Sananga
Clarity has a taste: it burns. Sananga is one of our favorite jungle medicines because it’s sharp and it’s immediate.
These sacred eye drops are made from the roots of Tabernaemontana undulata, a traditional Amazonian plant used for cleansing both body and perception. Known for their fiery sting and their afterglow of stillness, Sananga helps reset the system physically, energetically, and intuitively.
Applied to the eyes, the drops sharpen not only vision but also awareness. It’s said to help heal the physical eyes over time and to refine the inner eye.
This is the kind of seeing that doesn’t depend on light. It’s the seeing that senses truth. The kind that lives behind your eyelids.
In our retreats we offer Sananga toward the end of ceremony to ground, bring clarity and to close the circle with presence.
The sensation is intense. A fiery ache at the center of one’s being. And yet, within this pain lies a choice: Contract or relax. Resist or breathe. This is where Sananga becomes more than medicine. It becomes a practice of realignment.
It teaches us not to react to discomfort. Not just in the eyes but in life. The more gently we meet the pain, the faster it dissolves. And in its place: a wide, clean quiet and a deep sense of peace unfolds.
At-Home UsE
If you’ve worked with Sananga before and feel called to continue, we encourage you to make it part of your home rhythm. Some of our clients use it regularly - especially those working with screens or overstimulated minds. You can find high-quality Sananga drops at www.katukina.com.
Here is a little step-by-step guide:
Have some tissues at hand to clean your nose if you have to. do not try t whipe your eyes!
Lie down and bring your head into a vertical position.
Put one drop into each inner corner of your closed eyelids.
When you are ready, use your fingers to open your eyes and roll around your eyeballs until the liquid spreads.
Breathe slowly and deeply. You may breathe in through your feet upwards to the top of your head. and out downwards from your crown to your feet Relax your body with each breath.
The intense burning sensation will only last about 90 seconds and subsides faster the more often you counter-intuitivly open your eyes.
After 10-15 minutes, it is done and you can get up relaxed and refreshed while giving your eyes some more time to adjust to bright light.
Please note: Sananga should always be approached with respect and care. First-time users are advised to consult experienced guides or practitioners familiar with plant medicine traditions.