How to Prepare For Your First Ayahuasca Journey

When preparing for your Ayahuasca journey, consider it a unique experience that should be approached with reverence and respect. The decoction, on its own, is a medicine that enlightenment many explore for spiritual healing and evolvement. Therefore, it commands a level of unparalleled respect. For centuries, the consumption of Ayahuasca was traditionally consumed by Shamans of the Amazon rainforest who dieted on the vine. It’s also been ingested by indigenous teenagers during rites of passage ceremonies and initiations; in other cases, it is used by people seeking healing with the guidance of a Shaman for various diseases. However, throughout the world today, Ayahuasca is increasingly being overtaken by urbanized Westerners looking for spiritual healing, and more profound knowledge of themselves and the existence which surrounds them. 

There are many risks associated with actually ingesting Ayahuasca.

Without particular preparation and integration, Ayahuasca can be overpowering, on the one extreme, or even without impact, on the other; this appears to be why Shamans in training pay such extensive communing with the spirit of the plant before becoming practitioners. So, without venturing into the jungle for years on end, how can one prepare for an Ayahuasca ceremony or spiritual healing retreat in the context of practical Western life? 

Below are some essential tips. (If you are travelling to remote Peru or Brazil, and even in the US, then be sure to check these vital safety tips for travelling to partake in Ayahuasca in the deep jungle.)

Set your Intention

When you come into the Ayahuasca journey, it’s fundamental to bring something with you. Things can get considerably disorient as your soul separates from its corporeal husk and floats off into hyperdimensional scope. It’s not uncommon to miss all concepts of who you were back on Earth and get flooded by astounding and overwhelming visions or sidetracked into obscure outer dwellings. In this instance, your intention can play a critical role. Remembering what drew you to explore or heal in the first place can reconnect you and dissipate the chaos. In this sense, an intention is comparable to the effects of Icaros (sacred songs sung by Shamans during the Ayahuasca ceremonies). Whether you substantiate Ayahuasca as an independent essence for spiritual healing or see it as a mental aspect of yourself, asking essential questions about the experience can help attract or manifest the insight you’re seeking.  

Be prepared to Surrender

Whatever your Ayahuasca journey affords you, the primary takeaway from this text is to “embrace it.” Whether you feel nothing, a mild buzz, mystery, fear, discomfort, nausea, nervousness, visions, love, unity, understanding, release, or bliss. Know that Ayahuasca sees you at the core of your core, revealing difficult-to-access realities, whatever your opinion of them may be. Don’t try to push any feelings, fight or judge your experience. Instead, surrender to the medicine with humility and without expectations.

How’s the brew – taste, and smell? 

You should be aware of the potential dangers that this medicine can pose. While typical Ayahuasca, is typically brewed with a plant with MAOIs (monoaminoxidase inhibitors) such as Banisteriopsis caapi, and a plant with the molecule DMT (dimethyltryptamine), such as Psychotria Viridis, is not known to have caused severe biological damage on its own. Therefore, mixing various other plants into the brew in certain Amazonian traditions can create serious adverse effects. Consequently, it’s essential to know beforehand what you’re drinking and have great trust in the individual leading the ceremony.  

Even the typical Ayahuasca decoction can pose significant risks for people with cardiovascular issues – it can induce a substantial increase in heart rate and blood pressure. In addition, those with severe psychological health conditions, such as bipolar disorder, depression, and chronic or underlying psychosis, could experience incidents of instability or even mania under the influence of Ayahuasca.

Consequently,y one of the most critical elements to recognize before taking Ayahuasca is your psychophysical status. Even though it has many healing effects, Ayahuasca doesn’t fundamentally serve to fix problems; it’s there to reveal what’s wrong and give you an experience and insight into a better state of being. Thus, then it’s up to you to create the actual healing. So, if you’re dealing with or suppressing challenging conditions, it might be wise to leave Ayahuasca for a season when you feel more balanced. Yet, at the same time, working with Ayahuasca can be the best idea for becoming more balanced when times are difficult. Only you and your heart can make that decision.

