Yana Puma Healing and Educational Center
Mission Statement
Yana Puma (Black Jaguar) Healing and Educational Center is holistic healing center located in the Peruvian Amazon, on the Momon river approximately 6 hours from Iquitos by boat. At this healing and educational center, guests stay in a tranquil setting in the lush rainforest, surrounded by towering trees. A variety of traditional healing treatments are offered, with an emphasis on Amazonian plant medicine. Hundreds of varieties of rare medicinal plants are grown and sustainably harvested on the property, and prepared for each guest, according to their unique requirements.
The Center also provides opportunities for those interested in learning about Amazonian plant medicine to study using the time-tested traditional method of dieta. In this method, the students immerse themselves completely in the world of the jungle, staying in isolation for extended periods as they gain knowledge and experience working with the medicine plants and trees.The center also offers two-week group retreats where our guests can get an introduction to plant medicine and traditional healing techniques. For schedules and pricing for the group retreats and dietas, please click the link below for the program you are interested in. If you have questions about the center and its programs, please email us and we will reply to you as soon as possible.
The mission of Yana Puma Healing and Educational Center is to help people in the path towards spiritual, physical and mental healing and growth, to ultimately reach their true purpose in life. This is done trough unparalleled support on all levels, healing and education while simultaneously preserving and spreading the knowledge, culture and traditions of indigenous people. Another important goal is to preserve the medicinal plants and trees of the rainforest, which are being destroyed at an alarming rate. The Center seeks to accomplish this goal by building a botanical preserve and farm where these plants and trees can be sustainably harvested, so that we do not impact the local ecosystems.
Director – Borka Cafuk
Borka is the founder and Director of Yana Puma and is the resident healer of the Center. She performs ayahuasca, sapo and nu nu ceremonies and supervises plant diets.
Borka has studied European plant medicine for 15 years and is a certified producer and refiner of aromatic plants. She has studied Amazonian plant medicine for the past 15 years with several traditional healers. She is certified as a licensed Shiatsu Practitioner, trained martial artist in Shotokan, has studied Lohan Chi Kung and is a Transcendental Meditation practitioner for more than 20 years.
Also, Borka is the founder of Durga’s Sanctuary, a plant medicine healing center located in Croatia, which has been operating for nine years.
Her philosophy can be summed up as ‘’Everyone deserves a chance to be healthy, happy and free.’’.
Borka specializes in treating energetic disorders, removing intrusive energies and entities, and treating all forms of negative spiritual practices, such as brujeria, black magic and voodoo.
Apart from that, she also treats trauma, depression, and other psychological problems, as well as physical problems and illnesses.
Signs of Intrusive energies or entities include:
- Acute or chronic localized pain or discomfort;
- Addictions;
- Panic attacks;
- Depression;
- Migraines;
- Memory loss without explanation;
- Hearing voices – especially if the voices are telling you to do things you would not normally do;
- Inexplicable losses of energy;
- Dream paralysis;
- Feeling that you are surrounded, or that you have energy inside of you, that is not yours, which is affecting your life in a
negative way;
- Compulsive behaviors;
- Double or multiple pulse, etc.
Please keep in mind that all of the symptoms above can be symptoms of intrusive energies and entities, but also can point to many other physical, psychological and spiritual problems that are not connected with intrusive energies and entities. This is why proper diagnosis is important.
Operations Manager – John Moore
John is Operations Director, and assists the Director in supervising all operations of the Center, manages all financial aspects of the Center, maintains financial records and client information, and handles reservations for group retreats and dietas. John also assists in healing ceremonies.
He has studied Amazonian plant medicine for the past 17 years and has done apprenticeships with several traditional healers.
John is also a certified Reiki practitioner.
He is co-funder and president of NGO Rio Momon Conservation Association http://riomomon.org/
John has a degree in English literature from the University of Florida and a dregree in music composition and performance from the prestigious Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California. Prior to his work with plant medicine, he worked for more than 20 years as a newspaper and magazine editor, professional musician and educator.
