News
05 August 2026
Takiwasi’s Contributions to the World Ayahuasca Forum 2026
Our research manager, Matteo Politi, together with several collaborating researchers, will participate in the upcoming World Ayahuasca Forum 2026, organized by ICEERS in Girona, Spain, from September 9 to 13.
03 August 2026
4th Conference on Dialogues Between Medicines
The GASS Association, in collaboration with the Takiwasi Center, is organizing the 4th Conference on Dialogues Between Medicines, with a series of lectures in Spanish dedicated this year to the theme: “Spiritual Illnesses, Traditional Medicines and Christianity.” The event will take place on Saturday, October 17, 2026, in the city of Barcelona, and will bring together specialists, therapists, researchers, and people interested in the dialogue between spirituality, traditional medicines, and academic knowledge.
30 July 2026
Ayahuasca and Traditional Amazonian Medicine
Dr. Jacques Mabit was invited to participate in the Universe Within Podcast to speak with Jason Grechanik about his personal journey and more than four decades of experience integrating Amazonian traditional medicine with Western biomedicine and psychotherapy in the treatment of mental health.
20 July 2026
In Gabon, in August 2025, the First Lady laid the foundation stone for a detoxification center for people with addictions that will combine Western medicine with the country's traditional medicine, which is centered on the use of iboga, the local equivalent of ayahuasca. This is a highly innovative initiative. Our former patient, Avel Pellé, has applied to take part in the project, drawing on both his personal experience at Takiwasi and his skills as a therapist. The project is coordinated by the French researcher Yann Guyon, who has long advocated for the proper therapeutic use of iboga in Gabon. Dr. Jacques Mabit has been in contact with him for several years.
15 July 2026
Phytotherapy, Ethnobotany, & Ayahuasca - Matteo Politi
Our Research Manager, Matteo Politi, was invited by Jason Grechanik to join the Universe Within Podcast to discuss his professional background and the research he conducts at the Takiwasi Center. During the interview, they explored a wide range of topics, including the pharmaceutical industry, phytochemistry, phytotherapy, Indigenous Amazonian medicinal practices, and the importance of integrating different knowledge systems to better understand the relationship between medicinal plants and human well-being.
