Aaron Rodgers opens up about drinking psychoactive tea, self-love

Aaron Rodgers is a great quarterback. In fact, the Green Bay Packers star can claim that he's one of the very best of all time.

He's also somewhat of a strange personality off the field, though. Calling Rodgers a "hippy" may be too brash, but it is probably an apt descriptor. Especially over the past few seasons during his appearances on "The Pat McAfee Show," Rodgers has opened up to fans about the way that he looks at the world around him — and he's pretty "crunchy."

He appreciates reading interesting books and philosophy. He practices mindfulness and meditation, and even does strange cleanses.

No, he's not eating avocado ice cream like Tom Brady, but Rodgers apparently has his own recipes for remaining at the top of the NFL world despite being 38 years old.

In fact, his remedies can be psychedelic in nature, and he's now not afraid to talk about it. Rodgers recently appeared on the "Aubrey Marcus Podcast" and had a long, honest conversation about himself and what he prioritizes in life.

He's all about self-love nowadays, and drinking the psychoactive tea, ayahuasca, has become a part of his mindfulness practice. 

“To me, one of the core tenets of your mental health is that self-love,” Rodgers said, as transcribed by Sports Illustrated. “That’s what ayahuasca did for me, was help me see how to unconditionally love myself. It’s only in that unconditional self-love, that then I’m able to truly be able to unconditionally love others. And what better way to work on my mental health than to have an experience like that?”

Rodgers went on to explain that he feels showing love to his teammates is the "greatest gift" he can give. He, of course, admitted that playing well and leading at a high level are obviously equally important, but he sees his pursuit of love all a part of being a leader for the Packers.

"They won’t care about what you say until they know how much you care," Rodgers said.