Sentei-me no círculo da luz. A fogueira sagrada no meio estava crepitando e conversando consigo mesmo. O anel de tochas afastou a noite escura além. Eu estava sentada na minha esteira de yoga, "firme

O excesso de lamentos angustiados acabou Então, se você já esteve envolvido em qualquer trabalho antropológico ou etnobiológico, você saberá que os pesquisadores nesses campos são freqüentemente obcecados

Hoje em dia, parecem estar tendo mais e mais conversas com pessoas sobre o incrível potencial terapêutico dos psicodélicos. Estou sempre recomendando um site (Como usar Psicodélicos – É inglês, mas o google

These days I seem to be having more and more conversations with people about the amazing therapeutic potential of psychedelics. I am constantly recommending one website (How to Use Psychedelics) that I

Here's a wee 6 minute video that is a small early-stage snippet from a larger documentary in progress about the work of the late David Fleming, an environmentalist thinker and communicator who was based

A couple of days ago I went to see a film screening of Bruce Parry’s new film “Tawai” at Kendal's Brewery Arts Centre in the Lake District, followed by a Q&A with the man himself. Here’s a trailer

Image credit to Alan Kuehner. Hand-wringing is over So if you've ever been involved in any anthropological or ethnobiological work you'll know that researchers in these fields are often obsessed with ethics

H guys. I just wanted to bring your attention to the availability on WisdomHub.tv for a limited time of the videos of the talks from a conference that took place in London recently. What the Plant

Here we see interviewed an indigenous Yanomami researcher, an anthropologist, and top chef and founder of the ATÁ Institute, Alex Atala, regarding a project dedicated to commercializing some of the indigenous

I sat in the circle of light. The sacred bonfire in the middle was crackling and conversing with itself. The ring of torches fended off the dark night beyond. I was sitting upright on my yoga mat, "firm

Addiction is an issue close to my heart and so I want to share this article with you guys, I felt so happy when I read it as it  consolidates how my understanding of addiction has evolved over the

I keep mentioning taioba in my posts, so when I saw this CSA Brazil meme regarding its nutritional benefits in my Facebook feed today I thought I'd translate and share it! Taioba leaves are eaten in Minas

In Paraty Friday is a good day to go to market!! I want to bring you a bit of a whirlwind photo tour. I've been regularly visiting this market for the last two years, and am often scribbling notes about

So I’m here in Brazil studying wild food plants, and it really opens your eyes to the potential of everyday spaces. So take for example my back yard, which until recently was used to keep chickens and

HELLO WORLD!! I’m Kate. Eek, first post on steemit – kinda exciting!!!!! Want to introduce myself and my interests, who knows maybe I’ll start to blog on some of these themes? An Irish Cailín I’m the