Heart of the Initiate - ayahuasca travel

Episode 001

Webmaster — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:23:35 -0600

53:06 minutes (24.33 MB)

We are excited to offer the first episode of our podcast!

In this podcast, we invite you to listen to a lecture given by Ralph Miller on the sacred plant medicine Ayahuasca. Making the assumption that listeners know nothing about this ancient plant teacher, Ralph talks about what Ayahuasca is and tells the story of how it is moving out of the jungle and into the Western consciousness, helping humans create a bridge back to our ancient past, a reconnection to the sacred primal force within us all. In the process, he explains the distinction between what we call "drugs" and the Ayahuasca plant medicine. Ralph also touches on some of the biological and chemical aspects of our brain's inherent connection with the active ingredient in the Ayahuascsa brew, dimethytriptamine (DMT), through our pineal gland.

Throughout the podcast, Peter and Chapman pause the lecture to clarify some questions that might come up for the listeners.

We are very happy to offer this new technology to everyone interested in our workshops.

Brazil 2006 Ayahuasca Workshops

Webmaster — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 11:41:49 -0600

Our own first experiences with Brazilian shamanism were a new beginning and opened up a whole new world of experience to us. Brazil indeed holds secrets that can only be approached and experienced first hand.

Even as we departed Brazil on that first trip, we knew that we would return and decided to create a way for others to share in this experience. There is such an incredible sacredness to the teachings and medicines of the Amazon.

We offer one and two week workshops in an extraordinarily beautiful setting along the coast of Bahia, located approximately 700 miles north of Rio de Janeiro. This is where modern Brazilian history began. When the Portuguese first arrived in Brazil, April 22nd 1500, they landed on the soil known today as Bahia. In many ways, Bahia could also be characterized as the cultural heart of Brazil. Samba music has its roots in here. Caipoera, both a dance and a martial art is a pure expression of Bahian culture.

Photos From Our 2006 Ayahuasca Workshops

Past Workshops

Webmaster — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 22:08:52 -0500

Brazil 2006

Travel Information

Webmaster — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:27:50 -0500

Travel Tips & Information

Travel Information

We are happy to make any necessary travel arrangements for your trip. We continuously work directly with the airlines to offer their best discounted bulk fares to Brazil from many locations in the United States and Europe. Just let us know where you will be traveling from and we'll take from there!

United States, Canadian and Australian citizens are required to have a Tourist Visa prior to arrival. Nationals from some other countries may or may not require this for entry. We will help you to make these arrangements and walk you through this process.

The best route of travel is through São Paulo, Rio or Salvador with a connecting flight to the state of Bahia. There are many international carriers that fly to Brazil each day and two Brazilian airlines for the connecting flight, TAM and GOL.

Nature Reserve

Webmaster — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 18:38:16 -0500

Nature Reserve

The surrounding Atlantic coastal jungle is a nationally protected ecotourism reserve. The natural beauty of the forest is carefully carved around the local homes and eco-lodge as a way to work with nature and not against it.