Guides

What a ceremony or retreat center’s emergency plan should include, from medical emergencies and panic to someone leaving, and the questions to ask.

What studies of ayahuasca and depression, wellbeing and risk have found so far, how large and strong they were, and what they can’t tell you.

Legal status, known incidents, health and travel risks and how to choose a retreat in Peru, from Iquitos and Pucallpa to the Sacred Valley.

What happens at a Kambo session, how long it lasts, the common effects, the rare but serious risks, and the questions to ask a practitioner first.

A practical checklist for traveling to a ceremony or retreat abroad: research, health, insurance, documents, getting there, emergencies and coming home.

Iboga is a Central African shrub and ibogaine its main alkaloid. Its traditional use, the addiction research, and the heart risks behind strict screening.

What the ayahuasca diet asks of you, where the rules come from, which parts matter for safety, and what to ask a center about its dieta.

How to read the way a ceremony group talks about healing, spirit and science, and tell grounded practice from claims that put you at risk.

What DMT is, where it’s found, how it differs from 5-MeO-DMT and bufo, what the pineal gland stories get wrong, and the risks to know first.