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Testimonial from the Takiwasi Therapeutic Model Training Seminar: Learning and Personal Transformation - November 2026
Jhon Hernández, a Venezuelan-Swiss musician, educator, and therapist, shares his experience participating in the Takiwasi Therapeutic Model Training Seminar and other therapeutic processes, including a master plant diet. Drawing on his personal and professional experience, he reflects on the importance of integrating Traditional Amazonian Medicine with psychotherapy to foster a profound process of self-discovery, healing, and integration.
Author : Fabio Friso, Martín Huamán
Audio : Spanish
Subtitle : English, Français
Understanding My Past and Finding Myself. Veterans Retreat Testimonial - October 2026
A testimonial from a participant in Takiwasi’s healing retreat for veterans & first responders. This therapeutic process is available to both men and women who seek to heal emotional / psychological / spiritual wounds. Such retreat is also very beneficial as an introspection journey to get in touch with yourself.
Author : Fabio Friso, Martín Huamán
Audio : English
Subtitle : Español, Français
Medicinal Plants, Community Life and Therapy – Testimonial on the Treatment - October 2026
In this testimony, Renato shares his experience of nine months of residential treatment at Takiwasi and speaks about some of the aspects that were fundamental to his process: the support of the therapeutic team, community life, medicinal plants, and above all, the daily structure, workshops, and responsibilities he took on during his stay.
Author : Fabio Friso, Martín Huamán
Audio : Spanish
Subtitle : English, Français
Safeguarding Our Inner Dimension in Times of Algorithmic Temptation - October 2026
Presentation by Jordi Pigem at the 4th Conference on Dialogues Between Medicines, “Spiritual Illnesses, Traditional Medicines and Christianity,” held on October 17, 2026, in Barcelona, Spain. Jordi Pigem is a philosopher of science and writer. He holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Barcelona and specializes in deep ecology, holistic thinking, and the critique of technology.
Author : Asociación GASS
Audio : Spanish
Subtitle : -
From Death to Life: Following Patient Martín’s Healing Journey - October 2026
Presentation by Veronika Kavenská, delivered as part of the 4th Conference on Dialogues Between Medicines, “Spiritual Illnesses, Traditional Medicines and Christianity,” held on October 17, 2026, in Barcelona, Spain. Veronika Kavenská holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology from Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic, and has training as a Jungian analyst. She is the Therapeutic Coordinator at Takiwasi Center.
Author : Asociación GASS
Audio : Spanish
Subtitle : -
Subtle Bodies and Cultural Syndromes. A Conversation with Dr. Jacques Mabit - October 2026
In this interview, Matteo Politi, head of Takiwasi’s Research Department, speaks with Dr. Jacques Mabit, founder and president of Takiwasi Center, about conceptions of the human body and health in traditional medicines and their possible dialogue with Western medicine. Drawing on more than four decades of clinical experience in Peru, Jacques Mabit discusses so-called subtle bodies, cultural syndromes, and the different dimensions — physical, electromagnetic, emotional, psychological, energetic, and spiritual — that, from his perspective, may play a role in processes of health and illness.
Author : Fabio Friso, Martín Huamán
Audio : Spanish
Subtitle : English, Français
Dieta with Master Plants: A Technology for Reconnecting with and Healing All Our Bodies - October 2026
Drawing on his research in the Amazon and his personal experience with medicinal plants, university professor David Manuel-Navarrete reflects on reconnecting with the body, emotions, and other dimensions of human experience. In this testimony, he describes how the master plant dieta and the time spent in isolation in the forest transformed his understanding of health, consciousness, and his own relationship with nature. He also shares the sensations, experiences, and messages he experienced through the ingestion of mucura and bobinsana, two of the master plants used at Takiwasi. From this perspective, self-experimentation and self-exploration with plants can open possibilities for integration and reconnection: with oneself, with one's social and cultural environment, with nature, and with the planet.
Author : Fabio Friso, Martín Huamán
Audio : Spanish
Subtitle : English, Français
Symbolic Parallels Between Traditional Amazonian Medicine and Christianity - October 2026
Lecture by Víctor Lucia, delivered as part of the 4th Conference on Dialogues Between Medicines, “Spiritual Illnesses, Traditional Medicines and Christianity,” on October 17, 2026, in Barcelona, Spain. Víctor Lucia is a psychologist, holds a PhD in Social Anthropology, and is a psychotherapist specializing in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. For over fifteen years, he has accompanied processes involving master plants and the integration of experiences lived in expanded states of consciousness. He is the author of the book “Ayahuasca: revelaciones de lo sagrado”.
Author : Asociación GASS
Audio : Spanish
Subtitle : -
Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing: Evil Spirits in Traditional Amazonian Medicine - October 2026
Presentation by Thibault Luycx, delivered as part of the 4th Conference on Dialogues Between Medicines, “Spiritual Illnesses, Traditional Medicines and Christianity,” held on October 17, 2026, in Barcelona, Spain. Thibault Luycx is a therapist at Takiwasi Center and has been practicing traditional Amazonian medicine since 2012. He has undertaken research into Catholic theology and its relationship with traditional Amazonian medicines, which led him to publish the book “El discernimiento de los espíritus”.
Author : Asociación GASS
Audio : Spanish
Subtitle : -
An Anthropological Analysis of the Failure of Therapies That Deny the Spiritual Dimension of the Human Being - October 2026
Presentation by Father Javier Luzón, delivered as part of the 4th Dialogue Between Medicines Conference, “Spiritual Illnesses, Traditional Medicines and Christianity,” held on October 17, 2026, in Barcelona, Spain. Father Javier Luzón is a Spanish Catholic priest, doctor of theology, and graduate in philosophy, whose career has focused on theological formation, teaching, and pastoral ministry. Between 1995 and 2015, he served as an exorcist in the dioceses of Córdoba and Madrid. He is the author of several publications in which he explores, from the perspective of Catholic doctrine, the spiritual dimension of the human being and its relationship to processes of suffering and healing.
Author : Asociación GASS
Audio : Spanish
Subtitle : -
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