News

19 October 2021

Results of the addiction treatment model of the Takiwasi Center

In this article we want to summarize some of the most outstanding results recorded in recent academic publications that highlight the efficacy of our therapeutic model. These results provide clear indications of the effectiveness of the use of traditional Amazonian medicine within the protocol developed by Takiwasi for the treatment of addictions.


13 September 2021

Visiones Sonoras Festival

Owain Graham, PhD graduate student, Ethnomusicology, University of California Riverside, has been invited to present some of his research on the icaros at the Visiones Sonoras Festival to be held in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico, September 22-24, 2021.


06 September 2021

Online course introduction to the therapeutic model of Takiwasi

Dear friends, we would like to invite you to enroll in the online course “Introduction to the therapeutic model of Takiwasi” dictated in Spanish by the therapeutic team of the Takiwasi Center.


25 August 2021

Testimony of a patient of the Takiwasi Center

Luis is a 23-year-old from the town of Chazuta in the Amazon region of San Martin, Peru. He came to Takiwasi to get out of his addiction to drugs, mainly PBC and cocaine, and successfully completed a 9-month treatment which combines the use of medicinal plants and psychotherapy. This is his testimony.


12 August 2021

Cat's Claw - Promoting Sustainable Development in the Peruvian Amazon

The chain of sustainable use of the Cat's Claw contributes to conserving the forest where this medicinal plant grows and enhancing the immense heritage represented by the knowledge of traditional Amazonian medicine that is put at the service of the entire Peruvian population.