How many Ayahuasca ceremonies do you need? What’s recommended? When is it too much?
In a recent YouTube video, I shared how I have been drinking Ayahuasca on a weekly basis for the last 1,5 years and how it has served me. I mentioned that everybody’s journey is different with this plant medicine so naturally, the question came up, how many times do I need to drink Ayahuasca to have a long-lasting effect and deep transformation. I initially thought Ayahuasca is something that you do once in your life, maybe once a year, and was surprised to find out that there are people drinking a lot more Ayahuasca. So what is the appropriate amount? In this blog post, we will dive deeper into this question. Key takeaways: How often you need to drink Ayahuasca depends on how deep your pain is and what your intention for Ayahuasca is. The majority of the people “need” between 3 – 15 ceremonies in an 18 – 24 month period to overcome the struggle that made them go on the path of Ayahuasca. Some need less, others start to see the benefits of Ayahuasca in their life and will start using it as a tool for growth or other challenges that come up in their life Table of Contents https://youtu.be/1CXoy4jf_tY?si=UTaFipt9cDWhkmxa What are you looking for in Ayahuasca determines how many Ayahuasca ceremonies are suitable for you? One of the first things you need to become clear on is what are you looking for in Ayahuasca. Are you looking to heal? How deep is the wound? Do you want to break through a limiting belief? How long have you been carrying this with you? Must read Blog: Ayahuasca Intention – Find your intention for this powerful medicine How deep is your pain? There are people who come to Ayahuasca with a history of drug abuse. Underlying the drug abuse is usually a deeper level of trauma they experienced earlier in life. People with this type of background generally need more Ayahuasca. There is the part of healing the body and the nervous system from all of the damage and imbalances. And then also the healing of the spirit and the soul. Healing is non-linear. Time does heal wounds, but also depends on how well you care for them in the time of healing. There are stages of anger, acceptance, forgiveness, and finally making peace with past events that are essential for healing the wounds of the past. And all of these things can happen in an Ayahuasca ceremony. But it is also important to act on it in real life. With who do you need to have a conversation with, maybe even writing a letter can help (you don’t even need to send it). Will you fall back into certain thought patterns after you emotionally healed them, just because that is the familiar? This is what you are used to. In this case, you are now “voluntarily” reexperiencing the pain and the suffering. Do you have sufficient power, drive, and maturity to withstand that? What is the typical amount of ceremonies a person needs: Again everybody’s situation is different and what their objection with Ayahuasca is. Generally speaking, the usual participant will partake in 3 – 15 ceremonies to shift to where they wanted to be. The timeframe for the ceremonies is usually a 1 – 3 year window. Maybe after that time, a new major topic might come to the person’s life’s where they feel the calling to connect with Ayahuasca again. They might start to see Ayahuasca or other plant medicine as something that starts to guide them in their life and it becomes one of the many tools they have at their disposal to connect with themselves and grow. Or they decide that they continue their life path without Ayahuasca. That they have found what they were looking for and do not feel the calling to return. Either way is great. We are not here trying to convert people to the path of the medicine and this is the only way for spiritual growth and healing. It doesn’t matter how many times you drank Ayahuasca, it is important that you always prepare. Find out more about it in this Blog. Do you want to dive deeper into Ayahuasca? We created Harmonica Ayahuasca Retreat exactly for this purpose. You do not need Ayahuasca! Also, I believe it is important to state, that you do not need Ayahuasca. Ayahuasca is a tool, a very powerful one, but it is a tool. The medicine you are really looking for is yourself. And Ayahuasca can help you connect with yourself, but there are multiple ways to do that. I recommend that everybody find different tools for themselves that work for them. Meditation, Yoga, breath work, Reiki, building a community are many different examples that help us create a life full of connection. Connection with ourselves, which then leads to meaningful connections with others that help us feel safe. Having those different tools is incredible. Sometimes a “simple” breath work session or a conversation with my therapist have been the keys that I have been looking for that I did not encounter in my plant medicine ceremonies. So make sure you keep on expanding and applying your toolbox. Find out if Ayahuasca is right for you Will you be safe physically and emotionally? How will you be supported in the ceremony? How do the facilitators handle difficult situations? How will you be able to process the experience? You want change, but will your life be unrecognizable after Ayahuasca? + 13 things to consider before drinking Ayahuasca? More, More, more, western mentality applied to spirituality Ayahuasca can create awe-inspiring moments, incredible breakthroughs, and deep understanding of our lives so one pattern is to want to go back and go deeper as well. In my early journey with Ayahuasca, I had a ceremony where I deeply connected with myself. The ceremony was getting to an end, I saw a friend go to the altar, and I figured if she can drink more,
