What are our previous students doing now?

“I have only amazing words to say about Ananya and The IASP.  I am guiding others on their journey to self-discovery and fulfilling my souls mission because of the training."

Vedanta, Mississauga

“During the summer of 2020 I signed up for a kambo ceremony Ananya was hosting. I had been self-serving kambo at this time but had not given any thought into becoming a practitioner. Under Ananya’s care I saw the beauty and intention of the sacred space she created. It was magic, it was playful, it was deeply healing. I saw so clearly the knowledge and wisdom she had gained from the frog and how her connection to the frog spirit guided her in ceremony. I immediately knew I wanted the honour of learning through the IASP with Ananya as my mentor. 

Once i enrolled in training I could not have anticipated what would happen next. She catapulted my life through the medicine to empower and guide me to stepping into sacred service.

Ananya’s training was rigorous, deep and difficult. Exactly what was required to become initiated in carrying kambo medicine. Ananya poured her heart into crafting the training content and delivers it in a way that lit up each student. The body of knowledge she shares took years of study to craft, it is shared in right relation, and a great honour to receive. 

Through medicine work Ananya supports others to find their own innate wisdom. She truly raises leaders in this community, this is her unique fingerprint, what she has been coded to do. Creating a community of medicine leaders with the intention of spreading this beautiful medicine to uplift and heal all who are called. 

Ananya deeply attuned to her clients needs, she approaches ceremony and her life with an open heart. Her presence and understanding allows you feel heard, guiding you to go deeper than your thoughts and emotions. 

The IASP organization holds integrity in the knowledge it shares. It is also a family, a commUNITY. One I am deeply touched to be part of. 

Since becoming certified I have been serving all sorts of folks, but continuously I am noticing women showing up to work with me who are working through moon cycle healing. This ranges from fertility issues, menopausal symptoms or thyroid issues the medicine has been showing me who I am here to serve and support and who is called to work with me. So my learning continues as I dive deeper in understanding what I have been sent here to do. 

I am beyond grateful for all Ananya and the IASP have done to shift my life. She made me believe in magic again! It is a great honour to call her my teacher, my mentor, my friend. 

If you are feeling the call to sit or serve I wholeheartedly recommend Ananya’s care and knowledge.”

Beth, Kitchener

“My dear sister, you changed my life and I never knew I could live so freely, doing something I love, helping others change their lives like you changed mine.  Thank you IASP! ” 

Alicia, Vancouver

“Because of The IASP Kambo Certification we have created Quantum Kambo and are offering healing ceremonies on a regular basis and its unbelievably fulfilling!”

Andre-Michel & Zarina, Montreal

“I met Ananya in February of 2019. At the time, I was lost, at a crossroads in life, not knowing which direction to take and feeling so much like I had reached the end. My business was failing, I found no joy in anything, and I began to suffer from unexplainable health conditions which made me believe I had some sort of terminal illness but was too afraid to get a diagnosis.

My best friend had attended two separate weekend ceremonies with Ananya and when I saw her next, I was so drawn to the beautiful energy she radiated after receiving healings from Ananya, I had to know what she did, thus scheduling my first ceremony.

The first time I sat with Kambo, my heart opened, the resentment faded away, a fountain of love flowed in and out of me in a way I hadn't felt in so long. I smiled with joy, a permanent smile really.

Not only that, but I realized what was causing the explainable pains, it was a very supernatural experience where I was able to connect with my father who had passed on ten years before and I was able to let him go. I had not realized how deeply that wound still affected me but now I could see him and the experience we had in a new light, one filled with gratitude and love rather than grief and regret.

After a couple more ceremonies, I realized that I needed to do more with Kambo. I felt so called to share my healing experience on a deeper level and decided to train with Ananya through The IASP.

The week before training was so difficult. I had so many second thoughts, I still didn't feel quite worthy and was a little afraid that this would change my life so drastically that I wouldn't be able to be myself but only a healer to others.

