Maestra Rosenda Melendez Flores

was born and raised in the Shipibo village of Santa Isabel de Bahuanisho, Ucayali and comes from a long line of healers in her family. After participating in ceremonies under the guidance of family members in her twenties Maestra Rosenda felt called at the age of 30 to begin her dieta journey into shamanism and become a healer herself. Maestra Rosenda apprenticed under her brother-in-law Maestro Deodomero and after becoming a healer has worked in multiple well-renowned Ayahuasca centers in Iquitos and Pucallpa. Maestra Rosenda is passionate about her ancestral roots in healing, and continues to diet many plants each year to expand her knowledge and healing abilities. With over 20 years’ experience working with the ancestral medicine Ayahuasca, Maestra Rosenda brings a beautiful feminine energy to ceremony, which permeates participants through her magical medicine songs.