Etnika’s Shamanic Healing Centre

We are a clinic dedicated to the service and protection of the ethnic Peruvian communities and their traditional knowledge of healing, development, integration, cosmology and education. These communities are important because their culture serves to protect the natural environment through their knowledge, religious ceremonies and way of life. We invite you to experience our ancient Inca healing technique together with shamans from ethnic communities of the High Andes and Amazon. ABOUT ETNIKAS The Shamanic Inca technique was rediscovered after 28 years of investigation, study and dangerous shamanic initiation were undertaken by a Quechua founder of Etnikas. The process of rediscovering the technique was a collaborative effort between, shaman, anthropologists, doctors, and historians from all over the world. The effort to rediscover this technique was motivated by a sickness incurred by the founder of Etnikas. After receiving a serious head injury he was motivated to begin looking at the ways in which the people of his own culture used to help heal themselves. He discovered that many of the shamanic practices had long been abandoned and forgotten. A quest to rediscover the ways in which the ancient Inca people conducted shamanic healing resulted in practice that Etnikas offers today. Feeling a strong sense of gratitude for the healing effects of this technique he felt compelled to create a centre that could offer the healing technique to others. Recognition of Inca culture: Among other important figures the Buddhist Leader the Dalai Lama visited the Imperial City of Cusco in 2006 and conducted a ceremony for Mother Earth with shaman from Etnikas. THE PROCESS: Five correlated ceremonies make up Etnikas healing technique. Water of the Andes. Used for the detoxification of the body both physically and psychologically before the taking of Ayahuasca (in some cases it is optional). Coca Leaf Reading. Used as an oracle in Inca ceremonies, it allows for the diagnosis of a persons state of being. On occasion we use stones, shells, fire or seeds instead of, or in conjunction with, the coca leaves. Cleansing Ceremony. Both internal and external negative energies are cleansed before the taking of Ayahuasca to ensure the experience is not negatively affected. This is mainly to with forgiveness of ones self and others. Ayahuasca Medicine. The taking of Ayahuasca allows one to find the source of negative karma and show one how to transform this negativity into a positive influence in ones life. This ceremony also takes one through a psychological, spiritual, and physical cleansing. Offering to Mother Earth. This is a ceremony which is performed after the purification of mind and spirit through the taking of Ayahuasca. It allows for the sharing and expression feelings of gratitude towards Mother Earth and God for everything that we have received and learnt. It also reaffirms all that has been experienced in the pervious ceremonies.