Ayahuasca is a powerful psychoactive brew made from two key plants native to the Amazon rainforest: Banisteriopsis caapi, a vine that contains harmala alkaloids, and Psychotria viridis, a shrub whose leaves contain dimethyltryptamine (DMT). When combined, these plants create a brew that induces profound alterations in perception, consciousness, and emotional states. The brew is traditionally [...]

I’m hosting my first ayahausca medicine ceremony in Salvador, Brazil with my Kariri-Xocó family! January 31st at 19:00hrs (7pm), Huni Kuin guardian of ayahausca, Txana Bari will offer ayauascha, sananga, and rapè during a traditional plant medicine ceremony. These sacred medicines will open up ancestral wisdom and spirituality of indigenous peoples of the Brazilian Amazon.  [...]

In Brazil, genipapo (Genipa americana) holds significant spiritual and ceremonial value in indigenous and Afro-Brazilian traditions, where it is used in the preparation for medicine ceremonies and healing rituals. The plant is seen not only as a powerful ally for physical purification but also as an important spiritual tool, playing a role in aligning one's [...]