Gabor Maté on Ayahuasca, Trauma, and Rediscovering the True Self

Gabor Maté on Ayahuasca, Trauma, and Rediscovering the True Self
What happens when we confront our deepest wounds? In this compelling conversation, Dr. Gabor Maté shares a deeply personal breakthrough during an ayahuasca retreat in the Amazon. Initially guiding the retreat, he was unexpectedly told by shamans that his own unresolved trauma was blocking the healing process. This led him to undergo five private ceremonies, where he experienced profound emotional release and a reconnection with his authentic self. His journey culminated in a vision of the Hungarian word for “happy,” symbolizing his liberation from past suffering and a newfound clarity about life beyond trauma.
Beyond his personal experience, Maté explores the broader implications of psychedelics in healing. He explains how substances like ayahuasca dissolve the boundary between the conscious and unconscious mind, allowing repressed emotions and the true self to emerge-similar to how dreams help us process deep-seated experiences. While not a cure-all, he emphasizes that psychedelics, when used with proper guidance, hold great potential for trauma healing and self-discovery.
🌟 What You’ll Discover:
🔹 Healing Through Ayahuasca: Dr. Maté’s personal transformation in the Amazon.
🔹 The Psychedelic Effect: How it temporarily dissolves mental barriers.
🔹 Trauma & Self-Discovery: Accessing repressed emotions for deep healing.
🔹 Beyond Psychedelics: The importance of integration and proper guidance.
✨ Highlights:
✔️ Gain insight into how psychedelics can aid in trauma recovery.
✔️ Explore the connection between unresolved emotions and healing.
✔️ Learn how reconnecting with the true self leads to lasting transformation.
🌿 Why Watch?
Dr. Gabor Maté’s reflections offer a profound perspective on healing and self-discovery. Whether you're curious about psychedelics, trauma recovery, or the mind-body connection, his insights provide valuable wisdom on the journey to wholeness.
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[@RaNiaNameste]

A 12-day Ayahausca/San Pedro retreat literally saved my life after I witnessed my son shot 13x by police. During my 1st Aya ceremony, I met my son on the spirit plane & had a profound healing experience.

[@MFJoneser]

You’re awesome for sharing this and for being open to healing after such trauma. I’m sorry that happened to him and you. Much love.

[@MichaelCorran]

Thank You for sharing. Could you please tell us where you had this experience. The city or retreat please?

[@iamfiguringoutwhoiam]

​@MFJoneser seconded.

[@MFJoneser]

@@iamfiguringoutwhoiam this is a totally surreal real life comment it’s amazing this person wrote this i hope they know theyre allowed to be at peace and okay even though this happened.

[@MFJoneser]

@@iamfiguringoutwhoiam thank you!

[@nayaknaresh]

My father walked in & spoke to me after 15 years of his passing in the first ceremony itself. He was with me for the next 2 ceremonies as well and stayed with me throughout the experience. He was proud of me!

[@Aquarius7172]

My journey showed me the most love I’ve ever experienced. I believe I went straight to source. I was told it’s my last reincarnation, it’s all music and vibration and we are LOVE. You get what you need in these ceremonies and they are truly a tool to elevate consciousness as long as you don’t get trapped in spiritual bypassing and actually do the work here in this 3D paradigm

[@tothemoon8465]

Happy for you! Amazing that this might be your last reincarnation, you must have done a wild amount of work in your lifetimes! Thanks for sharing. I'm having my first aya exp this year soon.

[@NattyByNature-]

I hope to have this experience because I truly want this to be my last reincarnation

[@Roxcare]

Mi experiencia fue muy fea, síntomas físico toda la noche vomitando y deshidratandome,no volveré a tomar Ayahuasca, se que no es mi camino, ahora soy muy feliz pues mi forma de pensar sobre el mundo a cambiado

[@hardgladiator8378]

Where to have these ceremonies ?

[@tothemoon8465]

search for ayahuasca retreats. South America usually. But you gotta find a serious one. I'm going to Peru@@hardgladiator8378

[@peacelovejoy8786]

"The ego is a veil between humans and God" - Rumi Thank you Gabor for sharing your experience with Ayahuasca.

[@We-Do-NOT-Consent-303]

There is no EGO. It is a lie. We are Individual Souls! Just some misunderstanding, and misidentification with stories. What they tell you about the EGO, is a trick to make you hate yourself!

[@Anonymous-km5pj]

If you are irritated by every rub how will your mirror be polished ? - Same guy

[@We-Do-NOT-Consent-303]

@@Anonymous-km5pj the transparant does not need to be polished!

