Latin America has a rich herbal history, combining the ancient wisdom of four cultural traditions – Indigenous, European, African and Asian, into one holistic yet diverse system of healing. Meet with more than ten local folk medicine practitioners, ethnobotanists and conservationists who are working with medicine plants and explore with them the many sides of…
Please come join us at Hidden Garden for Second Annual Afro-Botany Conference. In a traditional style, we will celebrate with a gathering of elders, teachers, students, plant lovers and community members, sharing wisdom as well as food, crafts, music, dance and ceremony. Our goal is to empower each other to contribute to the survival…
This first level training in Traditional Latino Medicine will prepare participants to begin exploring the traditional health-promoting practices of Latin America, often known as Curanderismo. We will discuss this wellness system’s Indigenous, European, Asian and African roots, philosophy, cultural sustainability, methodology, herbalism, bodywork (sobando), energetic cleansing (limpia), holistic counseling (platica), hydrotherapy, food medicine, ceremony,…
