"The road to wellness is paved with community... and it's illuminated with the light of ancient wisdom." Jeff Schmitt
Biochemist Jeff Schmitt shares what he learned about wellness by spending time with Amazon shamans of the Secoya tribe and participating in their traditional healing yaje ceremony.
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