Ep. 149 – Say 'Yes' to Life with Dr. Robert Krause

In this expansive discussion, integrative healing practitioner Dr. Robert Krause explores consciousness, philosophy, and saying ‘yes’ to life. Tune into Ep. 144 of the Indie Spiritualist Podcast for a conversation around mental health, psychedelic therapy, and integrative healing with Chris, Dr. Krause, and psychiatric nurse practitioner Vicki Marnin. In this episode, Chris and Robert have a conversation on: Tantra vs. Buddhism and unique views of pleasure and suffering Acceptance and commitment to the experience of all things How to sit with pleasure without grasping Saying ‘yes’ to life with arms wide open The power of breathwork Consciousness, philosophy, and the material world Reconciling with our own mortality in order to live a fuller life About Dr. Robert Krause: Robert Krause DNP APRN-BC is the Director of Clinical Services & Co-Founder of Centered, a unique mental health center for integrative healing. Dr. Krause pursues his work through various schools of philosophy, psychotherapy and pharmacology, as well as meditation, yoga, tantra, sex therapy and psychedelic therapy. Dr. Krause holds a BA in Philosophy from WCSU, a certificate in Nursing and a Master of Science degree from the Yale School of Nursing, and a doctoral degree in nursing practice from Quinnipiac University. His doctoral research work was focused on using a program of yoga and meditation to decrease incidents of aggression in an inpatient psychiatric unit. He also holds certifications in Global Mental Health: Trauma and Recovery from Harvard University, and certificates in both Psychedelic Assisted Therapy and Research and Sex Therapy from the California Institute for Integral Studies. Robert has been a faculty member of the Yale School of Nursing and the Yale School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry. At Western Connecticut State University and Quinnipiac University he has lectured in their philosophy programs; and at the Graduate Institute, he has lectured in Holistic Health and also in the Consciousness Studies Department. “Knowing that it’s perfectly safe to die can also let us know that it’s also perfectly safe to live. One of the practices in tantra is in order to know what your yeses are, you first have to be able to say no. In the same way, when you’re able to reconcile yourself to your mortality, then, you’re in a place to say yes to life.” –Dr. Robert Krause See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.