I Worked at an Ayahuasca Retreat: What I WISH Someone Told Me...
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Learn what ayahuasca is, who could benefit from it (and who might not), and my top realizations and insights that will support you before, during, and after your plant medicine ceremonies. You may want to listen on .75 speed as an editing mishap sped this video up a bit!
As someone who worked at an ayahuasca retreat center and witnessed hundreds of people sit with ayahuasca, I want to really open up with you about what I learned, and some information that isn’t always talked about.
Most people arrive at an ayahuasca retreat with expectations or preconceived notions of what they’re going to experience. But this is an incredibly powerful plant medicine, and it is crucial to acknowledge that each ceremony is unique.
My intention is that this video will provide you with a deeper understanding of ayahuasca and how you can receive lasting transformation working with this powerful plant medicine.
Let me know if you have more questions about ayahuasca (or anything else)!
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00:00 - Intro
01:06 - What is ayahuasca?
03:44 - Top reasons to attend a retreat
07:22 - Reasons NOT to attend
10:32 - Tips for before your ceremonies
21:16 - During the ceremony
24:22 - After the ceremony
25:29 - Integration
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Hi, I'm Danielle 💜 I share videos about personal growth, spirituality, well-being, and whatever else is on my mind (and heart). My intention is to support you in overcoming limiting beliefs, cultivating a positive mindset, and living a more intentional, inspired, and joy-filled life.
Hi friends! I hope you find this video helpful. I did have a bit of a mishap with editing and wasn't able to change it after uploading, so you may notice that the video is sped up a little. If it feels too fast for you, changing the speed to .75 should help 😊 Thank for so much for understanding as this was one of my first videos 😅 Sending you lots of love and definitely let me know if you have more questions about ayahuasca💜
I just spent 7 days in the Amazon of Peru at the Kawsay Ayahausca Retreat. Highly recommended
It was my first experience with the mother plant medicine.
I would like to say after my years of research and experience, that your video in
explaining is spot and on and Great!
Have a wonderful journey and ✌🏻💚
@@Dodson80 Wow so happy for you that you had a beautiful first experience!! There are so many retreat centers out there, so it's good to hear that you found a good one 😉 And thank you so much for your kind comment! ❤
I did Ayahuasca 6x. Got my ass kicked.
@@shaktishaker I have definitely had my ass kicked a few times too 😆
Please repost at slower speed!
"Show me what I need to know" is like spot on. How could you go wrong.
Exactly!! Such a great way to work with the medicine
This is the intention I would use every time I've been in ceremony
exactly! soo good
@@thegnostic33 how many times did you experience it?
I'm considering that to be my intention for my first time. That also scares me
I don't ever comment, but this video is perfect and amazing in every way! Danielle, thank you so much for sharing. I have been working with this medicine for over 5 years now and I do spend a lot of time talking and guiding new comers about it. But this video REALLY covers all the aspects in 30 minutes in a very specific and beautiful way! I will be sharing it around for sure, thank you again for this amazing video! 💚🙏🌿🌠
Oh my gosh this is the sweetest comment 😆❤ Honestly that means so much, thank you🙏 I really wanted to share what I felt would help people, but Ayahuasca is such a powerful medicine, it was a little overwhelming to create a video on it without worrying that I'm not covering all the bases lol. I so appreciate you sharing it and thank you again for your kind words ❤❤
What a wonderful description and guide. I wasn't conscious of what you pointed out - that aya starts working as soon as you commit. But so many people I met on my way there, on seeing me remarked that they felt strongly that they saw "something important happening," "something big coming up." So, wise words in this clip - thank you
Thank you so much for your kind words :) And yes, it's so true! Wild how ayahuasca starts (and continues) to work with us both before and after the ceremony itself.
Well done Daniela. I appreciate and celebrate your clarity and your authentic and real screen presence - I hope you continue to share in this medium.
Kadri, thank you so much for your kindness 🙏☺ I will absolutely continue to share and am so grateful for your support!
One thing that my ayahuasca experience taught me is to totally let go of any expectations. I had watched so many youtube videos of other people's experiences that I expected mine to be the same, but I'm one of those people who did not have a visual experience but a more sensory/emotional one and it was nothing like anything I heard from other people's experiences (but, it was magical and transformative nonetheless). I'm going to another ceremony this weekend (3 years later) and I have no expectations whatsoever, I'm just nervous and excited at the same time. Thanks for the tips, they were a great reminder!
Wow have an amazing ceremony this weekend! And it's so true - not having expectations is a huge part of the whole process. Having more of a sensory/emotional experience can be super powerful! Sometimes the visions can actually be a bit of a distraction. I'm happy to hear you had a magical experience ☺
Have a pleasant and deeply connected journey.
Please also record a reflection of yourself experiences and share it with the community!!
Love love love love love love ❤️
I truly want to hopefully have this amazing opportunity to experience what i truly believe will have a good outcome i really want to heal and be able to really know im healing i also believe my past traumas are at this point blocking all my abilities in so may ways
@@Healing630 Hi Nicole! Set the intention and it will absolutely happen ❤ Awareness and belief are SO powerful when it comes to healing and you clearly have both. Trust that you have everything you need to heal. Have you tried somatic work or breathwork to support you in releasing trauma? Both can be super powerful. Reiki is also amazing. Sending you love!
I have aphantasia which is no visual imagination, maybe you do too? I noticed it when everyone in meditation could see visuals with closed eyes but I couldn’t and years later I discovered this is known as aphantasia. I’m glad to hear that you had a powerful experience despite that.
I did five ceremonies in the Andes nearly ten years ago. You are spot on
One thing that you mentioned and I would not have understood until I experienced it is that as soon as you commit to the ceremonies ayahuasca goes to work with you.
I started receiving feelings and dreams about things such as who I would meet in Peru
They were accurate. This is supernatural and anyone that does not treat it with respect will learn respect. It may not be an enjoyable lesson!!! But it is for your own good!!
It's truly amazing how she starts to connect with you as soon as you've made that commitment! And long after the ceremonies as well.
this was so incredibly helpful and informative.Can't wait.
