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Hi, I'm Dario Giuffrida
I’m a psychologist and a medicine man.
My work explores the intersection of modern psychology and the traditional culture of Sumak Kawsay – the ancient art of well-being.
This ancient art teaches us how to better adapt to constant change inside and outside of us. By learning from ancient traditions, we experience glimpses of meaning and magic. By using modern tools, we can integrate these glimpses into our daily lives and start living them.
A bit more about my background
“I’m a son and a father, I’m a brother and a husband…I’m all my relationships.”
- Psychologist graduated in Rome, Italy.
- Traditional Healer of Sumak Kawsay tradition from South America.
- Keeper of Chanupa (Sacred Pipe).
- Vision Quester.
- Sun Dancer.
- We can communicate in English, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.
- Founder member of “Fuoco Sacro Associazione” in Italy. This non-profit association works to maintain, support, and share knowledge of the ancient traditions of Mother Earth throughout Europe and the Americas.
- Founder and Chairman of a non-profit foundation Sumak Kawsay “Iglesia del Buen Vivir” in Florida (USA).
- Facilitator of Sacred Pipe, Sweatlodge, Vision Quest, and several traditional religious plant ceremonies.
Meet me at the place where tradition meets modernity and where action meets integration
My Services
Individual
Emotions that cause disease in our lives travel through time and across cultures. I provide individual counseling services to help you create a safe inner space to face, process, and integrate your emotions. I also provide tools for the integration of alternative states of consciousness.
Group
While one-on-one sessions are efficient for working with people who wish to transform their lives, group therapeutic work is a powerful opportunity for healing and connection with a community. By joining my group program, you will benefit from the support and accountability of others with whom you can relate and share your journey.
Business
I lead custom workshops and retreats for business teams to bring people on your team into complete alignment with your company’s mission and vision and within themselves.
The awareness of needing help is a magic key that opens the door to the path of healing
Testimonials
I met Dario 2 years ago and now looking back I feel that this encounter has brought into my life such a beautiful unfolding of my path that I couldn’t even dream of.
Being a psychotherapist it is of great value for me to meet someone who integrates into his path traditional healing practices of the shamanic world with the contemporary insight into western psychology. This integrative view has brought into my transformation process broader wisdom and clarity and has really supported me in maintaining a deeper connection to myself, to other people, to nature, and to life itself. I’m also very grateful for the quality of attention and support Dario gives. I know that when I meet really difficult moments and need help, or advice, or just emotional support – Dario is there and I can count on him. So if you are looking for a wise, attentive, and respectful guide with a deep integrative view on the transformation process who could support you in your personal journey – I would recommend working with Dario with my whole heart ❤️
I met Dario in 2014. Dario is amazing, he can see and hear with his heart and this is so important in the work that he carries out with his group and the big Family. He radiates softness, kindness, and a great heart. I have never met a person who can express such a deep prayer of gratitude and live in it. Thank you, Dario, for the whole Family, and the Great Spirit for the opportunity to be with you and sit in a big circle at the Sacred Fire every year in Moldavia and help people in their transformation”
Circumstances in my life led me to meet Dario in a group retreat in October of 2017. Little did I know that this Medicine Man, Healer, and Psychologist would embark me on a journey that would change my life in the most profound of ways. Dario has an innate and magical ability to guide us to the deepest layers of our being and bring us to our own divinity. With his poetry, his music, his humble yet strong demeanor, Dario has allowed me to integrate and move beyond my stories, my trauma, and my self-imposed limitations. I look forward to every opportunity to work with, walk with, pray with, and celebrate the magic that it is to be alive with this beautiful soul.
Many psychologists, medicine men, and healers talk the talk but lack the conviction to walk with humility, sincerity, and integrity. Dario is different. To witness someone carry a group event with such ease and grace is beyond any logical comprehension. I’ve also had the fortune of working with Dario on a one-on-one level and he’s been instrumental in my personal development and growth. With his teachings and guidance, I’ve grown more in the past 4 years than I could have ever imagined. I have nothing but profound love, admiration, and respect for this beautiful and divine instrument of the Great Spirit.
My first memory of Dario is him talking to his little daughter over the dinner table at the Vision Quest retreat in Sardinia, Italy. I didn’t know who he was but remember thinking what a wonderful father who speaks to his daughter with so much love and so much patience and care. I saw his love and his compassion and care and last but not least his sincerity. All of this happened in a split second. Since then I have had the privilege to get to know Dario as a teacher, as a beacon of light that leads his family to explore the unknown. He exemplifies compassion and peace and teaches the same. Working with him is a true privilege and honor! Blessed to know him as a teacher and a friend! Thank you!
