by Neils Nahm | Sep 5, 2020 | Amazonia, Blog, Plant Medicine
Photo by Ulrike Langner on Unsplash The Shipibo-Conibo people of the Eastern Amazon basin in Peru have weathered the harsh waves of history exceptionally well. With the Spanish colonization, the rubber boom era, and of course the cultural cleansing efforts of the...
by Neils Nahm | Aug 7, 2020 | Africa, Anthropology, Blog, Ceremonial, Plant Medicine
The Bwiti people of Gabon are particularly known for their cultural ceremonial practices using the psychotropic rainforest shrub Iboga. A powerful style of medicine music has evolved out of this ancient relationship between people and the plant. Have a listen to this...