El sistema frio-calor es usado por comunidades mestizas e indigenas en Mexico y es un conocimiento comunitario que se adapta al entorno. Nace de la cosmovision ancestral y es moldeable. Va mas alla de solo clasificar plantas y enfermedades como frias o calientes. Es un sistema vivo y cambiante que incluye personas, plantas, medio ambiente y los elementos de la creacion.

In this workshop you will learn the history and uses of the Temazcal for physical spiritual health, as well as other forms of steam medicine that derived from the prohibition of the Temazcal in early colonial times. You will also walk away with specific details on which herbs to add to the Temazcal or steams, for different purposes.

This workshop features our dear guest speaker Tecpaxochitl Gonzalez, who discusses ancestral plant relationships, family wellness, and decolonial healing through a smudge blend (sahumerio) that they created for their family and home. Tecpaxochitl also shares this recipe for you to practice creating at home.

This workshop explores the cultural and medicinal significance of water, highlighting its role as a universal medium for healing and a conductive entity with memory. You will learn a variety of recipes that allow you to build a deeper relationship with water. Water is alive and should be respected, treated as a relative, and used intentionally.

This webinar outlines foundational practices and planning strategies for creating a supportive postpartum experience. Specifically tailored for urban Indigenous communities that need postpartum care that is rooted in traditional practices that prioritize warmth, nourishment and healing.

An introduction into the ethical practices and proper guidelines for harvesting medicinal plants, as well as soil health, soil regeneration and preservation. Perfect for beginner herbalists and gardeners.

A workshop focused on the spiritual and symbolic significance of the placenta and umbilical cord, particularly within indigenous Mesoamerican worldviews.

This class with Mikaela de la Myco is a multi-sensory experience through ancient psychedelic traditions to contextualize non-ordinary states of consciousness as access to divinity and liberation.

Postpartum is a very delicate and crucial time when dense nourishment is key. Quelites are important and essential when it comes to postpartum care. By consuming quelites we diversify our diet with different smells, textures, flavors and micronutrients. Join us to learn about Mexico´s 350+ species of quelites along with their traditional applications and preparations.

You'll learn to read the signs of your body’s fertile window, decode your cycle with confidence, and reclaim your rhythm as an intelligent, responsive map—not a mystery. We’ll explore key plant allies for pregnancy prevention & how to cultivate relationship with them, weaving practical science with ancient wisdom. Come home to your body’s timing, your intuition, and your power to choose.

We’ll look at Aztec healers depicted in codex art, healers in Venezuela, Colombia Ecuador, Peru; African-Taino fusions in Cuba and Haiti, including the vévé patterns that mambos paint on the ground, or on pregnant women’s bellies; the very rich traditions of the machi among the Mapuche (Chile); modern curanderas in Mexico and el Norte, and the dramatic cures through touch and gaze by santa Teresita de Cabora.

If you are just getting started in the world of plant medicine and herbalism, this webinar is a great way to get started. You will learn to identify the treasure of medicine growing all around you, how to approach plants in a respectful way and how to practice reciprocity with the natural world and the Spirits around you.

The Mixteca Poblana region is located in the south of Puebla, Mexico and borders the states of Guerrero and Oaxaca. It has a low deciduous jungle ecosystem and two distinct seasons: the dry and the rainy season. The flora and fauna of this ecosystem is quite unique and it provides a strong sense of identity to its inhabitants. Join us and learn about the wonderful plant relatives that live in la Mixteca Poblana!

In this workshop we will discover how to nourish and protect our inner ecosystems for fertility, pregnancy & postpartum, with Christina Bertelli. We will learn about the microorganisms that live in our bodies & how they impact our sexual and reproductive health. You will take concise resources with you to help you start making positive changes & improve your microbiomes.

Aprende a crear tus propios fermentos de manera sencilla y a bajo presupuesto, con la ayuda de Paulina Naser. Paulina es nacida en Chile y reside en la Sierra Sur de Oaxaca, donde tiene su linea de productos artesanales, reposteria crudivegana y chocolateria bean-to-bar. Paulina es maravillosa creando delicias en la cocina y es un honor aprender de ella.

Contrary to popular belief, the human hand can be a great force of beauty and creation. For millennia, Indigenous communities worldwide have proven that humanity can positively affect the world around them. Through Indigenous regenerative ecosystem design, native nations have facilitated biodiverse food systems for all life, not just for human. Dr. June provides evidence of Indigenous engineering across the Americas.

