Ep. 21 - Jheison Romulo Sinuiri Ochavano - Shipibo Medicine and Culture

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Hey everybody! Episode 21 of the show is out. In this show, I spoke with my friend Romulo. Romulo and I met at the Amazonian plant-medicine center The Temple of the Way of Light, where we ran ceremonies together. Romulo comes from a lineage of Shipibo plant doctors or curanderos. He is one of the most dedicated doctors I have met and really spends a great deal of time and care on the patients he works with. He is also quite young for a doctor and I think he is one of the harbingers of a new generation of Shipibo doctors. He has a beautiful ability to share and express complex ideas simply. I think you all will get a lot out of this episode. And a big thank you to Tanya Kammonen for translating and opening up the conversation to a larger audience. She was juggling quite a few roles in this podcast and her effort was admirable. To view bonus material and extended conversations, check out my Patreon page below. Enjoy!

Hola a todos! El episodio 21 del programa está disponible. En este programa hablé con mi amigo Romulo. Romulo y yo hemos conocido en el centro de sanacion El Templo de Camino de la Luz, dirigiendo ceremonias de plantas. El proviene del linaje de medicos o curanderos Shipibos. El es uno de los médicos más dedicados que he conocido y realmente dedica mucho tiempo y atención a los pacientes con los que trabaja. También es bastante joven para ser médico y el está liderando un camino para una nueva generación de médicos y tiene mucho que compartir y ofrecer. Creo que todos sacarán mucho provecho de este episodio. Quiero dar un gran agradecimiento a mi amiga Tanya Kammonen por traducir y abrir la conversación a una audiencia más amplia. Ella jugaba malabares con muchos roles en este podcast y su esfuerzo fue admirable. Para ver material adicional y conversaciones extendidas, visita mi página de Patreon. ¡Espero que lo disfruten!

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“Jheison Romulo Sinuiri Ochavano or Iskon Beso is Shipibo from the May Joshin or Ucayali region of Peru. He is a traditional medicine practitioner and lineage holder who has been studying since a very young age, with his grandfathers and parents. In addition to the practice of traditional medicine, he has studied nursing and psychology and investigated a wide range of complementary spiritual practices. He’s an artist, musician, father, and investigator. He eloquently shares teachings with the intentions of respect and clarity, holding the guidance of the past and staying present to the current day. He is the president of Oni Xobo, an intercultural organization based in Pucallpa, Peru.”

“Jheison Romulo Sinuiri Ochavano o Iskon Beso es Shipibo de la región de May Joshin o Ucayali de Perú. Es un practicante de medicina tradicional y poseedor de un linaje que ha estado estudiando desde muy joven, con sus abuelos y padres. Además de la práctica de la medicina tradicional, ha estudiado enfermería y psicología e investigado una amplia gama de prácticas espirituales complementarias. Es artista, músico, padre e investigador. Él comparte elocuentemente enseñanzas con intenciones de respeto y claridad, manteniendo la guía del pasado y permaneciendo presente hasta el día de hoy. Es el presidente de Oni Xobo, una organización intercultural con sede en Pucallpa, Perú.”

For more information on Romulo and his project, visit his website at:

Para mas información sobre Romulo y su proyecto, visite su sito de web a:

https://www.onixobo.org/

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Si disfruta el programa, sería un gran ayuda si pudiera compartirlo con su propia audiencia a través de las redes sociales. Si esta mirando en YouTube, si pudiera tomarse un segundo y presionar el botón Suscribirse y activar Notificaciones (la pequeña campana al lado) y Like el video. Y si esta eschucando en Apple Podcasts, deje una calificación con estrellas y una breve reseña. Sería genial para que este programa llegue a más personas. ¡Gracias!

My colleague Merav Artzi (who I interviewed in episode 28) and I will be running diets in the Sacred Valley of Peru on March 3-19 and May 1-17. If you would like more information about joining us and the work I do, visit my site at:

Mi colega Merav Artzi (de episodio 28) y yo haremos dietas en el Valle Sagrado de Perú del 3 al 19 de marzo y del 1 al 17 de mayo. Si desea obtener más información sobre cómo unirse a nosotros y el trabajo que hago, visite mi sitio:

https://www.NicotianaRustica.org

And finally, with the pandemic, most people doing this work have been without access to work since March and the future is uncertain.  If you are able to and would like to donate to the show to help out with new content that would be deeply appreciated.  For just a few dollars a month you can subscribe through Patreon and it gives you some really nice added benefits like early access to shows, bonus episodes, and a chance to ask personalized questions.

