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The Ayahuasca Pre-Diet: How to Prepare for an Ayahuasca Ceremony, According to Shamans

Generally, most of the people will mention: - A healthy diet before the ceremony consists of lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains (like rice, quinoa, and oats), and legumes (like beans, lentils, and peas). While cooking, be sparing with oil (olive or coconut are preferred), without salt, spices and sugar.

- Avoid the consumption of alcohol, stimulants, opiates and other drugs in the weeks before ayahuasca (recommend at least 3-4 weeks prior). It is also very important to reduce expectations about the ses- sion (unrealistic expectations are frequent) while establishing a definite intention (what you would like to get out of the session).

- The dieta is extremely strict and includes no salt, no oils, no spices, no sugar and no sexual activity. Most often, the dieta consists of rice, potato, and occasionally, preferably organic based- boiled chicken or fish, plantain or egg.

- Avoid all dairy products as well as avocado, chocolate, and refined sugar. Honey is okay but try to limit your intake and use natural, organic honey.

- Avoid all processed foods minimize acidic fruits, red meat, pork, and dark beverages for at least 7 days. Instead, think whole foods. Super foods such as cacao, almonds, legumes, beets, berries, etc.do wonders for our mental, emotional, and physical bodies.

The strict version: if you REALLY want to eat the strictest of the strict ayahuasca dieta preparation, you can only eat:

• green bananas

• yucca

• boiled plantains with no oil

• fish

• rice

• water

• Nothing else!

• Oh, and don’t forget, no sex! ?

This is the strict version. However, we adhere to the lighter ayahuasca dieta guidelines in preparation for ayahuasca ceremony, listed below, and we get good results with these suggestions from our ayahuasca shaman.

Foods You CAN Eat for Ayahuasca Diet Preparation

• Olive oil

• Coconut oil

• Honey

• Stevia

• A little dairy but not a lot of dairy: yogurt, small amount of milk

• Rice, quinoa, amaranth

• Fish

• Fruits

• Vegetables

• Nuts

• Eggs

Foods NOT to Eat for Ayahuasca Diet Preparation

• Garlic

• Onions

• Hot spices

• Fat from meat

• No pork, red meat, ONLY organic chicken or fish is ok!

• Sugar (Use stevia as a substitute if you like)

• Salt (Use Bragg’s Liquid Aminos as a substitute if you like)

• Fermented foods

• Wine, beer or hard alcohol

• Butter, cheese

• Chocolate (No substitute!) ?

• Coffee (Drink Green Tea as a substitute if you like)

• Pepper

• Processed foods (Nothing in a box or can with ingredients you can’t pronounce)

• Pharmaceuticals EXCEPT for heart issues, high blood pressure, diabetes and life threatening illnesses

• Absolutely NO pharmaceuticals for depression, psychosis or mental illnesses (Dangerous in combination with Ayahuasca)

"The ancestral medicine taken as a holistic medicine in a positive ceremonial scene under the guidance and guidance of a competent being, can be the beginning of a process of personal and spiritual discovery that will continue indefinitely, even if you should never take again. "

Below, you will find a list of substances that should not be taken 12 hours before and 12 hours after taking Ayahuasca.

Dangerous:

• Antidepressants Sleeping pills Anesthetics

• Medications against migraine Allergy medications

• Cough medicines Amphetamines Alcohol

• Ephedra / ephedrine Pseudoephedrine Macromerine Phentermine

It can cause pain or nausea:

• Dairy products (butter, yogurt with sugar and cream)

• All cheeses (except fresh cheese)

• Dried and fermented sausage (mortadella, salami, corned beef ...)

• All meats, fish and eggs not fresh Pickled herring and dried salted fish Extracts of meat

• Yeast extracts Sauerkraut Jams

• Oilseeds (peanuts, nuts ...)

