Veterans of War

Veterans of War is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that connects teams of veterans to guided ayahuasca therapy designed to heal the scars of war. Veterans of War Fellowships: We accomplish our mission through administration of a six-month curriculum supporting our veteran teams utilizing the 3 American Psychological Association-approved methods to combat the after-effects of war: psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, and education/support. The first part of our journey into healing relies on building a unit-mindset in the veterans that we serve within each fellowship cohort (affectionately called “fireteams”). We link our teams together, have bi-weekly meetings with them for two months in order to prepare and educate them on their journey-to-come using certified integration coaches. Then we help them navigate specific diet and health restrictions that may contradict the effective use of our preferred entheogen: ayahuasca. Fellowship participants then proceed to the 14 day workshop located in Iquitos, Peru. Workshops are focused on the mindful use of the ancient entheogen ayahuasca as a diagnostic tool and connector in order to help participants better understand and overcome the root causes for PTS, MST, addiction, insomnia, and/or other imbalances of the psyche. We offer four chances for each veteran participant to drink the sacred Amazonian tea in a safe, clean, and supported environment over the course of the workshop, as well as integration-coaching after each session, excursion opportunities into the jungle between sessions, group yoga, and guided meditation sessions. Upon completion of the workshop in Peru, the fellowship continues at veteran homes of record for an additional 4 months through continued bi-weekly group coaching sessions designed to aid integration of lessons learned and to ensure that adequate support structures are in place to give the best possible chance of long-term, meaningful changes that support healing.