Four Visions Podcast

This week, we have the honor of speaking with Marilu Shinn, Medicine Woman of the Earth and student, Mesa Carrier, and healer of the Q'ero tradition of the High Andes. Marilu was born and raised in Mexico City and grew up in parallel worlds, the contemporary Mexico and the eclipsed, old world of mysticism. She witnessed firsthand her grandmother's Earth-based healing practices, which her grandmother then transmitted to her, along with the deeply embedded use of Plant Medicine & Ancestral Ceremony by the "Curanderos" (healers). In this episode, Marilu offers her powerful wisdom on finding balance in walking the Medicine Path, how to study and practice in a lineage that is not in your bloodline, how to connect more deeply to your Sacred Purpose, what it means to find fulfillment beyond money and recognition, and how to be in service to plant teachers and our indigenous brothers and sisters. Marilu also talks about the Mesa tradition of the High Andes, which she was initiated into, and how it helped her uncover forgotten ancient wisdom and reclaim her ancestral roots.

Marilu's inspiring story is an invitation for all of us to lean more deeply into alignment with our highest calling. Join us for this conversation as we learn from her experiences and insights.

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Marilu Shinn | @marilu.shinn | Kawak Energy Medicine

Mariah Gannessa | @mariahgannessa

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The Vision of Children of the Rainforest: We envision a world of thriving rainforests, clean water, and abundant biodiversity. Where ancestral ways of nurturing the Earth are honored and children learn from elders how to care for the planet for all future generations. We believe Indigenous communities in the Amazon rainforest play a crucial role in protecting and nourishing biodiversity and they must be protected as their land and people are under threat of deforestation. We believe the most effective solution to protect the Amazon rainforest from deforestation and exploitation is to empower Indigenous communities to remain on their reserves and strengthen and expand the demarcation of Indigenous land rights. We believe Indigenous languages hold millenary wisdom and functional knowledge of the plants and biodiversity of the rainforest that cannot simply be translated. When an Indigenous language goes extinct the biodiversity and land suffers. We believe that language is the heart of culture. When an Indigenous culture loses its language, the culture is in danger of extinction. Without Indigenous communities thriving on their reserves, what will happen to the land, rivers, animals. Who will protect the Amazon rainforest?

This week we sat down with Andrew Soluna, a psychotherapist, director of Children of the Rainforest, and spokesperson and protector of the Yawanawá people of the Amazon rainforest. This episode is a powerful conversation about how to preserve ancestral wisdom cultures, why these traditions are so crucial for the flourishing of mankind, and what role each one of us can play in this guardianship. Andrew humbly shares his own personal story, of how he came to be in the role he is today, working on the grass roots level to support his teacher and friend, Chief Iskukua Yawanawa of the New Hope Village, in his vision of preserving and protecting the Yawanawa people and their language. Andrew shares about the journey he took to bring him to where he is today in his work and service, and the many lessons he learned along the way about the power of relationships and the interconnectedness of humanity.

Children of the Rainforest is a beautiful organization, one that we at Four Visions back wholeheartedly, and it is a true pleasure to get to bring you this wonderful conversation today.

In this episode, you will learn:

• About the important role thatIndigenous communities have in protecting and nurturing the biodiversity in the Amazon rainforest, and how vital this biodiversity is for the whole planet

• The impact of language on culture and how we can ensure that Indigenous languages are not lost.

• Lessons and wisdom we can all learn from traditional indigenous cultures and and how we can foster relationships with them from a place of awareness, humility, and respect

In This Episode:

Andrew Soluna | @andrewsoluna | @childrenoftherainforest

Mariah Gannessa | @mariahgannessa

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In this episode, we welcome Leo Cordero, a medicine brother and healer who has spent the last decade studying various modalities of healing, including Aruvedic sciences, shamanic healing, and the culture of Yagé. Leo's journey began in his thirties when he was living a comfortable but unfulfilled life. He stumbled upon different tools that were fundamental in his awakening process, taking him on a search for a deeper connection with life & what it means to live in totality.

Leo shares his experience of studying and practicing different modalities of healing, starting with yoga and meditation and eventually progressing to Ayurveda, Transcendental Meditation, and shamanic practices. He never intended to become a healer, but in his own investigations and search for existential liberation, he arrived at a path of service, and it is from this place of selflessness and following the guidance of his heart that he has become a respected and powerful healer within his community. Leo also talks about the power of surrendering to life and being in the present moment, and what it truly means to live each instant moment as a gift from God.

Leo's journey is a powerful reminder and call to action to value our lives, and from this place of acceptance, gratitude, and awe with Creation, true fulfillment comes. It's also about the blessings that come when we give ourselves over to something greater than ourselves, and instead of overcomplicating things, let the spiritual path be in every thought, every action, and every breath.

In This Episode:

Leo Cordero | @leocordero | Leo's New Online Program THE DETOX | The Self-Healilng Journey Program | Free Meditation & Prayer Course

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Mariah Gannessa | @mariahgannessa

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Eli is a dedicated student of life and has been on a healing path since a young age. His personal healing journey has been informed by grief, through the loss of his older brother, as well as a quest for physical healing, which ignited the fire within him to go out and search for the tools to heal himself.

