Local Time
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Date: Nov 05 2021 - Nov 12 2021
- Time: 06:00 - 16:00
YAWANAWA NOVEMBER 2021 Event 1
Nov 5th - Friday
- Morning gathering in Rio de Janeiro and 2 hour road trip to the mountains of Itaipava – Akasha Retreat Center.
- Evening purification – sweatlodge in the Lakota tradition.
Nov 6th – Saturday
- Morning introductions and integration circle.
- Evening Traditional Yawanawa Uni Ceremony, chants, dances and prayers.Medicines of Uni (ayahuasca), Hapé (tobacco snuff) and Sananga (eye drops).
Nov 7th - Sunday
- Cultural/spiritual activities in the afternoon.
Nov 8th - Monday
- Evening Traditional Yawanawa Uni Ceremony, chants, dances and prayers. Medicines of Uni (ayahuasca), Hapé (tobacco snuff) and Sananga (eye drops.)
Nov 9th - Tuesday
- Cultural/spiritual activities in the afternoon.
Nov 10th- Wednesday
- Evening Traditional Yawanawa Uni Ceremony, chants, dances and prayers. Medicines of Uni (ayahuasca), Hapé(tobacco snuff) and Sananga (eye drops)
Nov 11th - Thursday
- Afternoon integration circle.
- Evening purification – sweatlodge in the Lakota tradition.
Nov 12th - Friday
- Afternoon 2 hour road trip to Rio de Janeiro and Galeão International Airport;
- Evening purification – sweatlodge in the Lakota tradition for those staying for the next retreat.
* Please note the program is subject to changes.
In addition to the ceremonies the retreat will also include:
– Spiritual teachings,
– Traditional activities,
– Hapé (tobacco snuff),
– Storytelling circles,
– Face and body paintings,
– Herbal sauna
– Daily breakfast, lunch and dinner.
INDIGENOUS CHIEF
ISKU KUA YAWANAWA
For many years, Isku Kua has been supporting his father chief Nixiwaka in the administration of tribal affairs. Today he is chief of Nova Esperança (“New Hope”) village, with a population of 300 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 adapted many traditional songs to the guitar, and travels frequently to Europe and the United States to share his people’s culture and spirituality. Isku’s knowledge of his culture gets deeper every day as a result of his commitment to the studies and his conduction of the Uní ceremony impresses even Yawanawa elders.
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.
VARI TXANU
Vari Txanú is the one responsible, along with Isku Kua, for the preparation of the medicine (Ayahuasca – Uní) at the main Yawanawa village, Nova Esperança. Vari Txanu has completed the highest initiations and diets of the Yawanawa people, such as the Muká diet, has deep knowledge of the medicine plants and provides great support for Isku’s leadership at Nova Esperança. Vari Txanu is ex-husband of Hushahu and was trained and recognized by the great medicine man (pajé) Tatá.
KEYÁNÎ YAWANAWA
Keyánî is Txanu’s wife and a great singer of the Yawanawa’s traditional songs. Keyaní is a recognized craftswoman and painter. Keyánî is part of the movement of the younger generation the Yawanawa but chose to study only the traditional songs and not the ones with the guitar, having learned with her father who has also completed the diet of Muká.
SHAUMA YAWANAWA
Shauma is son of the great Yawanawa
chief Biraci Nixiwaká and is also part of
the young generation of Yawanawa spiritual
representatives who are studying their
tradition in a profound way and thus
guaranteeing their protection in the
strongest way possible, which is by means
of their culture and spirituality.
Shauma is a great musician and among
the main individuals of Nova Esperança
Village Isku Kua can count on when he
conducts their ceremonies.
KENEIHU YAWANAWA
Keneihu is a young Yawanawá originally
from Mutum village, daughter of Chief
Matsini, and now lives in New Hope Village
together with her husband Shauma.
Keneihu is very skilled on the guitar,
has a beautiful and strong voice typical
of Yawanawá women, and has been
preparing to represent her people spiritually
following the traditional Yawanawá training.
TSÂTSÂRUA YAWANAWA
Son of Naynawa, the master of the frog vaccine Kambo and of the traditional plants, Tsâtsârua Yawanawa is a very talented musician and part of the strong new generation of Yawanawa who make the elders proud for their dedication in the studies of the traditional songs and Yawanawa spirituality. He also works with the kenes, the sacred designs, expressing Yawanawa spirituality in beautiful paintings.
YAWAKANAH
Yawakanah is Isku Kua’s daughter and a very
dedicated student of Yawanawa tradition.
At early age is already accomplished in
percussion and the guitar and is expected
by the elders of the Yawanawa nation to be
among the main spiritual representatives of
the Yawanawa of the new generation.
WAKIA UN MANEE
Wakia Un Manee is a full blooded Klamath/Modoc native of North America, medicine man, sundancer and leader of the Vision Quest and Inipi (Sweat Lodge) ceremony. From a young age he was brought up with the Lakota and Ojibway, so his work has been largely influenced by the traditions and culture of these two nations. Wakia graduated in psychology and political sciences and also studied theology. He founded and developed non-profit charitable organizations within various communities. As an activist, Wakia stood on the front lines, fought and defended the rights of native peoples, as well as environmental and ecological issues. His work is focused on empowering people to recognize and understand their own capabilities.
ADRIANA OCELOT
Adriana Ocelot is a medicine woman, sweat lodge leader, sun dancer in Tamoanchan ñ Mexico and Crow Dog’s Paradise – USA, leader of Vision Quest,moon dancer at Ollintlahuimeztli in Teotihuacan – México. Guardian of a RedMoon Temple for women’s retreats, healer in traditional native technique and in the use of medicinal plants.