Ep 213 | Dr. Maya Shetreat

Written By Yasmin Nouri

The Power of Plant Medicine for Healing Our Brains and Bodies

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Can psychedelics help you heal your hormones? Potentially… and that’s really just the beginning of how plant medicine can support our health in all areas of our lives, from the mental and physical, to the emotional and spiritual—all of which we explore in today’s episode.

In this episode you’ll learn

  • How plant medicine can rewire the brain

  • The role of the body in releasing stress and tension

  • How trauma impacts us on a cellular level

  • Plants we all engage with everyday

  • How to be in right relationship with plants 

Maya Shetreat, MD is a neurologist, herbalist, urban farmer, and author of The Dirt Cure and The Master Plant Experience: The Science, Safety and Sacred Ceremony of Psychedelics. She has been featured in the New York Times, The Telegraph, NPR, Sky News, The Dr. Oz Show and more. Dr. Maya is the founder of the Terrain Institute, where she teaches earth-based programs for transformational healing, including professional training programs for psychedelic-assisted approaches. She works and studies with indigenous communities and healers from around the world, and is a lifelong student of ethnobotany, plant healing, and the sacred. 

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