Shamanism and naturopathy: vibrational healing through sacred plants
- Lorraine
- 3 hours ago
- 7 min read
A meeting between two forms of wisdom: plants, vibration, and the living
In 2008, I traveled for the first time to the Peruvian Amazon jungle, on the lands of the Shipibo-Conibo people.
I had been told they healed by singing, by preparing plant baths, by blowing perfume and tobacco.
It all seemed unreal to me, almost improbable.
Before leaving, someone asked me a question: “Do you know what you want to heal?”
I had no particular illness and didn’t really understand what they meant.
Still, I followed that call, that mystery.
Two years later, I began what the Shipibo call a one-year learning dieta — the start of my path into their plant medicine and cosmovision.
An initiation into the sacred medicine of plants, the songs of the Ikaros, and shamanic healing practices.
Since then, the connection with plants and their songs has never left me.
It taught me to listen differently, to feel healing as breath, as vibration, as presence.
Much later, I found that same vibrational perception among the Hopi elders: they too speak with spirits, stones, plants, and winds. There as well, everything is alive, inhabited, filled with messages and medicine.
Shamanism and naturopathy: vibrational healing at the heart of plants
In shamanic traditions, plants are not simply remedies.
They are living spirits, beings of wisdom.
They teach, heal, and guide — not only through their chemical compounds, but through the vibration they carry and transmit.
Shamanism and naturopathy share a common view: healing is not only about the pharmacological properties of plants, but above all about energy, vibration, and direct connection with the Spirits of the plants. These are living masters — beings with whom we enter into sacred dialogue.
Among the Shipibo, these plants are called maestros — living teachers.
Through the dieta, a retreat in isolation, silence, and restriction, one enters into true relationship with them.
During the dieta, dreams, visions, and inner silence become the language through which the Spirit of the plant reveals itself.
The body opens, the soul listens, and little by little, the song is born: the ikaros, transmitted from the invisible, sung by the healers to call the Spirit of the plant and restore energetic harmony.
Healing then becomes a subtle dialogue, an exchange of essence between human and plant, woven in slowness, humility, and trust.
This view deeply resonates with Hopi teachings.
They too recognize that every natural element — rock, grass, water, wind — carries a consciousness, a breath, a force, a Spirit.
Among the Hopis, healing means returning to balance with all living things, honoring the Earth as a mother, and listening to what the invisible whispers to us.
One day, Grandmother Medicine Song confided to me:
“Among the Hopi, the medicine man or woman always asks the ill person: how long has it been since you last sang and danced?”
Often, that is where the root of illness began.
In their creation story, it is said that humans must sing and dance for the Creator.
To stop singing and dancing is to lose connection with Him — and thus illness comes.
At the heart of these two traditions lies the same truth: healing is about relationship, listening, and alliance with the Spirits of Nature.
A silent listening, a sacred dialogue
Though separated by forests and deserts, these two traditions remind us that the Earth speaks — we simply have to learn to listen.
In the jungle, the silence of the dieta becomes the space where visions appear, where the Spirit of the plant whispers, teaches, transforms.
For the Shipibo, the dieta is an act of renunciation — of the noise of the world, distractions, and habits.
Listening is the key.
Not outward listening — to advice, prescriptions, or opinions — but deep, intimate listening born from inner silence.
A return to what is essential, to the subtle messages that only reveal themselves in stillness.
A silence that allows the Spirit of the plant,
the vibration of the Earth,
to manifest in body and soul.
A silence that allows healing to unfold.
On the other side of the world, in the arid plateaus of the Southwest, the Hopi practice a similar form of listening.
They listen to every breath, every whisper of the invisible — in the wind, the warmth of the earth, the songs of birds.
They learn to read signs in the wind, to listen to the songs of stones, to walk humbly between the visible and invisible realms.
In these sacred paths, it is not about “doing,” but about entering into relationship.
To honor. To ask permission. To receive, without forcing. To be of service.
The healer is an intermediary, a translator, an ally of the Spirits.
Whether through the song of the ikaros or a Hopi prayer whispered at dawn, healing is an act of love for the living.
A way to retune the soul to the frequency of the world.
