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While ayahuasca has become something of a celebrity around the world recently, there are many misleading understandings about ayahuasca circulating the web.
From unreasonable fears about the dangers of the brew to sensationalist ideas about its benefits, the need for a mature discussion about ayahuasca has never been more important.
We bring together ayahuasca experts from science and medicine, anthropology and ethnobotany, and shamanism and alternative healing networks.
Kahpi publishes academic, esoteric and real-world knowledge about ayahuasca in language that ordinary people can understand. We aim to create a bridge between indigenous and local knowledge and academic and popular thought. You can browse our 90+ articles on all things ayahuasca, or if you would like to go deeper in your learning, we encourage you to check out our 12 premium video courses that are taught by experts from various backgrounds.
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A Short Introduction to Ayahuasca
Ayahuasca is a psychedelic brew typically made from boiling two plants, banisteriopsis caapi and psychotria viridis . The brew has been used by many indigenous peoples of the Amazon Rainforest for healing, magic and social welfare for at least a few centuries, possibly much longer. When consumed, ayahuasca usually creates extraordinary experiences of visions and intense emotions.
In recent decades, ayahuasca has become an increasingly popular choice of alternative healing for people in Western societies who travel to the Amazon for an ayahuasca retreat or who attend ayahuasca retreats in other parts of the world. Ayahuasca is also at the centre of two large religious organizations that began in the 20th century in Brazil and now exist in many parts of the world.
The brew is used in contexts of shamanism, spirituality, religion and psychotherapy. It has expanded from the Amazon jungle into societies in which similar psychoactive plants and chemicals are illegal, and it is currently illegal in many parts of the world.
In recent years, there has been an explosion of high-quality scientific research into ayahuasca, with hundreds of research articles being published in academic disciplines ranging from anthropology, botany and history to psychology, neuroscience and pharmacology. Research has examined the benefits, risks, and practices of drinking ayahuasca.
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The Kahpi Course Teachers
Mama Rosa
HEALER. Teacher of Shipibo Ayahuasca Healing
Luis Marquez Pinedo
HEALER. Teacher of Shipibo Ayahuasca Healing
Dr Luis Fernando Tofoli, PhD
PSYCHIATRIST. Teacher of Ayahuasca and Mental Health
Glenn Shepard, PhD
ANTHROPOLOGIST. Teacher of Substance, Soul, and Shamanism in the Amazon and Beyond
Darpan
CEREMONY FACILITATOR. Teacher of Heal Yourself and Thrive with Ayahuasca
Dr Clancy Cavnar, PhD
PSYCHOLOGIST. Teacher of Psychological Aspects of Preparing For & Integrating Ayahuasca Experiences
Draulio de Araujo, PhD
NEUROSCIENTIST. Teacher of Ayahuasca and the Brain
Des Tramacchi, PhD
SCHOLAR OF RELIGION. Teacher of Ayahuasca, World Spiritualities and Psychonautics
Daniela Peluso, PhD
ANTHROPOLOGIST. Teacher of Indigenous Amazonians and Ayahuasca Tourism
Jeronimo Mazarrasa
FILMMAKER. Teacher of Spiritual Tourism, Spiritual Materialism & the Ethics of Intercultural Encounters
Gretel Echazu, PhD
ANTHROPOLOGIST. Teacher of Ayahuasca in the Peruvian Amazon: Nation, Gender & Race/Ethnicity
Celina De Leon
HEALER. Teacher of The Role of Spirituality in Ayahuasca Healing
Brian Anderson
MEDICAL DOCTOR. Teacher of Ayahuasca & Allopathic Medicine
Nicholas Langlitz, PhD
ANTHROPOLOGIST. Teacher of Neuropsychedelia and the Laboratory
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