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From local medicine men, seeking help from healers like ron. a ten-day retreat at el purguero costs about a thousand dollars and attracts a wide range of seekers from across the globe. a father and daughter from canada, an online entrepreneur, the son of a successful ceo, and a professor from belgium. like stan, these travelers are serious. they want healing for mind, body, and soul. >> so whats the strongest part in the ayahuasca, is it the bark or the whole thing? >> actually, when you harvest...

Halucinogenic concoction called ayahuasca. what are you hoping happens over the course of the next 12 days? >> im hoping to go to resolve that, that kind of lingering, undefineable, dark cloud that kind of follows me around. and not have it there anymore, so its not subverting my life. im hoping ayahuasca will help me go inward and have it heal me. >> were off to peru, where were going to meet stan. hes someone who has just had this tortured soul for the last 30 years, and hes hoping that this s...

Ron wheelock, aga, the gringo shaman. hes a former mechanic and pot dealer from kansas, who spent two decades in peru, cooking up psychedelic teas in his role as shaman, or traditional healer. i meet up with stan and ron at el purguero as the gringo shaman breaks down the plant mix used in his ayahuasca brew, acclaimed as the most powerful in the region. >> these are the leaves of the wambita, the chaliponga, they contain five dmt. this is chacruna, this contains indian dmt. and these are from t...

Antidepressants, stans tried them all, and nothings worked. now hes ready to try something extreme. stan is preparing to fly to the jungles of peru in search of a cure, in the form of a powerful hallucinogenic concoction called ayahuasca. what are you hoping happens over the course of the next 12 days? >> im hoping to go to resolve that, that kind of lingering, undefineable, dark cloud that kind of follows me around. and not have it there anymore, so its not subverting my life. im hoping ayahuas...

Heal him. well see. stans journey will take him to south america, to the frontier town of iquitos, located deep in the peruvian amazon. this tropical outpost has become the epicenter of a growing industry of ayahuasca tourism. im on my way to a jungle retreat, one of many run by ex-pat americans. these forests produce many of our modern medicines, and i want to find out if ayahuasca could someday become one of them. this is el purguero, or purger. a collection of simple huts tucked away in the f...

Hoping to expand their minds and sooth their souls. the question is what happens when they get home. >> hey stan im back. its been a couple of months now and with the family i feel more patient and everything is going good. >> since hes back, i dont see him acting weird. as soon as he let that baggage go his weight just went down. i see him transformed but he still needs to figure out how to integrate that into our family. >> ayahuasca isnt a silver bullet. its not like you can just go into ayah...

Die all the time. ♪ in a peaceful town in pennsylvanias heartland, a successful internet entrepreneur is raising his family. this is 40-year-old stan. >> higher? >> from the outside, hes got it all. two adorable daughters, and a beautiful wife named birgit. you might think stan has the perfect life. but youd be wrong. hes been haunted by a traumatic event over three decades old.

Doles out shots of his potent tea, which he guarantees will send them on mind-bending exploration. but theres a toll to be paid on this jungle odyssey. because for first-timers, ayahuasca can be a wild ride. exactly what will happen to stan and the others is anyones guess. what does an apron have to do with car insurance? an apron is hard work. an apron is pride in what you do. an apron is not quitting until youve made something a little better. what does an apron have to do with car insurance? ...

Stan who has been kind of sitting there stoically the whole night. its hard to tell how, or if, ayahuasca has affected him. one person tripping hard is roman. his physical performance contrasts sharply with the first-timers who struggle to keep it together during this five-hour ordeal. but whether anyone will experience real healing will have to wait for the light of day. >> ive been around a lot of people who have been under the influence of various drugs. i myself have been under the influence...

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