Gratitude Increases After Ayahuasca Experience, Study Shows
Researchers examined gratitude, appreciation of nature, and mystical experiences at an ayahuasca retreat in Costa Rica.
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Researchers examined gratitude, appreciation of nature, and mystical experiences at an ayahuasca retreat in Costa Rica.
Emerging research suggests that the use of serotonergic psychedelics may increase feelings of connection with the natural world. However, little is known about why this might be the case. Psychedelics often elicit self-transcendent positive emotions (STPE), and recent work has provided preliminary evidence suggesting that several of these emotions may have a causal influence on people's feelings of connectedness to the nature world, even when they are not elicited by nature. The present study aimed at extending this research into the context of psychedelics with the twin aims of furtherin...