Dear friends, I am writing to share important news from the Temple on the coronavirus situation, the actions that we are taking, the impact that it is having on our work in the Amazon, and our view of what this represents as an opportunity to individually and collectively build resilience and raise consciousness in this […]
The Peruvian Rainforest through the lens of Amazonian photographer Jorge Salvador Pizarro García
Through the lens of young Amazonian biologist and photographer Jorge Salvador Pizarro García, Amazonian flora and fauna are not only magnified but celebrated. From brightly colored frogs and snakes to the blooming flowers of medicinal plants and trees, Jorge documents the astonishing diversity of natural life in Peru’s Amazon. The Chaikuni Institute was delighted to […]
Uniting around a Common Vision – a Sustainable Future for Plants, People, and the Planet
Dear Temple community, From May 31st to June 1st, we had the great honor and pleasure of attending the third World Ayahuasca Conference, in beautiful Girona, Catalonia. The conference was organized by our friends from ICEERS and we were proud sponsors alongside many friends and allies. The conference comes at a pivotal moment for the […]
Tragedy in Pucallpa: the Death of Maestra Olivia Arévalo
It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of Maestra Olivia Arévalo. She was killed on Thursday 19th April, shot multiple times allegedly by a Canadian man near her home in Victoria Gracia, a community close to Pucallpa in Peru’s central Amazon region of Ucayali. We hope that the authorities in Pucallpa will now lead […]
Yoga and Ayahuasca Integration by Brian James
“You gotta have some practice. Otherwise, it’s just going to become a memory. And practice means daily — doing something that evokes something of that experience, connecting to what you saw there.” — Gabor Maté, on integrating the ayahuasca experience into daily life Ayahuasca Integration As I see it, there are two aspects of […]
Congress of the Latin American Association of Anthropology, June 2017, Bogota, Colombia.
Earlier this month, the Temple of the Way of Light was represented in an historical event: an academic symposium focused on the social uses and the political economy of ayahuasca. This gathering took place during the V Congress of the Latin American Association of Anthropology, from June 6-9 2017 in the beautiful city of Bogota, […]
Ayahuasca Retreats in June with Maestra Lila and Maestro Damian
We are happy to announce that Maestra Lila and Maestro Damian will be running both our 13-day and 3-week Deep Immersion Ayahuasca Retreats in June. Both retreats offer a combination of traditional Amazonian plant-spirit healing with Shipibo healers complemented by a comprehensive program of progressive therapeutic and Eastern psycho-spiritual practices to support effective processing and […]
Psychedelic Science Conference – April 19 to 24, 2017
The Psychedelic Science 2017 conference will be a historic six-day global gathering, featuring three days of conference presentations and three days of workshops, a Sunset Cruise on the San Francisco Bay, the world’s first Psychedelic Comedy Banquet, and much more. Hundreds of tie-and-blouse-wearing psychedelic professionals will descend upon the city of Oakland to share advances in research into the […]
Collective Vision of the Temple of the Way of Light
We would like to invite you to share in our collective vision. The Temple of the Way of Light was born 10 years ago, out of an individual vision. Disenchanted with the western healthcare system’s inability to address the deep roots of chronic disease, trauma, and psychospiritual disconnection, the Temple’s founder traveled to the Amazon […]
Welcoming Adam Andros and Sophie Pinchetti to the Team
We are very excited to announce that we have been joined by two fantastic and highly talented new long term volunteers – Adam Andros and Sophie Pinchetti Adam Andros Adam is now working both as a communications coordinator for the Temple and research coordinator for the Chaikuni Institute. He is based at the Temple and will […]
