Roman Hanis
Roman Hanis
Roman Hanis is an international bestselling author, healer, educator, and co-founder of Paititi Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to Indigenous cultural preservation, healing, education, and ecological stewardship.
Since arriving in the Peruvian Amazon in 2001, Roman has spent decades studying, practicing, and collaborating with Indigenous knowledge holders of the Amazon and Andes. His path has included long-term apprenticeship and relationship with Yahua, Huitoto, Ashuar, Shipibo and other Amazonian traditions, alongside ongoing study and practice within Andean lineages. In 2004, following several years of apprenticeship in the Amazon, he was formally recognized as a curandero by Yahua elders, a responsibility he continues to honor through healing work, cultural exchange, education, and community initiatives.
Roman is the author of Beyond Ayahuasca: Unlocking the Evolutionary Science of Indigenous Amazonian Wisdom to Access Your Highest Potential, published by Hay House. Drawing upon more than two decades of lived experience in the Amazon, the book brings ancestral approaches to healing into dialogue with Jungian psychology, trauma resolution, Eastern medicine, and contemplative practice. 100% of Roman’s author proceeds from the book support the development of the Yahua Ancestral School and Cultural Heritage Center in the Peruvian Amazon.
As co-founder of Paititi Institute, Roman has helped develop intercultural healing retreats, Indigenous community health and cultural exchange initiatives, educational programs, and ecological conservation projects in Peru and internationally. The Institute also stewards a 1,516-hectare biocultural reserve spanning Andean foothills and cloud rainforest near Manu National Park, protecting a landscape where biological and cultural diversity remain deeply interconnected.
Alongside his Amazonian and Andean apprenticeships, Roman has spent decades studying and practicing Jungian psychology, Tibetan Buddhist and Bön traditions, Daoist internal arts, and Traditional Chinese Medicine. His work explores the resonances between these distinct traditions without reducing their differences, bringing their practical methods into an experiential approach to healing, self-knowledge, and the realization of our intrinsic relationship with the living world.
Roman’s own recovery from a severe, life-threatening period of Crohn’s disease in 2002 became an important turning point in this path. Today, his work is centered on creating experiential bridges through which ancestral knowledge can remain a living transmission while supporting both individual transformation and the communities and ecosystems from which these traditions arise.
Upcoming Programs by Roman Hanis
Your Evolutionary Blueprint: Online Home Study Course
Also Facilitated by Cynthia Robinson
We are deeply inspired to announce the official launch of our online Home Study Course, “Your Evolutionary Blueprint” – an ongoing course that you can start anytime and approach it at your own pace! In this interactive course you will explore your own heroic inner journey through life via video talks, reading materials, self inquiry […]
Alchemy of Immortality Daoist QiGong / Andean Art Of Being: Online Home Study Course
We are inspired to share this Alchemy of Immortality Daoist QiGong / Andean Art of Being: Online Home Study Course Series in this accessible virtual format as an encouragement for awakening greater vitality in your life. This course includes 3 virtual qigong sessions you can engage with at your own pace and continue returning to. […]
Primordial Breathwork™: Online Home Study Course Series
We are inspired to share this Primordial Breathwork™: Online Home Study Course Series in accessible virtual format as an encouragement for awakening greater vitality in your life. This series focuses on the first portion of the Primordial Breathwork™ inspired by the Amazonian rainforest tribal culture which has been beneficial to us and many in our […]
Beyond Ayahuasca book Practical Alchemy Series
Also Facilitated by Robin Lyons
Beyond Ayahuasca book: The Practical Trilogy + Bonus Practice Our wholehearted gift to our friends around the world who by buying the book are supporting the Indigenous Yahua nation ancestral school development in the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest. After registering please send a screenshot of your book purchase proof to our email Info@Paititi-Institute.org This […]
Redding, Ca: Amazonian Ashuar-Based Indigenous DreamWork
4:00pm–8:00pm Join us for a special journey into the depths of the heart and soul. Dreams have long served as gateways into healing, inner development and the mysteries of our relationship with nature. Through them we can become more sensitive to the language of life, a language expressed through metaphor, association, feeling and the archetypal […]
Redding, Ca - Primordial Breathwork™ Immersion Retreat
Grass Valley, Ca: Seed of the Heart: Children/Parent Workshop on Emotions, Nature & Ancestral Wisdom
Also Facilitated by Stephanie Davis
Seed of the Heart: A Parent - Child Journey through Nature, Emotion & Ancestral Wisdom 4:30pm – 6:30pm | About the Workshop Seed of the Heart is an experiential parent–child workshop weaving Amazonian and Andean ancestral wisdom with Jungian psychology, breathwork, storytelling, art, movement, and our direct relationship with the living world. Created as part […]
Nevada city, Ca - BEYOND AYAHUASCA - Book Talk + Amazonian based Breathwork
🌿Beyond Ayahuasca — Book Talk + Amazonian based Breathwork An Evening of Indigenous Wisdom, Healing, and Sacred Activism Join us for an intimate evening with Roman Hanis, co-founder of Paititi Institute and author of the international bestselling book Beyond Ayahuasca: Unlocking the Evolutionary Science of Indigenous Amazonian Wisdom to Access Your Highest Potential. This book […]
Nevada city, Ca: Amazonian Ashuar-Based Indigenous DreamWork
3:00pm–7:00pm Join us for a special journey into the depths of the heart and soul. Dreams have long served as gateways into healing, inner development and the mysteries of our relationship with nature. Through them we can become more sensitive to the language of life, a language expressed through metaphor, association, feeling and the archetypal […]
Nevada city, Ca: Amazonian/Tibetan Primordial Breathwork w/ Ceremonial Cacao
This workshop integrates two ancestral lineages of breath science: the Amazonian practice originating with the Yanomami tribe, and Tibetan teachings on the vital winds (lung) and subtle channels. Both lineages recognize breath as the primary regulator of life force, influencing physical health, emotional balance, and states of consciousness. […]
San Francisco, Ca: Amazonian Ashuar-Based Indigenous DreamWork
Also Facilitated by Joshua Lundell
6:30pm–10:30pm Join us for a special journey into the depths of the heart and soul. Dreams have long served as gateways into healing, inner development and the mysteries of our relationship with nature. Through them we can become more sensitive to the language of life, a language expressed through metaphor, association, feeling and the archetypal […]
San Francisco Bay: Beyond Psychedelics, Yet Not Without
Also Facilitated by Kelly Yi, PhD
🌿 Beyond Psychedelics, Yet Not Without A Dialogue on Psychedelics, Contemplative Practice & Living Wisdom with Roman Hanis & Kelly Yi, PhD October 2, 2026 | 7:30–10:00 PM San Francisco Bay Area, California Psychedelics can catalyze experiences that radically change our perception of ourselves and reality. But what allows those experiences to mature into lasting […]
