Nicolas opens by giving thanks to the Naturalesa, giving thanks to Pachamama, giving thanks to the Moon, giving thanks to the Sun, for the guidance in this moment. 

Nicolas then introduces himself as Nicolas from the Q’ero lineage. He talks about his Ancestors. He speaks about the fact that the practices that he is involved in come from his lineage, which is very, very old – which was gifted to the Q’ero from Pachamama herself.

Nicolas gives thanks to the Spirit of the Mountains and names the Four Mountains. He gives thanks to the Sun, to the Moon. He talks about the fact that the Sun, the Moon, and the Four Elements of Earth, Fire, Wind and Water guide the very essence of what it means to be connected to the nature, connected to the lineage of the Q’ero.

He says in his sharing that it’s very important that we don’t forget; that we live together as brothers and sisters – as everything that we live is from Pachamama, and for Pachamama. He says that we must always remember Pachamama, as She is our mother. She is our shared mother, and we are all Children of Pachamama. He says that some people have forgotten the way, and that we forget that we are One, we forget that we are all connected, that we are all brothers and sisters; and that when we remember our Harmony (“Tanta” in this means Harmony) that we have with ourselves and that we have with our surroundings, then we can be in balance with ourselves and with the Earth. Nicolas states that his practices are to help us to remember. The lineage has held this for such a long time, it’s about remembering always that we come from this one connection, this Unity Connection. 

Nicolas says that he loves you very, very much; and that it’s always important that we remember the Mountains, we remember Pachamama, we remember our connectedness to one another in everything that we do. The practices of the Q’ero: the Dispachos, the honourings, is a way of remembering, a way of reconnecting… A way of reconnecting to the Earth from which we are all from.