To support feel free to buy me a ‘coffee’, although I drink cacao these days.  This is greatly appreciated and sharing the podcast is also a huge way to support.  Thank you!   https://ko-fi.com/straatcast   Bart’s website:   https://www.amoderndayshaman.net/   ~0-5’ Introdcution beeps ~6’ Bart’s wild ride, beginning from the beginning ~8’ learning to fight, Upstate NY-LA ~11’ forced bussing and the fallout ~12’ parties with the Van Halens ~14’ the tough guys, in the thick of it ~16’ combat as a way of school life ~17’ the feeling of Akido ~19’ https://www.earthshipglobal.com/ ~20’ How Bart got into Shamanic work ~22’ The Pauite Nation knocks on his door ~25’ Oaxaca mushroom and Jung connections https://mushplanet.com/maria-sabina/ ~29’ How Bart used stem cell technology to clear brain trauma ~31’ Tai chi and Qi Gong practice ~35’ an initiation into the higher levels of Shipibo Tribe culture ~38’ feed the pussycat ~39’ intention training and empty force ~41’ Dr. Yuan - Grand Master Shao Lin ~43’ seeing past lives - how does it work? ~47’ a session with Bart and how to work together ~49’ The Art of Connection with Bart ~50’ A session with Bart example ~52’ How Bart prepares and a morning routine; Zach Bush’s Nitric Oxide Dump https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyObE-gJ5LE ~57’ ‘The Path to Wealth’ by May McCarthy ~60’ the kindness and empathy of men ~63’ the path to healing is available ~64’ ‘Being There’ - Peter Sellers movie  

Enlightened Abroad

EA 34 - The Path to Heal, w/ Bart Smyth, A Modern Day Shaman

198' Elliott's book and research: http://vaccineprimer.weebly.com/ ~5’ so nice we do it twice ~6’ where we are ~7’ Elliott’s story - what is it to be human? ~8’ I have power ~9’ football talk ~14’ switching to yoga and martial arts ~17’ Chinese Medicine school ~18’ Master Karol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ElHMqtrHdk ~19’ What is Tai Ji Quon?  Tai - great, ultimate Ji - fist ~22’ Qi Gong v. Tai Chi/Ji?   ~25’ ‘every step grabbed me’ Elliott on the Qi ~29’ Qi Gong for clearing food poisoning? Yep ~31’ Western medicine v. Eastern medicine ~32’ why modern science has no idea about consciousness ~34’ Elliott studies in the monastic tradition of Chineses Medicine  ~37’ The American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine https://www.actcm.edu/ ~39’ what a meridian is ~44’ the intention for difficulty ~49’ Elliott’s book - how it began ~50’ autism and how it relates to the shots ~51’ autism is defined by symptoms, not bio mechanisms ~52’ the 2007 CNN interview by the CDC ~53’ ’Vaccine Safety Manual’, Neil Z. Miller ~54’ you cannot say you are curing without a pharmaceutical ~57’ the obsession begins  ~59’ this is not medical advice  ~61’ my assumptions about shots in kids  ~63’ what does the data actually show us? ~66’ the Polio story ~70’ none of Jonas Salk’s papers are public domain ~72’ Janine Roberts: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6563411-fear-of-the-invisible ~77’ the original bacteria searches ~78’ Pasteur’s lies ~79’ smaller than bacteria, small poison ~81’ what about contagion theory? ~82’ https://fractalenlightenment.com/14121/spirituality/dr-masaru-emoto-on-human-consciousness-and-water ~83’ there is no evidence that shots eradicated disease ~85’ children before the age of 1 don’t develop antibodies ~87’ operating on old models of disease ~90’ it’s hard to accept this information ~92’ some ingredients in the shots ~93’ the open secret - drug inserts ~95’ why do we do this? the pediatrician's role  ~98’ what’s in the shots?  http://vaccineprimer.weebly.com/ ~100’ am I harming society? ~102’ immunity v. injection ~103’ thimersol is mercury ~104’ approach to the conversation is key to understanding with family and loved ones ~112’ how many unvaccinated kids have autism? ~113’ allergies and shots, how they actually work ~114’ glyphosate a break ~155’ Elliott’s book breakdown ~157’ history of virology  ~158’ electron microscope and poison experiments ~160’ the cell is producing exosomes   ~162’ gain of function research and what it is ~164’ the bio seguridad state ~166’ what’s in the public eye about genetic research ~168’ the pSEEr and how it relates to hEYEv; copy fading ~172’ what is a spike protein? ~174’ what is the big picture of all this ~176’ so much fear ~177’ death rates ~178’ 2 million more died of starvation last year than previous ~180’ airplane snacks is the cure to cv ~181’ dar - paaaaa ~183’ how the r n a works ~185’ divide and conquer ~186’ how do you feel, now Elliott? ~188’ the man whose foot exploded https://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/man-lost-leg-weeks-after-covid-vaccination-9198171/ ~190’ a great unveiling and an opportunity ~194’ look closely, and why are you feeling that way and don’t be a tyrannical genocidal maniac  

