About our Team
Derek Januszewski
Founding Pastor and Integration Coach
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.
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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. He spends much of his time helping people integrate their process and is readily available to help those in need however possible.
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Amy
Deacon and Guest Experience Coordinator
Amy is from New Jersey and moved to Maine in 2023. She began working with plant medicine in 2016 and was called to sit with Ayahuasca in 2018. She immediately felt a special connection to this beautiful sacrament. Working with plant medicine has been an invaluable part of her ongoing healing.
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She believes that doing the inner work and fully integrating the lessons received in the medicine are an extremely important part of the process and that through it is where so much of our healing and growth actually happen. Amy is passionate about being of service and supporting others as they do this very Sacred work. She is deeply honored to help hold a safe and loving space to all of the brave souls that come to our Sanctuary.
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Zach Barney
Integration Coach
Over the past 8 years Zach has dedicated himself to the study and integration of shamanic healing practices. As a student of Sacred Medicines and Meditation, he has traveled to numerous sacred sites in Brazil, Peru, and Colombia to heal himself and train with guardians of the medicine.
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Through his journey he has developed a deep respect for the sacred medicine traditions of indigenous communities across the world. Zach is grateful and honored to be of service to all the brave souls that are seeking deep inner healing at Pachamama Sanctuary. Outside of retreats, he has been divinely guided to empower people to become their own healer through sharing powerful tools for integration. Zach’s journey has taught him to make the most out of every moment, since life is truly a ceremony.
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Angela
Integration Coach
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.
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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. Through her work with various earth medicines, including Kambo, she is dedicated to helping people unlock their inner strength and heal themselves.
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Email: Derek@pachamamaretreats.org- Phone: 603.451.8733
- Address: 50 Rabbit Run Ln, Casco, ME 04015, United States
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