Soo excited for you and your journey! I'm grateful you found the video helpful ☺❤
Great video and overview of the experience of sitting in the medicine. Best overview I’ve seen yet. Thank you! Aho
Thank you so much!! Aho ✨🙏🏻☺️
Great video. I have had five Ayahuasca journeys and you really did a good job at explaining from beginning to end the process.
Thank you so much! There's so much to say and I knew I couldn't cover it all 😆 But I just wanted to do my best to offer some information that could help! 🙂
This video and all your insight/ knowledge is truly amazing!!!!!!! Thank you so much!!
Aw thank you so much!! And thank you for watching! It makes me so happy that you found it helpful 😊
Wow great video! So much useful information presented in a clear and concise way ! Thanks for creating it, I'm sure it will help a lot of people.
Thank you so much!! I really hope it does help and I'm grateful for your support :)
I have felt small calls to ayuascha previously but never felt like I'd be okay if I did it. Your share was thorough, loving and transparent. Thank you so so much for your story❤
Thank you so much for your kind comment. It genuinely means a lot 🙏 And I definitely understand! It's such a powerful medicine...it can be challenging to know if/when the time is right. The most important thing is always to trust and honor your own intuition 💛 Aya can be SO healing, but that deep healing work can also be done through other practices. Let me know if you have questions on anything!
If you feel the call to it brother, go.
Thank you so much for this video, very useful and coherent with other balanced feedback I've found. It's very helpful especially on how to set the right intention as to why we want to do it. May blessings continued coming your way!
Jade you're so welcome! And thank you for your comment ☺ I agree - the intention piece is so huge and honestly makes a difference in all aspects of life! Sending you lots of love and blessings as well ❤
Wow! This is very detailed and informative. Really good video! Thank you.
Thank you soo much for saying that!! I'll be releasing a new video this weekend about surrendering in the ayahuasca experience in case you're interested 😉 Sending lots of love!
Thank you so much. Exactly what I’ve needed 🥂
you're so welcome 🙏thank you so much for connecting! ❤
You give great advice for anyone who is considering ayahuasca for the first time. I read a lot of scientific research abstracts, some books and articles from personal and shamanic points of view, and watched quite a few personal-experience videos before I took it, but none of them addressed what you discuss here, all of which applied or apply to me:
-The first time I took ayahuasca, I had a massive panic attack followed by some unintelligibly odd (sleeping) dreams, but had no visions and no real conscious or concrete experiences similar to those I'd heard about. I did feel like something was wrong with me, or else that I probably had done something wrong.
-It wasn't until my fifth ayahuasca experience that I had opened-eyed visuals, and that *terrified* me. I had become accustomed to the types of experiences that I typically had and so I had been lulled into expectations that were not realistic. Ironically, I think had I had those visions when I first took it, I may have been less alarmed because that's what I expected to happen the first time.
-For me, purging always has kicked off the process, but the purging never involved vomiting. Everyone I've discussed ayahuasca with focuses heavily on the vomiting aspect, and I always explain that 1) I've never had that; 2) I've had sudden, explosive diarrhea instead, but it comes and goes quickly, and as physically uncomfortable as it can be, the rest of the ayahuasca experience is so profound and prolonged that I really never even think of that aspect of purging. I have, however, also purged physically through tears, a runny nose, and extreme hot and cold flashes (and of course psychologically and emotionally in various ways), and I wish that people who talk about ayahuasca purging would be more holistic/comprehensive about this. Your whole body and psyche is put through the ringer in the interest of your whole body-mind-and-spirit's health.
-Most of my experiences have manifested with similar phases (nauseousness, physical purging, a feeling of my body being 'inspected' physically by some kind of sentient entity, a visionary experience of some kind, experience of the warm white light, a telepathic Q&A period, revisiting past traumas and sometimes out-of-body 'shapeshifting,' and being brought gently back to this version of reality), but all have been different enough from one another, too, that it really is unwise to have expectations about what might occur. Something *always* surprised me in ways that required quite a lot of time to process afterward. And everything I've read and heard from others leads me to think that everyone who takes ayahuasca is bound to see giant fluorescent snakes and jaguars, and I've never seen experienced those specific entities.
I love your advice about focusing on witnessing and not explaining or labeling, as well. I found for myself one time, the fifth and last time I took ayahuasca, that it's most challenging not to reactively freak out and begin to devise terrified 'what if' scenarios at times, and as soon as you do that, things can go very downhill very quickly. I've never quite related to the notion of religious faiths as are commonly practiced in the U.S., but in this case, I think a person really has to have strong faith that the ayahuasca's spirit or intention or however one wants to think about it is acting in the best interest of the person who takes the ayahuasca. To cast doubt is to invite a paradigm-shattering challenge from the curative aspects of it, and those are perhaps among the most important lessons but also always are the hardest-won lessons. You really find out how open or closed minded you are when you experience ayahuasca. But you always end up more open minded afterward, regardless of how rough the road was to get there.
What an awesome comment 😆 Thank you so much. Your experience has been fascinating, and it's a perfect example of why it's so important to not have expectations or portray ayahuasca as working in any "specific" way. I saw so many people pass through where I worked and there were so many different ways that people interacted with the medicine. Purging in different ways, having or not having visuals, interacting with entities, etc. But like you said, a lot of the videos out there with personal experiences seem to be quite similar. And yes, you definitely have to trust and have faith!
This was so lovely and helpful in preparation for my upcoming retreat, thank you!
aw thank you angel I'm so glad it was helpful! Have the most amazing time on your retreat. Sending you lots of love ❤
appreciate the video. what a great overview of information
thank you so much! Truly grateful you found it helpful 😊💛
That is an amazing video. You really answered soo many questions that i had about an Ayahuasca Retreat. You really know how to put this kind of experience in words. 😁Am so grateful, thank you !!!!🤩🥰🥰
Aw Jessica thank you so, soo much!! Seriously, comments like this mean so much to me! I'm super grateful to you for watching and so happy to hear that you found it helpful ❤☺
Thank you and your insights are useful. I appreciate the effort saying the information.