[@Anonymous-km5pj]

@@We-Do-NOT-Consent-303 fair

[@tr7b410]

For a brilliant breakdown of the different types of consciousness see Ramana Maharshi Be as You Are Chapter 12 Experience and Samadhi...Sahaja samadhi-the unified field of awareness or Born Again when the ego is destroyed along with its subconscious mind-unconscious mind revealing the superconscious mind. According to spiritual savant Sri Yukeswars book The Holy Science narrates how the Yugas act as our spiritual evolutionary steering mechanism.We are currently on an ascending spiritual evolutionary trajectory for the next 10k years. As a corollary the amount of information being downloaded into the conscious minds of NDE experiencers is now unprecedented.See NDE of Jose Hernandez-ATHEIST DIES AND IS SHOCKED BY WHO HE SEES IN HEAVEN 3 million views. Finally the next generation is already showing this increase in spiritual awareness.See series:The Ghost Inside my Child.Actual testimonials from children in the west remembering their past lives and beyond. GODSPEED

[@catc8031]

Ayahuasca helped me recover from a traumatic childhood with narc/alcoholic parents and with the grief of losing my brother to suicide. It's an incredible and beautiful tool. It gave me such wisdom, self belief, comfort and faith.

[@peggyminer9926]

Gabor looks so much more relaxed and happier in this video than in any other videos of him that I have seen.

[@Sosophie7926]

I can see the changes in his appearance to. He does look much lighter and brighter in his face, much less tense and drained looking.

[@olivernaiker4307]

He looks high

[@bartlevenson7851]

I'm Hungarian Jewish born in 1953 to a family that lost 68 members to Mr. Eichman et al, and it is mighty hard to get over or forget.

[@xrpvegas5407]

❤❤❤😢

[@iamfiguringoutwhoiam]

But you are you. And you are here. And that is a beautiful thing 🥲.

[@dummlp]

Am Israel chai

[@CharlesTremblay-hj6qc]

nor should you or the world 'get over it'

[@canesugar911]

​@@CharlesTremblay-hj6qcwhy not?

[@mariolastepaniuk4957]

I love how honest and humble Gabor is, so much respect for this man 💚

[@LisaHarmonyfire]

I have been in ceremony myself. I have also recieved CranioSacral Therapy . The CranioSacral does a similar thing over time. It's changed my life. If you find the right therapist you can clear away a lot of past trauma. All the wisdom you need come from within.

[@desilva300]

Where did you find it??

[@sigi6575]

Gabor, before seeing the video I looked at this photo and saw shining eyes!! So different! A glimps of happiness. Namasté

[@adamisaac4685]

I was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder and severe anxiety disorder, depression. I’m 50 years old and live with my 70 year old mother who has her own issues. So hard. So hard to heal around my mother. But lately I’ve been micro dosing with mushrooms. 1 gram. I am very sensitive to these, and you only need a gram. I feel so much better. It literally is lifting the fog I was in. I highly recommend this. My anxiety is much better. And my depression is gone. I also have recently switched to a 100% carnivore diet. This means cutting out all sugar and processed foods. I was definitely deficient in iron and minerals. Have anemia. Feeel so much more myself on carnivore.

[@faridabedrabbo1544]

wow! the carnivore diet can make miracles how you do the microdose and carnivore. wich are your protocol? did you take shrooms every day

[@adamisaac4685]

@@faridabedrabbo1544 Start with 1/2 gram. If you like the way you feel go up from there to a full gram. You cannot take mushrooms everyday. You brain builds a tolerance very fast. So you won’t have the same experience if you take them more than 2 days in a row. I do them for 2 days. Then 3 off, then 2 on. So 4 doses a week. Take these early in the morning when you first wake up. 5am. On an empty stomach. Have your coffee or tea. Do some meditation. And then go for a walk in the early sunshine. You will not be disappointed. Game changer.

[@YouareI-r8q]

@@faridabedrabbo1544The carnivore diet is not sustainable. Just cut out the processed junk and most people will do fine.

[@rebekahsalt26]

❤. Also feed yr gut probiotics and then feed the bacteria lots of fibre and coloured veg n nuts. ❤

[@msbeecee1]

​@@adamisaac4685 I want to try this but I don't know how to access reliable mushrooms. I'm scared of getting something over internet "cold" without someone who vouches for it... possible for u to give me some guidance? I have confidence in ur advice because ur a fellow carnivore. I've also avoided those same diagnosis u have by just not participating in the system. But I feel like they would have slapped them on me if I ever had enough insurance to pay them to do so lol. Pls let me know 🙏

[@jacklangley861]

Wow! What a wonderful message. Gabor Matte doesn't give himself enough credit for the wisdom he possesses. Thank you Sir! 🙏

[@GrandmaTurtle]

Appreciate this man's honesty

[@_black_is_black_]

I am happy Gabor has finally got the help he has needed. In the podcast with Tim Ferris if you have an eye for these things. You can really see his issues pop up and sadly he spoke about in the past. How he has seen patients miraculously heal from trauma by the grace of God but he is still doing own work. That he hasn't healed his trauma yet. Many blessings to him, its great to hear he can do even better work now.

