In this episode, Cameron George, founder of Tru Kava, shares how kava can help you grow mentally and spiritually. 20% off TRU KAVA with code "JOSH20" - https://joshtrent.com/kava Grab your free resources from Cameron George - https://joshtrent.com/577 Get ALL Josh's trusted (10-40% off!) products - https://joshtrent.com/store 🎥 LOVE This video? Watch these 3 similar curated ones... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyYJSQa9or0&list=PLpRP2BIxM90OKZnzROp8zddqxJ0rzE2Hy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Kwbhdbd3bY&t&list=PLpRP2BIxM90OKZnzROp8zddqxJ0rzE2Hy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDJWw097iA8&list=PLpRP2BIxM90OKZnzROp8zddqxJ0rzE2Hy [00:00] Intro [01:30] Everything You Need to Know About Kava [11:25] Plant Medicine Healing Journey [19:15] The Power of Kava for Mental, Emotional + Spiritual Health [30:05] Why Humans Seek Altered State of Consciousness [40:05] We Are One Collective Mind + The Existential Truth [51:20] Escapism: The Divorcement from Nature [58:20] The Purpose of Personal Growth [01:06:10] Alcohol VS Kava [01:14:10] Human Connection + How Kava Serves People to Be Well [01:30:00] Growing from Darkness [01:40:10] Allow Yourself to Be Your True Self [01:54:25] Raising Consciousness + Changing Culture [02:06:45] Pharmaceuticals VS Plant Medicine [02:11:50] Achieving Wellness Through Authenticity - How psychedelics are accelerating the expansion of consciousness. - Why kava is the most sacred plant medicine in South-East Asia. - How we can have a relationship with the plants we ingest. - Supporting a collective connection through kava. - How disconnecting from who we truly are leads to disharmony and disease. - The physiological effects of kava. - Why we're drawn to alcohol and altered states of consciousness. - What happens when we're out of sync with the collective intelligence. - The reason why we need to be connected to the collective in order to thrive and be fulfilled. - How kava sharpens our intuition. - Unpacking why escapism is a sign of a disconnect. - Individual strategies and tools to cultivate a purposeful life. - How personal growth and giving to others make us fulfilled and happy. - Why kava is a recreational substance that has the unique benefit of supporting mental and spiritual growth. - Comparing alcohol and kava. - Why kava is a catalyst and how it helped Cameron on his healing journey. - How kava helps you formulate a strategy to address your problems. - What it takes to find your true self. - Why inside all the devastating experiences is an opportunity. - Why we shouldn't chase feelings and temporary states. - How kava helps develop close communities in the areas where kava is used as a primary substance for altered states. - We can use kava to extinguish our need for alcohol, caffeine, and other addictive substances. - Why health is achieved by removing the barriers we created in ourselves. - Why being your authentic self means to be well. ABOUT THIS PODCAST The Wellness + Wisdom Podcast is a global collective for humans to thrive in our modern world. In this podcast together we gather, apply, and embody the wisdom needed for authentic well-being in the 21st century. Each episode is artfully crafted to go an inch wide and a mile deep into the "Pentagon of Wellness" - Physical, Emotional, Mental, Spiritual + Financial. Your host, Josh Trent, asks the questions few have the courage to ask so you can garner the truth about how to live a life of confidence, freedom + optimal wellness. Together, we'll walk the path of courage to cross the gap between knowing + doing. Every episode is built from Josh's proprietary methods of teaching and communicating both science + spirit lessons from: The Wellness Pentagon Emotional Intelligence + Inventory (EI2) Emotional Epigenetics Is it possible to have true freedom from chronic stress just by using your breath? Learn the ancient healing power of breathwork 1-1 with Josh Trent in your 3-week BREATHE Journey (save 33% off!) Use code “PODCAST33” at https://breathwork.io All custom music produced by https://mettaverse.com #JoshTrent #Podcast #MentalHealth