr. Lewis talks about the differences between structural brain injury and brain “software” disruption, shining light on the world of trauma-based neurological symptoms. Dr

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Episode 1: Navigating Spiritual Journeys, Discernment...

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2025/10/23

Natasha Pentin is joined by Dr. Joe Tafur himself and Xochi Bucuru. Dr. Tafur is a Colombo-American integrative physician, traditionally trained spiritual healer (Ayahuasquero), and highly acclaimed author. Xochi is a Colombian traditional healer (Yagecera), educator, and promoter of Indigenous community projects. They discuss supporting Indigenous traditions, navigating the learning curve of ancestral healing, advice for finding respectful plant medicine ceremonies, the power of music,

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Intro Season 2

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2025/10/22

Modern Spirit Podcast hosted by Dr. Joe Tafur & Natasha Pentin.

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Episode 20: Episode 20 | Ray and Amalia Baca

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2022/06/07

Great interview with my friends and colleagues, Ray and Amalia Baca. Together we started the Ocotillo Center for Integrative Medicine, which continues to evolve. Raymond Alonzo “Two Bears” Baca describes himself as a Christian Taoist, walking the Red Road. I call him a Medicine Man and a Breathworker. Amalia Baca obtained her doctorate’s from the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine & Health Sciences in Tempe, Arizona. Dr. Baca has developed a strong passion for providing medical

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Episode 19: Episode 19 | Paul Mills

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2020/12/01

Wonderful discussion with my old friend, research and spiritual mentor Dr. Paul Mills. Paul J. Mills was Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health and Director of the Center of Excellence for Research and Training in Integrative Health. He was also Chief of the UC San Diego Behavioral Medicine Division, Director of the UC San Diego Clinical Research Biomarker Laboratory, and Co-director of the UC San Diego Clinical and Translational Research Institute’s Translational Research

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Episode 18: Episode 18 | Shamini Jain

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2020/11/20

Great interview with my old friend and Modern Spirit Board Member Dr. Shamini Jain PhD.Dr. Shamini Jain is the Founder and CEO of the Consciousness and Healing Initiative (CHI), a collaborative accelerator that facilitates the transdisciplinary science and real-world application of consciousness and healing practices. As a clinical psychologist, as well as a research scientist in the fields of psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) and integrative medicine for over a decade, Shamini formed CHI through

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Episode 17: Episode 17 | Ronan Hallowell

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2020/10/27

Thought-provoking interview with my friend and colleague educator and researcher Ronan Hallowell M.A., Ed.D. Ronan is Assistant Professor of Clinical Medical Education at the USC School of Medicine. As a member of the Learning Sciences Team in the Department of Medical Education at Keck, he works with colleagues to provide a suite of curriculum and instruction services to faculty and administrators that includes instructional design and faculty development. He currently serves as a

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Episode 16: Episodio 16 | Claudia Cuentas

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2020/10/21

Claudia Cuentas, Cantante, Terapista, Educadora comparta su alegría y su sabiduria en este fanscinante conversación sobre el valor de la medicina ancestral en nuestro mundo moderno. Sobre donde entra la espiritualidad y el misticismo en la práctica de la pscicología y la terapía. Aprende más sobre Claudia, originalmente de Peru, y escucha su musica inspirante en la pagina claudiacuentas.com Learn more at modernspirit.org.

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Episode 15: Episode 15 | David Schumann

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2020/10/08

David Schumann, joins us for a very special interview. David Schumann is a mathematician, engineer, researcher, and writer working in the fields of natural health, green energy, science, spirituality, and technology. He received his B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Arizona and spent fifteen years in the pyrotechnic device business as engineer and program lead. His company, Synergy Energy Systems, was formed in 2008 to consult, develop innovative products, and publish information

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Episode 14: Episode 14 | Rael Cahn MD PhD

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2020/06/15

Rael Cahn, MD PhD, joins us for a fascinating interview. Dr. Cahn is a clinician scientist at the USC Brain and Creativity Institute. He has extensive personal experience as a meditation practitioner and experience teaching mindfulness meditation practices to clinicians and patients alike. His research expertise is in the neuroscience of meditation and altered states of consciousness.Dr. Cahn is the Principal Investigator of the Modern Spirit Epigenetics Project, please support his work

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Episode 13: Episode 13 | con Sandra Nogueira-Lopez en...

