What is Ayahuasca or Yage?

Ayahuasca or Yage is a entheogenic sacrament prepared in tea form said to have originated across regions of the Amazon forest thousands of years ago. Ayahuasca has been the center of ceremonial experiences in Peru, Columbia and Brazil, each held within its respective customs and spiritual reverence. It’s primary use in South America is as a sacred medicine for healing the body, mind and soul.

Ayahuasca commonly refers to the mixture and reduction of two pants; Ayahuasca (Banisteriopsis caapi) vine and Chacruna (Psychotria viridis) leaf, while Yagé refers to the mixture and reduction of Ayahuasca (Banisteriopsis caapi) vine & Chagropanga (Diplopterys cabrerana) leaves.

The effects of the brew can vary based on the mental, physical, spiritual and emotional state the ceremony participant arrives in, but communing with this sacrament can result in mystical experiences as well as purging the body of toxins, emotional, physical, psychological & trauma-related blockages.