ayahuasca retreat and ceremonies

What is ayahuasca? Origins and molecules.ayahuasca retreat and ceremonies 

ayahuasca retreat and ceremonies is obtained by boiling the vine with the sweet name Banisteriopsis caapi, crushed together with its friend, a plant called Psychotria viridis . This mixture constitutes a hallucinogenic drink and the effect it has on the brain is not at all imaginary 

ayahuasca retreat and ceremonies  Shamans from various tribes have long used Wikipedia in a religious context, but its use is spreading. For example, some religious ceremonies in Brazil use it. Its consumption is widespread among the tribes of the Amazon and in the mestizo society of Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia, where shamans use this hallucinogen in their rituals as a medical tool: they believe that ayahuasca cleanses the body and mind (what they call “purga”) of the person who takes it Each plant is made up of a set of molecules, and it is the mixture of the two plants and its decoction that produces the effect of ayahuasca. Psychotria viridis has a very particular molecule: dimetitriptamine (DMT). This molecule with a long and strange name is an entheogen. What is it? An entheogen is a chemical substance, natural or synthetic, that produces temporal changes in the perception of time, oneself and the environment (with negative and positive experiences). Entheogens can also modify the state of consciousness Banisteriopsis caapi contains monoamino oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs). This molecule is used as a type of medication for depression and prevents DMT from being expelled from the body. So, without MAOIs, we wouldn’t be able to get the effects of DMT, at least not so strong! Thus, large amounts of DMT reach the brain and affect the central nervous system, the controller of what we do, how we relate to others, what we think and what we feel

DMT is very similar to a neurotransmitter called serotonin. So, neurotransmitter? Serotonin? We’ll take it easy. What is a neurotransmitter? It’s a molecule that helps communicate between neurons, the main cells in our brain (but not only…). ayahuasca retreat and ceremonies We have various neurotransmitters that have different functions. For example, dopamine is responsible for motivation and reward. Another example is norepinephrine, which allows our body to respond to danger, such as increasing blood flow to the muscles or increasing heart rate.

Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that regulates the levels of other neurotransmitters, a so-called neuromodulator. But it doesn’t just do that. It has many functions in our brain: regulating mood, aggression, sexuality, appetite, anger, social behavior, and even cognitive functions like memory and attention. Its metabolism is altered in some psychiatric illnesses like depression and anxiety