Your Healing Journey

If a person does not live according to their beliefs,

they will begin to believe according to how they live.

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To accept all that has happened after our ancestors, families, cultures, all these years of knowledge and relationship. To love the present moment and to return to our center to sow healing seeds for the future, to gather our strength.

To remember, see and acquire that healing is in every moment of life, beyond being in a place, in a person, in a study, in a plant.

Strengthening our relationships with earth, air, water and fire.

Having faith, remembering that life is a safe place.

Taking more responsibility for our lives.

Going beyond living the incoming information in our minds and feeling it in our hearts.

To seek peace.

To be prepared to pay the price. To take the necessary initiative in line with our wishes.

To want, to want with all our heart.

To feel that healing is a way, that the path itself is beautiful, that you feel the peace that comes with making an effort and making progress, albeit slowly.

Learning to move forward without thinking about where we are on the road, how we are according to the people around us, and how the road ends.

To give unconditionally, without calculating, without thinking about when the work we have done, the «pleasure» we have given up for, will turn out to be.

To savor the fact that what we do with healing intentions will benefit us, the whole world maybe in 1 year, maybe 100 years from now, our children, grandchildren, or a person we have never met, and the beauty of the unknowns within this reality.

On the one hand, while taking our own responsibility, on the other hand, getting out of ourselves, feeling the whole and taking responsibility for the whole.

Do not search to find! But remember, those who find are those who search.

Yunus Emre Hz.

We have both medicinal plants and medicines at our disposal. And yes, we have the power to choose! Here comes the responsibility. We will have to take responsibility and no, there is no need to be afraid.

Responsibility is about intention and effort.

As a result of our experience, we believe that such studies are works that can give miraculous and permanent results when their responsibilities are taken.

Once we have acquired the knowledge of what we need to do—once we have understood it, felt it, and accepted it—the question of what we will do with that knowledge from this point forward requires willpower. Whether we act on it or not, accepting the fact that this knowledge now resides within us, facing the process head-on, and staying committed to it are among our most important responsibilities.

Wondering where the road will lead is a futile endeavor.

You are only responsible for thinking about the first step you will take. The rest will follow naturally.

Şems-i Tebrizi Hz.

Peru and the Sacred Valley ultimately open up a beautiful space for us to remember to desire from the heart, to appreciate the beauty of desire, and to recognize that we have the right to desire. For change to be lasting, we will need to make an effort; we will need to make sacrifices. They give us the strength and focus we need to take responsibility on this journey.

This is a tricky thing to do, but a very good one to learn. It's a state that we pretend to do but very little (for a very short time and intermittently) in terms of both quantity and quality. In fact, that beautiful moment in which we yearn to stay much stronger and much more time.

It can be frustrating sometimes knowing that we can do anything if we truly and wholeheartedly want it. We must learn to want. We need to be able to say clearly what we want. We need to be thinking about where we want it from. Since we do not know whether the realization of what we want is good for us and for the whole, we have to want for the good of the whole. We have to take the time to ask. We need to and we need to (:

• This is really the hardest part. Finding out what we want, determining our intention and being able to express it clearly is not easy, but it is very important. As we search for our intention, we must review the issues that cross our minds. It can be very useful to have a small notebook to determine our intentions and write down what comes to mind during the process. Taking notes of what we have in mind immediately prevents our confusion and relaxes our minds. When we dig into the problems we experience with the opposite sex, our work, our body, our communication, time and finally ourselves, we come across which blockages we want to clear.

• The final version of our intention should be simple and clear. In the end, the sentence should not contain a past or future tense, a negative word or a suffix. Setting our intention in the present tense stems from our desire to unleash an energy that is already within us.

«I don't know what to want, please show me what I need. I want to move forward with love, health and peace, I want to learn and be able to apply what I learn. » We can say that such an approach is a very clear and good intention.

The cleanliness of our intentions will be seen by the excitement we feel and the respect and care we will show to our work every time we read the sentence.

