Hard to put words to all the profound experiences we had at Amaroo Sanctuary in Mindo, Ecuador, and with the Taschila tribe in the Cloud Forest. Spending two days with them in healing ceremonies, songs, and laughter was good. I was also excited to share the sacred knowledge of la Limpia purification, protection and healing ceremony with a new group of excellent healers who will use it to help more people in needs around the world. A bit sad to leave this amazing Cloud forest paradise.

Then, we headed to the Amazon river to reunite with the Siekopai-Secoya and continue our studies. We were graciously hosted by Don Basilio and his amazing Siekopie-Secoya family on the banks of the magical Aguarico River (find it on the map). Our group of healers had the most intense training week in healing plants, fruits, and trees, preparing tinctures and remedies, healing foods, plant medicine Yaje ceremonies, flowers and mud baths, a permaculture project visit, Jungle hikes, river swimming, integrations talks. Dancing and singing together, sharing stories, having blow gun competitions, wash in the river.

But mostly, let the jungle talk to us. We listened to the sounds of the many frogs, birds, Jaguars, wild pigs, noisy cicadas, the winds, and thunderstorms. Hard to describe how grateful we are to those few brave traditional families who still fight to keep their way of life and human knowledge from the brutal onslaught of the big oil and palm oil companies and the cruel evangelical church. We ended our trip at  the most beautiful hot springs resort Termas de Papallacta on the top of the Andes, with talks on how we could support them.