DMT: Science Was Wrong About This... | Dr. Alberto Villoldo | Align Podcast #564

Align Podcast

Aaron Alexander

Society & Culture, Philosophy

4.8 • 923 Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Dr. Alberto Villoldo spent years studying Amazonian and Andean shamanic practices, and he noticed something shocking: the illnesses we treat with pills are often rooted in spiritual disconnection. In this episode of the Align Podcast, he joins Aaron to reveal how ancient healing traditions, brain chemistry, and energy medicine intersect. From the pineal gland to soul retrieval, Dr. Villoldo offers insights that challenge the limits of modern medicine and open the door to deep, personal healing. OUR GUEST Medical anthropologist Alberto Villoldo Ph.D. has studied the shamanic healing practices of the Amazon and Andes for over 25 years. He is the founder of the Four Winds Society, an organization dedicated to the bridging of ancient shamanic traditions with modern medicine and psychology. The Four Winds Society Light Body School is internationally recognized as the Gold Standard in shamanic education, preparing wise and ethical energy medicine practitioners. Villoldo is author of numerous books, including Power Up Your Brain; Shaman, Healer, Sage; Mending the Past and Healing the Future with Soul Retrieval; The Four Insights; Courageous Dreaming; One Spirit Medicine and his latest release A Shaman’s Miraculous Tools for Healing. thefourwinds.com ALBERTO VILLOLDO 📸 IG ▶ https://www.instagram.com/albertovilloldo_thefourwinds/ 📘 FB ▶ https://www.facebook.com/TheFourWindsSociety ▶ YT ▶ https://www.youtube.com/user/FourWindsSociety 🌐 WEB ▶ http://www.thefourwinds.com/ 🌐 OTHER ▶ http://www.albertovilloldo.net/ AARON ALEXANDER 📸 IG ▶ https://www.instagram.com/aaronalexander/ 🤳 TIKTOK ▶ https://www.tiktok.com/@alignmethod 👉 SUBSCRIBE ▶ https://www.youtube.com/@AlignPodcast?sub_confirmation=1 🌐 WEBSITE ▶ https://www.alignpodcast.com ABOUT Aaron Alexander is a pioneering manual therapist and movement coach with over 5 years experience. He is the founder and creator of The Align Method, author of The Align Method book, and host of The Align Podcast which has ranked #1 in Nutrition on Apple Podcasts.Aaron has worked with some of the world’s greatest professional athletes, performers, and celebrities to help relieve pain, improve strength, better flexibility, and ease the mind and body.On this channel, Aaron interviews renowned experts in a range of fields focused on improving the mind and body. This mind and body podcast will teach you all that you need to know to become the healthiest version of yourself by integrating simplified ancient techniques and the foundational principles of The Align Method to strengthen your body, balance the mind, and activate healing systems in daily life. The mission? To be the best personal growth podcast about healthy habits, redefine functional movement, and make fitness who you are; not what you do.TOPICS 1. Shamanic Medicine2. Pineal Gland3. DMT and Brain Health3. Trauma and Healing4. Ancestral Wisdom5. Soul RetrievalSPONSORS Head over to www.organifi.com/align and use code ALIGN for 20% off your purchase - Go to trysuji.com and use code ALIGN for 10% off your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Alberto Violdo.
0:02.7	Welcome to the podcast.
0:04.6	Thank you for being here.
0:06.7	Thank you, Aaron.
0:07.9	Good to be with you.
0:09.3	Alberto, what, from your perspective, is the function of DMT for human health?
0:20.9	You want to start in the deep end of the pool, huh?
0:29.4	Yeah, what's going on with that?
0:31.4	Yeah, yeah.
0:33.9	You want to tell us what DMT is first.
0:36.9	That'll be a good starting point.
0:40.0	You want me to tell you?
0:41.5	Yeah, yeah.
0:42.5	I mean, I can tell you the acronym, dimethyl, tritamine, something produced when we are born
0:47.6	during sex, during heavy bouts of certain situations, exercise and such, before death,
0:53.8	dream state.
0:55.0	And it's a, I'm not sure the actual, I can put together some functions, but I'd be really
1:03.0	curious your perspective on it.
1:04.0	Sure.
1:05.0	You know, DMT is known as ayahuasca in the Amazon and in Miami, where you are, and in New York and London.
1:14.4	In fact, I know more ayahuasca sessions happening today in London and in New York than in the
1:20.4	Amazon where I spent years working with the shamans.
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