Brain Shaman

By Michael Waite

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Episodes: 185

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Brain Shaman is a philosophical and scientific journey towards better brain health. Michael Waite discusses how you can change your brain state and overall nervous system via behavior, nutrition, nature, and technology. Mental illness, addiction, and low brain function are destroying so many people and societies. By becoming increasingly disconnected from our natural mind-body-world and plugged into the artificial ones, we are getting sicker, weaker, and less free. We must become more conscious of how the information that we consume (in the form of action, food, drugs, sensory input, media, etc.) affects our brain. This podcast teaches you how to reconnect with your primordial nature, reprogram your brain, regain your freedom, and redirect your life. 


Episode Date
Melanie Icard: Tools for Heart Health | Episode 184
Aug 26, 2026
Thomas Attig: Death, Love, and Relearning the World | Episode 183
Aug 19, 2026
Prashanthi Amarnath: Taoism, Not Knowing, and Letting Go | Episode 182
Aug 12, 2026
Andrew Engbring: Family-Led Addiction Recovery | Episode 181
Aug 05, 2026
Lincoln Stoller: Out of the Boxes and Into Your Adventure | Episode 180
Jul 29, 2026
Jacob Hill: Hiring People with Criminal Convictions | Episode 179
Jul 22, 2026
Lisa Riegel: Brain Science for Better Classrooms | Episode 178
Jul 15, 2026
Joelle Kaufman: Cancer and Life's Unexpected Turns | Episode 177
Jul 08, 2026
Amy Weintraub: Hand and Breath Practices to Shift Energy and Mood | Episode 176
Jul 01, 2026
Alan Lazaros: Curiosity, Reflection, and Finding Your True Path | Episode 175
Jun 24, 2026
Jules Acton: Oak Trees and the Hidden Worlds Within | Episode 174
Jun 17, 2026
Kisha Reynolds: Hypnotherapy for Hair Pulling & Skin Picking | Episode 173
Jun 10, 2026
Dmitri Mugianis: Ibogaine, Addiction, and Fried Chicken in Space | Episode 172
Jun 03, 2026
Amy Weintraub: Yoga for Mood and Energy | Episode 171
May 27, 2026
Caroline Hughes: How to Prevent Burnout at Work | Episode 170
May 20, 2026
Eric O'Neill: Scams, Cybercrime, and Protecting Yourself Online | Episode 169
May 13, 2026
Hector Rodriguez: The Brain in Mental Health | Episode 168
May 06, 2026
Sam Arbesman: Complex Systems, Code, and Human Understanding | Episode 167
Apr 29, 2026
Jerzy Gregorek: The Happy Body — Presence, Strength, and a Joyful Life | Episode 166
Apr 22, 2026
Pamela Michaux: Childhood, Survival, and Self-Ownership | Episode 165
Apr 15, 2026
Phyllis Leavitt: The Wounded States of America | Episode 164
Apr 08, 2026
John Kammer: Grief, Journaling, and AI | Episode 163
Apr 01, 2026
Jamie Woodhouse: Sentientism and the Expanding Moral Circle | Episode 162
Mar 25, 2026
Gualtiero Piccinini: Consciousness, Mechanisms, and Levels of the Mind | Episode 161
Mar 18, 2026
Michelle Dosanjh-Johal: Autism and Mental Illness in the Family | Episode 160
Mar 11, 2026
Larry O’Nan: Stewardship, Strengths, and Authenticity | Episode 159
Mar 04, 2026
Paige Alexander & Jamie Morgan Reno: Food Addiction and Recovery | Episode 158
Feb 25, 2026
Ana Pashyanti: Back to the Wild Body | Episode 157
Feb 18, 2026
Richard Jay Hutto: Women, Money, and Power in the Gilded Age | Episode 156
Feb 11, 2026
Alan Lazaros: Discipline, Systems, and a Meaningful Life | Episode 155
Feb 04, 2026
Lara Briden: Metabolic Health for Women | Episode 154
Jan 28, 2026
Harmony Hannigan: Embodied Meditation and Connection | Episode 153
Jan 21, 2026
Robert Radnoti: Rewiring the Mind with Hypnosis | Episode 152
Jan 14, 2026
Kadri Aworigo: From Survival to Connection | Episode 151
