Is there a difference between Ayahuasca and Yagé?
Ayahuasca and Yagé are two unique terms rich in cultural heritage and spiritual meaning. They show deep insights into ancient healing practices and consciousness-expanding experiences. The plant medicine tradition enables indescribable experiences that touch your mind and soul. Here we will explain to you whether there is a difference between the two names Ayahuasca and Yagé.
The healing science of traditional plant medicine
Ayahuasca and Yagé are deeply rooted in the traditions of the indigenous peoples of the Amazon region. Plant medicine has developed over centuries and is known for its healing and mind-expanding properties. Ayahuasca retreats in Brazil and other South American countries attract people from all over the world seeking spiritual healing and personal transformation. The effects of this traditional medicine are intense and can bring life-changing insights and healing.
How are Ayahuasca and Yagé different?
Essentially, Ayahuasca and Yagé are the same thing, they are just different names that come from different countries and traditions. Ayahuasca comes from Peru and Yagé comes from Colombia. This is the only difference between Ayahuasca and Yagé that you can easily remember.
But there are different manufacturing processes, because every tradition and every healer has a very special recipe for their own Ayahuasca medicine. The basis for each recipe are the two Ayahuasca plants, which consist of the vine Banisteriopsis caapi and the leaves of Psychotria viridis. In addition, the effects of Ayahuasca can be influenced by songs, prayers and intentions during preparation.
So Ayahuasca and Yagé are different names for variations of the same thing.
How do Ayahuasca and Yagé work?
The combination of Ayahuasca plants leads to deep, emotional experiences that can help you achieve inner healing and spiritual insight. Ayahuasca ceremonies are known for their gentle but powerful guidance that safely guides you through emotional and spiritual processes. But it can also lead to intense visions and powerful, often challenging experiences. Yagé ceremonies also offer profound cleansing and spiritual transformation, allowing you to release deep-rooted blockages and gain new perspectives.
Why book a retreat with us?
Our Ayahuasca retreats offer you the opportunity to experience this powerful plant medicine in a safe and supportive environment. Under the guidance of experienced shamans and healers, you will be accompanied through your journey so that you can get the most out of your experience and look deep into your inner self.
What awaits you:
- Safe Environment: Our retreats take place in a safe environment that allows for deep, personal work.
- Experienced support: Our shamans and healers have many years of experience and will safely accompany you through the process.
- Community: Experience the power of the group and find support and community with like-minded people.
Are you ready for your journey?
Experience the transformative power of plant medicine
Immerse yourself in the world of psychoactive plant medicine and let yourself be guided by the deep wisdom of Ayahuasca. Book your retreat now and discover how this powerful tradition enriches your life. Your transformative experience begins here.
FAQ
Here you will find all the answers to the questions we receive most frequently.
What is Ayahuasca and what ingredients does it contain?
Ayahuasca is a medicine that unfolds its effects not only on a physical but also on a psychological level in the brain. Although it is often mistakenly referred to as a drug, it is in fact a shamanic healing art that is becoming increasingly well-known internationally. This may be due not least to the fact that Ayahuasca offers the possibility of curing depression, psychosis or other mental illnesses. An ayahuasca experience reveals paths that would possibly never arise in conventional therapy.
The ingredients of Ayahuasca medicine are made up of two different herbal components – caapi (the Ayahuasca root or liana) and chacruna. Chacruna, which contains DMT, is responsible for the psychoactive effect of Ayahuasca. While DMT as an endogenous substance is generally broken down very quickly, the Ayahuasca plant caapi with MAO inhibitors ensures that the breakdown of DMT is slowed down during the Ayahuasca ceremony.
However, the special thing about Ayahuasca tea are not the ingredients, but the unique consciousness of the Ayahuasca, whose spirit can gradually be transferred to your body.
What does Ayahuasca do and what effect does it have on the brain?
Ayahuasca unfolds a profound change of consciousness in your mindset and has an effect on your brain that helps you to recognize and overcome old or toxic habits. The medicine strengthens your emotional and self-reflective perception and gives you a deep inner knowing. The effect of the Ayahuasca plant sets in after 30 to 40 minutes. The peak – the spiritual climax, so to speak – of an Ayahuasca experience is usually reached after 90 to 120 minutes. The duration of the effect is around 4 hours, but can also last up to 12 hours.
Ayahuasca cleanses you both physically and mentally. You will meet yourself in the process. The Ayahuasca ceremony shows you all your sides, including the unpleasant aspects. It is a self-critical encounter in which you can feel a deep respect for life and nature. The harmony of nature around you will probably also be part of your experience. In the Ayahuasca ceremonies during your retreat, the medicine will help you to strengthen your own emotional health and mental clarity. Each process is a highly individual matter. During your personal Ayahuasca experience you can experience many things – from insights, shattering experiences, inner wars, rebirths, near-death experiences, enlightenments, to unbearable bliss. You can find, meet and strengthen yourself. Some of your realizations may also appear after the Ayahuasca ceremony. The after-effects of the medicine are different for each person, and it is possible that you will deepen and internalize your Ayahuasca experience even more in the days following the ceremony.
How do I prepare for an Ayahuasca ceremony?
The most important thing when preparing to take Ayahuasca is to have a positive mindset! However, there are also further recommendations for preparing for an Ayahuasca ceremony. These include a diet in which you avoid lactose and meat for at least 3 days prior to your ceremony, as these foods are somewhat heavier on the stomach. This category also includes spicy food such as onions, citrus fruits and garlic. Take these recommendations into account so that you feel well during your Ayahuasca ceremony. You should not consume any strong drugs or marijuana for at least a week prior to the ceremony. It is best to avoid any kind of sexual intercourse in the days leading up to your ceremony, as this creates an energy exchange. When the wisdom of the medicine receives you, you want to be surrounded by your own aura. This way, the effect of the Ayahuasca plant will unfold its full power to you.
Are you taking antidepressants or do you have heart or respiratory problems? Then please consult your doctor before your Ayahuasca ceremony. Only they can assess whether taking Ayahuasca is dangerous for you or whether side effects may occur.
If you follow these preparations, you will be ready for your Ayahuasca experience and this is your sign that you should finally book your ayahuasca trip.