FIGHTING SPIRITS WITH YANOMAMI SHAMANS Every day at 3pm the Yanomami blow Yopo through bamboo into the noses of the shaman. This gray powder is composed of several seeds and leaves from the jungle which contain powerful hallucinogenic effects. This allows the shaman to see spirits. This allows the shaman to fight spirits. The Yanomami believe that sickness is all in your mind, and you must battle daily against the bad spirits that try to infect your thoughts. I stepped in with the village elders and went to war with my own spirits. But I’ve got to ask my audience…. How much of our sickness is actually in our minds? Drop your thoughts below. If you want to visit Venezuela message @vidafuria 🇻🇪 Photos by @rodrigoungaro 📸 #venezuela #amazon #yanomami #tribe
FIGHTING SPIRITS WITH YANOMAMI SHAMANS Every day at 3pm the Yanomami blow Yopo through bamboo into the noses of the shaman. This gray powder is composed of several seeds and leaves from the jungle which contain powerful hallucinogenic effects. This allows the shaman to see spirits. This allows the shaman to fight spirits. The Yanomami believe that sickness is all in your mind, and you must battle daily against the bad spirits that try to infect your thoughts. I stepped in with the village elders and went to war with my own spirits. But I’ve got to ask my audience…. How much of our sickness is actually in our minds? Drop your thoughts below. If you want to visit Venezuela message @vidafuria 🇻🇪 Photos by @rodrigoungaro 📸 #venezuela #amazon #yanomami #tribe
FIGHTING SPIRITS WITH YANOMAMI SHAMANS Every day at 3pm the Yanomami blow Yopo through bamboo into the noses of the shaman. This gray powder is composed of several seeds and leaves from the jungle which contain powerful hallucinogenic effects. This allows the shaman to see spirits. This allows the shaman to fight spirits. The Yanomami believe that sickness is all in your mind, and you must battle daily against the bad spirits that try to infect your thoughts. I stepped in with the village elders and went to war with my own spirits. But I’ve got to ask my audience…. How much of our sickness is actually in our minds? Drop your thoughts below. If you want to visit Venezuela message @vidafuria 🇻🇪 Photos by @rodrigoungaro 📸 #venezuela #amazon #yanomami #tribe
LESSONS FROM 72H with the Yanomami Tribe of Venezuela. One of the most isolated tribes in the Amazon Rainforest. Hunting, fishing, and blowing Yopo. These are the moments I’m searching for. Authentic connection with people living lives so different than mine. The wisdom from just a few days lasts forever. Some big take always: 1. We must battle daily with our inner worlds. Most sicknesses are spiritual. The greatest wars are inside ourselves. 2. Barefoot allows a connection to earth. None of the Yanomami have ever worn shoes. Allow your body adapt and it will. We coddle our bodies too much, and we are weak because of it. 3. We become everything when we die. We melt into the earth, physically and spiritually. We are connected to everything. We came from it, and we will return to it. Every leaf has the soul of a person imbued inside. Treat it with respect. 4. Jaguars and Vipers are f*cking scary. There is no shame in fear, it must be embraced. Otherwise fear will kill your mind. 5. Loin-clothes are in. A bright red thong is the perfect wardrobe for the Amazon. I’m not wrong. You’re wrong. Photos by @rodrigoungaro Big love to @vidafuria If you want to visit Venezuela, message them on Instagram. This country is WILD. 🇻🇪
LESSONS FROM 72H with the Yanomami Tribe of Venezuela. One of the most isolated tribes in the Amazon Rainforest. Hunting, fishing, and blowing Yopo. These are the moments I’m searching for. Authentic connection with people living lives so different than mine. The wisdom from just a few days lasts forever. Some big take always: 1. We must battle daily with our inner worlds. Most sicknesses are spiritual. The greatest wars are inside ourselves. 2. Barefoot allows a connection to earth. None of the Yanomami have ever worn shoes. Allow your body adapt and it will. We coddle our bodies too much, and we are weak because of it. 3. We become everything when we die. We melt into the earth, physically and spiritually. We are connected to everything. We came from it, and we will return to it. Every leaf has the soul of a person imbued inside. Treat it with respect. 4. Jaguars and Vipers are f*cking scary. There is no shame in fear, it must be embraced. Otherwise fear will kill your mind. 5. Loin-clothes are in. A bright red thong is the perfect wardrobe for the Amazon. I’m not wrong. You’re wrong. Photos by @rodrigoungaro Big love to @vidafuria If you want to visit Venezuela, message them on Instagram. This country is WILD. 🇻🇪
