Born Free Method: The Podcast

Dr. Steven Johnson, DO, is the sitting president for the Physicians’ Association of Anthroposophic Medicine and a Board representative for the Academy of Integrative health and Medicine (AIHM). Through his career Dr. Johnson has developed extensive experience with medical plants from cultivation through to the subtle alchemical and pharmaceutical processes of making a medicine. He is the author of Mistletoe and the Emerging Future of Integrative Oncology, and he uses mistletoe therapy to treat cancer at his NY-based integrative practice.[00:08:10] - What is Anthropological Medicine?[00:16:38] - Mistletoe Therapy[00:23:03] - Immune Surveillance[00:30:49] - SalutogenesisReferences and LinksSteven Johnson - Website, Facebook, TwitterBooks by Steven JohnsonMistletoe and the Emerging Future of Integrative Oncology (Steven’s book)PAAMRudolf Steiner - Website, BookHildegard von Bingen - WebsiteFrancis Peabody - ArticleAaron Antonovsky - JournalVictor Frankl - Website, BookThe Noble Eightfold Path by Bhikkhu BodhiSlow Medicine by Victoria SweetBig thanks to our sponsors!Waveblock: https://www.waveblock.com/ (Use Code “BELOVED25” for 25% off)Organifi: https://www.organifi.com/beloved (Use code "BELOVED" for 20% off at checkout)Show Notes | DonateMusic by: Labrinth, Chancha Via Circuito, and Joaquín Cornejo--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theholisticobgyn/message Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

Lynn Schulte is a Pelvic Health Physical Therapist for over 30 years and she is the principal instructor at the Institute for Birth Healing. She has been helping moms heal from all the issues women experience after birth and is now teaching courses to bodyworkers to help them do the same. She found a common birth pattern that shows up in the pelvis after birth and knows how to effectively release these patterns. Knowing we are more than just our bodies, Lynn works on all levels, physically, energetically, and spiritually with women to help them access their full potential. She also teaches bodyworkers how to work with the energy of the body and how to access and use your intuition in your bodywork sessions. She offers a certification process to help birth professionals become Birth Healing Practitioners. Lynn holds a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from St. Louis University.[00:08:29] -  What do you see in a woman's body as a result of trauma?[00:13:08] - Feet apart, knees together![00:16:34] - Squeezing the hips together[00:22:10] - Healing processes takes different lengths depending on the area of the body[00:24:43] - Certified birth healing practitioners[00:27:37] - Anatomy[00:29:10] - Lynn’s practices[00:36:10] - Piston Breathing[00:39:30] - Metaphysics of how trauma plays out[00:53:25] - Lynn’s most powerful tool[00:56:03] - Trauma is like an entity[01:00:01] - Birth Healing SummitReferences and LinksRegister - Birth Healing SummitInstitute For Birth Healing - Website, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeThe Center For Birth Healing - WebsitePenny Simpkins - WebsiteIt Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle, by Mark WolynnThe Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, by Bessel van der Kolk M.DJulie Wiebe, PT (website)Nicole Morales, CPM (website)Big thanks to our sponsor!Waveblock: https://www.waveblock.com/ (Use Code “BELOVED” for 25% off)Needed: https://thisisneeded.com/ (Use code “BELOVED” for 20% off)Show Notes | DonateMusic by: Labrinth, Chancha Via Circuito, and Joaquín Cornejo--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theholisticobgyn/message Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

As business leader, head of communications, and master facilitator for Effiji Breath, Sarah Charmoli is passionate about the transformational power of Effiji Breathwork and the practices that make up the holistic programs designed to support people in their personal consciousness work. In her role as the primary support person to Elijah Nisenboim the founder of Effiji for the last nine years Sarah has successfully organized, executed and co-led multiple personal development and facilitator certification programs across the globe. Sarah is committed to the growth of each individual and their exponential evolution on the path to personal and spiritual liberation.[00:06:17] - Why are people averse to breathwork?[00:13:34] - Types of breathwork[00:37:10] - Sarah’s perspective on child birth[01:00:29] - Conscious hyperventilation[01:06:10] - Cold immersion therapyReferences and LinksEffiji Breath - Website, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeContact - MailCommunityWim Hoff MethodBig thanks to our sponsor!Waveblock: https://www.waveblock.com/ (Use Code “BELOVED25” for 25% off)Organifi: https://www.organifi.com/beloved (Use code "BELOVED" for 20% off at checkout)Show Notes | DonateMusic by: Labrinth, Chancha Via Circuito, and Joaquín Cornejo--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theholisticobgyn/message Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