[@shegally]

Wow, the Shamans intuition about Mate's damage was bang on. Cool 😎

[@ideasareLIMITLESS]

Gabor looks better than I have ever seen him (on line),,he seems more relaxed

[@user-sz9pz2bt4f]

The body keeps the score. I believe when we use Plant medicine to heal our subconscious and repressed emotions, it liberates that negative energy from the body, allowing not only the mind, but the body to become more whole and open to healing on a physiological level. I have experienced this myself on a profound level.

[@WillFinch-k4j]

Seems some here don’t appreciate the profound depth of transformation that occurred for Gabor someone who has long time study and experience with techniques and practices others say are equally useful.

[@colourinmyrainbow]

Fascinating... "the lifting of the veil between the conscious and the subconscious" ❤

[@CClearly0]

Something happened , at least I feel in this video Dr. Mate' you are looking physically much more relaxed , your beauty is shining forth from the inside out ...Godspeed ❤

[@BarbaraSzorad]

What a beautiful experience . Boldog ❤ I’m Hungarian too. I journey in my dreams at night where my soul sends me messages.

[@indamaking]

So we’re something with layers on it which misconstrues who we truly are, yet we’re strong enough to fight through it. Learning/experience/creation allows us to know that we know less in order to know more. Everyday is an opportunity to become someone we and others can be inspired by

[@DannyPoet]

OMG lol imagine being fired from your own retreat bc your too dark for ayawaska treatment.. Love Gabors work .. imense respect for his ability to be totally open and honest

[@markallinson8350]

The dream of "Happy" written across the sky suggests that the clear, open, invisible realm of pure being is the true source of happiness.

[@su....]

pure being. wow. just the sound of those words

[@sophiatamez1748]

❤❤❤❤ I have grown so magficently because of this man’s teachings. I look forward to my life in my “last years” on this earth❤. Thank you❤! Thank you, Dr. Mate! Grateful soul, here in Texas!

[@danielbrown1724]

I had my first journey a few weeks ago and I'm still integrating. Gabor is right, the integration takes time, even though those doors are now open.

[@hayleykitten1526]

I wish I could go to that place and experience this. To let go of everything Ive carried with me all these years would be a life changer.

[@delmarreyna]

It’s not that simple. It’s a lifetime of work, effort, and ups and downs.

[@milesbarnett3068]

I’m going there in 5 days, you can sign up on their website.

[@adunnou2075]

Join a 10 day vipassana retreat. Will be the hardest but most rewarding thing youll ever do.

[@milesbarnett3068]

@@thejesterofalltrades nah, DTM and Aya are not the same. DTM is just one part of Aya

[@Roxcare]

Practice: A Course un miracles. You wont need any else.

[@trudycampbell4962]

Thanks for sharing this ..fascinating for sure. I love that Gabor had the word HAPPY come to him in Hungarian ..may he know and remember that is his true self shining through ( in form and formlessness) ❤

[@thomasschon]

The final message you got made me cry.

[@Safar-v5m]

Thank you Gabor for your great courage and on-going courage and honesty! A gift to us all!🙏

[@andreio3426]

So liberating...!! Thank you so much, Gabor and Tami, for sharing this with us.

[@kimwaite8916]

Gabor, I can see clarity is coming through your eyes, something lighter. Have you ever had a look at A Course in Miracles? This may be the time that this alive book will speak to you deeply. All the best, thank you for all your work and books!

[@scottwyckoff5483]

Thank you sharing your experience. What a blessing!

[@janamayrhofer3068]

I did all my healing through meditation on divine light in the heart. That brought my awareness of subconsious to conscousness and then I became a Sweatlodge Master in 1993. I have moved many people through their pain with wisdom. I found much wisdom in knowing that we are not to interfer with God and his creation. To trust nature and become identicle with nature. My dreams are phrophetic and show me the future as though we do create our own experiences. This is profound in many ways, but do we create our own traumas as a journey towards knowing the self to remember who we are. Yes we are spiritual beings having a human experience on a journey to return, but mostly to learn what we need to know before becoming multidimensional. Our dna was 24 strands that became 23 strand to learn and now many are changing back to the 24 dna strands to the multidimensional being that we now see as the great plan of God/Source. Galactic Center is the whirl pool of souls as we regenerate and also can move into other dimensions through out the Universe. I like your approach in wisdom as a natural, in forming and not clinically taught. Thx for being you.

