ME Business & Lifestyle
10 years ago Robert Ross sold everything he owned packed up a suitcase, 6 surfboards and his dog and moved to a small surf town called Montañita, Ecuador where he built and operates a large Hotel and Real Estate business @montanitaestates, ME Hotel & Villas - Montañita Estates. Do you want to follow your passion and walk away from your 9-5 corporate job but curious how other people afford to their lives traveling and living in exotic locations? Before, leaving the United States, Robert lived in Los Angeles, worked in financial services and used every vacation for 12 years traveling to exotic surf destinations in Central, South America and Asia scouting the world for the ideal place to live on a beauitful beach and leave his corporate life behind. Today, he focuses his energy on spending every minute of the day on exactly what he wants to do, time with his family, Surfing, Kiting and growing the ME Hotel. A long the way Robert has spent countless hours meeting and talking to others who have traded in their corporate lifestyle to take control of their future enjoying the life of the nomadic traveler and business abroad. Robert seeks to share his experiences and that of others that are doing business while traveling and living abroad on this podcast.
ME Business & Lifestyle
Ayahuasca, Plant Medicine, and Transformational Retreats: Full Interview Roey Klein of Vikara Retreat Center
The first time I heard my friend in New York City had a Shaman in Manhattan and was taking Ayahuasca I was shocked. Then I read more about ceremonies popping up in Silicon Valley for executives and technology companies and gatherings in South Miami amongst friends. As I'm learning more about the demand in the USA for plant medicine I've started to receive a number of friends and guests who visit Montanita, Ecuador in order to try Ayahuasca or other plant medicines such as San Pedro. On this episode I sit down with Roey Klein, owner of the Vikara Retreat Center, a local expert, to learn more about Ayahuasca, Plant Medicine and Transformational Retreats. We talk about:
- What is Vikara Retreat Center and its history?
- What is Plant Medicine? Starts minute 10:33
- The difference between Ayahuasca, San Pedro and Peyote
- What is an Ayahuasca Retreat and a ceremony like?
- What is a Shaman and what are they like here in Ecuador?
- Ayahuasca Tourism dangers and bad experiences
Robert Ross https://www.montanitaestates.com/, robert@montanitaestates.com, Instagram: @montanitaestates @robertxross1 @nomadbusinesspodcast Youtube: Nomad Business & Lifestyle Podcast, ME Hotel & Villas - Montanita Estates
Roey Klein, https://www.vikaralifestyle.com/, Instagram @vikaralifestyle