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  • Timezone: America/New_York
  • Date: Sep 21 2019 - Sep 28 2019
  • Time: All of the day

Date

Sep 21 2019 - Sep 28 2019

Time

All of the day

YAWANAWA RETREAT II – SEPTEMBER 2019

September 21st - Saturday
  • Morning gathering at Rio de Janeiro airport and 2 hour road trip to the mountains of Itaipava – Akasha Retreat Center.
  • Evening purification Temazcal in the Lakota Tradition.
September 22nd - Sunday
  • Morning introductions and integration circle.
  • Evening Traditional Yawanawa Uni Ceremony, chants, dances and prayers. Medicines of Uni (ayahuasca), Rapé (tobacco snuff) and Sananga (eye drops).
September 23rd - Monday
  • Early Morning Amazonic Purification Medicine.
September 24th - Tuesday
  • Evening Traditional Yawanawa Uni Ceremony, chants, dances and prayers. Medicines of Uni (ayahuasca), Rumê (Rapé) and Sananga (eye drop).
September 25th - Wednesday
  • Early Morning Amazonic Purification Medicine.
September 26th - Thursday
  • Evening Traditional Yawanawa Uni Ceremony, chants, dances and prayers. Medicines of Uni (ayahuasca), Rapé (tobacco snuff) and Sananga (eye drops).
September 27th - Friday
  • Early Morning Amazonic Purification.
  • Afternoon integration circle.
  • Evening purification Temazcal – Lakota Tradition.
September 28th - Saturday
  • Afternoon 2 hour road trip to the international Airport of Galeão for those returning home;
  • Evening purification Temazcal for those staying for the next retreat.
In addition to the ceremonies the programs will also include:
  • Spiritual teachings,
  • Traditional activities, 
  • Rapé (tobacco snuff) circles,
  • Storytelling circles,
  • Face and body paintings,
  • Herbal sauna,
  • Daily organic breakfast,
  • Lunch and dinner.

INDIGENOUS CHIEF

TAWAHU

Tawahu is an important spiritual representative of Nova Esperança village. He is son, apprentice, and heir of the legendary medicine man Yawarani, who passed away last year at the age of 106. Tawahu caries much of the energy of his father with whom he traveled throughoutBrazil bringing the Yawanawa magic.

NINUNIHU YAWANAWA

Ninunihu is the young daughter of Tawahu and thus granddaughter of the great medicine man Yawarani. She brings much strength in her songs and has accompanied her grandfather and father in spiritual ceremonies since childhood.

BIRACI JR ISKU KUA

For many years Isku Kua has been supporting his father chief Nixiwaka in the administration of tribal affairs. Today, together with his brothers and sisters, he is responsible for their main village, Nova Esperança (“New Hope”), with a population of 400 people. Isku Kua represents the young generation and has already been through the higher spiritual initiations of the tradition. He is also a talented musician and guitar player who has been conducting ceremonies in Europe and the United States in past years.

TUIN KURU

Tuin Kuru is also one of the few men from the younger generation of the Yawanawa who committed to the sacred Samakai (diet), their highest spiritual initiation. He is a nephew of chief Nixiwaka and brother of Pe˚, being one of the most talented musicians and guitar players of the Yawanawa people. After almost ten years, Tuin Kuru returns to Rio de Janeiro to take part in this very special retreat.

YKASHAHU YAWANAWA

Yka is the middle daughter of Biraci Nixiwaka and Putanny. Since a very young age, Ykashahu has been following the footsteps of her parents, and nowadays travels around Brazil and abroad to share her people’s culture and spirituality. With an amazing voice and beautiful guitar playing, she represents the talented younger Yawanawa generation, as well as the
incredible feminine power of the tribe.

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