[@janamayrhofer3068]

Astrologically we are infused at birth for the experiences necessary to evolve. We do choose how we work with this energy. It is all necessary to work through in bringing light to all. These people you experience are your teachers in disguise as problematic. Suffering is a choice. Follow the heart that speaks.@@LM-1825

[@user-sz9pz2bt4f]

I believe when we journeying on plant medicine, we feel like we are traveling out into the cosmos, but we are actually journeying into the deepest recesses of our minds and hearts. This is what grounds us.

[@northstarearthstar]

I love this man. Wow. He's so honest it's cool to see ❤ty for this

[@OceanWalk7]

"The unconscious floods into your awareness" - that might be why for people coming in with a relatively vulnerable landscape already, going on a multi-week ayahuasca retreat in the hope that it would be some sort of quick fix for their life-long trauma might be way too intense (some people take years to recover from the unwanted side effects, which can be highly destabilizing). Don't do this unless your life is working pretty well and you are at peace with yourself. Often people reporting benefits are therapists and people who have already done decades of successful small step stabilization work - or come in from place of having 1 hard thing in their lives that they are trying to heal from with a pretty solid foundation, not a background of decades of unhealed trauma and bad experiences in therapy where nothing has ever really "worked".

[@philosopher2king]

I believe Ayahuasca doesn't give you anything you can't handle. A friend of mine took it trying to heal some abuse trauma. At some point she remembered something about her bedroom, and she realized something had happened there. When she asked to be shown, the plant said, "You are not ready yet". It was creating an awareness that she could eventually go back to when ready. I also had an experience that showed me how for real Ayahuasca is. It was my 4th time doing it, I was very nervous and was fearing the "psychedelic show" that happens when you first go into it. At some point I thought it hadn't taken effect because I wasn't seeing any of it, then I closed my eyes and realized it was happening, but in black light, it was happening for real but not overwhelming me. I realized the plant was taking care of me.

[@OceanWalk7]

@@philosopher2king Sounds like you came in with a relatively resilient nervous system. Some people don't, and end up with rather unpleasant longterm effects.

[@philosopher2king]

@@OceanWalk7 I have a history of childhood trauma - I did Aya for a reason : ) My last Aya experience was so hard that I haven't done it since. It's been nine years since. If you feel you are having long term effects, I suggest you check out the Spiritual Emergence Network (SEN). It was set up by Christina and Stan Grof and it's a group of psychotherapists who are familiar with psychedelics and won't misdiagnose these experiences the way traditional psychotherapists generally do. I wish you well, friend!

[@donwalker117]

Right

[@nancydrmt]

Commenters - note that at the end of this video clip he says "with or without psychedelics". It is possible to heal such embedded trauma and cultural conditioning without drugs, with a consistent spiritual/contemplative practice and therapeutic supports.

[@WillFinch-k4j]

You know this for sure without plant medicine using techniques works as well?

[@janetjacks3406]

Pity you use the words "drugs" which is a bit of an insult to ayahuasca. Personally after years of therapy etc then doing plant medicines there is no comparison, I never was going to reach those resolutions without the plants.

[@cristinabintintan9880]

Is it so important the without? Plant medicine is pure magic, beauty and joy. It is love. Those who are affraid of it, they are affraid of what? I had any breakthroughs also without medicine but I love the medicines, the journeys and what they reveal every time. I do not believe you can have the same without them. Love to you all❤❤❤

[@WillFinch-k4j]

You see that is my fear that I need this help to get over myself and I don't have the resources to engage in a long retreat somewhere in South America or know who to trust.@@janetjacks3406

[@janetjacks3406]

@@GM-qz9fo Not understanding what your comment means?

[@HumanityRisingNow]

Ayahuasca ceremonies have been a life changer for me and my brother. We are both so much more at peace and loving most of the time now vs. in our pre-Ayahuasca days. Both of us have done over 20 ceremonies. My brother recently came back from a 3-week Aya retreat in Peru. I’ve done most of my ceremonies here in the Riviera Maya. I am forever grateful for the transformative and profound experience that is Mother Plant Ayahuasca 🙏🩷

[@kimbadull6448]

Is there a prepatory regimine to prepare for the experience? I may have to save $ for a long time to afford it therefore I would want to make the most of the experience - been dealing with chronic depression for most of my long life

[@jenniferg6818]

wow. I'm afraid of aya. I use psilocybin. I want to forage Mexico.

