New and Upgraded | Your Psychonaut Bestie

It’s been a long time evolving this vision into a brand that I can be proud of. I caught a small glimpse of this back at the end of 2020, when I met a magical wizard of an old man, Doug.

I was a late 20-year-old corporate rat back then, and he was well… a wizard… and as a brainwashed “soldier of the system”, I was shocked to meet someone so unordinary. 

For a solid six years, Dougie has been my greatest inspiration for one reason. He is a wizard because he managed to monetize his groove and live outside of societal norms. At the age of 78, he was vibing harder than anyone else I knew. Living comfortably, in a cozy little cottage with an ocean view, in Encinitas, CA.

I came to his magical, psychedelic abode to receive an adjustment. His physical therapy methods are rooted in Kinesiology, and from what I remember, he was supposed to reset me back to normal alignment, or something of the sort. To be blunt, I wasn’t impressed by his adjustment, nor by the price I paid for it... But Dougie exposed a new possible future for me that changed the course of my life forever.

Not only does he adjust and read your human design (for also a hefty price)... the part that inspired me to quit my corporate career was that Dougie facilitated psychedelic ceremonies as his main income. And that to me was something so wild, so unusual, and impossible back then that it loomed over me for years. How could I, just a corporate junkie, make a living doing what I love most outside of the system?

With this vision as my new foundation, I slowly made moves over the course of the last six years to materialize it into a purpose. I created Church 2.0. A yoga club that met every Sunday to rip the bong and practice yoga together. I even built a website for everyone to showcase their professional profiles and grow a community by connecting like-minded people together. It didn’t last long, because I moved to Mexico in 2021. But I did manage to host my first mushroom ceremony before I took off. 

I was in Mexico for three days, and I hosted my second mushroom ceremony. And then, for the following two years, I focused more on my own plant medicine ceremonies, convinced I needed healing, hosting only a handful of ceremonies for others during that time. 

Now, the last three years are when the majority of my transformations took place, in order for my vision to solidify into a foundation I could really build on.

I healed a 15-year eating disorder and body dysmorphia, confirmed my asexuality through the process of it, drank enough ayahuasca to drown a massive giant, and unsubscribed from every spiritual or institutional belief. It was just last year, August 5th, that I stepped into my complete freedom of existence, with no law other than I AM.

To include all the milestones of movements, websites, and projects that I’ve started since 2020 because of this vision would require I sit down and write a full book about it, so I’ll just say — it took years for my vision to materialize into something I am now living, and I hope every sticker I create, inspires others the same way Dougie inspired me. 

The kind of fire that you feel when a new, exciting idea arises and you don’t care how long it takes, you know you will do it before you die. Because otherwise, you know life is pointless. Why live if you’re not going to do the things that bring you joy? Why not do the things you really want to do? Why live otherwise?

I feel a massive sense of accomplishment as I write this. I created a gallery of 40+ products that are all uploaded on Shopify, Etsy, and my own website. Everything is synced and connected properly. And most importantly, my website now aligns with my vision almost perfectly. A few more things I need to do like order stickers and advertising, but the big part has been completed.

Thank you to everyone who has been supporting me over the years. It's because of you all that my vision never died. Check out the rest of the site ⎯ URPSYCHONAUTBFF.COM.

Lana