r/Ayahuasca

Curious to hear from people who've done this work: looking back, what would've helped you feel more prepared for your first experience or retreat? Could be about the medicine itself, what to expect, how to work with it, or about finding the right space/facilitator to sit with. What do you know now that you wish someone had told you beforehand?

Asking because I do integration coaching, and helping people prepare for their first time is a big part of what I do. Genuinely curious what others wish they'd known going in.

I’m planning to go to Peru next month for an Ayahuasca retreat. This won’t be my first Ayahuasca experience, but it will be my first time doing it in Peru.

I’ve heard a lot about the Ayahuasca traditions and ceremonies in Peru, and I’ve been wanting to experience it there for a while. I’ve been looking at different retreats, but honestly I’m getting a bit confused.

I’ve checked TripAdvisor and a few other reviews, and most places seem to have a mix of really positive and negative reviews. It’s hard to know what’s actually reliable.

So I’d really appreciate hearing from people who have personally been to a retreat in Peru.

I took Ayahuasca some months ago and went through two ceremonies where the experiences were extremely intense and gave me so many answers.

The plant showed me, or rather made me feel beyond words, the meaning of the Universe, "God", the essence of Life, and the reason why we are alive.

If I can summarize briefly and simply what I discovered:
We are all One, a single entity and unique consciousness that divides itself to know and experience itself. Everything is made of Consciousness and we are a temporary human expression of this consciousness, we all share the exact same Essence. Ultimate reality is Love. The purpose of human incarnation is to Love.

I’d love to know what it revealed to you, I’m curious to see if our experiences align.

It feels like I've been activated in the most religious way possible.

It never goes away.

But it blows my mind that majority of humanity does not know this.

It's like some dormant part of the brain.

My sensor is now online. But most people's aren't. I didn't know such a thing can be.