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welcome to "the whwhole story." im anderson cooper. youve probably heard of magic mushrooms, mushrooms which contain psilocybin, a natural substance. they became popular in the united states in the 1960s, but in the last decade, theres been an increasing amount of research into psilocybin to see if it can help treat depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. magic mushrooms are still illegal on the federal level but a few states have decriminalized them. oregon became the first state to...

story." im anderson cooper. youve probably heard of magic mushrooms. mushrooms which contain psilocybin, a natural substance that can cause hallucinations when ingested. magic mushrooms became popular in the united states in the 1960s. but in the last decade theres been an increasing amount of research into psilocybin to see if it could help treat depression, anxiety and substance abuse. magic mushrooms are still illegal on the federal level but a few states have decriminalized them an...

Through it, i know what im going to be focusing on is trying to find out. so its going to be discovery. >> were given a few hours before the dosing ceremony to catch our breath, soak in the sea, and ready our minds and bodies. when were ready, we begin with a meditation. >> choose a place, a place that you already know. and this place is going to be your safe place. and just start moving your hands, rubbing your hands, slowly moving your arms, moving your legs, your feet. and when youre ready, s...

Do either of you worry about that? >> i never worry about that because ive seen my friends do it recreationally, and they are perfectly fine. >> we start our second day meeting with ben mannix. >> listen to yourself. what do you feel? what do you feel is right? >> shes the lead facilitators for our retreat, working to assess how much psilocybin we should take. >> this is part of your journey. >> we also share our intentions going into the journey. >> johanna? >> showing me parts of myself that i...

That youre able to come here and safely dose. >> yeah. >> and i will be by your side, and so will ben. >> ben grinds the mushrooms into a tea for our final ceremony. >> so you can please stir. ♪ >> okay. this time jason the first to lie down. >> not really feeling that much, but i figure, you know, just getting relaxed. >> one by one, we follow .

>> i know that when im going through it, i know what im going to be focusing on is trying to find out. so its going to be discovery. >> were given a few hours before the dosing ceremony to catch our breath, soak in the sea, and ready our minds and bodies. when were ready, we begin with a meditation. >> choose a place, a place that you already know. and this place is going to be your safe place. and just start moving your hands, rubbing your hands, slowly moving your arms, moving your legs, your ...

That? >> i never worry about that because ive seen my friends do it recreationally, and they are perfectly fine. >> we start our second day meeting with ben mannix. >> listen to yourself. what do you feel? what do you feel is right? >> shes the lead facilitator for our retreat, working to assess how much psilocybin we should take. >> this is part of your journey. >> we also share our intentions going into the journey. >> johanna? >> showing me parts of myself that i dont value right now. maybe l...

That youre able to come here and safely dose. >> yeah. >> and i will be by your side, and so will ben. >> ben grinds the mushrooms into a tea for our final ceremony. >> so you can please stir. ♪ >> okay. >> this time jason the first to lie down. >> not really feeling that much but i figured, you know, just getting relaxed. >> one by one, we follow. ♪

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