Journey Through Ayahuasca and Self-Discovery

Bia Labate is an anthropologist who specialises in the study of psychoactive substances, drug policy, shamanism, ritual and religion. She has a Ph.D. in social anthropology from the State University of Campinas in her native Brazil and is author, co-author and co-editor of over 20 books as well as many peer-reviewed articles. She has organised many important conferences in the psychedelic space and is the founder and chief executive of the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines. She is also the Public Education and Culture Specialist at MAPS and is an adjunct faculty member of the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS). Today we talk about many aspects of global psychedelic culture with a particular focus on Ayahuasca.