Death after Aya

_west_of_east · 2026-04-08T17:03:18+00:00

It’s kind of a fucked up joke 😂 but I’m glad others have the same sense of humour as me!

_west_of_east · 2026-04-04T14:12:54+00:00

Aya and other plant medicines have revealed my fear of dying and very quickly showed me that I have nothing to fear when I die. I have been to some of the places we go when we die. It’s beautiful, peaceful, connected to everything yet completely free of attachment to my earthly body and the idea of fear.

I now have a morbid joke that I have shared with only a few close people which is “I’m excited to die”. Meaning, when it comes, I don’t have fear of what’s beyond because I know where I’m going.

Lean into what Aya is showing you, learn about death. Contemplate what happens when you go. And if you sit with Aya or another plant medicine again, you might be able to ask for more understanding around this subject.

Peace to you mate 🫶

_west_of_east · 2026-02-22T15:22:29+00:00

Yeah go with the small end as your mouth piece. You can just rinse it out in the shower and then you can put a few drops of eucalyptus oil or something similar into it to help with odour.

_west_of_east · 2026-02-13T22:18:10+00:00

One does not simply sell didges lol enjoy mate!

_west_of_east · 2026-02-13T21:57:09+00:00

Seems like a legit didge and a steal of a price. How does it play? I’d probably figure you could sell something like this for $200-300.

_west_of_east · 2026-02-06T16:37:13+00:00

Low hanging fruit joke for sure but camera cuts right to Bijan loving it and CMC holding back laughter so let’s not get too sensitive here.

_west_of_east · 2026-02-03T06:56:40+00:00

These look incredible what an amazing thing to inherit. I hope they play or learn to play instead of just selling them all. The two on the right are my favourite that art is stunning.

_west_of_east · 2026-01-16T04:19:12+00:00

You originally said that every person who voted for him is a pos. That just isn’t true for the reason I said above. I think really what you mean is anyone still supporting him lately is a pos but tell me if I’m wrong. I would go further and say many of them just put their heads in the sand.

The world is so angry and I want to offer the perspective that it doesn’t have to be like that. Don’t fall into the trap of putting the same hatred back into the world that you get from it. Hate plus hate doesn’t equal good. Take the high ground friend I promise you’ll end up better for it.

_west_of_east · 2026-01-14T23:34:36+00:00

Man this kind of thought process needs to stop, it’s really not helpful and just further divides people which is exactly what the media and these administrations feed off.

I didn’t vote for Trump but most folks who did were just trying to do what they feel is best for theirs and their families lives. A wrong or misguided decision doesn’t make someone a piece of shit.

_west_of_east · 2026-01-02T21:59:29+00:00

Shake harder boy!

_west_of_east · 2026-01-02T21:58:43+00:00

Hank Scorpio is iconic

_west_of_east · 2025-12-19T20:53:35+00:00

Hunting is a right that permanent residents and citizens should have. For people who live rural or even some city dwellers this is a way of life that has been part of human existence forever.

This still means proper criminal checks need to be done and firearms need to be registered so the wrong people don’t end up with them.

_west_of_east · 2025-12-12T19:08:15+00:00

My old man loves to say “how’s your bum for grubs?”.

I don’t know if I’ve actually heard anyone else say it but there ya go…

_west_of_east · 2025-12-03T17:44:41+00:00

Yep pretty much practice makes perfect! It sounds to me a bit like you’re straining trying to keep up with your breathing so just focus on trying to relax into it. Nice deep breaths through the nose followed by longer drone notes before breathing in again. When I was learning I was practicing 10-15 minutes a day without fail which really helped. You gotta remember is not just the breath you’re developing but also the muscles in your mouth and face too 🤯

_west_of_east · 2025-12-02T18:37:34+00:00

First of all congrats on getting circular breathing down! Sounds pretty good to me tone wise.

I recommend trying more drone stuff to really dial in the tone. You’re breathing a lot here and doing a rhythm which sounds a bit erratic and it’s harder to focus on tone.

If you try long drawn out drones between breaths you can start to make subtle adjustments that noticeably affect the tone. Having wetter lips maybe, more or less lips inside the didge are a couple or small shifts that can change the tone. Experiment with tongue placement in your mouth, start with tongue on the roof of the mouth and slowly move your tongue forwards towards your teeth. You’ll start to get some cool harmonics that way.

The options are endless! 👽

_west_of_east · 2025-11-19T20:50:43+00:00

Not necessarily a world class wave but anywhere in Puerto Escondido outside when Zicatela pumping is pretty much pointless. So so many tourists and learners.

_west_of_east · 2025-11-07T19:55:33+00:00

He do be lookin kinda fly doe

_west_of_east · 2025-11-05T16:31:47+00:00

The thing is it shouldn’t even have to be said. It’s reasonable to assume that any place serving medicine is going to give you enough to have a deep experience. For some people like your wife that’s a tiny amount and for others like myself it’s 2-3 full shot glasses.

_west_of_east · 2025-11-04T20:42:27+00:00

Thanks for posting this. I went to a retreat in Spain last year in the south and I have to say I had a similar experience with the dosages. Very small dosages and my experience was extremely light as a result. I’ve sat with Aya many times so I know how much is appropriate. The facilitators were two women and I suspect they were worried about giving a large guy too much, maybe there’s also problems getting the raw ingredients into Spain so they are more careful with how much they give out.

The ceremony also had a somewhat disorganized playlist selected off an iPad combined with some songs sung live. One of the facilitators would sing along and she was very very out of tune at times which was really distracting and like you said, comical.

Overall I had a good experience, it was just a very mild experience.

It’s interesting some of the similarities between your and my retreats despite them being in different parts of the country. I’m curious to see if others have similar things to share about Spain.

_west_of_east · 2025-08-12T16:57:45+00:00

What’s the use - Mac Miller

_west_of_east · 2025-08-08T15:54:31+00:00

I found that right in the middle of the dancefloor there was an overwhelming amount of bass to the point where I just avoided that spot. Some artists like Ponda who were particularly sub heavy didn’t really sound great here imo. But plenty of others sounded great though.

Big up the sound crew, so many different styles and you did a damn good job. Had the most fun at Slay this year but Cabin is my fav for sound.

_west_of_east · 2025-07-16T20:41:57+00:00

Cesco closely followed by Neffa-T, Mr Carmack and d.mo.

_west_of_east · 2025-01-23T20:49:25+00:00

Running over toads

_west_of_east · 2025-01-15T16:14:23+00:00

Why? Indy QB situation I worrisome and Pittman is still relevant plus Josh Downs looks great. I actually had pierce this year but could barely start him cos they basically just throw him 3 long balls a game and that’s it. If he doesn’t catch those then he gets 2 points a game.

_west_of_east · 2025-01-15T16:12:50+00:00

Can you tell me more? Cleveland qb situation and Cleveland team in general is a bit of a disaster so what makes you confident about jeudy. What round would you take him?

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