In & Through: The Onaya Podcast

Dr Beatriz Caiuby Labate is a Brazilian anthropologist based in San Francisco. She has a PhD in social anthropology, and is the author, or co-author or co-editor of twenty-eight books and many peer-reviewed articles, focusing on the study of plant medicines, drug policy, shamanism, ritual, religion, and social justice. 
 
She is Executive Director of the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines and serves as Public Education and Culture Specialist at the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), amongst other roles.
 
In this episode, Simon and Bia explored:
  • frustrations with academia and the story behind Chacruna
  • psychedelic justice and the work of the Institute
  • building bridges and mending fences
  • the commodification of psychedelics
  • tokenistic representation of Indigenous people
  • anthropology and the role of social science in understanding psychedelics
  • building partnerships and the importance of unlearning
  • why cultivating diversity of perspectives is so essential
Bia Labate is one of many experts on Onaya's 6-month Psychedelic Mentorship Training programme, where we're currently offering a special 25% discount until Monday 2nd December. To enroll, visit Onaya's website and use the code 'AFONAYA25'.

What is In & Through: The Onaya Podcast?

In times of political, ecological and psychospiritual crisis — the only way out is In & Through.

Join Onaya as we welcome some of the most interesting people we know, to discuss eclectic topics from psychedelic medicine and Indigenous ways of knowing, to spirit entities, the meaning of dreams, and singing to the plants.

Your main host is our founder Dr Simon Ruffell, a psychiatrist and research psychologist with a PhD in Amazonian ayahuasca and a student of Shipibo curanderismo.

Onaya is dedicated to bridging the gap between traditional indigenous knowledge and modern science, including a not-for-profit research arm that studies ayahuasca and other Amazonian plant medicine practices.

We offer one-to-one support, consultancy and accredited courses that combine shamanism and biomedical science to facilitate holistic individual and collective healing.

For more information, please visit https://www.onaya.io/ or join our mailing list.

*** For a special 10% discount to our 6-Month Psychedelic Mentorship Training, head to our website and use the code 'INTHROUGH10' ***

Co-producers: Robbie Redway and Caspar Montgomery
Music: United Freedom Collective