What is a Curanderismo?
Curanderismo is a traditional healing practice that originates from Latin American and Mexican indigenous cultures. It’s a holistic approach to healing that encompasses various elements, including herbal medicine, spirituality, energy work, and indigenous wisdom.
Key aspects of Curanderismo include
- Herbal Medicine: Curanderos and curanderas (healers) often use plants and herbs to treat physical and spiritual ailments. They have deep knowledge of the medicinal properties of various plants. These Medicines are offered through tinctures, microdosis, smoke, and oils.
- Spirituality: Curanderismo is often intertwined with spiritual beliefs, including a deep connection to nature and the spiritual world. Rituals, prayers, and ceremonies may be part of the healing process.
- Energy Healing: Practitioners of Curanderismo believe in the existence of spiritual energy and use techniques such as cleansing, energy balancing, and aura readings to promote healing.
- Divination: Some curanderos use divination tools like cards, candles, pendulums, or eggs to gain insights into a person’s condition and provide guidance.
- Cultural Wisdom: Curanderismo incorporates the cultural knowledge and traditions of indigenous and local communities. It often respects and acknowledges the significance of ancestral wisdom.
- Holistic Healing: Curanderoas view healing as a holistic process, addressing not only physical symptoms but also emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being.
- Healing with Laughter, Sound, and Music
- Juice Therapy
- Temazcal, Sweat lodge
Curanderismo varies from region to region and may incorporate elements from various indigenous cultures and religious traditions. It’s a rich and diverse healing practice that continues to be valued by many individuals seeking alternatives to conventional medicine for their health and well-being.
A Curanderismo session is focused on intuitive guidance for energy cleaning and healing support, clients can expect a traditional healing approach rooted in indigenous Mexican and Native American traditions. I help my clients heal through my background in studying conventional medicine, eastern and integrative medicine through the multidimensional lense that has allowed me to create my own method, Soul Buena Salud, that honors my ancestors.
The session begins with a consultation where I dive in deep with my clients discussing their physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual concerns.
Through our sessions I will provide recommendations such as herbal remedies, prayer, meditation, frequency healing or energy work, to identify and address energetic imbalances. Intuitive guidance may involve the use of divination tools to guide the healing process.
The goal is to support you to cleanse away what no longer serves your body to re-balance the energies in your body mind and spirit, promoting overall wellness and healing.
We begin and end with plática, which is integration work through discussions on what is coming up for you as I offer intuitive guidance for your journey and path to healing.
It’s essential to approach such sessions with an open mind and a willingness to participate in the healing process.
Curanderismo is not merely about herbs and remedies; it’s a sacred path of nurturing, connecting with our roots, and healing on all levels.