Ayahuasca: From the Rainforest to the Lab In 2025, research into ayahuasca’s therapeutic potential reached a new level of sophistication. A longitudinal study in PLOS Mental Health confirmed what traditional healers have always taught: context determines healing. Participants’ mental-health outcomes depended heavily on prior psychological history and on the ceremonial…
When people first hear about ayahuasca, the next question often comes fast: is it legal? It’s an understandable concern. The brew has made its way from the deep Amazon to city yoga studios and online documentaries, and with that expansion has come confusion — between medicine and drug, between ceremony and consumption….
In the rich tapestry of Amazonian plant medicine, some teachers are loud and luminous, like the visionary vine of ayahuasca. Others are quiet, grounding, and profoundly centering. Ambil, the sacred tobacco paste of the Amazon, belongs to the latter. It is a medicine of the earth, a silent companion that…
Every person who drinks ayahuasca — or yagé, as it is called in Colombia — walks a path that is at once deeply personal and universally human. The medicine doesn’t hand out miracles; it opens doors. What you find behind them depends on the courage to look, the humility to…
There’s a wide range of prices when you start researching ayahuasca retreats. Some promise “luxury” experiences for thousands of dollars, others offer “authentic” jungle ceremonies for the cost of a local guesthouse. But what do these prices really reflect? Let’s take a closer look at what influences ayahuasca retreat cost…
For decades, the coca leaf has been at the center of a global controversy, unjustly conflated with the illicit drug it can be processed to create. But for the indigenous peoples of the Andes and the Amazon, the coca leaf is not a drug; it is a sacred plant, a…
You’ve sat with the medicine. You’ve journeyed through realms you didn’t know existed. Maybe you cried tears that felt like they came from your ancestors, or maybe you laughed at the cosmic joke of it all. And now? Now you’re back in your regular life, wondering how to make sense…
Our 3-day ayahuasca retreat near Medellín is for people seeking an authentic and structured experience. It includes two days of preparation and three nights of ceremony and integration. The retreat is guided by experienced facilitators who follow ancestral traditions with a focus on safety, clarity, and respect. Preparation Wednesday: Arrival…
Over the last few years, science has started to describe what ancestral traditions of the Amazon have known for generations: that healing begins when perception changes. In laboratories, this is called neuroplasticity — the brain’s ability to form new neural pathways. In ceremony, it is experienced as a moment of…
In the spiritual heartland of Colombia, where the Amazon rainforest breathes life into ancient traditions, a sacred plant medicine known as yagé offers a profound path to healing and self-discovery. For centuries, this powerful brew has been a cornerstone of indigenous culture, a gateway to the spiritual world, and a…
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