Day 5: Day Off

We didn't really do much today, which was nice. After breakfast I hung about by myself in a hammock for a while and then headed back into our room and slept for a while - I feel like I'm really beginning to regenerate here. Drinking lots of tea, urinating a lot and sleeping all while the sounds of the jungle take place around us. Speaking of which, I haven't listened to music since I got here because I really don't feel the need to - why would I when there's the chirping of some obscure bird, the cackle of some parrots and constant hum of hundreds and thousands of insects.

After sleeping for a few hours I woke up to have lunch. We all sat around conversing (and can I just say the conversations here have been amazing) until it was time to go to the meeting space to share our experiences with one another. It was very interesting to hear how completely different everyone's experience was from the first ceremony - there really is no predicting with Mother Ayahuasca which further perpetuates the notion of total submission and letting go. Don't expect. Just be.

Our sharing time took quite a while until it was time to be summoned for dinner. Despite having slept in this morning, I felt tired and left for bed soon after dinner. It sort of feels like my body is really catching up on the sleep I haven't had for months, if not years. I suppose when the hardest decision you have to make here is what flavour tea to drink, it's pretty easy to let go and relax. The down time is very much needed for the ceremonies, which are intense and hard work.