Posts Tagged ‘ayahuasca’
What I Asked For, and What I Was Shown
Before both of my Peru retreats, I wrote about what I hoped to explore and what I wanted to heal. I hadn’t really thought about comparing the two years until recently, but when I went back and read what I wrote before my first retreat in 2025 and then what I wrote before going back…
Read MoreSeptember 12 — Leaving the Jungle and Landing Back in the World
Leaving Blue Morpho It was really strange waking up knowing that we were leaving Blue Morpho. Somehow, in the space of five days, the retreat had become my whole reality. There was the maloca, the jungle, the lake, the paths between everything, the sounds at night, the meals, the ceremonies, the same group of people…
Read MoreSeptember 10 — The Lake, Love and the Third Ceremony
I slept really well Wednesday night, finally. I went to bed around 9:30 and slept until about 6:30 in the morning, which felt amazing after the first couple of nights of being hot and restless and still so activated after ceremony. By Thursday morning I felt much more rested, and it was also our last…
Read MoreSeptember 8 — Anger, Judgment and a Sky Full of Stars
I don’t know how much I slept Monday night, but Tuesday morning I got up, took a shower, and made it to breakfast by 8. Breakfast, Integration and an Incredible Massage The meals we are eating are very clean and satisfying. I had eggs, fruit, some oatmeal and lemongrass tea. I’m pleasantly surprised by how…
Read MoreSeptember 7 — Arriving at Blue Morpho
Monday morning I woke up pretty early, I think around 6:45, and went downstairs for breakfast at the DoubleTree Hilton. I had scrambled eggs, strawberry yogurt with granola and coca tea. Then I went back to my room and packed everything up and checked out. Segundo’s friend met me in the lobby with the motocarro…
Read MoreOctober 26, 2025
Early taxi, Cusco check-in quirks, long LIM layover, LAX customs/recheck, delayed hop to SFO—and a few hard-won tips for smoother connections.
Read MoreOctober 22, 2025
Asking for a Dream Last night, in the middle of the night, I asked the ayahuasca and Gaia to help me dream.I didn’t feel like I slept very well, but I did have some dreams. In one, I was in Marin, walking past two women. I felt drawn to them — curious — and then…
Read MoreOctober 21, 2025
Day 6 – San Pedro Ceremony Last night, I woke up around 2:30 and again at 4:30, but I actually slept pretty well considering it was the night after the ayahuasca ceremony. This morning there wasn’t breakfast, but there was tea at seven. Around 7:30, I went to get some coca tea, and the San…
Read MoreOctober 20, 2025
Day 5 – First Ceremony at Munay Sonqo Today I woke up in Ollantaytambo, and last night it rained a lot. It rained pretty hard, and I could hear the rain on the kind of tin corrugated roof because the house I was staying in was open to the outside, so I could hear the…
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