Affiliate Highlight ~ Meet The Friends of Katukina.us

Discover musician and marketer Johan Danno’s journey with Hapé, conscious creativity, ethical plant traditions, community, and the mission of Katukina.US. Extended Blog Excerpt Meet Johan Danno, a West Palm Beach musician, songwriter, marketing strategist, and conscious creator whose path brings together music, community, nature, and intentional ritual. In this Katukina.US Affiliate Spotlight interview, Johan shares how his relationship with Hapé developed through years of personal exploration, ceremony, travel, and connection with Indigenous plant traditions. He explains why grounding, humility, respect, and responsible stewardship remain central to his personal practice and the spaces he helps create for others. The conversation also explores Johan’s experience with Katukina.US, his appreciation for thoughtfully sourced ethnobotanical offerings, and his belief that sacred traditions should be approached with humility rather than through titles or ego. Beyond plant traditions, Johan discusses his work as a musician and marketing strategist, the conscious projects he is building, and his vision for bringing people together through music, storytelling, workshops, retreats, travel, conservation, and community experiences. Read the full Johan Danno interview to explore his perspective on Hapé, conscious creativity, ethical plant stewardship, the healing power of human connection, and our shared responsibility to honor ancestral wisdom and protect the natural world.

Introduction Katukina.us Affiliate Spotlight Series: There’s a moment—when you sit with the right person, the right medicine, the right intention—where something shifts. You slow down. You soften. You remember.   In our affiliate spotlight series, Katukina.us, is about those moments… also lifting people up who deserve to be seen. This series exists to shine a light on them. In our next Affiliate Highlight, we step into the world of Camila Cóndor, founder of Medicine Wombyn Cacao in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Camila’s work is rooted in a deep, embodied relationship with ceremonial cacao—held not just as a product, but as a living medicine of the heart. For generations, cacao has been used in ritual to open emotional pathways, deepen connection, and bring us back into presence with ourselves and others.   Through Medicine Wombyn Cacao, Camila shares ethically sourced, ceremonial-grade cacao infused with intention, reverence, and care. Her offerings invite a different rhythm—one that honors feeling, creativity, and the quiet intelligence of the body. It’s not about doing more… it’s about listening deeper. In this conversation, Camila shares her path, her connection to cacao, and the way she holds space for others—especially women—to return to their heart, their voice, and their inner knowing through ritual and presence.   Affiliate Highlight: Camila Cóndor (Medicine Wombyn Cacao) BUSINESS NAME: Medicine Mombyn Cacao ROLE:   Founder & Ceremonial Cacao Facilitator at Medicine Wombyn Cacao LOCATION:   New Smyrna Beach, FL FOCUS: Ceremonial Cacao, Heart-Centered Ritual, Feminine Embodiment SOCIALS:   Instagram: @Medicinewombyncaco Sharing Your Practice Discover My Ritual: How do Katukina.us's offerings support your personal rituals or the space you hold for others? What is an example? Katukina.us’s offerings support the spaces I hold by helping me deepen the prayer, protection, and intentionality around ritual. As someone who works with Cacao, sound, song, womb work, and earth-based practices, I value having access to tools that feel rooted in care and right relationship. I have worked with their hapé, sananga, and mapacho, as well as their artisan pieces, and each has supported me in different layers of preparation and presence. Whether I am preparing for a Cacao gathering, opening a private session, or tending to my own personal prayer, these tools help me arrive more fully, more grounded, and more connected. The Featured Medicine If you could recommend just one product from our collection to a fellow practitioner, which would it be — and why? I would recommend their Colombian Cacao. It is the same Cacao I source and share through Medicine Wombyn Cacao and I know exactly where it comes from in Valle del Cauca, Colombia, through relationships that are personal and rooted in care for the land and the people. While they offer other blends and preparations, I personally prefer working with the pure ceremonial bar from Colombia, where it naturally grows with extra fat content (the nutrients live in the fat). There is something about its simplicity and integrity that allows the medicine to speak clearly. I trust it as true heart medicine, supporting emotional openness, nervous system regulation, and deeper connection in a very embodied way. RECOMMENDED OFFERING: Ceremonial Cacao from Colombia  Why Katukina.US What makes Katukina.us your trusted source for these medicines or tools? Katukina.us is very dear to my heart because they were the first wholesale