A brief profile of myself: Solo Traveler from Canada age 25, I enjoy being outdoors and challenging myself to what ever activities that provide energetic and stimuli for my brain and body (mentally, physically and spiritually).

Being outside allows the brain to focus, create, and appreciate with an unambiguous coherent perspective on ones life, ?a moment of clarity? as you will. My thoughts and happiness have accelerated from tortes to a hair over the 18-day adventure I had with Dan and the Ayahuasca journey. I have the ability to appreciate, understand and enjoy every moment of life with much more clarity since the experience.

My Ayahuasca adventure journey began in Lima Peru and from the moment I arrived I felt a feeling of comfort, security, and safety. I decided not to take a Spanish intro prior to coming to South America, thinking I could charades my way through bargaining and getting around, but how wrong I was. Getting off the plane in Peru?s largest city (Lima) I found that the city of 9M was plagued by 3rd world poverty and as a tourist it was only a matter of time before I got myself into a sticky situation.

Walking off the plane into the airport was like entering a circus on acid with no one speaking the same language. As I past through the runway of valets and locos twice I saw I sign pop up say ?GREENE? which triggered a calmness back into my body. In my cab within the first 5 minutes of landing I was speaking to beautiful German girl who was fascinating, which foreshadowed the entire trip. It took 85mins to get from the airport to Mira Flores, but once we arrived I knew immediately that the city on the Pacific cost had a lot to offer. My ambition and excitement of being in a new city got me excited and even after 17 hours of straight travel I had to go out and meet, talk, laugh, and eat some delicious food upon dropping off by bags.

I was dropped off by the chauffeur at the ?flying dog hostel? which was completely organized and booked by Dan and Tatyana of ?Pulse Tours? and again I thank you so much for the complete organization, pillow of comfort, and assurance of fun.

Some of the highlights of Mira Flores included my first time surfing, runs along the beach, delicious food, local markets and a good place to meet other travelers.
The second day in Mira Flores I was introduced to a group in which I would share life-changing experiences with over the next 18 days. I feel that Pulse attracts dynamic people who are open-minded and have a lot to offer the world. After sharing these experiences with each individual in the most honest open dimension, I left with a handful of new friends in which our compassion and understanding for each other surmounted that of my long time friends from my home (Canada).

While writing this blog I decided to get up and eat, while eating I thought that if I keep detailing the entire trip this blog review would take up 20 pages. However participating in such an emotional upbringing trip is the biggest and best decision I ever made. I took the leap into the spirit world and to explore the inner workings of my best self. Your reading this because your interested, and you may or may not already know but the trip will change your life in amazing ways. So I give you my memories and experiences on paper for you to see the door of opportunity that lies ahead of yourself.

After leaving Lima we went to visit Cusco, an amazing city in the Andes mountain range. Cusco was the beginning of the psychedelic?s and it below my mind. The culture, food, sites, and people were all stunning beyond imagination and it continued to climax everyday until last day of the 18-day adventure. While in Cusco we indulged into some of the most historic and cultural history the world has over. After experiencing San Pedro in Cusco my life was changed in a good way, however the experience it self was very long (12 hour trip on San Pedro) and for myself it was a bit hazy and dark with very few visions and if I has to do it again I would.

From Cusco the adventure and beauty of the country was displayed and experienced in full volume. Augus Calentias is the town that is situated below ?Macchu Picchu? that has a very individualized energy and vibe to it that I truly enjoyed every moment of. Spending 2 nights and 3 days in the town I experienced some of the best local interaction and played hours of soccer with an entire class of kids from Columbia. Oh ya, we also went to Machu Picchu and experienced the wonder of the world that for an outdoor enthusiast topped all previous experiences of hiking and climbing mountain ranges and crags within Rocky Mountains of Canada. Thinking back writing this I remember having the second day in Augus Calentias as a free day to do as I please and I have to say the set up of this group trip was phenomenal. The effort, organization, and professionalism is evident in the experience and time of your life as there is not to much internal travel but just a perfect amount of sight seeing and plenty of personal time to do a bit of individual random fun (massages, natural hot springs with locals, runs around the town, and eating AAA unknown local food in random hole in the wall places where the charades was the only way of communication to order and talk with the Spanish only speaking locals of Augus Calentas.

