Ayahuasca - Awakening the Spirit Within

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening The Spirit Within. During this series we explore the transformative power of Ayahuasca, this podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. In this episode Kate, a mother of two and energy worker shares about her intense chumas where she travelled through many realms and dimensions to secure the healing and wisdom that she was seeking. About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening The Spirit Within. During this series we explore the transformative power of Ayahuasca, this podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. In this episode, the tables are turned because your podcast host Claire is sharing her story of how she battled addiction and mental illness before transforming her life, working with Ayahuasca and becoming a Yagécera.   This podcast was recorded by Derek Dodds from Cura Medicina Podcast.  Derek is the authour of "Ayahuasca: A Beginner's Guide- How to prepare for Ceremony. About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening The Spirit Within. During this series we explore the transformative power of Ayahuasca, this podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. In this episode, Shiv shares her experience of the 5 retreats that she's been on with us.  From healing from self-loathing, an abusive relationship and feeling directionless in her life before moving on to become full of self-love and purpose. About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening The Spirit Within. During this series we explore the transformative power of Ayahuasca, this podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. In this episode, Brandon shares how he tragically lost his mum when he was just 12 years old before embarking on a life of crime and fast cash when he was just a teenager.  A near fatal stabbing and falling from a set of escalators both almost ended his life but it wasn't until he came to work with us that he healed and turned his back on his life of crime.  Brandon now shares his story to inspire others. About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening The Spirit Within. During this series we explore the transformative power of Ayahuasca, this podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. In this episode, John shares how Ayahuasca showed him his full potential which led to him majorly transforming his life post-retreat to create the most beautiful future for himself.  The medicine also healed his addictions and the grief he ws suffering from after his friend got murdered. About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening The Spirit Within. During this series we explore the transformative power of Ayahuasca, this podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. In this episode, Leigh shares how her retreats with us helped her to not only heal from the sexual abuse that she suffered from in childhood, but also helped her to forgive her abuser. She also talks about how she came to terms with her mum´s passing because the medicine showed her mum at peace in the heavenly paradise realm.  About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening The Spirit Within. During this series we explore the transformative power of Ayahuasca, this podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. In this episode, Lauren shares how her heart was sewn back together in ceremony, curing a life-long heart related illness.  She also talks about how many loved ones who´d passed over to the otherside contacted her to bring her messages and assurances that they were happy in the spirit realm.  Since leaving retreat Lauren has been feeling strong and connected and her anxiety and insomnia has vanished. About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening The Spirit Within. During this series we explore the transformative power of Ayahuasca, this podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. In this episode, Scarlett shares how she had been diagnosed with ADHD, BPD, Bipolar, anxiety, depression and chronic pain disorder prior to coming on retreat with us.  She went through a beautiful healing  process on Ayahuasca which led to her full recovery from all of these illnesses. About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening The Spirit Within. During this series we explore the transformative power of Ayahuasca, this podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. In this episode, Ciaran shares how he lost his Dad to suicide age 12 and his mum passed away in 2019.  Having struggled with mental health issues and substances he came to us to break these patterns. In this episode, he shares how the medicine healed all of these struggles in his first retreat and talks about how he reunited with is mum and dad in one of his chumas which was a profoundly healing experience for him. About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening The Spirit Within. During this series we explore the transformative power of Ayahuasca, this podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. In this episode, Kevin shares how he was suicidal and living in darkness after he was brutally stabbed and stamped on.  Ayahuasca removed the darkness and in his own words "created Kev 2.0".  He shares how this was the most incredible experience of his life and how it changed every aspect of his being. About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening The Spirit Within. During this series we explore the transformative power of Ayahuasca, this podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. In this episode, Elisa shares how she was freed from a darkness that followed her from early childhood do to abuse that she suffered from.  The medicine transported her to the source realm where she existed in pure healing bliss. About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/ Check out the official Yagéwaska retreat site : https://yagewaska.com/

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening The Spirit Within. In this weeks episode Allison shares how she's still processing the magical experience she had with us more than 2 years later! She recieved a massive heart chakra opening coupled with intense inner child healing which led her to blossom in self-love and self-confidence. During this series we explore the transformative power of Ayahuasca, this podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats.   About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/ Check out the official Yagéwaska retreat site : https://yagewaska.com/