EA 33 - To V or not to V w/ Elliot Freed, Author & Acupuncturist

33m https://ramayogainstitute.com/ Guru Jagat left her body on August 1st, 2021.  She was a teacher and mentor and dynamic change-maker among many other things (designer, artist, poet, wife, friend, daughter, student...).   To encapsulate her legacy will be impossible in the 30 minutes we share our story and tribute, however, the seeds are only starting to sprout.  Thank you, Guru Jagat for your time, your effort and your endless well of giving and loving. Sat Nam Wahe Guru Derek & Alyssa https://ramayogainstitute.com/

EA 32 - Guru Jagat's Legacy

88m Kevin's shop: https://www.arcanaholisticherbal.com/ ~0-5’ Introduction ~6’ Kevin’s journey to Mexico, San Cristobal de las Casas ~8’ England pays for university degrees, brilliant! ~10’ what is Medical Herbalism ? ~13’ how Kevin got into Herbalism, Australian tales ~19’ the 4 levels and states of the body, how herbs work on the system http://www.modernherbaleducation.com/articles/the-six-tissue-states.html ~24’ amino stimulating polysaccharides and adaptogens ~28’ the hormone level ~29’ herbs are to thrive not survive ~33’ phytoestrogenic herbs ~37’ there is not much money in healthy people ~39’ the emotional level ~40’ yarrow and astringents ~43’ dandelion and the archetypal male ~44’ hawthorne and the heart tonic ~46’ whatever you do to the body you do to the mind ~50’ adrenal fatigue ~51’ your body only heals in a resting and digestive state ~53’ bitter herbs and how they can fix most issues ~58’ every’body’ constitution is different, so not all herbs are one size fits all ~60’ rhodiola and the big game herb https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/rhodiola-rosea ~62’ clearing out heavy metals and radiation with herbs ~65’ what’s the difference between a fruit, tincture and a powder? ~70’ last in first out for healing ~72’ when you take and extract from nature, it doesn’t work as well, e.g. aspirin ~73’ herbs for menopause - Siberian ginseng ~79’ alternative healing for viruses ~81’ packages of oranges to old people ~82’ macrophages eating https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU0-R82Xhmw ~84’ astragalus can support the immune system https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/astragalus    

EA 31 - How herbs can heal the world w/ Kevin Abdale, Medical Herbalist

8m Derek chats on future guests and fasting fun.  

EA 30 - What's up next

77' Casey McCune https://theconspirators.club  0-5’ Introduction ~5' cacao cardio talk  ~8’ Theobromine and the 'food of the gods' ~11' Olmec traditions ~13’ the mystery of cacao in Chiapas ~15’ the science of the cacao plant ~18’ the benefits of cacao ~19’ 3500 years ago, how did they know? ~20’ Kukulkan and the feathered serpent ~26’ Casey’s story on how cacao changed his life ~32’ what to look for in cacao ~33’ ceremonial grade cacao reference: https://shop.imlakeshorganics.com/products/cacao-powder/ ~34’ ceremony with cacao ~36’ men’s circles and finding purpose ~40’ the power masculine brotherhood ~42’ vulnerability is strength ~43’ Glover, R. ‘No More Mr. Nice Guy’: https://www.drglover.com/no-more-mr-nice-guy/the-book.html ~45’ rituals and rites of passage starts with the individual ~46’ RAMA Men’s League: https://ramayogainstitute.com/product/rama-mens-league-membership/ ~48’ Everyman: https://evryman.com/about/ ~49’ Deida, D. ‘The Way of the Superior Man’: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/79424.The_Way_of_the_Superior_Man ~55’ Breathwork breakdown ~57’ Nestor, J. ‘Breathe’ https://www.mrjamesnestor.com/breath/ ~60’- ~64’ A guided breathwork practice with Casey ~67’ how to activate your own healing with breath ~71’ the science of exhales and yogic superpowers ~73’ Latin conspirare "to agree, unite, plot," literally "to breathe together," from assimilated form of com "with, together" (see con- ) + spirare "to breathe" ~75' contacts and outros and closing  theconspirators.club

