Maestro Guillermo Arevalo Valera, also known as Kestembetsa — “Echo of the Universe” — is a renowned Shipibo healer from Peru who has dedicated his life to preserving and sharing the ancestral plant medicine of the Amazon. After studying nursing in Brazil, he chose the path of traditional healing, spending 18 months in isolation dieting master plants. Known as a “healer of healers,” he has founded healing centers, spoken at the United Nations, and leads ceremonies around the world, carrying the wisdom of his people to those seeking true healing.

MAESTRO GUILLERMO
AREVALO VALERA

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Our goal is to protect these lands and the ancient vegetal knowledge they contain.

We are committed to preserving and sharing them with future generations of Maestros and Maestras.

It is Maestro Kestembetsa’s wish that this wisdom spread across the globe to help heal and awaken.

In Shipibo, the word Ishmin means “Condor,” an important bird in Shipibo cosmology, a messenger soaring higher than any other animal, connecting heaven to earth.

Ishmin Center is located deep in the Amazon rainforest, two hours from the city of Pucallpa in Eastern Peru. The Ucayali region is renowned for it’s dedicated Shipibo healers and is home to the Arevalo lineage. The jungle land Ishmin is located on has historical significance to the Arevalos, sacred to their ancestors for it’s rich spiritual energy and powerful plant spirit teachers.

Vision and mission

About The Ishmin Center

Maria Valera Teco, also known as Panshinbiri-Inunkena, was born in the town of Calleria around 1930 and passed at 2025.

Maestros mama

Dona Maria

Rider Arevalo

Shaman

Shipibo-Conibo Healer and youngest son of Kestembetsa, currently operating his own center, Amazonia Moyano.

ISHMIN FAMILY

Don Benito Arevalo

Barbaranan

Also known as Soi Rono, was born on June 24th, 1920, in Contama and passed on January 1, 2004.

Our team brings together experienced facilitators and dedicated space holders, rooted in authentic traditions and holistic healing practices. Each guide offers their unique gift with integrity, presence, and care.

Guillermo Segundo Arevalo

Shaman

Healer and spiritual guide trained in ancestral plant medicine and energy work, apprenticed under Shipibo master Kestenbetsa.

Healer and spiritual guide trained in ancestral plant medicine and energy work, apprenticed under Shipibo master Kestenbetsa.

Tabaquera

Mirian Arevalo Rojas

A skilled practitioner combining intuitive touch with holistic techniques to support deep relaxation, healing, and embodiment.

Massage Therapist

Vanessa Arevalo

Shipibo-Conibo healer and curandera from the Peruvian Amazon, known for her deep lineage and dedication to traditional plant medicine.

Maestra Shaman

Hilda Arevalo Rojas

Maestro Kestembetsa

Lead maestro, Expositor

Kestenbetsa is a world-renowned Shipibo Shaman and Curandero "Healer" of the Peruvian Amazon.

Since 2009, Hilda has been practicing plant dieting and working as a full-time Maestra. She now lives and manages the Ishmin Center in Peru, where she shares her ancestral knowledge through healing ceremonies and guidance. One of her unique gifts is working with roses and flowers — rare among Shipibo healers. She believes these plants help uplift the spirit and release emotional blocks, channeling the nurturing energy of the Divine Mother through her work.

A mother of seven, Hilda continues her healing path alongside her father, actively protecting the cultural and environmental heritage of her people. Her life is a powerful testament to resilience, tradition, and love for the Earth.

Hilda Arevalo Rojas is a Shipibo Maestra and spiritual healer, born in 1975 in a small Indigenous community on the border of Loreto and Ucayali in Peru. Coming from a long line of traditional healers, including her father Maestro Kestembetsa and her grandmother María, Hilda grew up surrounded by plant medicine and spiritual knowledge. From a young age, she assisted in healing practices and learned firsthand how traditional medicine could change lives.

Though her early life was rooted deeply in Shipibo culture and language, Hilda later attended a bilingual Indigenous institute, where she studied teaching and connected with other Amazonian tribes. These experiences strengthened her dedication to preserving her culture and passing it on to the next generation.

ABOUT MAESTRA HILDA AREVALO

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Born in the Pauyan community, Maestro Ranin Rawa began his spiritual path at 14. After his parents passed away, Ranin Rawa went deep into the jungle and stayed there for 3 years, dieting alone. His time spent in the jungle solidified his deep respect for nature and animals. After his time in the jungle, he went on to study Veterinary Science. Today, as a natural healer and spiritual guide, he continues to help people and animals through his energy work and medicine. As an apprentice and nephew of Maestro Kestembetsa, Ranin Rawa has dedicated himself to learning and sharing plant medicine. As he provides a balanced perspective on the spiritual sides of nature and the world.

Maestro, Shipibo Shaman

about Ranin Rawa