My First Ayahuasca Retreat: During

For context, read this one first: My First Ayahuasca Retreat: Before

Written April 2021

When retreat day came, we loaded into Ian-Michael’s truck for the drive. I quietly look out the window, mind clear but charged as I mentally prepare for a shift from our intimate group of three to a collection of strangers. I scan the blurred wild green and rich red soil as we navigate winding steep hills deeper into the Diamante Valley — away from Ian-Michael’s abode towards the retreat location.