Tag Archives: Ayahuasca

Hallucinogen DMT Simulates Near Death Experience

British scientists are testing the effects of the compound found in ayahuasca

What if it was possible to experience death without actually dying? It’s a question that is currently being pondered by scientists in the U.K, with the assistance of a drug known as DMT. DMT is the hallucinogenic compound in ayahuasca, a … Continue reading

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Is Ayahuasca Right for Everyone? An Interview with Dercas Nidra, Part Two

Dercas Nidra explains how people get closure from their sessions

In the second part of this two-part interview (read part one here), SevenPonds spoke with Dercas Nidra (his name has been changed to protect his identity). He is a licensed social worker and yoga instructor from San Francisco who leads … Continue reading

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Can Ayahuasca Heal Grief? An Interview with Dercas Nidra, Part One

Dercas Nidra's groups lead the way in tea-based healing

In the first part of this two-part interview, we spoke with Dercas Nidra (his name has been changed to protect his identity). He is a licensed social worker and yoga instructor from San Francisco who leads monthly ayahuasca sessions to … Continue reading

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Healing (the Spirit) Through Plants

Ayahuasca is one of many Amazonian plants with tremendous healing potential, which is why people are talking about it

What is the difference between a drug and a medicine? We use the terms interchangeably, though drugs are more readily labeled as illicit substances that lead people down a path of psychological addiction and abuse. Medicine is viewed as a synthetic, … Continue reading

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