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Joe is joined by nervous system and trauma expert Irene Lyon to talk about wellness, nervous system health, ayahuasca and perhaps the missing to wellness. Irene’s interview with Juan Pablo about his ayahuasca experience – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGtkewe5N2Y Listen on Spotify Download Episode Watch on YouTube The post Ep. 30 | Ayahuasca, Nervous System Health, & Wellness […]
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Ayahuasca and the Endocannabinoid System
June 24th, 2022 
Awake Goy Ayahuasca and the Endocannabinoid System Scientists probe link between serotonin and cannabinoid signaling By Nate Seltenrich on June 22, 2022 Much as THC exerts the majority of its psychoactive effects through the CB1 cannabinoid receptor, the “classic” psychedelics – LSD, psilocybin, mescaline, and dimethyltryptamine (DMT) – are defined by activation of the serotonin 5-HT2A […]
Study Finds Hallucinogenic Ayahuasca Tea Trip Matches That of Placebo
December 1st, 2021 Awake Goy About ten years ago, interest in hallucinogenic ayahuasca tea attracted thousands of European and North American tourists to South America, all looking for a trip in the high Andes or steamy Amazon. This traditional indigenous brew is prepared with several plant types and many users have reported intense mental transformations and psychological healing in the […]
Ayahuasca users report psychological benefits after taking placebo at a ritualistic ceremony
November 24th, 2021 Awake Goy Ayahuasca users report psychological benefits after taking placebo at a ritualistic ceremonyby Beth EllwoodNovember 20, 2021 At least some of the mental health benefits tied to ayahuasca ceremonies can be elicited by placebo, according to findings published in the journal Psychopharmacology. The study found that ayahuasca users reported reductions in stress, anxiety, and depression following an ayahuasca […]
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No Comments »Ann Arbor Just Voted to Tell Cops to Stop Arresting People for Mushrooms, Ayahuasca, and More
September 25th, 2020 Awake Goy September 25th, 2020 By Matt Agorist via TFTP Right now in Louisville, KY, two cops have been shot and residents are rioting because the state has an addiction to drugs. Despite the overwhelming evidence showing that kidnapping and caging people for possessing illegal substances does nothing to prevent use and only leads to more crime […]
Maybe You’ve Tried Ayahuasca, But Have You Done Full Integration?
April 17th, 2018 Awake Goy Next Story Ayahuasca is an ancient amazonian psychedelic plant medicine that is brewed by shamans from two plants – the ayahuasca vine and the chakruna leaf. The main active component in this plant is dimethyl tryptamine or DMT, which is found in many living things, plants and animals, it exists inside of our pineal gland, […]
Why Ayahuasca is So Effective at Treating Depression
April 12th, 2018 Awake Goy Dylan Charles, Editor Waking Times Some great number of years back a maniacal psychiatrist wanted me to hop on the antidepressant bus. I asked him for how long I might need to be on the pills, to which he replied, “Forever.” You see, according to this esteemed professional I had a chemical imbalance that […]
Ayahuasca 101: Hard Earned Truth
April 3rd, 2018 Awake Goy April 4th, 2018 By Nick Polizzi Guest writer for Wake Up World The first time I ever experienced an Ayahuasca ceremony was six years ago. It wasn’t in a remote jungle hut in the middle of the Amazon, or in some fancy Californian ashram. My first encounter with the legendary “vine of souls” (sometimes referred to as […]
Lessons from Ayahuasca – What It Really Means to Take Charge of Your Destiny, and How to Do It
March 30th, 2018 Awake Goy March 1st, 2018 By Juliet Tang Contributing writer for Wake Up World It was 3 am. I was kneeling on the cold bathroom floor in front of the toilet trying to vomit. The intense nausea in my stomach seemed to have taken on the size of a giant rock. No matter what I did, it refused to […]
Ayahuasca – The Shadow Goddess and Game Master of Love
February 5th, 2018 Awake Goy February 5th, 2018 By Juliet Tang Contributing writer for Wake Up World Shadow Work Ayahuasca is an entheogenic brew that excels at shadow work. Your shadow is everything you have shunned from childhood that has caused you shame, pain and guilt. As a result, the energy behind those experiences and memories is kept hidden from the conscious […]
How I Overcame Anxiety And Found Spiritual Fulfillment Through Ayahuasca
