Enlightened Abroad

Derek Straat: serial seeker
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Enlightened Abroad

An interview show with the seekers, the finders and the wisdom keepers. After 10 years of travel, 50 countries, numerous stories, and questionable choices, serial seeker Derek Straat talks to people on the path. We can all find some of ourselves in these stories - and possibly, a new way. Recorded globally as a travel show, Enlightened Abroad will bring the journey to you - join us.

  1. 06/14/2022

    EA 36 - Thank You

    8m   Derek's thoughts on the closing of Englightened Abroad.  What a beautiful journey.  Thank you to all who listened and shared their stories.

    8 min

  2. 03/02/2022

    EA 35 - Urine therapy, fasting and manifesting health w/ Ryan

    101m 1-5’ - Intro   5’ Cocina Consiente (@cocinaconsientsc), San Cristobal de las Casas Mexico   7’ a magical beginning and a new contract   9’ why food? Back to nature   10’ the restaurant as a bridge to health   11’ Korea and poop   12’ back to nature   14’ Primary food for all species   18’ how Ryan went from the standard american diet to now   19’ Health journey started at 24   21’ the chipotle tofu moment   23’ food as a weapon   26’ who is ‘they’   29’ refusing the restrictions   30’ there is always a way around if you have a sovereign mindset   34’ casein and cheese addiction https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/is-cheese-addictive#your-brain-on-cheese   36’ the inflammation goes away   37’ brother gets a brain tumor, and heals it   42’ tumor disappears   42’ the documentaries Cowspiracy & Forks Over Knives   45’ the plant based switch   48’ all food is drug by definition which are beneficial and which are harmful   49’ everything starts within, yet we never wash our insides   50’ fasting effects   52’ how to start a fast for beginners   53’ what is living hydrates - water H3O v. H2O   55’ Ryan’s 43 day fast - and tips for you   58’ what comes up during a fast - Dominoes !   69’ health and wellness IG work   70’ how the food effects the mind   71’ plant - based leads to mind healing   72’ urine therapy or ‘shivambu’ as an ancient practice - what is it?   75’ benefits include gum repair and many others   76’ heal thy cellf   79’ https://www.extremehealthradio.com/why-you-should-start-drinking-your-own-pee-the-many-benefits-of-urine-therapy/   80’ urea has many benefits - including DMT, stem cells, enzymes   83’ lots of pharma has urea in it   87’ words form our reality   88’ Matias De Stefano https://www.youtube.com/user/ghancaA   92’ aged urine is a powerful enema   94’ what about flat earth and gravity ?   96’ waking up happy after plant - based stuff!!   98’ vegan as a term and what activism means now   100’ raw milk and carnivores can find some common ground benefits   101’ we are all one, we are all living together   “They are not FOR us, they are WITH us.”   @cocinaconscientesc @wellness_with_ryan

    1h 44m

  3. 08/26/2021

    EA 34 - The Path to Heal, w/ Bart Smyth, A Modern Day Shaman

    To support feel free to buy me a ‘coffee’, although I drink cacao these days.  This is greatly appreciated and sharing the podcast is also a huge way to support.  Thank you!   https://ko-fi.com/straatcast   Bart’s website:   https://www.amoderndayshaman.net/   ~0-5’ Introdcution beeps ~6’ Bart’s wild ride, beginning from the beginning ~8’ learning to fight, Upstate NY-LA ~11’ forced bussing and the fallout ~12’ parties with the Van Halens ~14’ the tough guys, in the thick of it ~16’ combat as a way of school life ~17’ the feeling of Akido ~19’ https://www.earthshipglobal.com/ ~20’ How Bart got into Shamanic work ~22’ The Pauite Nation knocks on his door ~25’ Oaxaca mushroom and Jung connections https://mushplanet.com/maria-sabina/ ~29’ How Bart used stem cell technology to clear brain trauma ~31’ Tai chi and Qi Gong practice ~35’ an initiation into the higher levels of Shipibo Tribe culture ~38’ feed the pussycat ~39’ intention training and empty force ~41’ Dr. Yuan - Grand Master Shao Lin ~43’ seeing past lives - how does it work? ~47’ a session with Bart and how to work together ~49’ The Art of Connection with Bart ~50’ A session with Bart example ~52’ How Bart prepares and a morning routine; Zach Bush’s Nitric Oxide Dump https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyObE-gJ5LE ~57’ ‘The Path to Wealth’ by May McCarthy ~60’ the kindness and empathy of men ~63’ the path to healing is available ~64’ ‘Being There’ - Peter Sellers movie