Y finalmente, con la pandemia, la mayoría de las personas que realizan este trabajo no han tenido acceso al trabajo desde marzo y el futuro es incierto. Si puede y le gustaría donar al programa para ayudar con contenido nuevo, sería muy apreciado. Por solo unos dólares al mes, puede suscribirse a través de Patreon y le da algunos beneficios adicionales realmente agradables, como acceso temprano a programas, episodios adicionales, entrevistas completas y la oportunidad de hacer preguntas personalizadas.

To support this podcast on Patreon, visit:

Para apoyar este podcast en Patreon, visite:

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To donate directly with PayPal:

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Another way you can support the show is if you are ordering anything from Amazon.com, and you use this link, the show will get a small commission with no additional cost to you:

Otra forma en que puede apoyar el programa es si está comprando algo en Amazon.com y usa este enlace, el programa obtendrá una pequeña comisión sin costo adicional para usted:

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Ep. 20 - Tanya Kammonen - Naturopathic Doctor, Plant Medicine, and Integration

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Hey everybody! Episode 20 of the show is out. In this show, I spoke with my friend Tanya Kammonen. Tanya and I met working together at the Amazonian plant-medicine center the Temple of the Way of Light. Tanya headed the Integration team at the Temple and facilitated workshops there as well. Tanya has a really interesting background and brings a depth of knowledge and experience to her work. I have seen her work deeply with and help many people. She has a lot to share and continues to go deeper into her own work and within the Shipibo tradition. Tanya went pretty deep and spoke about some really important things within this work. It was a great conversation and I think you all will get a lot out of this episode. And to view the extended version of this interview, check out my Patreon page below. Enjoy!

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“Tanya Kammonen has Finnish, Irish, Ukrainian, and Hungarian roots. She grew up in Canada close to a river and has been interested in consciousness and spirituality since before having words for those concepts. She studied biology and naturopathic medicine and after seeing an increasing number of patients in her practice looking for help with integration post-ayahuasca, allowed that to become a full-time pursuit and became the first Integration Director with the Temple of the Way of Light, developing methodology and programming to help people make sense of their experiences and impactful changes in their lives. Since becoming a mom to her incredible son she has been consulting in various plant medicine-related projects and is part of the founding team of Oni Xobo, an intercultural organization that investigates designs, and implements projects related to medicine, art, culture, and environment, through a lens of divine love. Her intention is to apply and share what she has learned in ways that are true and inspiring to other human beings.”

For more information on Tanya and her project, visit her website at: https://www.onixobo.org/

If you enjoy the show, it would be a big help if you could share it with your own audiences via social media or word of mouth.  If you’re watching on YouTube if you could take a second and Subscribe to the channel and if you’re listening on Apple Podcasts to leave a starred rating and a short review. That would be super helpful with the algorithms and getting this show out to more people. Thank you in advance!

If you would like more information on plant medicine and the work I do, visit my site at: https://www.NicotianaRustica.org

And finally, with the pandemic, most people doing this work have been without access to work since March and the future is uncertain.  If you are able to and would like to donate to the show to help out with new content that would be deeply appreciated.  For just a few dollars a month you can subscribe through Patreon and it gives you some really nice added benefits like early access to shows, bonus episodes, and a chance to ask personalized questions.

To support this podcast on Patreon, visit: https://www.patreon.com/UniverseWithin  

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Music courtesy of Nuno Moreno. See his work at: https://m.soundcloud.com/groove_a_zen_sound and https://nahira-ziwa.bandcamp.com/  

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Ep. 19 - Nelson Barbaran Gomez - Ayahuasca, Shamanism, Shipibo Culture, and Plant Medicine

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Hey everybody! Episode 19 of the show is out. In this show, I spoke with my friend Nelson Barbaran Gómez. Nelson and I have worked together for a number of years running ayahuasca ceremonies. He comes from the Shipibo lineage of working with plants and brings a joy and openness to his work that is tangible. He also works with a great deal of integrity and has a real desire to help and to share. For these reasons, I think he is a really good example of a great curandero. He is leading the way for a new generation of doctors and he has a lot to share and offer. I think you all will get a lot out of this episode. And a big thank you to my friend Carolina for translating and opening up the conversation to a much larger audience. Thank you! To view bonus material and extended conversations, check out my Patreon page below. Enjoy!

