Hearts Rise Up Podcast Ep. 100 - Awakened by the Forest: Cristiano Colla on Healing, Presence, and Wholeness
Nov 20, 2025
Cristiano Colla, a writer and transformational guide, shares his remarkable journey from professional footballer to healer. He delves into the profound impact of Ayahuasca ceremonies, revealing how they catalyzed his transformation and fostered the union of masculine and feminine energies. Cristiano highlights the importance of inner-child work and embracing human paradoxes for authentic living. His insights on dreams as divine guidance and methods for emotional reclamation offer listeners paths to deeper self-discovery and presence.
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Leaving Football To Reclaim Self
- Cristiano left professional football after 20 years because the sport had shaped an identity that blocked other parts of him.
- Quitting was an act of rebellion toward an externally defined life and a step back to self-discovery.
From Breakup To The Forest Call
- Cristiano felt wounded after a breakup and exhausted by work, which pushed him toward inner work and hypnotherapy.
- That process led him to Ayahuasca at the Temple of the Way of Light in Peru.
Somatic ‘Surgery’ Vision
- After his fourth ceremony Cristiano experienced a somatic vision of two shamans performing a loving ‘surgery’ that removed inner weeds and planted new seeds.
- He says that moment permanently reshaped his identity and prevented returning to old patterns.