    1h 9m

  4. 08/19/2021

    EA 33 - To V or not to V w/ Elliott Freed, Author & Acupuncturist

    To support Enlightenedabroad and keep the messages coming drop a tip or support monthly: https://ko-fi.com/straatcast 198’ Elliott's book and research: http://vaccineprimer.weebly.com/ ~5’ so nice we do it twice ~6’ where we are ~7’ Elliott’s story - what is it to be human? ~8’ I have power ~9’ football talk ~14’ switching to yoga and martial arts ~17’ Chinese Medicine school ~18’ Master Karol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ElHMqtrHdk ~19’ What is Tai Ji Quon?  Tai - great, ultimate Ji - fist ~22’ Qi Gong v. Tai Chi/Ji?   ~25’ ‘every step grabbed me’ Elliott on the Qi ~29’ Qi Gong for clearing food poisoning? Yep ~31’ Western medicine v. Eastern medicine ~32’ why modern science has no idea about consciousness ~34’ Elliott studies in the monastic tradition of Chineses Medicine  ~37’ The American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine https://www.actcm.edu/ ~39’ what a meridian is ~44’ the intention for difficulty ~49’ Elliott’s book - how it began ~50’ autism and how it relates to the shots ~51’ autism is defined by symptoms, not bio mechanisms ~52’ the 2007 CNN interview by the CDC ~53’ ’Vaccine Safety Manual’, Neil Z. Miller ~54’ you cannot say you are curing without a pharmaceutical ~57’ the obsession begins  ~59’ this is not medical advice  ~61’ my assumptions about shots in kids  ~63’ what does the data actually show us? ~66’ the Polio story ~70’ none of Jonas Salk’s papers are public domain ~72’ Janine Roberts: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6563411-fear-of-the-invisible ~77’ the original bacteria searches ~78’ Pasteur’s lies ~79’ smaller than bacteria, small poison ~81’ what about contagion theory? ~82’ https://fractalenlightenment.com/14121/spirituality/dr-masaru-emoto-on-human-consciousness-and-water ~83’ there is no evidence that shots eradicated disease ~85’ children before the age of 1 don’t develop antibodies ~87’ operating on old models of disease ~90’ it’s hard to accept this information ~92’ some ingredients in the shots ~93’ the open secret - drug inserts ~95’ why do we do this? the pediatrician's role  ~98’ what’s in the shots?  http://vaccineprimer.weebly.com/ ~100’ am I harming society? ~102’ immunity v. injection ~103’ thimersol is mercury ~104’ approach to the conversation is key to understanding with family and loved ones ~112’ how many unvaccinated kids have autism? ~113’ allergies and shots, how they actually work ~114’ glyphosate a break ~155’ Elliott’s book breakdown ~157’ history of virology  ~158’ electron microscope and poison experiments ~160’ the cell is producing exosomes   ~162’ gain of function research and what it is ~164’ the bio seguridad state ~166’ what’s in the public eye about genetic research ~168’ the pSEEr and how it relates to hEYEv; copy fading ~172’ what is a spike protein? ~174’ what is the big picture of all this ~176’ so much fear ~177’ death rates ~178’ 2 million more died of starvation last year than previous ~180’ airplane snacks is the cure to cv ~181’ dar - paaaaa ~183’ how the r n a works ~185’ divide and conquer ~186’ how do you feel, now Elliott? ~188’ the man whose foot exploded https://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/man-lost-leg-weeks-after-covid-vaccination-9198171/ ~190’ a great unveiling and an opportunity ~194’ look closely, and why are you feeling that way and don’t be a tyrannical genocidal maniac

    2h 38m

  5. 08/17/2021

    EA 32 - Guru Jagat's Legacy

    To show the love and support drop a virtual tip: https://ko-fi.com/straatcast 33m https://ramayogainstitute.com/ Guru Jagat left her body on August 1st, 2021.  She was a teacher and mentor and dynamic change-maker among many other things (designer, artist, poet, wife, friend, daughter, student...).   To encapsulate her legacy will be impossible in the 30 minutes we share our story and tribute, however, the seeds are only starting to sprout.  Thank you, Guru Jagat for your time, your effort and your endless well of giving and loving. Sat Nam Wahe Guru Derek & Alyssa https://ramayogainstitute.com/