buyer of Medicine Wombyn Cacao. They have supported my growth not only as a business, but also on a personal level. That kind of relationship means everything to me. I have also experienced the quality and intention behind their offerings firsthand, from their plant medicines to their artisan-made pieces like Shipibo dresses, alpaca ponchos, and ruanas. It is rare to find a place where both the medicines and the crafts feel held with this level of integrity. Their work feels rooted in relationship, not just transaction, and that is something I deeply value. Integrity & Responsibility What does ethical, intentional use of plant medicine mean in your work? Ethical and intentional use of plant medicine means remembering that these are not just products. They are connected to land, culture, and lineage. In my work, this means moving with care, honoring consent, education, preparation, and integration. It also means not overusing or misrepresenting these tools, and being mindful of how and when they are shared. I approach this work with humility, always remembering that the medicine is not mine. I am simply in a relationship with it. I also feel sourcing directly from indigenous communities as much as possible is the best way to go, and I see how, at Katukina.us, they can even tell you the names of who prepared the medicines more often than not.  Community & Mission What are you currently building, protecting, or devoted to that you'd love our community to know about? I am currently devoted to growing Medicine Wombyn Cacao, a heart-centered Cacao company rooted in ethical sourcing, prayer, and remembrance. Our Cacao is shared as heart medicine, supporting people in reconnecting to themselves, their bodies, and the earth. Alongside that, I hold spaces for women, children, and community through music, movement, education, and earth-based practices. At the center of it all is the intention to bring ritual back into everyday life in a way that feels accessible, grounded, and true. Follow on Socials: Medicina Wombyn Cacao or Camila Cóndor | Visit Website We are honored to walk alongside Camila — a woman devoted to the quiet, powerful work of remembering. Through each cup of cacao, each space she holds, and each offering she shares, there is an invitation to soften, to feel, and to return to the heart. Her presence carries a deep reverence for the medicine, the lineage it comes from, and the people it continues to touch.  What she is building with Medicine Wombyn Cacao is not just a business, but a living prayer — one that honors connection, embodiment, and the sacred rhythm of being human. Her trust in the medicine, her care for community, and her alignment with the values of Katukina.us reflect the kind of relationship we hold close — rooted in integrity, devotion, and a shared intention to walk in beauty with the earth and one another. Haux. 🌿 Explore our full collection of articles at Katukina.US Each offering supports the preservation of ancestral wisdom and the living communities behind it.

Introduction Katukina.us Affiliate Highlight Series: With headlines and news feeds that often highlight what’s wrong with the world, we’d like to share what’s right with it. We at Katukina.us wanted to start sharing good news and inspiring people making a difference in this world. We wanted to learn about their practice, what their favorite offering is that we carry, what their ritual and connection to it looks like, and why they believe our family at Katukina.us is the right choice for esoteric supplies and ethnobotanicals sourced responsibly that honor direct reciprocity. Katukina.us is more than a business - it is a collection of heart-centered people, wanting to live better lives and make the world a better place. As such, we have the honor and privilege of connecting with and meeting some of the most inspiring people to walk this life with. We call them friends of Katukina.us, but they are so much more... to us, they are family. Our Friends & Affiliates Spotlight Series celebrates these individuals — the rainbow light warriors who carry these traditions forward with reverence, who hold safe containers for transformation, and who embody the values of ethical, intentional practice. Each featured practitioner has a story, a calling, and a message worth sharing. We are honored to introduce our first spotlight in this series, someone who has directly impacted our journey and helped us get to where we are today: Laura Kazimer — the breathwork queen and facilitator, the plant medicine practitioner, and ceremonialist whose path with the medicines has been one of deep personal transformation and community service.   