Former Cal quarterback Aaron Rodgers grew up in Chico, California, and plays professional football in Green Bay, Wisconsin, but based on his recent revelations, part of Berkeley’s experimental culture has turned him on. It seems that it may have influenced
Rogers revealed on this week’s podcast that his experience with the plant-based hallucinogen ayahuasca in Peru contributed to his best NFL seasons, winning MVP awards in 2020 and 2021.
“I don’t think it’s a coincidence,” Rogers said on the Aubrey Marcus podcat Wednesday. The universe is making things happen when they are supposed to.”
Rogers said his trip to Peru took place just before COVID restricted travel in 2020.
“I told this story about traveling to Peru and returning to the country, ‘Argo‘ “It was March 8, 2020, just before the pandemic hit, so we literally took off half an hour before the whole country shut down,” Rogers said on the podcast.
In an extensive interview, Rogers talked about what his experience at ayahuasca had brought him.
“One of the core tenets of mental health for me is self-love, and that’s what ayahuasca has done for me,” he said.
He later magnified the effect.
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“I have had the magical experience of feeling hundreds of different hands on my body, from what I believe to be my ancestors, blessings of love and forgiveness for myself and gratitude for this life. He gave it to me,” he said.
It’s easy to see why Rodgers brought this experience to success in 2020 and 2021. His 2018 and 2019 seasons were decent, but not up to Rodgers’ standards, and there were suspicions that his career was on the decline. He later had two career-best regular seasons, at ages 37 and 38, and was a convincing MVP both times.
What is ayahuasca? Here’s what USA Today reported.
Ayahuasca is a reddish-brown drink with a strong taste and odor that contains the active chemical dimethyltryptamine (DMT).
The Drug Enforcement Administration classifies DMT as a hallucinogen and is associated with religious practices and rituals in South America.
According to the National Library of Medicine’s National Center for Biotechnology Information, herbal beverages are usually made from the bark of Banisteriopsis capi and the leaves of the Psychotoria viridis bush.
Nicknames include Waska, Yage, Kamalampi, Huni, Brew, Dime, The Tea, and La Purge, according to the Alcohol and Drug Foundation.
Ayahuasca is considered a Schedule I drug with no approved medical uses in the United States. Marijuana, heroin, LSD, and ecstasy are other Schedule I drugs.
In the United States, the use of psychedelics is illegal, even in medical settings. But Oregon, he said, will vote to legalize psychedelic her mushrooms in 2020, and could become the first state to legally obtain mushrooms as early as this year, reports The Oregonian. I’m here.
DMT is also included in the NFL’s Banned Substances list. NFL players are randomly given blood tests during training, his camps, during the season, and during the playoffs. Rodgers used ayahuasca prior to the 2020 season on a trip to Peru with his ex-girlfriend Danica Patrick.
Some medical experts, citing clinical studies, say there are benefits to using ayahuasca in appropriate amounts and in a safe environment. rice field.
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