In this episode I have the honor to interview Ceremonial Mushroom Facilitator & Micro-Dose Coach Jenn (@entheojenn_) and we start to unpack the stigma around mushrooms and dive into the company she works with, ZumGarden, in the role of Micro-Dose Coach. We get into some of Jenn's private, ceremonial work and all that comes with it as well as the powerful transformative potential that comes with working with mushrooms. We could have talked for hours, so stay tuned for part 2.

In the meantime, I started as an ambassador with ZumGarden recently as a result of my love for their products so it's exciting for me to share this with you, especially with Canadian listeners. ZumGarden cultivates a transformative daily ritual that caters to all microdosing behaviours. Beyond their expertise as qualified and curious 'funguys', their products are handcrafted with love to active our highest human potential and unlock a new level of modern wellness. Check them out and use the code ZUMZUMJESSI for 10% off at checkout. What I'm loving right now is the MicroMylk, a lower daily dose mixed with other potent medicinal mushrooms in a powdered form that I add to my hot elixirs. I also love Lucid, which I use to deepen my concentration in meditation practice and it truly supports a deeper level of interconnectedness. 

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In this episode I speak about a recent change in perspective that I've had around beauty and fitness. I ditched make-up years ago in pursuit of inner self love vs. drawing my sense of self worth from what I looked like. It seemed a natural next step on my yogic journey, and really fits in to the philosophy 'pratyahara' which is the withdrawal of the senses. This is a process of withdrawing from that which is external in order to surrender into the deeper, more introspective practices of yoga. I didn't realize it until recently, that in my withdrawal from my physical appearance I have, in some ways, withdrawn from forms of self-care.

This episode is a shorter realization that I've had as I've reframed my relationship with health & fitness, and my coming full circle as a new version of self who is able to revisit these things again without getting lost in them like I have in the past, or drawing too much self worth from them. There are so many influencing factors to how we think & feel about ourselves and our sense of self worth that it can be important to withdraw for a period to shift our mindset so that we can learn to truly love & accept ourselves fully and wholly as we are. 

As always, I love connecting with you friends! Thanks so much for listening, for reaching out over ig & fb (@the.holistic.hippie) and for sharing your stories and realizations with me. 

xx Jessi