There is no denying that la Madre Tierra possesses the power to heal us. Everyone’s abuela, tía, and mamá had an arsenal of jarabes and homemade remedies that sourced its ingredients from the earth.
When you combine those potent elixirs with practices that heal the mind and soul, you begin to tap into ancestral knowledge and powers that have been lost to time. But, thankfully for us, there are healers within our comunidad doing the important work of reclaiming it in beautiful ways.
For Our Herencia Month, we’ve gathered a list of [a few] of the folx in the Latino and Latine community helping others reconnect with themselves, their heritage, and la Pachamama.
Pānquetzani Ticitl
The Chicana Indigena has embraced her indigeneity by creating an environment that focuses on the knowledge and wisdom of her ancestors. With her Indigeescuela, she is helping fellow mamás, healers, and entrepreneurs become embodiments of their ancestral healing so that they may thrive in all aspects of life.
Taylor Córdova
Córdova, known as The Flowerchild Bruja, is an educator, healing artist, sacred goods artisan, and online botánika owner. Among her gifts and talentos, the curandera uses traditional medicinals steeped with ancestral wisdom.
She employs things like aguas flores, energy work, healing sounds and smoke. Córdova established her botánika and spiritual gift shop in 2016 and has helped scores of people heal since then.
Brujas of Brooklyn
Twin Ph.D. profesoras and brujas Griselda and Miguelina Rodriguez created Brujas of Brooklyn to establish a community of healing for “BIPOC cycle-breakers” so that they may reclaim their innate power. Their approach sees them seamlessly infusing their “sharp intellect” with “the magic of ancestral medicine.”
Per their website, the Afro-Dominicanas’ work is inspired by the seventh-generation principle of healing that was utilized by the “Indigenous nations across the Western Hemisphere.” The principle states that the healing we do today will heal seven generations of ancestors and seven generations of descendants.
Ilona V Castro
Known as Ilona Pamplona, the author is an astrology-informed life coach and wants to help everyone “demystify” their life’s purpose using astrology to normalize the esoteric experience. With her coaching and services, this Libra Sun-Taurus Moon-Sagittarius Rising wants to help amplify the reconnection process with your magical soul.
Annie Vazquez
The former journalist and author of “My Little Prayer Book” is a Reiki and soundbowl certified practitioner based in Miami. Vazquez’s goal is to help everyone establish habits that will lead to their overall success in life. She leads workshops that help people achieve their goals using an approach that’s healing-focused.
Jo Martinez
The Miami-born entrepreneur left her six-figure job to pursue what she felt was her true passion: helping others find their true purpose in life. With this, she opened her wellness concept shop Despojitos Boutique.
She curates spiritual tools, healing crystals, and more from independent sellers that folx can buy as gifts for their fellow brujis. Martinez also offers classes, sound bath meditations, and more as a way to heal in community.
