Learn healing chants and forest melodies from the Huni Kuin people. Biruany and Bixku, a couple and leaders from Pinuya Village, share sacred songs rooted in ancestral wisdom and connection to nature and spirit.
Sacred tobacco snuff from the Amazon, for healing and spiritual guidance. Rapéh is a traditional Amazonian snuff that is used to heal ailments physically, emotionally and spiritually. It is used to ground but also connect to the immaterial world.
A traditional chili pepper ceremony to awaken and strengthen the voice. Biruani and Bixku invoke the Txana bird spirit—master of forest song—to support expression, memory, and clarity in speech. A 3-day post-ceremony diet is required to preserve and embody the spirit's energy.A 3-day post-ceremony discipline is required: no meat, sweets, salt, sex, alcohol, or drugs, and participants must speak with strength, avoid touch, and maintain the energy within.
A late-night celebration of Huni Kuin music, rhythm, and spirit. Join Biruani and Bixku for uplifting, heart-opening music with guitars, drums, and forest chants that invite joy, connection, and the ancestral pulse of the Amazon.
This sacred rapéh ceremony offers a powerful transmission of feminine ancestral energy. Guided by female pajés, participants receive sacred tobacco snuff for grounding, healing, and spiritual connection. Rapé supports physical, emotional, and spiritual purification while opening the path to deeper guidance from the immaterial world.
This one is for women only. Sweat lodges, the first hospitals on Earth, offer a purification ceremony symbolizing rebirth as participants enter the womb of Mother Earth. Volcanic rocks, heated in a sacred fire, are brought in, and water is poured over them, generating pure healing oxygen. Guided by sacred songs, a portal of prayer is opened, inviting participants to connect with the elements and release all that no longer serves them.Women please wear a mid-length or long dress or sarong (no swimwear please)
Teachings, reflection and creative exploration around ancestral connection. Grandmother Mona shares wisdom from her life of service and spiritual leadership, guiding participants to deepen their roots and honor their lineage.
Grandmother Mona shares deep teachings about the sacred relationship between water, spirit, and life. As a lifelong water protector and elder of the “people of the blue-green waters,” she leads a prayerful water blessing to honor this vital relative and restore our connection to our first foundational of life, as our own internal waters and its presence all around us.
NAC Devotional ceremony with sacred fire, tobacco, cedar, and sage, and water drum songs.
Sweat lodges, the first hospitals on Earth, offer a purification ceremony symbolizing rebirth as participants enter the womb of Mother Earth. Volcanic rocks, heated in a sacred fire, are brought in, and water is poured over them, generating pure healing oxygen. Guided by sacred songs, a portal of prayer is opened, inviting participants to connect with the elements and release all that no longer serves them.Dress code: women please wear a mid-length or long dress or sarong (no swimwear please) & men please wear shorts.
The tipi represents our lives since the moment of birth. Each pole is a different phase of life. Jerry Nelson will explain this powerful teaching.
The Yamurikumã are Ancestral Women Apapaatai (spirit-beings) who, according to Wauja cosmology, rebelled against patriarchy and created a matriarchal society of their own. They are somewhat akin to the Amazons of Ancient Greek myth.However, in the Wauja tradition, the Yamurikumã can cause illness and disrupt gender harmony when a society is out of balance. To prevent this, Wauja women hold an exclusive female-led ceremony, offering songs and dances to uplift and please the Yamurikumã. The spirits then arrive with their fierce, vital energy to heal both the sick and fractured relationships.At Aniwa Gathering, Kapi - Wauja female master shaman - will perform a portion of the Yamurikumã ritual, singing to the music of flutes once played by women in ancestral times.
Guayusa is a sacred medicinal plant used for generations in the Kichwa tradition. This powerful early-morning ceremony takes place around the fire, where dreams are shared and interpreted as messages from the spirit world.Participants are invited into a space of deep listening - where visions may arise about the Earth, humanity, and the future of all living beings.The ceremony offers a time to reflect on buen vivir - the Indigenous principle of “good living” in harmony with nature and community. Conversations also center on the new generation, the importance of spiritual connection to the Creator, and nature as sacred teacher, pharmacy, and home.
