Beth A. Weinstein | Medicine For These Times | Wisdom from Elders & The Psychedelic Underground: Rachel Harris, PhD @BethAWeinstein | Uploaded October 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
Rachel Harris, PhD (swimminginthesacred.com/) , is the author of Swimming in the Sacred: Wisdom from the Psychedelic Underground and Listening to Ayahuasca. A psychologist who has been in private practice for 40 years, she spent 10 years in an academic research department where she published more than 40 scientific studies in peer-reviewed journals and received a National Institutes of Health New Investigator’s Award. Rachel splits her time between an island in Maine and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Episode Highlights
▶ How Dr. Harris' childhood experiences led her to pursue a spiritual path and become a psychologist
▶ The transformative psychedelic experiences Dr. Harris had at the Esalen Institute in the 1960s
▶ Dr. Harris’ study with top therapists and spiritual leaders at the Esalen Institute, which shaped her understanding of psychedelics
▶ How a particular medecine retreat led Dr. Harris to research Ayahuasca use in North America
▶ Dr. Harris' most recent research, which has culminated in her book, Swimming in the Sacred: Wisdom from the Psychedelic Underground, which has a focus on the work of women elders in the psychedelic underground
▶ The importance of trusted mentors when working with psychedelic medicines in the psychedelic therapy space, especially for women
▶ Cautions against blindly believing everything experienced in a psychedelic journey
▶ Having a support system and seeking guidance from elders as vital in navigating the complexities of psychedelic integration
▶ Recognizing - with humility and gratitude - the power of psychedelics to help in our troubled world
▶ The limitations of current research methodologies to fully understand the scope of psychedelic experiences
▶ How ongoing relationships with plant medicine offer continued guidance and growth over time
Rachel Harris’s Links & Resources
▶ Website: swimminginthesacred.com
Download Beth's free trainings here:
Clarity to Clients: Start & Grow a Transformational Coaching, Healing, Spiritual, or Psychedelic Business: bethaweinstein.com/grow-your-spiritual-business (bethaweinstein.com/grow-your-spiritual-business/)
Integrating Psychedelics & Sacred Medicines Into a Transformational Business: bethaweinstein.com/psychedelics-in-business (bethaweinstein.com/psychedelics-in-business/)
▶ The True Path Entrepreneur Group Business Mastermind Program:
bethaweinstein.com/mastermind
▶ Beth’s Other Programs & Courses:
bethaweinstein.com/services
▶ Beth Weinstein's Instagram:
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▶ Beth on Facebook:
facebook.com/bethw.nyc
facebook.com/BethWeinsteinbiz
▶ Join Beth's FREE Psychedelics & Purpose Community:
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Rachel Harris, PhD (swimminginthesacred.com/) , is the author of Swimming in the Sacred: Wisdom from the Psychedelic Underground and Listening to Ayahuasca. A psychologist who has been in private practice for 40 years, she spent 10 years in an academic research department where she published more than 40 scientific studies in peer-reviewed journals and received a National Institutes of Health New Investigator’s Award. Rachel splits her time between an island in Maine and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Episode Highlights
▶ How Dr. Harris' childhood experiences led her to pursue a spiritual path and become a psychologist
▶ The transformative psychedelic experiences Dr. Harris had at the Esalen Institute in the 1960s
▶ Dr. Harris’ study with top therapists and spiritual leaders at the Esalen Institute, which shaped her understanding of psychedelics
▶ How a particular medecine retreat led Dr. Harris to research Ayahuasca use in North America
▶ Dr. Harris' most recent research, which has culminated in her book, Swimming in the Sacred: Wisdom from the Psychedelic Underground, which has a focus on the work of women elders in the psychedelic underground
▶ The importance of trusted mentors when working with psychedelic medicines in the psychedelic therapy space, especially for women
▶ Cautions against blindly believing everything experienced in a psychedelic journey
▶ Having a support system and seeking guidance from elders as vital in navigating the complexities of psychedelic integration
▶ Recognizing - with humility and gratitude - the power of psychedelics to help in our troubled world
▶ The limitations of current research methodologies to fully understand the scope of psychedelic experiences
▶ How ongoing relationships with plant medicine offer continued guidance and growth over time
Rachel Harris’s Links & Resources
▶ Website: swimminginthesacred.com
Download Beth's free trainings here:
Clarity to Clients: Start & Grow a Transformational Coaching, Healing, Spiritual, or Psychedelic Business: bethaweinstein.com/grow-your-spiritual-business (bethaweinstein.com/grow-your-spiritual-business/)
Integrating Psychedelics & Sacred Medicines Into a Transformational Business: bethaweinstein.com/psychedelics-in-business (bethaweinstein.com/psychedelics-in-business/)
▶ The True Path Entrepreneur Group Business Mastermind Program:
bethaweinstein.com/mastermind
▶ Beth’s Other Programs & Courses:
bethaweinstein.com/services
▶ Beth Weinstein's Instagram:
instagram.com/bethaweinstein
▶ Beth on Facebook:
facebook.com/bethw.nyc
facebook.com/BethWeinsteinbiz
▶ Join Beth's FREE Psychedelics & Purpose Community:
facebook.com/groups/PsychedelicsandSacredMedicines
