Jessica

In 2013, after a culmination of impactful experiences in my life, I found myself on a new path that would lead me to where I am today, learning, growing and supporting others to find their way back to love and inner peace. Ten years ago, I had the career, marriage, and family that most set out to achieve all by the age of 31. And now I find myself living in the remote mountains of Latin America and working within the indigenous traditions that I have always felt a deep connection to within my peruvian ancestry and lineage. When I look back at my life and reflect on how I got from my life in New York to here, a few experiences stand out. The first being when I was 20 yrs. old and I experienced and survived the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in New York where I was raised by my immigrant parents. The unresolved trauma from that experience led me to live a life full of anxiety and stress for many years which felt normal as I went on to finish my education in New York and began a career as a litigation attorney.


It wasn’t until 2013, that all the stress took its toll and I was diagnosed with a dangerous tumor. An unsuccessful spinal surgery left me partially paralyzed, in pain and unable to care for my 8 month old daughter. Instead of undergoing chemotherapy and radiation, I shifted my life to Costa Rica. Within days of the move, Ayahuasca came into my awareness. Miraculously, after just one sitting with Ayahuasca, the debilitating pain was gone and my body began to heal. With each session of Ayahuasca that came thereafter, I unraveled layers of trauma and conditioned beliefs. The clarity and growth came with the continued work and integration that took place following each ceremony. I attribute my journey back to health to Ayahuasca and Kambo along with nutritional and holistic therapies that I did for over a year.


After my recovery and witnessing the healing journey of many others, I co-founded an Ayahuasca healing center where I supported hundreds of guests suffering from depression, anxiety and PTSD from 2016-2020. During this time, I was guided to provide emotional support and work with noble silence, meditation, yoga, and sound healing. However, in 2019 I felt more was being asked of me and Spirit eventually guided me to the Chirripo mountains of Costa Rica, Peru and Mexico where I continue to learn and grow from my teachers and the indigenous traditions that have carried the plant medicines for thousands of years. Although plant medicines such as Ayahuasca can bring about profound transformational change, healing and clarity, what I have learned over the years is that for it to be lasting, “the work” comes each day in how we see the world..