003: Detoxing Depression w Josh Macin

I recently came across the story of brazilian jiujitsu world champion Josh Macin and I was immediately and powerfully moved. There are a lot of people out there who can absorb the wisdom of this story and transform there lives for the better. This is a powerful story of beating depression and finding contentment. I will let Josh share it with you... My name is Josh Macin – and I am here to share an important medicine with the world. Long story short, I spent the past three years in a desperate battle for my survival. I traveled all around the world, spent easily over $100,000, and spent thousands of hours studying every crevice of holistic and natural health to try and treat a "mysterious" physical and mental illness. I was diagnosed with major depression, severe panic disorder, ADHD, Bipolar disorder, and if I would have told the whole truth, many more labels would have come my way. After conventional medicine failed me, I took matters into my own hands. I spent at least two months out of the year water-fasting, worked extensively with plant medicines and shamans in the Amazon jungle, went to the most expensive healers money could buy in NYC, did colonics, acupuncture, float tanks, enemas, took as many supplements as I could afford, ate only the cleanest of foods, and tried every diet known to mankind. I practiced yoga and meditated for 4+ hours a day, swam daily, prayed, and reaffirmed myself with positive thoughts every minute. Through all of this work, time, and money, my health continued to decline, seemingly as if I was eating McDonald's and drinking Coca-Cola everyday. I really don't know what kept me alive for those three years – perhaps it was a deep knowing that if I mastered this illness, and came out the other side, I would have a special gift to share with the world. And that is precisely what has happened. "Peace, inner peace, inner well being, that's the real grand prize man. And nothing can take that away from you, and you don't need anything else once you have it." -Josh Macin  04:50 Josh begins his story 12:00 -Josh defines Ayahuasca and what it is utilized for 14:30 - Josh describes the difference between Ayahuasca and Psilocybin mushrooms 15:30 Josh talks about his first experience with Ayahuasca 27:32 Josh explains how plant medicine boosted his intuition and he began to be able to see through peoples lies 42:10 Josh begins to explain his light bulb moment and the events that changed his life