Yagé is the prepared medicine of the sacred plants Ayahuasca and Chacruna. All of our Yagé is prepared especially for each retreat, usually by the Taita who is leading ceremony. Yagé is the prepared medicine of the sacred plants Ayahuasca and Chacruna. All of our Yagé is prepared especially for each retreat, usually by the Taita who is leading ceremony. It takes over a week to gather, bless, and cook the medicine, created with positive energy, the help of the spirits and love, as it transforms into a bitter liquid and consumed as a drink. Yagé, known as ‘the teacher’ is the main medicinal plant used in our ceremonies.

According to the Amazonian tradition and the myth of the origin, Ambil is a power plant that allows man to cleanse and heal in order to receive guidance from the Spirits. The organically homegrown tobacco is ceremoniously cooked and cleansed and then mixed with sacred tree salts. Unlike Rapé it is a jelly or paste that is applied to the teeth or gums, however similar to Rapé, it can be used to cleanse and is taken pre-ceremony to help prepare and aid you in grounding yourself post-ceremony. The ambil represents original thinking, the thought of God and the connection with the universal thought.

A mixture of coca leaf and a type of ash called Yarumo, Mambe is used by the indigenous tribes and their shamans who call it the medicine of truth. Used across generations, it has been known to create productive conversations among community members allowing elders to pass along their knowledge and wisdom with transparency. Most commonly taken in powder form by placing the powder inside the cheek and allowed to dissolve slowly. From the spiritual or ceremonial point of view Mambe heals the throat chakra and clears the crown chakra, allowing for clear, effective and positive communication. It can aid in bringing clarity, focus, concentration and positive thoughts as well as creating a connection with ourselves, each other and the space in which we use during ceremony. When used with together with Rapé or Ambil, while they bring the thoughts and intentions, the Mambe is what puts it into words.