It’s common for newbies to be nervous before an ayahuasca ceremony. I know I was. Here are 10 tips to help see you through. 1. Food Prep I can’t say enough good things about preparation. First let’s talk about food. If you research the “aya diet” you’ll encounter lists of what not to eat and some of these […]
Participating in an ayahuasca ceremony is an opportunity for deep healing and personal development. There is potential for healing of the body, mind and spirit, reconciliation with oneself and others, revelatory spiritual experiences, and much more.1 Fortunately, there are preparatory and in-ceremony practices that can help maximize the experience and related benefits. There are also […]
Since the middle of the 90s, there has been a renewed interest in the possible positive effects of many different plants and substances such as LSD, “magic” mushrooms and psilocybin, ayahuasca or iboga. Many new and rigorous scientific studies have been showing promising evidence that those substances are suitable for the treatment of many diseases and […]
Running an ayahuasca healing center for over six years and guiding over 1200 people through this process, we have seen a lot of different kinds of experiences people can have with the medicine ayahuasca. One of the truly amazing things about this medicine is that it truly does work with people in a unique and […]
“There are not good or bad plants in nature, every plant in nature has a purpose , the problem is when we use plants without having enough knowledge about the properties, energies and compatibility with us and with other plants. Remember everything can be harmful when is out of balance and I will give you […]
It seems like the whole world is talking about Ayahuasca these days. Once a mystery medicine sought out by intrepid Anthropologists and wayfaring authors who had to bribe locals and follow tip-offs to find a shaman willing to prepare the brew, it’s now sold in plastic Coke bottles by hustlers on the streets of Peru […]
Ayahuasca is one of the strongest, wildly potent psychotropic substances in the multiverse. She can catapult any brave soul who gobbles down her tea into a tirade of terror so intensely convincing, death can feel like a blessing. There are a bazillion tales of massive breakdowns caused by Ayahuasca on the web, and yet many […]
Earlier this month at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelics Research 2016 in Amsterdam, Dr Jordi Riba from the San Pau Hospital in Barcelona presented the groundbreaking results of their latest research; the first study ever conducted that demonstrates that components of the traditional Ayahuasca brew possess potent neurogenic properties. The study was conducted within the […]
“I hadn’t seen my brother in person for almost seven years,” Celine wrote, recounting her second ayahuasca ceremony. I remember on that night Dave (the ayahuasquero), removed the space in my heart I had filled up with brotherly replacements. I cried so hard while it was happening. It truly felt like heart surgery, with his […]
One of the most powerful ways of working with sacred plants is through medicine ceremonies. A medicine ceremony is a spiritual ceremony during which a power plant or healer plant is being imbibed or smoked. The participants will pray for healing or spiritual growth, then sit quietly and meditate. The ultimate purpose of the medicine […]