You are so welcome! Thank you for your kind words :)
An excellent summary with very good advice. Nothing here to disagree with, nothing to add. Thank you.
Aw thank you Hannah! ❤❤
The best video on Ayahuasca - exactly what I was looking for. Thank You for uploading!
You're so welcome! I'm really happy you found it to be helpful :)
Thank you so much for these Aya videos. Really appreciate the book recommendations too!
You are so welcome...thank you so much for your support! ❤️❤️
Fantastic summary of the entire experience from start to finish. Articulated soooo well. Will be sending this video to anyone who is curious about working with the medicine in the future.
Thank you so much!! So grateful for your kind feedback ☺
Resonated alot with this video! Thank you, Im about to finally work with her this summer in peru with my shaman there. Recently sat with Kambo again and Bufo for my 1st time, now aya has been calling
So excited for you to have your first experience with mama Aya! ❤️ Kambo and Bufo are both such powerful medicines in their own way. It'll be beautiful to see what comes up with ayahuasca.
Great video! Just about to go to my first ceremony! So helpful! Thanks a lot
omg!! So excited for you for your first ceremony! 😆 Sending you so much good energy and thank you for your kind words! I'm glad the video was helpful for you ☺
This is the best video in regards to Ayahuaska … thank you very much ❤
wow thank you so much, I truly appreciate that!! 😄🙏
Phenomenal advice. Thank you.
Thank you so much! :)
OMG IT IS SO NICE TO SEE YOU! alk about the medicine making me find you before going to ceremony this weekend
omg!!! aww divine timing that makes me so happy 😆 have the most beautiful ceremony this weekend!!
Update since the retreat?
Beautifully done! Thank you so much for providing such helpful insights. "Show me what I need to know" will be my mantra going forward- to Peru and beyond, to every future learning experience.
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! I also love the "show me what I need to know" mantra ❤️❤️
Beautiful overview video. Thank you 🙏
Aw thank you so much!! Let me know if you have any questions ☺️
Keep updating videos they help people especially if you have come from good retreat 😊
Aw thank you Tony!! I will definitely keep posting videos 😊 Is there anything in particular you'd like to know more about??
I love love your content, presence, looks, energy, humor and the timing of your video. I comment rarely but this was necessary, super helpful 🫶🏾 ❤
You are so kind!! Thank you so much for this sweet comment 😊 And it makes me so happy to hear that you find the information helpful as well. If you have any questions definitely let me know 🙏
This was amazing, thank you
You're so welcome ❤️ And thank you!
Really helpful video. I'm sure it will be helpful for my experience!
I'm so glad you found it helpful :) Have a beautiful journey!!
I love this video. I went to a retreat about 3 months ago and it has changed my life for the better so much. But its been difficult to process everything fully and put things in order. This video really helps to put things in perspective and its like a guide to process the feelings thoughts and emotions that come with it. This girl knows exactly what she is talking about. Thank You ❤
I feel you! My experiences have also changed my life, but some of them took YEARS to integrate 😆 I'm so happy to hear that this video helped you to process some of what came up from your experience. Thank you! ❤
@@daniellerateau yeah it definitely has! I'm going to go to another retreat next year some time if I'm ready. But I'll be stopping by here first for some inspiration and direction :) Love and light ❤
Hello, glad it was a great experience for you. Do you mind sharing where you went and if you would recommend a place to other people?
@@salunabaiju7408 The retreat I went to was in Ireland but unfortunately they dont operate here anymore :( I couldnt really advise you on where to go as I dont know whether its available in your country etc. Although you cant go wrong with researching the retreats in Peru. Sorry I cant be of more help
Wow, I really wish I had seen this video before my recent journey. I did go to an retreat. It is exactly as you described. My journey was like no other and I definitely struggled with feeling blocked and with connecting to the medicine. In the end, my intention for going there, even though I never realized that it was that came to fruition. the Medicine knew exactly what I needed. I did not have the same experiences as most people, and truly did feel like I was missing some thing. In the big picture, I was given so many gifts. It’s been a month and I’m still receiving gifts, seeing the messages that help me stay connected. More than anything I feel true happiness and joy, something I have never felt before, but never knew that. I continue on this journey with breathwork, yoga, and some meditation., Journaling and a gratitude journal. I worry that this feeling and trajectory will change, but also making a very conscientious effort to not go back into old patterns. I do see myself going back to the resort, in perhaps nine months to a year, if I feel so inclined to, to find more of the connection, find a better understanding of purpose, and continue to heal trauma.
I do have a question after my long soliloquy, sorry. I had marked difficulty with connecting with the Medicine. It was not until the third ceremony and the help of a kind shaman to clear some blockages that allowed me to connect with the medicine. I worry that I will have the same issue should I return. How do I open myself up to receive, not just from the medicine, but currently from the universe? How do I let go?
Thank you again for doing such a wonderful video. I have shared this with everybody that has been interested in my journey and considering trying the same. I appreciate you.
Hi Anya! Wow thank you for your beautiful comment and for sharing some of your story! It's definitely true that the medicine knows what we need, although that can be difficult at times 😂
Something I've noticed with the medicine is that she'll often provide experiences that make us feel something that we need to look at in our everyday life. For example, you mentioned that you felt like you were missing something and you didn't have the same experience as other people. It could be helpful to look at that and examine how that feeling comes up for you in other situations in life. The truth is, we all have our own unique experience but one isn't ever better or worse than another, and at the end of the day we aren't ever missing out on anything 😉
The trajectory will DEFINITELY change in some way or form, and that's absolutely ok! In terms of your question, I think I need to make a video about letting go lol! I've gotten that question a few times. The good thing is that now that you've cleared through some blockages you're likely more open to the medicine moving forward. But you're already doing some amazing things related to integration that will help you! Meditation, breathwork, journaling. Spending time in nature is amazing too.
Opening to receive ...I think the first step to that is acknowledging that you are 100% worthy and deserving of everything you desire. And also just feeling gratitude for what you already have in life, which will continue to invite in more.
