Kambo Practitioner Training
Only for
$3,600
Starting on: 01-08-2025
The first part of the training is designed for those who wish to learn how to self-administer, or for those who are ready to take the first step in becoming a server. You will build a personal relationship with Kambo firsthand.
This part of the course provides the opportunity to cultivate a strong foundation with Kambo, so that you can fully embody the energy if you serve to others in the future.
You will then also learn how to administer Rapé and Sananga to yourself as well as how to hold space.
The next course components include practical safety guidelines, energetic clearing of self/space and guidelines for serving others. This part of the training provides the opportunity to cultivate a strong foundation with Kambo so that you can fully embody the energy once you begin to serve others.
You will serve Kambo to others at least 2 times in very specific ways. This will teach you to trust the medicine, understand it better and to give you the tools to continue with confidence on your own so you can build a deeper relationship over time with a very engaged and ongoing support group. You will be taught various contraindications, as well as how to navigate supposed contradictions you may find on the Internet. We will be fusing western safety protocols with a traditional foundation.
Starter Kit
Each person will receive hapé/rapé, sananga, and Kambo for use in their personal ceremonies back home.
Training Application
Here’s the curriculum
Before receiving the medicine, you do not eat. You’ll only drink water or a tribal drink.
Day 1
- 7:00am: Leave Iquitos for the Matses village.
To reach the community, there are two entrances:
- Option 1 – We can go by road, walking.
Leaving from the Iquitos hotel we reach the port of Santa Clara, a river. Arriving at this Santa Clara river, we hire a boat. In this boat we are going to travel for 20 minutes to a town called Cuyana. Arriving at this town, we are going to go by motocar to another town called Loboyacu for 10 minutes. From Loboyacu we will start walking until we reach our IBAMA community. We will walk for 3 hours. - Option 2 – We can travel by boat when the river is high. The river that enters the community is narrow. When there is rain, the water grows. If the river is high at the time we are there, we could travel by boat. It is 6 or 7 hours from Iquitos to the community.
- 12pm to 4pm: Arrive at the village. Get settled in.
(*optional) 1-2 points of Kambo and Rapé/Hapé served by the Matses tribe. - 6:00pm: Group meal.
Day 2
- 7:00am to 11am: Kambo and Rapé/Hapé served by the Matses tribe. The time is spent thinking about the process of the medicine and the recovery of the entire group of students.
- 12:00pm: Group meal
- 2:00pm: Training on the use of Kambo medicine with a focus on self-application.
- 6:00pm: Group meal
Finish any remaining part of the self-application training.
At night: Rapé/Hapé applied by the tribe and telling students a story about their tribe.
Day 3
- 7:00am to 11am: Self-administered Rapé/Hapé with Kuripe. Self-administered microdose of Kambo (1 point).
- 12:00pm: Group meal.
- 2:00pm: Lecture on the application of Kambo to others.
- 6pm: Group meal.
Finish any remaining part of the practitioner training.
Group can collect Kambo medicine at night.
Day 4
- 7:00am to 11am: Self-administered Rapé/Hapé with Kuripe. Self-administered ceremonial dose of Kambo (3-5 gates).
- 12:00pm: Group meal.
- 2:00pm: Students enter the jungle to collect medicinal plants for their own use and prepare the medicine for them to use very early the next day. This medicine is for bathing at 4 in the morning. It is used by the Matses tribe to have a lot of energy, because they are warriors. It’s called uidën dauë in the Matses language. When they use it continuously, it works for resistance, makes them stronger, and gives them more energy.
- 6pm: Group meal.
Group can collect Kambo medicine at night.
Day 5
- 4:00am: Get up to bathe with uidën dauë medicinal plants.
- 7:00am to 11am: Apply micro dose (1 point) to another person. Administer Rapé/Hapé with Tepi to another person.
- 12:00pm: Group meal.
- 2:00pm: Go to the jungle to collect uidën dauë medicinal leaves to drink in the early morning, for the next day.
- 6pm: Group meal.
At night the whole group goes to look for the Kambo frog, along with the Matses tribe who accompanies them.
Day 6
- 7am-11am: Get up to apply Rapé/Hapé with Tepi to another person. Apply ceremonial dose (3-5 points) to another person. *Partners alternate.
- 11:00am: Drink the uidën dauë medicine we prepared.
- 12:00pm: Group meal.
- 2:00pm: A workshop on the preparation of Matses Rapé/Hapé.
- Application of Rapé/Hapé which was prepared.
- 6pm: Group meal.
Day 7
- 7:00am to 11am: Apply Rapé/Hapé with Tepi to another person. Apply ceremonial dose (3-5 points) to another person. *Partners alternate.
- 12:00pm: Group meal.
- 2:00pm: Crafts: Men and women split into two different groups with the tribe.
- Women make bracelets, headbands, hammocks and Shicras from fabrics.
- Men make spears and arrows of different sizes along with ballistas, to shoot the arrows.
- 6pm: Group meal.
- 7pm: Matses tribe story time.
Day 8
- 7:00am to 11am: Receive Rapé/Hapé with Kambo medicine, applied through the nose. Together the medicine is stronger, and the effect is the same as a burn.(*optional) If anyone rather have the Matses apply it with burns or if any students want to get more practice in on one another they can do this instead.
- 12:00pm: Group meal.
- 2:00pm: The preparation of clothes, preparation of paintings and other things for the next day.
- 6pm: Group meal.
At night: Q&A, check-in circle.
Continue preparation for following day.
Day 9
- 7:00am to 11am: We start painting with the people in the group, the tribe, the children too. We will also do dances with the group and eat food with the tribe.
- 12:00pm: Group meal.
- 2:00pm: Enter the jungle to look for Sananga to drink the next day in the early morning. Sananga is taken for cleansing as well. It induces an oral purge like Kambo, but it doesn’t have the same sensations or effects.
