Amazonia: Healing with Sacred Plants (2015)
• July 1st, 2015 • 1h 7min
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Psychologist and anthropologist Alberto Villoldo talks with traditional healers of Madre de Dios, a department within in Peruvian Amazonia. They and Dr. Villoldo explain aspects of ayahuasca, a powerful, plant-based medicine of crucial importance.
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