THE INHERENT BENEFITS OF AYAHUASCA

The essential benefits of partaking in the plant medicine Ayahuasca seem to exceed the risks, at least in the spirits of tens of thousands of seekers flocking to the Ayahuasca healing retreats in the Amazon to embark on an internal and spiritual journey of a lifetime. Aside from the tremendous anecdotal reports about the spiritual development it offers, Ayahuasca is also obtaining traction in the scientific community as a potentially therapeutic substance. As preliminary studies into its impact on treating mental conditions such as addiction, anxiety, and depression keep rolling in, the brew’s prominence for psychological wellness healing is becoming more recognized and empirically established. 

Depression and Anxiety 

This emotional and mental ailment affects over 350 million people worldwide; depression is one of the most prevalent global mental disorders – and Ayahuasca seems to be proving very efficient against it. In a recent study conducted in Brazil, the researchers witnessed immediate “antidepressant effects within the first hours after administering Ayahuasca” to treatment-resistant patients. These effects of a single sitting lasted for several weeks.

The eight results match the analysis of a former academic paper, which discusses that harmine, the main compound of the plant Ayahuasca, could have this type of depressant impact on the central nervous system of both animals and humans. As a typical associate with depression, anxiety plagues some 260 million people throughout the world. Yet again, Ayahuasca appears to show great scientific potential in treating this condition. 

A study conducted on members of the Santo Daime church (a syncretic religion that utilizes Ayahuasca legally for ritual purposes) observed sustained lower scores on measures of panic-like anxiety and hopelessness shortly after ingesting the tea. Ayahuasca’s results on anxiety, depression, PTSD, trauma, and coping with grief are objectives of an indeterminate study at the Ayahuasca healing centre, “Temple of the Way of Light,” in collaboration with the research organization, ICEERS. 

These results will be revealing of the various mental health potentials of the Amazonian vine. 

Why is ayahuasca sacred?

Ayahuasca is a sacred brew that has a long history of ritual use among indigenous groups of the Upper Amazon. … In general, ayahuasca is used as an instrument to gain access to information coming from unseen realms, as well as from the social and natural environment.

Addiction 

Substance abuse is a global plague fought for too long under the misleading and misguided guise of a “war on drugs.” The reality is that substances such as alcohol, which can create severe addiction and significant harm to individuals, families, and communities, are legally used in most parts of the world. In contrast, when used correctly, most psychedelics are effective medicines. Yet, they are placed and evaluated as drugs of abuse such as heroin and crack cocaine. 

Many societies have deep-rooted double standards regarding the mind

Many societies have deep-rooted double standards regarding mind-altering substances and sustain arbitrary rules that have been established decades ago out of fear rather than as a determination of thorough research. Nevertheless, Ayahuasca seems to be able to treat people to overcome addictive behaviours. A review of the research study into Ayahuasca as a possible medicine for healing addiction highlights encouraging’ results yet remarks that more conclusive studies are required. 

Although it’s not yet an official, peer-reviewed study like this paper chronicles the success of abusers of various substances who have undergone several months of Ayahuasca treatments combined with psychological therapy and communal living in a retreat centre in Peru. The work done by the centre alleges the improvement of the lives of 62% of its patients for the better.

Similarly, an observational study found a decrease in self-reported levels of dependence on alcohol, tobacco, and cocaine in a community of Ayahuasca drinkers in Canada. The survey comprised Ayahuasca ceremonies as complements to group counselling sessions. 

General Health & Beyond 

The healing process of Ayahuasca probably accomplishes some of these effects by diffusing problematic patterns of emotional response that we may succumb to, pushing one into self-destructive thoughts and actions. As a recent study outlines, the brew increases our ability to think divergently. It decreases convergent reasoning, making us get out of our ‘mental box’ and analyze different perspectives, unavailable thoughts when stuck in certain habits, and conditioned reactions. In addition, studies reveal that molecules in Ayahuasca w produce new brain cells in laboratory experiments. 

