In order to reap all the potential benefits in the medicine of mother ayahuasca the body needs to be a little weak. We followed a special plant diet while staying at the retreat, we only ate three meals on days that we did not have ceremonies. On days with ceremonies (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) we only had breakfast and lunch.
Our meals were vegetarian, we had no sugar, fruit, seasonings, spices or dairy.
Some of the meals were 1 hard boiled egg with a cup of porridge. Rice with 1 hard boiled egg, vegetable soup, rice with lentils 1 egg and a shredded beet and carrot salad.
It was very basic, and we were pretty hungry. I would say we had about 800-900 calories a day, less on days with a ceremony. We limited our movement to save energy, took a lot of naps, drank unlimited amounts of herbal tea, journaled, finished a few books and spent time enjoying the sounds and space in nature.
By the end of the week I had almost no cravings but felt weak. I’ve done some cleanses in the past but this felt different (probably all the energy released in purging). The combination of the plant diet with the ayahuasca I think heightened my experience. I really felt renewed and rejuvenated after only 5 days.
Really looking forward to returning to DreamGlade and recommending it to all my friends and family.
Nicole 🌻
The Dreamers Journeys 