Aaron Rodgers credits numerous ayahuasca ceremonies to staying sane amid 'heartbreaking' LA fires
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Aaron Rodgers has thanked multiple ayahuasca ceremonies to keep his mental health in check amid the Los Angeles wildfires.
The football quarterback has a house in Malibu that has been badly affected by the fires in the last few days. It also claimed at least 27 lives, as reported by Us Weekly.
Aaron Rodgers says his ‘house is fine’ amid LA fires
Though Rodgers’ home is unaffected by the fires, it had lost power, he shared on ESPN’s ‘The Pat McAfee Show’ on Wednesday, January 16.
The 41-year-old footballer revealed, “I’ve been dealing with trying to protect my house over here. My house is fine. I’m not in the areas that have been affected. But it’s been a weird time for so many people that live down here.”
“Friends of mine have lost houses. A number of friends in the [Pacific] Palisades lost their homes,” Rodgers told McAfee.
Aaron Rodgers believes ayahuasca ceremonies made him mentally strong
He also mentioned that many of his friends in Pasadena and “friends near Runyon Canyon” have suffered due to the fires.
However, when McAfee asked Rodgers if the devastating situation has “changed the perspective” surrounding his NFL future, he replied, “Listen, I’ve sat in a hole in the ground in Nowheresville, Oregon, and I’ve sat in numerous ayahuasca ceremony circles, so I’ve done a lot of contemplating in my time and gotten some good perspective adjustments over the years.”
“This is nothing that changes my perspective, other than it’s heartbreaking,” he added.
As per Healthline, “Ayahuasca, also known as the tea, the vine, and la purga, is a brew made from the leaves of the Psychotria viridis shrub along with the stalks of the Banisteriopsis caapi vine.”
The publication also explains that “Ayahuasca ceremonies are usually held at night and last until the effects of Ayahuasca have worn off. After the space is prepared and blessed by the shaman leading the ceremony, Ayahuasca is offered to participants, sometimes split into several doses.”
Aaron Rodgers claims rebuilding after fires is going to be tough
Elsewhere during the interview, Rodgers pointed out that it’s not just celebrities who have been impacted by the fires, “there’s a lot of other people, just your average, great southern California folks who lost everything, as well.”
“It’s gonna be tough to rebuild. Anybody who’s ever tried to build a freakin’ structure in southern California knows how ridiculous just trying to get a freakin’ permit to build anything is,” he stated.