After 9 days of action packed country exploring and taking in the best of Peru from surfing on the beautiful Pacific coast to touring the most historic city (Cusco) in the Andies to running the many trails from the base of Machu Picchu we headed to the jungle for seclusion and introspection which changed everything?

Before ending up in the tranquil amazon jungle after a 2 hour joint smoking banana boat ride we spent a day and night in the hustle and bustle of Iquitos which is kind of ironic. Arriving in Iquitos I immediately got the sense of the Bangkok craziness as tuktuk?s and touting to get your business awaited us outside the airport. Again the uneasy situation of wondering what the fuck was averted as Dan and Tatyana were on top of things and got the entire group situated in taxis and soon we were at our hotel which was located in the epicenter of Iquitos. For myself this was the perfect dock into the realm of mind alternating and jungle seclusion for the next 8 days for one reason; we found bomb Sativa weed which was lacking in all other parts of the country. It was very nice to find such high quality sativa energy weed to have for what was about to happen over the next 8 days. One of the only nights that I took a pass on going out was the precursor into ?the best experience of my life? however if you are looking for a party and nightlife this is the place to go which again is kind of ironic because it is the gateway into the amazon where the complete opposite experience is awaiting.

In the banana boat we picked up 3 assets that were invaluable to the entire experience and the rest of the trip, Weeler, Angela, and Victor. As I am writing this in perspective 6 months after the fact I wish I could just insert my journal diary into this section as you are now wanting the juicy details of what happened, what it is like, what I experienced, and how it went down. I have good news and bad news, the Good; still to this date I re-read my journals and this epilogue of my journey which yes has taken this long to produce, but I stand unwaivered on my feelings that it was the most amazing introspective life altering journey of my life that was summed up in a few words, ?FUCK YA GIVE ME MORE , I LOVE IT!, GIVE ME MORE!!!?, and the Bad; by now you may or may not know my experience was like know one else?s and yours will be the same, each experience is like DNA, one of a kind. I can provide details what made my experience so life changing and positive though to make you understand what made it so special for me. I tell everyone 3 things are needed and not suggested but required in my mind to receive benefit and truly experience AY to its full potential; 1) Environment 2) Medicine and Shaman. 3) Intention.
This is what Dan understands and has been engrained and bred into his vision through his extensive experience and personality. He is one of only few individuals who have earned the trust of the Amazonian people that has allowed him to create the ?center? and ?Maloca? which is the best place in the world for this experience to take place in. The location is perfect in all aspects and I was only there on the 2nd ever experience (before the gym and 2nd building was complete). Having the ability to sleep in the Maloca that I recommend or the cabins that are close and safe to get to, being right on the shore that allows for the best jungle reflections and tours , and beach runs for relaxation provide the setting of a fairytale. The Maloca is a very special structure, which also contributes to the experience (sound, set up, everything)!!
Having the dual of Wheeler and Angela was amazing and definitely contributed to my visions and life changing experience as their icaros guided and saved me many of times. This gets a bit confusing because this is the part I try to describe my experience but all I know is that I felt comfortable at all times with either Dan or T as the facilitators and I was provided all the room and space I needed which again made me feel comfortable, because shit gets crazy very very very fast about 45 minutes after digestion the medicine and it HELPS (IE NEEDED) to be reassured things are ok and safe. I was very lucky and had the ability to try 3 different mixes of medicine, which gets very technical, however I only did 2 because of my experiences with the one was so good that I choose to not change it up on my last ceremony. The medicine and my body interacted well enough to know that this AY mixture is the proper DMT you should be ingesting and oh ya is very powerful so be carful, again Dan does a perfect job of knowing and analyzing the needs of every individual as the ceremonies progress and how much to give each individual which is reassuring considering a pushed the envelope every time. Most important is the intention and what you are trying to answer, if you have no specific intention it is unlikely you will have a very deep and meaningful experience. Overall to sum up the trip I would recommend this to anyone who is adventurous, excited about new opportunities and or looking for deeper spiritual meaning in life. I can?t thank Dan and Tatyana enough and I hope to be back sooner rather than later, I actually was suppose to come again in the next 2 weeks but just couldn?t make it work. I am so grateful and thankful for the AY adventure center and every value and good intention it is built upon. Thank you Dan and Tatyana !

Regards,

Dallas G