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Jul 9, 2014 28 min

Embracing the Elements: Curanderismo

from Making Contact

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

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