Medicine with Chief Reuben George & Dr. Gabor MatΓ©

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Ancestral wisdom
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Ceremony
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Psychedelics
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Sacred medicines

Medicine is a powerful call to action β€” a reckoning with the deep crisis of disconnection at the heart of humanity’s unraveling. Western culture has been programmed to pursue greed, power, and endless consumption, stripping the world of spirit and severing our sacred bond with the land. Nature is now a commodity, bought and sold with no regard for future generations.

This film amplifies the voices of Indigenous land stewards who have faced genocide and cultural erasure in the name of ownership and profit. Yet amid this violent legacy, they are rising β€” healing old wounds and showing a path to reclaim sovereignty, balance, and deep belonging. Their story is also ours: while their colonization spans just over a century, many of us carry wounds from centuries of disconnection and loss of belonging. We have lost our maps home.

Medicine calls us to awaken to our shared responsibility to protect the Earth and restore relationships β€” with ourselves, each other, and the natural world. It challenges us to move beyond culture and division toward a future rooted in respect, healing, and collective sovereignty. The future of our Earth depends on us.

Chief Rueben George
A father and keeper of Indigenous wisdom who carries forward the legacy of his grandfather, Chief Dan George. Together with Merissa Jennings-Turner are developing a Spiritual Healing Sanctuary and Training Center, they run regular medicine ceramonies, brigding ancient practices meet modern healing. His journey of connecting global Indigenous leaders reflects his deep commitment to preserving and sharing traditional ways of spiritual, emotional, and physical wellness for future generations.
Dr. Gabor MatΓ©
A physician, author, and compassionate guide who has spent over four decades illuminating the connection between childhood experiences and lifelong health. Through his work in family practice, palliative care, addiction, and trauma, Gabor has become a global voice on the impact of stress and disconnection on our bodies and our lives. He is the bestselling author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, When the Body Says No, and The Myth of Normal, and co-author of Hold On to Your Kids. With a gift for weaving science, story, and soul, Gabor’s work invites us back to wholeness, connection, and healing.
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