Affiliate Spotlight: Laura Kazimer BUSINESS NAME: Divine Emergence, LLC ROLE:   Breathwork Facilitator & Plant Medicine Practitioner  LOCATION:   Lake Worth, FL. FOCUS: Ceremonial Facilitation, Hapé Integration, Retreat Hosting SOCIALS:   Instagram: @divine_emergence Sharing Your Practice Discover My Ritual: How do Katukina.us's offerings support your personal rituals or the space you hold for others? What is an example? Katukina.us’s offerings have supported both my personal rituals and the spaces I hold for others in a deeply meaningful way. Working with the medicine of hapé has helped me connect with my spirit on a profound level—it was one of the first medicines I ever sat with, and it played a key role in shaping my practice, my beliefs, and my spirituality. As I began incorporating hapé into the spaces I hold, I witnessed others experience a sense of calm, grounding, and centeredness—often entering deep meditation for the first time. An example of this is during group or one-on-one sessions, where participants share how supported and present they feel through the medicine. What I truly love about Katukina.us is that the offerings carry not just the medicine itself, but also the spirit of the community and the tribes behind it, which is something that can be felt and honored in every ritual and container I facilitate. The Featured Medicine If you could recommend just one product from our collection to a fellow practitioner, which would it be — and why? If I had to recommend just one product to a fellow practitioner, it would be the Yamanja blend. This was the first blend where I felt a deep, powerful connection to the spirit of the medicine, and that experience has stayed with me ever since. The medicine carries a strong, supportive presence that translates beautifully back into everyday life. While it’s honestly hard to choose just one—because there are several offerings I deeply love—the Yamanja hapé blend stands out for its ability to facilitate connection, grounding, and a felt sense of reverence for the medicine.  That depth and consistency are why it’s the one I would most confidently recommend from Katukina.us. RECOMMENDED OFFERING: Nukini Yemanja | Loving Serenity Hapé Why Katukina.US What makes Katukina.us your trusted source for these medicines or tools? What makes Katukina.us my trusted source is that it truly feels like a family. Some of my deepest connections have come through Katukina—the facilitators, the community, and the tribes they are in relationship with. There is a level of integrity, care, and reverence that is felt, not just spoken. Katukina has genuinely helped shape my medicine journey.  I was already serving breathwork before working with hapé, but hapé supported me in stepping even further into my path, deepening both my personal practice and the way I hold space for others. What makes Katukina special is that they don’t just offer medicine or tools—they steward relationships, lineage, and spirit, and that difference is unmistakable. Integrity & Responsibility What does ethical, intentional use of plant medicine mean in your work? Ethical, intentional use of plant medicine in my work begins with safety—always. That means creating truly safe containers, carefully vetting facilitators, thoughtfully screening participants, and ensuring everyone is fully informed and aligned before sitting with the medicine. This includes health histories, honest conversations, and discernment around whether someone is genuinely a good fit at that time. The medicine will do its job—we know this—but our responsibility is to steward the space with integrity and care. Another essential aspect of ethical use is integration support. Whether the experience is a breathwork journey, a hapé ceremony, or a deep ayahuasca journey, integration is where the real work happens. Supporting people in making meaning of their experience and grounding it in daily life is, in my opinion, the most important part of working ethically with these medicines. Community & Mission What are you currently building, protecting, or devoted to that you'd love our community to know about? I’m currently building something really close to my heart—a retreat experience in Ecuador with a beautiful group of participants (learn more or book here). I will host two retreats there this year. While there, we will work closely with powerful medicines, including hapé from Katukina.us, creating safe, transformative spaces for connection and growth. Alongside the retreats, I’m also developing a breathwork training program to guide and mentor new facilitators, introducing them to this work and the medicine. My hope is to continue cultivating a supportive, growing community where the practice, the medicine, and the people who hold space for it can thrive together Learn About Retreat | Follow Laura On Instagram | Visit Website We are honored to walk alongside practitioners like Laura — who carry the medicines with reverence, who build community with intention, and who understand that this work is as much about the space held as the medicine shared. Her devotion to safe, ethical facilitation and her trust in the offerings of Katukina.us reflect exactly the kind of relationship we seek to cultivate with every partner, affiliate, and member of our community. Haux. 🌿 Explore our full collection of articles at Katukina.US Each offering supports the preservation of ancestral wisdom and the living communities behind it.