To this recipe, which comes from many teachings and our hearts, it is necessary to add the following phrase from Turkish culture: “You can't say amen to an impossible prayer”. In other words, it is not possible for us to reach information that we are not ready for. It is of course very important that our intentions contain purity and self-knowledge. Otherwise, the person himself does not believe in his own intention, and instead of the quivering excitement we are talking about, he feels guilty inside.

• After our intention is revealed, it is necessary to truly believe and connect to it. It is important that you start working on this before you arrive in Peru, in the Andes. You will need to concentrate and devote time and energy to reminding yourself of your intention. One of the ways to be followed in this regard is as follows:

• Although this work sounds easy, it is a serious discipline job and it can be a difficult point due to the perception of time brought by city life. For this exercise, you will need to set aside 5-20 minutes for yourself every morning when you wake up, after washing your face and warming up your arms and legs, even for 1-2 minutes. In a place where you feel comfortable, you need to sit or lie down symmetrically, in the quietest possible way, accompanied by an alarm that you will set to sound at the end of the time you have given yourself. What you will do is remind yourself of your intention. Your intention will be to take deep breaths after each repetition. At this time, it is very important to watch your breath enter and leave your body. You should imagine that your breath is feeding your heart and body from both the top and root chakras.

Again, pay attention to your inner voice that tells you not to do this, to skip that day, because it hopes that your intention will not come true and that voice will always be working for it. Repeating this exercise in the evenings will strengthen your bond with your intention. Even if you have a friend at home, doing this work will allow you to experience expansions before you even get here. You may even see your wish begin to come true inside. Although such results should not be misleading and indulgent, but give strength: You will have to maintain your will until the end of your work.

You should want your intention to come true, if it is good for you. There is a possibility that the realization of some of our intentions is actually not good for us, and we actually have no idea about it. Therefore, in our opinion, it would be beneficial to add something like "I am ready for this intention to come true, if it is good, please let it be true".

It is a very complex and deep space that contains infinite information, love and fear-based energies that we enter (we are already in, but can see more clearly with medicines). Our intention plays a very important role in not getting lost inside and not wasting time and energy during the process.

We will talk more about this subject when you come here.

Focusing on our breath is our most valuable asset that makes us and our intentions real, grounding and carrying us to the present moment.

This is the physical activity for bringing our intention to our heart. Does it sound strange? After working with plant medicines or after learning about spiritualism, there is not even one little doubt: Any information we receive, goes first to our heart for a very short time and THEN to our brain. At first, we feel something, but right away our brain starts working and calling worries and creates more thought about the subject.

There, we need to take responsibility and to call the information back to our heart. We want to concentrate, so we need to have an empty stomach and we need to make an effort.

Ohh! There comes the breath. Breath is the connection between our intention and the moment we are in. And breath is a school. We practice to inhale and exhale better and better, we get better and better.

Breathing, which plays a crucial role in many disciplines such as yoga and meditation, is the most powerful driving force that gives us rhythm, strength, and concentration on our journey, enabling us to move toward our goal rather than looking around or straying off course.

Here, we will guide you in greater detail on how to breathe fully and mindfully—especially in a way that reminds you of your intention at those moments when you feel stuck—and we will work together on various practices.

Online, you should search for breathing exercises and find the ones that suit you and your intention.

Nonviolent communication is a very important practice. I’m sharing a text here that I saved after copying it from somewhere earlier, thinking it might be useful to you:

My intention for my communication with others—particularly when we hold different perspectives—is to achieve mutually greater clarity, understanding and intimacy.

I take full self-responsibility for the feeling and perspectives I am experiencing. Specifically, I understand that I am giving the circumstances in my life all the meaning they have for me. I am responsible for how I hold my feelings and perspectives, not anyone else.

I understand that someone sharing his or her perspectives is not telling me about myself/the community; the person is telling me about him/herself—which diminishes defensiveness on my part and, in turn, helps to foster my ability to fully hear that person’s point of view.

I understand that the way someone else thinks and acts makes perfect sense to him or her, and I would very likely think and act the same way if I were that person.

I am watchful of my thoughts and words if I feel the impulse to change or fix someone else or the community. I understand that I cannot know what is best for others. Therefore, I focus on telling them about me, not about them.

