Carlos Tanner
Director
Carlos Tanner has been studying ayahuasca and plant medicine in the Amazon Rainforest since 2003, founding the Ayahuasca Foundation in 2009 in Iquitos, Peru, where he organizes healing retreats and educational courses led by indigenous curanderos. Since 2017, the foundation has partnered with Onaya Science to research ayahuasca's effects on depression, anxiety, and trauma, resulting in over a dozen published articles showing significant symptom reductions, as well as improvements in PTSD, chronic pain, and other health issues.
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Carlos Tanner on Ayahuasca Healing and Plant Medicine | 1,601
Carlos Tanner on Ayahuasca Healing and Plant Medicine | 1,601 Carlos Tanner believes nature holds profound wisdom, and healing begins when we learn to approach it with humility, respect, and intention. Founder of the Ayahuasca Foundation, Carlos has spent more than two decades studying traditional Amazonian plant medicine alongside indigenous curanderos in the Peruvian rainforest. Since establishing the foundation in 2009, he has helped create opportunities for people from around the world to experience authentic healing traditions while preserving the knowledge and practices of the communities that have carried them for generations. Committed to bridging ancient wisdom with modern science, Carlos has partnered with researchers to explore the therapeutic potential of ayahuasca for depression, anxiety, trauma, and other health challenges. Through collaborative research efforts, this work has contributed to a growing body of scientific evidence demonstrating meaningful improvem…