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A Netflix series follows New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers on a spiritual journey using plant medicine.

Hinduism and Buddhism can be used to help understand working with plant medicine.

“When all are one and one is all.” ~ Robert Plant, “Stairway to Heaven”

“When all are one and one is all.” ~ Robert Plant, “Stairway to Heaven”

Since the Netflix docuseries Aaron Rodgers: Enigma came out, I have had patients ask me if they should try working with plant medicine to help treat their traumas. And some patients have asked me to help them integrate what they experienced after they have worked with plant medicines such as ayahuasca and ibogaine. If you haven’t seen it, the Netflix series follows New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers on his spiritual journey, including his participation in plant medicine ceremonies in Costa Rica.

The first thing I recommend is to read the Upanishads and literature on Advaita Vedanta. Personally, I recommend Christopher Isherwood's translation of "Shankara’s Crest-Jewel of Discrimination" along with lectures and books by Alan Watts. Although the Hindu tradition is worlds away from Central and........

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