Your soul is calling. You’ve done your research, you’ve heard the stories, and you’ve decided that you are ready to take on your life-changing Ayahuasca Retreat.
But how on earth do you choose “the right one”?
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Consider the context you’d be most comfortable in:
Develop a list that you know will bring you comfort. Visualize starting your Ayahuasca Retreat and write down the answers that speak the most to your soul.
Now, after your research around for different Ayahuasca Retreats, develop your long-list of Ayahuasca Ceremony options. Depending upon where you would like to attend your retreat, develop a long-list of 10 retreat centers, and based upon your criteria and cost-considerations, select the top 3 that you are most interested in.
NEXT UP: Speak to the retreats on your short-list, don’t just hit the “Book Now” button. Unfortunately, there is a short-supply of expert practitioners in the plant medicine world. This ecosystem has absolutely exploded in the past 5 years, from ~15 retreat centers to ~250+ and growing today. That means that most people are relatively new to this work, and still learning. Here are a few questions to ask and things to consider to help you find a good experience when you speak to retreats on your short-list:
Don’t be shy to ask for references. A testimonial is one thing, a conversation with a reference tends to be far more helpful. You are looking to find a place that has guided people through a transformation in their lives, probably with multiple visits to the same retreat center over time. If people aren’t coming back, that says something as well. When speaking to a reference, ask about changes to things like:
…these are the signs of a sustained elevation of consciousness.
Trust your intuition. It should feel good, it should feel right. If it doesn’t, take your time, and keep looking until it does feel right. The universe is taking care of you, and the right thing will emerge at the right time. No need to force it!
We hope you’ve found this helpful, and wish you the very best on your elevating journeys.
With love and gratitude,
Behold Retreats Team
Pssst. Want to know a secret? The key to more breakthroughs and sustaining more benefits from plant medicine is that the work is 80% preparation and integration, 20% on retreat.
The science behind this simple. Published research from over 2,100 Ayahuasca ceremonies shows that the (potentially) life-changing medicine:
1) Increases our joy for life
2) Deepens our spirituality
3) Does not remove our feelings of negativity & toxicity.
Identifying, understanding, and releasing our mental and emotional blind spots and negativity is what this work is really all about. This is our self-determination in our evolution of consciousness.
Most people overlook this, and by definition, aren't aware of their blind spots, and the medicine doesn't necessarily show you them (as per #3 above).
This is why few are getting the deeper breakthroughs available - those that relate to the ego. Yes, there's a temporary increase in joy for life and felt spiritual connection from the retreat, but then our negative patterns of mind and emotional triggers tend to creep back in the weeks that follow. There is work involved in maintaining your new found frequency, don't overlook this.
If you're ready for a big shift, are coachable, and ready to do the necessary mental and emotional work, request a complimentary Discovery Call.
If you're in a position to do so, go private, or join a small group retreat. Typical group size for retreats is 20+, and the chances of significant disruptions to your own experience in such a large group are high.
If you're ready for your transformation but Ayahuasca is not actually the medicine that is calling you, that's good. It means your intuition is already starting to tingly. Do your research. Psychedelic Therapy can come with other plant medicines such as the Magic Mushroom/Psilocybin or DMT (Bufo). Learn more in our 5-MeO-DMT guide.
As always, just please work with experts who reflects your values, are knowledgeable, helpful, and are living in a state which is aligned to what you aspire to - e.g. health, harmony, and abundance.
We hope this was helpful to you. Safe journeys.