EA 29 - Casey McCune talks cacao magic, men's circles and the power of breath

A brief synopsis with a little chat on the naughty 'V//S' word, and of course, what's next in Season 3.   Thanks for listening 

EA 28 - Season 3 Preview - Derek reflects on 2 years of EA; what's next with the podcast

89' ~0-4' - Intro ~5’- Shout out to @arcana_cafe_herbal_vegana for the portal meeting  ~7’- Tammy leaves NY for the road ~8 - Yonkers is not a county, but hey, we've been out a while... ~9 - Personal intentions and themes  ~ 10 - Michael Singer, ‘The Surrender Experiment’ https://untetheredsoul.com/ ~14 - Where the motorcycle came in  ~15 - Limiting beliefs; female biker stereotypes  ~18’ - The 2017 shift; break ups and break outs ~20’ - Truth as a guidance system ~21’ - No alcohol, dropped, a Maine healing  ~24’ - ‘Long Oval Narrow’ head size, what? ~27’ - Scarcity and letting go of a job, and scarcity ~30’ - Energy coaching; going deep with courage ~32’ - Vermont to Guatemala, y claridad ~34' - Secret notes and travel stories ~35’ - Lake Atitlan, Guate https://www.atitlan.com ~38’ - Light Language - and a shout out to RAMA https://ramayogainstitute.com ~41’ - Human Design tangent - cool overview! ~44’ - https://www.mybodygraph.com/ ~46’ - How the bike is life ~47' - No GPS? ~48’ - Trust v. fear; flow state ~52’ - Training your mind to control fear ~ 53’ - On confidence  ~ 54’ - Life only gives you what you can handle ~55’ - Creating your own reality; inner guidance  ~59’ - Fear is a low emotional state; reflected in real time ~62’ - What about the fear of the big V? ~63’ - If you’re not a match for it it’s not your reality ~64’ - Medical Medium, Anthony Williams https://www.medicalmedium.com/free-reports/virus-protection ~64’ - At the source of all illness is a virus ~65’ - Foods feed or attack your organs, books and cleanses - wow ~67’ - What do you say to those who think you’re irresponsible by traveling now? ~69’ - Focus on your own world, not what's outside helps ~70’ - If you are clear and strong, no v/irus can live in you ~72’ - Get clear on what’s from your head or your heart and loving life ~73’ - 'If I don’t feel good, it’s gone out of my life' ~74’ - It’s all bout vibration and energy ~77’ - Reality v. non reality ~78’ - Truth is energizing ~79’ - Our desires are important and other advice ~80’ - ‘But’ is a limit and a perspective is our choice  ~81’ - Life is working for you, not to you ~82’ - Vipassana practice  http://www.dhamma.org ~83’ - Tammy’s daily practice ~84' - Closing chat, summaries, contact 

EA 27 - Tammy aka @MindBodyMotoGirl on creating your reality, fear fighting, and the motorcycle life

Fear is the ultimate illness.  Preaching can't cure this.  'You can't touch this' - MC Hammer.  We traveled 27 states and crossed a border and still are here to tell the tale.  The second half of the show is a healing session with Tibetan singing bowls by the lovely Alyssa Figaro Straat.   @mpalyssa aquarianmade.com for more info on healing sessions    

EA 26 - 2020 Vision #3: Derek updates ya, sound healing by Alyssa, and what's next for EA

71' Chris Panasky of the Bike Tour Adventures Podcast talks why, how and what to bring if you want to see the world on two wheels.  Yeah, a bike.  Like with your legs, pedal powered!  Useful tips like https://www.warmshowers.org/ (not creepy) and what kit (gear) to buy, Chris recommends: https://www.ortlieb.com to get you started.  A pre-pandemic show, but still valuable when we can roam, and hopefully, soon.  He talks about a bike tour that he now can't take, but the information is valuable and I hope you enjoy this guy's adventurous spirit.  Thanks, Chris! https://biketouradventures.com/    

EA 25 - Chris Panasky of the Bike Tour Adventures Podcast: Indonesia beginnings, two-wheeled stories, and an adrenaline heartbeat

24' Derek talks.  Topics: Podfest 2020 experience, Corona, wtf, and current plans.  And I read a chapter of MAR 2, the novel.  Consider this the soft launch for the audiobook.  This version of 2020 Vision will reflect on Q1, talk about what's next, and also serve as an intro for any newbies to the podcast.  If you are a first time EA subscriber, start here. ~'1-11' Podfest 2020, Chris Krimitsos, Corona fears, what's good on the show, and what's next for EA https://chriskrimitsos.com/ ~11' Audio of MAR 2, Chapter 1, read by Derek, to purchase an advanced copy: https://www.patreon.com/derekstraat ~22' Maria (Ep. 23) sings a magical mantra, for more: https://soundcloud.com/user-402667394 Shoutouts to the awesome Podfest participants: https://podfestexpo.com/ Go to enlightenedabroad.com to message me for links, support or to be a guest on EA!  Photo credit: Alyssa Figaro 