[@MachineElves179]

Aya is the name of the preparation , its basically dimitri and MAOI

[@moooozart]

I wonder if you can comment on the general safety of the area and the travel to where your ceremony is performed? Thanks for your comment as well.

[@HumanityRisingNow]

@@kimbadull6448 Hi there, yes, for a few days leading up to the ceremony (ideally one week leading up to the ceremony) you should stick to a light diet - primarily fruits and vegetables. No pungent or spicy food, fermented food or overripe fruit. No alcohol and ideally no caffeine. This said, my first Aya teacher said that if giving up coffee even for a few days is likely to result in terrible withdrawal headaches, then it was better to keep the coffee. Oh yeah, and a person would have to be off SSRI (anti-depressant) medications for at least one year before a ceremony. Btw, not sure where you live but an Aya ceremony shouldn't cost more than a few hundred dollars even in the US.

[@christianewoltersmd]

this is the best picture i have ever seen of him

[@tdmmnrdrk2830]

Thank you very much. Great explanations to the great questions. 🥰💐

[@martinevaneijk]

I had my most profound experience with holotropic breathing (also breath journeys), if you have any doubts about psychedelics (or no access) consider that .

[@OceanWalk7]

And, for some of the people for whom psychedelics would be too intense, holotropic breathing might be as well.

[@atomusbliss]

@@OceanWalk7”intense” is a fear response, all fear arise from fear of death, there is no death, ergo no thing to fear ~

[@OceanWalk7]

@@atomusbliss Oh boy... Whatever you believe about metaphysics/the afterlife/our nature, during our time on this planet we are human beings, which comes with a nervous system, conditioning, a body and a neurobiology. The fact that the belief that there is no death may allow some people to live without fear, and that some people have beautiful experiences with psychedelics says absolutely nothing about how an intense experience might impact someone in an instable state or with a chronically dysregulated nervous system.

[@racoonslovetolove]

​@@OceanWalk7thank you, so glad there's people like you, warning if the risks. Even meditation has triggered psychosis in a few people. Just because it's a few doesn't mean those few should be marginalised like so many others seem to want to do. Even victim blaming sometimes. It's frightening feeling so alone when everyone else seems to have had a wonderful time.

[@tlotus3032]

Wow so powerful- the humility and the honesty.

[@RobHollanderMusic]

So glad to listen to and read his thoughts.

[@SoundstrueManyVoices]

Thank you for watching.

[@LilithLi13]

Gabor Mate is Such a beautiful, deep, sweet Being! I’ve loved him longtime. (A strange and awkward interviewer, however. Feels like a real disconnect between the two. NOT someone to support him in shining.) I love Love LOVE the “Happy” and Gabor sharing his growth process using plant medicinals! 🍃💚🌿

[@bellavega8048]

Yeah, she was horrible.

[@marievam]

I somehow sense a detachment from her, a lack of encompassing that interferes with the substance of the depth of what Gabor is sharing

[@maximiliandobrescu7718]

Wow I feel quite the opposite. She s one of my fav interviewrs of all time. She asks clear questions, mostly touching my exact curiosities and I find her so gifted in unpacking wisdom from ppl. I agree that she seems kimd of distant but I love her work.

[@bellavega8048]

@@maximiliandobrescu7718 well to be fair, this is my first time seeing her interview so I will continue to give her a chance.

[@missterry626]

Gabor, you look so much better. Clearly it must have been helpful you. 😌🙏

[@aisle_of_view]

Mdma might also prove to be therapeutic for certain conditions - NPD, PTSD, even psychopathy. Glad to know there's research studies going on.

[@reneebrient1409]

Intéressant

[@t-bonewhufc6429]

Read “the psychopath test” by John ronson !

[@oneill765]

​@@t-bonewhufc6429it's a great book but as much I can remember it's completely unrelated to this topic, correct me if I'm wrong.

[@sunnybadgr5073]

​@@t-bonewhufc6429why? Are you trying to imply there's no cure/hope for psychopathy?

[@WillFinch-k4j]

I’ve carried a deep darkness for 74 years that I can’t clear with therapy or body work or meditation. Wish I had the resources to dive deeper with this kind of plant medicine. I think I will just have to take it back to the other side, that happiness and joy are not to be.

[@patriciaspeakman6237]

I suggest Dr. Joe Dispenza meditations, and books.

