News

26 February 2023

Seminar for women with addiction problems

We are pleased to inform you that the Takiwasi Center, which has more than 30 years of experience in addiction treatment, will organize in September 2023, a therapeutic seminar for women with addiction problems, and who speak Spanish or French.


10 February 2023

New research article

Ethnomedical uses of Yawar Panga (Aristolochia didyma) in a therapeutic community dedicated to the treatment of drug addiction in the Peruvian Amazon. Published in Natural Resources for Human Health, February 2023.


05 January 2023

2023 Dates for the Traditional Master Plant Dieta

Dear friends, we are pleased to announce the dates of our Master Plant Dietas and Retreats for the year 2023.


03 January 2023

Ayahuasca’s plant-based healing effects may be enhanced by traditional music, new research shows

The positive effects of Ayahuasca, an ancient Amazonian plant-based psychotherapy that has seen renewed interest in recent years as an alternative therapy for those suffering from addiction and other problems, may get a boost when paired with traditional music, according to a new study.


31 March 2022

Video tribute to Dr. Rosa Giove

Video tribute to the memory of Dr. Rosa Giove, co-founder of the Takiwasi Center. Her activity was developed as a clinical doctor, psychotherapist, healer, researcher, professor, consultant.