6 Life Lessons I Learned The Year After My Ayahuasca Retreat

The purging doesn’t stop when the ceremony is over

The ayahuasca vine. Picture by myself.

Last year in August, I traveled to the Colombian Amazon to partake in a week-long ayahuasca retreat. Now, when I say ‘retreat’ I don’t mean the luxury experience that many plant medicine centers nowadays offer.

I wanted the traditional experience that has lived for centuries already in the birthplace of ‘La Medicina’: the deep jungle. You can read about what ayahuasca is and my own experience with it in this article:

Here’s What You Should Know Before Drinking Ayahuasca

It now marks a year of integration so it’s a good time to look back. Ayahuasca guided me in so many more ways this last year, even after returning home.

Let’s dive in.

1. The lovely blissful feeling doesn’t stay

The month after my experience, I found myself in a higher state of being. I felt incredibly connected to Mother Earth and had lost my feeling of personal shame completely. Without any hesitation, I could walk up to people…