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She reorganises the heart worn from carrying too much, and teaches it to receive again — the reminder that you were never alone, that you are a we that doesn't know itself yet.
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Merci infiniment pour la qualité de la Plante sacrée. Au travers la diète, j'ai pu faire connaissance avec son esprit, les guérisons du coeur et des blessures anciennes ont été très profondes et intenses et cela dès le 2 ème jour de prise, je suis très reconnaissant que I infuse earth propose cette Plante incroyable et puissante. Merci encore de tout mon coeur! a vous et à Bobinsana Thank you so much for the quality of the Sacred Plant. Through the diet, I was able to become acquainted with its spirit, the healing of the heart and old wounds was very deep and intense and this from the 2nd day of intake, I am very grateful that I infuse earth offers this incredible and powerful Plant. Thank you again from the bottom of my heart! to you and to Bobinsana.
audrey lehy
Ritual · verified purchase · 24 February 2025
Merci infiniment pour la qualité de la Plante sacrée. Au travers la diète, j'ai pu faire connaissance avec son esprit, les guérisons du coeur et des blessures anciennes ont été très profondes et intenses et cela dès le 2 ème jour de prise, je suis très reconnaissant que I infuse earth propose cette Plante incroyable et puissante. Merci encore de tout mon coeur! a vous et à Bobinsana Thank you so much for the quality of the Sacred Plant. Through the diet, I was able to become acquainted with its spirit, the healing of the heart and old wounds was very deep and intense and this from the 2nd day of intake, I am very grateful that I infuse earth offers this incredible and powerful Plant. Thank you again from the bottom of my heart! to you and to Bobinsana.
audrey lehy
Ritual · verified purchase · 24 February 2025
Amazing herb. When I take it I feel extremely relaxed with more awake consciousness and that night after taking it I dreamed very intensely that I plunged into a Rainbow in the cosmos then became this Rainbow and married the Eternity. I was dancing in the cosmos all this after having died, having experienced my own childbirth, having seen myself being born in a room invaded by a white and blurry Light. My whole soul trembled in the dream and I rediscovered true ecstasy. All this after a trip to a somewhat magical island. I woke up and I heard the birds louder than usual. The other night after taking this herb I dreamed very intensely of ants climbing on me in the Amazon.Dreams are extremely powerful and we remember them. Great plant!
Nébuleuse
Ritual · 10 February 2024
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What is bobinsana?
Bobinsana (Calliandra angustifolia) is a small tree of the Amazonian riverbanks with pink-white pom-pom flowers, master plant of the Shipibo-Conibo who name her semein — the heart mistress. Daughter of the Tree of Light and Mermaid of the River, she is worked in gentle cure or long dieta to reorganise the heart after a fracture. INFUSE offers her leaves, the powder mix of bark + leaves, and the elixir — wild harvest from Peru.
What are the traditional uses of bobinsana?
In Shipibo curanderismo, she is the plant of the reorganisation of the heart and the support after a shock — heartbreak, separation, ancestral grief, susto (loss of the soul), intergenerational trauma, post-partum depression. It is said that she does not repair the heart, she reorganises it, layer after layer, like water that undoes stone. It is a use transmitted by living lineage, reported as tradition, without clinical promise.
How do I prepare bobinsana?
Three ways depending on the form. Whole leaves — 1 to 2 teaspoons in infusion 5-10 min in simmering water. Bark + leaves powder mix — 1 to 2 teaspoons in a cup of warm plant milk or simmering water (gentle decoction 10 minutes for more potency). Elixir — 5 to 15 drops under the tongue or in a warm drink. One to three times a day depending on intention.
What is the bobinsana dieta?
It is one of the longest classic Shipibo dietas — one to three months of retreat, strict restrictions (no salt, sugar, fat, meat, alcohol, sex, fermented), morning decoction and evening tincture, under the guidance of a maestro. Reserved for serious heart work. The short versions (7 to 21 days) are contemporary adaptations, not the traditional dieta.
Bobinsana and ayahuasca?
Bobinsana is one of the plants most often taken before or after an ayahuasca ceremony — she deepens the cardiac dimension during the opening, reduces emotional defensiveness, and helps the integration of difficult contents in the following days. Rätsch and Beyer also document her among the admixtures that some mestizo shamans add to the brew. Many discover her through this bridge, then return to her for her own value.
Bobinsana or Ajo Sacha, in which order?
The cardinal couple of the Amazonian dieta — Ajo Sacha opens and cleans the ground first, Bobinsana opens the heart afterwards. It is the Shipibo pedagogy — start with the Opener, then continue, after pause, with the heart mistress. The synergy is not an option, it is the grammar itself of the dieta.
Which form of bobinsana should I choose?
For the gentle daily cure and the evening companionship, the whole leaves in infusion. For the concentrated decoction, the framed dieta, and serious ritual work, the bark + leaves powder mix (more potent). For a precise ceremonial use or quick uptake, the elixir by the drop. The three carry the same plant — the grammar varies, not the lineage.
Does bobinsana have precautions?
Yes. To avoid during pregnancy, desire of pregnancy (traditionally reputed contraceptive) and breastfeeding. Medical advice recommended under treatment, particularly cardiac (possible interactions). To avoid in case of Fabaceae allergy (pea family). The long dieta requires a frame — never in autonomy without experienced accompaniment.
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