Jan 07, 2026
George Haymaker: The Neuroscience of Addiction & Recovery | Episode 150
Dec 31, 2025
Jess Frost: After the Childhood Storm | Episode 149
Dec 24, 2025
Simon Rowbottom: The Psychology of a Musician | Episode 148
Dec 17, 2025
Bernd Haber: Germany and the Winds of History | Episode 147
Dec 10, 2025
Barbara Minton: How Music Heals the Brain | Episode 146
Dec 03, 2025
Adrian Cois: U.S. Healthcare — Problems and Hope | Episode 145
Nov 26, 2025
Keith Kurlander: Psychedelics, Trauma, and Your North Star | Episode 144
Nov 19, 2025
William Person: Bobsleds and Brain Injuries | Episode 143
Nov 12, 2025
Ewelina Kurtys: Biocomputers from Living Brain Cells | Episode 142
Nov 05, 2025
Mary Petto: Rapid Turmoil Resolution | Episode 141
Oct 29, 2025
Jeff Sorensen: Breath for Freedom, Healing, and Transformation | Episode 140
Oct 15, 2025
Steven Puri: Flow, Focus & Your Great Work | Episode 139
Oct 01, 2025
Paul Taylor: To the Edge of Yourself — Becoming Unbreakable | Episode 138
Sep 24, 2025
Tamas Konya: Qi Gong — Reconnect to Your Life Force | Episode 137
Sep 17, 2025
3, 2, 1… SOLOOOOO! | Episode 136
Sep 11, 2025
Lori Tsugawa: Japanese Wisdom for Brain Recovery | Episode 135
Sep 10, 2025
Eric Zwigart: The ADHD Brain in Business and Faith | Episode 134
Sep 03, 2025
Jennifer Dall: Understanding ADHD in Women | Episode 133
Aug 27, 2025
Jenae Alt: The Effects of CBD and Cannabinoids | Episode 132
Aug 13, 2025
Dustin Dunbar: Breaking Free from the Alcohol Matrix and Finding Real Joy | Episode 131
Jul 30, 2025
Phillip Wilson: The Adventures of Thinker and Feeler — Saunas, Freedom, and Life | Episode 130
Jul 16, 2025
Steffani LeFevour: How to Be a Happy Mom — Simple Tools for Calm and Joy | Episode 129
Jul 09, 2025
Rachel Dunn: Narcolepsy, Emotion, and Animal Telepathy | Episode 128
Jul 02, 2025
Amanda Wiggins: Dementia Prevention, Vascular Health, and cGP | Episode 127
Jun 25, 2025
Lisa Nezneski: Meditation, Shamanism & Pets for Healing Stress | Episode 126
Jun 18, 2025
Brian Karr: Mold in Your Home | Episode 125
Jun 11, 2025
Yogi Aaron: Naked Yoga — Letting Go of Who You Think You Are | Episode 124
Jun 02, 2025
Jake Panasevich: Yoga for Men's Health | Episode 123
May 21, 2025
Lisa Skinner: Unmasking Alzheimer's — Myths, Risks, and Caregiving Tips | Episode 122
May 14, 2025
Mary Newport: Alzheimer’s Nutrition — Coconut Oil, MCTs, and Keto | Episode 121
May 07, 2025
Raj Khedun: The 3:3 Breathing Method for Mental Health & Evolution | Episode 120
Apr 30, 2025
Vaibhav Diwadkar: The Limits and Powers of the Human Brain | Episode 119
Apr 21, 2025
Jett Stone: Men’s Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Connection | Episode 118
Mar 24, 2025
Erica Sharpe: Yoga Nidra — The Science and Power of Yogic Sleep | Episode 117
Mar 05, 2025
Sonia Azad: Meditation for Beginners | Episode 116
Feb 19, 2025
Arik Kershenbaum: The Evolution of Communication in Animals and Humans | Episode 115
Feb 12, 2025
Peggy DeLong: Gratitude — Simple Daily Habits for Peace and Joy | Episode 114
Feb 05, 2025
Rachel White: Garden of Lucid Dreams — Mushrooms, Flowers, and Herbs for Waking Up in Dreams and Life | Episode 113
Jan 29, 2025
Michelle Sherman: Loving Someone With Mental Illness or Trauma | Episode 112
Jan 22, 2025
Fredric Schiffer: Dual Brain Psychotherapy — Healing Trauma, Addiction, and the Troubled Mind | Episode 111
Jan 15, 2025
Chris Aiken: Tools for Managing Depression, Bipolar, Mixed States, and Mood Swings | Episode 110
Jan 08, 2025
Karl Kahler: The Magic and Madness of Bipolar Disorder — Manic Tales of Creation and Destruction | Episode 109
Jan 01, 2025
