2. Kambo - What is it and FAQs
Kambo is a medicine traditionally used by the indigenous populations of the Brazilian Amazonian Rainforest, the Matsés, who have beenusing its properties for millennia. This treatment involves the application of the secretion of the frog Maki (lat. Phyllomedusa bicolor),
which has incredible effects on the human organism.
Because the secretion increases all the organic senses such as sight, hearing and smell, in its traditional context in the jungle the medicine is mostly used during hunting expeditions, in order to connect the humans to their natural environment and to help them to move better in the wilderness. Apart from this, we also find large applications of it in case of necessary treatment of maladies such as malaria and other infectious bacteria, as well to heal snake bites and to overcome infertility.
The Maki lives on the higher plants of the Selva. The indigenous people of the Tribes venture for days or even weeks in the jungle, where they then call and invoke the Sapo, in order to meet it and collect its secretion.Traditionally, the secretion gets collected from the legs and
from the belly of the frog, while leaving the back untouched, so that the Sapo itself can benefit from it. The medicine is then placed on little wood sticks, where, dried, will be preserved till its use, without ever losing its effectiveness.
Unfortunately nowadays, a time where the market of the Amazonian medicines is growing exponentially, more and more westerns break the delicate equilibrium of the traditional indigenous practices, and do so for profit and personal gain. There are more and more groups of
people that don’t respect the sacred spirit of these medicines and creatures, which leads to an abuse of the frog, in situations where, for example, the secretion gets collected during the day even thought this would traumatize the Frog, as it is a nocturnal animal, or even cases
in which the full secretion is collected also from the back, leaving the Frog without it for personal use.
That’s why it is really important to know where the medicine comes from and what the intentions are behind the person that is serving it, in order to be sure that our own healing doesn’t happen at the expense of someone else, in this case, a miraculous frog.
FAQs?
Is Kambo similar to Aya (huasca) ? - NO Kambo is not a psychedelic. Kambo can however help prepare for Aya ceremonies as they cleanse the body thoroughly preparing the body for ceremonies with other ceremonies
Are there any side effects? - No there are no sideeffects - if you have disclosed your substance use, medical conditions and any medicine or supplement usage and there are no contradicting factors.
How long is the ceremony? - From the time the medicine is put on your body to the purging it typically lasts 20 minutes to an hour, however the whole ceremony lasts about 2-3 hours as I help you with breathwork and/or yoga before and sound and/or energy healing afterwards. I also provide a light meal after ceremony.
How frequently do I need to do Kambo? - For first timers with Kambo, it is recommend to do two sessions (over a weekend typically). For targeting health conditions the frequency can be higher depending on what is being treated.
Where do I get the medicine from ? I get my medicine from the Amazon jungle. The frogs are not found in Canada and fresh Kambo is not used here.
Where did I train to serve Kambo? I have worked with Kambo since 2021and have completed my training with maestros in the Amazon close to Iquitos, Peru.
What does Kambo help with ? The list of benefits of Kambo is very long as they vary from treating physical ailments (early onset diabetes and proven to help with treatment of terminal illnesses) to detoxifying the body to building or rebuilding a connection to yourself and/or your spiritual self. Kambo works on the physical, emotional, spiritual and energetic body. It is often called an intuitive medicine as it works on where the body needs.
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