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IAKP Kambô Practitioner Training 2026

IAKP Kambô Practitioner Training

Taranaki, New Zealand | 3–16 March 2026

This immersive course lays the foundation for responsible Kambô practice. Across two concentrated weeks you’ll train in small circles, alternating hands-on practice with focused theory and supervised application. Expect a demanding, experiential format designed to build confidence, discernment, and integrity as you learn to serve Kambô for yourself and others.
IAKP Kambô Practitioner Training in Taranaki, March 2026

About the Training

Application

This IAKP Basic Practitioner Course offers a balanced curriculum of theory, hands-on application, ceremony, and self-exploration. You will train with internationally respected Master Kambô Practitioners and IAKP teachers, Andrew Mulquin, Jiri Hanus, and special guest teacher Tane Mahuta Heke.

Together, they bring deep expertise, years of experience, and an unwavering commitment to the integrity of the Kambô tradition. Their teaching supports you in developing technical skills and the inner qualities of presence, respect, and responsibility essential for this work.

What You Will Learn

  • The history, science, and cultural roots of Kambô
  • Structure and facilitation of ceremony & safe circle holding
  • Rapé, Sananga & Bechette: supporting medicines and uses
  • Burn and point techniques with practical application
  • Traditional tribal treatments & initiations
  • Self-treatment methods & layering protocols
  • Meridian, chakra, and Marma point applications
  • Basics of Auricular Kambô
  • Specialized treatment protocols for different needs
  • Contraindications, first aid & client safety
  • Sacred tools: rattles, feathers, and smoke
  • Working with spirit, prayer, and song
  • Space-holding, boundaries, and practitioner ethics
  • IAKP Code of Practice

Beyond Training: A Sacred Passage

Sweat Lodge

Alongside the strong foundation in theory and practice, this training is also a Rites of Passage experience. We initiate our training by Sweat Lodge Ritual and hold space for strong transformative process Kambô medicine.

Sweat Lodge ritual : Opening ceremony to ignite the fire of the workshop, allowing us to fully align with intend of the training through sweat and prayers and connecting us as a tribe. Builds on ancestorial teachings of indigenes people of Americas, it is a profound experience of rebirth of self.

Self-Serving session: As a Kambô practitioner its important to have a own connection with Kambô spirit. After receiving a focused teaching of safe work with Kambô, students have their first uninterrupted self serving session, stepping stone to the Kambô facilitator practice.

Stepping into the connection with the medicine of Kambô, IAKP training creates space for transformative experience of 3x3 initiation, receiving Kambô 3x times over the span of 3 hours. Participants builds deep foundational experience of transformative properties of strong Kambô sittings and can build their practice on this Rites of Passage experience.

IAKP Training excellence

IAKP

To date, the IAKP have trained over 400 Kambô practitioners around the world and we have a 97% retention rate.

IAKP Basic Level Kambô Practitioner training course program has been running since 2014 and was the first of its kind in the world. It developed entirely in house. Learning from many different communities and medicine practitioners, to form an extremely well rounded education programme.

This is much more than a 2 week training course. It is the first step in a 3-4 year journey from basic practitioner to master practitioner. Throughout the entire training process, you will receive ongoing support and teachings, opportunities to assist more experienced practitioners and if you wish, your own personal mentor.

As an IAKP Practitioner, you will benefit from the accumulated knowledge of the world’s biggest Kambô family.

Course Details

Dates & Location

3–16 March 2026
Sanctuary Hill retreat, New Plymouth
Taranaki Region, New Zealand

Investment

  • Total Cost: NZD 6,300 (all-inclusive)
  • Early Bird: NZD 5,800 if booked by 30 November 2025
  • Deposit: NZD 900 (non-refundable) secures your place

Spaces are strictly limited and in high demand. Early booking is recommended.

Booking & Contact

To register or for further information, email: info@kamboao.com

Facilitation Team

Andrew Mulquin
Andrew Mulquin
IAKP Master Practitioner & Director
Senior Teacher leading Kambô training programs since 2018. A highly experienced practitioner and dedicated educator committed to delivering the highest standard of training.
Jiri Hanus
Jiri Hanus
IAKP Master Practitioner & Trainer
A decade of Kambô ceremonies across Aotearoa, guided by deep respect for the medicine and Amazonian traditions.
Tane Mahuta Heke
Tane Mahuta Heke
IAKP Practitioner & Guest Teacher
Works with sacred frog medicine across the world since 2016.
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Venue

We’ll be hosted at Sanctuary Hill — a purpose-built retreat space with a private yoga studio set beside native bush. Between sessions you can unwind by the fireplace, soak in the spa, and enjoy sweeping views of Mount Taranaki.

Catering

Catering is fully inclusive in the retreat price — nourishing vegetarian/vegan meals with plenty of herbal teas and snacks through the day. Note any dietary requirements on your booking and we’ll do our best to accommodate them.

Wholesome retreat meals Tea and snack bar

Accommodation

Accommodation is in comfortable shared twin rooms (two people) or cabins. A limited number of single rooms is available as an upgrade (additional cost).

Twin shared room example Private single room upgrade