Part of the magic and mystery of the ayahuasca ceremony is in the music that is played during the journey with the plants. It is the shaman's tool for moving energy and directing the experience. Music becomes the conduit or vehicle for the healing energies that are called into the ceremonial space. It is through the music that a bridge is built between two worlds.

It is said that the shaman sings the sickness away. The shaman's world is a world of subtle communication with the natural forces that operate behind our physical world. When we listen to the shaman's song we remember a time when we too knew how to access these forces within ourselves.

One of the shaman's tools is the waira sacha. It is a leaf fan used for clearing energy and keeping rhythm during song. The name means 'the wind's brush' in the Quichua language.

When the ayahuasca plants are cooked they are made into a medicine; a medicine for the soul. This medicine is cooked for several days with great attention, dedication and love, all while the shaman sings his songs into the medicine. The songs, shaman and medicine carry the same energy.

Listening to this music carries an emotional memory with which we can immediately connect. When you listen to the music from an ayahuasca ceremony, a part of you connects with that healing experience and draws you closer to the plants. We invite you to be a part of this and hope you enjoy the songs of the shaman.

Recorded live from our June 2006 workshops in Brazil.

53:06 minutes (24.33 MB)
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We are excited to offer the first episode of our podcast!

In this podcast, we invite you to listen to a lecture given by Ralph Miller on the sacred plant medicine Ayahuasca. Making the assumption that listeners know nothing about this ancient plant teacher, Ralph talks about what Ayahuasca is and tells the story of how it is moving out of the jungle and into the Western consciousness, helping humans create a bridge back to our ancient past, a reconnection to the sacred primal force within us all. In the process, he explains the distinction between what we call "drugs" and the Ayahuasca plant medicine. Ralph also touches on some of the biological and chemical aspects of our brain's inherent connection with the active ingredient in the Ayahuascsa brew, dimethytriptamine (DMT), through our pineal gland.

Throughout the podcast, Peter and Chapman pause the lecture to clarify some questions that might come up for the listeners.

We are very happy to offer this new technology to everyone interested in our workshops.