Preparation & Dieta
If you are planning to attend an ayahuasca retreat, it is essential to prepare yourself mentally, physically, and emotionally to make the most of your experience.
This ayahuasca retreat preparation guide outlines preparatory practices abstinences that will get mind, body, and spirit ready for your transformative ayahuasca ceremony.
Set your intentions for the ceremony
What do you want to heal or learn? What do you want to achieve from the experience? Clarifying your intentions can help you to focus your mind during the ceremony.
Practice meditation, yoga, or other mindfulness techniques
This will help prepare yourself mentally and emotionally for your ayahuasca retreat. It can also help you to manage any anxiety or fears that may arise during the ceremony. Also, try to limit your exposure to TV and digital devices.
Follow a healthy diet
This helps to purify your body and reduce any potential adverse effects of the plant medicine. A full list of what to avoid and at what times is below.
Be open-minded and surrender to the experience
Ayahuasca can bring up deep-seated emotions and beliefs, and it’s essential to trust the process and surrender to the profound healing journey you’ll be embarking on.
4 weeks before your ceremony, avoid the following:
⦁ Other psychedelic and/or psychoactive medicines (including but not limited to cannabis, MDMA, ketamine, etc.)
⦁ Partaking in ceremonies or work with other healers or energetic practitioners
⦁ Recreational drugs or substances (including alcohol)
⦁ Pharmaceutical or over-the-counter medications (unless discussed specifically and on a case-by-case basis with our intake support team during your intake process)
2 Weeks before your ceremony avoid and limit the following:
⦁ Pork & red meat
⦁ Sexual & sensual activity with self or others
⦁ Limiting highly processed foods
⦁ Limiting excessively salty foods
⦁ Limiting foods high in sugar and processed sugar
⦁ Limiting foods high in oils & animal fat
⦁ Limiting dairy products
⦁ Spicy foods
⦁ Peanuts, soy, and fava beans
⦁ Caffeine (at least 1 week)
⦁ Refined sugars
⦁ Pickled, fermented, and smoked foods.
⦁ Overly ripe foods
⦁ Ice- & ice-cold drinks (we recommend cool drinks and or tea)
⦁ Activities that induce adrenaline
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