EA 24 - 2020 Vision #2: Derek reflects on Podfest, reads a Chapter from MAR 2, and Maria sings

~65' ~4’-7’ Maria sings 'Ambenum Pidiyul Mantra', a prayer from Swami Ramalingum http://vallalar.org/English/VORG000000009B ~9’ Maria’s story begins ~10’ an atheist story in a Catholic School ~11’ a depression leads to a silent retreat and meditation ~12’ Carl Sagan https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carl-Sagan Shiva Shambho and Tibetan Tantric breathing, Puebla, Mexico https://avatarshivashambho.wordpress.com/centros-shiva-shambho-2/ ~13’ the coveted ‘awakening’ moment; existential questioning ~15’ repressive conditioning, fear ~17’ moving onto college, depression comes again in Barcelona ~19’ ‘the world is sad’ ~19’ An organic farm, Kundalini Yoga and an Osho invitation ~20’ the cat attacks ~20’ the sexual liberation in Pune https://www.britannica.com/place/Pune ~21’ the experience at the Osho ashram https://www.osho.com/osho-meditation-resort ~22’ ‘Hey, do you wanna have sex with me?’ ~24’ the Osho dynamic meditations ~27’ coming back to Mexico from Pune ~27’ Bhakti means devotion; Vedanta books – searching for the true you https://www.vedanta.com/ ~28’ Rig Veda – pre-Upanishad ancient prayers to the sun, from the Indo-Saraswati region https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/index.htm ~29’ Yogi Bhajan https://www.libraryofteachings.com/ Goenka https://www.dhamma.org/en-US/about/goenka and Buddha all come from the same region ~32’ Tiruvannamalai, India https://www.sriramanamaharshi.org/ashram/ ~33’ Mooji https://mooji.org/ ~34’Kundalini practice cleared the mind ~35’ Swami Ramalingam search, aka Vallalar https://pranashakty.org/about-swami-ramalingam/ ~36’ the man with the gecko tattoo… ~38’ a sign a light and a dream ~40’ Swami Ramalingam leaves his body, the story ~41’ the pineal gland drops of honey ~42’ the fastest way to reach god is by singing mantras ~43’ Maria travels with the Swamis, becomes a Swami for a year ~44’ life as a Swami, the collective energy ~46’ Sadhu v. Swami https://www.britannica.com/topic/sadhu ~48’ Swami life in Malaysia ~49’ repatriating after Swami life ~50’ motherhood ~51’ finding balance ~53’ dogma, extremism and religion ~54’ just take the ham off the pizza ~55’ what’s next? ~55’ Maria finds passion in pre-natal yoga and Kundalini Yoga TT ~56’ Guru Jagat, RAMA TV https://rama-tv.com/class-teacher/guru-jagat/page/40/ ~58’ Kundalini brings happiness and endless study ~59’ Gurmukh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDiQQ6VN88I ~61’ Maria’s mantras: https://soundcloud.com/user-402667394 62’ Maria sings the Hanuman Mantra with the Harmonium to close

EA 23 - Maria Ananda: Depression to Balance - Swami life, Mantras and Kundalini Yoga

19m ~1’ what’s up with the podcast, where ya’ been? ~3’ to enlighten or not to enlighten, that is the question ~4’ links to the last 6 months' experiences: Vipassana 10 day silent mediation retreat: https://www.dhamma.org/en-US/index Cob building courses: https://cruzincobglobal.org/ 200 hour YTT course in San Cristobal de las Casas, MX https://www.facebook.com/VinyasaOM/ My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SZJbqqye-I ~5’ ‘the last thing I’ll share’, but I actually share another thing later, tips on taking the plunge, traveling on a budget ~8’ legal plant medicine retreat in Ecuador: https://gaiasagrada.com/ ~10’ how to design your dream year: based on Tim Ferris’ 80/20 year review to manifest a great New Year: https://tim.blog/2016/12/29/2016-what-ive-learned/ ~15’ post interview mantra by: https://www.marianandayoga.com/ & Derek Straat https://www.bhaktibreakfastclub.com/mantraglossary40 A loose translation of the mantra: Jai Mata Kali Jai Mata Durga –  victory and praise to the divine feminine Kali and Durga energies, and they both bring in different forces.  Kali is traditionally the harsh change, who brings in the new with her destruction, whereas Durga is the gentle mother who holds all.  Couldn’t hurt for 2020, well maybe a little but we will be better for it, so enjoy!  

