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Javiera “Javi” Kostner (she/her) is an Advanced Therapeutic Yoga teacher, Mindfulness-Based Psychedelic Therapist & Guide, Breathwork Facilitator and Coach. Specializing in Trauma Recovery Yoga and Mindfulness-Based Somatic practices, and cannabis specialist, Javi is a Ganja Yoga training lead and steward. Her sessions are infused with cannabis, community, relaxing vibes, grounded spirituality, and a touch of Latino spice. Originally from Chile, Javiera is a bilingual cannabis guide, and group facilitator.
In 2019, Javi, along with her husband Seba, founded Green Magic Yoga. Their mission is to bring together mindfulness, psychedelic healing, and yoga to foster holistic wellness. Both trained by the Center for Medicinal Mindfulness, noe training leads for Psychedelic Guide Training, they lead monthly Conscious Cannabis circles in the Bay Area and online.
Additionally, Javi serves as the Community & Event Coordinator for the Santa Cruz Psychedelic Society, offering Psychedelic Integration, Microdosing Hikes and Psychedelic First Fridays.

Jesse Daniel has been a well respected name within traditional country music fans for years. Known for his relentless work ethic, roaring live shows and true to life songwriting, he has earned his place among the heavy hitters of today’s industry. The California native is blazing the trail for a new wave of traditional artists, bringing his kind of country music to stages all over the world. With three full length studio records and a newly released live album, he continues to rival the greats of the genre with his level of creative output. There are many making traditional country music in modern times, but there is no one making it like Daniel; his sound is uniquely his own, while rooted in the tradition of his Bakersfield heroes like Merle Haggard and Buck Owens.His new single titled “Workin’ Hard (Day and Night)” is a tip of the hat to Merle and is prominently featured on Netflix as the theme music for comic Dusty Slay’s new comedy special “Workin’ Man”. Jesse and his band have an extensive US and European tour booked for 2024 and there is no telling where this new year may take him.

This week on The Cannabis Connection show we debut our first local showcase of Santa Cruz restaurants to enjoy starting with Watsonville's traditional Japanese Restaurant Miyuki. We welcome Paul Tashiro on the show to shed light on Japanese culture, traditional dishes and history of Miyuki.
Paul Tashiro is the new owner and executive chef of Miyuki Japanese Restaurant, in Watsonville, California. Miyuki has been in business since 1982! Miyuki has generations of families that have been dining at Miyuki since 1982. Miyuki’s traditions, its legacy menu, and its entire staff will all remain the same!
In 2018, Paul retired from the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office after 31 years of service. He is a local kid raised in Watsonville and currently resides in Las Vegas, NV. His retired journey started out learning how to be a sushi chef at Imura Japanese Restaurant in Watsonville.

Today on the show we welcome ⁠@safaamodir⁠ of ⁠@thebaytals⁠ another installment in our ⁠#santacruz⁠⁠#music⁠⁠#community⁠⁠#showcase⁠. Safaa Modir is a San Jose based musician and leader of the Bay Area Reggae & Ska band The Baytals. As a cannabis enthusiast, he is passionate about the healing potential of the plant for psychological & mental afflictions that he believes are at the roots of humanity’s struggles.⁠#roots⁠⁠#music⁠⁠#831⁠⁠#thecannabisconnectionshow⁠⁠#smileygreen⁠⁠#talkradio⁠⁠#theaterofthemind⁠⁠#connection⁠⁠#reason⁠⁠#culture⁠
We explore these themes: 
-Music in the home
-Sublime & Santa Cruz 
- The Baytals 
-Inception of Ancestree
-Know your history
-Karma & Dharma
-Faith & Love
-One Drop Wednesdays
-Jams to support Santa Cruz Music Community
-Come Together

Today on The Cannabis Connection we showcase our fourth installment celebrating the music community of Santa Cruz with multi-instrumentalist, sound healer and magic maker Justin Mosley!
Blessing the world with the healing vibrations of music from a young age, he provides energetic performances with a plethora of instruments: Harp, Flutes, Bass, Piano, Percussion, and more. His life’s purpose is cultivating connection and healing for those suffering from trauma, addiction, and who are recovering from drug/alcohol abuse. He offers the healing power of breathwork, movement, and music as medicine, in the form of sound healing as well as soulful live shows with The Lovebyrds.
Topics include
*New psychedelics in recovery group Monday nights
*Plant medicines for recovery
*Lovebyrds/New music
*Green Magic Yoga

Today on the show we welcome Valerie Corral of WAMM Phytotherapies. @wamm_phytotherapies Also, another strong voice in the local Santa Cruz Cannabis Community Bayley Logan of The Hook. @thehookoutlet Lots to discuss and lots to do in the service of compassion and continuing the legacy and leadership in Santa Cruz Cannabis Community.
1:38 - City of Santa Cruz Planning Commission Meeting Outcome
5:45 - Bayley Logan Evolution with Cannabis 
8:30 - WAMM Phyto & The Hook Partnership
12:40 - Relationship of Service
15:30 - Energy Exchanges - Labors of Love
19:30 - Patients WAMM Serves
22:00 - Integration & Stewardship
23:20 - Remember where we come from...
24:20 - WAMM providing Cannabis on the Steps of City Hall 2002
26:00 - Mike Corral
27:00 - DEA Raid 2022
30:15 - Trap the FEDS
32:30 - Updates "We got this!"
33: 10 - Bayley The Hook Next Steps
36:45 - Continue down the route of Community
42:00 - Back to the Roots
44:00 New Infusion of Energy 
47:00 "There is now a Dialogue"
51:30 Message of Love