In a powerful episode of the Ayahuasca Podcast, host Sam Believ sits down with Austin, a retreat participant who traveled to the Colombian jungle seeking relief from a stubborn case of psoriasis. What unfolds is more than a story about clearing the skin — it’s about the deeper connection between emotion, belief, and the body’s […]
In a world dominated by logic and science, few experiences challenge materialist assumptions as deeply as an ayahuasca ceremony. In a recent Ayahuasca Podcast conversation between Sam Believ and Oliver Scott, the hosts dive into the eerie, often unexplainable phenomena that occur when participants step beyond the ordinary into the spiritual unknown. From Soviet Materialism […]
In this episode of Ayahuasca Podcast host Sam Believ (founder of http://www.lawayra.com) has a conversation with Danielle Herrera, a California-based licensed psychotherapist and psychedelic-assisted therapy specialist. Danielle blends somatic and Jungian work with harm reduction, draws on Indigenous lineage and Sufi mysticism, and trains new facilitators with Beckley Academy. We explore how love, right-relationship, and […]
In this episode of Ayahuasca Podcast host Sam Believ (founder of http://www.lawayra.com) has a conversation with Simon Tennant—a New Zealand psychotherapist, integration coach, and longtime friend of LaWayra. Simon supports guests through complex processes (including repressed trauma), drawing on meditation, IFS lenses, somatic work, and a growing interest in philosophy and Christian mysticism alongside Buddhism. […]
In this episode of Ayahuasca Podcast, host Sam Believ (founder of http://www.lawayra.com) has a conversation with Dr. Simon Ruffell — psychiatrist, researcher, and co-founder of Onaya Sciences. Simon is known for bridging Western psychiatry and traditional Amazonian plant medicine, completing a PhD on the therapeutic effects of ayahuasca and training in Shipibo curanderismo in Peru. […]