• Beans, beans, lentils, peas and soy ... Soy sauce, miso

• Nutmeg Industrial chocolate

• Industrial coffee, soft drinks, energy drinks Ginseng

• Grass of San Juan Nasal sprays (Vicks Sinex, Prevalin or Otrivin)

Let's explore some diets preparation video:

MAKING PEACE WITH THE PAST

What does making peace with the past mean?

Is that important to make peace with the past?

Can I make peace with myself?

It means:

- going to a place where there are no lies about what happened or excuses for yourself. - finding peace with that failure so you can make something beautiful from it and move forward in life.

Now go— find the strength to make peace with your past. And then, put peace with the past to work.

Whether you can't stop rehashing conversations and arguments that happened at any time (usually all past issues), or you're always beating yourself up for a mistake you made years ago, dwelling on the past can keep you stuck in that same place of pain.

You can't be your strongest (alternative words: lovely? Peaceful? Happy?) self when your brain is preoccupied with prior mistakes, past hurts, and nagging regret.

Being stuck in the past is one of the most common issues that we have to identify, for instance: While some people have PTSD, BPD, ADHD, DID, RSD … that makes it hard to move forward, others are simply stuck in rumination mode and they can't let go of something that already happened.

Although a certain amount of self-reflection can of course be healthy for you, sometimes to become your strongest self, you have to be able to focus on the present. Looking backward makes it impossible to enjoy what's going on around you right now, and it prevents you from making the future as good as it can be.

While there are many mental strength exercises been recommended or suggested medically, life coach method or somehow a lot of approaches that may suit you at the time that can help you stop dwelling on the past, 2 most strategies that can help you move forward:

1. Make peace with your past.

You may need to spend a little time thinking about why you're stuck in the past. Do you feel like you aren't worthy of moving forward? Maybe you hurt someone and you think staying stuck in the past is your punishment.

Are you holding onto a grudge because you think your anger diminishes someone else's life? Maybe someone hurt you, and you're afraid moving on would mean what they did wasn't that bad.

Sometimes, dwelling on the past is an easy way to distract yourself from the present. If you find yourself unhappy now, you might be tempted to romanticize how much happier you were "back then." Perhaps you recall all the good things that happened in a previous relationship, and you filter out all the arguments and problems that led you to break up.

Or maybe you beat yourself up for making "the wrong choice".

But the truth is, you never know what life would have had in store for you if you'd made a different choice. Depending on your circumstances, you may just need to give yourself permission to move forward, and then make a conscious effort to stop yourself every time you keep dwelling on the past.

Did something traumatic happen, and you never sought healing or necessary treatment? If something serious or a tragic event is what is causing you to focus on the past, you may benefit from professional help to assist you in healing that old emotional wound. Speaking to a qualified mental health professional could help you finally leave the past behind you.

2. Focus on the lessons you learned.

Thinking about the unfairness or the unpleasantness of an event will keep you stuck. To heal, you may need to spend some time focusing on the facts, not the emotions.

Walk yourself through a painful memory, and think about the facts, not your distress. Remember where you were sitting, what you were doing, who was there, and what happened to you. Then consider the lessons you learned from surviving that painful thing or for enduring that difficult experience. Some of the best life lessons can be learned from the toughest times you've endured.

So, whether you write in a journal or you replay the story inside your head, practice going through the details as if you were a narrator who simply recounts the facts. Doing this a few times can help take the emotional sting out of the experience.

Accept Your Past, Embrace Your Present, Plan for Your Future

Refusing to dwell on the past isn't about ignoring the things that happened. Instead, it often means embracing and accepting your experiences so you can live in the present. So, recognize the emotional toll that dwelling on something is taking on you, and then give yourself permission to move forward.

If someone has wronged you, this may involve practicing forgiveness. This doesn't mean to "forgive and forget." You may have to stick to your decision to have no contact with the person. But focus on forgiving by letting go of the hurt or anger you feel toward that person.

Your vision of the future should be about who you want to become --not who you used to be. So while you can reflect on the past enough to learn from it, make sure to let go of whatever anger, shame, or guilt is holding you back from moving forward.

updated on 27 Aug 2021