Txana Masha will be sharing two sacred medicines from the Amazon, called Sananga and Hapé.
Sananga is utilized as a healing eye drop, it is the juice extracted from the roots of an Amazonic plant, "Mata Heins" from the Huni Kuin dialect. From inside of the roots, a juice in decoction is extracted, which is utilized to cure the "Panemas" spiritual diseases. The warrior Indians, before going hunting, will take a drop in each eye, making their perception sharpened, so they can perceive subtle movements in the dense forest Sananga works in the main energetic healing ways: Physical and Spiritual.
Hape (pronounced “ha-peh”), a powerful, cleansing snuff used as part of important medicinal rituals. This medicinal tobacco helps focus and sharpen the mind, also clears a person of distracting, bad energies in preparation for intention setting. It clears sinuses of mucus and bacteria, thereby helping to combat colds and respiratory ailments. It provides a calming, grounding effect on the emotions that last much longer than the initial sensation.
After consecrating the medicines we will integrate and celebrate together with a sacred song circle led by Txana Masha with traditional Huni Kuin Cantoria that has been passed down for thousands of years.
Suggested donation: $60; no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Contact us for financial assistance.
About Txana Masha
Masha was born on the Humaita River Kaxinawá Reserve, in the state of Acre, Brazil deep in the Amazon forest. He didn't begin speaking Portuguese fluently until he was 20 as his family and village are still immersed in the pure culture of the jungle. His father was a traditional chief and Masha was raised to advocate for the ecological heritage of his people’s native lands, and the value of their culture. From an early age, he began his responsibility to care for and practice their ancestral wisdom. With 9 children and countless grandchildren, he is considered an elder and a bank of knowledge. He is here to share his culture, the ancient healing methodologies of the Amazon forest, and to raise funds for his village. The indigenous people of the Amazon have been through so much and recently his village has suffered from devastating floods. They need funds to build wells, boats, and other structures on their land.