The Spirit of Tobacco
INTRODUCING
*BRAND NEW*
3 DAY COURSE
WITH MANARI USHIGUA
WEDNESDAY MARCH 27 - FRIDAY MARCH 29
Activate the healer within and understand how to work with tobacco to cleanse mind, body, and spirit, align your emotions, and support others in their healing journey.
Get ready for a journey like no other as we bridge the gap between modern and ancient traditions, for the healing of the collective and the Earth.
For the first time ever, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from Manari Ushigua, leader of the Sapara Nation, on how to work with one of the most sacred plants in the Amazon Rainforest: tobacco.
The intention of this offering is to build and unite a community of healers and ceremony leaders dedicated to making a difference in the world. By tapping into the power of tobacco, you'll open doors to the spirit world, gaining insights crucial for healing our collective and protecting the Amazon.
Through The Spirit of Tobacco, you'll continue to open your life's path and deepen your medicine and service to help heal the collective.
Get ready to dive deep into the wisdom of the forest, deepen your connection to nature, and amplify your impact on the world. Let's come together, share our vision for the new earth, and plant the seeds of change, activating the healer within.
What you’ll learn:
Our intimate group will meet over the course of three days with Manari Ushigua (March 27-March 29). All sessions will be recorded and emailed out at the end of each day. Each session will be 1.5 - 2hrs long.
DAY 1: The History of Tobacco
Manari will lead you through a powerful ceremony to connect with the world of spirit and to connect to the spirit of Tobacco (jauneka). You will listen to the story of how the Sapara Nation has used this plant for centuries to commune with the spirit world and how they have used this plant for the healing of mind, body, and spirit.
DAY 2: How to use Tobacco
Manari will dive into the most common types of tobacco (liquid, hapeh, and smoked tobacco) and how to use each type to support you or those you will be working with on their healing journey and how to connect to the wisdom of the jungle.
You’ll learn:
The different types of Tobacco and how to use each one
How to use Tobacco for cleanses
How to use chonta, a plant native to the Amazon, in connection to Tobacco to cleanse the body
DAY 3: The Tobacco dieta
The term ‘dieta’ refers to a practice within the indigenous healing traditions of the Amazon Rainforest that a healer, shaman, or curandero, use to build relationships with plant spirits.
Manari will share with you the history of the tobacco dieta, how to prepare for the tobacco dieta, how to do the tobacco dieta, and how to carry out the integration process. You will learn how to communicate with the Spirit of Tobacco and gain the tools necessary to maintain your relationship to the Spirit of Tobacco, much like the relationships people have with each other.
Who this program is for:
The Spirit of Tobacco is an intimate training specifically for folks who are healers, medicine men and women, ceremony leaders and facilitators’s who are doing the work to support others in their healing journey. This training is to deepen your connection to the world of spirit and the healing medicine of tobacco that you can use for yourself and those you support. Even if you already work with tobacco, this will take your current understanding and practice to the next level.
For this reason, the program is application only so we can make sure that it’s the right fit for each member of the group. If you’re not sure if it’s the right fit for you, go ahead and apply or contact our team at info@dreamworldprogram.com.
Ready to work with the Spirit of Tobacco to heal and transform?
Investment:
$444 or 4 payments of $120
After you submit your application, a member of our team will review it and get back to you within 24 hours. If you are accepted, we’ll send you the payment form to officially sign up.
Meet your guide Manari Ushigua
Manari Ushigua is a traditional healer and leader of the Sapara Nation in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
Manari was named one of the 100 Latinos 2021 committed to climate action. Manari has been a key figure in the indigenous movement of his country as the Vice President of CONAIE (The National Indigenous Organization of Ecuador) from 2013-2016, and as the President of the Sapara Indigenous Federation from 1999 to 2012. He’s participated in international events, like COP21 UN Climate Summit and the UN Universal Periodic Review of human rights, raising awareness about the threat to his homeland.
Manari is the co-founder of the Naku Center in Sapara territory, creating a new economic model in the Amazon that is based around cultural and forest preservation.
What people have said about working with Manari…
If you feel the call to join us inside of The Spirit of Tobacco…
Investment: $444 or 4 payments of $120
After you submit your application, a member of our team will review it and get back to you within 24 hours. If you are accepted, we’ll send you the payment form to officially sign up.
FAQs
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This program is open for experienced healers, medicine men and women, ceremony leaders and faciliator’s who are doing the work to support others in their healing journey .
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Our intimate group will meet over the course of 3 days with Manari Ushigua. We will meet at 8:30am PST | 11:30am EST | 3:30pm CET and each session will be 90 minutes.
Day 1: Wednesday March 27
Day 2: Thursday March 28
Day 3: Friday March 29
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We don't expect anyone to be able to make it to every call! That's why video recordings of every group call will be published in our student portal. Plus, the audio will be uploaded to a private podcast so you can listen to the calls on the go.
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Manari delivered the program in Spanish and Barbara Sanchez supported the translation. We have participants who are bilingual and many who only speak English. Whether you are a native Spanish or English speaker, you are invited to join us!
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50% of the funds generated from the workshop goes directly to support the Sapara Nation. Specific initiatives directly impacted by these financial resources are self funded education for Sapara communities, emergency medical funds, funds for mobilizations around halting oil drilling and logging in the Amazon and more.
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There are no refunds for this program. If you are not sure if it’s a right fit for you, please contact us and we will help you decide if you should enroll.
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Yes! You can choose our payment plan option of 4 payments of $120 Click here to sign up.
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No. This is the first and only time we’ll be running this program.