A book to check out if you're interested, would be "Letting Go - A Pathway to Surrender" by David Hawkins
Thank you again for your kind comments on this video ☺️🙏🏻✨
@@daniellerateau Thank you so so much. I sincerely appreciate you and all of your guidance. 🙏🏽❤️
@@AnyaR-qy9dsjust an fyi, I personally appreciated your long soliloquy❤
Thanks Danielle for this great video. I'm going to an Ayahuasca retreat in Spain in two months. So your tips are really helpful to me.
Spain will be so amazing for your retreat! I hope you receive everything you need and I'm so happy you found this video helpful ❤️
Hey Danielle,
Just wanted to say thank you so much for your previous guidance and advice. I did get the book that you recommended. Oh my goodness, I have never connected with a book so well. It makes perfect sense to me. I don’t know if it’s partially because , I had no understanding or insight previous to my journey with the medicine, but it certainly makes sense. Still trying to figure out how exactly the letting go occurs. But I’m sure after a few reads, it will make much more sense. I think the universe and great spirit for leading me to your video and you. It was all meant to happen exactly as it is happening. Thank you so so much.
Anya! Hi beautiful. It makes me so happy to hear from you again ☺ That is SO fricking cool to hear that you connected with the book! And like you said, it takes time to integrate. But don't worry too much about the 'how'. It will happen in time simply because you have the right intention. Actually, I just released a video about surrendering with the medicine, and a guided meditation as well (for before a ceremony, if you end up doing more). Hopefully those can also support you. Let me know if you have any more questions. Sending you a big hug and lots of love on your journey ❤❤
are you referring to the book, letting go?
What a fantastic Video. You're a beautiful soul and such a great communicator! Thank you so much for this absolutely priceless information. Truly one of the most informative videos I came accros. I have received a calling and I've been binge watching Videos about Ayahuasca since Saturday. I've always been spiritual and highly intuitive. I only found out my mother is an alcoholic and what co-dependency is 10 years ago and only recently realized or could name I'm the family scapegoat. The past year has been difficult, the grief has been horrendous. I have been doing inner child work and trauma related work which has enabled me to understand the effects of family dysfunction and CPTSD. I know my spiritual guides are guiding me in this journey of self awareness, self knowledge and healing as I feel their presence and wake up remembering the guidance they've given me in my dreams. I need help releasing all the pain, grief and all the energy I have accumulated in being in such a demoniac position. Scapegoating is one the worst forms of psycho emotional abuse. I can't wait for my Ayahuasca journey.
Wow Olga...I can't even put into words how grateful I am for your comment and connection ❤🙏 Thank you so much for your beautiful words and for sharing part of your story. It sounds like you're deeply connected to your guides and yourself, which is such a gift. It's interesting how sometimes those with the deepest experiences of trauma and grief end up most connected to themselves and their spiritual journey. I'm sending you so much love for all the pain you've experienced. That being said I can also feel how powerful you are. I have no doubt your journey will continue to unfold in the most amazing way. If you have any questions about aya before or after your journey please don't hesitate to reach out to me! I'm on instagram @daniellerateau
@@daniellerateau Danielle, thanks so much for your kind, supportive and encouraging words and for the offer to help with any questions I might have. You’re truly a light worker!. Interesting enough, and I’m telling you this because I know you will not only understand me but I know you will believe me. Yesterday morning, I woke early feeling a little bit worried and disheartened. I went to bed and had a vivid dream of being in a ceremony. I don’t remember drinking anything but just being in a place surrounded by people dressed differently like they do in South American tribes. I woke up at 3:30 am feelingly incredibly peaceful, happy and with a connection with God that brought tears to my eyes. I believe I'm already being helped. Lots of love to you.
@@olgamelo5227 yes I love this!! It makes me so happy that you experienced such a healing connection in a dream state. It can actually happen that when someone has the intention to work with ayahuasca, the medicine may start working with them even before an "actual" ceremony. Whether it's in dreams or shifts happening in everyday life. You are definitely supported ❤ Sending lots of love and gratitude back to you!
I’ve also had incredible experiences with it, as well as the others… meditating on any of them is absolutely incredible, and the vivid visions as well as information that comes in… No words can explain!
meditating on some of the experiences really is incredible! I'm so happy to hear you had such beautiful journeys :)
@@daniellerateau I’m convinced that the Hindu religion (and others) began from these types of experiences because that isn’t something I follow or know much about and I absolutely encountered a deity that resembled the type of beings they depict…
@@stevelibby3 honestly I wouldn't be surprised! If not ayahuasca then some sort of plant medicine for sure! I think these experiences have been woven throughout cultural experiences for way longer than we know. It's fascinating!
Very good, excellent explanation! Thank you!
You are so welcome Barbara! Thank you so much for connecting ❤️
Thank you so much for sharing your ayahuasca journey with us. I wish I watched this recording before my journey! I had it four, times and yes... I (my conscious mind)said to myself I did not have any expectations... then, as you can predict, yes, I had! but because my mind referred to the past experiences with the plant medicine, my last journey sort of disappointed me until I realised (this is something I now really appreciate from the medicine) that actually I received the answers I wanted to ask in the ceremony. It is almost always to me that my intension and questions are all heard and I am shown all the profound reflection / answers to them. When that gentle whispers of ayahuasca sink into my heart, I get so touched and teary. Ayahuasca ceremony is not all about mystical visions and vomiting. It is a very gentle but so powerful realisation that take a hold over time after the ceremony just like you said and that is why I revisit to see my higher self. It is just like attitude we need to have to live life. It is all there for me but we don't see. Gracias
You're so welcome! Honestly, it is so hard to go into a ceremony without expectations lol. I agree with you though, it's definitely not just about the visions, purging, etc. SO many of the realizations really do come to us over time, even years! It's beautiful to hear that you have such a loving relationship with Aya, and that you've been shown exactly what you needed ❤️ muchísimas gracias!
