News
30 July 2026
Ayahuasca and Traditional Amazonian Medicine
Dr. Jacques Mabit was invited to participate in the Universe Within Podcast to speak with Jason Grechanik about his personal journey and more than four decades of experience integrating Amazonian traditional medicine with Western biomedicine and psychotherapy in the treatment of mental health.
20 July 2026
In Gabon, in August 2025, the First Lady laid the foundation stone for a detoxification center for people with addictions that will combine Western medicine with the country's traditional medicine, which is centered on the use of iboga, the local equivalent of ayahuasca. This is a highly innovative initiative. Our former patient, Avel Pellé, has applied to take part in the project, drawing on both his personal experience at Takiwasi and his skills as a therapist. The project is coordinated by the French researcher Yann Guyon, who has long advocated for the proper therapeutic use of iboga in Gabon. Dr. Jacques Mabit has been in contact with him for several years.
15 July 2026
Phytotherapy, Ethnobotany, & Ayahuasca - Matteo Politi
Our Research Manager, Matteo Politi, was invited by Jason Grechanik to join the Universe Within Podcast to discuss his professional background and the research he conducts at the Takiwasi Center. During the interview, they explored a wide range of topics, including the pharmaceutical industry, phytochemistry, phytotherapy, Indigenous Amazonian medicinal practices, and the importance of integrating different knowledge systems to better understand the relationship between medicinal plants and human well-being.
12 June 2026
These Traumas That Possess Us: Understanding to Heal
The book « Ces traumas qui nous possèdent. Comprendre pour guérir. Addictions, voix intérieures, esprits parasites… » (These Traumas That Possess Us: Understanding to Heal. Addictions, Inner Voices, Parasitic Spirits...) by Jean-Charles Bouchoux—psychoanalyst, writer, and hypnotherapist—has just been published in France. Among its various contributions, the work includes elements drawn from a written interview with Dr. Jacques Mabit, founder and president of the Takiwasi Center.
01 June 2026
On June 1st, a Conservation Agreement was signed between the Takiwasi Center, the Regional Environmental Authority of the Regional Government of San Martín, and the Management of the Cordillera Escalera Regional Conservation Area.
