Glimpse into the daily life of a female shaman who hosts ayahuasca ceremonies for tourists in the Peruvian Amazon ...

For centuries, ayahuasca has been a sacred plant for the Shipibo-Konibo peoples of the Peruvian Amazon. Part medicine, part spiritual ceremony, ayahuasca and other plant medicines are revered ...

One day, visitors to P.E.I. could be taking a different kind of trip. Charlottetown has the opportunity to be a leader in the ...

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.

But in recent years, a boom in Western interest in psychedelics has started to reshape ayahuasca ceremonies and practise.

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.

The ritual begins after a shaman prepares and blesses the brew ... Depending on the programme, retreats may also combine ayahuasca ceremonies with practices such as yoga, meditation and nature ...

Consider it ayahuasca ... day cacao ceremonies trace their origin to Keith Wilson, a geologist, adventurer and founder of Keith’s Cacao, who became known as the “Chocolate Shaman.” ...