Traditional teachings and history on the culinary, economic and spiritual uses of salt in MesoAmerica, along with a wide variety of extra resources for further study.

Together we will explore the foundations of mother-centered societies and the symbolic power of parthenogenesis—autonomous creation—as tools for reconstructing contemporary female identity. Simultaneously, we will unearth cultural memory silenced by centuries of patriarchy, analyzing how matrilineal models of inheritance and wisdom offer an alternative vision of community, care, and authority.

FEB 27 | 7PM EST, 4PM PST - This isn't the first time that Black & Indigenous peoples experience dire times. We have survived this before & we will again, but we absolutely need each other. Beyond survival, it is imperative that we cultivate the collective power that will carry future generations forward. We will share concise strategies for community building. Open to everyone, recording will be available. Join us!

In this knowledge share you will learn how to create an ancestor altar that is culturally relevant to you, how to give your altar daily, weekly and monthly maintenance, how to practice proper etiquette around your ancestor altar & interpret their signs and language. All of this to ultimately earn their support and protection in everything we do. Get ready to elevate your ancestors & help them heal too!

Adria Amor runs a sucessful brand of natural cosmetics in the North Mountains of Oaxaca, called Kosmix. She will be teaching us how to make silky & luxurious soap with the ancestral technique of cold saponification. This workshop is perfect if you want to make soap for yourself & family, or start a soap making business! We'll also learn how to incorporate herbs, honey, cacao, coffee & activated charcoal into soap.

Live 2-hr class via Zoom where we will learn about natural contraception and pregnancy release with the help of our herbal relatives. This workshop will be taught by Mikaela de la Myco and hosted by Montse from Mujer de la Tierra.

This ebook was created as a companion to The Ceremony of Birth, our Indigenous Childbirth Education program. It touches on a variety of topics but also contains important prompts and questions to help you prepare and visualize your birth and postpartum ceremony from an empowered and informed place.

This pre-recorded 2 hour platica is a module from The Ceremony of Birth, our Indigenous Childbirth Education Program, taught by Traditional Midwives and Indigenous Birth Companions. We touch on the lunar influence on the process of conceiving a child, the pregnancy itself and beyond.

A step-by-step guide on how to dry and store your medicinal plants properly so they can stay fresh and potent. Let this guide be your companion in building your home apothecary!

A brief shopping list with kitchen herbs, spices, foods and tools to get you started!

In this 44 page ebook you will find a list of MesoAmerican foods, 13 pre-colonial and modern recipes from Traditional Mexican Cuisine for pregnancy, birth and postpartum nourishment, many insider tips and a super in-depth shopping list that includes meat, veggies, insects, seeds, herbs, fermented foods and more. You will learn how to make everything from nixtamal and tortillas, to chileatole & tablillas de chocolate.

In this free masterclass we will discuss the history of cacao, starting before colonialism and then going into the racist history that made this sacred food world famous.You will also learn: ~Where to purchase raw cacao ~How to process it ~Easy recipes to integrate this sacred food in your kitchen ~History, traditional uses & symbolism ~What's up with cacao ceremonies and why are they so trendy?! OPEN TO ALL

Let's gather to learn about the lunar influence on food crops & medicinal plant relatives! Which lunar phases are great for cultivation, pruning, fertilizing and harvesting? How does this affect the energetic qualities of plants? This is great for you if: you're already growing something, you're planning your garden or you harvest from nature.

This guide is based on Totonaca & Nahuatl harvesting principles to ensure quality and potency in your herbal remedios, while practicing respect and reverence for our plant relatives.

Learn the brief history of herbalism in so-called MesoAmerica, as one of the main foundations of what we call Curanderismo in Mexico today. This ebook includes a list of resources and an invitation to join our virtual Indigenous herb school: Community Herbalism. 17 pages. Download & print.

BIPOC ONLY - Historias de Maíz is a two hour platica where you'll learn about ancestral stories of how corn came to be, according to two of my lineages: Totonaca & Nahuatl from Mexico. I believe that oral tradition is a part of our Indigenous sciences & it becomes obvious in the milpa system. If you eat tortillas, tamales, atole, then you should get to know corn better! You owe it to your ancestros milperos.

In this knowledge share we'll explore the difference between cultural appropriation & reciprocity. We will learn about the de-colonial history of how the Rebozo in Mexico came to be, along with its ancestors, weaving methods, materials, symbolism and the evolution of this sacred textile. Lastly, we will discuss how to connect to our own birthing traditions & ancestral medicine and prevent further extractivism.