I recently experienced the most challenging two weeks of my life sitting with Ayahuasca out in the Peruvian jungle. In Part 1 today, we'll dig into my mental & physical preparation for this journey, the dieta, the crazy international travel during times of covid to such a remote location, and a final cleansing purge thanks to our tobacco ceremony to kick things off!  Stay tuned for more details in Part 2, including my top takeaways from each of the four ceremonies and how I plan to integrate what I've learned. ---------------------------- Time Stamps: (3:07) Defining dieta (5:14) The importance of preparation and my first experience with Ayahuasca (12:51) The mental dieta - prepping the mind in so many different ways (19:15) The food dieta and the mental struggles I’ve gone through to prep (27:24) Length and purpose of the diet  (32:44) Our meals in the jungle (36:55) The last piece of this preparation  (39:19) The crazy international travel during times of covid to such a remote location (46:20) Mayantuyacu is so beautiful yet so harsh (52:01) Cleansing purge - sharing my tobacco ceremony ------------------------- Resources mentioned in this episode: www.workaway.info The Four Agreements - (Amazon Affiliate Link) Consciousness Medicine - (Amazon Affiliate Link) Episode 10: Plant Medicine, Life Coaching, and Keeping Your Power with Jenna Sezionale Basilicato Maestro Juan Flores - Healer and Shaman  ---------------------- Connect with me on Instagram @carolineofenstein ---------------------------- Click here to access the FREE More Than Willpower Workshop. Work with me & learn more. ------------------------- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts!