Beyond Ayahuasca Book Launch Sacred Activism Revealed

Roman Hanis’ Beyond Ayahuasca blends sacred activism with Indigenous wisdom to support the Yahua Ancestral School and preserve a dying culture.

Peru, 26th Jul 2025 – Roman Hanis, co-founder of the Paititi Institute for the Preservation of Ecology and Indigenous Culture, is excited to announce the launch of his highly anticipated book, Beyond Ayahuasca as an invitation to Sacred Activism from the Rainforest to the Heart.

In a time when ancient knowledge risks being forgotten and modern life leaves many disconnected, Beyond Ayahuasca offers a living bridge and a true story of healing, awakening, and remembering what it means to be human.

Published by Hay House and written by Roman Hanis, the book chronicles a 20-year journey of immersive study with Indigenous elders in the Amazon. It explores the sacred science embedded in ancestral traditions, which the author calls a “sacred evolutionary blueprint” for navigating life’s suffering, transformation, and return to innocence.

A Story of Healing, Loss, and Awakening

In Beyond Ayahuasca, Hanis shares his personal healing journey, which began with his battle against Crohn’s disease and led him to the heart of Amazonian plant medicine traditions. After being formally adopted by the Yahua Nation and entrusted with sacred healing practices by their elders, Hanis learned firsthand the depth of knowledge that Indigenous peoples hold, and how this knowledge could transform modern society.

More than another memoir of plant medicine, Beyond Ayahuasca advocates for a conscious and intentional approach, rooted in humility, reciprocity, and deep respect. Ayahuasca is presented not as a sensationalized tourist escape but as one thread within a much larger ancestral wisdom tradition, a tradition in which rites of passage involving dreamwork, breathwork, and sacred ecology all converge to support human evolution.

“In these times of global crisis,” Hanis shares, “we need living wisdom lineages with elders who’ve walked through greater darkness than ours and can help illuminate our own path with compassion, clarity, and continuity.”

Preserving the Future of the Yahua People

While Beyond Ayahuasca is a deeply personal narrative, its impact extends far beyond the page. Proceeds from the book directly support the Yahua Ancestral School initiative, a collaborative project with the Yahua people aimed at preserving their endangered language, traditional healing practices, ceremonial rites, and eco-social values for future generations. The Yahua people, who escaped enslavement by Colombian rubber barons just a generation ago, now face a new challenge, ensuring their cultural memory is passed down to their children before it vanishes.

“Beyond Ayahuasca serves not only as a memoir and mirror, but as a vehicle of remembrance, for those who carry ancient knowledge and those of us just beginning to remember,” Hanis explains.

A Call to Sacred Activism

Through Beyond Ayahuasca, Hanis advocates for a deeper understanding of sacred activism, one that is not just about self-transcendence but about actively engaging in the preservation of life, culture, and the environment. The book is a call to return to ancestral ways of living that honor the sacredness of life and our relationship with the natural world.

Told with poetic honesty and visionary depth, the book is a rite of passage in itself, weaving Jungian psychology, Indigenous cosmology, and personal initiation into a living guide for inner and outer healing.

Ancestral Wisdom Revived

Roman Hanis’ work is dedicated to the preservation of the Yahua people’s traditions and the broader mission of ecological stewardship. Beyond Ayahuasca not only brings attention to the sacred teachings of the Yahua tribe but also serves as an active tool in cultural preservation. Hanis’ efforts with the Paititi Institute aim to keep the torch of ancient knowledge burning brightly for generations to come.

“Beyond Ayahuasca is a call to remember and act,” Hanis explains. “It’s not just a story about healing, but about healing the planet through the revival of Indigenous wisdom.”

About Paititi Institute for the Preservation of Ecology and Indigenous Culture

Paititi Institute is committed to preserving Indigenous culture and promoting ecological practices that foster sustainability and respect for the natural world. Founded by Roman Hanis, the institute collaborates with Indigenous communities, like the Yahua, to ensure the survival of their language, traditions, and wisdom for future generations.
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