Liesl Citlalli Tlalli Tamani has been involved with plant medicines more than two decades and started facilitating ceremonies about 17 years ago, after being invited and consecrated to do so by her teachers and elders. She has travelled to Brazil and Mexico numerous times to receive further instructions in her training, and to deepen her work with the medicines.
She has extensively studied the teachings of North, Central and South American shamanism and plant medicines, as well as that of the Red Path and Sacred Fire and she leads shamanic plant journeys and ceremonies on a regular basis
Her work mainly comprise the following –
- Ceremonies in the lineage of the Sacred Fire of Itzachilatlan – Liesl leads the Vision Quest in Africa, as well as Temazcales (sweat lodges), Medicine Temazcales, Three and Four Tobacco Half Moon Ceremonies, and is a pipe carrier, vision quester, sacred dancer, counsellor and ordained medicine woman of the Sacred Fire of Itzachilatlan. She received the blessings and authorisation to facilitate the ceremonies of Temazcal, Medicine Temazcal and Half Moon Ceremony from Aurelio Diaz Tekpankalli, her teacher and Chief of the Sacred Fire of Itzachilatlan, based in Mexico. In this lineage, she is available to facilitate weddings, blessings, coming of age ceremonies and ceremonies for departed ones.
- Facilitating works in the tradition of the Santo Daime from Brazil where she has been a member for approximately 19 years.
- Traditional shamanic journeys in the Huni Kuin/ Kaxinawa tradition, working with the medicines of the Amazon basin.
- Facilitating ceremonies with the medicines of Los Niños and Huachuma.
- Applying the medicine of Kambo.
Liesl’s ceremonies are usually held at her private ceremony space about an hour from Cape Town CBD, but she regularly travels to the Garden Route, Johannesburg and Mozambique in order to facilitate her work.
Private ceremonies are available on request.