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Hey everybody! Episode 161 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with Mariana Mae. Mariana is an artist, cultural bridge and healing arts practitioner that I met through our mutual friend Jessica Begin. I was really impressed by Mariana’s wisdom. We sat down and spoke about her background, her work as an artist, how pottery brought her to the Amazon to learn from the Shipibo people, and how that opened up a gateway to plants and medicine. She has a really interesting story and she weaves these different paths beautifully together. I trust you all will gain much from this episode. As always, to support this podcast, get early access to shows, bonus material, and Q&As, check out my Patreon page below. Enjoy!
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“Mariana Mae is an artist, cultural bridge and healing arts practitioner native to Coyoacan, Tenochtitlan, Mexico. Currently residing on the original Boruca lands of Costa Rica, Abya Yala, Mariana offers her work under the wingspan of MAE Earth Medicine Arts and through her Community Collective, Tierra Viviente.
Her Life’s work is anchored in the core principle of recognizing Ethnicity, Ethics, Expression + Empowerment in the Creative, Ancestral, Healing Arts through a Holistic, Trauma-informed and Integrative approach. She is also the founder of MAI KAYA, an educational platform for Shipibo Cultural Knowledge and co-organizer of Shipibo Dieta & Healing Center, Samati Xobo.
Devoted to her path of Curanderismo, Mariana has been in study with the Plants for over a decade, and a student of the Lopez-Sanchez Shipibo lineage for 4 years. Her Life’s walk is informed by her alliance with Indigenous traditions including her own ancestral lines of Mexhiko alongside the Piez Dezcalsos lineage, the Shipibo + Q’ero of Peru and Maya Q’iche of Guatemala as well as her training as an End of Life Midwife and Art Therapy Educator.
Her musical expression and contribution to Life is currently at the Heart of her work, with soon to be released debut album, Sagrado Corazon.
Her walk intersects Ancestral Earth-based Medicine, Cultural Preservation and Somatic Integration with Authentic Leadership + Collective Care.”
To learn more about or contact Mariana, visit her Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/_marianamae/
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I will be guiding our next plant medicine dietas with my colleague Merav Artzi (who I interviewed in episode 28) in July in Westport, Ireland (SOLD OUT, waitlist), online beginning August 23, and in-person in the Sacred Valley of Peru November 2. If you would like more information about joining us and the work I do, visit my site at: https://NicotianaRustica.org
Also, Mariana will be co-facilitating the Shipibo Master Plant Dieta in Costa Rica, July 12–22, alongside the Maestros. You can learn more on their website: https://www.yacumama.love/master-plant-dieta2025
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