Jani Pestana is an anthropologist whose main interests focus on the cultural and ceremonial use of psychedelics and vice versa, and on how they contribute to inter- and intra-personal healing.
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Jani Pestana has master’s degrees in Anthropology and in European Alcohol and Drug Studies. His anthropological research focused on ayahuasca, both in Europe and in Peru. Hereafter, he directed his focus to the broader use of psychedelic substances. e is further studying to become a licensed therapist, and combine many methods, including psychedelics, to help people in need of personal healing.
Notable Research Papers
- Psychedelic substance use in the Reddit psychonaut community. A qualitative study on motives and modalities (Pestana, Beccaria, Petrilli, 2020)
- Shamanism, Intoxication and Embodied Knowledge (Pestana, 2015)
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