Leadershipedelics Season 2 E16: Jose Franchini Vasquez, Ayahuascero, family man, teacher, community leader
For this interview, I flew to Peru to meet with Jose Franchini Vasquez, an Ayahuascero from a small village in the Peruvian jungle near Pucallpa. Jose has been working with the plant medicines Ayahuasca and Chacruna for over 13 years. He was taught by his uncle, the highly honored teacher Antonio Vasquez Galarreta, and he is the brother of Pepe Franchini Vasquez who was featured in the movie The Last Shaman. I’ve known Jose for several years and we’re working with him and his brother on a very special retreat for this October.
Jose opens and closes the interview with one of his medicine songs known as an Icaro which makes this meeting even more special. We talk about his journey with plant medicine, the diets, fasting, and challenges he had to overcome. We discuss how he heals others whether they’re from his village or as part of a retreat. We talk about life outside his medicine work as a teacher, dad and respected community leader, the meaning behind Shipibo tapestries and the properties of tobacco as plant medicine.
The interview is both in English and Spanish with many thanks to Kunti Trejo for providing her help as translator. Don’t miss this one. Enjoy.
💡Highlights💡
- The journey of an Ayahuascero
- Working with plant medicine from the jungle
- Diets, cleansing, and medicine songs
- Clearing energy blockages
- Running ceremonies
- Life outside medicine work
- Tobacco as a medicine plant
- Healing with nature
- The meaning behind Shipibo tapestries
Connecting with Jose
- You can connect with Jose through our contact form on the retreat.fooyad.com web page and we will forward you your contact information.
About Leadershipedelics, Sébastien, and upcoming creativity retreat
- www.leadershipedelics.com
- Sébastien's projects: fooyad.com
- October 2022 Creativity Retreat: retreat.fooyad.com