I understand the value of humility when I am expressing my perspectives, realizing that I am not God (i.e. all knowing: seeing the full picture from alpha to omega). Remaining mindful of my limited understanding of the ultimate workings of life can help to keep me from “shoulding” on others and/or making a case/attempting to win a debate.

I invite my higher self’s guidance and wisdom in order to non-judgmentally listen to another’s perspective, as well as to truthfully and non-judgmentally voice my perspective—that is, what’s alive in me. I speak and listen from my heart.

**Community is a safe place precisely because no one is attempting to heal or convert you, to fix you, to change you. *

• It is of great importance that the diet be fully implemented before and especially after the ceremony. Yes, their implementation requires will and responsibility. Everything that heals requires dedication. Every relationship in our life brings a responsibility. It is necessary to give in order to receive, and the importance of this balance is an issue to consider.
• As a matter of fact, we do not only receive healing from plants, we also take responsibility. Any experience or knowledge is not only healing and useful, it can actually affect both ways.
• We can say that our belief that we must seek and find, the will we must use and the initiatives we must take are our basic needs in order for our experience here to bring us lifelong beauty.
• Another fact is that deep work produces positive results when supported with discipline and heart. It is clearly accepted by those who have walked on these paths for a long time that we need to make a preliminary preparation for a path that will have a deep and powerful impact on our heart, mind, body and spiritual connection.
• Plants open a channel in us. We can relax and learn through this channel. From now on, this channel is always there and can help us when it receives attention and interest from us.

This preparation is important in order not to fall into dreams during the ceremonies, not to lose our focus, to experience a real purification and finally to realize our intentions. Thanks to this preparation, which also includes fasting, we enable Ayahuasca to reach us much more easily and deeply. With the diet we follow, we show ourselves and Ayahuasca that we take the issue seriously. With a clean body and a mind that knows what it wants, what Ayahuasca brings and teaches becomes unforgettable and applicable.

In her/his inner journey, the person who feels ready for the Ayahuasca experience should be ready to prepare and accept what his decision will bring him, that is, to change.

From the moment we decide, the process already begins. The simplest thing we can do from now on is to think about the experience we will have as often as possible, and to work each day to stay with this thought, even for a short time. Especially when we are alone, in traffic or while waiting in a place, while taking a bath, before going to sleep at night, in pleasant or troubled moments, when we realize the beauty of nature in our minds and hearts. This way we strengthen our connection from the very beginning.

In these moments, a voice that comes to our minds will immediately try to make the subject forget. In order to break this mind game, it may be very good to do small exercises in this process. When you move on to another topic, whether or not the topic evokes, it can be very beneficial to take a deep breath and make an effort to rethink Ayahuasca and your diet and try to stay there.

Please consult us on any issues that come to your mind during this process. Do not be stuck in your mind, if it can be shared, let it be shared, it will find a way for itself. It is our duty to give our best support for the realization of your intention.

You can bring your favorite small items to take to the ceremonies. Bringing an accessory that is special for you and/or that has been with you for a long time and touching it during trance can make you feel good and reveal the love inside you.

Since you need to drink plenty of water, you may want to get a bottle that you will like. Apart from that, you can bring clothes to wear in ceremonies. We should say that it is good for people to wear light-colored clothing made of natural materials, including underwear.

Some prefer not to use even toothpaste or shampoo. Our exposure to chemicals as little as possible actually helps our cleaning. We gave this example in order to make you feel the subject a little more.

As a final point, growing a beard, cutting hair and/or beard at the beginning or end of the diet can also be a feel-good option, you can consider.

• We no longer need information during ceremonies. We've done what we've done so far. Now we can surrender ourselves back to our hearts to calm our minds, invoke our confidence and remember our intention.
• You can bring 1 or 2 small items that are special to you to take with you to the ceremonies. Bringing an accessory that’s special to you and/or has been with you for a long time—and touching it when it comes to mind during the trance—can make you feel good and help bring out the love within you.
• It’s also a good idea to bring a water bottle and warm clothes.
• We will give you the approaches and attitudes that can support your process during ceremonies.