Jason Leister is a recovering "Straight-A Sheep" who spent the first 30 years of his life thinking, doing and saying what he was told. One day, he realized that virtually everything he thought to be true was a lie. Since then he has been on a journey searching for the truth about everything. He is the father of 10 children, is psychologically unemployable, and publishes the Sovereign Business Daily e-newsletter, where he writes about sovereignty, freedom, family, business and living well outside of the Matrix.[00:04:39] - FreedomWorks PCA[00:07:09] - What is a private association?[00:15:22] - Birth certificate conundrum of a home birth[00:34:07] - Purpose of establishing a private association[00:34:14] - What is the ideal person to work with you in order to set up a private association?[00:46:30] - How do you talk to people and counsel people about the utility of a private association?[00:58:13] - ConsentReferences and LinksFreedomWorks - Website, FAQIndie Birth - Website, InstagramFruit From a Poisonous Tree, by Mel StamperBig thanks to our sponsors!Waveblock: https://www.waveblock.com/ (Use Code “BELOVED” for 25% off)Needed: https://thisisneeded.com/ (Use code “BELOVED” for 20% off)Show Notes | DonateMusic by: Labrinth, Chancha Via Circuito, and Joaquín Cornejo--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theholisticobgyn/message Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

Dr. Rixa Freeze has a PhD from the University of Iowa. Her research focused on the history of healthcare and medicine with specialization in pregnancy, childbirth, and maternity care. Her dissertation examined why women in North America choose unassisted home births. She has published several papers in major journals (see links below). She also authored a book chapter titled: “Freebirth in the United States” in the 2020 book Birthing Outside the System: The Canary in the Coal Mine. Rixa is the founder and president of Breech Without Borders, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to breech training, education, and advocacy. She also blogs at Stand and Deliver. She is the mother of 4 children, all born at home.[00:14:03] - Dr. Rixa’s story of a scary breech birth[00:37:04] - Division within the birth community between birth workers[00:46:12] - Street Epistemology[00:58:44] - Connecting meaningfully with your OBGYN[01:01:16] - Goddess of the ChurchReferences and Links3 things with Rixa Freeze - Previous EpisodeBlog, FacebookTrain in breech maneuvers through: Breech Without BordersGrounded by Erin Yu-Juin McMorrow“Staying Home to Give Birth: Why Women in the United States Choose Home Birth” (JMWH 2009)“Attitudes Towards Home Birth in the USA” (Expert Review of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2010)“Breech birth at home: Outcomes of 60 breech and 109 cephalic planned home and birth center births” (BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018)Rixa’s essay “Biodynamism: body and soil”Big thanks to our sponsor!Waveblock: https://www.waveblock.com/ (Use Code “BELOVED25” for 25% off)Organifi: https://www.organifi.com/beloved (Use code "BELOVED" for 20% off at checkout)Show Notes | DonateMusic by: Labrinth, Chancha Via Circuito, and Joaquín Cornejo--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theholisticobgyn/message Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

Yury is a certified Yoga teacher and a Holistic Coach with the CHEK institute. On his way to Poland to study with Wim Hoff in January of 2020, his journey of self-healing journey. Throughout the retreat he was in pain, but the experience of overcoming it was a cosmic gift. After returning from Poland, he healed himself using breathwork, visualization techniques, meditation, and restorative exercises. Throughout his life he has experimented with natural healing methods. Many years of plant medicine work helped him work through his fears, anxieties, and old belief systems that were limiting him in ways he would only realize much later. The biggest challenge for Yury was becoming free of religious beliefs, ideologies and social dogmas. It took many years of deep spiritual work and facing his fears to emerge free of all of that. He recognizes all human beings as unique expressions of themselves.[00:05:11] - Yury’s morning routine[00:12:12] - Wim Hoff and beyond[00:42:19] - Yoga[00:51:46] - PsychedelicsReferences and LinksYury Opendik - Website, Instagram, FacebookThe Invisible Rainbow by Arthur FirstenbergBreath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James NestorFirst Steps to Higher Yoga by Shri Yogeshwaranand ParmahansaBig thanks to our sponsor!Waveblock: https://www.waveblock.com/ (Use Code “BELOVED” for 25% off)Show Notes | DonateMusic by: Labrinth, Chancha Via Circuito, and Joaquín Cornejo--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theholisticobgyn/message Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

