Leading The Ceremonies:
Eduardo Ogasawara

Eduardo Ogasawara was born in the 80s, in São Paulo, during the last years of the military dictatorship.
A Brazil of scarcity, fear, and inequality: violent streets, abandoned bodies, communities without prospects, and a country still rebuilding itself from the deep wounds of an oppressive history.

Growing up there meant surviving; dreaming was almost impossible. The son of multiple ancestry, Eduardo inherited early the complexity of cultures and traditions. His childhood was permeated by music, cultural diversity, tales of spirituality, traditions, and chants from Afro-Brazilian matrix terreiros and various spiritual egregores. Each sound, gesture, and story was a spiritual language that shaped his understanding of the world and of life. In adolescence, surrounded by violence, drugs, and social abandonment, Eduardo experienced the worst and the best of the human condition. He saw death, injustice, and extreme suffering, but also witnessed resilience, solidarity, and the capacity for redemption.

These years gave him a deep understanding of pain and of the necessity of empathy — essential tools for the shaman he would become.
Even in the midst of chaos, Eduardo developed rare abilities: natural leadership, empathy, quick learning, strategic vision, and the capacity for action under extreme pressure. He studied in the law school, and worked in the corporate environment to support himself, but he knew that only material life would not be sufficient.

Music remained as a spiritual axis, connecting his experience to the necessities of deep transformation. The first contact with the medicines of the forest marked a turning point. His spirit, imprisoned and suffering, began to free itself. Nothing could heal him before the time; years of preparation were necessary.
Eduardo understood that being a shaman is not glamour, title, or prestige: it is discipline, total surrender, continuous study and Evolution, and responsibility with powerful ancestral forces that demand absolute respect. For years, Eduardo went through intense preparation in all his personal life and life story, and after, with the shamans of the Noke Koi people, being chosen by spirituality itself and formally authorized to carry the healing forces through the sacred serpent Viñorono.
This process involved pain, spiritual tests, sleepless nights, and confrontations with internal limits. He learned to listen, feel, and translate ancestral forces, and how to be a powerful channel for these healing forces, and a deep understanding that healing is not only spiritual, but also physical, emotional, energetic, and social. His work has already proven hundreds of healings in multiple fields, bringing real impacts and helping countless people live with more balance and fullness.

The Vino Shuvu Institute was born from these experiences. Initially, from three ceremonies that Eduardo organized for people who needed healing, the Institute grew to be a centre of real and continuous transformation. Each ceremony is conducted by a plural team — indigenous people, women, Afro-descendants, and others — guaranteeing authenticity, depth, and respect for traditions.
The ceremonies are planned with rigor and responsibility: the work of the serpents is channelled to each person according to their needs; the chants, rituals, and pre- and post-ceremony orientations guarantee the integration of the healings and their practical application in daily life. Unlike superficial practices, the Institute offers continuous follow-up, directing participants to complementary therapies when necessary, ensuring that the transformation is real and sustainable. Beyond the spiritual dimension, the Institute acts concretely in social justice, environmental preservation, education, and health. Projects of food security, legal assistance, human development, arts and culture, preservation of biodiversity, and care for vulnerable communities reflect Eduardo’s vision that spirituality without concrete action is incomplete.

The difference in Eduardo’s work lies in visceral experience: he lived each wound that he now heals. His guidance and practical support are not only words; they are fruits of years of intense learning, direct observation of human reality, and the application of healings in multiple contexts. He leads people, families, and communities to real transformation, showing that spirituality allied with conscious action can generate profound and lasting changes.

Throughout this trajectory, Eduardo faced persecutions and resistance. His ethical and committed proposal goes against commercial models of spirituality, where healings are sold as merchandise and the depth of the work is ignored. He persevered, even in the face of criticism, vanities, and foreign interests, remaining faithful to the mission of generating real impact and not fame.
Today, Edu is more than a shaman and president of the Institute: he is a community leader, an agent of social, environmental, and spiritual transformation, with a vision that transcends borders of race, creed, religion, social position or nationality. The Vino Shuvu Institute represents this mission: deep healing, conscious social cohesion.