103. Modern Family, Ancient Medicine: Ayahuasca’s Role in Family & Community with Glauber Assis

Dr. Glauber Loures de Assis is a researcher of sacred plants and their traditions and a psychedelic dad. He has a Ph.D in sociology from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). He is the author of numerous articles and book chapters and the co-editor of the book ‘Women and Psychedelics: Uncovering Invisible Voices’. Glauber is the founder and president of Céu da Divina Estrela, a legal and tax-exempt Santo Daime ayahuasca church in Brazil. He has 15 years of experience with ayahuasca and other sacred plants and has led more than 500 ceremonies in Brazil, Europe and the United States, and has built this practice in dialogue with his local Brazilian ayahuasca community and with the blessings of Indigenous elders and activists in Brazil. He is also the co-founder of Jornadas de Kura, a plant medicine center in Brazil that promotes an alliance between the ceremonial use of sacred plants, public education on plant medicine and psychedelic science. He is an Indigenous rights activist and the Director of the Psychedelic Parenthood Community. He is father to 3 children and lives with his wife Jacqueline Rodrigues in Santa Luzia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Episode HighlightsGlauber’s journey from conservative upbringing to psychedelic explorationAyahuasca, family, and community in Brazil’s Santo Daime traditionDiscussing psychedelic parenting and family integration in ceremoniesThe role of set and setting in psychedelic experiences and indigenous perspectivesThe diversity of ayahuasca traditions and the feminine energy in its mythologyCoexistence among indigenous traditions and the collective element of healingServing ayahuasca in ceremonies and the inclusion of children and pregnant womenAyahuasca ceremonies during childbirth and the sacred role of midwives in Santo DaimeThe amazing story of Glauber’s daughter birth Psychedelics as a tool for cultural healing and the importance of commitmentBreaking down patriarchal norms through fatherhood and psychedelic integrationMen’s role in caregiving and the healing power of vulnerabilitySanto Daime churches in the U.S. and the legal landscape for ayahuascaGrowth of ayahuasca practices in Hawaii and issues of cultural appropriationHow to find safe and ethical ayahuasca ceremonies in the WestThe importance of community and lineage in choosing facilitatorsCo-editing ‘Women and Psychedelics’ to uncover invisible voices in the spaceAddressing climate change and systemic issues through psychedelic wisdomThe importance of joy and resilience in psychedelic work Glauber Assis’ LinksWebsite: www.psychedelicparenthood.orgInstagram: @glauberlouresInstagram: @jornadas.de.kura Resources Mentioned in This EpisodeBook: Women and Psychedelics: Uncovering Invisible Voices (Chacruna Anthologies) by Erika Dyck Psychedelic Network for Parents: Psychedelic Parenthood Community Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines: Chacruna Institute  Indigenous Leader and Philosopher: Ailton Krenak