[@Backinthedase]

If you haven't already I would recommend Teal Swan, and her video on how to heal the emotional body. I say this because you said "I can't clear" the deep darkness.. Which might mean you're *trying* to clear something, rather than connect with it, accept it, sit in it, listen to it, learn its purpose / origins, offer it love and fully feel it. Maybe I'm wrong, but I'd assume those things are not something you'd say you've been fully allowing yourself to do towards that deep darkness you speak of. Otherwise it would probably be gone by now lol. In her video (among many others), she guides you and a gentleman through the process of: listening to your body/emotions, presencing them with acceptance, and unconditional love (allowing something to be exactly as it is without trying to change, transform, or get rid of it) towards any feelings, beliefs etc. And this has helped me tremendously in my body and emotional experience so far and opening my heart and other chakras as well. This is a timely process and does require alot of patience for oneself along the journey, however I do believe this kind of work will be life changing for many people. Hope this helps

[@m.patsyfauntleroy9645]

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[@chelseaandhobbes]

Try taking magic mushrooms they are very helpful to many even life saving

[@jenniferg6818]

why can't you find some psilocybin?

[@marlbankian]

I have friends that have used this herb, they swear it has helped them. I have not had the opportunity yet.

[@priscillawrites6685]

I’m retired from a career as a C-PTSD psychotherapist. No more words necessary.

[@aishwaryapriya9416]

Why??

[@jjuniper274]

I love this man.

[@czlucar]

Boldog also means blessed. ❤

[@Graegrum]

Absolutely beautiful and inspiring ! Thank you so much ❤

[@allak8294]

Inspiring to take drugs?…

[@Wade7715]

Dream study is very powerful. Instead of taking the dream literally, try interpreting each element as a symbol, as a metaphor. This will open doors.

[@lucareichmann5165]

i want to leave a comment here regarding the costs: i, coming from a western country with almost 0 experience in this field and a society that thinks shamans (taitas, because shamans is a word that does not suit latin american healers since its been used by westeners) was so worried about the costs and why in a retreat and i wanted to go into the jungle to meet a tribe and do it with them according to how it should be done. after my ceremony i was so glad that i was in a retreat that was meant for western people and not in a remote jungle. i think a lot of westeners need to be taken through these experiences step by step and with caution and respect to their culture, since it can be very overwhelming and even dangerious (i met people who were in ceremonies not held for westeners and guess who fell of a cliff and died. the western person). not to scare anyone or put the taita down, it was just a westener wanting to experiment with something and wanting it to be a certain way. these experiences can be both beautiful but als very rough in a beautiful and healing way and one should be cared for. they had to carry me back to my mat several times and stop me from eating sand. yes. so for me it was worth every penny. keep going on your path and dont think its a shortcut. the real work starts after.

[@mayaplacko875]

Dear Luca, where did you do a ceremony.....westeren people would appreciate that information, thank you a lot.

[@sohaibam3641]

Thank you Sounds true and Gabor Maté ❤

[@threatened2024]

There's nothing to "interpret" about my psychedelic experiences on psilocybin - everything is made as clear as possible. Perhaps ayahuasca is different. There's nothing to talk to anyone about. I get schooled for hours about the things I'm doing wrong, get walked through extremely vivid memories, occasionally I've had premonitions. The most powerful experiences. Integration is essential, but I'm very clear on what to integrate, and "entities" let me know how that process has gone when I return.

[@merldog]

Thank you . . . I've been wondering about these very questions.

[@HaythamTrueheartH]

I love you all!!

[@We-Do-NOT-Consent-303]

Yes, you came down from the psychedelic experience, but you do not come down to the same level where you started. In my experience, you are always progressing to a higher frequency with each ceremony of Ayahuasca.

[@HumanityRisingNow]

I agree! 😊

[@GiminezGarcia]

My first real mushroom trip 30 grams of fresh mushrooms. suddenly found myself in a world of fractals and melting objects, nothing was real anymore, all impressions amplified 100 times more. Definitely one of my craziest experience

[@PinkeyTheAnteater]

I did 3, 3 day ceremonies, idk, 5 or 6 years ago, and that was the U-turn in my life.

[@desilva300]

Where did you do it?

[@RosaEFTtherapistSupervisor]

I almost made an appointment for this treatment but I am terrified of the substance they use! :(

[@sabinebaron241]

It's medicine for the soul ❤

[@rebeccaspratling2865]

Don't fear it just surrender to it but also know that deep meditation can get you the same benefits but can also be just as scary when you're faced with the past. Move forward and surrender to it and you will find your healing. 💛🫂

[@RosaEFTtherapistSupervisor]

@@GM-qz9fo I’m not! 😊

[@gardeniabee]

A Guru once remarked, There is no judgment in these sessions, although the substance is temporary; whereas meditation transforms and develops mastery.

[@soprotivleniye7620]

It can destroy you. It has destroyed me.

