Time & Location
Apr 26, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Sanctuary+Health, 64 W Main St, Patchogue, NY 11772, USA
About the event
Join Manari Ushigua of the Sapara Nation (Ecuadorian Amazon) and Florencia Fridman, co-founder of Cacao Laboratory, for a unique and immersive afternoon.
Experience Amazonian wisdom through storytelling, dream practices, and traditional chants, while connecting with Haunneka, the pure form of Amazonian tobacco, a sacred and highly respected plant within this community.
In Amazonian traditions, tobacco is approached with deep reverence. In its ceremonial form, it supports a state of harmony, balance, and mind–heart coherence, helping cultivate clarity and a grounded sense of presence for all who participate.
Manari Ushigua is a leader of the Sapara Nation in the Ecuadorian Amazon. He is a traditional healer, dream practitioner, and dedicated defender of Indigenous rights and ancestral lands. He is the founder and president of the Naku Foundation, as well as the founder of the Naku Center an ecotourism initiative that seeks to protect the rainforest, connect visitors with the spiritual traditions of the Sápara,…
