Discover-your-nature walk, low to medium dose mushroom experience near Barcelona

Why is it that nearly every experience with mushrooms that is offered on this and other platforms, starts from the assumption that what people are looking for is a high-dose, highly contained experience- probably indoors, probably with eyes closed, probably accompanied by recorded music?

As a result of exploring with potential clients exactly what they are seeking in the mushroom experience, we have become aware that for many people it is not the high-dose, ego dissolving journey that they want or need at the particular time that they contact us. Rather, what many people are seeking is a much enhanced sense of connection to nature- both inner and outer, to the magical and the mischievous, to child-like curiosity and play. And the most appropriate setting for such an experience? Perhaps not in a closed room, with eyes closed and accompanied by recorded music, but in the dappled light of a forest clearing, eyes wide with wonder, accompanied by the rustle of wind in the trees, birdsong and the gentle beat of a drum or the melody of a flute. Perhaps not lying motionless on a yoga mat, but fully embodied and consciously moving within and through the intricate web of life and relationship which is the forest.

For this reason, at After the Rains, we are offering a different type of mushroom experience. A low-to-medium dose of mushrooms designed to enhance and provide a magical shimmer for an afternoon and evening spent in nature. The experience has been designed to create a communion with the natural world- the plant life, animal life, and the changing, deepening mood of the forest as day turns into evening. By disconnecting from the preoccupations of our everyday lives, it is hoped that we will discover that our nature is, in fact, co-extensive with that of the animate world that surrounds us and it is for this reason that we have chosen to name this experience our “Discover-your-nature Walk”.