Awakening the Spirit: Plant Medicines and the Path to Inner Liberation ft. Sean Yuen [SFP064]

When I first met Sean Yuen in his holistic clinic in Puerto Vallarta, I thought I was just going in for an acupuncture session. What I didn’t expect was a conversation that would pull me into a much deeper exploration of freedom, healing, and the search for truth.

Sean’s journey has taken him from Hong Kong to India, the Amazon, and beyond — blending Chinese medicine, yoga, and ancient plant medicine into a unique path of holistic healing. With him, I question what it means to truly free ourselves: is freedom something granted by governments and authorities, or is it something we cultivate in the mind and the spirit?

We discuss the power of plant medicine, the traditions of ayahuasca and peyote, shadowed moments of “bad trips,” and the encounters that open doors into past lives, ancestral connections, and even alien dimensions. What is real? What is imagined? And how do we navigate between sickness and healing, fear and liberation?

This was one of the most profound and eye-opening conversations I’ve recorded. I invite you to step into it with me — not to find quick answers, but to sit with deeper questions about health, consciousness, and the very nature of freedom.

Chapters:
(00:01:03) - Sean’s journey into Chinese medicine and global healing
(00:06:01) - First encounters with yoga and plant medicine
(00:08:58) - Leaving Hong Kong to pursue a different path
(00:13:21) - Integrating traditional and modern Chinese medicine
(00:16:21) - Yin, Yang, Qi: restoring balance through acupuncture
(00:20:20) - Bridging Chinese medicine with plant medicine
(00:24:06) - Awakening through ayahuasca ceremonies
(00:34:03) - Mushrooms, peyote, and different medicines’ qualities
(00:41:34) - Peyote “bad trips” and the role of place and facilitators
(00:43:51) - Living and learning ayahuasca in the Amazon
(00:55:36) - Sundance and Moon Dance rituals of the Red Path
(01:05:19) - Ancient civilizations, lost practices, and spiritual disconnection
(01:15:03) - Collective suffering, awakening, and post-pandemic shifts
(01:23:25) - Death, past lives, and transformation of the soul
(01:28:07) - God, intention, and co-creating reality

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Website (Link: https://www.satisana.com/)
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