La medicina del perdón

The Medicine of Forgiveness

Benito Arévalo is an onaya: a traditional healer in a Shipibo-Konibo community in Peruvian Amazonia. He explains something of the onaya tradition, and how he came to drink the plant medicine ayahuasca under his father's tutelage. Arévalo leads an ayahuasca ceremony for Westerners, and shares with us something of his understanding of the plants and the onaya tradition.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
22 mins
Status
Finished
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Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
22 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Jan 1, 2001
Season
2001
Ratings
0
Popularity
0
Favorites
0
Reviews
0
Producers
Soqta Estudio, Hidrógeno Producciones
Genres
Documentary
Country
PE
English
The Medicine of Forgiveness

Tags

peru50%tourist50%amazon rainforest50%ayahuasca50%shaman50%ceremony50%indigenous community50%traditional medicine50%healer50%indigenous peoples50%

Description

Benito Arévalo is an onaya: a traditional healer in a Shipibo-Konibo community in Peruvian Amazonia. He explains something of the onaya tradition, and how he came to drink the plant medicine ayahuasca under his father's tutelage. Arévalo leads an ayahuasca ceremony for Westerners, and shares with us something of his understanding of the plants and the onaya tradition.

Immersion

Japanese

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Staff

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