Ayahuasca Archives

Will Hall Interview

Posted on May 21, 2024 by Emma Bragdon

Will Hall, M.A. Will Hall: Speaking About Ethics Will Hall, M.A, is a counselor and facilitator working with individuals, couples and groups. He is currently a PhD Candidate at Maastricht University Medical Center – School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, supervised by Dr. Jim van Os. His work as a therapist and group facilitator focuses

Posted in Plant Medicine, Spiritual Emergency Ayahuasca, ethics, plant medicine, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, psychedelics, sexual abuse, Shamans, training, Will Hall

Adverse Effects of Ayahuasca

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Emma Bragdon

Adverse Effects of Ayahuasca: Results from the Global Ayahuasca Survey Adverse Effects: About the study This study begins with a very long introduction that tries to explain ayahuasca not as a substance, but as a tool within a complex medical system. It also includes an exhaustive review of all the studies that have been

Posted in Alternatives to Psych Meds, Psychedelics adverse effects, Ayahuasca, plant medicine, psychedelics

Brain Scans Reveal Ayahuasca’s Impact

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Emma Bragdon

DMT Study gives most advanced picture yet of DMT compound’s effect on advanced functions such as imagination Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scan of a brain shows regions of increased connectivity on DMT. Connectivity rises from yellow to orange to red. Photograph above: Christopher Timmermann, Imperial College London DMT’s Impact The brew

Posted in Alternatives to Psych Meds, Psychedelics Ayahuasca, brain imaging, brain scan, consciousness, DMT, psychedelics, psychedlic-assisted psychotherapy, psychotherapy, Robin Carhart-Harris

Psychedelics Facilitator Training and Research

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Emma Bragdon 1 Comment

Psychedelics Facilitator Training UC Berkeley Center for the Study of Psychedelics (BCSP) is one of many academic institutions that offer training in the science, history, and use of psychedelics. They network with scholars around the world. The research and facilitator-training community involved in Psychedelics includes many institutions held in high regard: Duke University Center for

Posted in Psychedelics Ayahuasca, BCSP, ibogaine, integrative mental health, mdma, psychedelic, psychedelic facilitator, psychedelic training, psychedelics, Susana Bustos, UC Berkeley Center for the study of psychedelics

Julie Holland: Author, “Good Chemistry”

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Emma Bragdon

Dr. Julie Holland will discuss her new book, Good Chemistry: The Science of Connection, from Soul to Psychedelics, which explores connection — why we need it, how we’ve lost it, and how we might find it again as well as how psychedelics could be used in psychiatry to make treatments more efficient and effective. Sponsored by Young

Posted in Integrative Mental Health, MDMA Ayahuasca, connection, good chemistry, ibogaine, julie holland, mdma, psychiatrist, psychopharmacology, PTSD

Is Ayahuasca a Shortcut to Spiritual Awakening?

Posted on December 17, 2019 by admin

Ayahuasca: Is It a Viable Shortcut? Ayahuasca is a brew made from plants that grow in the rain forest. It has been used in ceremony by indigenous peoples in Central and South America to expand consciousness and connect strongly to the wisdom of the natural world. In the last few decades more North Americans and

Posted in Alternatives to Psych Meds, Drugs, Ibogaine, Integrative Mental Health, Plant Medicine, Spiritual Emergence, Spiritual Emergency, Spirituality alternative mental health, Ayahuasca, ibogaine, integrative mental health, Psychonaut, shamanism, Shamans, spiritual crisis, spiritual emergence, spiritual emergency, spiritual mental health, spiritual psychology