Ayahuasca Dieta

This is a very important part of preparing for your ayahuasca journey and should not be overlooked. The dieta is a rigorous process of mental, physical, and spiritual purification. Prior to beginning your work with the medicine, the medicine already begins to work on you. By eliminating certain foods from your diet, you will help to reduce the amount of purging needed to rid the body of unwanted toxins. Cleansing our bodies prior to the retreat gives the medicine its full ability to promote physical healing and spiritual transformation. The dieta also serves of a test of discipline and commitment to show the spirit of ayahuasca your intention with your work with the medicine.

FOODS TO EAT:

  • Fresh and cooked vegetables
  • Beans and other legumes
  • Fresh fruit and juices
  • Rice, oats, buckwheat, and other cereals
  • Fresh organic eggs

FOUR WEEKS PRIOR TO CEREMONY:

  • Psychoactive medications (Please work with your primary physician to ween off responsibly)

THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO CEREMONY:

  • Anti-depressants and anti-anxiety medications SSRI's, SNRI's, and DRI's, etc. (Please work with your primary physician to ween off responsibly)

TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO CEREMONY:

  • Pork
  • Alcohol
  • Marijuana
  • Sexual activity of any kind, including masturbation
  • All street drugs (cocaine, MDMA, amphetamines, etc.)
  • Spicy foods
  • Ice, ice cream, or ice cold drinks
  • Traumatic or Unsettling Relationships

ONE WEEK PRIOR TO CEREMONY:

  • Sugar
  • Foods containing Tyramine's
  • Red meat
  • Animal fats (lard, etc.)
  • Carbonated drinks (including diet sodas, energy drinks, non-alcoholic beer)
  • Dairy products
  • Fermented foods
  • Caffeine & other stimulants (slowly ween off)
  • Junk foods
  • Salt or spices (especially stimulating spices)
  • Sweets and chocolate
  • Oils (olive and coconut oil use sparingly, if you must use)
  • Mind numbing television

Avoid highly processed foods and try to cleanse your body as much as possible with epsom salt baths, massage, and juice/colon cleanses in the weeks prior to your retreat to rid the body of as many toxins as possible.