Episode 52 - Ancestral Postpartum Care with Pānquetzani

🐚Topics coveredExploring Mexican traditional medicine (Curanderismo) and its holistic approach to healingThe sacred postpartum window (La Cuarentena) and its importance for maternal and infant wellbeingHow colonialism has impacted ancestral healing traditions and ways to reclaim these practicesThe understanding of the womb as both a physical organ and spiritual/energetic centerCommunity-based care versus individualistic approaches to healingTeaching self-womb care and rebuilding healing traditions in communitiesAbout Pānquetzani Pānquetzani breathes life into ancestral traditions, offering time-tested wellness practices, honoring the 4,500 year-old traditions of her foremothers + integrating her lifetime of study into her private practice + daily life.Pānquetzani comes from a matriarchal family of folk healers from the valley of Mexico (Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, y Tlaxcala), La Comarca Lagunera (Durango + Coahuila), and Zacatecas. Hearing family narratives of her tatarabuelas doctoring their comunidades, and experiencing the healing of her abuelas first-hand led Pānquetzani to trust in the innate wisdom of ancestral healing. Use of Indigenous knowledge has transformed + forever impacted her personal, family, + community well-being.In 2007, Pānquetzani decided to take her practice outside of her own lineage to serve her community. As a traditional herbalist, healer, and birthkeeper, Pānquetzani has touched over 3,000 wombs + bellies spread across three countries + two dozen cities in the last twelve years.Since 2012, as the foundress of Indigemama: Ancestral Healing, she has taught over 100 live, in-person intensives and trainings, totaling more than 1,500 hours of live instruction on healing and countless hours of free + online education on womb wellness. Today, Pānquetzani has ushered over 8,000 BIPOC members through her online school, Indigescuela. On her days off, you'll find Pānquetzani feeding friends + getting into mischief with her guapo + 4 semillas (children/seeds).Where to find Panquetzani Website: https://indigemama.com/Instagram: https://instagram.com/indigemamaBook: "Thriving Postpartum" - https://www.indigescuela.com/thriving-postpartum-bookPostpartum Summit: https://www.indigescuela.com/About the HostI’m Iris Josephina—functional hormone specialist, orthomolecular hormone coach, and entrepreneur. Through Cycle Seeds and The Inner Rhythms Podcast, I support people in reconnecting with their cyclical nature, deepening body literacy, and reclaiming hormonal harmony from a place of sovereignty and embodied knowledge. Most people know me from Instagram, where I share stories, tools, and inspiration on cyclical living, menstrual cycles, fertility, hormones and more. Let’s stay connected:📸 Instagram: @cycleseeds📧 Join my newsletter: https://www.cycleseeds.com/💻 Visit the Cycle Seeds website: https://www.cycleseeds.com/📝 Check out the blog: https://www.cycleseeds.com/blog🎓 Holistic Hormone & Cycle Coaching Certification Training: https://www.cycleseeds.com/hhcc-training-2025-selfstudy-vip📚Join my courses: https://www.cycleseeds.com/courses-masterclasses