Watch in .75x speed
thank you for watching! 😊
i put it at 1.75 at first
(Whispers) the commenter is giving you feedback Dear…understandable that you’d want to just say ‘thank you for watching’ but hopefully you’ll see it as feedback that your presentation is whack-devoid of cadence and the import that the medicine deserves
@@huna1950 what ever that last part meant she even liked her comment its no big deal she said thanks for watching she appreciated her comment
@@huna1950 Yes, I definitely receive that feedback 😊 I have so much respect for this medicine so I'm sorry to hear that you didn't feel that. That's the beauty of us all being able to have our own thoughts and opinions though. Thank you for taking the time to comment 🙏
Great video. Thank you!
thank you for watching 😊
Your research, expert knowledge, this was a very comprehensive overview, as a novice on the subject, I landed on the perfect video, thank you for putting the details in.
I'm so happy it was helpful! Thank you so much ❤️
I’ve been wanting to fly to a retreat center in Costa Rica to do ayahuasca but just been putting it off saying that it is not a priority or important. Also l don’t know anyone else who wants to do this. But when ‘she’ it almost brought tears to my eyes and my heart felt something like you deserve this and all the wonderful things this life has to offer through your experience with this plant medicine. I hope l will manifest this.
You will absolutely manifest this!! And you are so worthy and deserving. Even just saying this to yourself is a huge first step ☺ And even if you don't know anyone beforehand, you will make incredible connections at the retreat! It's like meeting soul family ❤
There is a center in Florida u can do a weekend retreat and it's not very expensive it affordable and they do three opportunities to take the medicine
Informative clip, well articulated, thanks for the insight, i have sat cerimony over 50 times with many books read and many hours studying psychology and spirituality, still an alcoholic to this day, seems the answer to my alcoholism is not in those realms, my life is exponentially better after those journeys without a doubt even concidering my current struggles, answering the phone when its not ringing will only result in madness in my opinion, also in my opinion, seeking a medical doctors opinion is frivolous,
Great upload very well presented and thought out.
You may have done more Aya ceremonies than I have! 😆 I'm happy to hear that your life has improved after these journeys, despite the ongoing struggle with alcoholism. It really does show the complexity of the unique journeys we all face. While ayahuasca can provide profound insights and healing, it definitely isn't a "cure" or a one-size-fits-all solution. Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment and sharing your experience 🙏
Great advice! Thanks so much 🙏🏻🧡❤️
You are so welcome ❤️ Also your sailing adventures look AMAZING!!
Hi Danielle! Great job!
Thank you so much!! 😊
What a beautiful soul, thank you for sharing :) Greets from Brazil!
Aw thank you so much ❤️ Sending so much love!
Show me what I need to know is absolutely perfect!! Thank you!
I've used that intention so many times! I love it ☺
Thank you. The ceremony is in my future. I have connected with a place. Sooooon. Thanks for your tips.
So excited for you! Wishing you the most beautiful ceremony 💛 And you're so welcome...thank you for connecting 😊
Excellent tips!
Thank you so much for watching! I'm happy you found it helpful :)
thanks for all the tips,,bless you!!
You are so welcome! :) Sending love!
thanks for the love,sending some love back at ya!! is there a retreat you would recommend, im in canada and it is illegal here,,thanks@@daniellerateau
Danielle sang in my ceremony - voice of an angel. I kept wondering where they hid the $10,000 speakers.....great video Danielle !
OMG Tim!! Haha I love seeing you comment on this video 😆Thank you so much!!
I'm about to go on my first retreat. There has been excellent support and preparation with the group I'm with, but this video has been so helpful in filling in gaps with specific tips and insights. Very grateful I ran across this as I'm getting ready to take the journey.
Hi Mark! Thank you so much for your feedback and I'm so happy you found the information helpful in preparing for your retreat :) Wishing you the most beautiful journey!!
I watched the video twice and took notes, so much good advice. I'm rethinking my intentions around positive outcomes. I've been pretty anxious for weeks now as my departure date draws near but your video calmed me down so much. Again, much gratitude for your generous work.@@daniellerateau
That is awesome and good luck on your first experience. Do you mind sharing where you are going? I am trying to find my first treat and not sure if I can trust the Google searches.
Excellent..thank you
You're so welcome!! ❤
Really interesting information thank you for sharing
you're so welcome! Thank you for your sweet comment ☺
I go to take the medicine next week. I’m so scared but reassured by this video ❤️
Sending you so much love on your journey! Fear is completely normal. I'm super excited for you and really glad the video helped to reassure you ❤️
@@daniellerateau the most transformational weekend of my entire life! I don’t know what I was worried about❤️
@@daniellefaichney7387 Ahhh this makes me so happy!! I'm so glad you had a transformational experience ❤
Thanks, I am definitely interested in doing ceremonies some day.
I'm not able to right now but the time is getting closer to when I will be able to find an ayahuasca retreat to attend.
It always happens when the time is right 🤍 Thank you so much for connecting!
Well done very informative !
Thank you so much, and I'm so glad it was helpful!
You are so right: in whatever you focus, grows. Speed of 0.75 is perfex, thank you!!!
Yes! Thank you so much ❤️
Great information. I see nothing wrong with your video. You are passionate, and it is authentic. Thank you for sharing. The majority of people today are very negative. I guess surfing youtube for things to criticize makes them feel superior. I found your video informative and interesting.
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you found it to be informative 😊 I do get the occasional "negative" comment, but overall people have been so kind and really supportive, which I'm grateful for ❤️
Good work. Very informative
Thank you so much! ❤
Really great guide
Thank you so much!