LESSONS FROM 72H with the Yanomami Tribe of Venezuela. One of the most isolated tribes in the Amazon Rainforest. Hunting, fishing, and blowing Yopo. These are the moments I’m searching for. Authentic connection with people living lives so different than mine. The wisdom from just a few days lasts forever. Some big take always: 1. We must battle daily with our inner worlds. Most sicknesses are spiritual. The greatest wars are inside ourselves. 2. Barefoot allows a connection to earth. None of the Yanomami have ever worn shoes. Allow your body adapt and it will. We coddle our bodies too much, and we are weak because of it. 3. We become everything when we die. We melt into the earth, physically and spiritually. We are connected to everything. We came from it, and we will return to it. Every leaf has the soul of a person imbued inside. Treat it with respect. 4. Jaguars and Vipers are f*cking scary. There is no shame in fear, it must be embraced. Otherwise fear will kill your mind. 5. Loin-clothes are in. A bright red thong is the perfect wardrobe for the Amazon. I’m not wrong. You’re wrong. Photos by @rodrigoungaro Big love to @vidafuria If you want to visit Venezuela, message them on Instagram. This country is WILD. 🇻🇪
LESSONS FROM 72H with the Yanomami Tribe of Venezuela. One of the most isolated tribes in the Amazon Rainforest. Hunting, fishing, and blowing Yopo. These are the moments I’m searching for. Authentic connection with people living lives so different than mine. The wisdom from just a few days lasts forever. Some big take always: 1. We must battle daily with our inner worlds. Most sicknesses are spiritual. The greatest wars are inside ourselves. 2. Barefoot allows a connection to earth. None of the Yanomami have ever worn shoes. Allow your body adapt and it will. We coddle our bodies too much, and we are weak because of it. 3. We become everything when we die. We melt into the earth, physically and spiritually. We are connected to everything. We came from it, and we will return to it. Every leaf has the soul of a person imbued inside. Treat it with respect. 4. Jaguars and Vipers are f*cking scary. There is no shame in fear, it must be embraced. Otherwise fear will kill your mind. 5. Loin-clothes are in. A bright red thong is the perfect wardrobe for the Amazon. I’m not wrong. You’re wrong. Photos by @rodrigoungaro Big love to @vidafuria If you want to visit Venezuela, message them on Instagram. This country is WILD. 🇻🇪
LESSONS FROM 72H with the Yanomami Tribe of Venezuela. One of the most isolated tribes in the Amazon Rainforest. Hunting, fishing, and blowing Yopo. These are the moments I’m searching for. Authentic connection with people living lives so different than mine. The wisdom from just a few days lasts forever. Some big take always: 1. We must battle daily with our inner worlds. Most sicknesses are spiritual. The greatest wars are inside ourselves. 2. Barefoot allows a connection to earth. None of the Yanomami have ever worn shoes. Allow your body adapt and it will. We coddle our bodies too much, and we are weak because of it. 3. We become everything when we die. We melt into the earth, physically and spiritually. We are connected to everything. We came from it, and we will return to it. Every leaf has the soul of a person imbued inside. Treat it with respect. 4. Jaguars and Vipers are f*cking scary. There is no shame in fear, it must be embraced. Otherwise fear will kill your mind. 5. Loin-clothes are in. A bright red thong is the perfect wardrobe for the Amazon. I’m not wrong. You’re wrong. Photos by @rodrigoungaro Big love to @vidafuria If you want to visit Venezuela, message them on Instagram. This country is WILD. 🇻🇪
LESSONS FROM 72H with the Yanomami Tribe of Venezuela. One of the most isolated tribes in the Amazon Rainforest. Hunting, fishing, and blowing Yopo. These are the moments I’m searching for. Authentic connection with people living lives so different than mine. The wisdom from just a few days lasts forever. Some big take always: 1. We must battle daily with our inner worlds. Most sicknesses are spiritual. The greatest wars are inside ourselves. 2. Barefoot allows a connection to earth. None of the Yanomami have ever worn shoes. Allow your body adapt and it will. We coddle our bodies too much, and we are weak because of it. 3. We become everything when we die. We melt into the earth, physically and spiritually. We are connected to everything. We came from it, and we will return to it. Every leaf has the soul of a person imbued inside. Treat it with respect. 4. Jaguars and Vipers are f*cking scary. There is no shame in fear, it must be embraced. Otherwise fear will kill your mind. 5. Loin-clothes are in. A bright red thong is the perfect wardrobe for the Amazon. I’m not wrong. You’re wrong. Photos by @rodrigoungaro Big love to @vidafuria If you want to visit Venezuela, message them on Instagram. This country is WILD. 🇻🇪