    33 min

  6. 07/14/2021

    EA 31 - How herbs can heal the world w/ Kevin Abdale, Medical Herbalist

    To show the love and support Enlightenedabroad: https://ko-fi.com/straatcast 88m Kevin's shop: https://www.arcanaholisticherbal.com/ ~0-5’ Introduction ~6’ Kevin’s journey to Mexico, San Cristobal de las Casas ~8’ England pays for university degrees, brilliant! ~10’ what is Medical Herbalism ? ~13’ how Kevin got into Herbalism, Australian tales ~19’ the 4 levels and states of the body, how herbs work on the system http://www.modernherbaleducation.com/articles/the-six-tissue-states.html ~24’ amino stimulating polysaccharides and adaptogens ~28’ the hormone level ~29’ herbs are to thrive not survive ~33’ phytoestrogenic herbs ~37’ there is not much money in healthy people ~39’ the emotional level ~40’ yarrow and astringents ~43’ dandelion and the archetypal male ~44’ hawthorne and the heart tonic ~46’ whatever you do to the body you do to the mind ~50’ adrenal fatigue ~51’ your body only heals in a resting and digestive state ~53’ bitter herbs and how they can fix most issues ~58’ every’body’ constitution is different, so not all herbs are one size fits all ~60’ rhodiola and the big game herb https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/rhodiola-rosea ~62’ clearing out heavy metals and radiation with herbs ~65’ what’s the difference between a fruit, tincture and a powder? ~70’ last in first out for healing ~72’ when you take and extract from nature, it doesn’t work as well, e.g. aspirin ~73’ herbs for menopause - Siberian ginseng ~79’ alternative healing for viruses ~80' artemesinin, Youyou Tu and malaria nobel prize work https://www.inscientioveritas.org/2015-nobel-pharmacognosy/ ~81’ packages of oranges to old people ~82’ macrophages eating https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU0-R82Xhmw ~84’ astragalus can support the immune system https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/astragalus

    1h 29m

  7. 07/10/2021

    EA 30 - What's up next

    8m Derek chats on future guests and fasting fun.

    8 min

  8. 03/15/2021

    EA 29 - Casey McCune talks cacao magic, men's circles and the power of breath

    To show the love and support Enlightenedabroad: https://ko-fi.com/straatcast 77' Casey McCune https://theconspirators.club  0-5’ Introduction ~5' cacao cardio talk  ~8’ Theobromine and the 'food of the gods' ~11' Olmec traditions ~13’ the mystery of cacao in Chiapas ~15’ the science of the cacao plant ~18’ the benefits of cacao ~19’ 3500 years ago, how did they know? ~20’ Kukulkan and the feathered serpent ~26’ Casey’s story on how cacao changed his life ~32’ what to look for in cacao ~33’ ceremonial grade cacao reference: https://shop.imlakeshorganics.com/products/cacao-powder/ ~34’ ceremony with cacao ~36’ men’s circles and finding purpose ~40’ the power masculine brotherhood ~42’ vulnerability is strength ~43’ Glover, R. ‘No More Mr. Nice Guy’: https://www.drglover.com/no-more-mr-nice-guy/the-book.html ~45’ rituals and rites of passage starts with the individual ~46’ RAMA Men’s League: https://ramayogainstitute.com/product/rama-mens-league-membership/ ~48’ Everyman: https://evryman.com/about/ ~49’ Deida, D. ‘The Way of the Superior Man’: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/79424.The_Way_of_the_Superior_Man ~55’ Breathwork breakdown ~57’ Nestor, J. ‘Breathe’ https://www.mrjamesnestor.com/breath/ ~60’- ~64’ A guided breathwork practice with Casey ~67’ how to activate your own healing with breath ~71’ the science of exhales and yogic superpowers ~73’ Latin conspirare "to agree, unite, plot," literally "to breathe together," from assimilated form of com "with, together" (see con- https://www.etymonline.com/word/con-?ref=etymonline_crossreference>) + spirare "to breathe" ~75' contacts and outros and closing  theconspirators.club

    1h 18m
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An interview show with the seekers, the finders and the wisdom keepers. After 10 years of travel, 50 countries, numerous stories, and questionable choices, serial seeker Derek Straat talks to people on the path. We can all find some of ourselves in these stories - and possibly, a new way. Recorded globally as a travel show, Enlightened Abroad will bring the journey to you - join us.

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  • Creator
    Derek Straat: serial seeker
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2022
  • Episodes
    38
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Straatcast Enlightened Abroad 2019
  • Show Website
    Enlightened Abroad

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