Hola a todos! El episodio 19 del programa está disponible. En este programa hablé con mi amigo Nelson Barbaran Gómez. Nelson y yo hemos trabajado juntos durante varios años dirigiendo ceremonias de ayahuasca. El Proviene del linaje Shipibo en el que trabaja con plantas y aporta una alegría y un entregó a su trabajo que es tangible. Nelson también trabaja con mucha integridad y tiene un verdadero deseo de ayudar y compartir. Por estas razones, creo que es un muy buen ejemplo de lo que es un gran curandero. El está liderando un camino para una nueva generación de médicos y tiene mucho que compartir y ofrecer. Creo que todos sacarán mucho provecho de este episodio. Quiero dar un gran agradecimiento a mi amiga Carolina por traducir y abrir la conversación a una audiencia mucho más amplia. ¡Gracias! Para ver material adicional y conversaciones extendidas, visita mi página de Patreon. ¡espero que lo disfruten!

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“Nelson is native of the community of Nuevo Paraiso. His Shipibo name is Isasina, meaning “a bird who takes care of others.”

Nelson comes from a family of curanderos; both his father and grandfather practiced medicine. His parents died when he was very young, and very early on he started sitting in ceremonies held by his older brother, who is also a curandero. Lacking parental guidance, Nelson learned from the medicine “how to be a good human being.”

Nelson drank ayahuasca for the first time at age twelve and was immediately fascinated by the medicine world. Soon afterward, he asked his brother to open his first dieta for him. Following the advice of his older brother, Nelson mentally prepared over the course of one full year, strongly setting his intentions to become a healer at the service of others. After a year, his brother agreed to initiate Nelson on the path to become a Shipibo Onanya.

Over the course of the next two years, Nelson dieted and learned from the plants, crafting his own pipe and learning how to control and direct the mareación. During this period, he went through many of the challenges and tests that the plant spirits presented him in order to learn. At age 15 he started treating patients, and one year later started learning more closely with his grandfather Francisco. Nelson started working with western patients when he was 16. For Nelson, these encounters have been good opportunities to exchange ideas and knowledge between different cultures, and he has a deep appreciation for western psychotherapy and psychology.

Nelson is passionate about his work and craft and is committed to helping others with his medicine. He is also passionate about his own culture and sees his work as a vehicle to recover and preserve traditional practices and knowledge in a rapidly changing world. He enjoys seeing schools in some native communities teaching the Shipibo language again, encouraging kids to dress in their traditional clothes, address each other in their Shipibo names, and is proud of his role in the current revitalization of the Shipibo culture.”

For more information on Nelson, his website will be up soon at: [will add when it comes out]

Or on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/nelson.barbaran.7

If you enjoy the show, it would be a big help if you could share it with your own audiences via social media or word of mouth. If you’re watching on YouTube, if you could, take a second and Subscribe to the channel, turn on the Notifications (little bell next to the Subscribe button), and like the video. And if you’re listening on Apple Podcasts, leave a starred rating and a short review. That would be super helpful with the algorithms and getting this show out to more people. Thank you in advance!

Si disfruta el programa, sería un gran ayuda si pudiera compartirlo con su propia audiencia a través de las redes sociales. Si esta mirando en YouTube, si pudiera tomarse un segundo y presionar el botón Suscribirse y activar Notificaciones (la pequeña campana al lado) y Like el video. Y si esta eschucando en Apple Podcasts, deje una calificación con estrellas y una breve reseña. Sería genial para que este programa llegue a más personas. ¡Gracias!

If you would like more information on plant medicine and the work I do, visit my site at:

Si desea obtener más información sobre la medicina de plantas y el trabajo que hago, visite mi sitio en:

https://www.NicotianaRustica.org

And finally, with the pandemic, most people doing this work have been without access to work since March and the future is uncertain.  If you are able to and would like to donate to the show to help out with new content that would be deeply appreciated.  For just a few dollars a month you can subscribe through Patreon and it gives you some really nice added benefits like early access to shows, bonus episodes, and a chance to ask personalized questions.

