Join Pajé Penó of the Noke Koî Nation for prayer songs and healing with sacred Amazonian tobacco Romé Potó, alongside musician Karine Garcia.

Pajé Penó of the Noke Koî Nation will be offering prayer songs and healing with the tobacco plant and the sacred technologies from the amazonian rainforests in the form of Romé Potó (Rapeh). Pajé will share his blessings while being accompanied by his Wife Karine 'Varî' Garcia and their host in the Santa Cruz Redwood Forest, Mark Murphy.

Pajé will share in a wisdom talk reflecting on the traditions of his people, their work with sacred visionary plants, and the challenges his community faces in preserving their culture. Our discussion will be followed by an offering of Romé Potó to those who wish to receive.

Romé Potó is a blend of wild amazonian tobacco mixed with the ashes from the bark, branches, leaves, and seeds of trees and plants within the forest that the Tribes revere as sacred teachers and guardians of the entire Amazon. Romé is both grounding and clarifying, working to dispel dense energies with embodied presence, and open connection to and with Spirit. Romé Potó is a technological tool, teacher, and plant guardian of many Tribes.
This is an opportunity to experience the Wisdom of the Forest directly.

The Cantos (Songs) we will be offering are both prayers from the tribe and originals that have come from works with the medicinal plants and sacred technologies of the Amazon Rainforest; The gathering is a coming together in sharing of sacred songs, dance, and celebrations of Life.

Receiving the offering of Romé is optional while all are welcome to receive the blessings and prayers that we share together.

Additionally there will be an art market where attendees will be able to purchase crafts Pajé & Karine are carrying.

Ticket Pricing:
General Admission: $44

Contributor: $99

Discounted Tickets: $22-$33

Bring a Friend: 20% discount when you signup for 2 or more people together. Use Promo Code: BRINGAFRIEND

Honesty Donation: For other discounts or donation based participation email Javi at javi@greenmagicyoga.com

Facilitator Bios:

Paje Peno
Paje Peno Kamanawa, is a spiritual leader of his Nation. Born April 9th of 1971, he lives in Saumoma Village, located in the village of pinas de campinas, Katukinas, in the state of Acre of the Amazonian Brazilian Rainforests.

The Noke Koî (Katukinas) are a First Nation of the Amazon. Pajé represents his culture and keeps the tradition of Romeya, (shamanic doctor/curandero), of & for his people. As all doctors of the Forest, he attends to his community, helping in all physical, mental and spiritual processes. He also works with communities all around the world, including other indigenous, to share and represent his techniques. He is working all the time around Brazil and different countries from 2008 to present.

Paje Peno is committed with his ancestors to keep the spirituality alive and bring the mysteries of the Forest to this tangible World. His Mission is to preserve the wellness of his people bringing healing to all of human-kind. His culture is very rich and they still keep their original customs, language, parties, songs, rituals, and ceremonies going. Paje Peno knows every single plant in the rainforest to heal body, mind, and spirit.

Karine Garcia Vari:
Karine is a Brazilian woman born in the state of Parana. She has been a Teacher and Writer who has worked for 9 years in elementary school. Karine has started to work with the indigenous communities now since 2019. First, doing deep healing work in herself and Self Knowledge, and out of discovering her spirituality, Finding Her-Self.

These days Karine is organizing gatherings and cultural communities with Paje Peno and other indigenous peoples. As a dedicated Medicine Woman she is deeply immersed in the study and practice of plant medicine. She is authorized to speak and talk in representing the people. She is always sharing her ideas through her art, music, poetry, and other methodologies.
Karine is a powerful ceremonial singer and brings forth Joy, Radiance, and Loving Beauty in her work. Her mission is to develop and support indigenous culture, striving to improve their quality of life, and ensuring their rich heritage is honored and preserved.

Mark Murphy:
Mark is a Midwest Native, residing in California since 2018, and has been on the path of learning from plants since 2012. Mark has had many teachers along the way and in his works has found a prolific plant professor in Camellia Sinensis; His Tea-Cha, Puer, Teaing & Being, his primary practice of the last three years, in GongFu Cha Tea Service.
Mark works to bring the subtleties of the seemingly mundane to profound presence through poetry, taste-teaing, cooking, and being cooked, by the nurturing nature of his favorite plant medicine; Curry.
Currently, Mark is helping organize offerings and works for bridging eastern body-western mind, and integrating north & south american ceremonial rituals and healing practices into the emerging paradigm of ancestral remembrance, Earth Embodiment, and Self Care as the primary care system in Healing and personal empowerment. He is building out a sanctuary space in the Santa Cruz Mountains with his partner Anisha to host weekend and weeklong retreats featuring tea, yoga, ceremony, and wholistic lifestyle practices.

They will be offering opportunities to experience the work of and learn with various wisdom keepers and their traditions.