Introduction to Ayahuasca & Permaculture for the recovering addict & alcoholic

Sapha is a practicing curandero, Onanya & apprentice of Maestro Ricardo Amaringo living full time at Nihue Rao. Sapha founded the permaculture project in December of 2021 with the support & approval of Ricardo Amaringo. Sapha has been working with plant medicine in recovery for over 8 years and offers guidance and support to those in both early and long term recovery and has completed 1.5 years of strict master plant dietas including a 1 year dieta with Maestro Ricardo Amaringo. Sapha attended a holistic treatment center in 2015 after a 12 year career in the canadian oil & gas industry & 16 year battle with cocaine, alcohol & opiates. After Attending treatment he shifted his focus towards his own healing which lead to an interest in social work, drug user advocacy & addiction recovery. During his social work studies at university on Vancouver Island he recognized a need for community development in the realms of psychedelics, harm reduction, addiction recovery and began developing a program that could be supportive to people looking for something outside of the conventional models available. Sapha works with people to help them prepare for ayahuasca ceremony, inpatient treatment, medical detox, provides individual & family interventions, recovery coaching & mentorship, assists in helping clients taper off of opioid replacement therapy, and develops personalized recovery plans for individuals based on their needs. Sapha is working along side his team to help curate retreats for people wishing to explore plant medicine while incorporating teachings from various traditions & recovery modalities to optimize their recovery experience. Sapha is currently managing the permaculture operations at Nihue Rao Proyecto de Permacultura & development of the Sacred Rebels Recovery Program alongside his partner Makena Seymour while working together with peers & community friends to raise funds to further develop the project and create opportunities for local members of their community. Sapha is creating a food share program with members of the local community of Llanchama & Nihue Rao as well as coordinating several fundraisers to reach project objectives. Sapha & Makena’s vision is to establish both curated plant medicine recovery retreats and inpatient recovery treatment programs for people to attend in the peruvian amazon, canada & the united states. Sapha is also working on developing men’s retreats at Nihue Rao Proyecto de Permacultura that incorporate plant medicine, permaculture, land based healing, recovery work workshops, meditation, breathwork, yoga, and fitness classes.

Maestro Ricardo Amaringo is a Shipibo curandero master, Ricardo has been working with ayahuasca for over 43 years and has completed a cumulative 18 years of master plant and master tree dietas including one that 2.5 years long. Ricardo shares openly about his past with alcohol, cocaine, and marijuana misuse as well as his ability to overcome these personal challenges by working with ayahuasca. He began apprenticing over 20 years ago and is an expert in the Shipibo tradition of vegetalismo and widely known and respected as one of the greatest shaman of his generation. Ricardo has dedicated his life to helping people heal from their traumas, addictions, physical & spiritual challenges. Ricardo is also an amazing teacher and loves to share his knowledge and experience with anyone who is willing to learn. “Ayahuasca and the master plants heal people because they help people see their wrongs and give them the ability to correct them while at the same time allowing them to make peace with their traumas and find peace in themselves, people who have suffered from the use of drugs can recover but they must be willing to surrender and begin living a new way of life and work with the medicine to clean the negative energies and blockages caused by their life in addiction” – Maestro Ricardo Amaringo” For more information about Ricardo Amaringo, please visit www.nihuerao.com