Based on his research in the Amazon and his personal experience with medicinal plants, university professor David Manuel-Navarrete reflects on reconnecting with the body, emotions, and other dimensions of human experience.

In this testimonial, he shares the feelings, experiences and messages he encountered through the ingestion of mucura and bobinsana, two of the master plants used at Takiwasi.

He also describes how the master plant diet and the period of isolation in the forest transformed his understanding of health, consciousness and his own relationship with nature.

We are pleased to announce the dates of our Retreats/Diets with Master Plants for 2027. The complete calendar is available on our website.

For more information and to begin the registration process, please e-mail: terapia@takiwasi.com

In this webinar, we will speak in Spanish with psychologist Karla Perdigão, co-founder of LIS (Home and Integration of the Being), a center located in Brazil's Atlantic Forest and inspired by the intercultural practices of Takiwasi.

The event will be streamed live on Facebook on Tuesday, November 24, at 12:00 p.m. (Peru time).

Jhon Hernández, a Venezuelan-Swiss musician, educator, and therapist, shares his experience participating in the Takiwasi Therapeutic Model Training Seminar and other therapeutic processes, including a master plant diet.

Drawing on his personal and professional experience, he reflects on the importance of integrating Traditional Amazonian Medicine with psychotherapy to foster a profound process of self-discovery, healing, and integration.

In 2027, we are offering two retreats, scheduled for June and August, designed for military veterans and first responders who face particular challenges, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), grief, and sleep disturbances, which can often lead to family tensions and social isolation.

Registration is now open and can be completed through our website. Those interested can request further information by writing to us at: healingheroes@takiwasi.com.

On our YouTube channel, you can also find several testimonials from military veterans and first responders who have taken part in these retreats over the past two years.

In October 2026, Juan Carlos García Shupingahua achieved a major milestone: he successfully defended his thesis to obtain his professional degree in Psychology, thus completing five years of university studies at César Vallejo University in Lima, Peru.

This achievement takes on special significance when considering the journey this young man has undertaken, without family support and while living with a severe visual impairment. This condition has presented additional challenges in his daily life and educational journey, which he has faced with admirable strength and determination.

His university education was made possible thanks to the ongoing support and guidance of Takiwasi, together with the financial assistance provided by the Fondation Vermont (France), which gave him the means to continue his studies and achieve this important professional milestone

Nicolas Molodtzoff's Master's thesis in Intercultural Clinical Psychology, from the University of Toulouse 2 Jean-Jaurès (France), is now available in English.

The research explores the encounter between Amazonian vegetalismo and clinical psychology, examining how therapeutic processes involving medicinal plants can contribute to the healing of individuals who have experienced incestuous sexual abuse during childhood.

Editorial Takiwasi was created with the purpose of preserving, publishing, and disseminating knowledge, experiences, and research related to traditional Amazonian medicines, mental health, spirituality, and dialogue between different forms of knowledge that often struggle to find an appropriate place in the conventional publishing world.

We already published several books, including Canta la Ayahuasca: Ikaros y enseñanzas de las plantas medicinales amazónicas, by Dr. Rosa Giove, available in both digital and print formats. It brings together research on ikaros and the transcriptions of 61 of these healing chants.

The book Ayahuasca: Revelaciones de lo Sagrado, by psychologist Víctor Lucia Sánchez, proposes a dialogue between biblical symbolism and the master plants of the Amazon.

El discernimiento de los espíritus: evolución y cuestiones terapéuticas, by Thibault Luycx, therapist at Takiwasi, explores the discernment of spirits and its implications for therapeutic processes from a historical, theological, and anthropological perspective.

Takiwasi is a pioneering institution in the rehabilitation of people struggling with addiction. For more than 30 years, we have witnessed profound transformations in the lives of those seeking to heal their body, mind, and spirit.

We invite you to be part of this change. Your donation helps people with limited financial resources gain access to a world-leading treatment protocol whose effectiveness has been demonstrated through scientific studies.

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