Aya Quest performs Ayahausca Ceremonies in Kentucky. Our Shaman/Chaplains provide a safe forum for you to experience Ayahausca in context with your goals.
I just completed my first Ayahuasca experience at Aya Quest in Kentucky and it was absolutely beautiful and amazing. Steve, Teri, and Nick were very compassionate, gentle, understanding and helpful. They created an environment that was perfect for my first experience and left me with the desire to continue exploring Ayahuasca and to get acquainted with this beautiful plant medicine on a deeper level.
raggedyman
April 22, 2018 at 5:59 am
These are folks you can trust, was my feeling. I brought a lot of apprehension to the ceremony, but their words and preparation alleviated a lot of that. I did not have an intense, revelatory experience, but we were told that everyone responds differently. And I am very grateful to them for providing the opportunity for me to find out my personal response.
missmarymacmac
April 17, 2018 at 10:52 am
I returned from my first Ayahuasca retreat at Aya Quest a week ago. I was so nervous going in, but Friday afternoon before starting the ceremony Steve and Teri went over every possible outcome that could or would not happen and how to handle it and what to expect. I was definitely nervous after reading all the stories of people getting their butt kicked or scary experiences, but that wasn’t the case for me. Friday’s ceremony was quite relaxing, but I didn’t have any real insights or visions. Saturday’s ceremony was quite different. I had such an amazing experience and can’t stop thinking about it. The feeling of love and gratitude, bliss, and a few insights into my issues. I have more clarity and confidence. I now know what everyone is talking about with Mother Ayahuasca and the calling to her. I am not done, and I will be going back. One big change is that my 10+ year bout with insomnia is gone! I go to bed with no supplements or medications and sleep all night long. If I wake up, I go right back to sleep. I attribute that to this calm mind and sense of peace that I returned with. That was an unexpected surprise, and I couldn’t be happier. I would definitely recommend Aya Quest if you are looking for something close to home in a weekend. My only suggestion would be that they offer longer retreats than just a weekend. I would have liked to have had the experience of 3-4 ceremonies to go deeper.
charlie_w
February 8, 2018 at 3:38 pm
I have had the pleasure of experiencing the sacred medicine with Ayaquest now a total of 7 times. There’s a reason I went back that many times, because the leaders Steve and his wife Teri helped me accomplish what I came to do. I came to Kentucky to get relief from alcoholism, get rid of negative attitudes and behaviors, to understand the mysteries of life and what happens after death, and of course last but not least–to get a deeper spiritual connection to God and the Holy Spirit.
Steve and Teri run a no-frills operation, with very limited rules or procedures. They are not intrusive like other ceremonies–they let you experience the medicine on your terms. I’ve been to other ceremonies where they surround you with rules, and procedures, and i find that to be extremely distracting. Ayaquest let’s you have your journey your way with no interference. The church setting is modest, and the reason is that all of the work is internal within the person journeying and has much less to do with the church itself. They make no mistake about the fact that they are not trying to reproduce a Peru experience. It’s all about getting you connected to your higher self.
I had several journeys where I was dealing with my inner demons, and I entered into some difficult territory. I did not view these as “bad” journeys, only “heavy”, as I faced my own inner demons head-on. Steve and his wife were always there when I needed help getting out of a tough spot. They were “Johnny-on-the-spot” during my purges and helped me through and encouraged me during my darkest moments. The dark moments give us a reference point for understanding and engaging with our “light” side, and allows us to purge our “dark” side. The medicine doesn’t “do” anything by itself. It merely subdues the ego, and opens the door to our higher and lower natures…..and helps us make life decisions as to which of those natures we want to feed and nurture.
Ayaquest gave me the care, guidance, and opportunity to work miracles in my own life, through the medicine.
If you’re ready to make major changes in your life, and are willing to do the hard work, definitely give Ayaquest a chance. Looking back to 2015 to my first experience with the medicine, I can now say that I cannot imagine my life without having had these miraculous experiences.
Farmboy
July 27, 2017 at 12:31 pm
Over all a pleasant experience, several first-timers including myself. Not being religious I found the facilitators to be pretty minimalistic in a religious aspect, a plus in my mind. Everyone was very nice. If I could complain about anything, Steve the shaman whom I sense means well does have a propensity to prattle on about nearly every pseudo scientific/philosophical/semi-conspiracy theory known to the internet…pushing the limit on sermonizing. Some of it even sounds good…but only after you’ve take the ayahuasca.
