#116 The Healing Powers of Psychedelics & Breathwork with Alex Manos Hormones in Harmony

ALEX MANOS
Alex is an Institute For Functional Medicine certified practitioner with a Masters in Personalised Nutrition and a Bachelors in Nutritional Therapy. He is co-founder of Healthpath, an at-home functional testing company, and, co-founder of The Applied Functional Medicine Mentoring Program. Alex is also a personal trainer and, currently finalising his studies in Transformational Life Coaching. 
After a powerful experience combining breathwork and psychedelics, Alex is now starting to train to become a breathworker, and has a real interest in the power of psychedelics to form a key part in healing, and, personal growth and transformation.
 
We discuss:
How Alex got into functional medicine & more recently, breath work practices
Commonly used psychedelics such as psilocybin & the benefits they offer
Potential downsides & Alex’s thoughts on plant medicine becoming more popular
What to expect during a retreat & Alex’s experience
 
Mentioned:
Synthesis Retreat
https://www.synthesisretreat.com
 
Four Sigmatics 
https://us.foursigmatic.com
 
Book Recommendations
The Art of Losing Control by Jules Evans
https://www.philosophyforlife.org/published-works/the-art-of-losing-control-canongate-2017
 
Breaking Open: Finding a Way Through Spiritual Emergency by Jules Evans
https://www.philosophyforlife.org/published-works/breaking-open
 
How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan
https://michaelpollan.com/books/how-to-change-your-mind-uk/
 
The Fellowship of The River by Dr Joe Tafur
https://www.drjoetafur.com/the-fellowship-of-the-river
 
Breath by James Nestor
https://www.mrjamesnestor.com/breath
 
Exhale by Richie Bostock
https://www.thebreathguy.com/book.html
 
The Oxygen Advantage by Patrick McKeown
https://oxygenadvantage.com/oxygen-advantage-book/
 
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Alex’s Website
https://www.alexmanos.co.uk
 
Health Path
https://healthpath.com
 
Alex’s Instagram Accounts
https://www.instagram.com/alexandermanos/
https://www.instagram.com/thefatherarchetype/
 
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