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening The Spirit Within. During this series we explore the transformative power of Ayahuasca, this podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. In this weeks episode Conor shares how and he's been on 11, soon to be 12 retreats with us including two 10-day jungle retreats. He chats about how he was suffering from depression, anxiety, alcoholism and planned to take his own life before working with us.  About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/ Check out the official Yagéwaska retreat site : https://yagewaska.com/

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening The Spirit Within. During this series we explore the transformative power of Ayahuasca, this podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. In this episode, Adam shares how prior to coming on retreat he was in a dark hole that he couldn't escape.  His healing journey on Ayahuasca was absolutely mindblowing and left him feeling like he could take on the world afterwards. About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/ Check out the official Yagéwaska retreat site : https://yagewaska.com/

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening The Spirit Within. During this series we explore the transformative power of Ayahuasca, this podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. In this episode, Dominika shares how the medicine unblocked the traumas that were holding her back and keeping her stuck in life and developing trust in her intuition. About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/ Check out the official Yagéwaska retreat site : https://yagewaska.com/

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening The Spirit Within. During this series we explore the transformative power of Ayahuasca, this podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. In this episode, fellow yagécero Jose shares how Ayahuasca helped him to come to terms with his Mum´s passing and how to navigate life without her.  He also talks of the healing that this path brings that enables you to live in your true essence. About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/ Check out the official Yagéwaska retreat site : https://yagewaska.com/

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening The Spirit Within. During this series we explore the transformative power of Ayahuasca, this podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. In this episode, Yvonne shares how the fine tuning of her frequency not only revolutionised herself but propelled her political work in fighting for justice to a whole new level.  The medicine taught her that in order to bring heaven on earth we can only do so by transcending personal and collective trauma and ascending our frequency. About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/ Check out the official Yagéwaska retreat site : https://yagewaska.com/

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening The Spirit Within. During this series we explore the transformative power of Ayahuasca, this podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. In this episode, fellow medicine worker Ivaylo shares about his 8 years on the path and becoming a ceremony musician.  He is the founder of Medicine Music School where he has created step-by-step courses to teach you the lyrics to the medicine songs as well as how to learn how to play the songs on guitar and drum.  Head to the link below to sign up to his incredible courses! https://www.medicinemusicschool.com/?affcode=1698673_hnjngkqc   About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/ Check out the official Yagéwaska retreat site : https://yagewaska.com/

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening The Spirit Within. During this series we explore the transformative power of Ayahuasca, this podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. In this episode, Tracy shares how she experienced brain surgery and the clearing of old patterns on Ayahuasca. She also talks about how her experience allowed her to heal intergenerational trauma as well as her own past traumas by profoundly connecting her with spirit. About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/ Check out the official Yagéwaska retreat site : https://yagewaska.com/

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening The Spirit Within. During this series we explore the transformative power of Ayahuasca, this podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. In this episode, Kathryn talks about what it's like to experience Ayahuasca as someone who hasn't suffered trauma and how Ayahuasca showed up in ceremony to heal her endometriosis. About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/ Check out the official Yagéwaska retreat site : https://yagewaska.com/

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening The Spirit Within. During this series we explore the transformative power of Ayahuasca, this podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. In this episode, Ben shares how his life has radically transformed since working with Yagéwaska. From healing his drug addictions to allowing him to live a life of joy and start a new life abroad. About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/ Check out the official Yagéwaska retreat site : https://yagewaska.com/

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening The Spirit Within. During this series we explore the transformative power of Ayahuasca, this podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. In this episode, Pauline shares how Ayahuasca removed her emotional blockages, triggered a massive heart chakra opening and led her firmly onto finding her vocation in life as a homeopath. About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/ Check out the official Yagéwaska retreat site : https://yagewaska.com/

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening The Spirit Within. During this series we explore the transformative power of Ayahuasca, this brand new podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. In this episode, Liz shares how losing her mum when she was a baby and being brought up by relatives caused her feel that she never belonged. Working with Ayahuasca healed her and brought her onto a spiritual path which allowed her spiritual gifts to be reawakened. About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/ Check out the official Yagéwaska retreat site : https://yagewaska.com/

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening the spirit within. During this series we explore the transformative power of Ayahuasca, this brand new podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. In this episode, fellow medicine worker Mags talks about her journey with Ayahuasca and what it takes to transition from patient to Yagécero (Ayahuasca worker).   About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/ Check out the official Yagéwaska retreat site : https://yagewaska.com/

