Plant Dieta
The practice of Plant Dieta (to be distinguished from the "Dieta" of food restrictions before working with Ayahuasca) originates mainly in the Shipibo tradition of the Amazon Jungle. A Dieta can be undergone for purposes of deep, focused healing, or for learning to integrate the plant's teachings into an existence healing practice as a provider or facilitator. Undergoing decades of many Dietas is part of the traditional training of an Ayahuascero (person who serves Ayahuasca).
In Dieta, we temporarily simplify external input and stimulation, eating very basic bland food (or sometimes fast altogether), reducing or eliminating social and technological interaction, and enter a period of celibacy in order to become deeply sensitive and receptive to the subtle communication of a plant spirit and connect deeply to our internal landscape. In exchange for the sacrifice and time dedicated, the plant leads the person dieting through a profound healing journey and becomes a lifelong ally in one’s personal healing journey or shamanic work.
Almost any plant can be used for this purpose, whether a traditional Amazonian plant, or other European plants such as Rosemary or Nettle. I have spent several months each dieting Rose, Bobinsana, Cacao, and Noya Rao and these are the only plants I currently hold Dieta space for. At this point in my journey I have spent ~ 700 days of my life dedicated to learning and refining through strict Dieta.
For Dieta purposes, a strong tea is prepared from locally sourced Andean Hampi Roses including the leaves, stems, and thorns, fresh Bobinsana sent overnight from Pucalpa, and raw, organic Cacao sourced from a farm in Quillabamba that I hand prepare. For remote Dieta spaces, I will personally assist you in sourcing/preparing medicine suitable for Dieta purposes based on your location and what you have access to.
Many describe Dieta as a 24/7 Ayahuasca ceremony, and this is exactly how I treat it and guide someone to navigate. Any Dieta will open a multifaceted and multidimensional healing process that will continue to unfold and bear fruit an entire lifetime.
Meet Rose and Bobinsana
Bobinsana is a very common introductory Dieta in the Shipibo tradition, and one I have dieted myself softly and strictly for two cumulative years. I describe Rose together because they work in very similar ways, I call Bobinsana the "jungle equivalent" to Rose. In my own dieta work, and in holding space for others, I have found they most often work in the following ways:
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They are both feminine spirits and deeply womb/Hara and heart oriented. In women They dislodge trauma and energy from past sexual connections stored in the womb space and in the ancestral lineage. They teach about the nature of sexual energy and how to use it consciously, and share wisdom about the menstrual cycle. For men they connect strongly with the maternal lineage.
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On an emotional level they work deeply with the heart in matters related to self love, self acceptance, blocks to vulnerability, boundaries in the ways we relate to other people, cultivating compassion and empathy toward others, offer shifts in perspective through empathy to aid in the process of forgiveness, and dislodge deeply repressed trauma and emotions such as grief, guilt, anger etc. They help us to connect to our natural childlike essence of joy, wonder, and curiosity, creativity, authentic expression and unravel the trauma and conditioning that repress it.
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On a mental level, they teach how to focus the mind and cultivate pure presence, and illuminate patterns of cyclical destructive thought patterns. They reveal the mental patterns that contribute to various expressions of anxiety and help to calm mental chatter to enter a state of deep mental clarity and intuitive receptivity.
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On a spiritual level, they open and refine the energetic channel as a whole, and help to transform trauma around our perception of God and the relationship we share with him/her/them/it, such as messages of unworthiness, fear of punishment or judgment, feeling abandoned, separated, or stories we may carry around dogmatic religions. They help to heal wounds of distrust in self, God, and others from past trauma and to anchor into a baseline state of trust and stability in the "ups and downs" of life.
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On an energetic level, they reveal and brings to the surface any energy carried that is not of one's essence, and offer a deeper understanding and anchoring into our unique energetic frequency and all levels of sovereignty. They teach how to transform "dark" or dense energy from a place of compassion and a unique approach to empathic protection.
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I work with Rose every day in non drinking ways as part of my personal practice and frequently connect with Bobinsana and Cacao. I am deeply honored to have them as allies and teachers and to share this work with them, and approach them with equal reverence and respect as Ayahuasca.
FAQs
Testimonials
I feel the words of previous clients who have undergone dieta work with me
I encourage connecting with these Video Testimonials of Past Remote Dieta Participants that speak deeply to safety and constrast a Remote Dieta to what they have experienced in the Amazon. Their shares give a much better summary of what I bring to this work than I can write!
Alexa, Bali
“Angelica has such a special way of shedding light on really heavily dense processes & emotions to the point you can feel that she has made peace with many parts of herself to be able to meet you there” I just finished my 8 days of Rose Dieta with Angelica and Eugene. This experience exceeded way beyond my expectations & consisted of way more than just a regular Dieta in the jungle. Dieta actually doesn’t add up to the 24/7 methodical, magical, refined energetic work Angelica devotes to you in the 1 on 1 space. She is a true medicine woman, deeply connected to the plants and a clear channel. Always listening to whatever the space, and the person needs in every moment. Truly walking the walk. Her constant energetic work, her prayers, plant baths, her reciprocity to the plants and to the land that she embodies, her limpias, Icaro, her connection to rose is unlike anything I’ve experienced especially in this generation. Her connection is ancient and also refined and evolved. Her commitment to my healing was so important that she dieted alongside of me to make sure my intention of cleaning some really heavy energies were met. She has such a special way of shedding light on really heavily dense processes & emotions to the point you can feel that she has made peace with many parts of herself to be able to meet you there. She’s willing and prepared to meet you in the darkness, help you find the lost fragmented pieces of yourself, only to help you put them back together, because she cares that much about your healing. Her presence is a walking permission slip to just be your full authentic self, which is really needed in these vulnerable spaces. Her connection to rose medicine & many other plants are beyond what I’ve felt from other facilitators/ space holders/shamans. She has a direct clear connection with them, you feel their medicine without even drinking a cup. And when you end up ingesting you may find yourself journeying in profound Ayahuasca like spaces. Addition to that, having her beloved Eugene holding the space heals parts of you that you didn’t know needed healing. His nurturing, selfless, pure, angelic, genuine heart. His devotion to making sure you feel safe and catering to your practical needs is so warming in the heavy moments. His love for the plants and his connection to spirit is deeply felt and cannot be ignored. They are both incredible space holders but on top of it incredible channels for music and sound. Angelica’s Icaro are the pure frequency of Rose herself. Sweet, soft but powerful and touches deep parts of your soul. Eugene’s voice is kind and very ancient, like grandfather medicine that holds your hand as you walk through the darkness together. Not to mention a master piano player and a treasure to have in ceremony space. All in all this was the most healing experience for me because of my original intention of clearing some pretty heavy brujeria from a prior dieta that I now know Angelica and Eugene were the ones that were meant to help me heal from this. It was divinely meant to be with these two special, humble, powerful warriors of the light. From the bottom of my heart, thank you both so much."