COLUMN. On Easter, chocolate brings together many enthusiasts. However, cocoa can also be perceived as a sacred plant, as ...

Consider it ayahuasca lite. “It’s not like any drug I’ve ever taken,” said Kat Ho, who started leading cacao ceremonies in ... known as the “Chocolate Shaman.” Wilson, who died last ...

Mounting evidence supports ayahuasca's potential to improve mental health, but its long-term effects are shaped by both ...

Aaron Rodgers says he's experienced a "deeper love" of himself while using ayahuasca ... night ceremony earlier this year that saw him drink the tea while under the guidance of a shaman.

Becoming increasingly popular in Mexico and Ecuador, too, are traditional sweat lodge ceremonies that include a psychedelic component, usually psilocybin and ayahuasca. (As of now, there are no ...

Peruvian shaman Maestro Juan Flores ... the workers who prepared the ayahuasca vines, had never seen jaguars except when they were summoned during ceremonies and arrived in visions.

Growing numbers of tourists are travelling to the Peruvian Amazon to drink ayahuasca, a traditional plant medicine said to bring about a higher state of consciousness. Foreigners come looking for ...

Ayahuasca & the Path of the Shaman" is a 94 minute documentary that investigates the healing properties of the Peruvian Plant Medicine, Ayahuasca. Driven by a need to heal from his own depression, ...

But as ayahuasca becomes more popular, the "yogahuasca" trend has worsened. The problem extends from the Bay Area to Peru, as newly minted shamans target foreigners for sham ceremonies.