Thank you for the amazing video. I have been watching a lot of videos on Ayahuasca and yours was one of the best ones without being biased to a Centre. It was a super informative. Please please make a video on the dieta
You are so kind thank you!! 😊 And I appreciate the feedback on wanting the dieta video! I'll record soon and have that as one of my next uploads 💜
@@daniellerateau That would be amazing. I’ll be having my first ceremony in less than a month. Keep the good work and I would like to know more about your personal experiences with the medicine :)
@@ArsalanFo omg so exciting!!! let me know if you have any more questions. Aya is so powerful it's amazing to hear that you're having your first ceremony so soon 🤩
@@daniellerateau yes I am super excited. I have more questions and also was wondering if we can have a phone conversation. I really would love to know about your personal experiences and the people you came across at the retreat Centre. You have learnt a lot from that experience and I feel you grew with it
@@ArsalanFo do you have instagram? DM me on there! My IG is daniellerateau
Omggg Danielle, its Iris!! I just saw your video randomly popped up on my feed…I clicked right away when I realized it was you. I’m glad to see you’re doing well, and so happy to see you on CZcams now…You have soo much knowledge and experience with Aya, so your videos will definitely be helpful to anyone thinking about working with this sacred plant medicine. I subscribed, and look forward to seeing more of your videos. Lots of love!! 🙂🫶
omgggg lol this makes me so happy!!! 😆 thank you so, so much for saying that 🙏it won't be all about aya but that will certainly be part of it lol. How have you been!? Are you on IG? If so message me I'd love to hear how you're doing! ❤
@@daniellerateau You’re very welcome!! 😊
I’m doing really well thankfully!! 🙏
Took a little time to adjust, but since getting back, things have improved so much for me. I’m so grateful for the experience, and also for the opportunity to meet you, and everyone else at the retreat. Would definitely love to return one day in the future. Unfortunately, I’m not on Instagram…😔 Are you still in the group chat? If you so, maybe I can reach out to you on WhatsApp? 🤍
@@Iriss89 I actually lost my old whatsapp account lol 😂 Had to get a new number so I'm not in any of the groups anymore unfortunately. Email me if you want to connect and I can give you my number from there! daniellemrateau@gmail.com
Hi Im from Lima Peru , i have tried ayahuasca 3 or 4 times at iquitos treats, I dont like the way the shamans use it, i use it to meditate usually 2 hours but only with one teaspoon of good ayahuasca, wow is a wonderful experience, but not more than a teaspoon , helps to release dmt, thats the point, where humans can heal.
Great video
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for your time and dedication to making this video. I feel so informed! I want to do much more research. Can you recommend reputable centers?
Hi Taylor! Thank you so much for your sweet comment ☺ I'm so glad you found it helpful! There really is so much to explore. Are you on Instagram by any chance?? If you reach out to me there I'm happy to talk to you about retreat centers (there are so many lol). Mine is @daniellerateau
I will never forget when I transcended during my first ayahuasca ceremony from hearing you sing the grandmother song. Thank you for that amazing memory 💚
this comment makes me soooo happy! 😆 I wish I knew who this is but I can't see your name lol! Sending you the biggest hugs ever though. So honored and grateful to have been able to sing in that space and share that memory with you ❤
Very helpful. Thanks.❤
yay I'm so happy you found it helpful! 😊 thank you🙏
I didn't use to know at all what psychedelics or ayahuasca was, or was about. I more or less accidentally got on to the subject... and very interested in it after viewing a video by Jordan B Peterson called: "The Psychology of Psychedelics" in 2021. I had avoided the video for a while. Expected some kind of story with a nasty touch of irony.... But was totally surprised as to how important this topic was. I also have purchased a few books by Graham Hancock and read books by Dennis McKenna and Brian C. Muraresku. Very interesting books all.
But videos about getting high is not what I'm looking for. Your video is more to the point of what to expect or not necessarily expect from ayahuasca or other psychedelics. Great video and I see that you have made a bunch more videos. Looking forward to seeing them all.
wow thank you so much for this amazing comment! I actually haven't seen the video you mentioned by Jordan B Peterson, so I will have to check that out. Always good to continue learning 🙂 I do have more videos across a wide span of topics haha...but it's about time to make some more videos around ayahuasca and some of the other plant medicines. If you have any specific questions or videos you're interested in please let me know! I'd love to make some content that could help ❤
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5. Ask for HELP if it gets too much or you're being plagued by entities. Thats been the case for me each time. Massive interference and dark energy attacks I needed a shaman to do healing on me for. Ask for help if you need it ❤ the ceremony is for you and you need to be safe
yes so important to always know that you can ask for help or support whenever you need it ❤️
Speed was perfect...just had a gallon of coffee
The best advice I received before my retreat and I would like to share with futures participants is this : You can prepare yourself as best you can, in the end you will never be prepared for this....
sooo true 😆
Hi, Danielle. I have lived for over three years with a family of indigenous yachakkuna (shamans) in the Andes who facilitate safe ayahuasca ceremonies. I live with them mostly to learn the Kichwa Otavalo language and culture, and I personally have no interest in doing plant medicine ceremonies. However, I have spent enough time with these yachakkuna to know they are kind people of high integrity filled with authentic ancestral wisdom. Their ceremonial songs are so beautiful!
Hi there! How amazing that you've lived with indigenous shamans in the Andes. I'm sure learning the ancestral wisdom (even without participating in any plant medicine ceremonies) is incredible. I'm so happy that you're able to have such a unique and transformative experience ❤️
I would recommend going through the easier plants before reaching your hands to ayahuasca. For example, start with cannabis, if you have ptsd you will feel paranoid and start thinking of yourself in a different point of perspective maybe even worse but it’s part of the healing where you separate your self from your emotion and realize that you aren’t your thought nor emotions. Meditation even help with that point of view but plant are here to help us get there faster and in a straight forward process. I found psilocybin helped me with understanding that we are a collective of spirit, soul or matter if you want to call it that. Psilocybin made me pass through looking at my self from an inner vision to being conscious of what is valuable of my surroundings. I have been dealing with long term depression that I didn’t know when it started how how to end it cuz I have never seen the other side. I was programmed to be looking at everything that way. And I think these plant are here to prove that you are not limited to your current perspective. I can’t wait for my ayahuasca retreat so I can complete the pieces of the puzzle and become a whole with what I am and where I am. Thank you for the video🙏🏻❤️
YES I love this perspective so much. It can definitely help to work with some other plant medicines before ayahuasca. Although I did see some people come to the retreat and jump straight into aya, many had worked with other medicines like psilocybin or cannabis. And I love what you said about the plants showing us that we are not limited to our current perspective. So true. Thank you so much for watching ❤ and good luck with your ayahuasca retreat!
fascinating! xx
thank you! ☺
Thank you for sharing I have found a really great center I have drunk a few times of the beautiful ayahuasca and will be going back next mouth
I'm so glad you found a good center! That makes a huge difference ❤ Good luck next month!
