On the weekend of 11 to 13 September 2026, more than 1,700 people gathered in the Catalan city of Girona, Spain, for the first-ever World Ayahuasca Forum (WAF), an event two years in the planning. The forum was co-organised by the Yorenka Tasorentsi Institute and the Nixiwaka Institute, together with ICEERS, who served as the European production partner. It was the largest international gathering of its kind yet, with discussions spanning Indigenous science, clinical research
