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Cura Medicina: Plant Medicine, Spirituality, and Transformative Modalities to heal Soul and Spirit.

Cura Medicina: Plant Medicine, Spirituality, and Transformative Modalities to heal Soul and Spirit.

By: Derek Dodds
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Cura Medicina explores the timeless wisdom of healing traditions, where ancient plant medicine and shamanic cosmology ignite spirituality and inform our healing. Each episode journeys into the heart of wellness, blending plant medicine, spiritual practices, holistic health, and personal transformation. Guided by deep curiosity and compassion, the podcast shares stories, teachings, and insights from healers and seekers around the world, inviting listeners to reconnect with nature, spirits, and the body's innate capacity to heal through ayahuasca, while being guided by the animate world.Derek Dodds Spirituality
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  • Raising Your Frequency: The Mechanics of Psychic Awareness and Mediumship with Dallisa Hocking

    Raising Your Frequency: The Mechanics of Psychic Awareness and Mediumship with Dallisa Hocking
    Jun 16 2026
    What does it truly take to unlock your intuition and connect with the unseen world? In this fascinating episode, host Derek Dodds sits down with Dallisa Hocking, a fifth-generation psychic medium and the founder of Spirit and Spark. Dallisa shares her unexpected journey into the spiritual realm—which included a vivid childhood prediction by her grandmother that later manifested as a stage show in Las Vegas—and breaks down the literal science of spiritual communication.Dallisa explains that psychic awareness and mediumship are entirely dependent on vibrational frequency. You will learn why most mediums can perform psychic work, but not all psychics are mediums, and discover the practical "muscle-building" exercises she recommends to her students to safely raise their frequency, including journaling, binaural awareness meditations, and ethical community practice.The conversation also dives deep into the profound mechanics of the afterlife, exploring the "life review" process from near-death experiences, why souls choose certain paths for spiritual evolution, and how themes like self-worth dictate the realities we create. Finally, Dallisa pulls back the curtain on energetic safety, offering vital advice on how to recognize and clear negative entities using Archangel Michael, how to spot spiritual scams, and why maintaining clean energetic boundaries is the ultimate key to avoiding practitioner burnout.Whether you are fully immersed in your spiritual journey or just beginning to notice your own inner voice, this episode offers a grounded, empowering roadmap to understanding your highest potential.Connect with DallisaWebsite: ⁠SpiritAndSpark.comInstagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dallisahocking⁠Youtube: Dallisa YoutubeDerek’s new book on Animal Spirit Guides is launching next month! As a thank you to the Cura Medicina community, he is offering it absolutely free. Click the link in the show notes below to drop your email and join the exclusive release list.Join The Launch: ⁠https://derekdodds.com/animal-spirit-guides-summer-26-book-launch/⁠Connect with Derek:​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠curamedicina.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/cura_medicina_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​derek {@} ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠curamedicina.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Derek's Books on Amazon:​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ayahuasca: A Beginner's Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sacred Geometry and Patterns of Divine Design⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hapé Sacred Tobacco: Plant Medicine Ally From The Amazon Rainforest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe & Review: Please take a moment to subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review on your favorite platform. See all ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠platforms⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.My Vision & PrayerMay all beings be happy.May all beings be free.May all beings find their way home.~ Om Mani Padme HumTAGS: mediumship, psychic, meditation, spiritual practice, astral plane, mindfulness, ancient lineages, Dallisa
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Breaking the Cycle - From Burnout to Plant Medicine and Holistic Integration with Kayla Ewing

    Breaking the Cycle - From Burnout to Plant Medicine and Holistic Integration with Kayla Ewing
    Jun 4 2026
    In this episode of Cura Medicina, host Derek Dodds sits down with holistic health practitioner Kayla Ewing for a deeply intimate conversation about transitioning from the high-stress corporate world to a life aligned with mind, body, and spirit.Growing up in a traditional Catholic community in South Louisiana, Kayla’s path ran completely counter to the natural flow of her environment. She shares the pivotal moment a severe back injury at age 30 led her to step onto a yoga mat for the first time—sparking a 15-year healing journey that completely dismantled her worldview.Derek and Kayla dive deep into what it truly means to practice holistic health, treating the root causes of physical ailments rather than just the symptoms, and why doing the hard "inner work" is crucial before exploring alternative modalities. Kayla also pulls back the curtain on her profound, life-changing experiences with plant medicine—from her first blind therapeutic encounter with psilocybin to a deeply transformative Ayahuasca retreat with the Shipibo tribe at Soltara in Costa Rica.Tune in to discover:The Corporate Leap: How burning the candle at both ends in the banking and oil field industries led to a physical and spiritual wake-up call.Symptom vs. Root Cause: A live roleplay demonstrating how chronic physical issues like migraines and back pain are often tightly wound with past trauma and core belief systems.Navigating the Skepticism: Reconciling a growing alternative spiritual practice with traditional religious upbringings and family dynamics.The Power of Preparation: Why establishing a daily practice of meditation, breathwork, and clean eating completely alters and deepens a plant medicine experience.The Lesson of the Small Shift: Why sustainable healing relies on making one manageable, micro-commitment to yourself each day rather than chasing an overnight fix.Connect with KaylaWebsite: Holistic Health IntegrationInstagram: @holisticallyintegratedDerek’s new book on Animal Spirit Guides is launching next month! As a thank you to the Cura Medicina community, he is offering it absolutely free. Click the link in the show notes below to drop your email and join the exclusive release list.Join The Launch: https://derekdodds.com/animal-spirit-guides-summer-26-book-launch/Connect with Derek:​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠curamedicina.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/cura_medicina_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​derek {@} ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠curamedicina.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Derek's Books on Amazon:​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ayahuasca: A Beginner's Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sacred Geometry and Patterns of Divine Design⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hapé Sacred Tobacco: Plant Medicine Ally From The Amazon Rainforest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe & Review: Please take a moment to subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review on your favorite platform. See all ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠platforms⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.My Vision & PrayerMay all beings be happy.May all beings be free.May all beings find their way home.~ Om Mani Padme HumTAGS: ayahuasca, plant medicine, yoga, meditation, spiritual practice, astral plane, mindfulness, ancient lineages, consciousness, plant medicine
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    58 mins
  • Navigating the Astral Slot Machine: Ayahuasca, Hape, Eastern Mysticism, and Ancestral Karma with Jensen

