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Retreats/Diets at Takiwasi in 2023
Dear friends, we are pleased to announce the dates of our Retreats/Diets for the year 2023:
• 11 - 21 January
• 15 - 25 February
• 12 - 22 April
• 17 - 27 May
• 14 - 24 June
• 12 - 22 July
• 16 - 26 August
• 13 - 23 September
• 11 - 21 October
• 8 - 18 November
• 6 - 16 December
For more information and to start the registration process please write to: terapia@takiwasi.com
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Use of tobacco purge in the treatment of addiction
A new research article has been published that analyzes the role of tobacco purge in the addiction treatment protocol of the Takiwasi Center.
ABSTRACT
In the Peruvian Amazon, tobacco (Nicotiana rustica) is considered a master plant and is the main curing tool of local healers. Among its several medicinal uses, we find drinking tobacco juice with the purpose of purging in order to heal on a physical, mental, and spiritual level. This specific practice is part of the addiction treatment protocol developed at Takiwasi Center. The goal of this investigation was to focus on the effects of the tobacco purge as reported by therapists at Takiwasi and to elaborate its relevance within the context of addiction treatment. In order to obtain information on this topic, we performed research fieldwork based on a participant-observation approach, and retrospective data analysis on information from interviews conducted by psychotherapists with patients. As alleged effects of the tobacco purge, therapists reported that patients experienced feelings of mental clarity with the greatest frequency (n = 80), followed by noteworthy physical effects including discomfort and intoxication (n = 63). An effect on sleep and dreams was also common (n = 36) and many found the experience directly related to addiction treatment and the desire to consume substances (n = 20).
Rumlerová, T., Kube, E., Simonet, N., Friso, F ., Politi, M. (2022). Use of tobacco purge in a therapeutic community for the treatment of substance use disorders. Anthropology of Consciousness. First published: 26 September 2022. DOI: 10.1111/ANOC.12169
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The role of the icaros during the ayahuasca ceremony
A new research article published in the journal Anthropology of Consciousness analyzes the experiences of listening to icaros during ayahuasca ceremonies at the Takiwasi Center through an interpretive phenomenological analysis.
RESUMEN
Research on psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy has shown that music affects therapeutic outcomes at a fundamental level. The development of such therapies calls for research on the use of music with consciousness-altering substances, especially in contexts informed by their traditional use. Informed by ethnographic reports, our project answers this call, investigating the phenomenology of listening to icaros (medicine songs) during ayahuasca ceremonies as reported by addiction rehabilitation patients at Peru’s Centro Takiwasi. We found that icaros were therapeutically significant. They elicited experiences of healing by modulating patients’ emotions and the altered state induced by ayahuasca. They helped patients feel safe while guiding them through difficult memories and emotions, and facilitating experiences of healing and learning about their addictions. Thus, similar therapies must carefully consider how they incorporate music in their protocols. We suggest further research to better understand the synergistic, therapeutic effects of music and altered states of consciousness, especially in cross-cultural environments.
Graham, O., Saucedo, G., Politi, M. (2022). Experiences of Listening to Icaros during Ayahuasca Ceremonies at Centro Takiwasi: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis. Anthropology of Consciousness. First published: 26 September 2022. https://doi.org/10.1111/anoc.12170
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Research grant for thesis
The call is still open to award 02 research scholarships for master's or undergraduate thesis projects oriented to the following topics: Biodiversity and wildlife / Opportunities for sustainable economic alternatives in the Awajún indigenous communities of Alto Mayo.
USEFUL DATA
Requirements: Be a student or graduate of Master's schools (postgraduate) of national or foreign universities; be a tenth academic semester student or graduate (undergraduate) from national or foreign universities.
Scholarship duration: 01 year maximum.
The maximum amount of financing for each research scholarship is S/. 5,000.00 soles.
Applicants must submit their proposals until October 31, 2022 to the email comunicaciones@takiwasi.com with the subject "BECAS PARA INVESTIGACIÓN".
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Governors Task Force on Climate and Forests
Takiwasi was one of the points of interest on the tour carried out as part of the 1st Exchange of Experiences of the Governors' Task Force for Climate and Forests - GCF TASK FORCE.
Visitors were able to visit our Natural Products Laboratory, the botanical garden of medicinal plants and our innovative therapeutic community for the treatment of addictions.
The GCF TASK FORCE event was held from October 10 to 13 in Tarapoto and Moyobamba. This is the 1st Exchange of Experiences of the Task Force of Governors for Climate and Forests - GCF Task Force to help reduce deforestation of the world's tropical forests.
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Presentation of the results of the ATOP research project
The first qualitative results of the Ayahuasca Treatment Outcome Project (ATOP) that has been developed in Takiwasi since 2016 will be presented at a lecture during the Lisbon Addictions congress, European Conference on Addictive Behaviors and Dependencies, which will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, from November 23 to 25.
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Canta la Ayahuasca - Healing Ikaros
Ikaros are essential elements of Traditional Amazonian Medicine and constitute a source of cultural resistance by preserving both linguistic elements and knowledge related to Amazonian world-view and medicinal resources, which go back in time to the original cultures. They are the essential means to transmit wisdom and healing practices. This concept led us to call our center "Takiwasi" that in Quechua means "the house that sings" or "the house of song", to honor this tradition.
On our website we offer for sale the ikaros sung by the healers of Takiwasi which include a new production recorded live during an ayahuasca ceremony held at the Takiwasi Center a few months ago, with also an ikaro traditionally sung during plant baths!
The revenues generated from the sale of these products is entirely destined to support Takiwasi in the treatment and rehabilitation of people with limited economic resources who suffer from drug addiction.
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Help us with your Donation
If you wish to support the activities of the Takiwasi Center, there are several ways to do it.
You can choose to give your contribution to the protection and conservation of Amazonian teacher plants through the project Adopt an Ayahuasca, or contributing to cover for the cost of the treatment and rehabilitation of our patients that suffer with drug addiction and have limited economic resources
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