The Sacred Science | Documentary If you trace the origins of western pharmaceuticals, over 25% of their active ingredients comes from the rainforest. There is over 44,000 species of plants in the rain forest; and out of that 44,000 plants, only 1% have been studied by medical science for it’s medicinal value. Most ethnobotanists agree that this region is the most obvious place to look for the cure for cancer, M.S., Alzheimer’s, and more. “If we look at the Amazon rain forest as an encyclopedia of medicinal plants then the indigenous medicine men are certainly as index in table of [More]
From Neurons to Nirvana: The Great Medicines   This documentary, Neurons to Nirvana, takes a look at the history and the future of scientific research into five psychedelic substances: LSD, psilocybin, ayahuasca, MDMA, and cannabis. In it, various highly-regarded scientists and experts in the field talk about the many medicinal potential of the drugs. The filmmakers are careful in their approach. Each of them notes that scientific studies and vocabulary, presented in a mainstream way, are necessary to educate the public about psychedelic medicine. They realize they are up against a lot of government—not to mention big business—disinformation, and paranoia about psychedelics. [More]
Professional Bodybuilder and 6 time Mr. Olympia winner Dorian Yates sat down with London Real in January 2013 to discuss how his “High Intensity Training” techniques changed the sport, the specifics of his steroid use and its effects, how he psychologically reinvented himself after his abrupt retirement in 1997, and his thoughts on conspiracy theories, psychedelics, and cannabis. Mastered from the original tapes this episode has been re-released in a “single camera, single person” format for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy! http://www.dorianyates.net WEBSITE http://www.LondonReal.tv “Cut & Run” & “The Complex” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
UFC Mixed Martial Fighter Dan Hardy meets London Real and gives us in depth details of his experiences with the psychedelics ayahuasca and psilocybin, explaining his philosophy behind their use and specifics about his rituals around it. SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToLondonReal FULL EPISODE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSiyuD7qP5Y Director of Photography: Simon McComb http://www.simonmccomb.com Edited by Christie Madley http://vimeo.com/xty Dan Hardy http://www.danhardymma.com/ WEBSITE http://www.LondonReal.tv FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/LondonReal TWITTER http://twitter.com/LondonRealTV GOOGLE+ http://gplus.to/LondonReal iTUNES http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/london-real/id474722933 Music by: Kevin MacLeod  
Drugs like LSD and MDMA are generating new interest among doctors like Sanjay Gupta MD for use in psychotherapy.  
Can a sacred plant medicine from the Amazon heal our minds and spirits? In the heart of the jungle, a naturopathic doctor and an accountant experience life-altering epiphanies when they drink the psychoactive brew ayahuasca, the ‘Vine of the Soul’. This award-winning documentary explores the mystery of ayahuasca shamanism, offering insights into the nature of spirituality, mystical experience and self-healing discovered through an expanded state of consciousness. Is ayahuasca a doorway to direct knowledge of the divine or a path that leads to psychological trauma? Can it cure modern addictions to drugs and alcohol or is ayahuasca itself a possible [More]
Rick Strassman, M.D., a clinical psychiatrist, explores the effects of DMT (Dimethyltryptamine), one of the most powerful psychedelics known. • A behind-the-scenes look at the cutting edge of psychedelic research. • Provides a unique scientific explanation for the phenomenon of alien abduction experiences. From 1990 to 1995 Dr. Rick Strassman conducted U.S. Government-approved and funded clinical research at the University of New Mexico in which he injected sixty volunteers with DMT, one of the most powerful psychedelics known. His detailed account of those sessions is an extraordinarily riveting inquiry into the nature of the human mind and the therapeutic potential of [More]
Stepping Into the Fire is the cinematic release that reaches into the ash of the bare bones of existence and asks the question “is humanity born to die, or is humanity born to live?” The film follows the true story of three successful individuals brought together by an ancestral medicine from South America that has become legendary for its miraculous and profound effects. Ayahuasca — as the Amazonian brew is known — is well known for its mental, physical and energetic healing properties. Stepping Into the Fire closely examines the life-changing effects Ayahuasca can have and illustrates why environment and [More]
Ayahuasca Nature’s Greatest Gift with a run time of 1 hour is the second half of the shamanic documentary series THE PATH OF THE SUN and explores the benefits of the medicinal plant ayahuasca. Many topics are discussed by leading experts including ayahuasca’s benefits as a tool for personal growth, exploration of the supernatural and the field of psychotherapy as a powerful medicine for healing (including discussions about the the use of ayahuasca for the treatment of depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, phobias, PTSD, drug and alcohol addiction), the burgeoning ayahuasca tourism industry and the dangers of travel to third world [More]
Ayahuasca Nature’s Greatest Gift, a documentary film about Ayahuasca and part of The Path of the Sun documentary series will be screening at the World Ayahuasca Conference in September 2014. In the last decade, the interest and use of ayahuasca has expanded exponentially. This phenomenon has both activated the advancement of scientific research into its effects, risks and therapeutic potential, as well as serious legal, ethical and sustainability challenges. The World Ayahuasca Conference 2014, organized by the ICEERS Foundation, aims to be a multidisciplinary event that brings together leading scientists, legal experts, practitioners. environmentalists and other experts involved in the ayahuasca [More]
Graham Hancock discusses the shamanistic utilization of psychedelics that create a state of being which usually gifts us a better understanding of our true nature and the nature of consciousness; so as to harmoniously balance our Earthly presence within the universe. “If we as adults are not allowed to make sovereign decisions about what to experience with our own consciousness, while doing no harm to others. Including the decision to use, responsibly, ancient and sacred visionary plants then we cannot claim to be free in any way.” – Graham Hancock  
This Ayahuasca Documentary features those who use Ayahuasca as a religious sacrament and to heal themselves through mother natures medicine. Those whose usage of ayahuasca is performed in non-traditional contexts often align themselves with the philosophies and cosmologies associated with ayahuasca shamanism, as practiced among indigenous peoples like the Urarina of Peruvian Amazonia. The religion Santo Daime uses it. “They mix chacruna leaves with ayahuasca, which contains several substances that inhibit the stomach enzyme. By cooking the two plants together for hours, it produces a drink that contains orally active DMT and the molecule is absorbed through the stomach intact and [More]