Beloved Futures
“the ultimate, hidden truth of the world is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make differently.”
~ David Graeber
The world is changing all around us. I know in my bones that, contrary to the evening news, a new and more beautiful way of human-ing on the planet is being birthed. One that is in right relation with Earth (Gaia), embracing the truth of Inter-being. The Beloved Futures podcast is a space of soul nourishment where we explore what is going right with the world and give space to the Beloved Futures emerging in our midst.
When we can collectively imagine multidimensional futures that we wish to live in, we will make the choices in the present that steer us there with more ease and grace.
Imagination is the mostpowerful force available to humankind.
Together we imagine new worlds into being. Radical (to the root) modes of relating with the world, remembering how to live with earth as the sentient being that she is.
Each episode, I connect with individuals and collectives whoare actively engaged withand devoted tocatalyzingbelovedfutures. What do these futureslook like, taste like, smell like, feel liketo them? What propels their work and dedication to radical imaginings?Together we explore what brings them energy and hope, the twists and turns of their life and learningand how their workin the world adds to the collective experience of thriving and joy.
These conversations with artists, healers, teachers, creators, storytellers, farmers, spiritual leaders, mothers and others on the frontlines of the imagination revolution are aimed at supporting all of us as werise into our creative potential as human BE-comings.
Each one of us is a vessel for thelife forceof Loveto flow into material experience and each one of us has an invaluable gift to share. When we focus our energies on the Beloved Futures, we collectively produce an energetic in the now that makes the seemingly impossible, possible. The time is now, there is no other moment than the present. Together we are a force. And so it is...
Beloved Futures
S2 E14 | Jason Grechanik – Listening to the Plants: Apprenticeship, Dieta & the Medicine of Remembering
What if the intelligence we seek is living all around us – in the soil, in the trees, in the quiet, patient spirits of the plants?
What becomes possible when we slow down, listen deeply, and allow the natural world to re-teach us who we are?
In this episode of Beloved Futures, host Aubrey Morgan Yee sits down with Jason Grechanik, a plant-medicine practitioner, tabaquero, and host of The Universe Within Podcast. Jason’s life’s path has been shaped by devotion to the plants, deep listening, and a humble willingness to let nature lead. Together, Aubrey and Jason explore what it means to walk a path of apprenticeship – the patience it requires, the honesty it reveals, and the profound transformation that unfolds when we meet the world with reverence.
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About Our Guest
Jason Grechanik is a plant-medicine practitioner and tabaquero whose path began with a curiosity about plants as food, life, and medicine. In his early twenties, he studied herbalism, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, and healing traditions from around the world. This exploration eventually led him to the Amazon rainforest, where he spent nearly ten years working at The Temple of the Way of Light, one of the most respected ayahuasca healing centers in Peru.
Jason currently leads dietas and plant-medicine retreats in Peru and abroad, working with Amazonian tree medicines as well as trees native to North America and Europe. He is also the creator and host of The Universe Within Podcast, which features interviews with elders, healers, teachers, and practitioners from around the world.
What We Explore in This Episode
In this expansive conversation, Aubrey and Jason explore the profound relationship between humans and plants – what we learn when we approach them with humility, and what they reveal when we quiet the mind long enough to listen.
Key Takeaways
- The path of the dieta – understanding isolation, silence, and fasting not as deprivation, but as gateways to clarity and deep communion with plant spirits.
- Apprenticeship as devotion – why true learning requires patience, humility, and a willingness to be transformed.
- Plants as mirrors for consciousness – how vegetal intelligence reflects the parts of ourselves we are ready to see and heal.
- Healing as remembering – the insight that plants don’t “fix” us; they help us recover our inherent wholeness.
- Safety, ethics, and lineage in medicine work – the importance of proper guidance, preparation, and integration when entering plant-medicine spaces.
For anyone drawn to plant wisdom, spiritual apprenticeship, or the subtle terrains of inner healing, this conversation offers a grounded, honest, and illuminating glimpse into the heart of the vegetal world.
With Love & Gratitude,
Aubrey Morgan Yee
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GUEST INFO
Learn more about Jason’s work:
Website: https://jasongrechanik.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasongrechanik/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UniverseWithin
Podcast: The Universe With
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Book: Our Beloved Futures