Nick Polizzi has spent his career directing feature length documentaries about holistic alternatives to conventional medicine. His films all share one common thread: they each put promising natural medicines to the test on daring patients, who are suffering from real illnesses.

His documentaries aren’t theoretical or preachy, they’re as real as it gets. Viewers are given a bird's-eye view of what it takes for someone to truly heal themselves – the good, the bad, and everything in between.

Nick’s current role as director of the hit film ”The Sacred Science” stems from a calling to honor, preserve, and protect the ancient knowledge and rituals of the indigenous peoples of the world.

Listen to his most daring project to date, expand your perception, and even find the answers that traditional medicine has not been able to give you.

Key Takeaways:
[:18] How far will you go to heal?
[1:18] Nick Polizzi´s career
[3:21] Tracking an indigenous medicine man in the Amazon.
[3:59] The gurus in indigenous cultures.
[5:05] What is important in the ceremonies and rituals?
[6:01] Confronting your own mortality.
[7:04] Adults more grounded; physically and mentally healthy.
[7:22] The elders in different cultures.
[8:37] Rites of passage.
[9:31] Willingly putting yourself in discomfort is very powerful.
[10:07] To force yourself to face fears.
[10:56] Ancient wisdom and the contribution to health.
[11:41] Reverence for the medicine.
[12:41] Being thankful and connect with the medicine you are about to take.
[13:30] Documentary
[14:35] Severely ill patients that were looking for anything to save their life.
[17:35] Remove any distraction you might have that would allow you to escape from who you really are.
[18:34] You and nature, nothing else.
[18:50] Disease as an opportunity for spiritual growth.
[19:35] Confront thoughts.
[20:10] What happened to the patients that participated in the documentary?
[20:59] Biggest takeaway from the whole experience.
[21:25] Perception of death and dying
[21:41] Shamans do not heal but remove the blocks that prevent the patients from healing themselves.
[23:00] What is the thing that you do every day that makes a big difference in your life?
[24:56] Connectedness with everything around.
[25:51] Fear of giving up the person we think we are.
[26:44] Get into yourself, and just be.
[27:15] JJVirgin.com/nick
[27:58] Have the right breakfast.
[28:22] jjvirgin.com/products
[28:40] Listeners’ questions
[28:48] How do you stay healthy when traveling?
[28:56] Habits give you freedom.
[29:02] What do you need to pack?
[30:01] Burst training
[30:50] Room away from the elevator.
[31:04] JJ Virgin Facebook page

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