Marosa – a Plant to rebuild Self-Esteem and Heal a Broken Heart

Those who have suffered experiences of abuse, abandonment or other trauma, particularly in childhood, often develop low self-esteem and associated unhealthy patterns in adulthood around seeking love and a sense of belonging in the world. Unfulfilling habits like looking for love in the wrong places, giving too much (or too little) in relationships, or allowing disrespect or dishonourable treatment from others, and many other ways that can lead a person to feel less worthy of love, more uncertain of self, and ultimately even more starved of a sense of belonging in the world...

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Caya Shobo Ayahuasca Healing Retreat Center

• 07/11/2023

 Those who have suffered experiences of abuse, abandonment or other trauma, particularly in childhood, often develop low self-esteem and associated unhealthy patterns in adulthood around seeking love and a sense of belonging in the world. Unfulfilling habits like looking for love in the wrong places, giving too much (or too little) in relationships, or allowing disrespect or dishonourable treatment from others, and many other ways that can lead a person to feel less worthy of love, more uncertain of self, and ultimately even more starved of a sense of belonging in the world.
It is clear that for many people today there exists an intense desire to feel loved and wanted, to feel a full-bodied certainty of value in the world and to be available to experience and share love in healthy ways. There is also a growing understanding that the search for healthful relationship must begin with the journey within. As acclaimed author Brene Brown tells us in her book Daring Greatly: “true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance”.

In Dieta, an experienced maestro first prepares the participant's inner energetic landscape by clearing away negative or unclean energies and contaminants from their entire system (body, mind, emotions and spirit). Then using their own established relationships with the master plant spirits, the maestro invites the Marosa spirit into the inner world of the participant and an energetic ‘seed’ of this union of human and plant consciousness is sown in that inner ‘soil’. For a period of time it is then necessary to follow certain restrictions that the Shipibo have learned are required by the plant spirits. If this is done well, with solid focus and discipline, the seedling of energy may grow and flower within causing surprising shifts in sub-conscious and conscious awareness at a root cellular level. Through Dieta, one is able to receive the sacred knowledge and power of the master plant spirits in a subtle but profound way, and over time this can facilitate a deep transformational healing of the integrated physical, mental, emotional and spiritual being.


Since the dawn of humanity people have used plants to heal the body – to fight infection, soothe digestion, invigorate and purify the blood and organs, calm the nervous system, etc. But in the West we have forgotten the ancient wisdom of the profound spiritual and emotional healing power of plants. Native shamanic peoples around the world still understand and deeply embrace in their traditional healing practices the knowledge that plants are not simply dumb, inert beings of limited intelligence, but rather are highly advanced sentient spirits that carry immense wisdom, power and gifts of healing.
Westerners are starting to cotton on, but the Amazonian Shipibo people have never forgotten that we humans, along with all other living creatures on the planet are equally vital members of one grand web of consciousness that is Mother Earth, Pachamama. The secrets of how to enter into energetic and spiritual connection with the living intelligence or consciousness of these teacher plant spirits through “Master Plant Dieta” has been passed down from Shipibo generation to generation over thousands of years.

At Caya SHobo guests have the opportunity to diet the Marosa master  plant teacher spirit or other sacred teacher plants during a 12 day stay.
Check out our website to hear the Marosa Icaro and read about guests sharing their experiences of dieting Marosa and how she helped them heal a broken heart, rebuild self-esteem and initiate a sacred journey to self-love.
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Marosa Master Dieta Plant at Caya Shobo

Marosa maestra dieta plant at Caya Shobo, Iquitos, Peru

Marosa is a healing plant that can help a person embark on this spiritual and emotional journey into the self in a deeply experiential way. Well known amongst Amazonian Shipibo healers for her power to heal a broken-heart and inspire a renewed appreciation and love of self and the beauty that resides within, Marosa is one of the master plant spirits revered for her watery feminine quality and the great healing power she embodies. Marosa is chosen by many Shipiba maestras as a key spiritual ally in their healing work. There is even an ancient melody recognized as the sacred Icaro or song of Marosa, the voice of her spirit.