Tobacco is a sacred medicine that can be prepared in liquid form, powder form, or smoked - each with its own ceremonial use. Before engaging with plant medicines like ayahuasca, it is essential to first connect with the spirit of tobacco.This ceremony offers participants the opportunity to build a respectful and intentional relationship with this powerful plant ally. Tobacco is used to strengthen our prayers, offer protection, cleanse the body, and open the path for clear vision and grounded guidance. It is a sacred offering given to nature and spirit, a bridge of connection made with intention and reverence.
Kurikindi will share about the plants of the Amazon - plants whose fruits hold seeds enjoyed all around the world, like cacao and coffee. He will speak of the magic of the jungle, woven with the powerful energy of the jaguar and the anaconda, and of the sacred medicine of tobacco, which Indigenous peoples have honored and used with great respect for generations.
Prayer fans and feathers hold deep spiritual significance in Indigenous cultures, used to move energy, offer healing, and carry prayers to the Creator. Though now used more widely, their sacred meaning is often misunderstood.
Making offerings, connecting with the Earth, creating songs for the Earth.Learn about the 12 most important energies.One of the major prayers when Diné when they do Hozhooji ceremonies.
A sacred space for men to gather in reflection and healing. Tata Mario guides participants with ancestral teachings to cultivate strength, integrity, and balance on the path of the sacred masculine.
The Teyuna people honor the Feminine Principle, they acknowledge that it is essential to maintain the health of our Mother, the Earth. They also acknowledge that the spiritual health of the Earth is deeply connected to the spiritual, emotional and physical health of women. Women move and behave in alignment with the rhythms of Nature. Women are natural healers and hold the keys for the Water, Earth and Air elements. The health of a woman's womb plays an important role to sustain the Planet. And for that to happen we need to heal the womb of women from trauma imprints.We will be talking about practices to heal the womb including their ancient practice of Pagamento to heal the Womb.Note: This will be a 2 part presentation
An Amazon Rainforest Medicines vapor bath traditionally done by the Shanenawa for spiritual cleansing, for opening paths and focusing your mind.
A Medicinal Herbal Bath for the connection with the Mother Earth and the Feminine. This bath is done for cleansing bad energies, to improve self-esteem and for spiritual strengthening.
We will open this ceremony with the cosmology of the emergence of rapé according to Shanenawa culture.This sacred rapé ceremony allows us to receive these female pajés’ feminine blows providing a connection to the ancestral strength of life while listening to prayers for the physical and spiritual purification of all present.
Ceremonial Dance that brings transformation. Pêkashaya Shanenawa and Mukani Shanenawa will do a very special work for unveiling knowledge of the "previous being" of each person. This offers a path for healing of body and spirit through dance. The Butterfly Dance shows the way of truth and transforms us into better people, with love, peace and wisdom.
An Algonquin, Lenape Traditional Prayer Ceremony where smoke is used as Sacred Tobacco is offered with love and respect.
It is incumbent upon us all to make choices that align with our values and goals. Being honest and authentic in every aspect of our lives…discussions on how to move forward in this way.
How giving up certain pleasures or comforts can deepen connections within yourself which can lead to immense Spiritual insight and profound personal growth.
A sacred gathering and open Q&A with Grandmother Clara, inviting participants to bring their heartfelt questions and receive the guidance of ancestral wisdom. Through prayer, storytelling, and shared reflection, women are invited to reconnect with their true power, explore the sacred path of womanhood, and deepen their role as guardians of future generations. All questions are welcome in this intimate and respectful space
Traditionally, this rite is performed when children are young, so they may listen to their parents, retain the wisdom passed down to them, and be protected from negativity they hear. Adults are also welcome.Joe David will use his porcupine quill to mark the ear and offer the ceremonial blessing for the piercing.* The actual piercing can be done by a professional after the Gathering.
Cheyenne arrow priest Joe David will call in spirits to bless participants and share with them their spiritual name through which they will be recognized in the spiritual world.