His search led him to the Amazon Jungle to study with the Taitas of the Ingano and Siona tribes of Colombia. He found healing, reconciliation, and peace through his work with the ancestral plants. For the last decade, he has been supporting these tribes to share their healing work with the world.

This is episode 2 in a three week series on the culture of Yagé. We dive deep into a powerful conversation about how to live life with more grace, beauty, and presence. We discuss the concepts of strengthening our spiritual fibers, staying calm in the midst of challenging circumstances, living a life of color, and other beautiful lessons we've received from the Taitas over the last decade.

In This Episode:

Eli Rechtschaffen | @the_nature_within| The Nature Within Retreats With Eli

Mariah Gannessa | @mariahgannessa

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Carlos Duran: spiritual gangster, hustler to healer, and co-founder of Four Visions was born in Wheehawk, New Jersey, to an immigrant family in a violent and abusive home. His traumatic upbringing left him feeling separate, disconnected, and alone. After a series of events led him to Costa Rica, Carlos met a Shaman who introduced him to Yagè, the Colombian form of Ayahuasca.. After a 45-minute trek up the side of a mountain to his first ceremony, he experienced true spiritual healing and radical transformation. Since then, studying under Taita Juanito, Carlos has spent the last decade sharing this powerful medicine with the world helping others be transformed and reconnected with the Creator. In This Episode:

Carlos Duran | @carlosduranlive |Carlos & Jhon's Yagé Retreats in Colombia

Mariah Gannessa | @mariahgannessa

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In this conversation, Nessi Gomes shares her personal journey with music and sound as a tool for healing and spiritual growth. She explains how she discovered her passion for music during a difficult time in her life while struggling with mental health challenges. Writing poetry and connecting to her voice helped with the expression and transmutation of emotions, allowing her to connect with her body and spirit, leading to the exploration of music and voice therapy. This helped her to develop into the world renowned musician and vocalist that she is today. Nessi's own healing journey and passion for sonic alchemy led her to begin her Vocal Odyssey Musical program, a virtual and in person voice activation experience that walks people through the process of awakening their voice. Check out her upcoming Vocal Odyssey program coming up April 22nd-23rd.

In This Episode:

Nessi Gomes | @nessigomesmusic | Vocal Odyssey | Nessi's Website

Mariah Gannessa | @mariahgannessa

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Mariana Mae is an artist, visionary, singer songwriter, and ceremonialist native to Coyoacan, Mexico. She is devoted to her path of curanderismo, traditional folk medicine practice, and is a student of the Amazonian Shipibo tradition through the Lopez Sanchez lineage of Peru. In this episode, Mariana discusses her journey back to her origin and how it has set the foundation for her learning from other ancestral cultures. She explains how she has worked to deepen her connection with Mother Earth and all of creation, and how she is devoted to being an ally and in service to the ancestral traditions. Mariana emphasizes the importance of healing our ancestry, integrating all parts of ourselves, and discovering our life's purpose. We explore the importance of relationship and reconnecting to our ancestral healing and the value of creating a web of common unity and understanding between all life.

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Mariana Mae | @easytobreathe

Mariah Gannessa | @mariahgannessa

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Mariah Gannessa, founder and director of the Four Visions, welcomes Daniela Riojas, healer, educator, medicine keeper, musician and artist, to the podcast. Originally from the border of Texas and Mexico, Daniela is an experienced practitioner of ancestral practices of channeling and meditation, and has undergone extensive training and master plant diets with Indigenous elders. For years, Daniela has been traveling and creating ceremonial healing spaces for communities in diverse lands and countries. She is the founder of Intikhana Medicina, which provides ceremonial healing rooted in Indigenous and Earth-Based practices.

In this episode, Daniela Riojas shares her story of her connection to nature and her journey to becoming a medicine woman. From a young age, Daniela felt a strong connection to Mother Nature and was drawn to exploring the deeper aspects of existence. This ultimately led her to explore the path of the plants and find her elders and teachers who she now studies with in the lineages of Cocama, Shipibo, Ashaninka, and Mestizo. In the conversation, Daniela shares her insights on connecting to nature, the importance of listening to our intuition, and how to start and deepen our own journey with the plants.In This Episode:

Daniela Riojas | @danielariojas

Mariah Gannessa | @mariahgannessa

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The Four Visions podcast aims to delve into the world of plant medicines and examine the importance of being in a respectful relationship with the ancestral wisdom, cultures, and guardians of these traditions. Born from Mariah's transformative journey, Four Visions is an initiative to preserve and protect indigenous communities of the Amazon and South America through financial support, such as investment in infrastructure and clean water sources, while sharing their culture and spiritual healing tools with the West. The podcast explores three pillars: plant medicine, ethical commerce, and sacred reciprocity, balancing reverence for ancestral wisdom and scientific exploration of plant medicine. The goal is to educate and share valuable information with the community while being mindful of the implications of taking a tradition out of its native place.

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