• If you are finishing a diet with at least 3 ceremonies, a post-diet process is waiting for you. Even if you only attend a single ceremony, we recommend doing a post-diet for at least 3 days.
• A post-diet process will emerge according to the intention of each participant, the master plant used and the state of the ceremonies. This process is critical for the healing we receive to be permanent. After the diet work, a post-diet program is prepared for each of us. In general, we need to do a post-diet for a period of 20 days to 2 months.
• Everyone who has been through healing and learning already has the power to own their diet. The important thing is to thank this power, use it and prepare ourselves for its occasions. The will awaits within us, in eternity, which each of us can use as we wish.
• The change process we have entered is completed with the end of the post-diet.

You will see that in the last days of the post-diet we are in a sweet rush. In fact, we realize that we do not want the process to end and we feel very good. When the post-diet is over, we worry about getting out of this good mood. During the post-diet, we realize how healthy, healing and peaceful we are.

• Drinking lemon water is the first thing to do. Afterwards, we can observe the effect of each food we take on our body very clearly. Please don't start eating everything at once. For example, you can clearly observe the effects of the first coffee you drink after the diet on your body and soul. In short, this process is actually a very good process for getting to know our body.

Our diet, on the other hand, is there for us to stay on our own. In this respect, it is also important not to have too much contact with people. It can be good to stay away from unnecessary conversations and high-energy environments. We can make an intention to protect our aura from external factors with a small ceremony that we will do every morning. Our degree of sociability is important in this process.

Being alone, avoiding sociability, movements and conversations that will distract you, dedicating this time to yourself, sharing sincerely your mood with the person or people with whom you share your diet play a supportive role in the realization of your intentions.

If you are on the diet as a couple, enjoy it. Work together. Sitting eye to eye and sharing can create very good openings for the relationship. As a matter of fact, being on a diet as a couple is an indication that you trust this relationship and that you wish the relationship to be a healing one. However, don't forget to create and request private time and space just for yourself.

Once we begin to seek healing with the heart—and to call it in through the breath—the first support that reaches us, naturally, is Mother Earth. If we know how to receive, she already gives us everything we need.

Working the land, and accepting what comes from it with the intention of healing, is one of our greatest medicines. And in South America, Mother Earth also holds plants and animals that can create very powerful effects in certain areas. Under this heading, we would like to briefly introduce only a few of the ones we are asked about most often.

May it be healing.

Another gift the Amazon Rainforest offers us. To gather strength and focus, Indigenous peoples of the Amazon work with a medicine that is simple—yet powerful. Rapé is made from finely ground tobacco, combined with powders from certain trees and barks, and a small amount of ash.

This medicine does not have a strongly “mind-altering” effect; rather, it can pull you—briefly—out of the emotional state you are in, and help you reset. Working on the third eye, Rapé can bring us back to our center with a sudden clarity, while also activating the sinuses and the digestive system—stirring energies that have been held in the body and could not flow.

Rapé is especially rooted in Brazilian Indigenous traditions, and it is possible to find many different varieties in Pisac.

Coca, first and foremost, is a great support for those living at high altitude. This plant—known as a remedy for altitude sickness—grows in tropical zones often described as the “high rainforest.” Depending on the latitude, coca generally grows around 1,500–2,000 meters, and for highland communities it is a deeply important part of culture. And, like tobacco, Mama Coca is believed to hear our intentions—so she stands at the center of many ceremonies held in the mountains.

Coca is said to give the user strength of focus, and to help us stay less affected by sensations such as hunger and fatigue. Some locals also say they can read a person’s state, connections, and even something of their future through coca.

The type varies from region to region, and alongside the coca leaf, there is also a stone sold that “activates” it. We place about 10–15 coca leaves neatly on top of one another—facing the same direction—then hold them between both palms and make a wish. After that, we place a very small piece of this stone inside and keep it between our teeth for about 15–20 minutes. In this way, a prepared bundle of leaves—or even just three leaves (called a kintu)—can also be offered to the person beside you.