Khurelbaatar will call in the fire god in a traditional Mongolian ritual with incorporating his ancestor spirit.
Khurelbaatar will invoke and receive his ancestor spirit, which will heal and bless participants.
Khurelbaatar will explain the difference between Mongolian shamanism and their powers. Originating from the indigenous peoples of Mongolia and Siberia, who first coined the term 'shaman,' practitioners enter altered states of consciousness, or trances, to communicate with spirits for healing, guidance, and protection.
Khurelbaatar will invoke and receive his ancestor spirit, which will cleanse participants.
The maestras will sing Icaros and blow their sacred plant parfum to reweave participants energies into order and harmony, to extract blockages and negative energy and to facilitate deep spiritual and emotional healing.Icaros are sacred songs used by the Shipibo people, in their traditional healing practices and ceremonies.These songs are endowed with spiritual power. Icaros are sung by curanderos during healing sessions to call upon their plant spirit allies, to guide the journey of the participants, protect them from negative energies. Each maestro will have their own icaros, distinct and unique to the individual, received through their master plant diets - long periods spent in isolation and fasting working with specific plants. The songs are considered gifts from the plant spirits themselves.The renowned geometric designs woven and embroidered into Shipibo artwork, are representations of the icaros as seen by the curanderos with their spirit vision in ceremony.
The maestras will share about Mapacho, sacred Amazonian tobacco used by curanderos during ceremonies to cleanse energies, protect against negative energies and spirits, and facilitate communication with the spiritual world. Mapacho, called “romë” in Shipibo, is often smoked to carry prayers and intentions to the spirit realm, to keep the ceremony space clear of negative energies and to feed the good spirits. It serves as a powerful tool for grounding and focus, and to open up spiritual vision. The use of mapacho is deeply embedded in Shipibo cosmology, symbolizing a bridge between the physical and spiritual worlds and playing a crucial role in maintaining spiritual balance and health.The maestras will also share a tobacco blessing with participants.
Participants will have the unique opportunity to engage with Maestra Ynez, one of the last Onayas (Shipibo healer) with her level of mastery, a living library of wisdom, alongside her daughters Laura and Lila.We will delve into their rich traditions and spiritual practices. This session invites questions on a variety of topics, including master plant dietas, the ceremonial use and profound impact of Ayahuasca, and the vibrant symbology that permeates Shipibo art and spirituality.Through this dialogue, participants gain invaluable insights into the cosmology of the Shipibo and the world of the teacher plants.
For women only. Teachings about the womb and its incredible physical and spiritual power in women's lives. Healing plants for womb health.
Traditional water drum and gourd sacred song circle. Rupert will teach Native American songs and share traditional stories.
Strength, courage, vision, and wisdom—these are the sacred gifts of the Eagle, revered in many traditions as the most sacred bird, for it soars highest, closest to the Creator. Its feathers are medicine; its presence, a blessing. Rupert is an Eagle man. Each year, the Eagle men in the community hold an Eagle ceremony to bring healing and blessings to his community. In this gathering, he will offer Eagle songs to bless all participants.
The elders will work with healing plants, sacred smoke, and a traditional Maya fire to provide healing to participants.They will invoke the 20 Nahuales (every energy of the Maya calendar). Each of these Nahuales open a powerful portal for a different aspect of healing.The energy of the day in the Mayan calendar is 9’ IQ.The ceremonies held on this day are acts of gratitude for all that exists, honoring the sacred nature and Creator’s work. It is a time to call upon the wind to carry away suffering, illness, and all the existing evils. This is a day for healing, especially for those with psychological issues, overwhelming passions, hatred, and depression. It is also a day to ask for protection in all areas of life and for the growth of our universal spirit. On this day, we ask for the removal of suffering, illness, and household troubles, so that peace and harmony may flow freely.
Learn traditional Maya techniques to cleanse and rebalance your energy. Through sacred smoke, plants, and teachings, this workshop teaches you how to release negativity and restore harmony to the body, mind, and spirit.
Maya ceremony to call in a partner or blessing existing relationships.The elders will invoke the 20 Nahuales (every energy of the Maya calendar). Each of these Nahuales open a portal for a different aspect of healing.
