Dr. Tara Swart

Yeah. Like places I went to in South India, I definitely felt that because some of these temples are like thousands and thousands of years old. And they were built with that. I mean, they're built with that kind of like Vedic mathematics and just the way they're, the architecture and everything, kind of how we marvel at the pyramids.

Yeah, the Mayan ruins. It's that kind of, I saw those temples in South India, which I guess have less publicity and PR. But when I went there, I was like, wow, this is just, you know, there's this, I remember this one kind of hallway that, And it's almost, I forget the exact name they've given it, but it almost feels like a portal. And it's just pillars and pillars and pillars for so long.

Yeah, the Mayan ruins. It's that kind of, I saw those temples in South India, which I guess have less publicity and PR. But when I went there, I was like, wow, this is just, you know, there's this, I remember this one kind of hallway that, And it's almost, I forget the exact name they've given it, but it almost feels like a portal. And it's just pillars and pillars and pillars for so long.

But it almost is seen as this transitionary portal. And so you kind of find these places in the world that have otherworldly, other realm aspects that you almost feel like an automatic sense of connection to a part of you that's beyond. And having had those experiences before, It's amazing to me as well.

But it almost is seen as this transitionary portal. And so you kind of find these places in the world that have otherworldly, other realm aspects that you almost feel like an automatic sense of connection to a part of you that's beyond. And having had those experiences before, It's amazing to me as well.

So many of my friends who've taken psychedelics or clients that have practiced that, no one ever comes back and believes that this four-dimensional world is all we have, that there is more. What's the benefit of that? Do you believe that's the next stage of human evolution? Is that spiritual dimension or is that what we're leaning towards, hinting towards? Is that how you see it progressing?

So many of my friends who've taken psychedelics or clients that have practiced that, no one ever comes back and believes that this four-dimensional world is all we have, that there is more. What's the benefit of that? Do you believe that's the next stage of human evolution? Is that spiritual dimension or is that what we're leaning towards, hinting towards? Is that how you see it progressing?

No, I've not seen Coco. You haven't seen it? I thought you were going to say Sol. I've seen that, but I've not seen Coco.

No, I've not seen Coco. You haven't seen it? I thought you were going to say Sol. I've seen that, but I've not seen Coco.

Okay.

Okay.

Yeah, no, no. And dark retreats too. Like, I think it's interesting that all of it's trying to get us to just be. Like, it all starts with this sense of just being. But some of these activities, I think for a lot of people, they seem so foreign, right? Like, I think dark retreats seem foreign, silent retreats seem foreign. Obviously, they're quite... big differences to the way people live.

Yeah, no, no. And dark retreats too. Like, I think it's interesting that all of it's trying to get us to just be. Like, it all starts with this sense of just being. But some of these activities, I think for a lot of people, they seem so foreign, right? Like, I think dark retreats seem foreign, silent retreats seem foreign. Obviously, they're quite... big differences to the way people live.

And even things like chanting and humming and being in nature, like those, I think coming from a Indian background, like chanting is somewhat far more accessible or normal or a practice that you grew up with, whereas in the Western world, that wouldn't necessarily have been a practice. What has been the neurological impact of chanting?

And even things like chanting and humming and being in nature, like those, I think coming from a Indian background, like chanting is somewhat far more accessible or normal or a practice that you grew up with, whereas in the Western world, that wouldn't necessarily have been a practice. What has been the neurological impact of chanting?

I'm intrigued by that because that's always been something I've been fascinated by.

I'm intrigued by that because that's always been something I've been fascinated by.

Well, I didn't know about the science behind that. It's so funny because one of my teachers would always tell us, he said, if you have a conflict with anyone in the monastery, you should dance and chant together.

Well, I didn't know about the science behind that. It's so funny because one of my teachers would always tell us, he said, if you have a conflict with anyone in the monastery, you should dance and chant together.

That was literally what he would say.