These 3 months perhaps have been some of the most transformative in my entire life: – Wrapping 6 months hosting my Travel TV show – Getting my solo skydiving certification. – Etching my chest with a compass. – Shattering myself on Ayahuasca. And, behind the scenes, deciphering what my role is in the spotlight. On TV, on YouTube, on Podcasts, and Here. You see me on grand adventures, eating Green Mambas in Congo, questing for Crystal Skulls. But what I really want to do is help. Help people find their path. Help people conquer their bullsh*t. Help boys become men. My adventures have been unbelievable, I can tell stories that no one else on this planet can… But my passion is to be of service. So friends and followers, what questions can this fear fighting, sky and scuba diving, adventure travel TV host answer for you? What can I help you with? Please comment below 🐉
My thoughts on smoking & drinking… Over 10 years I’ve been to close to 100 countries, and I’ve noticed this above all else: We all sing, we all dance, and we all like to get a little f***ed up. Kush with the Hadza 🇹🇿 Tea in Mauritania 🇲🇷 Tabacco in Turkey 🇹🇷 Ayahuasca in Peru 🇵🇪 Be it caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, or some local blend of “herbs & spices”. All people in all cultures smoke, drink, or inhale something to relax or something to get lifted. I’ve heard it’s to press mute on the voice inside. An attempt to live freely and honestly for a few brief moments while our egos are distracted. I’ve heard it’s to tune into the spirits of past and present. To gather wisdom to help the village. To speak to our ancestors. I’ve heard it’s for energy and motivation. To get the job done. To turn in the work on time. I’ve also heard it’s purely just for fun. I’m a full time adventure traveller. I’ve learned that if I can find it in every corner of the planet, there must be something more to it, and it’s fundamental to the human experience. So pick your poison, and as Bourdain put it: “Your body is not a temple, it’s an amusement park. Enjoy the ride” Photos by @antucasangaph at @aereocafebar in Playa del Carmen, Mexico #speakeasy #mexico #playadelcarmen
My thoughts on smoking & drinking… Over 10 years I’ve been to close to 100 countries, and I’ve noticed this above all else: We all sing, we all dance, and we all like to get a little f***ed up. Kush with the Hadza 🇹🇿 Tea in Mauritania 🇲🇷 Tabacco in Turkey 🇹🇷 Ayahuasca in Peru 🇵🇪 Be it caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, or some local blend of “herbs & spices”. All people in all cultures smoke, drink, or inhale something to relax or something to get lifted. I’ve heard it’s to press mute on the voice inside. An attempt to live freely and honestly for a few brief moments while our egos are distracted. I’ve heard it’s to tune into the spirits of past and present. To gather wisdom to help the village. To speak to our ancestors. I’ve heard it’s for energy and motivation. To get the job done. To turn in the work on time. I’ve also heard it’s purely just for fun. I’m a full time adventure traveller. I’ve learned that if I can find it in every corner of the planet, there must be something more to it, and it’s fundamental to the human experience. So pick your poison, and as Bourdain put it: “Your body is not a temple, it’s an amusement park. Enjoy the ride” Photos by @antucasangaph at @aereocafebar in Playa del Carmen, Mexico #speakeasy #mexico #playadelcarmen
