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    FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning Home

    FAR OUT chronicles the shared human experience of returning home to ourselves. What does it mean to heal and follow life’s guidance? How do we cultivate faith and connection? What meaning do we find and give in the experiences of being human? Always in a casual, humorous and real way, you’ll hear about Alasdair and Julie-Roxane’s ongoing journey, others’ stories as they navigate healing, meaning and connection in our current world & impactful conversations with guides and thought leaders that have dedicated their lives to the important work of restoring wholeness for ourselves and the world around us. We’ll explore our human stories through the lens of ancient spiritual traditions, shamanism and archetypal work.
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    Episodes (226)

    FAR OUT #193 ~ The Couple's Guide to Arguing in Slo-Mo

    FAR OUT #193 ~ The Couple's Guide to Arguing in Slo-Mo

    Summary: We give an inside look into how we've been arguing with each other recently.

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    FAR OUT #192 ~ A Month's Harvest: October on the East Coast

    FAR OUT #192 ~ A Month's Harvest: October on the East Coast

    Summary: Your podcast hosts reflect on a busy October, the work that's been done and the transition into a new season. 

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    FAR OUT #191 ~ May We All Dance and Sing Together: Freeing Bodies with Krista Louise Hagman

    FAR OUT #191 ~ May We All Dance and Sing Together: Freeing Bodies with Krista Louise Hagman

    Summary: Since she was a child, Krista loved to move and dance. Krista shares how movement can be a spiritual practice that guides us deeper into ourselves. 

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    FAR OUT #190 ~ Transitions: The Box, The Dead End & Apocolypsis

    FAR OUT #190 ~ Transitions: The Box, The Dead End & Apocolypsis

    Summary: We explore a difficult time of transition we're experiencing through the lens of three archetypes.

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    FAR OUT #189 ~ Illumination, Soul Retrieval & Entity Extraction: Energy Medicine with Zach Poitra

    FAR OUT #189 ~ Illumination, Soul Retrieval & Entity Extraction: Energy Medicine with Zach Poitra

    Summary: Our friend, teacher and ayahuasquero Zach Poitra comes on the podcast to talk about energy medicine and his training with Dr. Alberto Villoldo's Four Winds Society. We discuss the different ways energies can imprint in our fields, how energy medicine deals with these imprints and what energy medicine offers that Zach hadn't been able to address in his work with plant medicine.

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    FAR OUT #188 ~ Primordial Images: Working with Archetypes

    FAR OUT #188 ~ Primordial Images: Working with Archetypes

    Summary: We dive deep into the spirit realm and discuss our fascination with archetypes: what they are, why they are important and how we work with them. 

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    FAR OUT #187 ~ An Ode to Dorothy: Reflecting on 2 Years of Camper Life

    FAR OUT #187 ~ An Ode to Dorothy: Reflecting on 2 Years of Camper Life

    Summary: As we prepare to give Dorothy to her new owner, we reflect on two adventurous years owning and living in a truck camper. 

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    FAR OUT #186 ~ Go First: The Alchemy of Men's Work with Lou Redmond

    FAR OUT #186 ~ Go First: The Alchemy of Men's Work with Lou Redmond

    Summary: Lou and Alasdair discuss their own journey into the world of men's work. They share what scared them about participating in men's only spaces when they first began, the medicine of being with other men, and why they still do it now. 

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    FAR OUT #185 ~ Remembering the Wild Man & Wild Woman Within

    FAR OUT #185 ~ Remembering the Wild Man & Wild Woman Within

    Summary: We discuss the value of men's work and women's work, why we're drawn to it and the collective need for men and women to usher in the return of the Wild Man and the Wild Woman. 

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    FAR OUT 184 ~ Hitting a Wall in Our Business

    FAR OUT 184 ~ Hitting a Wall in Our Business

    Summary: We pull back the curtains and share the nitty gritty of what's been going on at Wild Within this summer.

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    FAR OUT #183 ~ Homecoming

    FAR OUT #183 ~ Homecoming

    Summary: We're back and are enjoying summer in the Pacific Northwest. We discuss the deep psychic change it has been to move into a home after nearly a decade on the road and explore the question of what it means to truly belong to a place. We share an update on the future for Dorothy, our beloved truck camper. 

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    [Repost] FAR OUT #117 ~ This is Not the FAR OUT Couple

    [Repost] FAR OUT #117 ~ This is Not the FAR OUT Couple

    Listen and explore:

    • The "why" behind this podcast and how it has evolved over the last two years
    • Traumatic stories from Alasdair and Julie-Roxane's childhood
    • Our peeing habits and that one time Alasdair peed himself
    • Alasdair's most despised nickname in high school
    • Who is plant medicine NOT for?
    • When to lean into resistance and when to take the path of least resistance
    • What adjustments have been toughest for us about living in a truck camper?
    • Our biggest challenges currently

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    [Repost] FAR OUT #54 ~ How we Prevent Life from Getting too Good

    [Repost] FAR OUT #54 ~ How we Prevent Life from Getting too Good

    Listen and explore:

    • How your cohosts are handling their transition to Guatemala
    • The different ways Alasdair and Julie-Roxane tried to sabotage their experience when things were going a little too well.
    • How we all "upper limit" ourselves and how this directly effects the quality of our lives
    • How long it typically takes to "upper limit" ourselves and what we can do about it
    • Getting out of zero sum games

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    [Repost] FAR OUT #97 ~ Your Body is not the Obstacle, It's the Way: Will Johnson on the Posture of Meditation

    [Repost] FAR OUT #97 ~ Your Body is not the Obstacle, It's the Way: Will Johnson on the Posture of Meditation

