A safe space for real transformation
I found AWARU through social media. I was looking for time for myself, away from my daily life, but I didn’t know exactly what I was searching for. The retreat looked appealing, but I was also very afraid. It was my first time working with entheogens, so I wanted to be extremely careful and do my due diligence.
The team was generous with information and answered every question I had. They even put me in touch with previous participants so I could hear about their experiences directly. I did plenty of these short conversations half hoping something would give me a reason not to go. Instead, it became clearer and clearer that I wanted to do this.
So I went, still with a lot of fear, but I went. I understand that many of us only find the courage for an experience like this when we’re deeply ready for change and unsure which direction to take. If that’s where you are, I see you.
Everything was new to me: sleeping away from home, being with strangers, facing my fears. And yet everything went extremely well. What I found was community. The facilitators and integrators are highly experienced people, and their integrity impressed me. That allowed me to trust them, and also to trust myself enough to face what came up.
I found understanding of myself and others, and a place to take off my masks and simply be myself. I found real connection, deep reflection, and also confrontation with myself, which has been what helped me most to outgrow what no longer fits me. Day by day I feel more whole, more balanced, and more at peace, and I’m allowing more and more of the real me to be seen and expressed. I’m learning to move through life’s ups and downs with love and trust.
So, if you feel ready to step into the next version of yourself, I recommend this experience, with one important note: it is not a magic pill. The transformation requires responsibility, effort, and a real willingness to look at your own stuff. Then comes the courage to make decisions, and put them into action. What AWARU gave me was the conditions to do that work. For me, the experience would not have been the same without the trust and safety this team created. Because I felt held and safe, I could truly surrender and let go, and that is where my own process could begin.
With this kind of work, who accompanies you matters most, and the people at AWARU, with their experience, integrity, and care, are what make this company so valuable. I’m deeply grateful that people and spaces like this exist, where we can trust the environment enough to trust ourselves and our own process. I recommend AWARU wholeheartedly.