Our Healers and Team

At Finca Ambiwasi, you couldn’t be in better hands. Our team is there for you in whatever you may need throughout your stay.

“We practice the medicine to return to the origin of creation and life.” - Taita Juanito

Taita Juanito Chindoy

As the head healer and founder of Finca Ambiwasi, Taita Juanito, as he is affectionately called, works as a spiritual leader, healer, traditional botanist, and medicine man. Taita was born in the Putumayo region of Southern Colombia into the indigenous Inga tribe. Taita’s 30 years of study in the Yagé culture come from the Siona and Inga tribes of Putumayo. In addition to being a healer, Taita is a botanist and has a line of powerful healing tinctures and lotions called Ambinatural.

Taita Juan is a master teacher and healer that has dedicated his life’s work to serving humanity. He works with a tireless dedication to the mission of helping alleviate humanity from suffering through his work with the ancient and sacred plant medicine of Yagé. He welcomes you all with an open heart and deep gratitude to Finca Ambiwasi to join him in this mission.

Mayor Isaías Roman

Mayor Isaías comes from the Huitoto Community of the Colombian Amazon. He has been studying the sacred medicines of Mambé and Ambil for over 43 years. Don Isaias is a guardian and elder of our community. Through the use of the Mambé and the Ambil, he exchanges healing words and wisdom.
Taita Luis Chindoy

Taita Lucho, as he is affectionately called, is a traditional healer and botanist from the Inga and Siona tribes of Putumayo, Colombia. Taita Lucho is the brother of Taita Juan and Taita Carlos. He has his own healing center in Putumayo called Finca Sachawasi.
Mama Jairsagua Furativa Gacheta

Mama Jairsa is a dream weaver, healer, and bridge to the ancestral female lineage. Mama Jairsa is the matriarch of our community and a master weaver. She is the guardian of our women’s program.
Juan David Muñoz

Juanda is a master musician and composer and has been on the Yagé path for about 20 years. He is the director of music at Ambiwasi.
Niko Garreta

Niko Garreta is a gifted multi-instrumentalist, composer, and singer whose music weaves heart, spirit, and ancestral memory into every note. Whether around the fire or in ceremony, Niko’s presence and music invite us into a space of truth, beauty, and remembrance.