Finding Healing at the Arizona Yage Assembly

I first heard about the arizona yage assembly while I was looking for a way to reset my brain after a particularly rough year. It wasn't one of those things where you just sign up and show up; it felt like a calling that had been whispering in the back of my mind for months. If you've ever felt like you're just going through the motions of life—work, eat, sleep, repeat—then you might understand the sudden urge to go sit in the desert and drink a bitter tea that promises to tear your ego down and rebuild it from scratch. ...

May 17, 2026 · 7 min · Jacobson Palermo