A lifetime of ceremony, healing, and transmission across African, Amazonian, and indigenous traditions.
Explore the workHe arrived at Rustlers Valley in the Maluti Mountains in December 1994 — in a white Kombi van, with a border collie and a talking parrot. He had just lost everything in a fire. He had a didgeridoo he was still learning to play. He stayed for twenty-five years.
Born in South Africa, Nixiwaka became the firekeeper at Rustlers Valley — a community in the Maluti Mountains that drew shamanic teachers from across the world. His first Ayahuasca ceremony was in 1996, in a tipi circle he built himself around a medicine wheel of standing stones. He trained as a Sangoma. He now lives in Costa Rica, where he continues to hold ceremony, build instruments, and pass the fire to his son Adam.
Nixiwaka’s son, Adam brings his voice as a guitarist, visual artist, and support facilitator. Together they create a ceremonial container that bridges generations and honours the living tradition of sacred music and healing.
“There is no path. We walk, and in walking, create it.”
Five to six hours of live music, prayer, and guided ceremony rooted in Amazonian and African traditions. The Plant is the teacher.
Learn moreThe African Sweat Hut: four rounds honouring Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. A ceremony of purification, prayer, and deep ancestral connection.
Learn moreTraditional Amazonian frog medicine, used by indigenous tribes for physical and spiritual purification. A powerful cleanse for body, mind, and spirit.
Learn moreNot a concert, not a meditation — a shamanic journey initiated by the consciousness-altering magic of sound. Didgeridoo, shaman drum, and rattles weave a field of deep release.
Learn moreCrafted from Guapinol wood and natural hide, each drum is made with intention and care. No two are the same. These are instruments of ceremony, not decoration.
EnquirePentatonic marimbas tuned by hand in three distinct tones. Rooted in African tradition and crafted in Costa Rica with local hardwoods and natural materials.
Enquire“The drumming and the didgeridoo clears cellular memories — it literally removes stuck traumas. It is like acupuncture on every cell. None of them come close to a Nixiwaka ceremony.”Natalia Gilmour · Healer, Actor & Writer · 10+ ceremonies
An initial conversation to orient yourself after ceremony. Questions answered, confusion met with care. No charge, no commitment.
Ongoing one-to-one support calls to help integrate what arose in ceremony into everyday life. Pricing aligned with Monthly Patron tier.
Plant baths, hands-on healing, and energetic bodywork for those who need deeper physical and energetic support after ceremony.
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