Curanderismo: Global & Cultural Influences of Traditional Healing

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  • EL ULTIMO CHENCHITO, THE LAST OF THE FIDENCISTA HEALERS
    • In this module you will watch a rare film of the life and healings of Mexico’s most important healer, Niño Fidencio, and a great video of one of his disciples and Dr. Torres teacher and mentor, Chenchito who is interviewed about his journey in the Fidencista healing movement.
  • AFRICAN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE & AFRICAN HEALING THROUGH MUSIC
    • Students will see a Ugandan group of traditional healers discuss the African traditional herbal remedies. Bokaye from Gabon, Africa, plays the Mogongo musical instrument, which is used in his tradition to communicate with the spirits.
  • AFRO-LATINO HEALING THROUGH MUSIC AND DANCE & AFRO-CUBAN HEALING TECHNIQUES
    • Sina demonstrates the ritual of honoring the four directions through dance and the vibrations of the drum. David and Pedro, explain and perform a Cuban limpia with smoke of the cigar, coconut, and other components during a spiritual cleansing.
  • AFRO-PUERTO RICAN HEALING MODALITIES & SACRED TOBACCO OF PERU/MEDICINAL PLANTS FOR WOMEN
    • Dr. Ysamur Flores describes the use of black and red fabrics that will hold the energetic vibrations during the Osain spiritual cleansing. Asheninka Mino performs a Peruvian opening blessing and presents a ritual with the sacred tobacco. Herbalist Bernadette Torres discusses medicinal plants for women.
  • NATIVE AMERICAN FEATHER HEALING & MAYAN ACUPUCTURE
    • Anthropologist Bob Vetter will demonstrate a Native American cleansing using feathers, copal smoke, and prayer. Sophia uses Mayan acupuncture to remove heat from the digestive system.

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