    Listen and explore:

    • Why posture is so important in meditation (but rarely taught)
    • Meditation as a direct path to embodiment and remembering our True Nature
    • Channeling the force of gravity vs. fighting it
    • The three foundational elements of of any sitting practice
    • A simple exercise you can do at home to start experiencing the Buddha's insight of Anicca
    • The "shimmer" and the "Great Wide Open"
    • Why things often are most difficult right before we let them go
    • Where western meditation practices seem to be straying from the path
    • The underlying truths meditation and psychedelics seem are both pointing to
    • A common stage in meditation that is often mistaken as a regression
    • Meditation as a posture for life

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    [Repost] FAR OUT #4 ~ The Art of Work

    [Repost] FAR OUT #4 ~ The Art of Work

    Alasdair and Julie-Roxane discuss Jeff Goin's book, The Art of Work, and how they think about work these days.

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    • The difference between your purpose and your calling - 9.43
    • Exercises for hearing your calling - 17.15
    • The importance of apprenticeship - 20.32
    • The myth that it should be easy - 24.04
    • The art of painful practice - 30.44
    • Julie-Roxane singing in French - 39.01
    • The importance of rest - 44.21
    • The "you'll just know" myth - 46.50
    • Leading a "portfolio life" - 54.37

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    Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald

    Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa
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    [Repost] FAR OUT #34 ~ Reclaiming my Body: Going off Birth Control

    [Repost] FAR OUT #34 ~ Reclaiming my Body: Going off Birth Control

    Listen and explore:

    • Life update: getting ready for the Yosemite retreat

    • JR's story with Birth Control

    • How the Pill works

    • The Trade-Off: there is always a risk when you temper with the natural ways of your bodies

    • The Medical System and the all-knowing doctors

    • Birth Control as a way to do more in the patriarchal business world

    • The Copper IUD option

    • Reproductive health is a very important part of our ecosystems

    • JR's painful experience with Cystic Acne and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

    • Taking Charge of your Fertility: the importance of understanding fertility as a couple

    • The effect of hormones on our emotional, mental, digestive and physical health

    • The effectiveness of Fertility Awareness Method (FAM) and how it works

    • Abstinence: what does it even mean?

    • Knowledge is power

    • Reclaiming our cyclical wisdom

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald

    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    Disclaimer: We are not medical professionals and this conversation does not constitute medical advice. You are responsible for your own health and choices and therefore should do your own research before switching birth control methods.

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    [Repost] FAR OUT #45 ~ The Art of Creative Waiting

    [Repost] FAR OUT #45 ~ The Art of Creative Waiting

    Listen and explore:

    • What the myth of Sleeping Beauty can teach us about embracing change
    • What's hard about creative waiting
    • How Disney's recreaton of Sleeping Beauty demonstrates the West's misunderstanding of this myth
    • What creative waiting is not
    • What creative waiting feels like for Alasdair & Julie-Roxane
    • How Alasdair and Julie-Roxane embrace creative waiting in their own lives

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    [Repost] FAR OUT #72 ~ Don't Ask 'Why Me?' Ask 'For What?' with Mayan Entrepreneur Anita Cortez Chac

    [Repost] FAR OUT #72 ~ Don't Ask 'Why Me?' Ask 'For What?' with Mayan Entrepreneur Anita Cortez Chac

    Listen and explore:

    • How Anita started her first business selling bananas
    • The money machine that as a child, Anita imagined every Gringo had
    • Her successful journey as a female entrepreneur despite encountering deep resistance every step of the way
    • The difficult times Anita went through when she left her husband with her baby son in tow and not long after was also banished from home by her mother
    • How Anita found God when she hit rock bottom
    • The gifts Anita was given by strangers on her journey and the way she  passes them on to new generations of Guatemalans

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    [Repost] FAR OUT #19 ~ The Story of How we Met (Part 2)

    [Repost] FAR OUT #19 ~ The Story of How we Met (Part 2)

    *Listen and explore: *

    • Where we left off (3:25)
    • The happy little guest house full of travelers (5:20)
    • JR shaves her head and freaks out our Indian hosts (8:53)
    • We find ourselves alone (15:41)
    • One step at a time (24:39)
    • What is love? (30:03)
    • A 40-hour train ride through the heart of India (43:07)
    • Funky Darjeeling (47:40)
    • A week-long trek in the Himalayas (53:10)
    • Gorkey or paradise on Earth (1:04:10)

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    Owning Your Shadow by Robert Johnson
    The Road Less Traveled by Scott Peck

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    Credits:
    Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    [Repost] FAR OUT #16 ~ The Story of How we Met

    [Repost] FAR OUT #16 ~ The Story of How we Met

    Listen to this episode and explore:

    • Update: icicles in the caravan?! (3:35)
    • Update: cacti party (4:18)
    • Trekking in the Himalayas (5:40)
    • The story doesn’t start in India (7:05)
    • Alasdair’s backstory (9:10)
    • Alasdair goes on an impromptu road trip through Romania and ends up at an all-night party at a Bavarian lodge (10:15)
    • Alasdair gets rejected (15:00)
    • Tips for Americans trying to hit on Europeans (19:30)
    • Julie-Roxane’s backstory (23:50)
    • How Alasdair got to India (29:40)
    • The difference between Nepal and India (34:15)
    • The Holi festival (42:58)
    • Raj and the Elephant Stables (44:15)
    • It’s the morning of Holi (48:40)
    • Alasdair’s wild motorcycle ride (52:28)
    • The chai shop (55:50)
    • Questions from the universe (1:05:00)

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    Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)