In the Shipibo tradition, the dieta begins well before you drink the medicine and continues long after the ceremonies are finished. This is because the body, mind, and energy field must be in a clean and receptive state for the Master Plants to work properly and for you to heal. Modern science supports this understanding.

A clean system allows the medicine to work smoothly, reducing physical discomfort and making the psychological and emotional work clearer and more accessible.

Breaking the Dieta with heavy foods, alcohol, sexual activity, or emotional overstimulation can disrupt this delicate phase. Try to imagine walking around with an open wound - its important to to care of it properly.

Pre-Dieta is the phase leading up towards your stay. Starting a month beforehand, one thing after the other needs to be out of the system. The dietary restrictions will also remain throughout your stay.

The same goes for the Post-Dieta. Slowly but surely you can start to introduce foods and behaviours back to your life again after the first week.

Alot of Western Medicine will also need to be stopped prior to your stay aswell.- One Month before hand. Check out our "Medical and Health Safety" page.

We cannot stress enough the importance of following these guidelines. It's absolutely detrimental for your healing, health and safety but also for getting good results in-process aswell as after.