My name is Kat and my journey with Kambo began long before I sat with it. However, I was not ready at the time for many reasons.

During the first couple months of the pandemic, while picking up a box my back seized up and I could not sit, walk, stand or lie in one position for very long. There were not many places to receive western treatment. Kambo was in the back of my mind because I knew how helpful it could be for inflammation. I had been invited to sit with Kambo several times prior, but I was honestly very nervous and a bit afraid to work with this medicine.  A practitioner and friend I know and trusted happened to be in town and agreed to help me out and administer to me. It was in my first connection with this Spirit that I received not only healing of my back, but also of my spirit in profound ways. One way, was I was able to release deep wells of grief in my body that I had not been able to release prior.

In winter of 2020, I trained under Omar Gomez and CKPI and continue to further apprentice and deepen my studies with this medicine. As my continual relationship with this Spirit and the Spirit of Mapacho grows, I am honored and in deep gratitude to  have these medicines walk with me in this life thus far. Kambo has opened my heart immensely and helped me with courage and strength, as well as ground me in the present.

Thank you to both Omar Gomez and the Matses for sharing their knowledge, and my other teachers: Jenn Jenson,  Ximena Garcia and Kathleen House and of course, the Amazon and the frogs.