About Darrin
Hello fellow seekers, my name is Darrin. I take groups to Peru on transformational journeys to work with the top shamans there – my teachers. This work is very important to me and I love to see the growth and healing that comes from these journeys with the people I take to this sacred land. But before I started taking groups – I would go to Peru twice a year for my own healing.
I had a headache every day for three years. Western medical said nothing was wrong and that I was just getting older and “that’s what older felt like.” Then they asked if I wanted antidepressants. “I don’t want to feel good about feeling bad,” I replied! So I never took them.
My searching led me to a woman named Mama Kia who started a home for orphaned children in Sacred Valley. She took 33 kids in from off the streets and gave them a home. It was by no chance that I was guided to her. (It’s a very long and amazing story). She took me to my first ayahuasca ceremony where I truly believe I released an energetic parasite. Next day I had no headache. This was my first window of clarity and I returned to Peru for more of my own healing. It was this night that shifted my life forever.
Years later, it is I who now introduces this work to others. I host a support group for like-minded seekers called Medicine Monday in Dallas, Texas to assist in spreading this message of healing, exploring different spiritual modalities, teaching personal development and meditation practices. This has become my work.
I thank Mama Kia for introducing me to something that would change my life. And I continue her legacy by spreading this message to others. After Mana Kia passed from cancer I have continued to befriend her orphanage, bring donations from the US, and later became the president of the orphanage organization for three years. They are part of my Peruvian family.