[@bridamc3493]

To move to your happiness can I suggest just smiling with your eyes, mouth and heart ❤practice brings it into fruition 😊. Watch some funny movies to start you off.

[@gardeniabee]

You look different! Younger and vibrant!

[@Ascending_Leo816]

Gabor thank you for how you dealt with that darkness in your life. I'm in the middle of being in the best ever life to such anger that it's toxic.. I've been praying and meditating and on a 12 step program clean for years. But I just can't get past the darkness sometimes. I believe I would need this type of session in my life. Please advise.

[@jessica0321]

I am no expert and I could be terribly wrong, but in my experience I've come to find that there is darkness that can be absorbed from our environments (or simply observed), and there is also "darkness" that exists in all of us, which we can choose to integrate, suppress, stoke, or fight with. Is it possible to not judge yourself or your anger when it arises, and to show yourself love and compassion even in the midst of the darkest expression of your being? Maybe the anger you are experiencing is anger that first needs to be expressed before leaving you. Perhaps this is part of your healing and not at all "toxic". Either way, I hope you can be gentle with yourself, and extend unconditional love to the darkest parts of you...even in this very difficult stage of your healing. ❤

[@Ascending_Leo816]

@@jessica0321 Thank you for understanding kind input . Love and Light always.

[@Deutsch-ohne-Schmerz]

Thank you

[@CelinaLerner]

Brasil é abençoado mesmo!

[@TheNoSuchThingPodcast]

I need to do something like this to be free of my trauma but I’m terrified that I would go insane

[@jeanettenejadi1777]

there are many other ways you can do.

[@msbeecee1]

I have same fear. I actually did do one daytime ceremony and it was a very mild experience. Not much happened except I did purge once. Maybe it was ayahuasca reassuring me. Or maybe I wasn't dosed enough because they knew it was my first...

[@allisonwaters716]

You probably would tbh

[@melissalee2522]

His energy looks completely different

[@carlov5740]

Love Gabor to bits...and I wish you could smile a bit more..

[@Dannytyrellstudios]

Thank you.

[@christinecamley]

Fabulous!!

[@mebrowneyedgirl]

I wonder if there are any people here with experience of quitting SSRIs and experiencing ayahuasca or mushrooms. How did that go? Did you go on antidepressants again? I want to try, as many friends shared amazing experiences they had with me. But I am afraid to start while on antidepressant.

[@ToughTitty]

i quit taking ssri for weeks maybe. then did 3.5 g shroom journey. then microdosing for months then another journey that forced me to sit with my anger & depression. i havent taken ssri in maybe 4 years now. my anger & depression have significantly lessened. i will continue plant, animal, fungi medicines for life probably. do not take ssri while taking plant meds. all best to you!

[@CarrieAnn72]

I NEED this I’m dealing w a spinal cord injury and chronic pain n stress I need help I been wanting to do this just don’t know where to go I can trust

[@konberner170]

My only recollection of Gabor was him calling people I respected "traumatized" for talking about the dignity of the individual and liberty, maybe 10 years ago. Nice to see him recognizing his projection and getting some help himself.

[@ikehelly]

I am considering doing Ayahausca which is why I watched this. I'm hearing different things. What I got from this is that the experience needs to be integrated. Interesting that Gabor then went into despair afterwards. I do get it is a powerful experience and just need to decide is it for me.

[@NickTre]

I'll hook you up with this mycologist whose been my guide for some time. His got LSD, DMT, MDMA, MUSHROOMS, CHOCOLATE BARS, GUMMIES, ETC… ...

[@NickTre]

@Mycdave1....

[@hannahlove1562]

what's the name of the retreat?

[@andrearenee7845]

😇🥰 Mother Earth, good medicine.

[@robynhope219]

Mother Earth also grows poisons.

[@indamaking]

The unknown helps us understand God, we find ourselves while traveling through it and it feels more like everything than anything

[@tonykokk]

Sooner or later THIS includes us in it 'flat with the fact' Consciousness is dreaming the show called "reality," and that's all NOW can be! Freedom can't happen without that awareness! 'Happy' is only when we remember why we can never be who we imPERSONAte in THIS dream! NOW reflects how busy we, all the Characters, are using ego to defend the myth 'the self' will prove the dream has real people in it! That's the plot that runs the show called "reality!" When will 'the self' prove everyone is someone? That's the problem: it's not possible! We can count on suffering as long as we defend duality! Love reminds us we are ONE, and there are no 'real sides' to be on! Who is ever 'on the other side?' Sides don't exist, which means 'taking sides' can only be asinine in THIS charade!

