Tida is the founder and director of somaa.org an Indian ethnobotanical research community and educational service, he is also head of the thank you plant medicine movement in India. Here we discuss his work in cultivating the Ayahuasca vine for future generations in India, the ayahuasca journey, and how the mysterious "Somaa" could have been Ayahuasca all along. We also discuss the benefits of this medicine on mental health and some of the nuances of the spiritual path.