Traditional Hunting Techniques

Learning to shoot a blow gun, Yagua Indian village on tributary of Río Marañón

Integrative Medicine Conference in Lima, Peru

Receiving award from the Colegio Médico del Perú at the Integrative Medicine Conference in Lima

Canopy Walk

Canopy walk, Explorama Lodge, Río Marañón (second longest jungle canopy walk in world; first is in Malaysia).

Group shot in the forest

With Dr. Steven Aung (Qi Gong master and friend from University of Alberta) and the rest of the group at Isula Reserve, Río Napo.

Rainforest Walk

Rainforest walk near Isula Reserve

Traditional Dugout Canoe

Watching the making of a dugout canoe

Purification Ceremony

Purification ceremony at Explorama Lodge (with friend Fred Runkel from Twisp, WA)

Skin Rub Concoction

A Bora indian healer demonstrating use of sangre de grado (“dragon’s blood), which is actually sap from a large tree (Croton lechleri). It is used to heal wounds by sealing them, acting as a liquid bandage.

Pet Sloth

Yagua Indian woman with pet sloth