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You may have heard about the Selva Vida Lodge and Retreat hidden away in Peru (and if it is not already on your bucket list, take a moment now to add it on). And while the retreat in the Amazon jungle offers so much more than your average resort stay, one thing that you have likely never heard of is Ayahuasca. Ayahuasca is an Amazonian plant mixture, and it is included in the plant medicine activities schedule at the Selva Vida Lodge and Retreat. No matter what your opinions are of plant medicine and alternative therapies, you cannot deny that this particular plant mixture is intriguing and is certainly worth investigating while you are on your Amazonian adventure. Ayahuasca is not for the faint of heart – it is not a simple herb that you add to cooking. It is a plant mixture that needs to be mixed by a shaman and has the capability of inducing an altered state of consciousness for around 8 hours after ingesting. We will not go into the science and the chemistry around the mixture – ...

  At some point in life, most of us have a golden opportunity to be part of something superlative, or we experience something spectacular that changes the way we think. Many undergraduates have opportunities to travel abroad on a low budget and return to school transformed. Then there are also recreational drugs that can alter the way we think and offer us citizenship for a parallel universe. What if there was something better than all these experiences combined, which you could be part of at will for a week or more? If it sounds exciting or sends a chill down your spine, then a mind and body retreat center in the heavenly Amazon jungle might be precisely the place for you! It's not going to be an extended acid trip or a phantasmagoric magic mushroom dream, it's a well-coordinated trip to a beautiful lodge one hour away from the Amazon's largest city called Iquitos (Peru).   An authentic Amazonian experience at holistic retreats in Peru The entire experience, from the U...