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    Why Is Psychological Integration Necessary in Non-Native Contexts?

    In recent years, traditional Indigenous medicines have expanded internationally beyond the territories where they have been used for...

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    The Art of Integration: How to Support Ayahuasca Experiences

    Integration is one of the most delicate moments in the ayahuasca process. Once the intensity of the experience subsides, a person is...

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    Fuertedélica 2025: A Living Laboratory of Community, Tradition, and Science

    Fuerteventura, with its volcanic landscape and supernatural light, became for a week a meeting point between ancestral knowledge,...

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    Del 10 al 12 de octubre de 2025, Rincón de la Victoria, en la costa malagueña, se convirtió en el epicentro de la exploración...

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    Why Is Psychological Integration Necessary in Non-Native Contexts?

    In recent years, traditional Indigenous medicines have expanded internationally beyond the territories where they have been used for centuries for ritual, medical, or community purposes. Ayahuasca, peyote, psilocybin mushrooms, and iboga are now circulating in clinics, spiritual retreats, and Western therapeutic settings. However, as these practices expand, a question that transcends the initial enthusiasm becomes apparent: what happens after the session?

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    Study Examines Effects of the COVID-19 Crisis on Individuals

    Starting this week, the Science and Innovation area of the International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research, and Service (ICEERS) will conduct a scientific study on the psychological impact of the COVID-19 crisis and the effects that confinement measures have on the population.

    09/04/2020
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    Is the Ayahuasca Community Ready for the Stress of COVID-19?

    Is the ayahuasca community prepared to face the stressful situation resulting from the COVID-19 crisis? José Carlos Bouso, scientific director of ICEERS, reflects on the issue based on a study they conducted on ayahuasca and public health.

    23/03/2020
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    Ayahuasca, Spirituality and Community Life

    Alex Polari, a respected leader within the Santo Daime, began his talk at the 2019 World Ayahuasca Conference by commenting on the importance of the event in relation to the study of consciousness and the human spirituality.

    17/03/2020
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    Ayahuasca and Healing Collective Trauma

    At the 2019 World Ayahuasca Conference, the Union of Indigenous Yagé Medics of the Colombian Amazon (UMIYAC) presented a panel on the topic of what yagé and spirituality means to the Amazonian indigenous people of

    29/01/2020
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    Ayahuasca Opens Up New Possibilities for Grief Therapy

    Can ayahusca help reduce the symptoms of grief? According to a study recently published in the journal Psychopharmacology, ayahuasca – also known as the “vine of the soul” within the Peruvian indigenous Shipibo healing system – can help people who are grieving the loss of a loved one, significantly reducing symptoms, such as anxiety and depression. Benefits lasted for up to a year following the retreat.

    27/01/2020
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    Protecting the Heart of the World

    The Amazon River, in the heart of the world, is the largest river on the planet, with a flow greater than that of the next 6 largest rivers in the world combined. This enormous flow

    26/11/2019
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    My Life as a White Vampire: Gringos, Amazonians and the Antidote of Reciprocity

    Many years ago, Jeremy Narby spent time living among the Ashaninka people in the Peruvian Amazon, studying how they used the rainforest. At first he didn’t pay much attention to what they thought of him, but he soon realized that they too had an eye on him. He came to realize that the people he was living with considered him as a pishtako, a “white vampire” – someone who kills to extract human fat. At first, he found it disturbing to think that people could see him this way.

    25/11/2019
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    Plant Intelligence: What the Plants are Telling Us

    Dennis McKenna is a world-renowned ethnobotanist and public speaker, co-founder of the Hefter Institute, and founder of the new organization the McKenna Academy for Natural Philosophy. In his talk at AYA2019, McKenna explored the notion of plant intelligence, describing how plants communicate through chemical messenger molecules, and how hyperconnected networks between organisms are the basis of life on earth. This post is a summary of his talk at the 2019 World Ayahuasca Conference held in Girona, Spain.

    15/11/2019