Lisa Roye Bowers: Sound, Light, and Prayer for a Balanced Brain | Episode 108
Dec 25, 2024
Arwen Podesta: The Neuroscience of Addiction and Drugs | Episode 107
Dec 18, 2024
Ross Ellenhorn: The Art of Being Human — Meaning, Autonomy, Play, and Connection | Episode 106
Dec 11, 2024
Matt Bernstein: Ketogenic Diet for Mental Health — Nutritional Solutions to Bipolar, Depression, and Schizophrenia | Episode 105
Dec 04, 2024
Tripp Friedler: Bipolar Disorder Through Family and Society's Eyes | Episode 104
Nov 27, 2024
Mari B. Lutes: Bipolar Disorder and Spiritual Experiences | Episode 103
Nov 20, 2024
Matt Masters: Manic Metamorphosis — Music, Drugs, Love, and Growing Up | Episode 102
Nov 13, 2024
Ofer Lidsky: Neurofeedback for ADHD — Training Attention, Willpower, and the Prefrontal Cortex | Episode 101
Nov 06, 2024
100th Episode Celebration: Top Tools, Themes, and Thanks | Episode 100
Oct 30, 2024
Ken Sharlin: Parkinson's Disease — Preventing and Reversing Neurodegeneration with Integrative Medicine | Episode 99
Oct 23, 2024
Michael J. Gelb: How to Walk — Steps Toward Comfort, Energy, and Connection | Episode 98
Oct 16, 2024
Diante Fuchs: The Gift of Anxiety — How Emotions Guide Us Forward | Episode 97
Oct 09, 2024
How to Have a Happy Birthday: A Pre-Party Guide Beyond Cakes and Drinks | Episode 96
Oct 07, 2024
Paul Zak: The Science of Extraordinary Experiences — Presence, Social Connection, and Play | Episode 95
Oct 02, 2024
Torkil Færø: Tracking Stress with Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Through Wearables | Episode 94
Sep 25, 2024
Susi Amendola: Yoga Practices for Stress Management and a Healthy Heart | Episode 93
Sep 18, 2024
Amita Sharma: Navigating Perimenopause and Menopause | Episode 92
Sep 11, 2024
Jennifer Stelter: Sensory Tools for Dementia Care | Episode 91
Sep 04, 2024
Exhale Party Pack: Easy and Fun Ways to Breathe Out | Episode 90
Aug 28, 2024
Alex Korb: Unlocking Your Unique Brain and Life | Episode 89
Aug 21, 2024
Jonathan Dornell: Nurturing Your Oral Microbiome for a Happy Brain & Body | Episode 88
Aug 14, 2024
Lara Salyer: The Burnout Antidote — Flow and Functional Medicine | Episode 87
Aug 07, 2024
Nicolas Luna: How to Learn and Master a Language | Episode 86
Jul 31, 2024
Penny Kennedy: ADHD Toolkit & Guide | Episode 85
Jul 24, 2024
Janet Gourand: Alcohol Blackouts and Drinking Dangers | Episode 84
Jul 17, 2024
Julia Yanker: Into the Body — Adventure Sports, Somatic Experiencing, and Reconnecting | Episode 83
Jul 10, 2024
Robert Cefoli: The Neuropsychology of a Firefighter — Rescuing the Nervous System with TRE | Episode 82
Jun 26, 2024
Huberman's Breathwork Study: Breathing Exercises to Calm Your Mind and Body | Episode 81
Jun 19, 2024
Niraj Naik: Music-Powered Breathwork for Health, Happiness, and Natural Highs | Episode 80
Jun 12, 2024
Daniele Scuteri: Embracing Challenges to Transform Your Body and Mind | Episode 79
Jun 05, 2024
Al Wadleigh: Neuroplasticity through Feldenkrais — Unlock Your Learning, Habit Change, and Potential | Episode 78
May 29, 2024
Dr. Ilene Naomi Rusk: A New Hope for Neuroplasticity — Connecting Your Nervous System to Others, Nature, and a Playful Loving Space | Episode 77
May 22, 2024
How to Enter Your Inner World and Break Free From External Reality | Episode 76
May 15, 2024
Roland Verment: Using Neurofeedback and Nootropics to Change Your Brain Waves | Episode 75
May 08, 2024
Ken Middleton: Goodbye Alcohol, My Old Friend — How to Quit Drinking and Build the Best You | Episode 74
May 01, 2024
How to Manage Alcohol Cravings: 11 Hidden Needs and Alternatives to Drinking | Episode 73
Apr 24, 2024
