Ayahuasca - Awakening the Spirit Within

Heart chakra opening and finding purpose

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.
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Check out the official Yagéwaska retreat site : https://yagewaska.com/

011 Finding Belonging And Communicating With Spirits

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/

010 Transitioning From Patient to Yagécero

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/

009 Healing From Sexual Abuse and Finding Self

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/

008 Leaving The Marines & Overcoming Loss

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/

007 Survival Mode To Soul Purpose

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/

006 Overcoming Alcoholism and Connecting With Spirit

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/

005 Meeting God at a poker table

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/

004 From Rock Bottom To Having It All

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/

003 Narcissistic Abuse and Nervous System Dystregulation

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/