KAMBO

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Kambo provides a very powerful physical and energetic cleanse, and is also considered a master reset within all systems of the recipient.


WHAT IS KAMBO?

Phyllomedusa Bicolor, otherwise known as “Kambo” is a natural vaccine derived from the waxy secretion on the skin of a tree frog that lives in northwestern parts of the Amazon jungle and is used traditionally by the indigenous tribes of Colombia, Brazil, and Peru as a medicine and spiritual aide. Kambo provides a very powerful physical and energetic cleanse, and is also considered a master reset within all systems of the recipient.

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PROCEDURE

Each ceremony begins with a platica, in which the experiences and intentions of the partipant/s is shared freely and openly. As the facilitator, I will provide any guidance I feel called to share and use our conversation as basis for leading the session.

Kambo is applied to the participant by making quick small burn mark openings on the skin referred to as “gates”. 

As the medicine is administered onto the gates, it enters the lymphatic system (not the bloodstream). For new participants, one point of medicine is administered first to introduce the medicine into the system and to gauge the participant’s reaction. After a few minutes, more may be applied to however many gates have been opened. Generally anywhere from 3-8 gates may be applied on the side of arm, inside ankle, spine or where we both intuitively agree upon.

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PROCEDURE

It is required to consume 2-3 liters of room temperature water at the procession of the ceremony in the presence of the facilitator. This assists the process in order to flush the whole lymphatic system, liver, kidneys, gall bladder, and other organs.

Some of the initial onsets of kambo can be increase in heart rate and perspiration. Some may experience swelling of the face which wears off post ceremony. After a few minutes of sitting with the medicine, the body will begin purging the water and expelling blockages and toxins that may be stored energetically and physically down to the organs such as liver and even down to the cellular level. The purging process lasts about 15-20 minutes, then the medicine is removed to allow integration for the participant.

Recovery and integration is generally quick within 25-30 min and participant can drive and carry on with regular functionality same day. The whole ceremonial process lasts about 3 hours including opening and closing ceremonial tobacco sopla and light sound bath during integration.

It is recommended to cultivate this “cleared space” as a mental, emotional and physical master reset.
The kambo session can be an intense but manageable experience. The spirit of kambo works and communicates with the participate through the mind, body, and spirit, so leaving space before and after the ceremony for reflection is recommended.

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REQUIREMENTS

  • 12 hour fast is required prior to the session.

  • Withholding from consumption of alcohol the day before and day of ceremony is also required

  • 2-3 liters of room temperature water preferably in personal containers to minimize plastic use if possible. Water is to be brought to the ceremony and drank in the presence of the facilitator. Do not drink large amounts of water before arriving.

  • Wear loose comfortable clothing that is accessible for the medicine area. Bringing socks and an extra blanket is recommended.

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CONTRAINDICATIONS

  • High blood pressure/low blood pressure/heart problems/previous heart surgery/family history of heart problems

  • Severe liver disease

  • Removed organs

  • Addison’s Disease

  • Undergoing chemotherapy

  • Taking prescription medications

*Note: if any of the following apply to you, please consult with me and we can evaluate if it is the best medicine for you

ABOUT DANIELA RIOJAS

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Daniela Riojas is an initiated curandera, educator, medicine keeper, musician, and artist originally from the border of Texas and Mexico, currently based in Topanga, CA. Her Indigenous ancestry is connected to The Coahuiltecans of northern Mexico. As a curandera, she communes with Mother Nature and a lexicon of plants, animals, and energies through ancestral practices of channeling and meditation. She has undergone extensive trainings and Amazonian Master Plant dietas of a wide variety of plants, trees (Palos Fuertes), and flowers with Indigenous elders who have initiated her into the sacred practice of facilitation and healing in ceremonial space.

She has been under the guidance of elders in Nayarit Mexico (Richie and Xochitl of Nawake Bucerias) as well as elders and curandero/as of the jungles of Peru who are Cocama - Gran Maestra Aime Vargas Davila, Shipibo - Maestra Bawan Kate, Ashaninka - Maestro Miguel Charini and Mestizo - Maestro Camarampi Shirampa. For years, Daniela has been traveling extensively throughout North and South America facilitating plant and animal medicines, and creating ceremonial healing spaces
for communities in diverse countries and lands.

Her facilitation consists of sharing traditional and directly received icaros through her diets with Master Plants, within the lineage of Cocama curanderismo. Within this practice is a weaving of Quechua and Spanish icaros, which carry the consciousness, resonance, and energy of the doctoring plant spirits from her Master Plant dietas.

Daniela’s voice carries a high vibration of divine love, joy, and nurturing Mother energy, while bridging the worlds of the Earth’s deep resonance. She calls on a wide spectrum of Earth’s cosmology and higher dimensional spaces, with the clear intention of maintaining a balance of strength,
groundedness, and elevation. A variety of instruments are utilized including, shakapa, crystal bowls alongside icaro, Native American flutes, clay ocarinas, and medicine songs with a team of trusted facilitators. She also utilizes tobacco in the form of sopla extensively, which she has studied with her teachers and a variety of specially prepared perfumes and agua floridas within ceremonial space.

Daniela Riojas is the founder of Intikhana Medicina, which provides ceremonial healing rooted in Indigenous and Earth-Based practices.
The mission at Intikhana is to provide gateways of health and well-being through Indigenous knowledge, plants, animals, music, frequencies, education, and connection to all of the medicine that this beautiful Mother Earth provides. Intikhana Medicina specializes in providing containers of integrity and safety for comprehensive ceremonial healing.

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