Y finalmente, con la pandemia, la mayoría de las personas que realizan este trabajo no han tenido acceso al trabajo desde marzo y el futuro es incierto. Si puede y le gustaría donar al programa para ayudar con contenido nuevo, sería muy apreciado. Por solo unos dólares al mes, puede suscribirse a través de Patreon y le da algunos beneficios adicionales realmente agradables, como acceso temprano a programas, episodios adicionales, entrevistas completas y la oportunidad de hacer preguntas personalizadas.

To support this podcast on Patreon, visit:

Para apoyar este podcast en Patreon, visite:

https://www.patreon.com/UniverseWithin  

To donate directly with PayPal:

Para donar directamente con PayPal:

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Another way you can support the show is if you are ordering anything from Amazon.com, and you use this link, the show will get a small commission with no additional cost to you:

Otra forma en que puede apoyar el programa es si está comprando algo en Amazon.com y usa este enlace, el programa obtendrá una pequeña comisión sin costo adicional para usted:

https://amzn.to/2Gw51PS

Music courtesy of Nuno Moreno. See his work at: https://m.soundcloud.com/groove_a_zen_sound and https://nahira-ziwa.bandcamp.com/  

And please leave any questions or comments in the comment section or email at:

Y deje cualquier pregunta o comentario en la sección de comentarios o envíe un correo electrónico a:

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This will help me with ideas for future shows. Thanks and until the next episode!

Esto me ayudará con ideas para programas futuros.  ¡Gracias y hasta el próximo episodio!

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Ep. 18 - Safa Roberts - Yoga, Pranic Healing, and Plant Medicine

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Hey everybody! Episode 18 of the show is out. In this show, I spoke with my friend Safa. Safa is a yoga instructor, pranic healing and plant medicine practitioner who I met at the Amazon healing center The Temple of the Way of Light, where she led worked as a teacher and facilitator of ceremonies. She spent a long time living in India studying deeply yoga and pranic healing and eventually came to the Amazon to learn in-depth the traditional Shipibo lineage of working with plants. She works in the Sacred Valley of Peru with her partner Felix, who I interviewed in episode 14. Safa has a lot to share and I think you all will very much enjoy this conversation. And check out Patreon for the full interview. Best!

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“Safa (Soi Kete in Shipibo) brings a wide variety of skills to the team and has been dedicated to the medicine for over twelve years. Residing in India for several years, she trained in yoga, specializing in breathwork and study of the subtle or energy body. She ran her own yoga school and lead yoga trainings worldwide from 2011-2015. Through this work she gained extensive experience facilitating groups through deeply personal and transformational experiences. 

Safa has been deeply involved in the study and practice of energetic healing for over fifteen years. Originally certified in Pranic Healing, she has since studied with many teachers of various modalities to broaden her repertoire of skills. She has been working with the Shipibo to learn energetic healing directly from the plants and brings this highly specialized work into the ceremony space.

Facilitating for various medicine centers in Peru, she has acquired a strong repertoire of emotional/mental processing tools that help to bridge western pathology and understanding with the Shipibo paradigm of healing. Honoring the Shipibo lineage, she continues to study and diet with her maestro Soi in his community of Nueva Betania.”

For more information on Safa and her work, visit:  https://bodyofprana.com/

Instagram: @bodyofprana

Facebook: Safa Roberts

If you enjoy the show, it would be a big help if you could share it with your own audiences via social media or word of mouth.  If you’re watching on YouTube if you could take a second and Subscribe to the channel and if you’re listening on Apple Podcasts to leave a starred rating and a short review. That would be super helpful with the algorithms and getting this show out to more people. Thank you in advance!

If you would like more information on plant medicine and the work I do, visit my site at: https://www.NicotianaRustica.org    

And finally, with the pandemic, most people doing this work have been without access to work since March and the future is uncertain.  If you are able to and would like to donate to the show to help out with new content that would be deeply appreciated.  For just a few dollars a month you can subscribe through Patreon and it gives you some really nice added benefits like early access to shows, bonus episodes, and a chance to ask personalized questions.

To support this podcast on Patreon, visit: https://www.patreon.com/UniverseWithin  

To donate directly with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/jasongrechanik 

Music courtesy of Nuno Moreno. See his work at: https://m.soundcloud.com/groove_a_zen_sound and https://nahira-ziwa.bandcamp.com/  

And please leave any questions or comments in the comment section or email at:

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This will help me with ideas for future shows.

Thanks and until the next episode!

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