A journey back to
what has always
been within you.

YAWANAWA JOURNEY

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Walk alongside the Yawanawa
of Mutum Village.

IN RIGHT RELATIONSHIP

Yawanawa Journey is rooted in an ongoing relationship with the Yawanawa of Mutum Village, creating opportunities to experience, learn and connect with their living traditions through song, community, ancestral wisdom and time together.

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A living people.
A living tradition.

THE YAWANAWA

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The Yawanawa are an Indigenous people of the Brazilian Amazon whose culture, language, songs and ancestral traditions continue to be carried from generation to generation.

Yawanawa Journey grows from a direct relationship with the community of Mutum Village and the people who choose to share these traditions with us.

SAITIS • THE SONGS

Songs that carry memory, prayer and relationship.

Saitis are woven through Yawanawa life and tradition, carrying stories, teachings and connection across generations. To hear the songs is to remember.

Many Ways to Connect.
One Intention.

Ways to Walk This Path

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Explore experiences, songs, teachings and practices that invite deeper connection to yourself, community and the living world.

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EXPERIENCES

Step into the forest and sit in circle with the Yawanawa in Brazil. Immersive journeys of presence, healing, and deep remembering.

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SONGS

Listen to the sacred songs (saitis) of the Yawanawa. These melodies carry prayer, medicine, and ancestral memory.

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LEARN

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Discover the Yawanawa people, their culture, wisdom, and ways of living in harmony
with all of life.

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RECIPROCITY

Explore free resources, offerings, and ways to give back. A path of gratitude, reciprocity, and right relationship.

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What we receive,
we honour.

SACRED RECIPROCITY

Reciprocity is at the heart of our relationship with the Yawanawa. It is not a transaction, but a sacred exchange of respect, gratitude, and responsibility.

We are invited to give back in ways that support their vision, sustain their culture, and help protect the Amazon and future generations.

Together, we keep this relationship alive, in balance, in gratitude, in right relation.

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What we receive,
we honour.

SACRED RECIPROCITY

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Reciprocity is at the heart of our relationship with the Yawanawa. It is not a transaction, but a sacred exchange of respect, gratitude, and responsibility.

We are invited to give back in ways that support their vision, sustain their culture, and help protect the Amazon and future generations.

Together, we keep this relationship alive, in balance, in gratitude, in right relation.

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TORONTO • NOVEMBER 2026

An invitation to gather.

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A large group of diverse people gathered indoors for a group photo, with some in traditional or colorful clothing and one person wearing a Native American headdress with feathers and face paint.

The Yawanawa return to Toronto this November for a gathering of song, prayer, teachings and community.

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