Ryan is the founder & co owner of Highly Optimized. Highly Optimized is a company dedicated to helping its clients transform & become the conscious leaders the world is patiently awaiting. He is also the host of the “Highly Optimized” Podcast, the “This One Time On Psychedelics” podcast & is the co-creator of the “Connect With Cannabis” program. Ryan’s mission in life is helping his fellow brothers & sisters become empowered in their experience of being alive through 1 on 1 men’s coaching, plant medicine integration coaching & retreat experiences.[00:08:12] - A day in the life of Ryan Sprague[00:15:17] - Ryan’s Coaching[00:19:12] - Human Design[00:20:57] - Bio Geometry[00:44:10] - Cannabis as a therapeutic for women’s health[01:04:53] - Cannabis and intimacy[01:18:20] - Cannabis use in pregnancyReferences and LinksRyan Sprague - Instagram, PodcastHighly Optimized - Website, Podcast, Instagram, FacebookBig thanks to our sponsor!Waveblock: https://www.waveblock.com/ (Use Code “BELOVED” for 25% off)Organifi: https://www.organifi.com/beloved (Use code "BELOVED" for 20% off at checkout)Show Notes | DonateMusic by: Labrinth, Chancha Via Circuito, and Joaquín Cornejo--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theholisticobgyn/message Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

Dolf Zantinge is a pioneer IT entrepreneur with a background in fiber optics, telecommunications, data mining, enterprise solutions, and artificial intelligence. Early in his career, he co-founded Syllogic, an international IT firm integrating artificial intelligence, machine learning, and database management systems, sold eventually to Perot Systems, where he became a European Director. Later he worked for KPN, the largest Dutch telecommunications company, where, as Director of IT, he was responsible for IT Research and Development for new technology. He went on to found and Chair UNET, one of the first fiber optics companies in Europe. He is widely published in the field of technical innovation and the influence of technology on society and is an adviser to organizations and governments on issues relating to innovation, cleantech, and renewable energy. Dolf’s career took a fascinating turn when he pursued the study of Chinese Medicine/Acupuncture and began seriously exploring the biological impacts of electromagnetic frequencies. For the past two decades, his focus has been on researching electromagnetic fields and their influence on biophotonics, water, light, and system physiology. Dolf has documented important insights about the supercomputing power and energy of water and developed new innovations that will be game-changing for advancement in the water industry.[00:04:51] - Why should we care about water?[00:10:29] - What does Dolf Zantinge do?[00:23:38] - The more trained we are on university, the less flexible we become[00:25:12] - The problem with most water[00:30:16] - An elegant solution to reduce water pollution[00:35:46] - Quartz Crystal[00:40:58] - Rudolf Steiner's work on water[00:44:35] - Definition of “coherence”[00:46:13] - Creation of their quartz water wand[00:49:44] - Natural cycles of nature[00:54:36] - Dolf’s health after adopting better water[00:56:32] - Devices to supply all water in the home with better waterReferences and LinksAnalemma - Website, Instagram, Facebook (use code BELOVED for 10% off!)Viktor Shauberger documentaryRudolf Steiner and Biodynamic FarmingBig thanks to our sponsor!Waveblock: https://www.waveblock.com/ (Use Code “BELOVED” for 25% off)Organifi: https://www.organifi.com/beloved (Use code "BELOVED" for 20% off at checkout)Show Notes | DonateMusic by: Labrinth, Chancha Via Circuito, and Joaquín Cornejo--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theholisticobgyn/message Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

