First, let go of your expectations. Easier said than done, but try.

During an ayahuasca ceremony, your sense of time and space can begin to fade. Your senses may become sharper and more sensitive, drawing your attention away from thinking and into the body — towards feeling, and what is happening within you.

You may gain insight into patterns and beliefs that have shaped the way you live. Unprocessed experiences can come to the surface, while there may also be space to explore your potential, direction in life and talents.

The experience can be highly visual, with geometric patterns, cartoon-like imagery or realistic scenes. At other times, there may be few images at all and the experience unfolds mainly through feeling. One is not more meaningful than the other.

This inner process can also involve physical release: vomiting, going to the toilet, trembling, yawning or crying.

Vomiting is often experienced as a release of emotional tension or stress. The physical act of bringing something up can leave you with a sense of relief and release afterwards.