Five Personal Long-Term Benefits I've Experienced from Drinking Ayahuasca

Ayahuasca ceremonies can be profoundly healing and life-altering and often the medicine can bring us great teachings and insights. After many years of working with Ayahuasca and the Master Plant Spirits, I've found that these are five of the most important and consistent benefits that I've experienced over the years, and continue to experience today:

1. Overall better health

One of the most consistent, noticeable benefits that I've experienced is a clear improvement and consistency in my overall health. I was fortunate to come to the medicine without any major health issues, but over time have noticed a clear improvement in my general health and immunity, along with the disappearance of small issues and body pains, which has happened gradually over time. I attribute much of this to the regular purging of unhelpful energies in ceremony, and to the understanding I've received from the medicine around my health and the root causes of any symptoms, as well as the influence of my plant dietas. Along with feeling all round more healthy, I've noticed that I get over colds and viruses much more quickly, usually feeling less affected by them than I would have done previously.

2. Understanding myself and my body

Over the years of working with the medicine, I have become much more comfortable with living in my body and have a greater and more complete understanding of the relationship between my body, mind and emotions. I am more sensitive to the messages my body and emotions give me and more aware of, and less controlled by, my mental patterns and tendencies. I am more accepting and compassionate towards myself and have learned to listen to thoughts, feelings and physcial symptoms that I may previously have wanted to ignore or push away. Overall, I am more at peace with myself and my physical experience.

3. Accepting failure

   This really comes back to one ceremony in particular where I felt like I was living life over and over again, each time entering this world with nothing more than a curiosity to see what would happen, It taught me to embrace the unknown as an opportunity to experiment and explore, and this has stayed with me as I've continued to live my life with a much more open attitude to trying something 'just to see'. Since then, I've experienced many more 'failures' than I would previously have wanted to acknowledge, but I've also learnt and grown from them and become comfortable with stepping out of my comfort zones. And although I undoubtedly still have a 'success/failure' story that regularly plays out in my mind, the feeling of failure has become less of a thing to fear and more of a necessary and important part of my life that I wholeheartedly accept and welcome the value of.

4. Deeper connection with nature

   I have always had a deep love for the natural world, and my work with Ayahuasca and the Master Plant Spirits has led me futher into appreciation and love for nature both within and outside of myself. I am continuously observing and learning more about the nature of this world, the nature of Humanity and the natural laws which we are all subject to, and more than anything this has brought me a deeper love and appreciation for life and a more fulfilling sense of existance. I am also generally more drawn to being outdoors and spending time in natural environments and prioritise living in a way that is respectful to the planet and all living beings

   
   
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6. More relaxed and at peace with life

   This is the number one thing that I have to thank Ayahuasca and the plant spirits for. I've found a much greater sense of peace and acceptance within myself and a trust that, even when things seem difficult or there appears to be no answer to a situation, deep down, everything is and will be okay. Although my mind and emotions may be turbulent, there is a part of me that accepts whatever is happening is simply a part of life and that accepts myself for doing my best at the time. I am more able to make changes when something is within my control and to let go of those things that are not, and feel more clear and less stressed when difficult situations arise. My capacity to relax and to just be with whatever is happening has increased as I trust more in the natural process of life happening.

One of the things I love the most about Ayahuasca is her ability to meet each person wherever they are at and bring them the healing and insights that they, as an individual, need. If you have experienced some benefits from drinking Ayahuasca and would like to contribute your five most important benefits and/or life lessons, please get in touch – I'd love to have a collection of posts on here highlighting the diverse ways that shes changed and improved peoples' lives.