Tatiana Tupinambá
Tatiana Aya Tupinambá is a Brazilian medicine carrier trained in the Ashaninka tradition of the Peruvian Amazon, having studied for years under Juan Salazar Flores at Mayantuyacu — one of the most respected plant medicine centres in the world, built on the banks of the sacred boiling river, Shanay-Timpishka. She carries the medicine with the seriousness of someone who was called to it, grounding every ceremony in lineage, intention, and an unwavering commitment to the wellbeing of each participant. She also holds connection to the Yawanawá tradition of the Brazilian Amazon; her ceremonial name, Aya Shakti, was given to her by her teachers.
Curandera — the documentary
Curandera is a documentary directed by Charles Johnston, filmed across the Amazon basin over several years. It follows Tatiana Aya Tupinambá and the people who come to work with her — capturing ceremony, healing, and the specific quality of attention the medicine demands. The film does not explain the medicine; it witnesses it.
The space's story
How this land was found, what was built here, and the people who hold it with her.
