Retreats/Diets at Takiwasi

Dear friends, these are the dates of our next Retreats/Diets:

• 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

Cultural and pharmacological relevance of the emetic and purging properties of Ayahuasca

Based on the learning received by the staff of the Takiwasi Center from master healers in the region, ayahuasca is also used specifically to purge the damage (sorcery) located in the stomach and that manifests itself with gastric discomfort ("pain in the pit of the stomach"), apart from its psychic and spiritual effects. In most cases this witchcraft is carried out by ingesting a preparation secretly introduced into the victim's food or drink. In this case, the healer gives a dose of ayahuasca to his patient, outside of the classic night ceremonies, and after about 20 minutes make him drink 2 liters of warm water that induce vomiting and allow to expel the ingested damage. This procedure does not seek to induce dizziness (although visions can occur in sensitive people, but they are milder and do not last) but only to purge.

Presentation of the preliminary results of ATOP research project

Dr. Brian Rush, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), will be one of the panelists at the conference “From Research to Reality - Global Summit on Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Medicine”, May 27th-29th, 2022, Toronto, Canada, with the lecture entitled “Preliminary results from the Ayahuasca Treatment Outcome Project (ATOP): Takiwasi Center Peru”.

The event will also be the opportunity for the researcher Svet Lustig to present his study "Exploring experiences and perceptions around the purge during Ayahuasca rituals: a qualitative study in a rehabilitation center in Peru", also carried out at the Takiwasi Center in the framework of his master's degree in public health for the London School of Tropical Hygiene and Medicine.

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

Centro Takiwasi Prolongación Alerta 466, Tarapoto, Perú Tel: +51 (0)42 522818 / +51 (0)42 525479 www.takiwasi.com takiwasi@takiwasi.com

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