Anura Elizabeth

Anura is the founder of the Kambo Practitioner Collective, a global network devoted to raising the standards of Kambo facilitation through safety, integrity, and reverence. With nearly a decade of immersion in Earth-based medicine traditions, Anura’s path is anchored in lived experience and guided by a deep commitment to authenticity, originality, and integrity. Her work bridges Western education with indigenous tradition, shaped through direct study with the Matses and Yawanawa peoples and the late Jhonny Java. Her approach to Kambo is rooted in heart-centered feminine leadership, ecological responsibility, cultural respect and harm reduction. As a facilitator, educator, and speaker, she advocates for ethical practice, reciprocity with the natural world, and community accountability in the rapidly evolving field of plant and amphibian medicines. Through her work, Anura is helping shape a future where sacred traditions are honored, medicine is respected, service is a path of initiation and deep calling, and healing takes place in right relationship. After 15 years of nomadic study, pilgrimage, and exploration of cultures across the globe, she returned home to Richmond, VA where she now serves her local community at River City Kambo, weaving the sacred into the soil that raised her.