Osinakachi Akuma Kalu: African Health Secrets — The Lost Ancestral Wisdom of Health & Longevity in Africa | Episode 72
Apr 17, 2024
Josh Sackman: VR Pain Relief — Using Virtual Reality to Reduce & Manage Chronic Pain | Episode 71
Apr 10, 2024
Jan Kounen: Kosmik Journey into Ayahuasca, VR, and Filmmaking | Episode 70
Apr 03, 2024
Musical Interlude: Hindu Chants by Jamie Ananda McConochie | Bonus #1
Mar 27, 2024
Jamie Ananda McConochie: Tantric Sex, Dating, Sounds, and Life | Episode 69
Mar 20, 2024
Norah Al-Azzam: RNA and Gene-based Tools for Preventing Neurodegeneration | Episode 68
Mar 13, 2024
International Caregivers Association (ICA): The Crisis and Future of Dementia Care | Episode 67
Mar 06, 2024
Loretta Breuning: The Biology vs. Politics of Unhappiness | Episode 66
Feb 28, 2024
Glenn S. Cohen: Multisensory Meditations — Heal and Rewire Your Nervous System with Visualization Exercises | Episode 65
Feb 21, 2024
Tony Coward: Harnessing ADHD for Success, Creativity, and Greatness | Episode 64
Feb 14, 2024
Michael Allison: The Neurophysiology of Play | Episode 63
Feb 07, 2024
Nathalie Giraud Desforges: Tantra and IFS for Deeper Self-Compassion, Awareness, Connection, and Sex | Episode 62
Jan 31, 2024
Faye Sahai: The Future of Digital Wellness and Mental Health Technology | Episode 61
Jan 24, 2024
Between Two Worlds: Interoception, Exteroception, and Your Home In Between | Episode 60
Jan 17, 2024
Michael Morin Nissen: Looking Trauma in the Eyes — Eye-Oriented TRE and Trauma Therapy | Episode 59
Jan 10, 2024
Distracting Ourselves to Death: Deleting Time and Hiding From Life | Episode 58
Jan 03, 2024
Jingle All the Brain: The Neurochemistry of Christmas | Episode 57
Dec 27, 2023
Kirill Krasnogir: Brain & Heart Tracking in VR for Assessing Your Mental Health | Episode 56
Dec 20, 2023
Adrian Harel: Traumatic Brain Injury — How to Detect, Treat, and Prevent TBI | Episode 55
Dec 13, 2023
David Hardy: Head Injuries and How to Understand & Change Your Brain through Bodily Movements | Episode 54
Dec 06, 2023
Life in 3D: Using Multi-Directional Movements to Feel More Embodied and Complete | Episode 53
Nov 29, 2023
Angela Clarke: Vocal Therapy — How to Tune Your Voice and Nervous System | Episode 52
Nov 22, 2023
Tom Paladino: Photos in the God Machine — The Mysterious Healing Power of Scalar Light | Episode 51
Nov 15, 2023
Kristen Carder: ADHD Explained — Psychology, Perception, Behavior, Causes, Tools, and More | Episode 50
Nov 08, 2023
Dylan Fox: How to Make XR Accessible for Everyone — Vision, Hearing, and Motor Disabilities in VR & AR | Episode 49
Nov 01, 2023
Ludovica Labruna: Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation with tES, TMS, and kTMP | Episode 48
Oct 25, 2023
Rich Goldsand: Using Novelty, Movement, and Tensegrity for Self-Understanding & Growth | Episode 47
Oct 18, 2023
William Porter: The Science of Alcohol and How to Quit | Episode 46
Oct 11, 2023
Your Best Birthday Ever: How to Love Yourself for a Day | Episode 45
Oct 07, 2023
Jeffrey Schwinghammer (Part 2): Feldenkrais Lesson #2 — MORE Awareness Through Movement | Episode 44
Oct 04, 2023
Jeffrey Schwinghammer (Part 1): Expand Your Habits, Abilities, Self-Image, and Consciousness through Feldenkrais | Episode 43
Sep 27, 2023
10 Behavioral Tools for Focus and Calm | Episode 42
Sep 20, 2023
Paul Pui Wo Lee (Part 2): Dancing Back to Life with Feldenkrais — Reawaken the Artist and Animal Within | Episode 41
Sep 14, 2023
Paul Pui Wo Lee (Part 1): Feldenkrais Lesson — Awareness Through Movement | Episode 40
Sep 11, 2023
Jason Waite: Jason's Web — The Art of Connecting with Animals, People, and Yourself | Episode 39
Sep 06, 2023
