Excerpt from the documentary "Those who wanted to heal"

Located in the Peruvian High Amazon, the Takiwasi Center welcomes people suffering with addiction from all over the world, offering a unique method that combines psychotherapy and traditional Amazonian medicine. For nine months, patients learn to live together, to the rhythm of treatments with plants: purges, Ayahuasca ceremonies, dietas in the forest. Plants awaken buried memories, confront them with their deepest affections, open new channels of perception, act in depth on their physical and psychic structure.

This excerpt, taken from the beginning of the documentary "Ceux qui voulaient guérir" (Those who wanted to heal) by Aurèlie Marques and Louis Bidou, immerses us in the moving story of two of the protagonists, Dio and Fernando, who came to the center to find the path of healing.

Ritual use of plants in drug addiction treatment at the Takiwasi Center

New research article published in Spanish in the journal Medicina Naturista. Authors: Jesús M. González Mariscal, Uriel J. López Legaria, Miroslav Horák.

Summary
This qualitative case study describes the different rituals associated with the use of plants that are carried out at the Takiwasi Center as part of the therapeutic intervention protocol in the treatment of addictions. From an ethnographic approach, participant observation has been carried out during longitudinal fieldwork, along with review of scientific literature and collection of personal testimonies from participants. It was possible to distinguish four main categories of rituals and conclude that the ritual has a fundamental importance, affecting the effects of plants. In this context, the role of the healer is crucial, who not only administers plants ritually, but also influences their effects and transmits knowledge.

Amazonía Unida

The book of proceedings of the last Amazonía Unida colloquium organized in 2021 has been published. The book contains 3 chapters with the participation of researchers from the Takiwasi Center. Topics range from the therapeutic field and the use of teacher plants in different contexts, including dietas, to reflections on the distribution of benefits linked to the use of knowledge related to traditional Amazonian medicine.

- Biodiversidad, medicina tradicional amazónica y distribución de los beneficios. Authors: Giorgia Tresca, Matteo Politi, Fabio Friso, Rosa Giove, Jacques Mabit.
- Experiencias de dieta terapéutica a base de plantas medicinales amazónicas en el Centro Takiwasi en Perú. Authors: Tereza Rumlerová, Olivia Marcus, Jesús M. González Mariscal, Miroslav Horák, Matteo Politi.
- Plantas maestras amazónicas en modo contención como vehículo de acompañamiento en los procesos terapéuticos. Authors: Uriel Josué López Legaria, Jesús M. González Mariscal, Miroslav Horák.

Infusiones NUWA

The Nuwa Infusions project was developed in collaboration with the Awajún Native Community of Shampuyacu (located in the Alto Mayo Valley - San Martín Region, Peru), the Nuwas Association, the Takiwasi Laboratory and Conservation International to help improve the quality of life of this native community.

They say that Nugkui, the spirit of the land, gave the Awajún women (Nuwas), the responsibility of caring for the seeds of the plants. They want to share with the world this gift and the flavor of their plants harvested with wisdom and love. The Nuwas began by harvesting medicinal plants, then building a space where they can teach about their culture. Today the Nuwas Forest is a successful example of the process of recovering biodiversity and ancestral knowledge.

Since 2015, the Nuwas have been specifically investigating which plants could be used to be marketed as infusions, which are now registered under the Nuwa brand and owned by the community. The infusions are based on medicinal plants such as clavo huasca and ginger, combined with aguaymanto, cocoa husks and vanilla.

Fondation Vermont supports the education of indigenous youth

Thanks to the support of the Fondation Vermont, starting in January of this year, 4 young Awajún indigenous students from the remote communities of Yutupis and Puerto Galilea, district of Río Santiago, department of Amazonas, have received a full scholarship to be able to study in the Pre-University Group Class A from Tarapoto and thus prepare to apply to university, with the aim of studying careers such as mathematics, law and nursing.

They join the group of young scholarship holders who have been studying for a few years at various universities and institutes in the cities of Lima and Iquitos.

Retreats/Diets at Takiwasi in 2022

These are the dates of our next Retreats/Diets for the year 2022:

• 16 - 26 March
• 20 - 30 April
• 11 - 21 May
• 08 - 18 June
• 13 - 23 July
• 17 - 27 August
• 14 - 24 September
• 12 - 22 October
• 16 - 26 November
• 07 - 17 December

For more information and to start the registration process please write to: terapia@takiwasi.com

Takiwasi Center Online Courses

We want to invite you to enroll in our online courses:

- Introducción al modelo terapéutico Takiwasi: 11 pre-registered classes taught in Spanish by the therapeutic team of the Takiwasi Center. Topics such as Traditional Amazonian Medicine are addressed, including the presentation of specific techniques such as plant baths and purges, and the application of Western psychological approaches in the treatment of addictions, such as existential psychotherapies and the analysis of trans-generational inheritances.

- Coherencias entre la iniciación cristiana y la iniciación amazónica: taught in Spanish by Dr. Jacques Mabit, course based on 5 pre-registered videos. The experience of the Takiwasi Center shows us that there are numerous and surprising points of coherence and convergence between the Christian faith and Amazonian shamanism (when correctly understood and practiced). This course attempts to highlight the relevance of bringing these two paths of knowledge closer together and articulating them appropriately in favor of opening new paths for the healing of the body, mind and spirit.

Help us with your Donation

If you wish to support the activities of the Takiwasi Center, there are several ways to do it.

You can choose to give your contribution to the protection and conservation of Amazonian teacher plants through the project Adopt an Ayahuasca, or contributing to cover for the cost of the treatment and rehabilitation of our patients that suffer with drug addiction and have limited economic resources

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