About this Event
CEREMONIA
A Journey Through Ancestral Medicine
Hapé and Kambo Circle
Facilitated by @yollotl.y.mameh and @jova.sol
Saturday, February 28, 3:00pm
Colectivo Cihuateotl Centro Cultural
4100 City Terrace Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90063
A ceremonial circle guided by ancestral medicine, rooted in remembrance and collective care. An invitation to return to the body, release what is carried, and be held in community - supporting the restoration of the nervous system.
Intake and screening required.
Sitting in circle with ancestral medicine is resistance. In times when systems are designed to isolate us, exhaust us, and keep us in fear, choosing to gather, to heal, and to tend to the body is political. Our ancestors survived through medicine, prayer, and community. We are continuing that.
This medicine doesn’t bypass what’s happening.
It helps the body process it.
Who This Is For
This offering is being held for our people who are tired. For those on the frontlines. For immigrants and undocumented community members carrying fear, grief, and uncertainty under the current immigration climate. For organizers, protestors, medicine facilitators and space holders who keep showing up even when their bodies are asking for rest.
Accessibility
This is a donation based offering. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Donations will go towards mutual aid efforts and sustainability of our centro cultural.
More Information
Hapé
Hapé (also called rapé) is a sacred, powdered snuff traditionally used by Indigenous peoples of the Amazon. It is typically made from finely ground tobacco combined with medicinal plants and ashes, and is administered through the nose using a Tepi.
Hapé is used ceremonially to support grounding, mental clarity, energetic cleansing, and prayer. It is often shared with intention to help clear emotional or energetic blockages, center the nervous system, and bring the body and mind into alignment before or after ceremony.
Kambo
Kambo is an ancestral Amazonian medicine used for deep physical, emotional, and energetic cleansing. It works directly with the nervous system, immune system, and stress response.
For those living in survival mode, kambo can support:
- releasing fear and stored stress
- regulating an overworked nervous system
- grounding after prolonged fight or flight
- clearing heaviness carried from collective trauma
- restoring clarity, strength, and resilience
Important Notes
- kambo is not for everyone
- this is a trauma aware, consent based container
About Facilitators
Ryanne Nieto
Ryanne Nieto is a Chicana, detribalized Indigenous practitioner, medicine carrier, community organizer, and community advocate committed to ancestral remembrance, reindigenizing practices, and collective liberation. Her work centers traditional Curanderismo and ancestral plant and amphibian medicines, held through a decolonized, harm-reduction framework. Guided by elders and accountable to community, she walks a path of cultural transmission grounded in humility, responsibility, and care.
Her practice prioritizes community-based healing, accessibility, and education, resisting extractive wellness culture while supporting Indigenous, Black, Brown, POC, Two-Spirit, and LGBTQ+ kin. Ryanne’s work is guided by the belief that healing is both personal and political, and that remembrance is an act of sovereignty.
Jovanny Perez
jovanny perez, ome ehecatl (two wind), is an indigiqueer artist, medicine keeper, and community weaver dedicated to uniting queer kin from all walks of life towards the spiritual path of remembrance and authenticity. by interweaving cultural heritage, identity, and spirituality, he bridges pathways towards the reclamation of self with humility and respect. his work with the queer sol collective centers queer embodiment, land based practices, and the restoration of right relationship with the earth. their approach facilitates the realignment of pre-colonial narratives with collective awareness. his greatest motivation is “to help those who are ready, remember who they are.”
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Colectivo Cihuateotl Centro Cultural, 4100 City Terrace Drive, Los Angeles, United States
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