Ayahuasca Posts

Ayahuasca Hidden Benefits: Mental Health & Expectations By Danny Yepez, Founder of Resonance and CEO of Behold Retreats When the Ayahuasca Journey Feels Too Silent As the Founder of Resonance and CEO of Behold Retreats, I’ve guided countless souls through the transformative embrace of Ayahuasca. And yet, I often hear first-timers say, “It didn’t work…

How to Choose the Right Ayahuasca Retreat in Costa Rica The reasons why someone seeks an Ayahuasca retreat are many and diverse. Some guests come to us, looking for a breakthrough of some kind, a path forward, an illumination for the way ahead or support for a difficult decision. Whether you’re looking for help on…

Ayahuasca vs. Magic Mushroom or Psilocybin Retreat? A Psychedelic Choice. Not sure if Ayahuasca or the Psilocybin Magic Mushroom is right for you? Let’s compare the two, the pros and cons of each, and the right times to use them. In Brief: Ayahuasca is intense, spiritual, and purgative. So it’s best for trauma and soul…

Debunking Psychedelic Stigmas Over the last fifty years, psychedelics have been used in medical research in the fight against mental illness. Apart from western medicine, traditional healers have used psychedelics for the human spirits return to peace, and for letting go of the egoic mind. Now psychedelics such as psilocybin, LSD, and mescaline are used…

We inherent a lot more than our looks from our ancestors. We inhernt their trauma, their memories, and all their unfinished business. In this blog, we'll talk about how to understand and overcome our own struggles through the lens of ancestral healing, and how psychedelics may be helpful on your healing journey. When someone says…

In this blog we dive into why and how our bodies experience trauma and how something such as an Ayahuasca Retreat may be the key to unlock these stored traumas from our bodies. While we understand that unhealed trauma and PTSD are obstacles we want to quickly shed from our lives,  we ask and insist that you…

The Process of Surrender During Plant Medicine Ceremony   Release Control During a plant medicine ceremony, there is a required state of surrender in order to experience what is needed for the soul’s evolution. If there is a fear of the loss of control, one can grip too much onto the ego, and prohibit the fullness…

Searching For An Ayahuasca Retreat Near Me? Consider a Life-Changing Ayahuasca Retreat in Costa Rica. Perhaps It's Time To Look Outside of the U.S. For That Truly Transformative Ayahuasca Ceremony? A growing number of people are actively seeking new paradigms for mental health, moving beyond conventional symptom management with mainstream pharmaceuticals to explore the profound…

Finding Healing Ayahuasca Retreats Near Me If you’re exploring options for Ayahuasca ceremonies near me or in general, a reputable Ayahuasca Retreat near me, you’ve done the right first step - your research. Reading, watching, and listening are the best tools to give ourselves during this time of answering the call. Don’t be swayed by…

When choosing Ayahuasca retreats and facilitators, remember. You're putting your consciousness in someone else's hands. Take a look at this video from our founder on choosing your best retreat option. Still need some help choosing a retreat? We would be honored to guide you in choosing the best retreat for your needs. Behold Retreats coordinates…

‍ For deeper insights into what makes up a safe and quality plant medicine retreat, check out the results from our recent plant medicine retreats survey. 1. If you’d like a holistic understanding of your opportunities to improve your quality of life, take this self-diagnostic. 2. If this is your first time with Ayahuasca, this…

"The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original size" - Oliver Wendell Holmes Holy FU………!!! The entire valley heard my pre-surrender scream. Or so I’m told, I have no recollection of it myself. Ego Death. Unspeakable. Terrifying, infinite, gratifying, humbling, and usually, tearful. Complete and absolute: the divine…

History Behind the Use of Ayahuasca The story behind Ayahuasca is as powerful as the journey she produces. Intimately linked to the spiritual, cultural, and medicinal practices of Indigenous communities in the Amazon, especially in Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, and Bolivia, the history of Ayahuasca is as deep as it is rich. Two plant parts…

Shaman vs Healer vs Therapist: Who Is Right for You? What is a shaman?  How does a shamanic practitioner differ from other types of plant medicine facilitators, and which one is best for you? The first time I head the word "Ayahuasca" was in 2001 when a good friend of mine just returned from a…

Ayahuasca and 5-MeO-DMT are both incredible medicines, and while they share many similar benefits, the experiences are very different. Watch this video to learn more: With Behold Retreats, you are supported down to the detail. Our 7-week coaching program will guide you before, during, and after your retreat with the essential preparation and integration to get…