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Vinay Lal, founder and Reiki practitioner at Always Be Reiki’ing

Who am I?

I’m Vinay, the founder of Always Be Reiki’ing. I’m a Usui Reiki practitioner who has also sat in psychedelic ceremony and experienced the challenge of turning powerful insights into changes that can be lived day to day.

My work brings together Reiki, energy awareness and structured reflection.

Meet Vinay and read my story

Articles

Where to Focus Your Attention First After Psychedelic Healing Ceremony

After a psychedelic ceremony, learn how Vinay uses the physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual planes to decide which pattern to explore first.

By Vinay · Published July 28, 2026

psychedelic integration · Four Planes · Reiki

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The Difference Between Spiritual Opening and Emotional Integration

A spiritual opening can be real and valuable without emotionally integrating what remains unresolved. Here is why those events need different frameworks and practices.

By Vinay · Published July 27, 2026

psychedelic integration · spiritual opening · emotional integration

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Why Doing More Ceremonies Isn't Always the Answer

Why another psychedelic ceremony may not be the right next step, and how Reiki, structured journaling, and Four Planes Mapping can offer a more precise toolkit.

By Vinay · Published July 25, 2026

psychedelic integration · Reiki · Four Planes

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What Reiki Revealed That Three Ayahuasca Ceremonies Couldn't

After three real ayahuasca ceremonies, I found that individual Reiki work gave me the focused attention to explore a repressed memory that had remained out of reach.

By Vinay · Published July 24, 2026

Reiki · ayahuasca · psychedelic integration

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The Psychedelic Integration Gap Nobody Talks About

Why do some people have profound psychedelic experiences but still feel unchanged afterwards? Exploring the missing piece in psychedelic integration and how a structured Four Planes approach can help reveal what is actually unresolved.

By Vinay · Published July 22, 2026

psychedelic integration · ayahuasca · plant medicine · consciousness · personal transformation · journaling · shadow work

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Still the Same After Ayahuasca? Why "You Weren't Ready" Isn't the Answer

If your ayahuasca experience was real but nothing actually changed, you're not alone — and it's not about readiness. Here's why the usual integration advice falls short, and what a Four Planes mapping session does differently.

By Vinay · Published July 22, 2026

ayahuasca integration · psychedelic integration · Four Planes · Reiki · emotional patterns

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Journaling for Mental Health: 66-Days to Self-Improvement

Journaling is not merely a record of events; it's a therapeutic practice that can significantly enhance mental health

By Vinay · Published January 15, 2025

Integrating Post Ayahuasca · Microdosing · Psychedelic Therapy · Journaling · Mental health · Self-improvement · Personal development

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Examples of Ayahuasca intentions and how to create your own

Intentions in an Ayahuasca ceremony can greatly help you maximise the benefit of Ayahuasca. I'll show you how to create one step by step.

By Vinay · Published February 20, 2024 · Updated February 22, 2024

Ayahuasca · Psychedelic preparation · Intention setting · Self-reflection

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Ayahuasca integration lessons: It's a tricky business

I think this post will be useful for those trying to understand what integration post ayahuasca might be like for them. Ayahuasca integration is not only about concreting the lessons you have learned into your life afterwards, but also about integrating yourself back into a world which now might be seen through different eyes. Very different eyes in my case. In this post I'll talk about my own stories of integration and how I understand the world after meeting spirits.

By Vinay · Published April 29, 2019 · Updated May 16, 2019

Ayahuasca · Psychedelic integration · Emotional patterns · Relationships · Self-reflection

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Ayahuasca and Spirituality: Anecdotes, Science and Buddhism

What does drinking Ayahuasca have to do with spirituality? Anecdotally it feels like a very special experience, like you're in the presence of something great and wise (but without the ego) but also scientific studies have been done which put Ayahuasca experiences at the same level as Catholicism with respect to spiritual value to participants. We'll also look at how Buddhism, a spiritual practice, overlaps with psychedelic experiences in general.

By Vinay · Published April 18, 2019 · Updated May 16, 2019

Ayahuasca · Integrating Post Ayahuasca

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The long term effects of drinking Ayahuasca (DMT): GOOD NEWS

According to one scientific study, ayahuasca helped reduce depression and stress significantly and that these changes persisted for 4 weeks after ceremony. The study goes on to mention other benefits in terms of how peoples' thinking is changed and we also talk about some other related information like, how DMT is produced naturally in the body, historical use of ayahuasca, the danger of psychosis, ayahuasca's LD50, long term psychological effects and the number of ceremonies people have.

By Vinay · Published April 12, 2019 · Updated July 12, 2019

Ayahuasca · Integrating Post Ayahuasca · Preparing for Ayahuasca

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Ayahuasca & Ego Death: fun and games til someone loses an I

It's slippery, but in this article I define Ego as an intermediary between the real world and other parts of your psyche and talk about how psychedelics interact with the ego from a scientific and an anecdotal (my Ayahuasca experiences) point of view. I also touch on a few other Egoic themed questions I've seen floating around the net.

By Vinay · Published April 3, 2019 · Updated February 17, 2023

Ayahuasca · Integrating Post Ayahuasca · Preparing for Ayahuasca

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Best Ayahuasca Documentaries that portray healing

Too many ayahuasca documentaries don't really get the 'healing' message across in a way that is effective. In this post I want to show you the best documentaries I've found that help to convey the healing potential of Ayahuasca.

By Vinay · Published April 1, 2019 · Updated November 30, 2019

Ayahuasca · Preparing for Ayahuasca

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Kentucky Ayahuasca: What can we learn from this Vice Series

Kentucky Ayahuasca is a useful insight in what Ayahuasca can do for people. The way it describes the narratives of the people attending is great as it highlights a yet unseen (by me at least) look into what drives people to do Ayahuasca.

By Vinay · Published March 31, 2019 · Updated May 14, 2019

Ayahuasca · Preparing for Ayahuasca

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What is an Ayahuasca Trip Like?

I was given a UI (User Interface) to help me organize my life, had life long stress and negative thought patterns reduced. I saw Demons, the depression in someone close to me (as a weird spikey starfish) and pixelated energies all around me. On top of describing what I saw in my visions and learned I will also talk about how I have gone with integrating my intentions in the following 6 months after the ceremony.

By Vinay · Published February 26, 2019 · Updated April 12, 2023

Ayahuasca · Trip Report · Ayahuasca Trips(s) · Ayahuasca Ceremony descriptions

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