Embracing the Elements: Curanderismo

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