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2020/06/12

Nuestro primer episodio en español con mi amiga y colega Sandra Nogueira-Lopes. Sandra lleva muchos años dedicado a su camino espiritual y a la sanación espiritual. Nos habla de su proceso, de la alegría y el camino espiritual, de la situación de nuestro mundo y de la vida. Por favor, disfruta.Learn more at modernspirit.org.

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Episode 12: Episode 12 | Interview with John Quintal

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2020/05/28

John Quintal, spiritual seeker and Canadian heavy machine operator, shares with us about his journey into Traditional Amazonian Plant Medicine and through early-stage prostate cancer. I had met him first years ago in Peru and have been hoping to follow-up with him on his progress. Please join us for an inspiring exploration in to the path of human healing. Learn more at modernspirit.org.

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Episode 11: Episode 11 | Interview with Benjaman...

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2020/04/03

Benjaman has spent more than half his life as a student and practitioner of shamanism and Earth medicine. His own journey of personal healing and discovery led him to study and train with master healers and medicine people of North and South America as well as the Celtic traditions of his ancestry. These paths have helped Benjaman find his deepest, most profound healing transformation, as well as the path forward to help others do the same. Join us for this inspiring discussion.Benjaman’s

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Episode 9: Episode 9 | Deirdre Kelley, Lic Ac.

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2020/03/28

Deirdre Kelley Lic Ac. has spent over 11 years providing health and wellness to her patients, first as a Certified Veterinary Nurse working with companion animals and wildlife, and now as an acupuncturist for both humans as well as animals.Her unique healing journey continues to inform her practice, as she learns through her own medicine.Learn more about Deirdre’s work through her website: http://brattleboroholistichealth.com/sections/acupunctureJoin us for a fascinating discussion covering

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Episode 10: Episode 10 | Cvita Mamic and Martina...

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2019/12/21

Fascinating interview with artist/healer Cvita Mamic and somatic experience therapist/healer Martina Drassl. A great discussion with my spiritual sisters and Nihue Rao family Cvita and Martina, the sound quality is rough, but that's because it was recorded on location in the maloka at Nihue Rao Centro Espiritual. I think it's worth working through the parrots and roosters, always so impressed with their insights into the world of healing.Learn more at modernspirit.org.

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Episode 8: Episode 8 | Emotional Biology 101, #3:...

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2019/10/15

Rachel Harris, PhD, is a psychologist with both a research and a clinical background. She was in the 1968 Residential Program at Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA and remained on the staff for a number of years. During the decade she worked in academic research, Rachel received a New Investigator’s Award from the National Institutes of Health and published over forty scientific studies in peer-reviewed journals. She also worked as a psychological consultant to Fortune 500 companies including

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Episode 7: Episode 7 | Emotional Biology 101, #2:...

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2019/10/08

Candace Lewis, PhD, joins us for a fascinating interview. Candace is an Alaskan native and earned her PhD in Behavioral Neuroscience at Arizona State University while investigating the effects of early life stress on addiction behavior and neuroepigenetics. Dr. Lewis received a Fulbright Fellowship to learn advanced neuroimaging and psychedelic research methods at the University Hospital of Zurich. She was also awarded the Science Foundation Arizona Bisgrove Fellowship to investigate the

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Episode 6 | Emotional Biology 101: Interview with...

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2019/03/18

David Rabin MD, PhD, Chief Innovation Officer, Co-Inventor & Co-Founder of Apollo Neuroscience joins us for a fascinating interview. Dr. Rabin is a psychiatrist and translational neuroscientist. He is also a member of the Modern Spirit Research Advisory Board. This is our first episode of the Emotional Biology 101 miniseries, exploring the intersection between biology, emotion, and spirituality. Join us for an interesting discussion covering modern mental health, emotional healing,

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