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Simon Ruffell

Simon Ruffel is a psychiatrist with a PhD in Amazonian ayahuasca and mental health. He is the co-founder of Onaya Science and CMO and senior research fellow at the Psychae Institute.

Recent Posts by Author

ayahuasca nature-relatedness

Participation in an Indigenous Amazonian-led Ayahuasca Retreat Associated with Increases in Nature Relatedness – A Pilot Study

A new study suggests that participation in Indigenous-led ayahuasca retreats is associated with increased nature-relatedness....
The subjective experiences of ayahuasca users is important and often overlooked by quantitative methodologies.

A Phenomenology of Subjectively Relevant Experiences Induced by Ayahuasca in Upper Amazon Vegetalismo Tourism

The growth of quantitative ayahuasca research has failed to account for the essential impact of...
The Pharmacological Interaction of Compounds in Ayahuasca

The Pharmacological Interaction of Compounds in Ayahuasca: A Systematic Review

Simon Ruffell, et.al. provide a systematic review of the pharmacological interaction of chemical compounds in...
ayahuasca personality

Modulatory Effects of Ayahuasca on Personality Structure in a Traditional Framework

Does ayahuasca have an effect on one's personality? Researchers have discovered that it may increase...
ayahuasca and epigenetics

Ceremonial Ayahuasca in Amazonian Retreats: Mental Health and Epigenetic Outcomes From a Six-Month Naturalistic Study

What is the connection between ayahuasca and epigenetics? In this study, the researchers explored whether...
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