1-1 Kambo Ceremonies & Group Ceremonies

Kambo ceremonies allow one space to go deep within oneself as a means to move stagnant energy, release parasitic energies, unwanted toxins and unwanted bacteria. This medicine provides an overall reset and offers numerous benefits, which can be found below. Kristina Love takes each potential client through a process of intake & screening, which includes an intake form and agreement form because she believes integrity, clarity, & safety are at the forefront of importance regarding serving this sacred medicine.

Kambô is a frog secretion from the phyllomedusa bicolor frog, also known as the giant monkey tree frog. It is most known to aid in clearing panema, which is known as psychic sludge, stagnant energy that gets accumulated in the body, unintegrated darkness, psychic attacks, stuck unresolved trauma in the body, bacteria and toxins.

The ceremony space is as sacred as can be—as Kristina shares her tools and medicines in a beautiful alter space and she opens up the ceremony space with prayer and intention setting. Each ceremony includes the option to receive hapé (sacred tobacco snuff medicine for grounding support) before Kambo, and sananga (healing medicinal eye drops for nervous system strengthening and clarifying vision) after Kambo. During ceremony, Kristina will typically be found sharing energy work for the client(s) through limpia (sacred cleansing practice), playing instruments and singing her original medicine music, and coaching the client(s) as needed.

Kristina trained with the lineages of the Cofán tribe, based in Equador and Southern Columbia. She is also actively training with her shaman teacher Teo of the Shipibo tribe, as she continues her training with grandmother medicine. To serve Kambo, she learned directly from her teacher Ramses Alexander in an intensive 1-1 training on his family’s property in Oaxaca, Mexico. Her whole training took place over the course of 4 years and she is a forever student, always open to learning and expanding. She carries these sacred teachings and practices humbly and with gratitude to the indigenous tribes for passing on all they have shared. She is certified as a Kambo Practitioner— to learn more about Kristina, click on the “About Kristina Love” tab above.

A Kambo ceremony typically takes about 2 hours total, from the time sacred ceremony space is opened with a prayer until the ceremony space is closed with a prayer. Everything before the actual Kambo journey is preparation, prayer, intention setting. Hapé medicine is offered before Kambo and Sananga is offered after Kambo. Everything after is integration and more prayer. The initial journey with Kambo typically takes anywhere from 20 minutes-45 minutes. Kambo is served through the lymphatic system with a little vine, the tip of the vine is lit with a flame, the flame is blown out and the heat remains, and the heat is used to place the gateway points on the skin. Only the top layer of the skin is removed. This process only takes about 1 minute. While uncomfortable, it is quick, and safe. The client will drink 2-3 liters of water within 15-20 minutes right before the medicine is applied. The water co creates with the cleanse and the medicine. The medicine is applied to the points, usually each client receives anywhere from 4-8 points. (the amount of medicine is discussed in the preparation session per the client’s needs and goals) Once the medicine is applied, heat will be felt in the body, the blood pressure will spike temporarily as the medicine moves through the body, the client should have already been a bit nauseous from drinking 2-3 liters of water before the medicine was applied, so the nausea continues, sometimes buzzing is felt in certain parts of the body, sometimes the face will swell up slightly in frog face (this is temporary and part of the purging process), and then clients will start purging relatively quickly through vomiting, pooping, crying, sweating, or shaking. Shaking and sweating are much less common, though it can happen to help move energy through the body. Sometimes the client will want to express through the voice and this is perfectly welcomed and accepted. The purging usually only takes about 10-15 minutes and is a necessary part of cleansing and clearing out stagnant energy that needs to leave the body, to help us make space for more vitality. Please see the benefits of Kambo below.