Our Team
Derek is a 45 year old father of 3 children – Dylan, Althea, and Zoe. He grew up bouncing back and forth between Massachusetts and Florida. A survivor of tremendous abuse in many forms, Derek came to the medicine in 2017 after a decade long battle with addiction that was starting to get away from him. Through intense inner work, extensive work with the medicine, and countless hours working in service to the medicine working along with nearly 1,000 brave souls who sat with the medicine over the last couple of years, Derek has healed much of his trauma. The spiritual healing he received through the medicine inspired him to found Pachamama Sanctuary to help others find their own path to health and happiness. Derek is passionate about being in service to others. Always ready to lend a hand in any capacity, what he loves most is providing assistance and guidance to anyone who is struggling and is ready to take on the work to find personal acceptance and growth.
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Kambo Practitioner and Chef Angela is an alchemist and experienced energy healer who began her journey with plant medicine in 2013 and has been working with Kambo since 2021. Drawing from her own healing from personal trauma, Angela practices shamanic ways and is deeply passionate about being of service and helping others. She believes that true healing comes from within and that healers don’t actually heal others but instead guide and empower them to discover their own paths to wellness.
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Leandro is 35 years old and originally from Brazil. He is a first time father to a 1 year old girl – Amaranta. He has lived in Vermont since 2022 which is the land that he finally decided to settle after spending most of his life exploring different parts of the world. After his first psychedelic experience at 17 years old, he decided to more deeply investigate the power of entheogenic substances and in 2012 he started to study and intentionally sit with Ayahuasca. He believes that working on himself while in service to others is the greatest fulfillment that he could ever wish for, and he feels
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