Altered States of Consciousness

Ayahuasca, yoga meditation and emotional release 

The altered state of consciousness induced by Ayahuasca has many similarities with yoga meditation. My scientific EEG studies of people taking Ayahuasca and of people meditating show a large resemblance between the two different activities. Ayahuasca may be regarded as a catalyst (magnifier) of meditation. During meditation as well as during an Ayahuasca ritual a person is able to access old traumatic memories and suppressed emotions of his inner self. If a person is able to look at these phenomena passively and then let them go, it has a healing and integrating effect on the personality.

If a person undertakes feeling release therapy after the intake of ayahuasca, ayahuasca promotes this process too. Suppressed traumatic memories and emotions that surface under the influence of Ayahuasca can be dealt with afterwards. There is a synergetic effect between Ayahuasca, meditation and feeling release therapy since they all tend to release blocked energy in both mind and body for the better. It is interesting to note that all three methods have the same effect on the brainwaves, namely more Alpha- and Theta waves and a better balance between the left- and the right hemisphere of our brains. This indicates that the person has expanded his or her consciousness and that the energy flows more freely in the body.