Bobinsana Rapé | Compassion | Noke Koi Tribe

Like water moving gently through the landscape, Bobinsana invites us to soften into the wisdom of the heart. Through compassion, we learn to meet ourselves, others and the world with greater tenderness - discovering that an open heart allows us to feel deeply without losing ourselves in what we feel.

Best For

• Strengthening resilience and inner stability
• Clearing stagnant or heavy energy
• Supporting introspection and emotional release
• Strengthening energetic boundaries
• Cultivating clarity and centred presence
  

Chakra Points

• Heart

Strength

• Gentle-Medium

Description

Bobinsana is a revered Amazonian master plant whose delicate pink flowers grow along the rivers and waterways of the rainforest. Deeply associated with the heart, she is known for her gentle yet profound ability to soften our inner landscape, inviting us into closer relationship with ourselves, nature and spirit.

Bobinsana reminds us that sensitivity is not weakness. There is strength in remaining open enough to feel - to meet grief, love, tenderness and joy without closing the heart against them. Her medicine invites emotional honesty and compassion, helping us listen more deeply to the subtle language of the heart and the wisdom moving beneath the surface of conscious thought.

A beautiful ally for meditation, reflection, dreamwork and heart-centred ceremony, Bobinsana invites us to soften our defences and become more receptive to what is asking to be felt. In that openness, we may discover that the heart has been quietly speaking to us all along.

Directions

• Administer your rapé using a kuripe (a sacred pipe used to self administer medicinal rapé & herbal snuffs)
  
• Place a pea sized amount of rapé on your left palm 
• Scoop half of the rapé into the long end of your kuripe
• Take several deep breaths and set your intention(s)
• Place the short end of the kuripe in your mouth and the long end in your left nostril and blow the rapé up your left nostril
• You will always administer the left nostril first and the right nostril second as the left symbolises the past (that which you are letting go of) while the right nostril represents the future (that which you are calling in)
• It is always beneficial to use the sacred pause between the two applications to contemplate that which you are letting go of / calling in
• When ready, scoop the remaining rapé on your left palm into the long end of the kuripe and blow into your right nostril
• Have a few tissues ready as you may experience some burning in the eyes and your nose might run a little bit 
• Sit quietly with your eyes closed and enjoy the beautiful calming and grounding sensation 

Care Instructions

• Store in a cool, dry place

Specifications

• 3 grams, 5 grams, 10 grams

Ingredients

• Bobinsana (Calliandra angustifolia) and tobacco (Nicotiana tobacum)

The Tribe

The Noke Koi tribe are otherwise known as the Katukina or Catuquina, Katokina, Katukena, Katukino which are generic terms attributed to five linguistically distinct but geographically proximate indigenous groups that live in southwestern Brazil at the border of the Amazonas and Acre. The Katukina are very connected to the usage of sacred plants. They consider themselves as the first tribe to receive the Kambo medicine straight from the frog. They still carry a vast knowledge about plants and the spirit of the world. Their Rapé is strong and deep, and it carries the wild and powerful spirit of the jungle.

Other

• Vegan 
• Organic
• GMO free
• No artificial flavouring and colouring
• Palm oil free
• Free of dairy, wheat, gluten, rye and tree nuts
• Comes in recyclable packaging