Is it worth going to Peru for the Ayahuasca ceremony?

Of course it is! In their homeland, in the Amazon jungle, Ayahuasca works harder and cleaner. I will add that in addition to ceremonies, there is another form of acquaintance with ayahuasca - ayahuasca retreats. This is a long seclusion, during which a person follows a diet and drinks ayahuasca. This form allows you to establish deep contact with the plant and work out your questions with high quality

Definitely worth it. But not necessarily in Peru. It could be Colombia - or another South American country. The main thing is to find a person who went through a specific version of the ceremony, read the reviews. Fraud happens.

It is definitely worth going. Peru is the birthplace of the Shipibo tradition, from where information about ceremonies actually came to the Western world. Now a number of shamans come to other countries, including Russia, but as a rule, the drink that is used during such ceremonies differs from the authentic drink prepared in the Peruvian Selva. I have been living in Peru for 3 years now and after a long journey through the Amazon and a number of other parts of the Peruvian jungle, I can say that the most important thing is not so much the country itself (Ayahuasca ceremonies are also common in Brazil, Ecuador and other Latin American countries), who will conduct this ceremony.

After a large number of foreigners arrived in Peru in search of adventures associated with Ayahuasca, a large number of shamans appeared who were ready to create this adventure, but if initially the ceremony was used as an act of initiation, as a process that Aivaschero appointed only in case of real need, now everything has changed and people order a ceremony, buy the services of a shaman, and of course this leaves an imprint on the quality of such services.

Over the years of traveling around Selva, I have met only a few masters, about whom I can say as about curanderos from God, moreover, one of them is not a representative of Shipibo at all and came to P eru from the west.

The second point you need to pay attention to if you decide to go to Peru is this time. Only one ceremony will not be effective, from my own experience I can say that this should be a course of 3-5 ceremonies and in time you need to plan at least 2 weeks in your trip, moreover, it will be good practice to leave a few days after returning from the center or from the village you choose to visit a number of Peru's attractions, believe me, you will look at them from a completely different angle.

And the last thing worth paying attention to is the number of people participating in the ceremony, I I often saw and myself participated in ceremonies with a large number of people and it was very uncomfortable and difficult, since Ayahuasca greatly exacerbates the senses, and this in turn greatly affects the perception of personal space and the desire for greater privacy. Moreover, during the Ayahuasca ceremony, vomiting is a common occurrence and when it occurs in 10 people at the same time it can knock out of its own process. 3-5 people in a group is the optimal limit to which you should pay attention.

People like to exaggerate the importance of ceremonies, as a psychotherapist I can say that in addition to the ceremony itself, integration of the experience gained is very important, and this is possible either with well-developed self-reflection, or under the guidance of a psychologist (psychotherapist), who will help to reflect on the experience gained and support it on the way to its integration. That is why in my groups after the ceremony, as a psychologist, I lead supportive meetings to help integrate and reflect on the experience gained.a.