EA 22 - 2020 Vision: Derek reflects on the podcast journey and what's next

62’ Intro ~1-3’ we couldn’t get the song on, but check them out here: https://soundcloud.com/gingerninjas Interview ~4’ who is anyone to own the earth? ~6’ embracing the hypocrisy ~8’ acting as custodians of the land ~11’ how to build community? be neighbors ~13’ the cob workshop community lessons ~16’ the people power theory ~17’ the balance of doing good for the earth + having fun ~18’ how an environmental activist is born ~21’ the napkin revolt* *Kipchoge and Claire’s son story comes in here as a side note because Claire was in the kitchen but not mic’d ~22’ bikes as and eco mode of transport ~24’ the beginnings of xtracycle, circa ‘98: https://www.xtracycle.com/ ~27’ the xtracyle ‘thing’ – trying to create environ change with a company ~30’ the dream is hatched of a bike powered music tour ~32’ Kipchoge's friend's band: https://shakeyourpeace.bandcamp.com/ ~33’ 15 people take off and create the first ever bike powered rock n’ roll tour, aka 'rock the bike': https://rockthebike.com/the-ginger-ninjas/ ~35’ Kipchoge and the Ginger Ninjas, soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/gingerninjas ~37’ 8 bike tours later, a few takeaways ~41’ a traveling band story, ohhhh Mexico! ~46’ an epiphany at Vipassana, the site: https://www.dhamma.org/en-US/index ~47’ a turn in the road, Kipchoge stops playing to gather people power and tackle the climate fight ~48’ an education on building a social change movement ~49’ there are way more than enough people to get this done ~50’ non-violent social movements, Erica Chenoweth inspires: https://www.ericachenoweth.com/research/wcrw ~53’ would you quit Amazon if others did? a campaign for 1M customers to leave; testing the hypothesis https://threshold.us/c/cancelprime ~54’ why Amazon? lifting the curtain on the dangers ~58’ the movement, building up to the 3.5% change, and 6 focus areas: https://threshold.us ~60’ the internet is not bad, just the bad actors, and Derek is ok, thank yous…

EA 21 - Kipchoge Spencer on the 3.5% threshold, pedal powered music, and community vibes

69' Introduction ~0’-2 what I’ve been up to Interview ~5’ Claudine and NYC John Lennon story ~8’ growing up in Manhattan, UWS! ~10’ backstory; parents flee Nazi Germany ~13’ Claudine’s workshop https://cruzincobglobal.org/ ~14’ what ‘cob building’ is http://www.cobtherapy.com/cobbuilding https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-a-cob-house-177944 ~19’ the economics of cob; sourcing materials ~23’ you can do whatever you want with cob, and be an artist ~24’ how Claudine came to cob, and cob came to her ~25’ Occidental Arts Ecology Center: https://oaec.org/our-work/projects-and-partnerships/permaculture/ ~29’ 'The Hand Sculpted House', by Micheal Smith, Ianto Evans, Linda Smiley https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/title/the-hand-sculpted-house/ ~32’ entrepreneurial dragons ~33’ the cob workshop model ~34’ Claudine sells the cob for an international bike tour ~35’ Chris Panasky podcast: http://biketouradventures.com/ ~37’ Santa Cruz, CA ~39’ Marianne Williamson’s books and healing: https://marianne.com/ ~41’ Claudine’s awakening; Al-Anon https://al-anon.org ~42’ Esalen workshops; Qi-gong https://www.esalen.org https://www.nqa.org/what-is-qigong- ~45’ Claudine finds a workshop partner on: https://www.workaway.info/ ~50’ the personal growth aspect to Claudine’s workshops ~53’ when workshops go off; the Azores story ~58’ summary and what’s next for CruzinCob; Asia, TV shows: ~65’ https://www.diynetwork.com/shows/building-off-the-grid-1 ~66’ @cruzincobglobal on IG; youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC97d_mhunfGfCJSKeu4Vnag          

EA 20 - Claudine Desiree aka the Cob Queen

A show for expats, friends of expats, and families who worry. If you've ever fantasized about ditching the rat race for a life abroad, then this podcast is for you. After 10 years of travel, 50 countries, numerous stories, and questionable choices, Straatcast reports back on how nomads find meaning and avoid pitfalls. Enlightened Abroad will take you on a journey wherever you are - join us.

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