Gratitude · Wellbeing Some people feel genuinely happy with a glass of clean water. Others, despite having everything they need, find something to complain about every single day. Funny how th...

In Iquitos, Pucallpa or Tarapoto, bottles of dark red liquid are sold at markets and in small tin-roofed bodegas. Inside float pieces of bark steeped in aguardiente and honey. Locals simply cal...

Sacred wood Palo Santo – sacred wood for cleansing, calm and harmony In recent years, Palo Santo has become synonymous with space clearing and meditation rituals around the world. This sacre...

Indigenous peoples of the Amazon The Kuntanawa nearly vanished from the map of the Amazon. From whole villages only a single family remained – and from it a community is growing again, renewin...

If you’ve found your way here, you’ve probably already seen Rapé spelled five different ways and wondered which one is “right.” Rapé, Hapé, Hapeh, Rapeh, even Ruma — they all point to the same ...

La Herba · Sananga guide Sananga: Plant, Tradition, Panema and What Science Says Sananga is a traditional Amazonian plant preparation associated primarily with the roots and root bark of plan...

Ceremonial Cacao Ceremonial cacao is much more than a hot drink. It is a sacred gift from the Earth, used for centuries in spiritual practices and healing rituals by indigenous cultures of Sou...

La Herba · Sananga Origin, tradition, composition and important notes about Sananga in one place. Sananga is a traditional Amazonian preparation made by macerating roots of plants from the Ap...

La Herba · Collection guide Origin, ingredients, choosing a blend and important context in one place. Rapé has an origin, a context and a character. This guide helps you explore the collectio...

Every Rapé carries its own spirit, intention, and energetic signature, shaped by the types of ash and plants used in it. Some blends can ground you deeply, others open the heart, sharpen inner ...

History of Rapé Rapé has been used in the Amazon jungle for thousands of years. Its journey to Europe began in the 16th century and made it a symbol of refinement and status. Today the tradit...

There is a root that at first says nothing. Then a gentle tingling appears on the tongue, spreads, and surprises even those who have heard about it before. This is how people in the mountains o...

Amazonian resin A rare and powerful resin, hand-harvested from wild-growing trees deep in the Peruvian rainforest. When the bark of the Croton lechleri tree is scored, a thick dark-red sap slo...

Amazonian tree Mulateiro – the “Tree of Youth” of the Amazon A tree that once or twice a year sheds its old bark and reveals a smooth, glossy green surface. In traditional descriptions it als...

Licaria puchury is a tree of the laurel family (Lauraceae) from the tropical forests of South America. It is best known for its large, dark seeds, listed in ethnobotany under the names Pixuri, ...

Ceremonial blowpipe Tepi is an applicator used when someone wants to blow medicine to another person – normally a shaman or the person conducting a ceremony. The people of the forest use it f...

Tepi and Kuripe are traditional blowpipes of indigenous origin, made from wood, bamboo, special stones or bones and often decorated with feathers, mariri, crystals and seeds. In this article ...

Rapé and energy work Rapé (also spelled Hapé) is a sacred Amazonian medicine used by indigenous tribes for centuries. In the West it is increasingly appreciated as a tool for energetic work – ...

Root chakra · Muladhara Do you often feel tired, anxious, or like your head is in the clouds, unable to focus? It might be time to tend to your foundations. Your Root Chakra is the pillar upo...

Amazonian traditions Kambô, also known as the “frog vaccine”, is the cutaneous secretion of the frog Phyllomedusa bicolor, native to the Amazon rainforest. Traditionally it is associated with ...

Indigenous peoples of Brazil The Fulni-ô are the only indigenous group of Northeastern Brazil that has kept its language, Yathê, alive and active – along with Ouricuri, a ritual performed in t...

Indigenous peoples of the Amazon The Huni Kuin, "the real people", are the largest Indigenous nation of the Brazilian state of Acre. For a long time the world knew them as Kaxinawá, but they u...

Indigenous peoples of Brazil A proud people holding space for spirit and tradition on the banks of the great São Francisco River in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Within a modern, partly urb...

Indigenous peoples of the Amazon The outside world knows them as Katukina. They call themselves Noke Koi – “true people”. Despite more than a century of outside pressure, they have preserved t...

Indigenous peoples of the Amazon The Nukini – the “people of the jaguar” – are among the most resilient indigenous peoples of the Brazilian state of Acre. Despite a brutal history they preserv...

Indigenous peoples of the Amazon According to the elders, their ancestors were born as tiny frogs in the rotting leaf of a palm. The Puyanawa survived rubber captivity, nearly lost their langu...

Indigenous peoples of the Amazon Shawãdawa (Arara) – the family of the red macaw The world knows them as Arara, they call themselves Shawãdawa. A people from the upper Juruá in Acre, Brazil, ...

Indigenous peoples of the Amazon “We are like the peccaries – always together.” This is how the Yawanawá describe their identity – a people from the banks of the Gregório river in Acre, Brazil...

CBD · Beginner’s guide Getting started with CBD: what it is, how to read a label and what to check before you buy. Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the many compounds found in the hemp plant. This...

On the trunk of an old birch in the Siberian taiga appears something that looks like a lump of burnt charcoal. A black, cracked mass that has been growing there for years. Break it open and you...

Plants · Moringa Moringa oleifera, known as the “tree of life” or “miracle tree”, is a nutrient-rich plant native to parts of Africa and Asia. This overview describes what moringa is, what it...

Ascended Masters Saint Germain, Chohan of the Seventh Ray and keeper of the Violet Flame of Transmutation, is described as having embodied across the centuries as prophets, saints, alchemists,...