On this episode, I sit down with Kelly Thompson, a client and dear friend, to share our respective experiences with Ayahuasca. Kelly had first heard about plant medicine on a podcast and was instantly drawn to the thought of participating in a ceremony. But Ayahuasca, as both of us learned, chooses us—not the other way around. For Kelly, it took almost half a decade after first learning about it before she knew that her “Ayahuasca year” had finally arrived. I felt the call myself for a long time before I knew I was ready. I followed the breadcrumbs until I ran into Kelly, who was being led along the path herself at the same time. Right then and there, taking the plunge was a no-brainer for both of us. Kelly and I reflect on our first shared experience with Ayahuasca, which took place over three nights in a row, doing a deep dive into: ●      what it really means to “purge” our body of trapped trauma●      how Kelly watched her body “decompose” and was then reborn●      the taste and physical sensation of ingesting Ayahuasca●      the reassuring voice of Mother Ayahuasca●      how psychedelics can rewire your brain Without a doubt, the greatest gift we received from our Ayahuasca experience was freeing ourselves from blockages that, for the longest time, were obstacles to our growth at a subconscious level. Kelly herself said that she was “doing all the right things” prior to her three-day retreat, from working out to meditating to seeing a therapist. But until her “rebirth” via Mother Ayahuasca, she “still felt all this stuck energy” keeping her from moving forward. Asked for her advice to those feeling stuck today, Kelly says it helps to simply start asking the Universe for signs. Ayahuasca may or may not be the key to your own rebirth and healing, but you’ll never know until you ask, and then listen. Resources Mentioned Follow Kelly Thompson on social media: InstagramFollow Brent Hruska on social media: Instagram | YouTube A special thanks to Ryan Gallego and his production company Media Pouch for their work on Bodies by Brent: Website | Instagram Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.