Thank you so much for this very helpful video and you’re such a sweet and great speaker - great energy!:) could you please also make a video about Aya dieta? And which center did you work for? Can we exchange on that? Perhaps in private? I’m considering it too. All the best for you Danielle!:)
Hi Katie! Aw thank you sooo much for your sweet words! ☺ Actually if you check my other videos I do have videos on the diet! I have one for the pre-diet and one for post (after the ceremonies). We can absolutely connect and discuss more! Do you have instagram? Shoot me a message there @daniellerateau and we can chat! ❤
i have only taken a low dose and what aya showed is to look everything from the lens of love, to love and forgive, i want to ease myself into it but right now im not ready for diving deeper, i like though that even at low doses you meet the medicine it can be very comforting and guiding, i used to think only high doses are useful with aya
I love this comment so much! What you said is so true. You really don't "need" a high dose to receive powerful messages. Regardless of the amount, you are connecting with the medicine. And it's so important that you honor yourself and what you feel is right in terms of the dosage, and what you're ready for. Thank you so much for sharing 🙏
Just finished a 5 day Ayahuasca retreat. I am so glad I did. Truly life changing!
I'm so glad you had a beautiful experience!!
Thanks for the video Danielle. Ayahuasca has resonated with me as a person who has suffered from anxiety in the past. This anxiety passed but after using way too much xtc the anxiety has returned in a combination with some depersonalization. Almost a year now and it feels like my soul wants me to deal with certain stuff from the past but am lowkey scared to try this because xtc has caused these symptoms to come to the surface in this way. Im trying other trauma therapies soon but ayahuasca is def one of the other options im considering.
Matt
Hey Matt! Thank you so much for sharing part of your story ❤ I can completely resonate. I've been there when it comes to depersonalization and anxiety as well. It's such a strange balance when it comes to depersonalization and spirituality at times...it can almost enhance it so we have to be super careful with some of these practices and plant medicines. Are there any daily practices you use? Breathwork, meditation, yoga, etc.?
@@daniellerateau To be honest, I have really just tried working as I enjoy working and doing sports. But that hasn’t helped. Meditation helps a bit but havent been doing it enough. Coming period I’m really going to try trauma therapy, EMDR first and then maybe others aswell. In my opinions these symptoms stem from traumas that havent been processed correctly/fully. xtc has only opened these wounds. Ofc im not sure its just my theory. Ayahuasca is no joke so am trying to try other things as my anxiety and dpr is still managable and I have been able to function just struggling and frustrated sometimes.
@@ChocalateIce456 I've heard really good things about EMDR so hopefully that helps! But I agree, ayahuasca is no joke but can definitely be profound. Important that you do it when you feel ready ❤
I get my psychedelic stuff from an online store where I got my own, his on Instagram and his handle below is...
Leonmycology....
Thank you 👏👏🥰🥰
You’re so welcome! 😊
Thanks!
plse can you do a vid on the diet before and after AHAhUASCA. that would be great. and yes i'd love to here about your personal journey, before and after, that would be wonderful too. thank you 🥰
Hi love! I actually do have videos uploaded for both the pre- and post-ayahuasca diet :) I will definitely work on a video about my personal journey! Thank you so much for connecting ❤
Thank you for sharing this. Please share the dieta for before and after.
Hi beautiful! Thank you so much for watching and for your comment. The before and after for the dieta are both on my channel! Let me know if you have any questions ❤
I get my psychedelic stuff from an online store where I got my own, his on Instagram and his handle below is...
Leonmycology.
Thank you this has been really helpful. I have been very interested in having this experience for about a year or so now. I have found many different natural and alternative healing methods so much more helpful when used for my mental and physical healing I seem to be more responsive and in tune with alternatives to western medicine. Being a nurse I am more and more convinced that our body and mind have everything it needs to heal itself. I feel western medicine is doing a more damage to our wellbeing in the long run than it is beneficial. The problem I have is that it scares me, having had some pretty horrible experiences on hallucinogenics in the past lol. However it is all about the experience❤ if it’s meant to be it will be. This was very helpful thanks so very much ❤
Nice video. You talk fast, but probably effective for this informative type of video. I'm uncomfortably balanced on the reasons to do/not to do list. I'm terrified of who I am. Sort of feels like I'm not ready. Thanks for your wisdom here, I trust you
lol the video is a little sped up 😆 So happy to hear you found it helpful though, and at the end of the day always come back to your intuition and trusting your inner guidance. It can be hard when it feels like the to do/not do is balanced...I feel you there! But if/when the time is right you will know. And it's totally ok to have fear around it! I've worked with aya many times and still experience fear of the unknown or what might come up. Aya will show you who you are and also support you in accepting and integrating that person, while letting go of anything that doesn't serve your highest self.
You make it sound so inevitable. I think I'm going to go the yogic route I'm too far gone as it is!! Honestly I'm hoping that I can find my peace through diet@@daniellerateau
Hi again, I'm considering that I am perhaps among the group who in thinking they need ayhuasca are "ahead of themselves" in the karmic dimension. We get a hold of documentaries and authored stories and Wow that sounds like me!... Maybe the truth is simply "Liquid Death" is not what I need right now@@daniellerateau
I watched this as a critical watchdog.
But she covered all the important bases. Good job Danielle.
I have two elaborations that emphasize aspects of what you went over.
1) If you are suicidal, and have no support structure at home, skip aya. Aya changed my life. A woman in my group committed suicide afterwords because she wasn’t able or willing to open and surrender.
2) ICAROS. If you are attending ceremony, if there are no icaros, whether being sung through the mouth of a person, or even a speaker, I recommend not attending.