The Beckley Foundation

The Beckley Foundation and the findings that this Amazonian tea stimulates new brain cell growth and reduces judgmental processing of our experiences and inner reactivity- the mechanism of its action starts making sense. Ayahuasca seems to create new associations in our brain and even new brain matter that changes the way we perceive and react, and some of those changes seem to stay with us after the experience.

The ayahuasca experience can be very, very deep. People often experience emotional catharsis and perceive inner images or lessons that are personally meaningful and ten profoundly enlightening. This sphere is only the first step. 

After the experiences

After the experiences, the depths of the inner journey require a level of personal reflection, respect, and ‘integration’ to help truly harvest the fruits of Ayahuasca. The research into Ayahuasca’s benefits is still in the preliminary stages. Yet, the results are being continuously reported in by mainstream media across the world for important reasons. Humanity is getting desperate to find natural cures for the rising depression, addiction, and related mental health issues.

The brew long revered by indigenous people of the Amazon rainforest is more than medicine. For many people, Ayahuasca is a spirit, a relationship, and a way of life. Ayahuasca represents what appears to be a fundamental paradigm change in how we understand the illness, disease, well-being, and the heights of human flourishing and evolution.

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Effects of Ayahuasca Healing Retreat

Albeit Ayahuasca Healing retreats are plausibly safe, utilizing any substance relegated as a medicine always carries some health jeopardies. It’s essential to be prudently cautious when undertaking any endeavor of taking this plant medicine.
Ayahuasca influences everyone uniquely, predicated on:

the individual’s personality, weight, size, and health
Whether the person is taking other drugs simultaneously or around the same time.
the amount’s taken at any time
The vigor of the decoction

The effects of ingesting Ayahuasca Healing are subjective and may include:

regurgitating and nausea (caused by imbibing the decoction) or after the medicine ingested
diarrhoea
euphoria
feelings of unity of self and connection to the macrocosm
self-examination and deep introspection
profound vision and auditory dreams
encountering puissant emotions (crying, whimpering, yarning)
a degree of apprehensiveness
a moderate increase or decrease in blood pressure and heart rate
incremented or decremented body temperature.

Ayahuasca Healing retreat – Deplorable trips

Ayahuasca Healing retreats- Sometimes people incline to call an experience that is unpleasant – a lamentable trip. But these experiences withal incline to be a component of repressed recollections of categorical life issues or childhood trauma that may have never been dealt with yet control the person’s deportment and are now part of their personality.

These experiences may include:
confronting and affrighting visions
profound perplexity and apprehensiveness
fear, shame, and regret
And, these experiences may be discerned or interpreted uniquely in a traditional or ritual setting, often translated as edifications and/or part of a rejuvenating and spiritual journey rather than entirely negative.
Long-term effects

Ayahuasca healing retreats do not appear to have long-term negative impacts on the body.

Ayahuasca Healing retreat – Dependency and Tolerance

Ayahuasca’s reiterated use does not implicatively insinuate callousness to the effects and appears to pose a minimal risk for dependence.
Health and Safety Plant Medicine.

FAQ

There is no safe way to utilize any medicine that is a psychedelic drug, including. However, if you do decide to take Ayahuasca, it’s essential to consider the following:
It is arduous to prognosticate the potency and effects of Ayahuasca. And people can have very distinct experiences taking the same substance on different occasions.
People with categorical phrenic health ailments or a family history of these diseases should eschew utilizing Ayahuasca.
Sometimes other substances may be-sold claiming to-be Ayahuasca yet are not.

Utilization of Ayahuasca healing retreat is liable to be more perilous when:

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taken in sequence with alcohol or other drugs.
driving or managing heftily ponderous machinery
judgment or motor coordination’s required
alone (in case medical avail is require)
persons with concrete phrenic health issues.