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14 March 2025

Healing Veterans and First Responders: Diving into Takiwasi 's Integrative Approach

In this insightful conversation, Italian psychotherapist and researcher Annalisa Valeri interviews Arnaud Montagne, specialized in working with veterans and first responders at the Takiwasi Center.


06 March 2025

Testimonial of addiction recovery

Takiwasi’s innovative treatment protocol allows not only to heal drug addiction, but also to discover or reaffirm one’s vocation, as in the case of Opi Nenquimo, leader of the Waorani indigenous people of Ecuador. This testimony shows the healing power of medicinal plants, which must be accompanied by great willpower, to achieve a profound change in life.


26 February 2025

Testimonial of healing with medicinal plants

Jean-Philippe shares his inspiring testimonial of healing and transformation. After years of struggling with depression and addiction, he found a real path to recovery in the combination of traditional Amazonian medicine and psychotherapy. After 9 months, he returns home with a new vision of himself, ready to fully enjoy his family and his life.


21 February 2025

Healing PTSD with traditional Amazonian medicine

The intensity of the wounds associated with PTSD demands in-depth healing, which traditional Amazonian medicine can provide when practiced in alignment with its traditions and rituals. Plant medicine can provide highly positive and transformative results, offering a unique opportunity for emotional release and self-discovery.


17 February 2025

Some conceptual obstacles in the dialogue between traditional medicines and Western medicine

Dr. Jacques Mabit gave the opening lecture at the International Conference on Traditional Medicines on “Traditional knowledge and practices facing current challenges in health sciences, research and development and sustainability”, which took place in October 2023 at the Cheikh Anta-Diop University in Dakar, Senegal. This article has been published in French in the Conference Proceedings.