Christopher Shade, PhD, is the founder and CEO of Quicksilver Scientific. He holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry but prides himself as the intuition-driven alchemist and innovator of liposomal and nano emulsion formulations. Chris is on the faculty at George Washington University and is a sought-after thought leader in the biohacking and functional medicine space. Chris is a student and practitioner of Dzogchen, a tradition of teaching in Tibetan Buddhism for over 20 years. He sees oneness as the highest expression of self with his explorations on the subject deeply rooted in the esoteric.Mindy Pellegrino, MA, MNT, is the Director of Content Strategy and Education at Quicksilver Scientific, where she has married her personal interests and passions for mind, body and spiritual explorations with initiatives she believes in. During this time, she has worn the hats of fitness instructor, functional nutritionist, reiki master, and business owner to name a few.[4:10] - Quicksilver’s new adaptogenic product “Longevity Elite”[6:00] - Progesterone supplementation is for women AND men[12:30] - Polycystic ovarian syndrome[13:20] - Indole-3-Carbinol and Diindolylmethane (DIM) as metabolic regulators[14:45] - AMPK and liver activation[19:30] - “Push+Catch” liver detox protocol[21:40] - Estrogen and progesterone effects on liver and brain[26:30] - Glutathione and milk thistle can help w/ alcohol metabolism[32:00] - Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and the Women’s Health Initiative[35:00] - Adaptogens as an adjuvant to HRT[38:00] - Normal timeline of androgen decline throughout a woman’s life[41:50] - Pregnenalone is the precursor to all adrenal hormones, including DHEA[50:00] - DUTCH testing[52:50] - Mitochondrial optimization and Quicksilver’s adaptogenic formula “The One”[55:10] - Supporting cell membrane health through phosphatidylcholine, astaxanthin, and tocotrienols[62:30] - Quicksilver’s “Ultra Vitamin”[66:50] - Buccal versus oral routes of supplementation[69:15] - CBD as an anxiolytic and adjuvant for long COVID[78:50] - Quicksilver’s approach to chronic viral illness (e.g. EBV)References and LinkQuicksilver Scientific®- Home, Youtube, Instagram (Save 10% on their product line using code "BELOVED")Dr. Chris Shade - InstagramRunga RetreatBook: Estrogen Matters, by Avrum Blumimg, MD, and Carol Tavris, PhDJoe distefano - InstagramPaul Chek - Youtube, InstagramBook: Adrenaline Dominance, by Michael PlattBig thanks to our sponsor!Waveblock: https://www.waveblock.com/ (Use Code “BELOVED” for 25% off)Show Notes | DonateMusic by: Labrinth, Chancha Via Circuito, and Joaquín Cornejo--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theholisticobgyn/message Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe

Dr. Edith Ubuntu Chan is a teacher of consciousness, a facilitator of human potential, a holistic Chinese Medicine Doctor, author, speaker, coach, and mama of two luminous kids.Her journey began in 2003 after a series of meditation-induced mystical experiences that changed her perception of human possibilities forever. Since then, she has devoted her life to unlocking the secrets to our human potential. Her work weaves together ancient wisdom with the latest in science, medicine, and spirituality.Dr. Edith is widely published and is the author of SuperWellness and her upcoming second book "Luminous Kids", which explores humanity's transition into the new paradigm of awakened living - with a focus on children, education, parenthood, and family life. Throughout her career as a Holistic Medicine practitioner, Dr. Edith has been known for her extraordinary success helping athletes achieve optimal health and high performance. Her academic background includes a Doctoral Degree from Five Branches University in Endocrinology & Neuromuscular Medicine, a 4-year graduate degree from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and a Bachelors with Magna Cum Laude in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University. Through her writings, coaching, workshops and seminars, Dr. Edith helps thought-leaders and change makers become masters of their energy and life, so that they can lead and serve at the highest levels.[00:10:54] - “Tai chi” and “Qigong” breathing practices[00:29:08] - How was your experience of being pregnant and giving birth?[00:40:01] - What if people were paying attention to what is actually happening as your womb grows with the baby?[00:54:47] - What do you tell a woman who has either (A.) The challenge of becoming pregnant or (B.) Gets pregnant but has a miscarriage?References and LinkDr. Edith Ubuntu Chan - Website, Podcast, Instagram, FacebookBook - SuperWellnessBig thanks to our sponsor!Waveblock: https://www.waveblock.com/ (Use Code “BELOVED” for 25% off)Organifi: https://www.organifi.com/beloved (Use code "BELOVED" for 20% off at checkout)Show Notes | DonateMusic by: Labrinth, Chancha Via Circuito, and Joaquín Cornejo--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theholisticobgyn/message Get full access to Born Free Method: The Podcast at nathanrileyobgyn.substack.com/subscribe