Colombian Waira/ Chacapa - Shamanic Leaf Rattle

*only 10 available

The Waira AKA Chacapa (also known as Shakapa, "the wind of the forest")  is a tribal instrument, a leaf rattle. It is used in Amazonian healing rituals to hold space by clearing, moving, and cleaning the energies. These special leaves produce a hypnotic and soothing rattling sound when shaken. These Specific Wairas are harvested, assembled and wrapped with love by my maestro: master healer, curandero, and an Elder shaman of the Kamëntsá tribe, Taita Bernardo Chindoy. These Chacapas is each made from 100 branches (just like Taitas personal waira)! Typically, most curanderos make these with only 15-30 branches. Additionally, these are hand wrapped my Taita Bernardo with his special technique that ensures they will last for years and never come undone! 

About the Waira

• Handmade ancient ritual instrument of South America, Used in Most of the Ayahuasca traditions. 
• Made from the leaves of Pariana stenolemma tutin.
• Used by a shaman for healing and ritual ceremonies
• A tool used to move energy and cleanse ceremonial and personal space

In the Amazon jungle, a Waira / Chacapa is used in ayahuasca ceremonies. The shaman, singing Ikaros, shakes it and moves it with various techniques that work the energy of the ceremony in different ways. 

The sound of Chacapa is said to soothe patients during the ceremony and helps to “purify” their energy. There are many shamanic ways of moving Waira, and each one creates a different sound and a different energy wave. According to Amazonian tales, a shaman working with a person can capture their negative energy in a shakapa, which he (or she) then blows through or shakes off the leaves into the forest.

Any “evil spirit” or heavy or dense energies can then be absorbed by and dissipated into Mother Nature’s purifying energy.

Note: These are very rare in the USA and are very difficult to import due to agriculture laws. These are only for sale within the USA. No international shipping.