Details of my Sapo Training Course
Someone asked me about my sapo course: Time, cost, what is involved in
the training. Since I don't know that I've ever written it down, well,
here it is.
Training is 10 days. Cost is $1500; if you stay at my
house and I have to cook and clean, it's an extra $500. We eat well.
Alternative, if you don't have a friend nearby, is a motel/rental car
down the road two miles. Nice, clean rooms. My house is a relative steal
if I have room available when you train. Details: First couple of days
there are sort of long talks about the medicine, issues that come up
with clients, the history, that sort of thing. By day 3 we're into more
specifics and so some days there is an hour of talk; some days maybe not
much.
In terms of medicine, there is a lot: Day one: One burn. Day
two: two burns, first nu-nu if you want to learn that as well (no extra
charge; no discount without it). Day 3: Three burns, and nu-nu. Day 4: 3
burns morning, 3 burns afternoon. You do your own afternoon burns, plus
you burn me and whoever else is is the house, one burn each. Day 5: 3
morning, three afternoon, plus nu-nu, plus burn me, plus give me nu-nu.
Day 6: repeat day 5, with more pain because you will be getting tired of
being whipped by the medicine. Day 7: Kambo style application in the
morning. Smaller burns, mixed with water, drinking water before medicine
to facilitate vomiting. Day 8-9, I will call in several people each day
for you to serve. I will supervise but let you run your show and
quietly critique you. I will also act as your assistant on those two
days.
You will also be serving nu-nu to those who want it, and will
be expected to tell me what to buy to make certain that everyone has
access to fast sugar (oranges), electrolytes (Limes/sea salt), and
plenty of water for rehydration. I will buy the stuff or we can do it
together, but I will expect that you will know what you need,
top-to-bottom from your first week's experience.
You will be
expected to know when people are allowed to leave--they've got to be
fully back together--and if someone needs two extra hours, you will be
expected to give them that. It's certainly something you will come up
against regularly in your practice.
Day 10: A written exam. 25
questions, short essay answers. You can use my book or a computer or
your class notes with me as much as you like: It is not a test to trick
you but a test to make certain you have grasped enough to be able to
answer the questions your clients will have. You are welcome to leave
after day 9 and do the test at your leisure if you like.
If I left out anything, let me know.
Overall, you will be expected to do enough medicine that none of your
clients will be able to BS you and tell you the big amounts they've done
because you will have done 7 days, with three of those double days,
more than most people have ever done in a month. You will be expected to
know how to serve both sapo and nu-nu; sapo style and kambo style, and
handle emergencies with aplomb. You will know who not to serve and why
they can't be served. You will understand the need for an assistant for
groups of three or more. You will be able to answer questions your
clients have or know where to find the answers. Good?
And then ,
when you leave, you will get one fresh stick of sapo, and the remainder
of the stick(s) you worked with. That will be more than enough medicine
to repay the cost of the entire cost and then some--you will find you
will get 25 or so (often more) people on a single stick. And you will
have me to call when you run into things that throw you off. No limit to
the help you can ask--I mean, reasonably ask. I want you out there
helping people gloriously. That's what I am aiming for with this course.
1 comment:
Hi peter
I am in South Africa, wondering where you are based for this training? I'd love to train with you at some point.
Regards,
Romy
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