Short documentary from US filmmaker Victoria Lynn Carroll captures the life of Estela Pangoza, a Shipibo ‘maestra’ who owns and operates Aya Madre – a ‘sacred plant medicine retreat’ in the Peruvian Amazon . Presented observationally and without judgment, Carroll documents Pango

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For an Amazonian female shaman, ayahuasca ceremonies are a rite and a business
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For an Amazonian female shaman, ayahuasca ceremonies are a rite and a business
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