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 […]
Introducing Miles Sherts – Conscious Communication and Insight Meditation Teacher
We are excited to present Miles Sherts and to announce that he will be joining us at the Temple in January and February 2017. He is the author of Conscious Communication – a Language of Connection, and Beyond Perception – a Guide to Meditation, and is a teacher / trainer with over three decades of […]
Introducing Ian Darrah – Yoga Teacher
We are excited to welcome Ian Darrah, a highly regarded yoga teacher, who is joining the Temple team. Ian will be working with us for 1 to 2 month periods starting next month and throughout 2017. As part of our ongoing commitment to supporting integration of ayahuasca healing, we have found specific yoga practices carried […]
Ethical Ayahuasca Tourism: A Guide for First Time Ayahuasca Seekers Coming to the Amazon
Source: Psychedelic Times Approaching ayahuasca for the first time can be a daunting task. While anecdotal accounts and emerging scientific studies abound about its incredible healing properties, there are also many cautionary tales out there when it comes to disingenuous shamans and questionable healing centers. Beyond that, a truly conscientious seeker will be aware of the […]
Ancient Medicine in a Modern World: How Ayahuasca Can Heal the Plague of Depression and Anxiety
Source: Psychedelic Times One can’t help but wonder—could the rise in people suffering from anxiety-related mental disorders be helped by the increased popularity of ayahuasca? While the industrialized world has delivered ever-increasing comfort, safety, and useful technology, it has also left a shadowy legacy of stress, isolation, and disconnection from nature and community. With more people […]
The Tradition of Ayahuasca in the Amazon: Creating the Temple of the Way of Light
Source: Psychedelic Times Sometimes when you enter the heart of darkness, it turns out to be a heart of light and a whole new world opens up to you. And then, in the heart of light, darkness reappears and the cycle continues ever onward. Matthew Watherston is the founder of the Temple of the Way of […]
Introducing Our New Integration Director – Dr. Tanya Maté
We are very excited to announce that we have been recently joined by Dr. Tanya Maté as the new Integration Director of the Temple. Tanya is an exceptionally gifted translator of plant medicine teachings. She is trained as a naturopathic doctor, and is in an ongoing apprenticeship with her father-in-law, Dr. Gabor Maté, learning and practicing his […]
Introducing Maestro Pedro
We are very excited to announce the imminent arrival of a powerful new healer who is coming to the Temple in October called Pedro Sinuiri Bartra. Maestro Pedro is a a true master of plant spirit shamanism; an Onánya, the Shipibo term for a traditional plant spirit healer, meaning one who has or is with wisdom. He is 69 years […]
Ayahuasca: ¨The Antidote?¨ — how our fetish for a quick-fix affects the Ayahuasca process
I can’t remember now how I heard about it. Online somewhere I suppose, probably in my perusal of websites made for people like me who were seeking to transcend the suffocating weight of a Saturday morning by inserting a canister of nutmeg into their anus. Ayahuasca. Normally taken in liquid form, orally, that was good […]