If you’re struggling, read this. Humans are built for 3 day hunts. 3 month treks. 3 year droughts. And for 300,000 years that’s exactly what we did. Struggle. It’s a fundamental part of us. We cannot live without it. We’re so good at it, we create it ourselves when we don’t have it. In the animal kingdom, we win no gold medal for swimming, seeing, sprinting, or climbing. But we always place first in the decathlon. We can do everything. The biting cold of the arctic, the thin air of the Andes, or the storms of the tropics. We arrive, we suffer, we survive. We dominate. We fought other animals with stones & sticks. Then, the elements, with fire & fur coats. Now, we fight each other with gunpowder & steel. For 300,000 years we had a cause to fight for. A purpose. A struggle. It was to survive. So now, we find ourselves in the most peaceful time that has ever existed, given everything we dreamed of, and absolutely no need to suffer, yet now we struggle more than ever. The Truth Is: You were built to struggle. It is our default setting. We know no other way. Our brain is wired to always search for a puzzle to solve. Our body is wired to be pushed to its limit. You cannot avoid it. You can only embrace it. So… Run until you collapse, get lost when you travel, go camping in the winter, take dance lessons, learn to scuba dive, take Muay Thai. Because if suffering is inevitable, you might as well choose how you do it. Otherwise I’ll find you yelling at me on Instagram about things “I failed to mention” Choose struggle. Embrace Struggle. After all, you’re built for it 🐉
If you’re struggling, read this. Humans are built for 3 day hunts. 3 month treks. 3 year droughts. And for 300,000 years that’s exactly what we did. Struggle. It’s a fundamental part of us. We cannot live without it. We’re so good at it, we create it ourselves when we don’t have it. In the animal kingdom, we win no gold medal for swimming, seeing, sprinting, or climbing. But we always place first in the decathlon. We can do everything. The biting cold of the arctic, the thin air of the Andes, or the storms of the tropics. We arrive, we suffer, we survive. We dominate. We fought other animals with stones & sticks. Then, the elements, with fire & fur coats. Now, we fight each other with gunpowder & steel. For 300,000 years we had a cause to fight for. A purpose. A struggle. It was to survive. So now, we find ourselves in the most peaceful time that has ever existed, given everything we dreamed of, and absolutely no need to suffer, yet now we struggle more than ever. The Truth Is: You were built to struggle. It is our default setting. We know no other way. Our brain is wired to always search for a puzzle to solve. Our body is wired to be pushed to its limit. You cannot avoid it. You can only embrace it. So… Run until you collapse, get lost when you travel, go camping in the winter, take dance lessons, learn to scuba dive, take Muay Thai. Because if suffering is inevitable, you might as well choose how you do it. Otherwise I’ll find you yelling at me on Instagram about things “I failed to mention” Choose struggle. Embrace Struggle. After all, you’re built for it 🐉
Perhaps I was wrong… “Experiences over Possessions” is what I told myself for nearly a decade of backpacking. “Collect moments not things” was what I proudly said, trying to convince the world that material goods aren’t worth your money, and we should focus on travel and experiences instead. I realize now that the wisdom and passion of these words was rooted… somewhere dark. And most of your “strong beliefs” could be as well. One night with a rum and Coke, and a journal, I asked myself “Why am I so opposed to fancy things?” Why am I so avidly throwing words like “Fake and Shallow” at luxurious people, places, and things? My reaction seemed disproportionate. After all, if someone says “Pineapple isn’t for me” it’s fine. But if someone says “I hate anyone who eats pineapple” you wonder… what pineapple hurt you…? I found the root of evil when I asked myself this simple question… “Do you think you’re not worth it?” … A stain on the sheets I missed after a decade of cleanup. Not noticeable until it was pointed out. See, we have loud fears. Ones that scream at us: The fear of the ocean, the fear of public speaking. Malignant. They consume us in the moment, they deafen us. Then we have quiet fears. Ones you barely know are there. Benign. Not raising alarms. They make you say certain things, and act certain ways. They give you “strong beliefs” about things that don’t really matter. I still stand by my motto of “Experiences over Possessions”. They bring so much more value to life. But don’t use this idea a shield to justify why you don’t take care of yourself like I did. Look Good. Eat Well. Celebrate. You’re worth it. Just beware of these quiet fears. They are the hardest to fix. 🐉
Milky Way for blood and Evolution in my veins ✨
1 more month of dress pants, pools, and Moscow mules before heading back to the jungle. 🐉 I’ll be headed to country that starts with A, and I guarantee it will be one of the wildest expeditions yet. Who’s the hotshot who can guess the next adventure? Winner gets an Audio Note DM of me singing the song of their choice 🎵