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RandyHinger
September 24, 2018 at 8:48 amI just completed my first Ayahuasca experience at Aya Quest in Kentucky and it was absolutely beautiful and amazing. Steve, Teri, and Nick were very compassionate, gentle, understanding and helpful. They created an environment that was perfect for my first experience and left me with the desire to continue exploring Ayahuasca and to get acquainted with this beautiful plant medicine on a deeper level.
raggedyman
April 22, 2018 at 5:59 amThese are folks you can trust, was my feeling. I brought a lot of apprehension to the ceremony, but their words and preparation alleviated a lot of that. I did not have an intense, revelatory experience, but we were told that everyone responds differently.
And I am very grateful to them for providing the opportunity for me to find out my personal response.
missmarymacmac
April 17, 2018 at 10:52 amI returned from my first Ayahuasca retreat at Aya Quest a week ago. I was so nervous going in, but Friday afternoon before starting the ceremony Steve and Teri went over every possible outcome that could or would not happen and how to handle it and what to expect. I was definitely nervous after reading all the stories of people getting their butt kicked or scary experiences, but that wasn’t the case for me. Friday’s ceremony was quite relaxing, but I didn’t have any real insights or visions. Saturday’s ceremony was quite different. I had such an amazing experience and can’t stop thinking about it. The feeling of love and gratitude, bliss, and a few insights into my issues. I have more clarity and confidence. I now know what everyone is talking about with Mother Ayahuasca and the calling to her. I am not done, and I will be going back. One big change is that my 10+ year bout with insomnia is gone! I go to bed with no supplements or medications and sleep all night long. If I wake up, I go right back to sleep. I attribute that to this calm mind and sense of peace that I returned with. That was an unexpected surprise, and I couldn’t be happier. I would definitely recommend Aya Quest if you are looking for something close to home in a weekend. My only suggestion would be that they offer longer retreats than just a weekend. I would have liked to have had the experience of 3-4 ceremonies to go deeper.
charlie_w
February 8, 2018 at 3:38 pmI have had the pleasure of experiencing the sacred medicine with Ayaquest now a total of 7 times. There’s a reason I went back that many times, because the leaders Steve and his wife Teri helped me accomplish what I came to do. I came to Kentucky to get relief from alcoholism, get rid of negative attitudes and behaviors, to understand the mysteries of life and what happens after death, and of course last but not least–to get a deeper spiritual connection to God and the Holy Spirit.
Steve and Teri run a no-frills operation, with very limited rules or procedures. They are not intrusive like other ceremonies–they let you experience the medicine on your terms. I’ve been to other ceremonies where they surround you with rules, and procedures, and i find that to be extremely distracting. Ayaquest let’s you have your journey your way with no interference. The church setting is modest, and the reason is that all of the work is internal within the person journeying and has much less to do with the church itself. They make no mistake about the fact that they are not trying to reproduce a Peru experience. It’s all about getting you connected to your higher self.
I had several journeys where I was dealing with my inner demons, and I entered into some difficult territory. I did not view these as “bad” journeys, only “heavy”, as I faced my own inner demons head-on. Steve and his wife were always there when I needed help getting out of a tough spot. They were “Johnny-on-the-spot” during my purges and helped me through and encouraged me during my darkest moments. The dark moments give us a reference point for understanding and engaging with our “light” side, and allows us to purge our “dark” side. The medicine doesn’t “do” anything by itself. It merely subdues the ego, and opens the door to our higher and lower natures…..and helps us make life decisions as to which of those natures we want to feed and nurture.
Ayaquest gave me the care, guidance, and opportunity to work miracles in my own life, through the medicine.
If you’re ready to make major changes in your life, and are willing to do the hard work, definitely give Ayaquest a chance. Looking back to 2015 to my first experience with the medicine, I can now say that I cannot imagine my life without having had these miraculous experiences.
Farmboy
July 27, 2017 at 12:31 pmOver all a pleasant experience, several first-timers including myself. Not being religious I found the facilitators to be pretty minimalistic in a religious aspect, a plus in my mind.
Everyone was very nice. If I could complain about anything, Steve the shaman whom I sense means well does have a propensity to prattle on about nearly every pseudo scientific/philosophical/semi-conspiracy theory known to the internet…pushing the limit on sermonizing. Some of it even sounds good…but only after you’ve take the ayahuasca.