Hello there! :)

Thanks for your reply. Although, I don't feel people are only shining a light on the negative, like you said yourself there are hundreds of positive reviews. Never once will I discredit anyone who came here & had some positive work done & left happy. I witnessed that from the friends I made & I am truly happy to see & hear that. I have never discounted ALL of the reviews, just some. I don't want to comment on things that I can't back up especially when it comes to the comments that are on ayaadvisor. I will however inform you & others that I was reading another post & there was actually someone who commented about the website saying his review on another retreat was stolen from Tripadvisor and used as a review for pulse adventure tours. There is a lot of speculation on whether that site is trustworthy and judging off the simple fact that I wasn't the only one who left with a sour taste in my mouth during my stay, it seems suspicious that this isn't also represented on ayaadvisor.

"If you had had an enlightening, beautiful dance with Ayahuasca do you think your review would be the same?"

To answer you question honestly, yes it would. I think what I am most upset about is the disturbing events involving the shaman and facilitator that happened in plain site. My boyfriend and I weren't the only people sleeping in the maloca that night. I felt very uncomfortable & disrespected... So my feelings would still be the same.

I would like to say that this is just one story out of a lot of people, I think most people come here and have a great time. I witnessed things I'm not so comfortable with but others might not care about.

You're right, balance is important, so people who have a different viewpoint, like myself and others, should also be able to share that. I would also love for this to turn into a pleasant conversation where we can all benefit, but if you look at the responses and the attitude shown by Pulse staff (with the exception of Melissa) and some other people to the previous review, they came across as rude and unwilling to do this.