December 14th, 2017 Awake Goy Sing me home. I would like to share a few highlights of my recent week long ayahuasca retreat. It is in no way a complete accounting of the experiences but I felt that these particular ones may be of interest to others. It was the most powerful, terrifying, unspeakably beautiful, and ultimately transforming experience of […]
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December 13th, 2017 Awake Goy Dylan Charles, EditorWaking Times Many people are finding their way to the Amazon to experience plant medicine ceremonies, or are finding local events hosted by traveling shamans and facilitators. As shamanic medicine traditions morph into newer westernized versions, much of the esoteric and important cultural knowledge about how best to prepare for and receive […]
Posted in World News Tags: ayahuasca, ceremonies, dieta, participating, protocol, understanding No Comments »Brazil is Offering its Prisoners Ayahuasca for Rehabilitation
December 5th, 2017 Awake Goy Heather Callaghan, GuestWaking Times How would society change if instead of suffering, punishment and recidivism – we embraced love, healing and restoration? Some Brazilian prisoners are getting the opportunity to embark on their own ayahuasca journeys and turn their lives around. The powerful herbal combination that produces DMT and a hallucinogenic experience is said […]
Here’s Why They Give Ayahuasca To Prison Inmates On Their Path To Redemption
November 21st, 2017 Awake Goy Next Story In a quest to ease pressures on the Brazilian prison system, mental health workers have opted to give prison inmates the psychedelic brew ayahuasca, in the hopes of helping them to work through their deeply-rooted emotional traumas. It is no secret that the current prison system lies in shambles. Overcrowded holding spaces, abusive staff, […]
Scientists Show What Meditation Does To The Brain Compared To The Psychedelic Drug, Ayahuasca
October 31st, 2017 Awake Goy Next Story Ailments — physical, emotional, mental, spiritual — are often cured in the modern day world with outside help. Big Pharma’s stranglehold on our health, along with the restrictions on field experts, can hinder us, as individuals, from seeking within to heal from the inside out. That is not to say that some modern medical practices […]
Posted in World News Tags: ayahuasca, brain, compared, meditation, psychedelic, scientists No Comments »9 Rules for Living as Learned from Proper Ayahuasca Shaman
September 21st, 2017 Awake Goy Dylan Charles, EditorWaking Times “All the authentic drinkers of yagé in the Amazon that I have met share a great love for nature and all humanity, and they are outspoken protectors of the rainforest and the good way of all that is right.” ~Jonathon Miller Weisberger, Rainforest Medicine By itself, ayahuasca as a transformational […]
After Ayahuasca – 5 Life Changing Transformations
August 12th, 2017 Awake Goy August 13th, 2017 By Juliet Tang Contributing Writer for Wake Up World If you only read one article today, let this be it. Originally, the idea started as a seed when I felt guided to write about the life-changing effects of ayahuasca with a few very brief mentions of real life examples here and there. […]
Is The Use Of Ayahuasca Raising Our Global Environmental Consciousness?
August 10th, 2017 Awake Goy Next Story Ayahuasca, a potent psychedelic plant medicine that has been used for thousands of years by many indigenous tribes in South America, has been gaining a lot of attention over the past couple of decades from Westerners seeking spiritual or physical healing. More and more people are travelling to Peru, Brazil, and other South American […]
My Journey with Ayahuasca – How I Learned to Overcome Negativity (and How You Can Too!)
August 4th, 2017 Awake Goy August 4th, 2017 By Nanice Ellis Contributing writer for Wake Up World From Darkness to Light Although this is my story of defeating darkness, this article is intended to help you defeat all forms of negativity in your life and in the world. Whether it is depression you face alone, suppression in a difficult relationship, or […]
Ayahuasca: A Cautionary Tale For Tourists Eager To Try This Shamanic Brew
May 15th, 2017 Awake Goy Research supports ayahuasca’s allure, suggesting that the drug may actually help treat depression and anxiety. And with various personal healing stories continuing to arise, more and more people seek out jungle brew for its medicinal value. However, as the program points out, there is little regulation over most retreats that offer it. Ayahuasca is certainly not a […]
