NEWS + RESEARCH

We work to help combat veterans heal the invisible wounds of PTSD, to reconnect to the path of the heart, and to rediscover purpose.

A man sits against a large tree with his hand on his head and his eyes closed during an ayahuasca retreat in Costa Rica.
News

In the News: The New York Post Reports on a Week-Long Retreat for 46 Veterans and First Responders

The New York Post reports on a week-long retreat in Costa Rica for 46 veterans and first responders.
Two participants embrace during the Birds Eye View Project retreat at Rythmia in Costa Rica
NewsBlog

Coming Home Project and Birds Eye View Project Complete Groundbreaking Ayahuasca Retreat for Veterans

Birds Eye View Project funded a week at Rythmia for 47 veterans and first responders.
Veterans in a breath work session at the Rythmia retreat
NewsBlog

Ahead of 9/11, U.S. Veterans’ Non-Profit Partners with World’s Only Medically Licensed Ayahuasca Facility to Combat PTSD and Suicide

A private retreat week at Rythmia for combat veterans, hosted with Coming Home Project.
A clay cup, a jar of tea, and a bowl of prepared plant medicine on the ground
ResearchBlog

State of the Science: Ayahuasca 2026

What Emerging Research Means for Veterans, First Responders, and the Future of Psychedelic Medicine
Veterans seated in a circle around candles on a striped ceremony blanket
ResearchBlog

Exploring the Therapeutic Effects of Psychedelics Administered to Military Veterans in Naturalistic Retreat Settings

A study of 58 veterans looks at community, reintegration, and quality of life.
Sun rising over a mountain valley
ResearchBlog

DMT, Ayahuasca, and the Search for Healing Beyond Survival

Why the skills that help veterans survive can make grief and trauma harder to process.
A facilitator moving through ceremony smoke as participants sit nearby
ResearchBlog

Ayahuasca Research in 2026: What New Studies Show About Depression, Cognition, Safety, and Integration

What the ayahuasca data actually shows, and what it doesn't.

THE MEDICINE

Plant medicine is an ancient path to healing. At The Coming Home Project, veterans and first responders walk it together, with others who know the path. Preparation comes first. Integration comes after. The ceremony is one part of the journey.