Ayahuasca Podcast with Sam Believ14 Jun 2025

Ayahuasca, masculinity, volunteering at LaWayra with Rinus Van Offeren

In this episode of Ayahuasca Podcast, host Sam Believ (founder of www.lawayra.com) has a conversation with Rinus van Offeren. Rinus is a former Dutch special forces bodyguard who once protected royalty and politicians, and is now a men’s coach helping others heal through emotional reconnection and plant medicine. His transformation from a high-stress, emotion-suppressing life to spiritual awakening through Ayahuasca is a powerful and moving journey.

We touch upon topics of:

3:01 — Midlife crisis, depression, and loss of purpose
4:30 — Stress, hypertension, and hospitalization
5:50 — Breakup and emotional collapse
7:59 — Suicidal ideation and sitting on the rock in Ibiza
9:45 — First Ayahuasca ceremony in the jungle of Mexico
11:34 — Belief in God and spiritual awakening
13:38 — Feeling connected to everything (God as unity)
15:10 — The soul’s journey and view on death
16:46 — What to do if you’re feeling suicidal
18:00 — Plant medicine vs psychiatry
21:07 — “What if Ayahuasca saved Chester Bennington or Kurt Cobain?”
22:16 — Letting go of control and facing inner darkness
23:09 — The difficulty and reward of healing
24:41 — Emotional repression, stress, and physical symptoms
25:35 — Rinus’s past as a teenage drug dealer
27:30 — Transition to government work and emotional detachment
29:12 — Reconnecting with emotions and becoming human again

If you would like to attend one of our Ayahuasca retreats go to www.lawayra.com

Find more about Rinus van Offeren on Instagram or linked in @rinusvanofferen to learn more about his coaching work with men.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rinusvanofferen

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