The icaros are the songs of the intelligence of nature, passed to the shamans.
Ideally, only attend where a bonafide shaman is facilitating. If only medicine people, verify icaros are a part of the experience.
They are the spirit science that have come through the mouths of antiquity.
Thank you so much! And I agree 100% with both of your comments. I do think if someone is suicidal without the proper support for integration afterwards, it's not a good idea. And yes, the icaros are truly incredible :)
i started with ayahuasca about 8 years ago and i have being serving it for the past 4/5 years - i believe is the elixir of life, DMT5 is the content and it's induce in your brain to promote the amount you normally release at birth and death ... many path of ancestral healing exist in earth .. light and love!
** la ofrenda (the offering) and the days prior and days after, the integration and acceptance of the message received during the ceremony ❤🌱
So beautiful to hear that this has been such a powerful part of your own journey :) Sending you so much love as well!
Amazing how this video sounds sped up.
Hi Kris! It is sped up lol. I mentioned in my comment at the top but unfortunately it was sped up during editing and then I lost the original version. Hopefully the information is still helpful for you :)
Haha, that is pretty funny. No worries at all. I did not see the comment. Yeah, I worked with it for about 10 years since 2007 to 2017 about a 100 ceremonies. I found that sitting with Western people serving the medicine was actually better. I did sit in the Amazon also so I do have a comparison. Great work for sharing.
@@krisrattus8707 Super interesting!! I actually haven't sat with Western shamans/guides yet. Mostly those from Peru. In what way did you find it to be better?
Some of the Western people who share the medicine and hold space and keep the ceremony space energetically safe are also on a deep path of spiritual awakening. Most South American shamans I have met are mainly interested it helping to live their life and for healing. The awakening part hasn't been very strong. But it could also just be my specific experience.
Traditionally, in ceremony the Shaman is the only one who drinks la Medicina. That way the shaman has a higher sense of what is needed for the patient. The patient doesn't have to drink aya at all, nor do they have to taper off or stop medication if they simply dont take the drink but still surrender to the environment and the medicine songs.
Totally lost my brother after he did ayahuasca. It’s been 3 years now and I’m not sure he’ll ever be okay. It’s a pain I can’t explain…nor can my family. Listen to what this lady is saying. There are serious risks of doing this.
Hi Angeline ❤️ My heart breaks to see this and hear what's happened to your brother, you, and your family. I just wanted to put out as an option - if you ever want to talk about this please don't hesitate to reach out. I'm on instagram if you want to message me there (daniellerateau). I myself experienced a lot of challenges after a traumatic Aya journey and thankfully have completely healed, but I definitely understand the risks and what can come up. Sending a lot of love your way.
@@daniellerateau by the grace of god…he came home to live with me 1 week ago. Seriously. I couldn’t believe it…just one week after posting this comment. He’s not well but he’s safe. It’s like starting all over again. He has nothing but family left (he gave everything away because the angels told him to). He’s such a beautiful soul. I’m forever grateful that he’s home!
He might have had soul loss. Find a good reputable Shaman or cuenendera or cuenendero. Soul loss is a real thing. My young friend who is Mexican American family from Mexico. She was in a BAD accident with her younger sister. A car ran a red light and hit the passenger side of car where her sister was. Her sister died they had a very hard time to revive her. They thought she might had brain injury from this. She was gone for 15 or so minutes. She came back was in hospital for an awhile. But when she healed she was not the same person at all!!! She was a different person completely! Her family is close. They were very worried. Her Mom found a cuenendero an older man . She saw him maybe 3 times and she came back and remembers all that happened to her . She said another soul came into her body when she left her body. She recovered. Her mom also took her other sisters to him when they were getting off track into drugs. It helped them. I am about ready to go. I think a lady who briefly worked for me I feel cursed me. Weird thing happened with this woman. She was into the Dark Arts. Not a nice person at all. I have had the worst things happen to me since this woman. I called her one night and left an anonymous message . I hung up phone and my arm was itching bad like a bite or something I lifted up my long sleeve jacket to find blistering 6” long scratches. I was freaked out. Never had that happened. This woman was so very dark. She thought she was a mystic in all way’s. She had a scary felon big boyfriend . It was bad! I am still have issues since 2012. I had great luck and life till this woman and all she did to me is another story. I have thought of going to this man and I think I will. I never do anything quick these days! It is Worth a try! Look into soul loss and how to retrieve one’s soil. Takes an experienced person to do this. Spirt world is hard to navigate for the novice. All things one needs training in. Especially this. Hope your brother finds some help. So very hard I know❤ vitamins and minerals might help if deficiency. Keep looking for things. Prayers❤
I just booked my ceremony! I'm many things, but mostly I'm scared to death about seeing/feeling the very negative visions.
Sooo excited for you!! It's normal to feel nervous or afraid before a retreat. Best advice I can give is honestly just to trust and always come back to being the witness. If "negative" visions arise, we only feel fear because we create a story about it. If in that moment we can witness and just observe, it takes the fear away.
Being someone who's finding it hard to completely ' Let go ' my question is.. do You have experience dealing with that yourself or with other People and what are your thoughts on how to override this (irrationel as it is) Problem..?
Thanks for the video, great to have someone with your background giving some extra Info..🙏
Hi! Thank you so much for watching. And yes, 100% I have dealt with the *super fun* process of struggling to let go in ceremony 😂 That is totally normal and part of being human. The ego has a hard time letting go because it's trying to protect us, and any change, unknown, or transformation can literally feel like a threat to its survival. It's such an individual process, but for me some of the things that have helped the most have been: breathwork (and simply focusing on my breath), practicing meditation in the time leading up to your ceremony (this is helpful for detaching from your thoughts and emotions and purely witnessing them), and also just sending love to whatever comes up rather than judging it. Even if it feels overwhelming I remind myself to send loving energy and that helps create less resistance. Having an intention or mantra you can come back to throughout the ceremony can also be really helpful (for example "surrender" or "trust the process"). Hope this helps 💛
David hawkins letting go the pathway to surrender.
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