Ayahuasca Podcast with Sam Believ19 Jul 2025

Brain mapping Ayahuasca experiences, Neuroplasticity, healing and measuring PTSD with Luke Jensen

In this episode of Ayahuasca Podcast, host Sam Believ (founder of www.lawayra.com) has a conversation with Luke Jensen, a former US Marine and National Guard veteran turned psychedelic researcher and neurofeedback practitioner. After his own healing journey with PTSD, Luke now leads veteran-focused retreats in Peru and pioneers research on brain mapping with Ayahuasca and Wachuma.

We touch upon topics of:

Luke’s military background and PTSD healing journey (00:49–02:02)
His first powerful Ayahuasca experience in the jungle (02:06–04:03)
What to do when Ayahuasca “doesn’t work” right away (05:38–08:15)
Unconscious healing and the idea for brain scans during ceremony (08:15–10:19)
What is QEEG brain mapping and why Luke uses it (10:34–12:52)
Neurofeedback as a healing and spiritual optimization tool (12:52–16:06)
Importance of brain health in mental health recovery (16:31–18:35)
Working with UFC fighters and brain injury recovery (19:03–21:30)
First-ever brain imaging study on Wachuma (21:50–23:39)
Differences between Ayahuasca and Wachuma (24:10–25:47)
Science, skepticism, and cultural projections onto indigenous shamans (33:20–36:41)
The role of science in legitimizing traditional medicine (36:41–41:11)
How Luke became a self-taught neuroscientist outside academia (44:11–45:46)
Brainwaves 101: delta, theta, alpha, beta, gamma explained (48:24–50:09)
Ego and the Default Mode Network (51:46–52:29)

If you would like to attend one of our Ayahuasca retreats go to www.lawayra.com

Find more about Luke Jensen at neuroenlightenment.com

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