Icaro Workshop - Healing Songs of the Spirits

Icaros are traditional medicine songs used in ceremony for healing. Sometimes they are also called Taki's or simply medicine songs. But what makes icaros and taki's especially unique is that they are songs taught to us by the spirits, and when we sing them properly they can call on and direct the spirits in ceremony. These songs come from the Amazonian and Andean traditions of South America and are especially well known in the Ayahuasca and San Pedro traditions from that region.

Shamans in South America spend many years praying, doing ceremony, and isolating themselves in the wilderness in order to learn these songs. Sometimes the songs are also passed down teacher to student, and sometimes they are even shared with the entire tribe to be sung as a community. They are most often sung to the spirits of nature and can be thought of as a powerful prayer in the form of a song.

In this workshop we will share some background about icaros and how they work, share some live performances of the icaros, and even teach a couple easier songs to the group. This is a great way to learn about traditional tribal ceremonies, to connect with local community, and to start learning your own icaros. The workshop will be led by Travis Bodick who has 18 years of focused ceremonial training as well as 11 years of traditional training in Peru. We will especially focus on learning Shipibo, Quechua, Spanish and English medicine songs.

We will meet in Discovery Park for this workshop. Park at the Visitor Center and walk past the Visitor Center building (it will be on your right) on the paved trail till you see Tennis courts on your left. Across the trail for the tennis courts we will meet in a large open field surrounded by trees (which is behind the Visitor Center and above/uphill the tennis courts). When standing on the paved trail, if tennis courts are on your left we meet to your right, and if you reach the playground you went a little too far.

Hope to see you there!

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