- 5pm: A workshop on the preparation of Sananga eyedrops. Followed by taking turns administering and receiving Sananga eyedrops.
- 7pm: Group meal.
Day 10
- 5:30am: The whole group goes to a place to take the Sananga.
- 8:00am: Group meal.
- 10:00am: After this, the tribe will offer their crafts to the group to sell. If the group of students like them, they can purchase them to help support. You can take photos of the village and with the tribe as well.
- 12:00pm: Departure from village heading back to Iquitos.
(*optional) The following two initiations aren’t part of this program but might be able to arranged if notified in advance:
1) Ishanga (nettle) ceremony 2) Curuhuinsi ceremony: making ants sting your body, is very painful. These are mostly used by the Matses to be the strongest, bravest hunters and to be very healthy.
Training Application
Course Components
- Benefits of CPR certification (can be included if notified in advance).
- What to say when client reaches out.
- What to do when asked about if observers are okay.
- In-depth discussion on peptides.
- Release forms.
- Figuring out rates and how to start your business.
- Other plant medicines you can incorporate.
- Applying a Test Point.
- Supporting your clients (physically and mentally) throughout the process.
- How to explain each medicine to others.
- Bathroom help.
- Serving Order.
- Dose size.
- Different ceremony orders.
- How to conduct opening and closing circle.
- Group sizes.
- Warm-ups.
- When to use Palo Santo and sage.
- Supplies.
- Explanations for ceremony.
- When to take the medicine off.
- How to handle passing out (Kambo naps).
- Issued a Kambo Practitioner certificate upon completion.
- Assistance in your future ceremonies can also be arranged if needed.
- Musical instruments.
WHAT TO BRING
Required And Suggested Items To Bring To Your Training.
- Hammock With Integrated Mosquito Net
- Sleeping Bag Or Blanket
- Lamp / Flashlight (With Spare Batteries)
- Capable Power Block Or Solar Charger For Your Camera/Phone (You *Will* Have Access To Power In The Village, But Sometimes It Can Prove Unreliable)
- Chemical Mosquito Repellant (Natural Products Do Not Work Well) – Check TSA For Banned List. The Best Repellants We’ve Found Are Here:
https://www.sawyer.com/product-categories/insect-repellent - Raincoat Or Poncho
- Rubber Knee High Boots (Can Be Purchased In Iquitos For Around $8)
- Waterproof Backpack For All Your Gear (Please No Suitcases)
- Pocket Knife
- Personal Hygiene Products Such As Toothpaste And Soap. Bring Environmentally Friendly Products, As You Will Be Bathing In The River
- Airy And Comfortable Clothing
- Long Sleeves And Long Pants Or Skirts For The Evening. Jeans Can Be A Little Warm And Bulky.
- Long, Lightweight, Breathable Hiking Pants For Walks In The Forest
- Warm Clothes For The Night (Expect 15 Degrees / 59 Fahrenheit)
- Sandals Or Flipflops
- Hat For Sun Protection
- Alarm Clock/Watch For Getting Up And Getting To Activities On Time
- Medicated Cream For Itch/Bites Eg. Hydrocortisone Cream
- Natural Personal Hygiene Products Such As Dr. Bronners Which Are Easy On The Environment
- Voice Recorder Or Notebook With Spare Pens
- A Fanny Pack For Your Valuables
- Ziplock Bags To Keep Things Dry
Suggested Items To Bring
The tribes, although rich in tradition and in natural resources are not wealthy in the material sense. There are many families in the village that would benefit greatly from our collective charity. The best way to support them is to bring good quality used clothing. The clothing can be for Men, Women, and Children. It can also be for all seasons.I consider planning for an extra suitcase – this charity work will go a long way to helping those in need within the community. Items such as flashlights, pocket knives, headlamps are also very much appreciated by them. Please also consider gifts for the children such as soccer balls, coloring books, etc.
Get Kambo Training
Learning Kambo on your own, or through Westernized schools can only take you so far.
Contraindications
Please Do Not Apply Or Attend This Course If Any Of The Following Are True
- You are undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy
- You have Addison’s disease
- You suffer from epilepsy
- You are recently recovering from a major surgical procedure
- You are pregnant or suspect that you might be
- You experience aneurysms and/or blood clots
- You are breastfeeding babies under the age of 6 months old
- You will work with Bufo Alvarius (toad medicine) or iboga 8 weeks or less from the beginning of the course
- You have a serious heart problem (eg. Implanted cardioverter defibrillators, bypass surgery, valve replacement surgery)
- You have experienced a stroke
- You have hypertension
- You are taking heavy pharmaceuticals, such as medication for low blood pressure
- You have had an organ transplant
- You have had a brain hemorrhage
ADDITIONAL INFO
DATES & REQUIREMENTS:
Space is always limited, so you must pre-register and pay the online deposit to reserve your spot. In order to attend the Practitioner course, you must have personally received Kambo a minimum of 5 times through self administration or from another person.
VACCINATIONS:
Getting vaccinations is up to you. Many who attend my trips and retreats choose not to get vaccinated, however there is always a risk for malaria or yellow fever. Such illnesses can generally be handled if/when a person gets sick, rather than putting the body through the vaccination process. We will be working with many indigenous purgative medicines that the tribes use for combating these illnesses.
PASSPORT:
Make sure your passport is current throughout your entire stay in the Amazon. We’ve had attendees arrive at the airport, and realize only then that their passport expires during their trip, and for that reason were unable to attend.
DEPOSIT:
A non-refundable deposit is required to reserve your place on all training trips. If you are unable to go on the trip, I will give you a credit for one year to attend another training or retreat of theirs. If you are still unable to go, the money will be donated to the tribes.