Wowwww, this shaman you’ve got sounds like a keeper. ;) lol I’ve only sat in ceremony once so far and it was great, I really loved it. The medicine woman who led it (I wouldn’t really call her a shaman) was great-she played and sang beautiful music, she was very caring, really led the group nicely. However, I question her stability and strength in this plant medicine world...outside of ceremony, she is super spaced out, couldn’t hold a genuine conversation with me, hasn’t really made me feel like she’s listening, etc. she also has a lot of “ticks” (she picks her face all the time) that during ceremony I realized might be from her constant, weekly use of Aya. She’s constantly tired and confused. And finally (lol), shes ALWAYS sick. She is often mentioning that she and her family are sick and last time I spoke to her, she said she gets sick after every ceremony. Anyway, I say all this because although I have no experience with a curandero like the one you work with, in my heart, I know that this medicine woman is struggling and I wish she would take a break. One day I will work with someone like this man you’ve described!