Sarah Haider

And she said that she recently did ayahuasca, went to a retreat, and it helped her connect with others, like normies, helped her connect with normies better. And I thought that was really interesting. And that opened up a new way of thinking about it for me as well.

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And then did you say to them, oh, can you just, like, put me in touch with... Yeah, I said, can you let me know if there's a retreat that you can... get me in touch with. It's kind of a shady thing to do. I mean, not just because it's highly illegal, but also because you don't know these people. And this is an incredibly powerful substance.

And then did you say to them, oh, can you just, like, put me in touch with... Yeah, I said, can you let me know if there's a retreat that you can... get me in touch with. It's kind of a shady thing to do. I mean, not just because it's highly illegal, but also because you don't know these people. And this is an incredibly powerful substance.

And then did you say to them, oh, can you just, like, put me in touch with... Yeah, I said, can you let me know if there's a retreat that you can... get me in touch with. It's kind of a shady thing to do. I mean, not just because it's highly illegal, but also because you don't know these people. And this is an incredibly powerful substance.

So you're in this like very vulnerable state for five hours, six hours for every ceremony. And you might have more than one. In my retreat, there were three, but sometimes people have like five ceremonies throughout the course of their retreat. And And it's fascinating because every day you're a little bit more sensitized to the substance.

So you're in this like very vulnerable state for five hours, six hours for every ceremony. And you might have more than one. In my retreat, there were three, but sometimes people have like five ceremonies throughout the course of their retreat. And And it's fascinating because every day you're a little bit more sensitized to the substance.

So you're in this like very vulnerable state for five hours, six hours for every ceremony. And you might have more than one. In my retreat, there were three, but sometimes people have like five ceremonies throughout the course of their retreat. And And it's fascinating because every day you're a little bit more sensitized to the substance.

You are on a special diet with ayahuasca because evidently there are certain foods that can interact in a not pleasant way with the compounds in the brew itself. You're kept on this kind of very restricted diet. It really feels like you're not eating very much. You're not supposed to eat past a certain part of the day because ayahuasca makes you incredibly nauseous.

You are on a special diet with ayahuasca because evidently there are certain foods that can interact in a not pleasant way with the compounds in the brew itself. You're kept on this kind of very restricted diet. It really feels like you're not eating very much. You're not supposed to eat past a certain part of the day because ayahuasca makes you incredibly nauseous.

You are on a special diet with ayahuasca because evidently there are certain foods that can interact in a not pleasant way with the compounds in the brew itself. You're kept on this kind of very restricted diet. It really feels like you're not eating very much. You're not supposed to eat past a certain part of the day because ayahuasca makes you incredibly nauseous.

Many people purge, you know, what they call purging, but it's really you're just vomiting a lot. You're using the restroom a lot. So it's better if you don't eat too much. or eat it all actually after 1 p.m., 2 p.m. for a nighttime ceremony. So you're going through this day after day.

Many people purge, you know, what they call purging, but it's really you're just vomiting a lot. You're using the restroom a lot. So it's better if you don't eat too much. or eat it all actually after 1 p.m., 2 p.m. for a nighttime ceremony. So you're going through this day after day.

Many people purge, you know, what they call purging, but it's really you're just vomiting a lot. You're using the restroom a lot. So it's better if you don't eat too much. or eat it all actually after 1 p.m., 2 p.m. for a nighttime ceremony. So you're going through this day after day.

You're in this environment that sensitizes you to the drug more and more as each day passes because you're on this restricted diet. You're not sleeping very much. You hallucinate five to six hours each time. And so every next day is a more powerful experience.

You're in this environment that sensitizes you to the drug more and more as each day passes because you're on this restricted diet. You're not sleeping very much. You hallucinate five to six hours each time. And so every next day is a more powerful experience.

You're in this environment that sensitizes you to the drug more and more as each day passes because you're on this restricted diet. You're not sleeping very much. You hallucinate five to six hours each time. And so every next day is a more powerful experience.

So it's interesting because they talk about set and setting so much, and I try to prepare myself as much as possible for this experience. And the setting is very interesting with ayahuasca because it is approached very much with this kind of spiritual, shamanistic approach. really religious. It's a kind of a religious context. You have somebody there who is kind of like a shaman.