Kava, Rape & Sananga Ceremony

Kava — Sacred Root of Peace

For 3,000 years, Kava has been the bridge between worlds. Pacific Island elders drank her before council, before ceremony, before seeking the wisdom of the ancestors — knowing she quiets the noise of the mind so the spirit can be heard.

Kava does not sedate. She softens. She opens the space between thought and stillness, between doing and being, so we may sit in ceremony, in community, in prayer — clear, calm, and connected.

She is the medicine of peacemaking. The root that has always known: when the mind is quiet, the ancestors can speak.

In our Sananga and Hapé ceremony, Kava will be prepared and shared by our Medicine Man Ben — held with reverence, in support and openness, as we open together to the medicines that follow.

The Tree Medicines — Rapé & Sananga

Rapé, the sacred snuff of the forest, is blown gently into the nostrils to still the chattering mind and open space for prayer. Physically, she clears the sinuses, releases stagnant energy, and grounds the body. Spiritually, she quiets mental noise, sharpens focus, and helps us re-align with our higher self and the wisdom of the forest.

Sananga, the eye medicine of the Amazon, is offered as drops that ask the body to release what it has been holding. Physically, she is traditionally used to support eye clarity and ease tension held in the body. Spiritually, she is known as the medicine that reads our energetic imbalances — decalcifying the pineal gland, opening the third eye, and sharpening our inner vision so we may see ourselves, and each other, more clearly.

Together, Kava, Rapé, and Sananga form a triad of grounding, clearing, and opening — preparing the body, mind, and spirit to receive what the ceremony has come to teach.

Traditionally used to support relaxation, mental clarity, emotional release, and spiritual connection.