Lewis Powell

Founder of Kambo Practitioner Alliance

Lewis Powell is the founder of the Kambo Practitioner Alliance (KPA) and a Master Kambo Practitioner with 11 years of experience working with this medicine. He has sat with and learned from multiple Amazonian tribes, including the Matsés, and has completed many master plant diets over the past decade. Lewis was given permission by Matsés elders to study their way of life and learn directly about their traditional use of Dow-Kiet (Kambo), and continues to support their community through fundraising and cultural preservation. He’s personally treated thousands of clients and trained hundreds of practitioners, with a strong focus on safety, integrity, and cultural respect. Back home in Liverpool, UK, Lewis runs several grassroots community projects, including mental health and suicide prevention work. His approach is about keeping the work real, rooted, and in service — to the people, the practice, and the culture it came from.

9.00 - 9.30 AM Talk

Saturday 20th March

Welcome and Opening Prayers

Welcome to KamboCon! When we come together, we are stronger. Event producer Caitlin Thompson will initiate the event and welcome everyone to the worlds first KamboCon. Chief Yama of the Noke Koi will bless this event with an opening prayer.

9.30- 10.0 AM Talk

Saturday 20th March

One Pulse: The Ecology of Remembrance

In a world experiencing ecological, social, and spiritual imbalance, perhaps the greatest crisis isn’t simply climate change, but a crisis of relationship, born out of our severance from nature.

Through personal narrative, the lens of ceremony, and the teachings of Kambo alongside other Earth-based wisdom traditions, we’ll explore the understanding that life is not an isolated journey, but a symbiotic one. Together, we’ll examine the living connection between humans, nature, and spirit, not as separate forces, but as interwoven expressions of the same pulse. We’re reminded how reciprocity is a sacred responsibility, intention is an act of remembering, and ceremony is a way of living.

In this talk, we walk an ecological pathway to harmony, where the well-being of people and the well-being of the planet are inseparable. Along the way, the medicines will remind us what we belong to, and we’ll discover that true healing does not mean fixing ourselves, but remembering our place within the living web of life.

10.00 - 10.30 AM Talk

Saturday 20th March

Matsés Culture, Reciprocity and Responsibility.

This talk explores the culture of the Matsés people, the original guardians of Kambo. Drawing from direct stories shared by Matsés chiefs, elders, and shamans, the Lewis offers insight into their traditional use of Dow-Kiet and the deep cultural significance this medicine holds in their way of life. Having been granted permission to study their traditions and learn directly from the community,Lewis carries the responsibility of sharing their words with respect and care. The talk also examines the Matsés' first contact in 1969, the lasting impact of that moment, and the ongoing need for Kambo practitioners to act as stewards — not only of the medicine, but of the culture it originates from. Attendees are invited to reflect on the depth and sensitivity of this relationship, and to consider the true meaning of reciprocity.

9.00 - 09:30 AM Talk

Sunday 21st March

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11.00 - 12:00 PM Panel

Sunday 21st March

What does Indigenous reciprocity look like?

Indigenous reciprocity panel.