Shaman Fernando Mantoani

Shaman Fernando Mantoani is our lead tea brewer, learning how to properly make Ayahuasca from the tribe. He travels to the Amazon to retrieve the Psychotria viridis shrub and Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine that deforesters try to destroy. He then cleans the leaves and roots of the plants, chops them, blesses them, and makes our healing medicines and teas. Since he is the first point of contact with the medicines, he has a very important and meticulous job. Fernando personally tries and performs sacred ritual prayers on every batch of Ayahuasca brewed before sharing with our other Shamans. The other Shamans then consecrate the medicine before sharing with participants. This is done to ensure that each batch of medicinal tea is blessed with healing energy and positive intentions.

- Lead Ayahuasca Brewer
- Has saved 1,000 plants and repurposed for medicinal use
- Herbalist specializing in Ayahuasca brewing and consecration
- Works with tribes across Brazil to bring indigenous medicines and cultural knowledge to all

"Ayahuasca saved me a long time ago, and now I want to return the favor." -Fernando Mantoani