When I arrived at training, I was home. My group was literally my soul family and I knew it. The training was the most beautiful experience of my life, so powerful and profound it is truly step into your power.

Since then, I have served at least 100 ceremonies, sometimes on my own and sometimes in collaboration with my team of fellow practitioners. I have attended the exam retreats for all the new students who trained in Canada and am absolutely so honoured to be a part of the IASP family. Ananya is not only my teacher but my best friend, my sister. Her method of teaching is not only fun but also with true integrity. We truly are a family; we look after each other and continue to build a better world with each person we serve."

Sarah, Cambridge

“I love what I do.  I love my life, I love the people I am surrounded by, I enjoy the communities and connections.  I worked really hard to get here.  Honestly, training was the best decision of my life”

Marko, Toronto

“What an honor!  Thank you Ananya for stepping into your power and paving the way for others to do the same.  You truly birth leaders!  Thank you for bringing this medicine to us!  Thank you for sharing your medicine.  I'm so grateful!” 

Virginia, Toronto

“Wow.. This is touching. Really appreciate and love you. Thank you for all that you've done, taking risk, and empowering everyone like you have. My life is in my hands like never before because of the choices you've made. Thank you"

Arjenis & Aliayh, Atlanta

Hi! My name is Monica Sparking River! This is one of my Spirit Names that came in just before my first experience with Kambo Medicine. Since meeting Ananya, my life has changed. And when you meet her, yours will too. I will never forget my dream of the thin red stick with black and yellow designs, and the image of sitting amongst elders around a fire. I felt tobacco smoke blown over me and I got the sense we were preparing to enter the jungle. When the teacher is ready, the student appears…or when the student is ready the teacher appears. Synchronicity brought us together, little did I know back then that I would be leading the Meridian Introduction for the IASP Kambo practitioner training, let alone that I would be serving Kambo in healing ceremonies!

 I remember the Summer 2020 training participants after an especially challenging ceremony, arriving to teach the Intro to Meridians while they were still purging. I had never seen kambo before that time…and I didn’t realize then that I had been guided to my soul tribe. And then…kambo came to me. Literally…I was NEVER planning to receive the medicine but when it makes miracles happen and the Ancestral Healing Retreat came to my home, I had to get to know this frog that terrified me. The best part of Kambo Training in March 2021 was a conference call with Peter Gorman himself!

Nothing in my life is the same. I was teaching yoga and pilates for pain management, specializing in trauma and transformation coaching, offering Thai Massage, Reiki and Sound Healing. But when Ananya came into my life and I started working with Kambo, all the parts of my life that I struggled with began to shift. I no longer suffer chronically with Raynauld’s Syndrome, Hypoglycemia, Depression an Eating Disorder or poor self-esteem and have done an intense amount of deep inner work. I continue to peel away all the parts of me that are not of my original essence redefining my life path as a Medicine Woman, Sound Healer and Ascension Coach leading Kambo and Plant Medicine Ceremony with Expressive Arts, Embodiment & Breathwork practices.

Kambo turbo charges healing and I know that the IASP training in March 2021 was a pivotal life event. Not only did I overcome my intense fear of dying, but I learned just how strong I really am and how I can share my gifts without fear. I know I am beautiful now, I feel amazing and look and feel way younger than my years.

The training is intense, challenging our commitment to the medicine and most of all, our commitment to ourselves. It is 8 days of surrendering, being coachable, showing up to be challenged to the core. Entering the space the first day I couldn’t stop shaking…and that continued for three full days. I kept hearing that I had to learn to hold the light. This vibration of Love was stronger than I had ever experienced.

