Dear friends, We know many of you have been waiting for an update from us and we’re grateful for your patience. All of you with whom we are connected in some way or who have been anticipating coming to experience a retreat with us have been very present in our hearts and minds since we […]
COVID-19 and a Call For Awakening
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 […]
Therapeutic Potential of Ayahuasca in Bereavement
Dear Friends, As you may know, over the past 4 years, The International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research, and Service (ICEERS), in collaboration with the Beckley Foundation, conducted a large research initiative at the Temple of the Way of Light. Through this study, they have generated exciting new evidence on the therapeutic potential of ayahuasca […]
A Glimmer of the Master Plan(t): A Brief History of Plant-Human Symbiosis in the Amazon and a Design for the Future
In the Paleozoic era, sand made from particles of primeval volcanic matter washed up on the shores of the supercontinent Pangea (derived from the Greek pan – “all,” and Gaia – “mother Earth” or “land”). Around this time, tiny nonvascular plants known as bryophytes evolved from unicellular algae in the great ocean, marking the beginning […]
The Wholeness of Heartbreak
A friend recently asked me how I was doing. Without thinking too much, I said: “I’m a little bit more brokenhearted, and a little bit more whole.” She needed an explanation, and I didn’t follow up with the conversation. I’ve been feeling that answer for the last few days, giving it space, letting it sink […]
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 […]
Remembering Wholeness: Ayahuasca and the Structural Violence of Modern Life
“Why does one write, if not to put one’s pieces together? From the moment we enter school or church, education chops us into pieces: it teaches us to divorce soul from body and mind from heart. The fishermen of the Colombian coast must be learned doctors of ethics and morality, for they invented the word […]
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 […]
Bringing the Jungle to the Conference Room
Dear Family of the Temple, I wish you a happy new year and a wonderful new journey around the sun. Many of you have joined us at our rainforest home in the Peruvian amazon, and are aware of the multi-faceted nature of the healing work that we offer to our global ayahuasca family. Besides the […]
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