"Melissa Stangl, a co-founder of Soltara, argued that responsibly run ayahuasca centers could be the seeds of a transformation.
“We are on the cusp of bringing psychoactive medicines into the mainstream health care system,” she said. “Once science really catches up to just how effective that is for people who aren’t being served by the current medical system, we can become allies.”
Before their first ayahuasca ceremony, the veterans met individually with two Peruvian “maestros,” or healers, from the Shipibo community in Peru.
“Their hearts are hardened,” said Teobaldo Ochavano, who helps run the nighttime ceremonies alongside his wife, Marina Sinti. “They seemed unable to experience love or joy.”
Ms. Sinti said years of interacting with foreigners on retreats had made it painfully clear why these rituals are in such high demand.
“People in the United States and Europe are very disconnected,” she said. “From each other and from the Earth.”"
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“We are on the cusp of bringing psychoactive medicines into the mainstream health care system,” she said. “Once science really catches up to just how effective that is for people who aren’t being served by the current medical system, we can become allies.”
Before their first ayahuasca ceremony, the veterans met individually with two Peruvian “maestros,” or healers, from the Shipibo community in Peru.
“Their hearts are hardened,” said Teobaldo Ochavano, who helps run the nighttime ceremonies alongside his wife, Marina Sinti. “They seemed unable to experience love or joy.”
Ms. Sinti said years of interacting with foreigners on retreats had made it painfully clear why these rituals are in such high demand.
“People in the United States and Europe are very disconnected,” she said. “From each other and from the Earth.”"
https://www.reddit.com/r/Ayahuasca/comments/ijin4e/a_hail_mary_psychedelic_therapy_draws_veterans_to/