Your Kambo

Experience

At Dots on Kambo, I, Stephen, am dedicated to making the powerful, traditional experience of Kambo accessible, and deeply meaningful for my clients throughout New York. Every session is designed around your individual intentions, health history, and comfort level, ensuring a profound and supportive healing journey.

Understanding the Session Structure

A Kambo session typically lasts between 2 and 3 hours, though the ordeal itself—the period when the Kambo is active in your system—is usually brief, lasting just 20 to 40 minutes.

What you can expect from your time with Dots on Kambo:

  1. Consultation and Intention Setting: We begin with a detailed conversation about your health, why you’ve chosen Kambo, and the specific physical or energetic intentions you hold for the session. This is critical for ensuring safety and maximizing your results.
  2. Preparation: You will be guided to drink a specific amount of water to prepare your body. I will then use a small, sterile, glowing stick (vine) to create the superficial points—the “dots”—on your skin, often on the upper arm or leg.
  3. Application: A small amount of the dried Kambo secretion is mixed with water and applied to these points. I will monitor you closely throughout this entire process, offering constant verbal support and ensuring you are comfortable.
  4. Integration and Rest: Once the active phase is complete and the Kambo is removed, you will be given ample time to rest, recover, and integrate the experience. I always provide grounding nourishment and time to discuss the experience before you depart.

Flexible

Service Offerings

I understand that the right setting is crucial for a transformative experience. That’s why Dots on Kambo offers two convenient and professional service models:

1. The Tranquil In-Home Session

For many, the deepest healing happens when they are most relaxed. An in-home session allows you to experience Kambo in the ultimate sanctuary: your own home.

  • Maximum Comfort: There is no need to travel before or immediately after the session. You can simply rest and integrate the experience in your familiar environment.
  • Privacy: Complete discretion and privacy are maintained throughout the entire process.
  • What I Bring: I arrive with all necessary, sterile supplies, a comfortable mat, and the tools to create a safe and serene healing space within your home.
  • Service Area: Available across the greater New York area (specific travel radius confirmed upon booking).

2. Visit My Dedicated Space

If you prefer to step out of your everyday environment and into a dedicated healing space, you are welcome to visit me for your Kambo treatment.

  • Dedicated Setting: My treatment space is intentionally designed to be calm, grounded, and free of distractions, fostering an optimal environment for the healing process.
  • Professional Environment: You benefit from a structured, tranquil setting optimized solely for Kambo work and deep focus.
  • Location: Located in a quiet, accessible area within New York (full address provided upon booking).

I provide integration sessions for individuals who have sat with plant medicines as well.

The

Preparation

To ensure a safe and profound experience, please adhere to the following physical guidelines. Your body must be ready to receive and process this powerful medicine:

  • Mind and Intention: Arrive with a clear mind and a firmly set intention for the session.
  • Alcohol: Completely avoid all alcohol for a minimum of 24 to 48 hours prior to your scheduled treatment.
  • Dietary Choices: While a formal dieta isn’t required, we strongly recommend eating clean, nutritious, and easily digestible foods.
  • Minimize or avoid processed foods, heavy meats, and refined sugars in the days leading up to your session. We suggest following a Low Tyramine Diet to reduce strain on your system. (Find more detailed information in our Blog Section.)
  • Rest: Ensure you get a full, restorative night’s sleep the evening before your appointment.
  • Fasting: You must have an empty stomach for the session. Do not eat anything for 10 to 12 hours prior to the application of Kambo.
  • Hydration: Proper hydration is vital for safety and effectiveness. Drink at least 2 liters of water per day for five days leading up to your session. You may also enjoy unsweetened herbal teas. We will provide the water you need to drink on the day of your session.

What to Bring

Please come prepared with a few items to ensure your maximum comfort and recovery:

  • Comfort Items: A towel, a personal blanket, and any extra paper towels you might want.
  • Clothing: Wear loose, comfortable clothing. Please bring two extra sets of fresh clothes—you will want to change immediately following the ordeal.
  • Post-Session Fuel: Coconut water and juicy, easily digestible fruits (such as watermelon) to help restore your electrolytes and energy after the session.
  • Your Best Self: Don’t forget to bring your good vibes and an open heart!

If you have any questions about these guidelines, please reach out before your session.

Important

Exclusions

our safety is our absolute priority. Kambo is a powerful medicine and is strictly contraindicated for individuals with certain health conditions. If you have or have had any of the conditions listed below, you cannot participate in a Kambo session.

Cardiovascular and Circulatory Conditions

We cannot administer Kambo if you have any history of:

  • Stroke or Heart Attack.
  • Heart Bypass Surgery or Heart Valve Replacement Surgery.
  • Enlarged Heart (Cardiomyopathy) or Congestive Heart Disease.
  • Pericardial Effusion or Excess Fluid in the Heart Sac.
  • Implanted Cardiovascular Defibrillators.
  • Aneurysms or Blood Clots.
  • Seriously low or high blood pressure that requires regular medication.
  • Brain Hemorrhages.

Serious Illnesses and Treatments

Kambo is not compatible with the following medical situations:

  • Individuals currently undergoing Chemotherapy or Radiation Therapy.
  • Recipients of an Organ Transplant.
  • Anyone recovering from a Major Surgical Procedure.
  • People taking immunosuppressants for any condition.
  • Diagnosis of Addison’s Disease.
  • Current and severe Epilepsy.

Mental Health and Nervous System

Due to the intense nature of the experience, we exclude individuals with:

  • Serious Mental Health Conditions or a current Psychiatric Diagnosis (e.g., severe bipolar disorder, active psychosis).

Pregnancy and Motherhood

  • Pregnant Women at any stage.
  • Women who are breastfeeding a child under 1 year of age.

Important

Considerations and Disclosures

While not outright exclusions, the following require attention and communication with your practitioner:

  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS): Kambo intensifies the immune system, and participation requires extreme caution and full disclosure. We will need to discuss your specific condition thoroughly before proceeding.
  • Menstruation: Women in their “moon cycle” should be aware that their menstrual flow may increase for up to three days following the Kambo application.
  • Asthma: If you are asthmatic, you must ensure you have your prescribed inhaler with you and inform the practitioner before the session begins.

It is your responsibility to fully and honestly disclose all relevant health information before treatment. Failure to do so may result in a dangerous situation. If you have any serious mental or health problems, please notify us before your booking is confirmed.

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Plant Medicine

Integration Sessions

Kambo and other sacred medicines open deep gateways into the self, revealing emotions, memories, and truths that often lie beneath the surface. Yet, the true healing begins after the experience. Integration is the most essential part of the journey, where the insights gained through the medicine are woven into everyday life and transformed into lasting change.

In my integration sessions, I offer grounded guidance to help you make sense of what surfaced during your Kambo or sacred medicine experience. Together, we explore the root causes of your anxieties, depression, or emotional imbalances through the lens of what the medicine revealed. Rather than getting lost in the intensity of the journey, we translate those experiences into clear understanding and embodied wisdom.

Through mindful conversation, reflection, and practical strategies, I support you in unlearning patterns and reactions shaped by trauma and gently redirect them toward behaviors that foster peace, balance, and positive living. Integration is where healing deepens, where awareness becomes action, and insight becomes transformation.

These sessions create a safe, compassionate space for you to ground, recalibrate, and carry your experience forward with clarity, intention, and renewed vitality.