Kukuho is also an Apapaatai spirit-being, emerging from the Earth’s depths. He is the guardian of cassava, a staple food of the Wauja, ensuring its abundance. He is also the guardian the clay and holds the sacred creative force behind ceramics.Though the Apapaatai are known to bring illness, Wauja spirituality transforms them into instruments of healing. When Kukuho causes someone to fall ill, the Wauja hold this ceremony, offering his favorite foods, songs, and dances to make him happy and bring about a cure.At Aniwa Gathering, Kukuho will bring protection and abundance to all those who attend the ceremony.
The Giant River Water Guardian is a very strong Apapaatai (spirit-being), a protector of the aquatic world.The Apapaatai are powerful beings from very ancestral times, when all creatures thrived. The Wauja hold a grand Singing and Dancing Ceremony for these beings, traditionally lasting 3 to 4 months. Afterward, the spirit is content and brings healing to those who are sick.At Aniwa Gathering, the Wauja will present an abridged version of this ceremony, yet it carries the full spiritual power it brings to their village.
If we are going to walk at one and in peaceful coexistence with our beloved shared mother and all her natural creation, including humans, we must make a deep intimate relationship with her. This includes being able to have a good way of approaching her, of returning back to our original relationship with her and being deeply heartfelt grounded. It is important that this is not only in our head, but in our body physically, emotionally and mentally, and so that with each step that we take in our path, we are in touch with her heartbeat. Part of grounding also enables us to be centered, awake and aware of our own life journey and to experience our lives as a participant instead of just an observer. It is impossible to fulfill one’s destiny if one is not grounded and centered in one’s own life journey. We must establish a good, cooperative relationship with our shared mother and all that she provides us in our journey.
Shielding and setting boundaries are very important parts of our journey. If one is going to truly follow one’s destiny and purpose, it’s important to know what is oneself. What are the messages for oneself and what is actually someone else’s? Humans are sensitive beings, and we pick up on everything around us which oftentimes leads us to get overwhelmed and shut down. This is why we need shielding or in other words, an ethereal skin to help protect us, act as a filtration system and provide boundaries.
One of our most sacred guardians is Starkeeper the guardian of the night and his counterpart Spider Woman. They are the ones that help us see what is hidden and what is in the dark, both challenges and blessings. We will go deeply into our relationship with these guardians to discover what lies within. Please bring with you a nice piece of amethyst or a drawing of the night sky.
Traditional Yaqui (Yoeme) sacred deer dance, the deer is a symbol of goodness–he comes to the people and offers himself to them for their well-being.
Kucho will share about the significance of Machu Picchu and the surrounding Apus (Mountain Spirits), exploring some of the mysteries encoded in the ancient structures and the sacred nature of this revered land.
Kucho will share about the Seven Andean Codes - Love, Health, Wisdom, Reciprocity, Honoring Other Perspectives, and Conflict Resolution. More than abstract concepts, he will explore how these ancient principles can be used as practical tools for navigating everyday life with greater awareness and harmony in these times.
Kucho will share about the Four Centers of the Tawantisuyo (Andean territory) and the significance of each, including the central point of the Inca civilization. Shining light on how the ancestors honored the sacred realm of Pachamama, using their consciousness to thoughtfully organize life in the physical world as an act of reverence and alignment with the natural order.
Interactive Q&A
Ho‘oponopono is a traditional process of reconciliation, forgiveness, and peacemaking that helps release, cleanse, and transmute barriers and obstacles to peace, love, and prosperity rooted in ancestral memory. Each of us has our own ‘blueprint’; our own truth. Disease, discomfort, distress, and disorder are symptoms we experience when we are no longer living according to that truth by trying to live someone else’s truth. Ho‘oponopono is the Hawaiian healing process of re-establishing balance and truth.This guided experience by Kumu Ramsay focuses on the deeper meaning of this practice that is rooted in Hawaiian spirituality, cultural thought, and principles -- a meaning that is sometimes lost in translation or overlooked when reduced to a sound bite or simple mantra that has been popularized with Ho'oponopono. This session is intended to reaffirm and establish a deeper understanding of the spiritual principles embedded in Ho’oponopono which make it such an effective life-transforming practice.
