Many people wonder if drinking Ayahuasca can help with depression. In recent years, researchers have extensively studied this topic and found that consuming the psychoactive brew, Ayahuasca, can have desirable effects on mental conditions, including depression. A growing body of medical reviews supports the promising conclusions regarding Ayahuasca’s potential benefits for depression. Among the myriad of benefits associated with Ayahuasca, including its mystical properties, its potential benefits for depression and other mental health conditions stand out. While this psychedelic substance, ori ..read more

  After my first three Ayahuasca ceremonies, in which I felt hardly anything, I lay on my mat listening to the throes of vomiting beside me from a man who was surely expelling the devil. Yes, it sounded just like that. Like evil. Like an exorcism. The sound that came from deep within his body resounded that notion; a guttural, demonic like howl derived of unimaginable torture. Scared the bejesus out of me, but was an instantaneous healing for him. In fact, many people say they feel like they were vomiting out a dark entity or shadow being. Or expunging from themselves the suffering of all ..read more

  Yes Ayahuasca can change your personality. In fact just one psychedelic experience can alter our personality for months, years, sometimes indefinitely. Most of us grow up and live in a predictable world where we are told what is true, what is not true, what is right and wrong, good and bad, and so on and so forth. In the box is how we are conditioned to experience and integrate reality, which forms a basic prototype of personality. However, once we ingest substances such as LSD, magic mushrooms or Ayahuasca, inevitably we discover that the world we have been spoon fed to believe and obe ..read more

Refugio Altiplano explains the effects of Ayahuasca at their Ayahuasca retreat center in Peru. In this recent episode of The Mindfield with star Michael Stevens of Vsausce filmed at Refugio Altiplano, we go into depth about current research of ancient Ayahuasca with modern neuroscience, as they travel to Peru’s Amazon Rainforest. Ayahuasca is a strong psychedelic brew containing DMT, found in the rainforest of South America. According to Dr. Robin Carthart-Harris, head of Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London, data can now show the effects of Ayahuasca on th ..read more

Whether you drink Ayahuasca in the rainforests of Peru, or the concrete jungles of a metropolitan city….not as nurturing, FYI….you will have side-effects. But what doesn’t? Sugar gets us jacked up then crashes us down. Same with caffeine, tobacco, soda, or long bouts of strenuous exercise. And let’s not forget the medications approved by the Federal Drug Administration, prescribed out to millions of people  a day, which carry the following possible side-effects: fatigue, nausea, heart palpitations, muscle tremors, muscle weakness, nightmares, suicidal thoughts, insomnia, restlessness, res ..read more

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Check out this amazing article about Refugio.  Refugio Altiplano Highlight Their Ground Breaking Work With Imperial College London Psychedelic Research Center Refugio Altiplano is an Ayahuasca Retreat located in Peru which has been in operation for over 23 years and sets a benchmark for excellence for Ayahuasca healing centers across the region of Iquitos, Peru. One reason to visit this beautiful retreat is that it offers authentic Ayahuasca ceremonies in the heart of the Amazon rainforest in Peru and they work directly with the Shipibo peoples of the Amazon. Ayahuasca is a m ..read more

Happy Valentine’s Day!!  I can’t believe we are already six weeks into 2019!  I hope 2018 was a wonderful year for you, and that 2019 is off to a great start, full of peace and happiness. I would like to make you a special offer, but first, want to bring you up to date. These last few months have been very busy for us, with guests booking at the fastest pace in years. As you are already part of the Refugio community, we would really love to have you back this year. So if you’re thinking about coming to see us, please book soon to make sure we can save your spot! My special offer to ..read more

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Since denial is no longer a river in Egypt, you’ve decided to conquer your addictions by going to an Ayahuasca retreat in Peru. According to statistics over 2 million people, in the United States alone, are addicted to opiates, 1 billion worldwide to cigarettes, over 20 million to injection drugs, and alcohol dependency, affecting over 300 million people globally, which is legally consumed in most parts of the world, is responsible for a staggering 3.3 million pointless deaths per year, doing unprecedented harm to individuals and their families. The list of varying addictions goes on, as ..read more