Brain mapping Ayahuasca experiences, Neuroplasticity, healing and measuring PTSD with Luke Jensen
Update: 2025-07-19
Description
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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