Taita Galo Wampiu
(Amaru Nanki)
Native Shuar curandero, ancestral medicine person
GALO WAMPIU was born in the province of Morona, Santiago in southern Ecuador within the Tzantza community. Galo comes from a lineage of indigenous Shuar medicine men and began el camino de Shuar at the age of 6, a common age for children to drink ayahuasca within Shuar culture. In 2003, he began his work with master medicines such as Ayahuasca, Aguakolla (San Pedro), Chacruna, Tobacco and Kambo; also through this process began receiving the art of healing and ceremony. In 2006, he was recognized as an Uwishin (a Shuar healer) through rites of passage. In 2010, he was given the staff of power, honored with the responsibility of offering ceremonies and recognized as a grandfather of medicine. He was baptized as medicine man with his second name, Amaru Nanki.
Galo has over 21 years of experience and has performed hundreds of ceremonies. He sat in 5 years of vision quest and participated in 7 years of sun dance, receiving recognitions as an ancestral leader and being given the honor of the sacred peace pipe (chanupa). Taita Galo Amaru Nanki specializes in therapeutic care with ancestral medicines; addictions, traumas, unknown illnesses, PTSD, cancer, etc.
He travels through Ecuador in all provinces, small towns and cities offering his services such as: powerful ceremonies, limpias, energetic clearings, exorcisms, purifying homes, kambo, sweat lodges, and one-on-one ceremony and traditional healing. He is a legally documented Curandero in Ecuador and is well known in the country for his successful work as an indigenous Shuar Taita. He teaches and maintains the traditions of his indigenous background with integrity and care.
Alora Ferrara (Tsunki Nua)
Support and student in traditional medicine, clinical herbalist, holistic nutrition, yoga teacher.
Alora Ferrara was born in Belize but lived in Florida studying and working in an acupuncture and herbal clinic, currently she lives in Ecuador learning master plants and holistic care.
As a western herbalist, she works with individuals to improve their overall health, guiding them with wellness plans, making herbal medicines suitable for the individual and supporting them in their diet and nutritional journey.
Two years ago she traveled to Ecuador, partook in a personal ceremony and was initiated onto the ancestral medicine path with Taita Galo Wampiu.
Since then, Alora has received her Chanupa, has sat in many ceremonies under the guidance and teachings of Taita Galo, participated in three years of vision quest, one year of Sundance and partook in many other rites of passage native to the initiative practices from the Shuar medicine path.
She is now living in Ecuador, offering her herbal and holistic work to those that need support and guidance. She is also apprenticing in ceremonial and ancestral medicine under the care of Taita Galo Wampiu.
The Story Of Vida Sagrada Events
Taita Galo Amaru Nanki had been working in Ecuador as Uwishin (Shuar medicine person), upholding the responsibility of his ancestors with plant medicine for over 20 years. His work improved the lives of many, helping those with severe addictions, health issues, traumas etc., with ancestral healing techniques. He wished to share the truth of his indigenous practices, but didn’t have the media accessibility in order to do so. Meanwhile, the family, as fate would have it, would come together…
Alora and Jessica found themselves in Ecuador partaking in a powerful, amazonian ceremony under the care of the Taita and his Shuar family. Afterwards, they were to be initiated on the medicine path and taught by Taita Galo Amaru Nanki thereafter.
Being humbled and inspired by the integrity and power in Taita Galo’s indigenous medicine, they formed the idea to help spread his mission with creating a media presence.
Hence, the seed of Vida Sagrada Events was born.
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This path requires commitment and years of dedication in order to offer real healing with ancestral medicine. As ayahuasca becomes more popular, it is very important to discern who you are receiving medicine from and to know if the cultural practices surrounding these master plants are being respected. It is an extensive life study and the secrets or ‘knowledge’ around this plant has been passed down for thousands of years for those native to the Amazon. This ancestral work is real and profound if done right. That is Taita Galo’s promise; traditional and profound medicine.
We aim to use these platforms to teach about Taita Galo’s Shuar culture and to make safe and transformative medicine accessible. We aim to honor the cultures that are home to these ceremonies and medicines, to be as transparent and as ethical as possible as we feed this seed of Vida Sagrada Events.
All medicine in our ceremonies and retreats are served under the guidance of Taita Galo Amaru Nanki.
Our Mission
We aim to help Taita Galo’s achieve his mission of sharing his powerful medicine, message and culture inside and outside of Ecuador.
As we continue to grow this seed as a family, we aim to do so with transparency and with ethos. To help him teach about his native lineage with our modern day privileges in order to shed light on the Amazon’s indigenous protectors and to act as a bridge between worlds.
As we are learning to navigate these waters, we aim to always be authentic to what’s real and to staying true to integrity. To always work from the heart. Always in reverence to our elders and teachers. To the guardians of the jungle. The lungs of the earth. Our prayer is that we may all heal, and find family in each other once again.