Obsessed with this human 🤍🖤 Thank you @dar.amar.agradecer for capturing 📷💋 #sensualbachata
Let me tell you something that may change your life. Terrified is your default factory setting. Your fear and anxiety are not unique. You were born screaming & crying. You were born afraid. For a long time scientists didn’t think this was true. They thought fear was learned, that it was nurture over nature. They thought that our fears were socio-cultural. That fear was taught. You saw your mother scream at a mouse, and then you did too. That all changed when we started showing tarantulas to babies. Well… pictures of tarantulas, and snakes too. Creatures that would have been ancestral threats to us primates. Dangers from a long time ago. 6 month old babies who had never laid eyes on these creatures before, were shown blurry photos of snakes and spiders mixed with fish and flowers. Infrared trackers measured dilations in their pupils as these images slowly came into focus. Norepinephrine, one of the hormones in your body which controls your fight or flight response, dilates your pupils in response to danger. For the images snakes and spiders, that’s exactly what happened. These studies have also been conducted even more dramatically with animals. Despite not being exposed to a cat for hundreds of generations, laboratory mice still show fear when exposed to the scent of the predator. What does this mean? It means we are not a blank slate when we are born. It means that there is ancestral knowledge preprogrammed into our brains at birth. That the wisdom of our ancestors is still locked inside of us. The tools they used to survive, and all the fears that kept them alive. As tribal primates, highly dependant on status and social systems for survival… What else are we born afraid of? Ostracisation? Rejection? Judgment? God… No wonder people these days have phobias of public speaking, and social anxiety. What else could be preprogrammed into our brain at birth? Food for thought 🐉
Let me tell you something that may change your life. Terrified is your default factory setting. Your fear and anxiety are not unique. You were born screaming & crying. You were born afraid. For a long time scientists didn’t think this was true. They thought fear was learned, that it was nurture over nature. They thought that our fears were socio-cultural. That fear was taught. You saw your mother scream at a mouse, and then you did too. That all changed when we started showing tarantulas to babies. Well… pictures of tarantulas, and snakes too. Creatures that would have been ancestral threats to us primates. Dangers from a long time ago. 6 month old babies who had never laid eyes on these creatures before, were shown blurry photos of snakes and spiders mixed with fish and flowers. Infrared trackers measured dilations in their pupils as these images slowly came into focus. Norepinephrine, one of the hormones in your body which controls your fight or flight response, dilates your pupils in response to danger. For the images snakes and spiders, that’s exactly what happened. These studies have also been conducted even more dramatically with animals. Despite not being exposed to a cat for hundreds of generations, laboratory mice still show fear when exposed to the scent of the predator. What does this mean? It means we are not a blank slate when we are born. It means that there is ancestral knowledge preprogrammed into our brains at birth. That the wisdom of our ancestors is still locked inside of us. The tools they used to survive, and all the fears that kept them alive. As tribal primates, highly dependant on status and social systems for survival… What else are we born afraid of? Ostracisation? Rejection? Judgment? God… No wonder people these days have phobias of public speaking, and social anxiety. What else could be preprogrammed into our brain at birth? Food for thought 🐉
“EVERYONE THOUGHT I WAS A MASS MURDERER” adventurer @fearlessandfar tells wild story EPISODE OUT NOW
This dog’s still got tricks 🐕
I follow a compass, not a cross. A bearing led by curiosity, discomfort, and truth. My body inked like my passport. My lips cracked like my camera. Eyes and heart bloodshot from nights dancing with strangers. Knees and ego bruised from learning difficult lessons of how the world really works. I gamble with loaded dice, I dance with risk. Knowing I haven’t quite conquered the odds, but they are in my favour. I don’t travel for comfort. I don’t shower. I don’t sleep. Sometimes for days 🐉
Pseudo spirituality: a hot take by @fearlessandfar 😂🤘🏼 “Play your f*cking guitar Becky?!” Full episode: @soulofjaretpodcast #85
