Gudrun Silvestre

The Breakdown My story begins in a place where I never expected it to—within the sacred spaces of shamanic ceremonies. I had surrendered myself to everything: the power of the plants, the ancient knowledge of the shamans. I wanted to heal, to grow, to understand. But what followed was something my naïve mind could never have imagined. Suddenly it turned dark. It felt as if the ground beneath my feet had opened up and I was falling into an abyss. And I did  fall, quite literally. Voices...

A Journey Begins   Sometimes a single step changes your entire life. For me, that step began in a shamanic ceremony with Ayahuasca. When I held the cup in my hands, I knew there would be no tomorrow for the person I had been until then. I was aware that after that night, I would finally be myself.Already after this first ceremony, I stopped going to excessive parties and never touched alcohol again—not because I forced myself, but because the need simply vanished. It was as if someone had...

A personal experience My Beginning with Diabetes I still live with diabetes today, but my values have improved drastically. And I truly believe it is possible that I can completely heal my diabetes. About eight years ago, I developed gestational diabetes during pregnancy. My diabetologist told me it would disappear after giving birth, but I already had a feeling … that it would stay. And that’s exactly what happened. Since then, I’ve had diabetes – just like about one third of all women who...