We are excited to host Swan Dao on this two-part episode on the Mangu.tv podcast.

Swan Dao is on a mission to transform millions of lives through creative expression. With over 15 years of experience teaching and guiding individuals and groups, Swan’s work integrates the human and social sciences, mind-body practices, and the performing arts to inspire deeper engagement with the human experience. As the founder and director of The Institute of Devotional Arts, they lead a global network of artists, therapists, and educators who use art, creativity, and imagination as catalysts for self-discovery, collective healing, and authentic connection. Swan holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge. They studied and taught philosophy, theology, psychology, and theatre in Chicago, Melbourne, Paris, and Oxford.

The podcast features a series of discussions between Giancarlo and Swan, focusing on Swan's journey of self-discovery and spiritual exploration. Swan reflects on his upbringing, experiences of feeling like an outsider, and his evolving interest in spirituality despite initial scepticism. Swan shares insights on embodying human qualities, cultivating empathy, and nurturing meaningful relationships as fundamental components of spiritual development. The conversations also address Swan's exploration of diverse communication practices, disillusionment with conventional beliefs, and the transformative influence of community living on personal growth and interpersonal connections. Giancarlo and Swan speak about the intricacies of seeking answers, attaining fulfilment, and navigating the intersections of philosophy, spirituality, and activism in shaping one's identity and worldview.

We are excited to share this episode of the Mangu.tv podcast series, with Giancarlo Canavesio as a guest on Giada Del Drago’s The Light Conversations.

Giancarlo Canavesio is an entrepreneur, filmmaker, and investor known for his visionary approach to media, technology, and personal development. As the founder of Mangu.tv, he has produced and distributed transformative documentaries exploring consciousness, psychedelics, and social change. With a background in finance, he has successfully launched and scaled multiple ventures across various industries, blending business acumen with a passion for impact-driven projects. A dedicated advocate for alternative therapies, family systems theory, and transpersonal psychology, he continues to explore the intersection of mind, body, and societal transformation. Based between Ibiza and New York, he enjoys sailing, philosophy, and fostering deep connections. His latest project, Difuso, focuses on cultivating human reconnection with self and community.

Giada uses cards to discuss various topics associated with Giancarlo’s life. Giancarlo responds to these questions, reflecting on themes such as the power of film and its way of triggering the nervous system, as well as his project, the Difuso method.

Giancarlo speaks about psychedelic medicines, the complexity of their integration in the West, and how cinema can provide a mystical experience. He talks about Mangu.tv, its origin, and the three themes covered in the documentaries on the website: Sex, Psychedelics and Regeneration.

We are excited to host Jules Evans on this episode of the Mangu.tv podcast series.

Jules Evans is a writer, researcher, and practical philosopher exploring the intersection of ancient wisdom and modern well-being. He is the author of Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations, which examines how ancient philosophy influences Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). A former research fellow at Queen Mary University of London, he has studied the history, philosophy, and psychology of well-being. His work has been featured in The Times, The Economist, and The Guardian. As director of the Challenging Psychedelic Experiences Project, he researches psychedelic integration and mental health, bridging philosophy with contemporary therapeutic practices.

Jules Evans reflects on his upbringing in London and his time at Eton College. He speaks about his teen years and early experiences with psychedelics, as well as struggles with his mental health during his time at Oxford University. He talks about a near-death ski accident, a mystical experience and the cathartic moment which led him to explore cognitive therapy and Stoicism as well as his interest in ecstatic experiences.

Giancarlo and Jules discuss personal transformation, ontological experiences, and somatic and talk therapy practices as means of integration. Jules speaks about concerns around the lack of public conservation, research and resources around the possibilities of harm from psychedelics and his NFP, aimed at supporting those experiencing issues. They speak about alternative living and the need for a system to manage ethics and misconduct in ceremonial, psychedelic and altered state spaces.

We are excited to host Christopher Timmermann on this episode of the Mangu.tv podcast.

Christopher Timmermann (PhD) obtained a BSc in Psychology in Santiago, Chile and an MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Bologna in Italy. He is currently a post-doc at Imperial College London at the Centre for Psychedelic Research, where he leads the DMT Research Group. His empirical and theoretical work focuses on the neuroscience, psychiatry, psychology, and beliefs of psychedelics, their relationship to consciousness and applications in mental health. The work he has led has been published in high-regarded journals and has been widely covered by mass media outlets. He also founded and is the director of an educational non-profit in Chile, the ECOH Foundation.

Christopher shares the story of his upbringing in Chile, eyesight issues and an interest in the mind led to his intellectual pursuit. He speaks about his studies in the neuroscience of DMT on the brain and mind. Chris explains what DMT is, debunking some of its myths and sharing some of his research discoveries.

Giancarlo and Christopher discuss ways that society can integrate psychedelics, looking at legality and serving psychedelics outside the medical system for therapeutic reasons, and human development, such as couples therapy.

