Rewire with Brian Coones

Pierre is an entrepreneur, hospitality executive and an exceptional human being. I asked Pierre to share his Ayahuasca ceremony experience on the podcast to give another perspective on how amazing this plant medicine is and how transformational the experience can be.  Pierre is not someone you would expect who would partake in such a ceremony, on the surface, however his story and recollection of the details was absolutely deep and intriguing. I thoroughly enjoyed this interview and the beautiful bottle of red wine we shared while recording it!   

In this episode I share my unscripted experiences with Ayahuasca dating back to my first ceremony in Feb of 2012. This is my first solo podcast which I feel is appropriate considering how personal the journey is. This ancient life changing medicine helps to heal and awaken us to our highest potential. I refer to this as a ‘peek under the curtain’ of truth and our perception of reality. The stigma around plant medicine and psychedelics has diminished in recent years as more and more research and information becomes available to the mainstream.

Maxine is a Vedic Educator who graduated from the Chopra Center 2013 with certificates in Primordial Sound Mediation, Perfect Health Ayurvedic Lifestyle and the Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga. Maxine has been teaching in hospitals, corporate events and privately to groups and select individuals for over a decade. Maxine’s story is absolutely remarkable and inspiring – this is the first time that she has publicly shared this. She bravely recounts horrible childhood trauma and later in life, a breakdown in mental health. After being hospitalized for a short period of time, completely on her own, Maxine quit taking all medications and miraculously turned her life around 180 degrees through mediation practice and self-awareness. Maxine now dedicates her time and energy to inspire and help others on their own journey.

Michael is a master of transformation who had helped hundreds of people reach their fitness goals (including myself). Mike is an IFBB pro bodybuilder (Men’s Physique) and co-owner of HARD studio in Toronto and is currently training to compete at Mr Olympia in 2020. Michael shares his story of how a devastating injury in his early athletic career led him to a dark place and how bodybuilding saved him from depression. We discuss the good and bad of fitness industry and how mindset and fitness transformation can lead to mental, emotional and spiritual transformation. We explore Micheal’s recent spiritual awakening and how that has affected his life in a very short period of time “I lost myself trying to please everyone, now I’m losing everyone trying to find myself”.

Ache is a talented actor, singer and painter. He moved to Canada just over 11 years ago from Cuba. As an actor, Ache’s work includes Bad Blood, Alias JJ, Designated Survivor and Suits. He is currently working on a very well-known project that cannot be disclosed at this time. He is an exceptional singer and

Richard Garner is passionate communicator / storyteller for 20 + years as a television / radio producer, director, host and network executive. Richard’s work in media is well know but perhaps one of the most infamous television appearances was his 1993 on field security tackle while running on the field behind Joe Carter after hitting the home run to win the Blue Jays the world series (I do ask him about this)). Richard is one the most interesting human beings I know and has an incredible ability to go deep on any topic – especially consciousness and the human condition. On this episode we go deep into the benefits of mediation and his personal journey and struggle over the years. We discuss rituals, habits, plant medicine and even touch on culture and how the world is evolving.

Monty is back to pick up where we left off in episode 2. We discuss Monty’s recent comedy show and how he was able to up his comedy game in such a short period of time along with his creative process of writing jokes. We dive right back into mental and physical health, how to maintain and how we manage to get back up and regain balance when we fall down. We discuss the importance of self-love, healing and kindness in our daily lives. As a bonus, Monty shares how to 2x your business at will!

Gary Leblanc is an author, speaker, coach and entrepreneur. While meditating in 2012, I had a vision which I pitched to Gary that later became part of a greater inspiration for him to leave the comfortable corporate nest and become an entrepreneur. Gary was a VP at Bacardi – this was a dream career at the time but also a difficult identity to evolve from. We discuss this journey, the lessons along the way and how he manages the often-overwhelming stress of the start-up world. We delve into transformation, daily rituals, self care, plant medicine and spirituality. How does one rewire & evolve?

Rod returns to the Midlife REWIRE podcast to update on his Sobriety challenge. We dig into the self-awareness developed during this challenge and the ongoing journey.

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