Curanderismo Healing: Mind, Body and Spirit; Indigenous Wellness Series: Healing Ceremonies

By Sofia Chavez Hilton

Estara Health and Wellness and Metzli Integrative Therapies, Professionals and EducatorsTM are working in collaboration with Traditional Healers toward creating public awareness in holistic integrative therapies using an ancestral perspective toward the re-emergence of Ancestral Teachings that support rural clinics, global health and planet sustainability. This and future series of books will highlight different collaborators and authors in the areas of Holistic, Integrative, Native American, Indigenous and Curanderismo Medicine.

This book contains the following Healing treatments used in Curanderismo Medicine: the Xochi Pahtli – Flower Medicine Treatment, the Nantli Pinolli- Mother Cornflower Treatment and the Toca-Yahualli (Spinning Circle) “Sacred Spiral” Treatment.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sofia Chavez Hilton
• Release date: Jul 9, 2015
• ISBN: 9780996593106

Sofia Chavez Hilton

Sofia Chavez DNM is a Doctor of Natural Medicine is the owner of Estara Health and Wellness. She is trained in Curanderismo Healing Modalities and has a BS in Integrative Therapies, AOS in Occupational Therapy, is a Licensed Massage Therapist, Auricular Therapist, Registered Psychotherapist in Colorado, NADA Act-detox specialist and is a Clinically Certified Aroma-therapist

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Curanderismo Healing:

Mind, Body and Spirit

Indigenous Wellness Series:

Healing Ceremonies

Sofia Chavez-Hilton

RP-NLC, LMT, COTA, CCA

Published by: Estara Health, P.O. Box 151238, Lakewood, CO 80215

Copyright 2015 Estara Health

1st Edition

Cover Artwork: The Curandera and her Tools, Copyright 2014, Estara Health

No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including email, messaging systems, photocopying, recording, or any information or storage retrieval system, without permission in writing from the author.

ISBN 978-0-9965931-0-6

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Xochi Pahtli – Flower Medicine Treatment

Nantli Pinolli- Mother Cornflower Treatment

Toca-Yahualli (Spinning Circle) Sacred Spiral Treatment

Afterward

About the Author

Acknowledgments

Estara Health and Wellness and Metzli Integrative Therapies, Professionals and Educators™ are working in collaboration with Traditional Healers toward creating public awareness in holistic integrative therapies using an ancestral perspective toward the re-emergence of Ancestral Teachings that support rural clinics, global health and planet sustainability. This and future series of books will highlight different collaborators and authors in the areas of Holistic, Integrative, Native American, Indigenous and Curanderismo Medicine.

I learned how to weave modern medical practices and indigenous teachings by example from Elena Avila. ***Avila, Elena RN, MSN; Parker, Joy: Women Who Glows in the Dark: A Curandera Reveals Traditional Aztec Secrets of Physical and Spiritual Health, Copyright 1999, JP Tarcher, New York.

I was taught how to behold the psyches of my patients for deeper understanding of how family and cultural roots helps one recognize that soul and spirit can be recovered and strengthened with loving professionalism and safe practices from***Estès, Pinkola, Clarissa, Women Who Run With the Wolves Copyright 1992 and 1995, Ballantine Books/Random House/Penguin, New York.

My commitment to community and to work toward the re-emergence