Juan Zuniga was born and raised in Cuzco, Peru of ancestral Incan lineage. He is the co-founder and director at Novalis, a center for conservation and cultural preservation association in the Amazon rainforest, in the Madre de Dios region of Peru. Juan is a linguist and has extensive experience working with local communities in the Andes and Amazonas for many years. He holds a grounded and impeccable space during ayahuasca medicine ceremonies and is highly skilled at helping people integrate their psychedelic experiences. Juan is a father, husband, and beautiful friend who impacts the lives of many.
In this episode Juan shares about how Novalis came to be, and his approach to working with ayahuasca and the medicines of the jungle with his multicultural medicine team. Juan and Fatua discuss the importance of taking ayahuasca in her rainforest homeland, how different tribes work with the plants, and the healing power of plant dietas and working with integral and skilled curanderos and maestros (medicine carriers & teachers).
To learn more about upcoming retreats and offerings at Novalis, please visit the links below!
To learn about Fatua's 2024 medicine retreat at Novalis, please visit her website.
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Timestamps
2:45 Meet Juan & Novalis
7:07 Plant medicine at Novalis
21:30 Drinking ayahuasca in her home, the rainforest
29:28 Indigenous on the land
33:20 Importance of studying with a teacher & a lineage
36:23 Ayahuasca's healing
39:12 Dieta, ayahuasca & different tribes
44:54 Dietas at Novalis
59:52 Can ayahuasca make you crazy?
1:08:14 Intention, ritual, and preparation with the medicine
1:19:33 Integration
1:22:30 Ayahuasca- who is making your medicine?
1:29:07 Novalis ayahuasca & forest preservation
1:35:42 Self care
1:38:55 Closing, join us in the jungle
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Juan Zuninga
@juanbasilides
Novalis
@wearenovalis
https://www.wearenovalis.com
Fatua
@fatua.soul
fatuasoul.com
Sponsored by:
Soul Melody Cacao
@soul_melody_cacao
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