What is Kambo?

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Kambo is sacred medicine that is a defense secretion from the skin of the

Kambo Phyllo Medusa Bicolor Tree Frog.  The frogs are not hurt nor touched when the secretion is collected. They are honoured as sacred and only ever give once.  This is ancient medicine, and a powerful gift for us when we respect it.

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In my experience, I would say that Kambo helped my body remember how to function again. It released deep trauma and shifted my body into homeostasis. Research is ongoing but it seems to enable the cells of the brain to work as they should, which is especially helpful with pain and addiction. 

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Ceremony participants have reported that Kambo helped relieve

*depression *ptsd *anxiety 

*auto-immune issues *cancer *addictions

*diabetes *hypoglycemia *digestive issue *HIV *chronic pain

 *viral or bacterial illness *multiple sclerosis

*suicidal thoughts  *lingering symptoms of illness.

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The tribes of the Amazon have used kambo as a method to promote immunity

and increase awareness, health and stamina to survive in the jungle. It is a medicine shamans use for expelling viral and bacterial illness and pain, trauma and resolving disease. Kambo may be served with other plant medicines to open the space,

ground and integrate the healing.

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Kambo is administered through a tiny burn on the skin. It causes a reaction that is like having a short flu, lasting about 15 minutes as Kambo biopeptides work synergistically.  We have peptides in our bodies and there are some specific to Kambo which seem to allow for meditation and release of trauma to occur. A Medicine Carrier or person who acts as a Shaman, facilitates as an intermediary between the Spirit of Kambo and the Higher Self of the person requesting healing. 

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You can find more about the frog medicine from Peter Gormans's book "Sapo in my Soul" and his documentary, "More Joy, Less Pain." 

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