    Navigating the Astral Slot Machine: Ayahuasca, Hape, Eastern Mysticism, and Ancestral Karma with Jensen
    May 25 2026
    What happens when a deep student of Eastern spiritual traditions takes a sudden detour into the high-intensity world of Amazonian plant medicine?In this fascinating and deeply candid episode of Cura Medicina, host Derek sits down with academic and mystic Jensen to trace his intense, whirlwind journey through the astral planes and his profound ayahuasca experience and ayahuasca retreats. From getting a master’s degree in yoga studies and taking one-way tickets to India to suddenly finding himself sitting in a traditional ayahuasca retreat deep in the Amazon, Jensen shares the profound realizations—and the harrowing wake-up calls—that reshaped his spirituality. By participating in tribal Peyote, Yagé, Santo Daime, and Huni Kuin ceremonies, he developed a firsthand understanding of the indigenous technologies that govern the psychedelic space.Jensen pulls no punches as he discusses the hidden complexities of the medicine world, treating the potent effects of dmt and other plant teachers not as a cure-all candy, but as a high-stakes "payday loan" or "slot machine" of consciousness. He dives into the energetic risks of mixing distinct tribal cosmologies, the core traditions of shamanism, and how a visionary encounter with the ferocious Hindu deity Narasimha ultimately pulled him out of a spiritual burnout and back onto the path of foundational Eastern practice.In this episode, we explore:The Bridge Between East and West: How Eastern disciplines of sobriety and mantra work intersect—and sometimes collide—with the visceral, experiential nature of an ayahuasca ceremony.Ancestral Healing: Jensen’s powerful breakthroughs involving his lineage during an intense Mother’s Day Santo Daime work and a transformative Huni Kuin ritual that earned him the nickname "Chai Dragon."The Reality of "Spiritual Digestion": The energetic and psychological risks of taking shortcuts, overlapping different tribal lineages, and blowing high doses of Hapé directly into the third eye without proper integration.Plants as Facilitators, Not Gurus: Why preserving your spiritual sovereignty, honoring the sacred nature of the entheogen, and maintaining a daily, substance-free practice to "remember the infinite" is crucial to lasting transformation and true healing.The Future of Psychotropic Pathworking: Jensen’s shifting role as a PhD researcher in Berkeley, aiming to provide a "spiritual first-aid kit" for Westerners who fly top-speed into the psychological walls of the astral plane.Whether you are an experienced medicine carrier, a practitioner of the yogic paths, or someone trying to ground your own spiritual awakening, this episode offers a vital masterclass in discernment, respect for ancient wisdom, and personal responsibility.Connect With Jensen:https://www.instagram.com/jensen_sudarshan/Connect with Derek:​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠curamedicina.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/cura_medicina_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​derek {@} ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠curamedicina.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Derek's Books on Amazon:​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ayahuasca: A Beginner's Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sacred Geometry and Patterns of Divine Design⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hapé Sacred Tobacco: Plant Medicine Ally From The Amazon Rainforest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe & Review: Please take a moment to subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review on your favorite platform. See all ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠platforms⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.My Vision & PrayerMay all beings be happy.May all beings be free.May all beings find their way home.~ Om Mani Padme HumTAGS: ayahuasca, plant medicine, eastern mysticism, yoga studies, hapé, narasimha, huni kuin, santo daime, ancestral healing, yagé, shamanism, spiritual integration, cosmic debt, meditation, spiritual practice, astral plane, psychedelic integration, mindfulness, ancient lineages, consciousness, Paramahansa Yogananda, dmt, entheogens, spiritual sovereignty, Jensen Martin, ayahuasca, shamanism, plant medicine, psychedelic, healing, ayahuasca retreat, ayahuasca experience, dmt, entheogen, consciousness
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    1 hr and 47 mins
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