The World’s Best Practices for Integrating Ayahuasca
Working with the Amazonian plant medicine ayahuasca presents enormous psycho-spiritual challenges. In my experience as a meditator and psychotherapist, no other process comes close...
Why a Culture of Integration is Critical For the Modern Psychedelic...
The continued fragmentation of modern Western culture is driving us towards social isolation. However, humans are emotional beings; we learn through relationship. Without relationship...
Ubulawu: There is More to Shamanic Healing Than Psychedelic Visions
Imagine this story appearing in the news headlines in the near future:
“Once, not too long ago, psychoactive substances were seen as a threat to...
Cultivating the Mind, Body & Spirit with Ayahuasca
This article is the second in a series on the psychology of ayahuasca. Click here to read the first piece: The Effects of Ayahuasca...
The Effects of Ayahuasca on the Ego
Ayahuasca is a medicine that has the power, in some people, to heal trauma, to inspire insight, and to change habits. The mechanism for...
Taking Charge of Your Ayahuasca Integration
Integration is a hot topic among ayahuasca circles, and for good reason. Integration can involve emotional and spiritual support before and after ayahuasca use,...
Deep Ayahuasca Healing and the Truth of Who You Are
“I hadn't seen my brother in person for almost seven years,” Celine wrote, recounting her second ayahuasca ceremony.
I remember on that night Dave (the...
Ayahuasca and the Power of Forgiveness
Many have said that “forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves,” but what happens when you just can’t get there? As a clinical psychologist,...