Takiwasi was founded in 1992 by French physician Dr. Jacques Mabit in the Peruvian Amazon. One of the most clinically studied ayahuasca-assisted treatment programs in the world, with over 30 years of published research. Integrates Amazonian traditional medicine with Western psychotherapy and community living. All participants undergo medical screening and psychiatric assessment. Studied by multiple international research teams.
Best for
Adults with addiction seeking a deeply researched, clinically supervised integration of Amazonian plant medicine and psychotherapy with explicit depth-psychological framing.
Modalities
Depth elements
Founded by a French physician, Takiwasi bridges Amazonian shamanic healing and Western psychotherapy in addiction treatment. Ayahuasca and traditional plant diets serve as depth-psychological tools for accessing unconscious material, processing trauma, and confronting shadow elements. Therapeutic model explicitly draws on Jungian individuation, shadow work, and encounter with the unconscious through symbolic and visionary experience.
Populations served
Notable staff
Dr. Jacques Mabit (founder, French physician specializing in addiction and traditional medicine).