Antonio's grandfathers were considered Murayas. As a youth he observed them dieting and learned how they used plants for shamanism. Antonio didn't start training until later in life, when he experienced a personal tragedy. At this point he utilized the memories he had of his grandfathers, and he entered into the forest to diet. Antonio dieted for 2 years to train in his medicine.
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Don Maximo is a full time professional Curandero. A Shipibo native, he studied with three Maestros of different tribes, the Cocama, the Lamas and the Shipibo. Maximo embodies many of the traditions of the region which culminate in his work today.
Limber Cabrera was born and lives in the Peruvian Amazon, in the small town 
of Yarina Cocha. A decendent of both the nearly extint Yine tribe and the Lamas tribe, he studied agriculture and later completed a course of training for leadership in the school of Permacultura in Pirenopolis - Brazil . He has also spent many years as a videographer for Peruvian news agencies. He has been involved with many indigenous groups and organizations that are based on the search to develop culturally appropriate, socially applicable, and sustainable communities along the Ucayali river and affluents in the Peruvian Amazonía.. He is our back bone at Amazon Medicinals. He is a valuable translator, coordinator, and a guide that understands the intricate social workings of the various tribes that we work with.
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Michael Sonn has been dedicated to helping others his entire life. Volunteering with the
American Red Cross in his youth, in his teens with Search and Rescue and his early twenties as a volunteer firefighter and riding as an Emergency Medical Technician in the ambulance. Michael explains his devotion to this work as his service and an act of devotion to give thanks to the Divine inherent in us all.
Ever since his discovery of Ayahuasca, a little over a decade ago, Michael has been in constant study of the medicine with over a dozen different Maestros. He hopes that participants will gain tools on this expedition to successfully choose their future teachers.
Michael has been thoroughly committed to improving the living standard of many of his impoverished teachers, he currently runs Amazon Medicinals which works to sustainably harvest Amazon herbs and import Shipibo Textiles. He also represents Ronin Vichi, a Shipibo women's cooperative that seeks to develop opportunities creating modern clothing featuring traditional Shipibo designs.
He has also posted a paper entitled "Ayahuasca and Psychology"