Awakening the Cosmic Serpent II: Ayahuasca, Ancient Remedy for Modern Times

Roaming the Mind is the online home for the writing and work of Robert Tindall and Susana E. Bustos.

Integration sessions are necessary for many people who have experiences in non-ordinary states of consciousness. The access to these experiences may be spontaneous or induced by methods and techniques such as Holotropic Breathwork, drugs, meditation, or spirit quests, among others. They tend to impact the whole organism at the physical, emotional, mental, and existential levels, requiring a safe container to be processed and metabolized in daily life, particularly when people feel open, incomplete, or still dwelling in the state after the most intense experience is over.

The techniques used for integration vary depending upon the needs of the person, including sharing, framing of the experience, bodywork, the expressive arts, and dietary advice, among others.

A session lasts about one hour and a half. Phone consultations are offered as well to people outside of the Bay Area.

Holotropic Breathwork is a powerful method for healing and self-discovery that relies upon the inherent drive for wholeness within each individual. It was developed by Dr. Stanislav Grof, M.D., one of the founders of transpersonal psychology, and his wife Christina, based on insights drawn from modern consciousness research, transpersonal psychology, anthropology, Eastern spiritual practices and mystical traditions from around the world.

This method combines hyperventilation, evocative music, and focused energy release work to experientially access the deeper dynamics of the psyche that are ready to emerge for an individual, according to his or her particular circumstances. These dynamics may correspond to biographical, perinatal, or transpersonal realms of consciousness.

Holotropic Breathwork has proven to benefit people with a broad range of conditions, such as psychosomatic disorders, addiction, stress, anxiety, and depression. It is an excellent complement to psychotherapy and self-inquiry methods and practices.

For more information, please contact Susana at susana@roamingthemind.com or call (510) 689 7817.

The Jaguar that Roams the Mind:
An Amazonian Plant Spirit Odyssey

Inspired by the largely unexplored healing potentials of Amazonian medicine, Robert journeyed through the beleaguered communities of the Amazon to experience first hand their native medicinal tradition. The work shares his journeys through the inner and outer landscape of the churches of ayahuasca and with the Kaxinawa Indians in Brazil; his experiences at the pioneering center for the treatment of addiction, Takiwasi, in Peru; and his studies with the Ashaninca master shaman Juan Flores deep in the rainforest jungle.

Most of all, this book is an engaged attempt to bridge the depths and sacredness of the vegetalismo cosmology and practices to our Western minds.

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Takiwasi, a center for traditional medicine in Tarapoto, Peru with a focus on research and drug abuse rehabilitation, offers 8-day plant diets to people seeking healing and teachings from the plants. Only a few spaces are open to English speakers. For more information, please go to www.takiwasi.com. To apply, contact Jaime Torres, plant-diet coordinator, at jaime_torres@takiwasi.com.

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Camino to Santiago
Mayantuyacu
Pucallpa, Peru
Shipibo