The Fellowship of the River

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This audiobook follows the journey of a Western-trained medical doctor who realizes that conventional medicine alone cannot explain or heal the deepest layers of human suffering. Drawn to the Amazon, the author steps into the world of traditional plant medicine, where ayahuasca and other remedies are used to treat not just the body, but emotion, memory, and spirit.

Through powerful case stories and personal experience, you'll see how trauma, grief, stress, and "mysterious" chronic conditions often hold emotional and spiritual roots that the hospital system rarely addresses. The audiobook bridges science and shamanism, exploring neurobiology, the stress response, and psychosomatic illness alongside visions, ceremonies, and the felt presence of nature as a healing force.