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What Is Kambo?
An ancient Amazonian medicine rooted in tradition and intention
Kambo is a natural medicine traditionally used by Indigenous tribes of the Amazon rainforest. It comes from the secretion of the Phyllomedusa bicolor frog and has been used for generations as a way to support vitality, clarity, and overall well-being.
Rather than working against the body, Kambo supports the body’s own ability to release what feels heavy or out of balance. Many people experience it as a clearing process, both physically and emotionally, that helps create space for greater awareness, presence, and connection.
Marisa brings a grounded, compassionate approach rooted in deep training, lived experience, and intuitive awareness. Her work focuses on helping you gently recognize and shift the patterns and habits that shape your life, using Kambo as a supportive catalyst for meaningful change.
Today, Kambo is often explored by those who feel ready for a deeper reset or a renewed relationship with their body. When approached with care, intention, and respect for its roots, Kambo can be a supportive practice for reflection, release, and gentle transformation.
A supportive practice for those seeking clarity, release, and reconnection
Kambo is often explored by people who feel called to deeper self-awareness and meaningful change. While each experience is unique, many people are drawn to Kambo during moments of transition, healing, or reflection.
Kambo may be supportive for those who are seeking clarity around:
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Feeling stuck or disconnected in life
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Releasing emotional heaviness or mental fog
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Reigniting inspiration and motivation
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Processing grief or loss
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Exploring and healing long-standing patterns or habits
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Navigating major life changes or transitions
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Cultivating greater self-awareness and perspective
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Letting go of attachments or beliefs that no longer serve them
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Strengthening trust in their own intuition
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Feeling calmer, lighter, and more grounded in daily life
In Amazonian traditions, Kambo is used to help clear Panema, a term describing a state of stagnation, low energy, or disconnection that can affect emotional, mental, and energetic well-being.
Many people approach Kambo not as a cure, but as a tool for personal insight, release, and reconnection with the body’s natural intelligence.
Who May Benefit from Kambo?
Ceremony
Supplies ready for ceremony.
Gates are burned into the skin.
Kambo is applied on the gates.
A physical and energetic purge will usually occur.
Kambo is removed and gates are sealed with Dragon's Blood.
Time is taken for rest, meditation and contemplation.
A guided, intentional space for release and reflection
A Kambo ceremony is a carefully held experience designed to support the body and mind through a process of release, clarity, and reconnection. It is not rushed and it is never approached casually. Each ceremony is grounded in respect for the medicine, the individual, and the process unfolding.
Before the ceremony begins, time is taken to slow down, check in, and set intentions. This helps create a sense of safety and purpose, allowing you to arrive fully present in your body. The ceremony itself is guided with care, attentiveness, and clear communication throughout.
Kambo ceremonies are often physically intense for a short period of time, followed by a deep sense of calm, clarity, or emotional release. Everyone’s experience is different, and there is no “right” way for it to unfold. What matters most is that you are supported, listened to, and held with compassion during the process.
Marisa facilitates each ceremony with a grounded, steady presence, drawing on her training, experience, and intuitive awareness. She prioritizes safety, clear boundaries, and emotional support, creating a space where you can meet your experience honestly and without pressure.
A Kambo ceremony is not about forcing change. It is about creating the conditions for the body and nervous system to reset, allowing insight and healing to emerge naturally.
People with the following may not safely take Kambo:
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Serious heart problems or history of heart surgery (stents are fine)
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History of stroke or brain hemorrhage
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Persons who have a pacemaker (implanted defibrillator)
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Taking medication for low blood pressure
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Persons who have an aneurysm or blood clot(s)
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Serious mental health problems (excluding depression, PTSD, anxiety)
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4 – 6 weeks after chemotherapy or radiotherapy
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Taking immune-suppressants for an organ transplant
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Persons who are pregnant, or might be
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Persons who are breast-feeding a child under 6 months old
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Persons with Addison’s disease
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Persons with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
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Current and severe Epilepsy
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Recovering from a major surgical procedure
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Under 18 years old
Caution is also required in the following cases:
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If you take immune-suppressants for auto immune disorders
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Active drug or alcohol addiction
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History of bulimia or anorexia
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Taking slimming/diet pills, serotonin or sleeping supplements (prescription or "natural" sleeping aids)
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If you take anti-diuretic medication or regularly consume sports drinks
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If you're epileptic
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If you have abnormally high or low blood pressure
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If you have liver or kidney problems
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If you have asthma or any chronic or serious health issues
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If you (will) have taken other psychoactive substances within 72 hours prior
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If you've taken Bufo (5-MeO-DMT/toad medicine) within 6 weeks
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If you plan to use a sauna or practice hot yoga within 3 days before/after
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Long term or water fasting for 7 days before or after Kambo (other than the required fasting)
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Colonics, Enemas, liver flushes or any water based detox should be avoided within 3 days on either side of taking Kambo
When Kambo May Not Be the Right Fit
*Please note that stopping certain medications can be hazardous to your health. Consult with your doctor to see if coming off your medicine to work with Kambo is a good strategy for you. Please note, Kambo Clarity is not an MD medicine practice and therefore, cannot make recommendations regarding your Western medications.
*Kambo can be a powerful catalyst for healing, but it is not a replacement for medical advice, treatments, prescriptions or doctor’s orders nor is it guaranteed to alleviate any illness or ailment.
Additional Offerings
Sananga
Intense eye drops that can enhance visual perception, expand spiritual vision and uproot negative energies. It contains the extract of an Amazonian plant known for it's anti-microbial, anti- inflammatory and psychoactive properties. Sananga has helped to increase lucidity and awareness in the minds of those who use it.
Hapé
A psychotropic shamanic snuff that works as a profound healer. Hapé is made from a variety of finely ground sacred plants, including tobacco, tree ashes and herbs. It has been used for many different purposes – to provide protection, aid in grounding, enhance the senses, centering and connecting to oneself and manifesting intentions.
Energy Work
Energy is eternally flowing within, around and between all of us. It can deeply shape how we interpret our experiences. With the intuitive use of tools such as sage, palo santo, music, sound healing instruments and mindful reiki techniques, space is created for internal stagnant energy to move and external energy frequencies to be cleansed or called in.