by Ivaylo Govedarov | 16, Nov, 2023 | Uncategorized
Having walked the path of training to lead a Temazcal (sweat lodge) for the last three years, in the Mexhica tradition, I’ve decided to write an article to explain in detail how a Temazcal ceremony is organized and run. This is my account of the sacred ritual...
by Ivaylo Govedarov | 11, Sep, 2023 | Uncategorized
Having walked the path of training to lead a Temazcal (sweat lodge) in the Mexica tradition, I’ve decided to write an article to explain in detail how a Temazcal ceremony is organised and run. This coming January, I have the intention to go up my 4th sacred mountain...
by Ivaylo Govedarov | 13, Jul, 2023 | Uncategorized
Wiwáŋyaŋg Wačípi (Sun Dance) is an ancient ceremony, and some might say the most important ceremony, of the Lakota (Sioux) and nearly all Plains Indians – indigenous peoples that have historically resided in present-day North America. The Dance involves four...
by Ivaylo Govedarov | 10, May, 2023 | Uncategorized
This is the second part of my written account of my time spent in the jungle of Orito, in the Putumayo Department of Colombia. In this article, I will cover my experience of drinking medicine in the jungle and my observations of living among the Awá people for 3 weeks...
by Ivaylo Govedarov | 17, Apr, 2023 | Uncategorized
In July 2022, I went to cook ayahuasca, or yagé as it is known here in Colombia, for the first time. I had previously been invited on several occasions to join Taita Giovanni, the elder we do our ayahuasca/yagé ceremonies with, to cook the medicine but for one reason...
by Ivaylo Govedarov | 21, Feb, 2023 | Uncategorized
It has been more than 6 years since I had the great fortune to drink ayahuasca for the first time. It was in November 2016 in Ibiza, Spain and how much life has changed since then! I wanted to take a moment to tell you about my first experience with any type of sacred...
by Ivaylo Govedarov | 23, Jan, 2023 | Amazonas, Blog
This January I completed my third Vision Quest in the Sacred Mountain Ocelotitlan, close to Carmen de Viboral, in the East of the Antioquia region in Colombia. The ceremony was led by Abuela Gloria Gonzales Nanantzin Atekokolli, a Colombian medicine woman and carrier...
by Ivaylo Govedarov | 5, Nov, 2022 | Blog
Putting our experience with sacred medicine into words and writing it down is an important part of the ceremony, and is a way to retain knowledge and through writing it out, gain even deeper insight. No piece of detail is irrelevant. Having thoroughly recorded our...