Chris speaks about the new research centre at UCL and intentions to propel new avenues of exploration in psychedelics for insight and creativity, particularly in outdoor and natural settings, as they are taken in indigenous environments.

We are excited to host Mauro Zappaterra on this episode of the Mangu.tv podcast.

Mauro Zappaterra, MD, PhD, earned his degrees from Harvard Medical School and specialises in physical medicine and rehabilitation, focusing on human performance, awareness, and pain reduction. Pra

ctising mindfulness since 1998, he has taught it to chronic pain patients since 2018. As Director of Multidisciplinary Care at Synovation Medical Group, he integrates new research on cerebrospinal fluid and pain management. Dr. Zappaterra has authored numerous scientific papers and books, including I Am, All One, All Love, and Close Your Eyes, What Do You See? co-written with his son, emphasising awareness and imagination. His alphabet book, A is for Awareness, and programs like Awakening Awareness reflect his dedication to mindfulness, healing, and expanding consciousness.

Mauro shares the story of his upbringing, and early curiosity in human development and the power of the mind. He speaks about his studies in molecular biology and dissatisfaction with the format of his learning thus leading him down the holistic path and Craniosacral therapy which informed his PhD in Cerebrospinal fluid.

Giancarlo and Mauro discuss the mystical and scientific significance of cerebrospinal fluid as well as ways to tune into this fluid and space through breath and meditation. Mauro shares his philosophy that by doing these practices, we understand who we truly are, and the connection with the totality of the universe.

We are delighted to host Simeon Schnapper on the Mangu.tv podcast series.

Simeon's passion and expertise span over 30 years in the fields of research, philanthropy advocacy, policy, and criminal justice reform in the science of psychedelics. He provides valuable guidance to various organisations including nonprofit, psychedelic and impact start-ups, family offices as of states and several newly formed governments. He co-founded the GLS fund, groundbreaking venture capital in this field, and spearheaded the world's inaugural psychedelic investment summit at the start of the decade. Recipient of the MacArthur Foundation, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, he's an Aspen Institute fellow. While embracing a global outlook of impact and when not living on aeroplanes, visiting portfolio companies, he spends his time between Manhattan, Montenegro and Western Central Africa.

Simeon speaks about his upbringing, his parent's work with Peacecore, his childhood in Western Samoa, and later in Chicago. He talks about his teen years, his curiosity in spiritual practices and altered states, as well as his time in Ghana. Simeon discusses his role in opening the first psychedelic art gallery and medical marijuana dispensary in California, and subsequent involvement in alternative medicine, as well as investing in philanthropic and holistic endeavours.

Giancarlo and Simeon discuss the medicalisation of Psychedelics such as Psylocibiin and MDMA as well as the complexities of their use in a Western medicinal context, ways to manage approved drug use to minimalise their abuse as well as informing the global perspective on Psychedelics as medicine.

We are excited to host David Luke, for an episode on the Mangu.tv podcast series.

Dr David Luke is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Greenwich where he has been teaching an undergraduate course on the Psychology of Exceptional Human Experience since 2009, and he is also Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Psychedelic Research, Imperial College.

His research focuses on transpersonal experiences, anomalous phenomena and altered states of consciousness, especially via psychedelics, having published more than 100 academic papers in this area, including thirteen books, most recently: Breaking Convention: A Seismic Shift in Psychedelia (2022) and DMT Entity Encounters (2021.

When he is not running clinical drug trials with LSD, doing DMT field experiments or observing apparent weather control with Mexican shamans, he directs the Ecology, Cosmos and Consciousness salon. He is a co-founder and trustee of Breaking Convention: International Conference on Psychedelic Consciousness.

He has given over 400 invited public lectures and conference presentations; won teaching, research and writing awards; organised numerous festivals, conferences, symposia, seminars, retreats, expeditions, pagan cabarets and pilgrimages; and has studied techniques of consciousness alteration from South America to India, from the perspective of scientists, shamans and Shivaites. He lives life on the edge of Sussex.

David speaks about his upbringing, experimenting with psychedelics, shamanism, parapsychology, entheobotany, and his PhD thesis on the psychology of luck. Giancarlo and David discuss synchronicities, the double-slit experiment and the power of thought.

We are delighted to host Muriel Haas for an episode on the Mangu.tv podcast series.

Muriel is a trauma-informed somatic practitioner and feminine embodiment guide. She empowers women to reclaim their sovereignty and power by supporting them to connect with their sexual energy and the wisdom of their bodies. Her approach is gentle yet powerful as she guides her clients deep within to connect with their innate truth. Through somatic tools, nervous system work, tantric practices and various methods to cultivate self-awareness, Muriel supports women on the journey from stuckness and contraction to liberation and expansion.

Muriel speaks about her upbringing, the cathartic moment that led her to a journey of sexual exploration, and her work guiding women to connect to their sexual energy and live a more embodied existence.

Giancarlo and Muriel discuss the potency of sexual energy, somatic practices to support and regulate the nervous system, sexual embodiment, non-monogamy, and the need to re-evaluate sex education and empower future generations.