EPISODE · Jun 11, 2026 · 1H 7M
Face your fears and find freedom with Roland Torikian, Maya Medicine Healer
from Synarchy
In the first episode of Synarchy, I sit down with Roland Torikian to discuss how his healing practice helps people do personal shadow work to heal the parts of ourselves that are holding us back. And in particular, he talks about how to work with our fears to find liberation. His approach is informed by his over 30 years of experience studying and practising Maya Medicine, which he trained in under Lauro Dela Cruz in Chiapas, Mexico.On Lauro Dela Cruz: https://www.donlaurode...YouTube Channel: @donlaurodelacruz3254 On Roland Torikian:https://www.mayamedici...Instagram: @maya_medicineRoland Torikian has over 30 years of experience as a Maya healer. He was born and raised in Kent and, since early childhood, felt a strong calling to this path. Whilst studying Spanish at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (La UNAM) in Mexico City from 1992-93, Roland began to explore the potential of indigenous medicine and spiritual practices of the country.In the spring of 1995, Roland met Lauro de la Cruz Martinez, a Maya healer from Villa Las Rosas, Chiapas, South Mexico, and embarked upon a five-year apprenticeship in Maya medicine.Together, they founded a healing centre in San Cristobal de las Casas, known as El Centro del Niño Fundador. They served the Tzotzil, Tzeltal and mestizo communities in the highlands of Chiapas, as well as the Lacandon Maya in Naha in the Lacandon Rainforest by invitation of elders Antonio Martinez and Chankin Viejo.On completing his apprenticeship in Chiapas, Roland went to North India and opened a Maya medicine clinic in Dharamshala, whilst studying Tibetan Buddhist philosophy with Geshe Sonam Rinchen. He fused the Maya and Tibetan worlds of medicine, philosophy and healing, with a strong grounding in meditation and ceremonial practices.In 1999, Roland returned to the UK and opened Centro Maya in Godalming, Surrey, his first UK-based healing centre and sweat lodge. After several years of practising and teaching, Roland went back to Mexico in 2002 and opened a practice in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, until the summer of 2007. He attended retreats with Lama Tenzin in Valle del Bravo, and continued to study Kagyu and Bon Buddhism whilst running his Maya medicine centre, serving the Mexican and expat communities in town.Roland returned to the UK in 2007 and began to practice at Triyoga in London and hold sweat lodges and retreats in Shoreham, Kent, where he has lived for the last 18 years. He now runs his practice at HOME in Primrose Hill. He has maintained close ties with Mexico and spends part of the year working with communities in Guanajuato, Chiapas and Oaxaca, where he hosts a retreat each spring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In the first episode of Synarchy, I sit down with Roland Torikian to discuss how his healing practice helps people do personal shadow work to heal the parts of ourselves that are holding us back. And in particular, he talks about how to work with our fears to find liberation. His approach is informed by his over 30 years of experience studying and practising Maya Medicine, which he trained in under Lauro Dela Cruz in Chiapas, Mexico.On Lauro Dela Cruz: https://www.donlaurode...YouTube Channel: @donlaurodelacruz3254 On Roland Torikian:https://www.mayamedici...Instagram: @maya_medicineRoland Torikian has over 30 years of experience as a Maya healer. He was born and raised in Kent and, since early childhood, felt a strong calling to this path. Whilst studying Spanish at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (La UNAM) in Mexico City from 1992-93, Roland began to explore the potential of indigenous medicine and spiritual practices of the country.In the spring of 1995, Roland met Lauro de la Cruz Martinez, a Maya healer from Villa Las Rosas, Chiapas, South Mexico, and embarked upon a five-year apprenticeship in Maya medicine.Together, they founded a healing centre in San Cristobal de las Casas, known as El Centro del Niño Fundador. They served the Tzotzil, Tzeltal and mestizo communities in the highlands of Chiapas, as well as the Lacandon Maya in Naha in the Lacandon Rainforest by invitation of elders Antonio Martinez and Chankin Viejo.On completing his apprenticeship in Chiapas, Roland went to North India and opened a Maya medicine clinic in Dharamshala, whilst studying Tibetan Buddhist philosophy with Geshe Sonam Rinchen. He fused the Maya and Tibetan worlds of medicine, philosophy and healing, with a strong grounding in meditation and ceremonial practices.In 1999, Roland returned to the UK and opened Centro Maya in Godalming, Surrey, his first UK-based healing centre and sweat lodge. After several years of practising and teaching, Roland went back to Mexico in 2002 and opened a practice in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, until the summer of 2007. He attended retreats with Lama Tenzin in Valle del Bravo, and continued to study Kagyu and Bon Buddhism whilst running his Maya medicine centre, serving the Mexican and expat communities in town.Roland returned to the UK in 2007 and began to practice at Triyoga in London and hold sweat lodges and retreats in Shoreham, Kent, where he has lived for the last 18 years. He now runs his practice at HOME in Primrose Hill. He has maintained close ties with Mexico and spends part of the year working with communities in Guanajuato, Chiapas and Oaxaca, where he hosts a retreat each spring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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