Orinoco

– A Journey into Your Inner Nature

Orinoco is the shaman’s vehicle: a gateway into your inner Jaguar, inviting you to explore your deepest nature through movement, feeling and expanded awareness.

In these sessions, we work with Icaro chants, sounds and body awareness. Whereas Tobacco represents focus and grounding — qualities that can support a balanced spiritual path — the Orinoco ceremony invites you to explore the very core of your existence and experience the unity underlying all things, in its simplest form.

Through songs and sounds, we enter a meditative, dreamlike state known as Nahual time: a space between worlds where we can step beyond familiar patterns of thought and open ourselves to a deeper sense of knowing.

This journey invites you to reconnect with your inner essence and explore new perspectives on your life. It can offer space for reflection, emotional awareness and personal transformation. By listening more deeply to your body and inner experience, you may discover new ways of relating to yourself and the world around you.

The insights that emerge invite you to bring this deeper awareness into everyday life. To look honestly at the stories and beliefs shaped by past experiences, and to recognise that they do not have to define who you are today. Each moment offers an opportunity to meet life with greater presence and to choose how you wish to move forward.

You are both the creator of your own life and part of a greater creation shared with others. The new Earth does not arise somewhere outside of us; it begins within each of us, renewed day by day.

The inspiration behind the name

The name Orinoco is inspired by the great river of South America, which flows mainly through Venezuela and along which many Indigenous peoples and communities have lived for generations. This vast river symbolises the flow of life, the interconnectedness of all things and the journey back to our own source.

DIET & PREPARATION

If possible, keep your meals light on the day of your session or ceremony. Some people choose to follow a short shamanic diet as a way of preparing themselves and creating space for the experience. Make sure you drink enough water to stay well hydrated, without forcing yourself to drink excessive amounts.

If following a specific diet is not practical for you, simply choose a light breakfast and eat according to what your body needs throughout the day.

Allow yourself enough time to rest, both on the day of your session and the day after. It can be helpful to keep your schedule free the following morning, so you can fully surrender to the experience without worrying about what comes next. Give yourself the time and space to integrate whatever may arise.

Orinoco Groupsessions

Every song, tone and melody carries its own unique qualities and can influence the way we feel, experience and connect with ourselves. Just as a prayer, a crystal or a symbol can hold personal meaning, sound can become a powerful way to focus our intention, deepen our awareness and create space for inner transformation.

During the Icaro Orinoco ceremonies, we work with these qualities of sound through traditional chants, melodies and intuitive singing. The experience invites you to listen deeply, connect with your body and explore what unfolds within you.

These ceremonies are open to both men and women and are guided jointly by Marijn and Juanita.