 To become a Kambo Carrier, it is really important to be able to experience the wide range of individual reactions to this gentle tree frog and its powerful secretion. Each day, my fellow tadpoles learned about the components, methods and variations for applying it, choosing the best options for our future participants and working up to participating in two kambo ceremonies each day. In rotating pairs, we practiced the details of preparing our participants, preparing ourselves, serving the medicine and the protocols for any potential adverse events. We learned the history of kambo, its constituents and developed solid skills for serving kambo and its sister medicine NuNu as well as Sananga. It was one of the best weeks in my life! The days are long and tiring but I would do it all again in a heartbeat!

The Warrior Initiation for carrying this medicine is a special Right of Passage and I highly recommend that anyone contemplating training with Ananya receive the NuNu Initiation as well. The Warrior and Nunu Initiations are transformative, connecting new practitioners to the medicines in super high vibrational frequencies to function WITH the spirits of Kambo and Nunu. Attuning to the Source consciousness within Kambo and Nunu elevate both the physical body and the Higher Consciousness to act in sync with the medicines and sense what the medicine is showing, superseding the ego brain. During my NuNu initiation, I was hoping to journey but I heard that no, I had to stay present and had to trust the medicine, stand up and beat the drum to lead my group’s journeys in meditation. I will never forget this.

During training, those who did not have prior reiki training received Reiki 1 and 2. The following day, I led the meridian training after our kambo ceremony that day and then got to and thoroughly enjoyed Marko Love’s workshopping about hapé. Ananya’s humour and steady guidance, advice, her strong presence and commitment to her students is a testament to her leadership.

After training, the exam was fantastic! I was prepared to serve kambo medicine to participants and it was really special because I knew I trusted myself and they trusted me. Even through my nervous initial events when I was just beginning, I trusted the process and succeeded. Integrating from the training has been phenomenal, as kambo isn’t something that just ends…it works with me continually, peeling away more and more of the deep trauma and I carried and now I flow with this beautiful frog. I am deeply comforted knowing I am protected, loved and my self-care is a priority. My life has changed and I would never go back, I love offering ceremony at my home in the forest by the river and welcoming my growing frog family each year at my home in Mulmur for the Ancestral Healing Retreat.

I would really love to meet you, and welcome you too, when you say “YES!” to training with The IASP, Ananya Maitri and our incredible gifted team of facilitators."

Monica - Mulmer, ON

“I suffered with imposter syndrome and lack of worthiness, but was guided to push forward and apply for training.  I was already serving hape and sananga and holding space for people, but I really held Kambo sacred because of all the changes I experienced under Ananya's care.  I was accepted into her program without hesitation and during the training I faced my fear of self and learned to value who I am and what I have to offer to others who seek my guidance.  Ananya cracked me open and I experienced bliss and a deep unconditional love of self.  I now create a safe space for others to do the same for themselves and watching others transform is truly a reward all on its own!"

Maureen, Toronto

“I had sat with grandmother many times before sitting with the frog medicine, in fact, it was grandmother who called in the medicine for me.  I was terrified and messaged Ananya incesantly before finally deciding to sit .  She was patient and understanding with me and my fears.  She answered all my questions and allowed me to decide for myself without any pushy sales pitches.

Shes honest.  Sometimes its brutal honesty, but its raw and from love.  Shes down to earth and genuine, which has been hard to find in the healing community.  She gets me and holds me to my own standards.  I absolutely adore her and highly recommend her - regardless as to whether you're just sitting or if you've decided to take the leap of faith and train to become a kambo practitioner.

The course is hard!  Extremely!  You're pushed to face yourself and heal on a really deep level before you can hold space for others and Ananya walks you through this every step of the way.  She offers FREE integration sessions after a ceremony with her and makes sure you know you're not along on this path.

You are in really good hands with Ananya!” 

Lauren, Toronto

“The training was one of the most intense experiences of my life, but it also changed my life for the better.  I learned so much about myself, about holding space for others and about the medicine. 

If you are called to serving Kambo, I recommend The IASP and Ananya as she goes deep into what the medicine is, how it is offered and most importantly, how we should carry it with integrity.”

Elena, Toronto