Shamanism and naturopathy: when vibration heals the body
Naturopathy, like shamanism, is based on a broader principle: returning to balance, to the natural harmony of the body.
It is a medicine of terrain, of listening, of subtle adjustment.
The body, like the Earth, knows.
It seeks balance in every moment.
The role of the practitioner — like that of the healer — is not to intervene at any cost,
but to support, to accompany, to allow.
A forest bath, a herbal infusion shared with presence, a deep breath,
may be enough to bring movement back where everything felt stuck.
That too is vibrational medicine.
A gentle wave that travels through body and soul,
and says: “You can come back to yourself.”
At the crossroads of shamanism and naturopathy,
there is the same care for the living.
The same respect for natural rhythms.
The same humility in the face of the body's intelligence.
From personal healing to healing the world
There is a subtle bridge woven between personal healing and collective healing.
When we heal within ourselves, we contribute to the healing of the world.
This truth runs through the teachings of shamanic traditions and ancestral cultures.
When transformation is deep and authentic, it creates vibrational ripples that resonate far beyond our own body.
In the Hopi view, each human being has a sacred role to play in the great web of life.
It is not only a role that connects us to one another, but also to all living beings, to the elements, and to the invisible forces.
By reconnecting to our own balance, to the forces of nature, we become carriers of peace and healing for the world.
When we are at peace with ourselves, when we are aligned, our energy radiates and impacts those around us.
This radiance is not limited to gestures or words — it is a vibrational impact that changes the air we breathe, the ground we walk on, and the souls we meet.
Every act of personal healing is an act of love for life itself, and this love resonates, amplifies, and touches the invisible, just like the sea gathers and releases its waves.
From this perspective, healing becomes a spiritual and political act:
it is to place our energy back in service to life.
It is, on an individual level, to honor the sacred alliance we have with the Earth, with the spirits, and the elements.
It is a responsibility — to live in harmony with natural forces, to care for our bodies, and to care for all that surrounds us.
The practice of vibrational healing
In shamanism, the healer is not the one who imposes a cure, but the one who opens a space — a path toward healing.
Among the Shipibo, healers sing the ikaros, sacred chants, to invoke the Spirits of the plants and allow vibration to realign body and soul.
These songs trace patterns in the subtle space, retuning the person’s energetic design.
This vibrational understanding deeply echoes Hopi wisdom.
Among the Hopi, vibration is also at the heart of healing.
Singing and dancing — the pillars of their ceremonies — are not mere artistic expressions: they are sacred ways of honoring the link with the Creator, as mentioned earlier.
An ancient teaching, found in Hopi creation stories, speaks of the vibrational centers of the human body.
Each center is connected to a specific sound, carrying a healing power.
These sounds act on different levels — physical, emotional, and spiritual — to realign the being with the laws of life.
To learn more, I invite you to explore two articles published on the blog, which delve deeply into healing, its wisdom, and its invisible dimensions:
To deepen your understanding, also explore the teaching I offer on the opening and harmonization of vibrational centers.
In a more grounded approach, the naturopath also supports the rebalancing process.
They use medicinal plants, breathing practices, relaxation, and massage to encourage the return to natural harmony.
To heal is to remember the language of the living —
one woven through silence, vibration, and gratitude.
It is to restore Spirit to its rightful place — in healing, as in life.
And to remember that we are cells of the world,
called to sing with it.
How to approach vibrational healing in your daily life?
You don’t need to go to the Amazon or receive initiation from a master to begin cultivating a relationship with vibrational healing.
Every day offers the possibility of entering into resonance with life.
– Each morning, listen mindfully to a sacred song that touches you.
– Walk in silence through nature and offer it a prayer.
– Prepare an herbal tea with gratitude, connecting to the Spirit of the plant.
– At the end of the day, write down a message from nature received in silence.
Invitation
If you wish to deepen your connection with shamanism and naturopathy, I invite you to join my workshops and ceremonies at Studio Yoga With You. Together, we will explore how plants, the elements, and vibrations can awaken the deepest healing forces within us.
I also warmly invite you to discover the teaching circles, drum healing sessions, and sharing spaces I offer — and to join our community walking this path, guided by the wisdom of the living world.
留言