Preparing for an ayahuasca retreat: returning to love and what truly matters

There are moments in life when something calls for something deeper.

This is not a leak. Nor is it an external search.

It's a comeback.

A return to something simple, obvious, but which we have learned to ignore.

Ayahuasca retreats are not just intense or transformative experiences. They are first and foremost an invitation to remember.

Remember that what we have always been looking for…has, in reality, never been lost.

Preparing for an ayahuasca retreat: changing your perspective

In today's world of ancestral medicines, many proposals speak of healing, transformation, or elevation.

But this approach often remains within a logic of accumulation: becoming better, fixing something, reaching a state.

Here, the direction is different.

It's not about becoming a better version of yourself. It's not about adding something.

It's about seeing things differently.

To understand that suffering does not come directly from the world, but from the way it is perceived.

And that at the heart of it all, behind the layers of stories and conditioning…

There is only one stable reality: Love.

Ayahuasca: a medicine of revelation

Used for centuries in the Amazon, ayahuasca is not there to provide something new.

She reveals.

It highlights what is already there but not clearly visible:

unconscious patterns, fears, attachments, illusions of separation.

It doesn't "cure" by adding something.

It allows you to see.

And in this vision, without escape or avoidance…

Something naturally begins to relax.

What truly transforms an ayahuasca retreat

It is not the intensity of the experience that transforms.

We can experience very powerful ceremonies…and return to exactly the same patterns.

Conversely, a simple experience can lead to a profound shift.

The transformation happens in the eyes.

The moment when we move from:

wanting to control, letting go

resist observing

struggle to welcome

And in this relaxation, one thing becomes clear:

Nothing is against us.

What intention should one set before an ayahuasca retreat?

This is a central question.

And yet, this is also where many people go wrong.

Because very often, what we call an intention…

is actually a disguised expectation.

“I want to heal this.” “I want to overcome this blockage.” “I want to work on my feminine or masculine side.”

These intentions seem just. But they already limit the experience.

For what ?

Because they assume you know what's supposed to happen.

The illusion of the single door

Waiting is like standing in front of a door thinking:

“This is the one that needs to be opened.”

So you wait.

But in the meantime…

All the other doors disappear.

And often, what's right for you has nothing to do with what you had planned.

An open intention rather than a goal

In an ayahuasca retreat, the most appropriate intention is a broad intention.

An intention that does not confine.

For example :

be ready to see what is there, let go of what is no longer true, observe the veils placed over Love

These are not objectives.

These are spaces.

Open directions that allow experience to emerge freely.

Understanding the root of suffering

Suffering does not come from a lack of love.

It comes from what appears to cover it.

Fears. Judgments. Expectations. Identities.

All of this creates an impression of separation.

But in depth…

These are just filters.

And the role of an ayahuasca retreat is not to add something.

It's about seeing these filters.

And sometimes, simply seeing them is enough for them to start falling.

How to properly prepare for an ayahuasca retreat

Preparation is not about succeeding at an experiment.

She's there to make you available.

• Available to view.

• Available to be felt.

• Available to release.

On a physical level, a simpler diet helps the body to settle down.

On a mental level, it's mostly about being honest with yourself.

Seeing one's fears, expectations, and resistances...without trying to eliminate them.

In terms of pace, slowing down becomes essential.

• Less stimulation.

• No more silence .

• More presence.

  
  

This is not a technical preparation.

It's an opening.

During retirement: stop fighting

An ayahuasca retreat takes place in a safe and supervised environment.

But what is being proposed is even simpler.

A space where you can stop struggling.

Stop trying to understand immediately. Stop trying to control. Stop running away.

And in this ruling…

Something changes in perception.

After retirement: integrating into real life

The real work often begins afterwards.

Not in terms of intensity.

But in everyday life.

Integration involves letting what has been seen percolate.

Observe the subtle changes:

• more space

• more softness

• less automatic reaction

It's not spectacular.

But it's profoundly real.

There is nothing to achieve

Ultimately, this path leads nowhere.

He's not building anything.

He takes it off.

He removes what prevents one from seeing.

And when those veils fall…

even slightly…

One thing is clear:

• There is nothing to become.

• Nothing to prove.

• nothing to achieve.

What is being sought…

is already here.

Ayahuasca retreats in Spain and Switzerland

We offer ayahuasca retreats in Spain (Malaga) and Switzerland, in natural, safe settings and accompanied with integrity.

Each retreat is an invitation to slow down, feel and see differently.

📲 For more information or to chat: WhatsApp: +33 6 62 26 22 91

To conclude

You have nothing to add.

Nothing to become.

Just something to see.

And in this vision…

Something relaxes.

Something is becoming simpler.

Something is being remembered.

That everything is already there.