Healer profile · Cofán Yagé tradition
Gabriel Guillén
Ayahuasca Apprentice · Temazcalero
Gabriel holds the maloka with us — apprentice in his Taita's tradition, certified flower-essence therapist, and the one who guides our closing temazcal ceremonies.
Apprentice of traditional indigenous medicine for over ten years. Gabriel has accompanied Taita Oscar Giovanni Queta of the Cofán community, and for more than five years has been sharing the medicine in Ecuador under the authorization of his Taitas.
He is a certified Floral Therapist, member and coordinator of the Andean Foundation of Ancestral Healers of Ecuador, a follower of North American ancestral medicine traditions, and a Temazcalero — guide of our closing sweat-lodge ceremonies.
Path & credentials
Apprentice of Taita Oscar Giovanny Queta
Over ten years walking with his Taita of the Cofán community of Orito, in the Putumayo region of Colombia.
Certified Flower Essence Therapist
Credential issued by the Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador.
Andean Foundation of Ancestral Healers
Member and coordinator, Andean Foundation of Ancestral Healers of Ecuador, Pichincha province.
Student of North American ancestral traditions
Follower, traveler, and student of the ancestral medicine traditions of North America.
Temazcalero
Guides our closing temazcal sweat-lodge ceremonies — the way the work is sealed at the end of every retreat.
From the path
Field photographs from Gabriel's years of apprenticeship — alongside his Taita and the elders of the Cofán community in the Putumayo, and during gatherings of medicine carriers in Ecuador.
Want to sit in ceremony with Gabriel?
Gabriel co-holds every Ayahuasca retreat we run, alongside Taita Alirio Causaluzán. The fastest way to find a date that works is to write us — we'll send the upcoming schedule and answer any prep questions within a day.
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