CONNECTA LIFE · AYAHUASCA STORIES
Experiences lived during Connecta Life retreats in Catalonia, near Barcelona. Discover participants’ stories in French and English.
These stories are adapted from participants’ words, read by a narrator and accompanied by symbolic AI-assisted illustrations. The images do not depict the people or actual scenes.
Follow Connecta Life ↓Episode 43 · Tom
Tom seeks greater presence after feeling disconnected. Across three different nights, he describes warmth, connection and difficulties, then says he has found the presence he was looking for.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 42 · Myriam
Arriving unexpectedly, Myriam describes herself as an overthinker and notices greater calm after her first experience. Her account distinguishes the different medicines during the stay and also includes tiredness and a need for rest.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 41 · Michel
In his first ayahuasca experience, Michel describes waves of sensations, colours and emotions. Music and the sound of leaves accompany a discovery he finds powerful, profound and enjoyable.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 40 · Marie-Cécile
Marie-Cécile faces fear, asks for help and highlights the support she receives. Music also brings moments of beauty and gratitude, while some memories remain difficult to describe.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 39 · Manuela
Manuela discovers ayahuasca and chooses to listen to her body’s limits. The following night, she describes amplified sounds and communion with the group, while emphasising her deep tiredness.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 38 · Laurence
Laurence wants to feel more present in her body and life. Through warmth, music and a fear of disturbing others, she shares new sensations and the frustrations of an unfinished process.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 37 · Julien
After a difficult first night, Julien discovers a gentler second night, with fewer thoughts and more bodily sensations. He wakes relaxed and full of energy, within a stay that also brings contrasting experiences.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 36 · James
James describes colours, difficult moments and unexpected peace, also distinguishing his experience with changa. He cries, laughs and smiles, happy to feel alive.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 35 · Isabel
Isabel comes looking for personal confirmations. After a stay involving different medicines, she distinguishes what she already believed from what she feels she has experienced from within.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 34 · Florian
In his first experience, Florian describes no longer simply listening to music, but feeling that he is the music. After a difficult beginning, he shares gratitude for his life and the help he received.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 33 · Emeline
After a difficult first experience, Emeline recognises how hard she is on herself. On the last night, music and singing help her discover that the experience can also be gentle.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 32 · Chems
Chems describes immense beauty, followed by a night that deeply shakes him. In his final sharing, he thanks the group, music and singing, and chooses to take time to integrate.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 31 · Anthony
Anthony initially struggles to put his experience into words. A surprise song, group singing and gestures of mutual care give his gratitude a concrete meaning.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 30 · Anne
Anne seeks to understand herself, through comforting warmth and difficult moments. In her final sharing, she describes seeing her life differently and recognising self-judgement around old wounds.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 29 · Anas
Anas discovers colours and shapes, then faces a night of discomfort and fear. The patience and care he receives help him feel supported.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 28 · Alain
Alain moves from a long wait and doubt to a second night he calls fantastic, carried by music. Questions remain, along with a need for time to integrate.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 27 · Muriel
Muriel describes a very quiet first experience. Her brief story conveys above all the clear joy of meeting the people with whom she shared the retreat.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 26 · Adriana
Adriana was used to supporting other people’s emotions. During the retreat, she also gives attention to her own and reconnects with meaning in music and dance.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 25 · Aude
Aude looks back at the apprehension before her arrival, linked to experiences in other contexts. In the final sharing circle, she shares an intention to forgive and thanks the group, without yet describing what her return will bring.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 24 · Inas
Inas arrives with several questions and describes a very strong first ceremony for her. After making room for her emotions, she leaves with simple words: she feels well and thanks everyone.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 23 · Philippe
Philippe discovers ayahuasca during the retreat’s second ceremony, which is his first personal experience. He leaves grateful for the group’s help and welcome, after a beautiful experience that did him good.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 22 · Ahmed
Ahmed goes through intense fear during the first night. As he leaves, he can also describe presence, freedom and a welcome he found profoundly beautiful.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 21 · Frédéric
Frédéric prefers to let his experience unfold rather than decide too quickly what it means. He leaves with perceptions to understand and a direction already clear to him: letting love flow in his life too.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 20 · Jean-François
Jean-François arrives nervous, with a question about his solitude. During the retreat, being comfortable alone and feeling at ease with others find a place in the same story.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 19 · Christine
Christine arrives with few expectations and also goes through a moment of resistance. She leaves with a message she hopes to keep: returning to love and meditation.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 18 · Thierry
Thierry arrives with strong expectations. He does not find exactly what he came looking for, but encounters an emotional moment and leaves with a reason to continue with hope.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 17 · Ingrid
Ingrid comes for a first experience, hoping to feel more aligned. She describes release after a painful evening, the presence of the group and gratitude that remains even when everything is not resolved.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 16 · Pascale
Pascale already knows retreats and the fears they can bring up. Her story follows how listening to herself, recognising her limits and accepting help find their place throughout the stay.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 15 · Richard
Richard likes people while describing himself as a little wild. Through the retreat, he also discovers the room that caring for himself deserves and leaves with moments that brought him joy.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 13 · Batiste
For Batiste, trusting a group was difficult. The kindness he encounters during the retreat leaves him feeling better, although some pain and tension remain.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 12 · Anouar
After a quiet first ceremony, Anouar discovers a joy he had rarely dared to show. He leaves recognising that light as part of himself, with the confidence to continue his journey.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 10 · Loïc
Loïc wanted to see. The visions he expected did not come, and yet he is not frustrated.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 09 · Jean-Denis
The first time, Jean-Denis arrived closed off and angry. He came back to keep the doors open.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 08 · Christel
Christel came to continue her journey. On the last morning, she speaks of a meaningful mission, and of the fear of lacking energy.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 07 · Patrick
Patrick felt called to come. He leaves with a before, an after, and a big question mark.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 06 · Éric
Éric was waiting to be healed from the outside. On the last morning, he speaks of a path that is beginning.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 05 · Javier
Would he live the same journey again? Javier keeps his questions and finds his place in the group.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 04 · Jules
Jules came asking what to do with his life. In the circle, love is what he speaks about first.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 03 · Johana
Johana had been preparing for a month. As she leaves, she speaks of joy, peace and unexpected encounters.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 02 · Rémi
For fifteen years, Rémi tried to feel nothing. On the last morning, he can feel the wind again.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Episode 01 · Lionel
At the door, Lionel wonders what he is doing there. On the last morning, he speaks of rest, fullness and music.
Read this storyEnglish audio
Watch on YouTube ↗Follow us on your favourite social networks for upcoming stories and excerpts.
All stories on YouTube ↗Every experience is unique. Take time to explore our setting and upcoming dates.
View retreatsComplete stories, with French audio on the French page and English audio in all other languages. These individual testimonies are not a promise of results.
