025 | Nessi Gomes on How Ayahuasca & Music Turned Her Demons Into Diamonds
“Our vulnerability, especially as a woman, it’s our super power. The more we can be okay with our vulnerability, it allows other people to be real and vulnerable also.”
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In this episode we talk about:
Nessi’s spiritual and artistic awakening at Pachamama in Costa Rica
The role that Ayahuasca played in helping Nessi write her debut album
The darkest demons that Nessi navigated within herself, and how she turned them into music
The combination of music and Ayahuasca medicine
How to meet your voice and use it as medicine
The importance of speaking your truth
Rediscovering the meaning of home within the self
How Nessi met her husband and co-created music with him
Mentioned in the episode:
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“In my earlier I spent so much time and energy trying to present the best of who I was, which has it’s good point but it also was a prison for myself. I found it very hard to be vulnerable with loved ones… I was always feeling like my whole self was not good enough and I could only show half of who I am. With the music and ceremonies, it helped me feel more connected and embrace those dark aspects of myself with with love and compassion. And that’s where a lot of these songs were born from—from being in ceremony and fighting my demons.”
Where to find out more about Nessi:
Nessi Gomes is a musician, and group facilitator with a BA (Hons) in Creative Expressive Therapies in Music (2007), and a certified Holistic Voice Therapist with The British Academy of Sound Therapy (BAST) in Group Voice Therapy (2014).
Nessi’s creative turning point took place seven years ago upon settling in the community of PachaMama in Costa Rica. The nature of the place has reshaped and deepened her approach towards music, therapy and self-healing.
“Appreciate the small things in life. We don’t have to have these massively explosive download experiences. Love the mundane and simple things in life, find magic in all the small things in life. It doesn’t always have to come from having an ayahuasca ceremony to feel that connection. Appreciate and love the subtle nuances of life. It is a miracle that we are here.”