Richmond Heath: Death, Grief, Pain, and Rainbows in the Dark | Episode 38
Aug 30, 2023
Stumbling on Freedom: The End of Free Will and Return of the Butterflies | Episode 37
Aug 23, 2023
The Magic of Being Wasteful: Throw Away the Bronze and Go for the Gold | Episode 36
Aug 16, 2023
Srini Pillay: Adventures In Non-Dual Reality — Thinking, Perceiving, and Living Beyond Linear Boundaries | Episode 35
Aug 09, 2023
5 MORE Portals Into the Impossible: Mouth, Posture, Space, Time, and Identity | Episode 34
Aug 02, 2023
5 Portals Into the Impossible: How to Unfocus to Unlock Your Potential | Episode 33
Jul 27, 2023
Alex Greene: Zen, Feldenkrais, Rolfing, TRE, Movement, and Embodiment | Episode 32
Jul 21, 2023
Molly Watts: Change How You Think, Change How You Drink — Rewiring Your Alcohol Habits | Episode 31
Jul 10, 2023
Sae Kani (Part 2): Trauma and Japan — Culture, Communication, Relationships, and Connection | Episode 30
Jul 03, 2023
Sae Kani (Part 1): Releasing Tension and Trauma — Reconnecting With Our Bodies, Past, and Each Other | Episode 29
Jun 26, 2023
Stretch Your Inner Doctor: Expand, Open, and Embrace Your Body's Natural Healing Magic | Episode 28
Jun 19, 2023
Sid Desai: How to Use VR, AR, and AI to Improve Your Mental Well-being | Episode 27
Jun 10, 2023
Blueprint for Self-Destruction (Part 4): Pesticides, Herbicides, and Artificial Sweeteners & Fats | Episode 26
Jun 05, 2023
Blueprint for Self-Destruction (Part 3): Disconnection, Isolation, and Shattered Harmony | Episode 25
Jun 01, 2023
Blueprint for Self-Destruction (Part 2): The Industrial Revolution and Poisoning of Man | Episode 24
May 29, 2023
Blueprint for Self-Destruction (Part 1): Fragmentation, God, and the Rise of the Machine | Episode 23
May 25, 2023
Alcohol: How It Changes Our Brain, Body, and the World Around Us | Episode 22
May 15, 2023
Amir Bozorgzadeh: Virtual Reality and Brain Health — Is VR Healing or Killing Your Brain? | Episode 21
May 08, 2023
Loretta Breuning: Train Your Mammal Brain and Harness Your Human Mind to Feel Happier | Episode 20
May 01, 2023
Jonah Yakel: How to Heal Your Brain, Increase Mental Clarity, and Optimize Brain Function | Episode 19
Apr 24, 2023
Dan Koch (Part 2): Living a Life of Purpose, Love, and Abundance | Episode 18
Apr 14, 2023
Dan Koch (Part 1): Cacao, Alcohol, Energy, Music, Caffeine, Connection, Nature, Identity, Happiness, and Beyond | Episode 17
Apr 10, 2023
Dopamine Distractions: The False Gods That Steal Your Fire | Episode 16
Mar 30, 2023
Justin Sunseri: Trauma, Parenting, Connection, Solitude, Safety, Danger, Play, Technology, Nature, Power, and More | Episode 15
Mar 17, 2023
Move Your Bed for Better Sleep: 10 Quick and Easy Paths to the Land of Z's | Episode 14
Mar 11, 2023
Show Your Scared Naked Self to the World | Episode 13
Mar 08, 2023
Brain Channel 1: Delta, GABA, Deep Sleep, and the Unconscious | Episode 12
Mar 01, 2023
Brain Health Toolkit: The Strategic Hierarchy of Tools | Episode 11
Feb 10, 2023
Hidden Shades of Reality: How to Get Unstuck and Feel More Complete | Episode 10
Jan 27, 2023
My Trauma Release Religious Experience: Return of the Dragon | Episode 9
Jan 06, 2023
Trauma: The Barking Ghost of Civilized Man | Episode 8
Dec 31, 2022
Return to the Sun, Your Mother of Energy and Health | Episode 7
Dec 11, 2022
10 Mental Hacks to Save You From Addictive Substances & Foods | Episode 6
Nov 22, 2022
Deceptive Heroin and Honest Donuts | Episode 5
Nov 14, 2022
Your Brain Is Bigger Than You Think | Episode 4
Nov 12, 2022
10 MORE Foods that Your Brain Loves | Episode 3
Nov 06, 2022
10 Foods that Your Brain Loves | Episode 2
Nov 01, 2022
The Path to Brain Health and Freedom | Episode 1
Oct 30, 2022