Embracing the Elements: Curanderismo
Jul 09, 2014•29 min
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Episode description
Natural healing can take many forms. These days, the Latin American “curandera” is re-emerging in the US, after generations of going underground.
On this edition, producer Erica Hellerstein takes us on a journey to identity through an ancient medicinal practice.
Featuring:
- Lauren Villa, UC Berkeley Graduate Student
- Atava Swiecicki Garcia Healer
- Sandra Pacheco, Healer and Professor of Chicana Latina Indigenous Studies at the California Institute of Integral Studies
- Patricia Torres, owner of Mystical Collections
- Anna, Psychotherapist and Sol Collective Member
- Lauren Villa’s father
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