[@aleortiz8147]

Hi! Wich book is Gabor mentioning?

[@annarichardson8222]

The Myth of Normal by himself

[@christopherhamilton3621]

What was the Hungarian word and what does it translate to specifically? Bolog?

[@agotahorvath]

Boldog which means happy in Hungarian .

[@JuneDewar]

I would be afraid to enter into Ayahuasca incase it is not pure. Yahuveh-Nisi-Yahuveh is the name I remember having been told is the name of the Most High Elohim. I have heard you speak for the poor Palestinians and I love you for your love for these people. Everything I was told has been written in the bible scriptures that knowledge is vast.

[@jjuniper274]

I feel sad for people, who upon letting go of a parent through death, they have so much more to say. I had such a rich open relationship with my parents. Nothing went unsaid. Love was always known. I wish the whole world could have that.

[@qqq111444]

Wow, a picture of him actually smiling

[@mohammedwaheed4441]

What book is Dr. Mate speaking of in this interview? Anyone knows the name ?

[@abiv4491]

He wrote a book called The Myth of Normal. I am reading it currently. It is awesome. Free Palestine!

[@gilmaroliveira6204]

Ayahuasca is healing ♥

[@edgardorojas5252]

I would appreciate if someone can explain to me, how come my firends and I took a lot of these teas, mescaline, acid, MDMA, the old ketamine (which I have a different theory about it) and we never have these kind of life meaning trips. Yes, during the 70s we talk about philosophy and pyshology and stuff like this but once the effect of the drugs was over, we understood that it was part of a trip. Obviously our view of reality was (is) different than the usual guy out there, but that's it. It makes me remember when people visit past lifes and they are never a slave in Egypt, o a no-one in the North Pole but someone with something interesting to tell...

[@nozari28]

Intention and set/setting are everything! And people around you. Life is full of contradictions.

[@msbeecee1]

They need to be taken in ceremonies led by shamans.

[@ADHDMartialArtsFiend-vw3fj]

I went deep with mushrooms but now that I'm out of it I question the truths that came to me. But regardless I think it helps

[@mariagraham7525]

I have been awakened but shutdown after an enrrgy within burned top of my head . I now suffer from chronic headaches, unable to meditate or read anymire, will Ayahuasca help me

[@hollyfield5270]

Hi. I am curious to hear more. What happened on the top of your head?

[@vaska1999]

Freud assumed that all dreams have the same function (bringing up the contents and narratives of the unconscious). But that's only one type of dream. Some dreams are expressions of physiology, and other dreams represent the future, usually butnot always in symbolic form. If you haven't had (or don't recall, which comes to the same thing) such pre-cognitive or prophetic dreams, the idea that the mind can (and very accurately, too) foresee the future may easily sound fantastic, imaginary. And yet it's something that happens quite naturally to some people, without the use of any psychedelics or alcohol, or whatever.

[@The_Kharski]

Bolgor means... "-_____- happy." I giggled so loud, I hope he can hear it ) It's all just a swith. + Physiology and immediate connection. The latter is my weakness. Thanks for this interview, I am now fixed that ayahuasca is just another experience and nothing life changing, as suspected ...

[@nellinemeth8532]

It's "Boldog" actually🥰

[@jwlee4925]

How do I find doc.brent ?

[@zovalentine7305]

Gabor Mate MD PhD CM ❤

[@fizmusic9529]

How old was he when this happen? Like recently... Or

[@samshailer8530]

Yes recently

[@AbdulAziz-dv7nh]

Where did he try it ?

[@zyon3717]

{ *Chequefibs1__* } is a psych dispensary such as DMT, shroomz, LSD, MDMA and lots more. Ships discreetly worldwide

[@zyon3717]

They're on TeleGram and Instagram....

[@mariagraham7525]

Am in puttaparthi india at moment, where do you go to have an Ayahuasca ceremony, and how much does it cost

[@puhelimentili805]

Wrong part of the world 😂

[@soprotivleniye7620]

I have had 13 horrible ceremonies in Peru and I am terribly traumatized by them 8 years later.

[@anapatino4243]

What happened?

[@soprotivleniye7620]

@@anapatino4243 It is a long story.

[@soulswork1111]

Oh goodness, so sorry.

[@soprotivleniye7620]

​@@soulswork1111Thank you.

[@soprotivleniye7620]

​@@anapatino4243It is a long story.

[@sarahalai9692]

Who was your shaman dr Gabour?

[@nicolepapoulidis3331]

Does anyone know where this retreat is?

[@scaravelliyoga]

$4000 for 12 days.

[@MachineElves179]

you can make our own pretty easy, don't give 4000 dollars ...