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11: Ethical Stewardship w/Amánda Efthimiou

Feb 12, 20231 hr 6 min
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Episode description

Explore ideas on how we can better steward the psychedelic space as journeyers, business owners, and as a community. From Indigenous reciprocity to upgrading how we view integration and fostering purpose-driven psychedelic businesses, we cover meaningful questions to help illuminate some of the ways to expand the space in a good way.

DISCOVER

- El Puente's work with Indigenous communities
- Bridging Indigenous wisdom to the modern world
- Weaving in the sacred and ceremony
- How we can upgrade our wellness
- Capital vs impact
- Stewarding purposeful psychedelic businesses

THEMES

00:00 – Introduction
01:04 – Amánda's journey with psychedelics
04:54- El Puente and Indigenous reciprocity
10:50 - The fallacy of a psychedelic renaissance
13:49 - Indigenous communities and psychedelics
17:35 - The emergence of Indigenous wisdom
22:42 - Bridging wisdom traditions to a modern world
30:19 - Cultural sensitivities and considerations
38:55 - The romanticization of the shamanic space
41:26 - Weaving in the sacred and ceremony
45:37 - Upgrading our wellness
51:05 - Looking beyond psychedelics
55:42 - The psychedelic industry
59:28 - Stewarding capital and businesses well

LINKS 
Connect with Woven and El Puente: https://woven.science
Connect with Integra: https://integra.guide
Amánda's personal site: https://www.amandaefthimiou.com/
Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amaiou/

Discover our psychedelic support ecosystem: https://www.nectara.co

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