You know that moment when everything shifts? When you discover plant medicine, natural healing, or a deeper way of living, and suddenly, you see the world differently? You've awakened to something real, something powerful... and then comes the question: Does anyone else understand what just happened to me?
Welcome to The Violette Podcast, the space where you find those people.
Hosted by Ariel, we bring you into conversation with the seekers, healers, and guides walking this path. From psychedelic society organizers to cacao ceremony facilitators, from integration specialists to somatic healers, our guests share the pivotal moments that changed everything, the experiences, the teachers, and the communities that shaped their journey.
Whether you're in the middle of your transformation right now, you've been walking this path for years, or you're just beginning to feel that pull toward something more... you belong here. This is where we share stories, explore plant wellness, celebrate the people doing this work, and create the community that holds us all.
Because when you find your people, everything changes.
New episodes every Friday.
You know that moment when everything shifts? When you discover plant medicine, natural healing, or a deeper way of living, and suddenly, you see the world differently? You've awakened to something real, something powerful... and then comes the question: Does anyone else understand what just happened to me?
Welcome to The Violette Podcast, the space where you find those people.
Hosted by Ariel, we bring you into conversation with the seekers, healers, and guides walking this path. From psychedelic society organizers to cacao ceremony facilitators, from integration specialists to somatic healers, our guests share the pivotal moments that changed everything, the experiences, the teachers, and the communities that shaped their journey.
Whether you're in the middle of your transformation right now, you've been walking this path for years, or you're just beginning to feel that pull toward something more... you belong here. This is where we share stories, explore plant wellness, celebrate the people doing this work, and create the community that holds us all.
Because when you find your people, everything changes.
New episodes every Friday.
Mark Shays built an empire in action sports. He co-founded the Pro Tour, hosted the X Games for 10 years, traveled the world producing events in Moscow, Shanghai, Paris. From the outside, it looked like the dream life.
But Mark wasn't present for any of it. He has almost no photos, few memories. People would share stories of deep, meaningful conversations they'd had with him, and he wouldn't even recognize their faces.
At 48, during Burning Man 2018, everything shifted. A friend asked if he was okay... and could tell there was something deeper going on. That moment led to a profound awakening that cracked open what had been unconsciously controlling his entire life.
In this conversation, Mark shares his journey from being a triple major in college to getting sponsored by Rollerblade, from creating action sports history to finally becoming present in his own existence. We talk about the difference between consuming and creating, raising your vibration to attract your people, and why being in the "receiving" changes everything.
This isn't surface-level. This is the deep conversation Mark asked for; about presence, awakening, and what it means to finally show up for your life.
Topics Covered: ⏱️ 0:00 - Mark's journey from X Games to spiritual awakening ⏱️ 15:00 - The question that changed everything ⏱️ 30:00 - How to know if you're present in your life ⏱️ 45:00 - Raising your vibration to attract your people ⏱️ 1:00:00 - Being vs doing: the shift that changes everything
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