Pre-Ayahuasca preparation Program

•    Our main goal in this first session is to get to know each other and build a foundation of mutual trust.
•    We'll thoroughly explain the therapist's role, background, approach, experience, and objectives.
•    The therapist will help you explore your motivations for seeking these sessions and why you wish to participate in an Ayahuasca retreat.
•    We'll ask you to share details about your personal history, family, social, and cultural background. Crucially, we'll discuss any past spiritual, mystical, or "anomalous" experiences you've had.
•    We'll also clarify all the details about the sessions themselves, jointly setting the dates and times for upcoming sessions, and establishing the boundaries of the process.

•    We'll briefly revisit your motivations for wanting to participate in an Ayahuasca retreat. It's important to have a clear understanding of why you've decided to embark on this journey.
•    What are your goals for healing, growth, self-discovery, or spirituality? Are you facing a crisis, seeking to overcome trauma, or searching for deeper meaning?
•    We'll review relevant aspects of your life history, including any traumas, recurring behavioral patterns, significant relationships, and any unresolved emotional or psychological "knots."
•    We'll explain the possible effects of Ayahuasca medicine, as every experience is unique and unpredictable.
•    You'll be prepared for the possibility of experiencing a wide spectrum of intense emotions and various sensory alterations (visual, auditory, kinesthetic).
•    We'll discuss all possible expectations.
•    We'll confirm the time and day of your next session.

•    We'll help you begin to recognize aspects of your psyche that might emerge during the ceremony (fears, insecurities, repressed impulses, resentments). This is the "shadow" which, once recognized, can be worked with.
•    We'll assist you in identifying your deepest aspirations and potential for growth, connecting current conflicts with a search for wholeness and meaning—a transpersonal vision.
•    We'll explain that the consciousness we experience daily (the ego) is only one part of the total psyche. The Ayahuasca experience often takes us beyond these familiar boundaries of the ordinary self.
•    We'll address the idea that psychic contents exist outside our immediate awareness (repressed memories, forgotten experiences, unresolved emotional complexes). Ayahuasca can bring these contents to light for processing.
•    We'll emphasize that the unconscious, especially under the influence of an ancestral medicine like Ayahuasca, communicates through symbols, metaphors, images, and sensations, rather than logical or linear language. Understanding this is key to avoiding feeling overwhelmed or confused by visions, and we'll discuss this in detail.
•    We'll confirm the day and time of your next session.

•    We'll discuss the possibility of experiencing a sensation of self-dissolution or merging with your surroundings, or with the "all."
•    We'll discuss what constitutes a "difficult" experience during the ceremony and provide advice on how to navigate it if it arises.

•    We'll help you strengthen your mental state (set: intentions, expectations, psychological preparation) and discuss the crucial importance of the physical and social environment (setting: the location, the guides, the music, safety) for the development of your experience.
•    We'll provide essential information on the preparatory diet (physical and mental), abstinence recommendations (medications, substances, etc.), and the sensory and emotional expectations of the ceremony.
•    You'll learn and practice tools to manage challenging moments during the ceremony, such as breathing techniques, anchoring, or non-judgmental self-observation.
•    Program closure.