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening the spirit within. During this series we explore the transformative power of Ayahuasca, this brand new podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. In this episode, Kendall explains how she always felt that something wasn't quite right but she could never put her finger on it.  On retreat Ayahuasca showed her that she had been sexually abused by her Grandfather as a little girl and brought her the healing that she so desperately needed. Please note, Kendall was supported by ourselves and a therapist post-retreat.  It is of the utmost importance that you attend retreats where you are given a high level of aftercare. About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/ Check out the official Yagéwaska retreat site : https://yagewaska.com/

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening the spirit within. During this series we explore the transformative power of Ayahuasca, this brand new podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. In this episode, ex-Marine Coco talks about the challenges faced when he left the Marines, lost his mum to suicide and also suffered the breakdown of his family. Ayahuasca allowed him to heal the losses he sufferered and move forward with a new-found optimism. About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/ Check out the official Yagéwaska retreat site : https://yagewaska.com/

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening the spirit within. During this series we explore the transformative power of Ayahuasca, this brand new podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. In this episode, Ben shares how Ayahuasca has completely transformed his life.  Having drank the medicine 9 times before coming to us he explains why he wouldn't drink the medicine anywhere else now.  He also talks of how the medicine got him out of survival mode and into living a life of trust and flow. About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/ Check out the official Yagéwaska retreat site : https://yagewaska.com/

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening the spirit within. During this series we explore the transformative power of Ayahuasca, this brand new podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. In this episode, Tori talks about how Ayahuasca cured her from alcoholism and allowed her to connect with God.  The medicine also gave her great clarity on her direction and purpose in life which led to her starting up her own healing centre post-retreat.  About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/ Check out the official Yagéwaska retreat site : https://yagewaska.com/

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening the spirit within. During this series we explore the transformative power of Ayahuasca, this brand new podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. In this episode, James shares how 17 years of personal development work helped to prepare him for an Ayahuasca experience where he met God.  He also chats about how receiving profound ancestral healing and rewiring of his brain led to him excelling in his integration period. About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/ Check out the official Yagéwaska retreat site : https://yagewaska.com/

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening the spirit within. During this series we explore the transformative power of Ayahuasca, this brand new podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. In this episode, Sandie shares how the medicine saved her life.  She was on the brink of ending it all and leaving her children motherless before Ayahuasca completely healed her.  She went for abusing drink and drugs and working in the sex industry to transforming her life and creating her on business supporting others on their plant medicine process. About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/ Check out the official Yagéwaska retreat site : https://yagewaska.com/

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening the spirit within. During this series we explore the transformative power of ayahuasca, this brand new podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. In this episode, Clint talks about how Ayahuasca helped him to recover from the trauma caused by narcissistic abuse. The healing he received enabled him to re-regulate his nervous system and heal from subconscious patterns of behaviour that were keeping him stuck in fight or flight mode. About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/ Check out the official Yagéwaska retreat site : https://yagewaska.com/  

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening the spirit within. During this series we explore the transformative power of ayahuasca, this brand new podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. In this episode, Kirsty Strain shares her transformative journey, beginning with her first ayahuasca retreat in March 2021. Kirsty opens up about healing from years of chronic illness, her experiences with plant medicine ceremonies, and the deep personal insights she gained. About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/ Check out the official Yagéwaska retreat site : https://yagewaska.com/

Welcome to Ayahuasca - Awakening the spirit within. During this series we explore the transformative power of ayahuasca, this brand new podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. On this very first episode you'll learn more about your host, Claire and what brought her to the medicine. About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/ Check out the official Yagéwaska retreat site : https://yagewaska.com/

Exploring the transformative power of ayahuasca, this brand new podcast delves into personal stories of healing, spiritual awakening, and overcoming life's challenges, while providing insights into the journey before, during, and after retreats. This is a brief trailer which highlights some of the upcoming content.   Please FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE so you're notified of content when it's released weekly, from January 15th, 2025.   About your host: Claire Quirk. Claire is a passionate medicine worker and founder of Yagéwaska, an ayahuasca retreat centre rooted in indigenous traditions. Overcoming personal struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction, Claire's journey to healing and spiritual awakening led her to train with shamans in Peru and Colombia. Now based in Medellín, she is dedicated to guiding others on transformative journeys with ayahuasca, fostering a growing community of healing and self-discovery. Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yagewaskaofficial/ Check out the official Yagéwaska retreat site : https://yagewaska.com/