Ayahuasca – 1 Year Later (plus Q&A)

Hard to believe my little corner of the blogosphere is a year old. What started as a convenient way to update the folks back home of my travel adventures in Central and South America, it has now grown legs of its own while my own two are now firmly fixed in the Emerald Isle again. […]

Ayahuasca Retreat Centres

Before parting with my cash I made sure to choose a reputable outfit for my ayahuasca retreat. I’d encourage anyone else who is considering taking the ancient hallucinogen to conduct their own research to that end. Many South American countries have accessibility to the sprawling Amazon jungle where the raw ingredients for Ayahuasca (or Yage) […]

Ayahuasca – 7 months later

When I look back at my nine months solo backpacking around Central and South America, I’m still amazed at the scope of activities and countries I covered. The World Cup in Brazil, living with a Guatemala host family for 5 weeks, taking Spanish lessons, deep sea diving in Honduras, Christmas on a beach in Costa […]

Ayahuasca – A Personal Account (part 2 of 2)

This is a continuation of the original post which can be found here. The Shamanic lodge was located in the middle of a forest about 45 minutes drive from the city of Cusco. That Saturday, after the Group readings, my buddy and I explored our surroundings. It was a beautiful location, hemmed in on all […]

Ayahuasca – A Personal Account (part 1 of 2)

I want to relate my experience of taking the ancient hallucinogen psychedelic Ayahusaca, which has received media attention lately after a British man died during the ritual. The preparation, process and post-ritual ceremonies were all eventful to say the least and for that reason I’m going to break the story into two parts. Day 1 (today’s entry) […]