The 'Way of Aloha': It's an Inside Job. The spirit of ALOHA is the underlying currency of relationships in Hawaii and the Pacific. It is more than a greeting or salutation, but is a way of being that speaks to and addresses wholeness, giving and receiving. Prior to her transition, Hawaiian elder Aunty Pilahi Paki predicted that there would come at time in our life time that the island Earth would be in turmoil, dis-ease and distress, and would turn to Hawaii for healing and the cure and medicine for that would be the Spirit of ALOHA. Kumu Ramsay's work spreading, advocating and teaching AlOHA is acknowledged and recognized locally, nationally and internationally. Join us as he shares how each of us can access, share and be ALOHA.
Violence is the lowest form of communication. As the Po'o (head) and Kia'i (guardian/protector) of a respected family tradition, Kumu Ramsay will reveal the guiding principles, spirit, and values of the Hawaiian Warrior that are rooted in the spirit of aloha, and the warriors way to protection, peace and mental, physical and spiritual alignment
A sacred offering ceremony to restore balance and heal deep imprints of sexual trauma. Pagamentos provide spiritual food to nature, honoring reciprocity and our connection to Earth. These ancestral practices bring powerful healing for individuals and collective harmony.
This ceremony offers sacred payment to nature to cleanse the emotional weight of past experiences. Through this act of reciprocity, participants release burdens and realign with the Earth’s harmony for deep personal and collective healing.
A powerful offering to transform anger and inherited aggression. Pagamentos restore energetic balance, offering healing across generations by feeding the Earth and honoring our role within the web of life.
The Kava ceremony is one of the most important customs of the Kava cultures of Polynesia. Learn of its higher spiritual purpose of aloha and healing. Samples will be shared.
The ancient Polynesian practice of becoming one with Earth Mother from birth, and the inhalation of the spirit of the covenant and 'Tofa's' (wisdoms) of life carried by the breath of elders by the newborn.
Traditional Polynesian Samoan ceremony of forgiveness and healing, including the offering of a life for peace. Rooted in the belief that the manifestations of hate, anger and animosity can only be healed.
The coconut to be reborn must collapse and crumble with its insides spilling out. You can only be reborn if you’ve known what it feels like to die inside.
Sacred songs, traditionally sung to children, weave protective energies and plant seeds of wisdom, resilience, and spiritual strength within them. These ancestral melodies fortify their spirit and prepare young hearts for swift learning and for walking in harmony with all life.Adults also welcome.
Birth is honored as a sacred gateway in Waiãpi tradition. Through ancient teachings, participants are guided in the physical and spiritual care of pregnancy, birth, and the newborn phase - restoring reverence for life’s most powerful beginning.
The Jimi’a Mytererã flute carries the spirit songs of the Toucan, Red Wyrao, and Japu birds. These melodies call forth the healing forces of birds and nature, dissolving sadness, warding off conflict, restoring peace, and inviting joy back into participants lives.
The So’okãguerã Flute calls forth the presence of the Great Spirit, Janejarã, to bring wisdom and joy to all who listen—especially to the hearts of children, where its sacred song awakens light, intelligence, and delight.
Kusiwa is not merely art - it is a living transmission of spiritual knowledge. Through body and fabric painting, the Waiãpi reveal sacred symbols that realign the human being with the original patterns of creation and the healing force of the universe.Participants will have the chance to paint these symbols on a piece of fabric to take home with them.
A hands-on activity where children learn to create their own medicine pouches, guided by Apache tradition. Twila shares the meaning and purpose behind each element, empowering young ones to carry their own sacred tools.
Twila shares her powerful journey and ancestral practices for healing addiction and trauma. This session explores how Indigenous practices, ceremony, and storytelling can restore connection and wellness.
Reconnect with the land through the art of foraging. Learn to identify, harvest, and honor wild foods and medicines while deepening your relationship with nature and its gifts.
