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Listen "#8 – Return to the Heart: Sovereignty, Stillness & the Dance of Life with Krista Critchley"
Episode Synopsis
Retreat facilitator and spiritual guide Krista Kritchley joins us from Costa Rica to talk transformation that’s lived—not lectured. From addiction and fibromyalgia to leading retreats and community, Krista shares how radical responsibility, nervous-system regulation, and heart-led choices can turn pain into peace.
We get into cacao ceremony as a heart-opening practice, psilocybin for healing and integration, why “doing nothing” can be the most productive move, and how to step off the Victim-Villain-Hero triangle. Expect tools you can use today: finding your middle path when the pendulum swings, tuning thoughts/words/behaviors to the same “station,” and practicing compassion without losing boundaries.
In this episode:
Saying “yes” to a new life (and manifesting a 7-year plan in 6 months)
Cacao & ceremony (intentions, gratitude, and real-world grounding)
Mushrooms, microdosing, and nervous-system healing
Left/right brain harmony, growth mindset & neuroplasticity
The Four Agreements in practice; life as a mirror
Alchemy: turning triggers into peace; the power of non-engagement
Integration: journaling, community, nature, ecstatic dance
https://www.qimovements.com/
https://imoveclinic.com/
https://neurokinetictherapy.com/
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro & Episode Theme
01:37 Affirmation: “Wisdom of my heart”
03:17 Meet Krista Kritchley
05:06 Seven-Year Plan → Six Months
06:55 Origin: From burnout to Costa Rica
08:33 Yoga, meditation, insomnia shift
11:55 Saying “Yes” during COVID; community
14:35 What’s a Cacao Ceremony?
17:03 Water intentions & gratitude
19:16 Mushrooms, migraines, microdosing
21:31 Left/Right brain & nervous system
23:52 The Pendulum & the Middle Way
25:58 “Do the Opposite” experiment
27:12 Productive stillness & nature
32:35 Compassion & the 80/20 rule
35:03 Reframing sickness as an upgrade
41:08 Life as mirror; ego triangle
45:32 The Four Agreements (recap)
53:25 Music & inputs as medicine
57:15 Why Peace • Love • Joy
1:03:38 Alchemy: turning pain into peace
1:11:16 Integration after ceremony
1:13:13 Seed of Life invite (Fridays)
1:15:24 Moving Well / Living Well
1:18:51 Empowering question & close
We get into cacao ceremony as a heart-opening practice, psilocybin for healing and integration, why “doing nothing” can be the most productive move, and how to step off the Victim-Villain-Hero triangle. Expect tools you can use today: finding your middle path when the pendulum swings, tuning thoughts/words/behaviors to the same “station,” and practicing compassion without losing boundaries.
In this episode:
Saying “yes” to a new life (and manifesting a 7-year plan in 6 months)
Cacao & ceremony (intentions, gratitude, and real-world grounding)
Mushrooms, microdosing, and nervous-system healing
Left/right brain harmony, growth mindset & neuroplasticity
The Four Agreements in practice; life as a mirror
Alchemy: turning triggers into peace; the power of non-engagement
Integration: journaling, community, nature, ecstatic dance
https://www.qimovements.com/
https://imoveclinic.com/
https://neurokinetictherapy.com/
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro & Episode Theme
01:37 Affirmation: “Wisdom of my heart”
03:17 Meet Krista Kritchley
05:06 Seven-Year Plan → Six Months
06:55 Origin: From burnout to Costa Rica
08:33 Yoga, meditation, insomnia shift
11:55 Saying “Yes” during COVID; community
14:35 What’s a Cacao Ceremony?
17:03 Water intentions & gratitude
19:16 Mushrooms, migraines, microdosing
21:31 Left/Right brain & nervous system
23:52 The Pendulum & the Middle Way
25:58 “Do the Opposite” experiment
27:12 Productive stillness & nature
32:35 Compassion & the 80/20 rule
35:03 Reframing sickness as an upgrade
41:08 Life as mirror; ego triangle
45:32 The Four Agreements (recap)
53:25 Music & inputs as medicine
57:15 Why Peace • Love • Joy
1:03:38 Alchemy: turning pain into peace
1:11:16 Integration after ceremony
1:13:13 Seed of Life invite (Fridays)
1:15:24 Moving Well / Living Well
1:18:51 Empowering question & close
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