with Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz

ABOUT THIS PROGRAM

An Evening Talk, Q&A & Book Event
Tuesday, October 26, 2021, 7:00 – 8:30 pm ET

On this evening A Curandera Creates an Altar for The Day of the Dead

Join Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz in a discussion on her new book, Earth Medicines: Ancestral Wisdom, Recipes, and Wellness Rituals from a Curandera. Felicia is a Curandera (or traditional healer) who is a Xicana with Tewa ancestry and an indigenous foods activist whose work is deeply rooted in the healing properties of sacred plants and combines ancestral wisdom from many traditions with the power of the four elements.

Her new book is a modern guide to time-honored indigenous wisdom with healing recipes and wellness rituals. This is a supportive guide for those on their path to wellness with lifestyle practices and recipes perfected by Felicia in her twenty-five years of training and working as a Curandera. In the book, Felicia teaches us to be our own healers by discovering our own ancestral practices and cultivating a personal connection to the elements.

These healing recipes and rituals draw on the power of Water, Air, Earth and Fire—a reminder that the natural elements are the origins of everything and can heal not only our bodies but the mind and spirit as well.

This work is organized by each element, with recipes and advice as follows:

• Promoting inner harmony through Hydrotherapy for Headache Relief, Mayan Tea to Calm the Mind or Ginger Fire Honey Chews
• Nurturing beauty inside and out with Tepezcohuite Honey Mask, Salt of the Earth Deodorant or Sweetwater Herbal Mouth Rinse
• Taking care of the spirit by creating an ancestral altar, making loose incense or performing a Mayan Bajo Steaming Ritual

This evening Felicia will show us how to create an altar for El Día de Los Muertos (The Day of the Dead). This tradition is an indigenous practice of Mesoamerica and it is a beautiful way to remember ancestors who have passed on. The altar can teach us how we can create our very own ofrenda (offering) by incorporating the four main elements, water, fire, earth and wind, to welcome the spirits of our departed loved ones. So come and experience Felicia’s modern approach to healing and wellness through ritual and the earth’s elements.

Note: You may browse through the pages of the book through this link: Earth Medicines_HC (calameo.com)

Each ticket includes your own hardcopy of the book Earth Medicines: Ancestral Wisdom, Healing Recipes, and Wellness Rituals from a Curandera. The book will be mailed after the event to participants with the current U.S. mailing address. We cannot mail the book internationally. Please allow 2 – 4 weeks for delivery.

If you are joining us from outside of the U.S., we have an option for you, please email to hello@opencenter.org before registering for the event.

Note: This program will be offered online. Sessions of all our online programs will be recorded and shared with registrants after each is completed for 90 days.