An immersive, ASMR-rich documentary on healing, plant medicine, and the unseen worlds of the Amazon.
Even if you’re not remotely curious about sitting with Ayahuasca, I highly recommend watching this film. Curandera: A Woman’s Journey with Ayahuasca is a deeply satisfying sensory experience, with stunning cinematography and sound design that deserves your best headphones. I initially pressed play because Tatiana — the film’s subject — was my own guide the first time I sat with the medicine. You can hear more about that on this episode of Burner Podcast. What I didn’t anticipate was just how nourishing the film itself would be — visually, emotionally, even somatically.
Tatiana’s story unfolds in the jungles of Pucallpa, Peru, where she trained under Ashaninka maestro Juan Flores at the legendary Mayantuyacu center — home to the planet’s largest boiling river. The film moves with patience and reverence, exploring trauma, plant dietas, icaros, and the healing lineage of curanderismo. Beyond documenting Tatiana’s transformation, this piece invites you to slow down, listen deeply, and remember that real peace is possible.
