Drinking Tobacco

A ceremony is an opportunity to experience the powerful healing effects of tobacco, cleaning our mind, body and energetic system for new ways of being.  

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Ceremonies will be held during the evening or night. The tobacco medicine is cleansed and blessed with Ikaros (traditional healing songs) and served to you to drink. 

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The immediate effects of tobacco can be varied depending on a person's constitution and generally last for half an hour.  

 

You are likely to feel some heat in the body, oscillation between hot and cold, sweating, nausea and purging. This is the medicine at work. Whilst purging might seem off-putting, in many cultures a good medicine is one that makes you vomit. This is the mechanism by which what has been released can leave the body, physically and energetically. Over time it can become a beautuful form of liberation. 

 

You will be in a safe, protected space so if you can, try to surrender to the process, trust the medicine and yourself.    

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Following the immediate effects, we are often left with an experience of inner peace, space, clarity and gentle insight. You might recall past memories and experiences or be attuned to new perspectives that are being unveiled.

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The beauty of tobacco is the ability to show us what we need to see, and every ceremony is different.

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Over the next hour or two, you are invited to rest in that open space as I continue to work with my Tobacco and songs. After the ceremony has closed, you can sleep with the intention to remember your dreams. Tobacco is a dreaming medicine and connects us with our dream space, where much of the healing and insight is received. In the morning after some rest, there will be some time to share any dreams or experiences that came to you during the night.   

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Ceremonies are available for one, two or three nights. Generally two or three nights are a good amount to go deeper with the medicine. 

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If you are staying for two or more ceremonies, during the day you are free to rest in your room, house or garden and a simple breakfast and lunch will be provided, after which we fast before the next ceremony.

Everything you will need will be provided during your stay.

 

I am currently holding ceremonies at my modest house in South Wales where I live with my partner Yui who is also working with this medicine.

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For at least 3 days before a ceremony, it is important to abstain from alcohol, sexual activity of any kind,

meat (especially pork), heavy fats, spices, iced/excessively cold food and drink, dairy and ferments, gluten, processed foods, excess sugar and salt, stimulants, pharmaceutical drugs. Marijuana and other drugs should be abstained for at least a week before, preferably longer.

 

If you are on prescribed medications we can discuss this separately. The idea is to have a clean and clear system before we drink. Aim to eat lots of delicious vegetables and a little fruit and keep hydrated.

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If you can, try to spend some days before, centering yourself, spending time in nature, going inwards.

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Following a ceremony, it is good practice to rest for a day and maintain a quiet and supportive environment. 

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The price for each ceremony is £100 (inclusive of accommodation and food)

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Consideration must be carried out with this work as Tobacco isn't always the correct medicine.Tobacco should only be given by an experienced Tabaquero/a (tobacco doctor) who has undertaken years of training and who holds a strong relationship with the medicine. 

For those with heart conditions, abnormalities in blood pressure, cancers, epilepsy, asthma, pregnancy, PTSD and those on heavy medications, Tobacco is not recommended.

For these situations i offer different Amazonian and European Trees that contain their own respective medicine. Tobacco will still be present in each case, but worked with in a different way.

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A careful screening process is in place with a medical questionnaire, as well as a diagnosis either over Zoom or if possible, in person. This gives us a chance to get to know each other, answer any questions you might have  and to see what medicine will be good for you at this time. 

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