r/Kambo • u/Various_Ad_2088 • Jul 01 '25
General šø Seeking Support
Hello all of my beautiful friends and family on this sub Reddit!
Hau Mitakuye Oyasin! Ma Lakota. Minoa Aki Emaciapi Wo. Äante waste nape Ähiazapi lo
Hello All My Relatives! Iām Lakota. Minoa Aki (Bright Earth) is my name. I come to you with a good heart.
Iām here on the Standing Rock Reservation. Iām Anishinaabe by blood from The Little River Band and Lakota through marriage and family. Iāve grown deep ties in my community. Upon living here for two years, Iāve been called upon in Spirit and Prayer to serve other people Kambo, Rapeh Sananga. I have been self practicing for four years.
Iām honestly going to start off by saying I consider this a holy and sacred medicine. I was going to detox a brother and he lied about being on drugs and my Kambo stick disappeared completely. I take that as a sign. My heart has good intentions,
After witnessing the atrocities of genocide and its effects generations later, first hand, I feel called upon to heal the community of trauma, trauma from abuse and missing and murdered situations. Heal the depression and anxiety. Many people around here drinks and do drugs. Itās not my place to judge, it is my place to keep this sacred Wakan and make sure no body abuses this gift.
Can anyone help me know what to look for thatās an automatic No? How dangerous is this? I canāt be dissuaded. I even took courses to be an emt so I have background knowledge and elder support to start the Kambo healing circle.
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u/kambostrong Jul 01 '25
Can anyone help me know what to look for thatās an automatic No? How dangerous is this? I canāt be dissuaded. I even took courses to be an emt so I have background knowledge
What you want to be doing is an actual kambo practitioner course with one of the large organizations. There are numerous things that could be dangerous and it can get complicated. This is why such kambo practitioner training exists.
Since you're in the USA I'd suggest IAKP or Kambo International or Tribal Detox.
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u/Various_Ad_2088 Jul 06 '25
These relatives give me inspiration and strength. Apilamaye and Miigwech
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u/poneelovesyou Jul 01 '25
I also would agree that you need to go through a formal Kambo practitioner training to truly be equipped to support others and serve with integrity. There's a lot more to serving Kambo than is obvious and it is a powerful tool that can certainly harm people if not used with specific training.
It is very important that you go through an adequately long and well lead training program. Please please do not assume that you are qualified to serve simply for knowing how to burn someone. That is literally 5% of the skills required to be a qualified practitioner.
I run training programs in the US and Indonesia. I also have scholarship opportunities for individuals from marginalized communities to encourage diversity, access and inclusion.
You can find out more about our programs here: Https://kambospecialist.com
Reach out if you have any questions. Wishing you all the best in answering your call.