The receiver responds in Quechua: “Urpiyay sonkoyay.” Urpi means dove, and sonko means heart—so it’s a way of saying, “My heart fluttered like a dove,” in thanks. Quechua, by the way, is such a beautiful language.

The Urubamba River, which runs through the Sacred Valley, meets a medicinal water source near Calca—water that rises from underground at a particular point. People come to it from all over Peru to benefit from its healing, and many centers that follow and guide diet processes recommend it.

This Andean medicinal water is said to cleanse toxins from the digestive system in a significant way, helping the medicinal plants you may later work with to not “waste time” on what has accumulated in the body.

Drunk in the morning on an empty stomach, it creates a kind of flushing effect throughout the entire digestive system. Gentle movement while drinking helps the water find its path through the body. The method is to drink one glass every 3–5 minutes, continuing until the color of your urine matches the color of the water itself. The amount varies by constitution, but most people need around 3–5 liters.

After this cleansing, lemon water helps the system remember the right level of acidity, and kefir or yogurt supports the probiotics we need to settle in the gut. While drinking the water, effects such as fatigue, headache, low mood, or indigestion may appear—another form of healing Mother Earth offers here.

The chemical analysis of the water is as follows:

• Hardness (mineral content) (mg/L): 2240
• Alkalinity (mg/L): 260
• Acidity (mg/L) CO₂: 25
• Chloride (mg/L) Cl: 551
• Sulfate (mg/L) CaSO₄: 2690
• Phosphate (mg/L) HPO₄: 1
• pH: 7.6
• Conductivity (μS/cm): 6500
• Turbidity (FTU): 1
• Calcium (mg/L): 592
• Magnesium (mg/L): 182
• Sodium (mg/L): 238
• Potassium (mg/L): 45
• Iron (mg/L): 3
• Fluoride (mg/L): 1.5
• Total dissolved solids (mg/L): 6600

If you would like to use this healing tool, please let us know so we can arrange the water for you

In a process like this, a Huachuma (San Pedro) experience can help you bring into life what you noticed in the Ayahuasca ceremonies—the lessons you received, the shifts you recognized—by giving you motivation to apply them, and by letting your diet hold a kind of celebration within it. During your time here, we recommend that you do at least one Huachuma ceremony.

On this day, using the cactus’s heart-opening quality and its ability to sharpen focus, we are able to see the beauty of life—and of ourselves—more closely. It is usually a day we move through without too much talking or laughter, yet with sincere sharing. And for one part of the day, we enter complete silence.

In that silence, we focus on our intention. We call in the inner energy that is waiting for our intention to become real. We remember that we are ready—and that we truly want it.

After Ayahuasca ceremonies, the purpose of entering a San Pedro ceremony is to reconnect the attention that has turned inward with the outer world again. Asking permission—from the Creator, the Universe, life, Pachamama, the gods, and the mountains—we return to life in a beautiful way.

This ceremony is actually the most important ceremony in Peru. It is a simple but heartfelt ceremony in which we put forward our wishes and express our thanks to Mother Earth with this intention.

All such ceremonies become real when we do them with conviction, so our first focus is to concentrate. We put our minds aside and try to do the ritual with our heart.

We act with the directives of the person conducting the ceremony. It is necessary to be near any water or near a fire. We take various seeds between our two palms and convey our wishes from life to these seeds. Throughout the ceremony, we express the subjects we wish, such as patience, abundance, health, peace, love, responsibility, abundance, healing, nonviolent communication, fertility... Apart from seeds, a huge altar is created with leaves, many kinds of flowers, wine, tobacco, lots of coca leaves, tiny toys, photocopied money, candies, nuts and pulses.

After this work lasting more than 1 hour, the resulting package is closed. We pray that we are ready for the realization of the intentions contained in this package. We leave our “despacho” in running water or burning fire, taking permission and strength from the sky and Mother Earth.

At this point we turn our backs on the pack. It is believed that when our eyes are not on it, the package and the intentions will flow more easily and be transmitted to the Universe. We wait with our backs turned until our package is burnt to ashes in the fire or floated away in the water.

We wish your wishes come true if it will be for the good of you and of the whole existence.